नरं वर्षीयांसं नयनविरसं नर्मसु जडं तवापाङ्गालोके पतितमनुधावन्ति शतशः। गलद्वेणीबन्धाः कुचकलशविस्रस्तसिचया हठात् त्रुट्यत्काञ्च्यो विगलितदुकूला युवतयः॥
naraṁ varṣīyāṁsaṁ nayana-virasaṁ narmasu jaḍaṁ tavāpāṅgālōkē patitam anudhāvanti śataśaḥ। galad-vēṇī-bandhāḥ kucha-kalaśa-visrasta-sicayā haṭhāt truṭyat-kāñcyō vigalita-dukūlā yuvatayaḥ॥
Translation
An aged, dull-eyed man, inert in amorous play, when touched by your side-glance, is pursued by hundreds of young women with slipping braids, loosened breast-garments, breaking girdles, and slipping clothes.
Word by word
- naraṁ
- man
- varṣīyāṁsaṁ
- aged
- nayana-virasaṁ
- with dull eyes
- narmasu
- in amorous play
- jaḍaṁ
- inert
- tava
- your
- apāṅga
- side-glance
- ālōkē
- in the glance
- patitam
- fallen
- anudhāvanti
- pursue
- śataśaḥ
- in hundreds
- galat
- slipping
- vēṇī-bandhāḥ
- braided hair
- kucha-kalaśa
- breast-pots
- visrasta
- loosened
- sicayā
- garments
- haṭhāt
- suddenly
- truṭyat
- breaking
- kāñcyō
- girdles
- vigalita
- slipping
- dukūlā
- fine cloth
- yuvatayaḥ
- young women
Meaning
The Goddess’s side-glance (apāṅga) is so potent that it transforms an unattractive, aged man into an object of desire, chased by young women in disarray. This illustrates her power to infuse charm and vitality. In Śrīvidyā, her glance represents divine grace, capable of bestowing worldly and spiritual allure. The verse blends poetic exaggeration with Shakta theology, emphasizing her as the source of all attraction and energy.