सरस्वत्याः सूक्तीरमृतलहरीकौशलहरीः पिबन्त्याः शर्वाणि श्रवणचुलुकाभ्यामविरलम्। चमत्कारश्लाघाचलितशिरसः कुण्डलगणो झणत्कारैस्तारैः प्रतिवचनमाचष्ट इव ते॥
sarasvatyāḥ sūktīr amṛta-laharī-kauśala-harīḥ pibantyāḥ śarvāṇi śravaṇa-culukābhyām aviralam। camatkāra-ślāghā-calita-śirasaḥ kuṇḍala-gaṇō jhaṇatkārais tāraiḥ prativacanam ācaṣṭa iva tē॥
Translation
O Sharvani, as you incessantly drink the nectar-like waves of Sarasvati’s skillful hymns with your ear-cups, the cluster of earrings on your moving head, jingling loudly in wonder and praise, seems to declare your response.
Word by word
- sarasvatyāḥ
- of Sarasvati
- sūktīḥ
- hymns, eloquent words
- amṛta-laharī
- nectar-like waves
- kauśala-harīḥ
- delighting in skill
- pibantyāḥ
- drinking
- śarvāṇi
- O Sharvani (consort of Shiva)
- śravaṇa-culukābhyām
- with ear-cups
- aviralam
- incessantly
- camatkāra
- wonder
- ślāghā
- praise
- calita-śirasaḥ
- with moving head
- kuṇḍala-gaṇō
- cluster of earrings
- jhaṇatkāraiḥ
- with jingling sounds
- tāraiḥ
- loud
- prativacanam
- response
- ācaṣṭa
- declares
- iva
- as if
- tē
- your
Meaning
The Goddess, addressed as Śarvāṇi, is depicted listening to Sarasvati’s eloquent hymns (sūktīḥ), likened to nectar-waves, with her ears acting as cups (śravaṇa-culukābhyām). Her head moves in appreciation, causing her earrings to jingle, as if responding with praise (prativacanam). In the Śrīvidyā tradition, this portrays her as the embodiment of divine wisdom, delighting in Sarasvati’s eloquence, which flows from her own power. The verse highlights her grace and the subtle interplay of beauty and intellect, central to Shakta devotion.