प्रकृत्या रक्तायास्तव सुदति दन्तच्छदरुचेः प्रवक्ष्ये सादृश्यं जनयतु फलं विद्रुमलता। न बिम्बं तद्बिम्बप्रतिफलनरागादरुणितं तुलामध्यारोढुं कथमिव विलज्जेत कलया॥
prakṛtyā raktāyās tava sudati danta-cchada-rucēḥ pravakṣyē sādṛśyaṁ janayatu phalaṁ vidruma-latā। na bimbaṁ tad-bimba-pratiphalana-rāgād aruṇitaṁ tulām adhyārōḍhuṁ katham iva vilajjēta kalayā॥
Translation
O One with Beautiful Teeth, I declare that the natural red brilliance of your lips resembles a coral creeper; may this comparison bear fruit. How could the bimba fruit, reddened by the reflection of your lips, not feel ashamed to be compared even partially?
Word by word
- prakṛtyā
- naturally
- raktāyāḥ
- red
- tava
- your
- sudati
- O one with beautiful teeth
- danta-cchada
- lips (covering teeth)
- rucēḥ
- of brilliance
- pravakṣyē
- I will declare
- sādṛśyaṁ
- similarity
- janayatu
- may produce
- phalam
- fruit
- vidruma-latā
- coral creeper
- na
- not
- bimbaṁ
- bimba fruit
- tad-bimba
- that bimba
- pratiphalana
- reflection
- rāgāt
- from redness
- aruṇitaṁ
- reddened
- tulām
- balance, comparison
- adhyārōḍhuṁ
- to ascend
- katham
- how
- iva
- indeed
- vilajjēta
- would be ashamed
- kalayā
- with a part
Meaning
The Goddess’s lips, naturally red and radiant, are compared to a coral creeper (vidruma-latā), surpassing the bimba fruit, which is reddened only by their reflection and would feel ashamed in comparison. The poet prays that this praise yields spiritual rewards. In the Śrīvidyā tradition, her lips symbolize divine speech and beauty, inspiring devotion. The verse blends aesthetic admiration with a devotional plea, emphasizing her unmatched allure in Shakta worship.