ॐ अस्य श्रीसप्तशतीरहस्यत्रयस्य नारायण ऋषिरनुष्टुप्छन्दः, महाकालीमहालक्ष्मीमहासरस्वत्यो देवता यथोक्तफलावाप्त्यर्थं जपे विनियोगः।
ōṁ asya śrīsaptaśatīrahasyatrayasya nārāyaṇa ṛṣiranuṣṭupchandaḥ, mahākālīmahālakṣmīmahāsarasvatyō dēvatā yathōktaphalāvāptyarthaṁ japē viniyōgaḥ |
Translation
Om. Of these three secrets of the Saptaśatī, Nārāyaṇa is the seer, Anuṣṭubh the metre, and Mahākālī, Mahālakṣmī and Mahāsarasvatī the deities; they are applied in japa to gain the fruit declared in the scriptures.
Word by word
- ōṁ
- sacred syllable
- asya
- of these
- śrīsaptaśatīrahasyatrayasya
- of the three secrets of the glorious Saptaśatī
- nārāyaṇaḥ ṛṣiḥ
- Nārāyaṇa is the seer
- anuṣṭup chandaḥ
- Anuṣṭubh is the metre
- mahākālīmahālakṣmīmahāsarasvatyaḥ dēvatāḥ
- Mahākālī, Mahālakṣmī and Mahāsarasvatī are the deities
- yathōktaphalāvāptyartham
- to gain the fruit as declared
- japē viniyōgaḥ
- applied in japa
Meaning
One viniyoga serves all three Rahasyas, the Prādhānika, the Vaikṛtika and the Mūrti. The book places them after the Devī Sūktas, at the close of the recitation.