गते कर्णाभ्यर्णं गरुत इव पक्ष्माणि दधती पुरां भेत्तुश्चित्तप्रशमरसविद्रावणफले। इमे नेत्रे गोत्राधरपतिकुलोत्तंसकलिके तवाकर्णाकृष्टस्मरशरविलासं कलयतः॥
gatē karṇābhyarṇaṁ garuta iva pakṣmāṇi dadhatī purāṁ bhēttuś citta-praśama-rasa-vidrāvaṇa-phalē। imē nētrē gōtrādhara-pati-kulōttamsa-kalikē tavākarṇākṛṣṭa-smara-śara-vilāsaṁ kalayataḥ॥
Translation
Your eyes, with eyelashes like Garuda’s wings near the ears, yielding the fruit of melting Shiva’s mind with tranquil essence, O crest-bud of the mountain-lord’s lineage, perceive the play of Kamadeva’s arrows drawn to your ears.
Word by word
- gatē
- reaching
- karṇa
- ear
- abhyarṇaṁ
- near
- garutaḥ
- Garuda
- iva
- like
- pakṣmāṇi
- eyelashes
- dadhatī
- bearing
- purāṁ
- of cities (Tripura)
- bhēttuḥ
- destroyer (Shiva)
- citta
- mind
- praśama
- tranquility
- rasa
- essence
- vidrāvaṇa
- melting
- phalē
- in fruit
- imē
- these
- nētrē
- eyes
- gōtra
- mountain
- adhara
- lord (Shiva)
- pati
- master
- kula
- lineage
- uttamsa
- crest
- kalikē
- bud
- tava
- your
- akarna
- ear
- ākṛṣṭa
- drawn
- smara-śara
- Kamadeva’s arrows
- vilāsaṁ
- play
- kalayataḥ
- perceiving
Meaning
The Goddess’s eyes (nētrē), with eyelashes (pakṣmāṇi) like Garuda’s wings near her ears (karṇābhyarṇaṁ), melt Shiva’s (purāṁ bhēttuḥ) mind with tranquility (citta-praśama-rasa). Addressed as gōtrādhara-pati-kulōttamsa-kalikē (bud of Shiva’s lineage), her eyes perceive Kamadeva’s arrows (smara-śara) drawn to her ears. In Śrīvidyā, her eyes symbolize divine vision. The verse reflects Shakta devotion, portraying her gaze as enchanting Shiva and igniting love.