शिवः शक्तिः कामः क्षितिरथ रविः शीतकिरणः स्मरो हंसः शक्रस्तदनु च परामारहरयः। अमी हृल्लेखाभिस्तिसृभिरवसानेषु घटिता भजन्ते वर्णास्ते तव जननि नामावयवताम्॥
śivaḥ śaktiḥ kāmaḥ kṣitir atha raviḥ śītakiraṇaḥ smarō haṁsaḥ śakras tad anu ca parā-māra-harayḥ। amī hṛllēkhābhis tisṛbhir avasānēṣu ghaṭitā bhajantē varṇās tē tava janani nāmāvayavatām॥
Translation
Shiva, Shakti, Kamadeva, earth, sun, moon, Kamadeva, Hamsa, Indra, and supreme deities, formed by three heart-letters at their ends, partake in the letters of your name’s limbs, O Mother.
Word by word
- śivaḥ
- Shiva
- śaktiḥ
- Shakti
- kāmaḥ
- Kamadeva
- kṣitiḥ
- earth
- atha
- then
- raviḥ
- sun
- śītakiraṇaḥ
- moon
- smaraḥ
- Kamadeva
- haṁsaḥ
- Hamsa (soul/breath)
- śakraḥ
- Indra
- tat
- that
- anu
- after
- ca
- and
- parā-māra-harayḥ
- supreme Mara-slayers (deities)
- amī
- these
- hṛllēkhābhiḥ
- with heart-letters
- tisṛbhiḥ
- with three
- avasānēṣu
- at ends
- ghaṭitā
- formed
- bhajantē
- partake
- varṇāḥ
- letters
- tē
- your
- janani
- O Mother
- nāma
- name
- avayavatām
- of limbs
Meaning
The deities (Shiva, Shakti, etc.) are associated with the letters of the Goddess’s mantra, particularly the hṛllēkhā (three seed syllables, e.g., hrīṁ). These syllables, placed at the mantra’s ends, form her name’s components (nāmāvayavatām), embodying her essence. In Śrīvidyā, her mantra (e.g., Pañcadaśī) is a sonic representation of the cosmos, with each letter linked to a deity. The verse reflects the tantric practice of mantra meditation, emphasizing her as the source of all divine powers in Shakta theology.