अविद्यानामन्तस्तिमिरमिहिरद्वीपनगरी जडानां चैतन्यस्तबकमकरन्दस्रुतिझरी। दरिद्राणां चिन्तामणिगुणनिका जन्मजलधौ निमग्नानां दंष्ट्रा मुररिपुवराहस्य भवति॥
avidyānām antas-timira-mihira-dvīpa-nagarī jaḍānāṁ caitanya-stabaka-makaranda-sruti-jharī। daridrāṇāṁ cintāmaṇi-guṇa-nikā janma-jaladhau nimagnānāṁ daṁṣṭrā mura-ripu-varāhasya bhavati॥
Translation
For the ignorant, you are the sun-city dispelling inner darkness; for the insentient, a flowing stream of nectar-like consciousness; for the poor, a cluster of wish-fulfilling gem qualities; for those submerged in the ocean of birth, the tusk of Vishnu’s boar form.
Word by word
- avidyānām
- of the ignorant
- antaḥ
- inner
- timira
- darkness
- mihira
- sun
- dvīpa
- island
- nagarī
- city
- jaḍānāṁ
- of the insentient
- caitanya
- consciousness
- stabaka
- cluster
- makaranda
- nectar
- sruti
- flowing
- jharī
- stream
- daridrāṇāṁ
- of the poor
- cintāmaṇi
- wish-fulfilling gem
- guṇa
- quality
- nikā
- cluster
- janma
- birth
- jaladhau
- in the ocean
- nimagnānāṁ
- of those submerged
- daṁṣṭrā
- tusk
- mura-ripu
- enemy of Mura, Vishnu
- varāhasya
- of the boar
- bhavati
- becomes
Meaning
This verse portrays the Goddess as the universal savior. She dispels ignorance (avidyā) like a sun illuminating darkness, grants consciousness to the insentient (jaḍa) like nectar, fulfills desires of the poor like a cintāmaṇi gem, and rescues those trapped in saṁsāra like Vishnu’s Varaha avatar lifting the earth with his tusk. In Śrīvidyā, she is the embodiment of knowledge, grace, and liberation, accessible to all regardless of their state. The verse reflects the Shakta belief in her multifaceted compassion, addressing spiritual and material needs.