किरीटं वैरिञ्चं परिहर पुरः कैटभभिदः कठोरे कोटीरे स्खलसि जहि जम्भारिमुकुटम्। प्रणम्रेष्वेतेषु प्रसभमुपयातस्य भवनं भवस्याभ्युत्थाने तव परिजनोक्तिर्विजयते॥
kirīṭaṁ vairiñcaṁ parihara puraḥ kaiṭabha-bhidaḥ kaṭhōrē kōṭīrē skhalasi jahi jambhāri-mukuṭam। praṇamrēṣv ētēṣu prasabham upayātasya bhavanaṁ bhavasyābhyutthānē tava parijanōktir vijayatē॥
Translation
Avoid Brahma’s crown, stumble on Vishnu’s hard edge, destroy Indra’s crown. When these bow and forcibly approach Shiva’s abode, your attendants’ words triumph in his rising, O Goddess.
Word by word
- kirīṭaṁ
- crown
- vairiñcaṁ
- of Brahma
- parihara
- avoid
- puraḥ
- before
- kaiṭabha-bhidaḥ
- slayer of Kaitabha, Vishnu
- kaṭhōrē
- hard
- kōṭīrē
- on edge
- skhalasi
- you stumble
- jahi
- destroy
- jambhāri
- enemy of Jambha, Indra
- mukuṭam
- crown
- praṇamrēṣu
- in those bowing
- ētēṣu
- these
- prasabham
- forcibly
- upayātasya
- approaching
- bhavanaṁ
- abode
- bhavasya
- of Shiva
- abhyutthānē
- in rising
- tava
- your
- parijana
- attendants
- ūktiḥ
- words
- vijayatē
- triumph
Meaning
The Goddess’s feet are so revered that they metaphorically “avoid” Brahma’s crown, “stumble” on Vishnu’s, and “destroy” Indra’s, indicating her supremacy. When these deities bow and approach Shiva’s abode, her attendants’ words prompt Shiva to rise in respect, affirming her authority. In Śrīvidyā, her attendants (parijana) represent Śrīcakra deities, and her influence over Shiva underscores her primacy. The verse reflects Shakta devotion, portraying her as the ultimate power commanding divine respect.