चतुर्भिः श्रीकण्ठैः शिवयुवतिभिः पञ्चभिरपि प्रभिन्नाभिः शम्भोर्नवभिरपि मूलप्रकृतिभिः। चतुश्चत्वारिंशद्वसुदलकलाश्रत्रिवलय- त्रिरेखाभिः सार्धं तव शरणकोणाः परिणताः॥
caturbhiḥ śrīkaṇṭhaiḥ śiva-yuvatibhiḥ pañcabhir api prabhinnābhiḥ śambhor navabhir api mūla-prakṛtibhiḥ। catuś-catvāriṁśad-vasu-dala-kalāśra-tri-valaya- tri-rēkhābhiḥ sārdhaṁ tava śaraṇa-kōṇāḥ pariṇatāḥ॥
Translation
With four auspicious Shivas, five Shiva maidens, nine primal natures of Shiva, forty-four angles, eight petals, segments, three circles, and three lines, your refuge angles are transformed.
Word by word
- caturbhiḥ
- with four
- śrīkaṇṭhaiḥ
- auspicious throats (Shiva aspects)
- śiva-yuvatibhiḥ
- Shiva’s maidens
- pañcabhiḥ
- with five
- api
- also
- prabhinnābhiḥ
- distinct
- śambhoḥ
- of Shiva
- navabhiḥ
- with nine
- mūla-prakṛtibhiḥ
- primal natures
- catuḥ-catvāriṁśat
- forty-four
- vasu
- eight
- dala
- petals
- kalāśra
- segments
- tri-valaya
- three circles
- tri-rēkhābhiḥ
- with three lines
- sārdhaṁ
- together
- tava
- your
- śaraṇa-kōṇāḥ
- refuge angles
- pariṇatāḥ
- transformed
Meaning
This verse describes the Śrīcakra, a sacred geometric diagram central to Śrīvidyā worship, comprising four upward triangles (Shiva), five downward triangles (Shakti), nine primal natures, and forty-four angles, with additional elements like petals, circles, and lines. The śaraṇa-kōṇāḥ (refuge angles) symbolize the Goddess’s divine form within the Śrīcakra, offering spiritual protection. The verse outlines the complex structure of the Śrīcakra, used in tantric meditation to realize the Goddess’s non-dual essence, reflecting Shakta esotericism.