क्षितौ षट्पञ्चाशद् द्विसमधिकपञ्चाशदुदके हुताशे द्वाषष्टिश्चतुरधिकपञ्चाशदनिले। दिवि द्विष्षट्त्रिंशन्मनसि च चतुष्षष्टिरिति ये मयूखास्तेषामप्युपरि तव पादाम्बुजयुगम्॥
kṣitau ṣaṭ-pañcāśad dvi-sama-dhika-pañcāśad udakē hutāśē dvā-ṣaṣṭiś catur-adhika-pañcāśad anilē। divi dvi-ṣaṭ-triṁśan manasi ca catuḥ-ṣaṣṭir iti yē mayūkhās tēṣām apy upari tava pādāmbuja-yugam॥
Translation
Fifty-six rays in earth, fifty-two in water, sixty-two in fire, fifty-four in air, thirty-six in ether, and sixty-four in mind—above all these rays is your pair of lotus feet.
Word by word
- kṣitau
- in earth
- ṣaṭ-pañcāśat
- fifty-six
- dvi-sama-dhika-pañcāśat
- fifty-two
- udakē
- in water
- hutāśē
- in fire
- dvā-ṣaṣṭiḥ
- sixty-two
- catur-adhika-pañcāśat
- fifty-four
- anilē
- in air
- divi
- in ether
- dvi-ṣaṭ-triṁśat
- thirty-six
- manasi
- in mind
- ca
- and
- catuḥ-ṣaṣṭiḥ
- sixty-four
- iti
- thus
- yē
- which
- mayūkhāḥ
- rays
- tēṣām
- of them
- api
- even
- upari
- above
- tava
- your
- pāda
- feet
- ambuja
- lotus
- yugam
- pair
Meaning
This verse enumerates the mystical “rays” (mayūkhāḥ) associated with the elements and mind, possibly referring to subtle energies or deities in tantric cosmology. The Goddess’s lotus feet transcend these, signifying her supremacy over all cosmic forces. In Śrīvidyā, her feet are the ultimate focus of meditation, symbolizing liberation and divine authority. The verse reflects the esoteric Shakta view, where numerical symbolism encodes spiritual truths, emphasizing her transcendence.