शाकम्भरी नीलवर्णा नीलोत्पलविलोचना। गम्भीरनाभिस्त्रिवलीविभूषिततनूदरी ॥ १२ ॥
śākambharī nīlavarṇā nīlōtpalavilōcanā | gambhīranābhistrivalīvibhūṣitatanūdarī || 12 ||
Translation
Śākambharī is blue in colour, with eyes like blue lotuses, a deep navel and a slender belly adorned with three folds,
Word by word
- śākambharī
- Śākambharī
- nīlavarṇā
- blue in colour
- nīlōtpalavilōcanā
- with eyes like blue lotuses
- gambhīranābhiḥ
- with a deep navel
- trivalīvibhūṣitatanūdarī
- with a slender belly adorned with three folds
Meaning
Śākambharī is the Goddess who, in a hundred-year drought, nourished the world with vegetables born from her own body.