अथोवाच महालक्ष्मीर्महाकालीं सरस्वतीम्। युवां जनयतां देव्यौ मिथुने स्वानुरूपतः ॥ १७ ॥
athōvāca mahālakṣmīrmahākālīṁ sarasvatīm | yuvāṁ janayatāṁ dēvyau mithunē svānurūpataḥ || 17 ||
Translation
Then Mahālakṣmī said to Mahākālī and Sarasvatī: “Goddesses, each of you bring forth a pair, according to your own nature.”
Word by word
- atha
- then
- uvāca
- said
- mahālakṣmīḥ
- Mahālakṣmī
- mahākālīm
- to Mahākālī
- sarasvatīm
- and Sarasvatī
- yuvām
- you two
- janayatām
- bring forth
- dēvyau
- O Goddesses
- mithunē
- a pair
- svānurūpataḥ
- according to your own nature
Meaning
Each of the three Goddesses now gives birth to a divine couple, a god and a goddess.