क्वणत्काञ्चीदामा करिकलभकुम्भस्तननता परिक्षीणा मध्ये परिणतशरच्चन्द्रवदना। धनुर्बाणान् पाशं सृणिमपि दधाना करतलैः पुरस्तादास्तां नः पुरमथितुराहोपुरुषिका॥
kvaṇat-kāñcī-dāmā kari-kalabha-kumbha-stana-natā parikṣīṇā madhyē pariṇata-śarac-candra-vadanā। dhanur bāṇān pāśaṁ sṛṇim api dadhānā kara-talaiḥ purastād āstāṁ naḥ pura-mathitur āhō-puruṣikā॥
Translation
With a jingling girdle, bent by breasts like young elephant’s frontal lobes, a slender waist, a face like the full autumn moon, holding a bow, arrows, noose, and goad, may the supreme feminine of the city-destroyer stand before us.
Word by word
- kvaṇat
- jingling
- kāñcī-dāmā
- girdle
- kari-kalabha
- young elephant
- kumbha
- frontal lobes
- stana
- breasts
- natā
- bent
- parikṣīṇā
- slender
- madhyē
- in the waist
- pariṇata
- full
- śarat
- autumn
- candra
- moon
- vadanā
- face
- dhanuḥ
- bow
- bāṇān
- arrows
- pāśaṁ
- noose
- sṛṇim
- goad
- api
- also
- dadhānā
- holding
- kara-talaiḥ
- with hands
- purastāt
- before
- āstāṁ
- may stand
- naḥ
- us
- pura-mathituḥ
- destroyer of cities, Shiva
- āhō-puruṣikā
- supreme feminine
Meaning
This verse vividly describes the Goddess’s form: her jingling girdle, heavy breasts, slender waist, moon-like face, and hands holding Kamadeva’s weapons (bow, arrows, noose, goad). As āhō-puruṣikā (supreme feminine) of Shiva (pura-mathituḥ), she embodies divine beauty and power. The poet prays for her presence before devotees. In Śrīvidyā, her form is visualized in tantric worship, symbolizing the union of beauty and spiritual authority. The verse reflects Shakta devotion to her as the embodiment of śakti.