वहत्यम्ब स्तम्बेरमदनुजकुम्भप्रकृतिभिः समारब्धां मुक्तामणिभिरमलां हारलतिकाम्। कुचाभोगो बिम्बाधररुचिभिरन्तः शबलितां प्रतापव्यामिश्रां पुरदमयितुः कीर्तिमिव ते॥
vahaty amba stambēra-madanuja-kumbha-prakṛtibhiḥ samārabdhāṁ muktā-maṇibhir amalāṁ hāra-latikām। kucābhōgō bimbādhara-rucibhir antaḥ śabalitāṁ pratāpa-vyāmiśrāṁ pura-damayituḥ kīrtim iva tē॥
Translation
O Mother, your breast-curve bears a pure pearl-necklace-creeper, fashioned with spring’s jar-like nature, variegated within by red-lip luster, like Shiva’s valor-mixed glory.
Word by word
- vahati
- bears
- amba
- O Mother
- stambēra
- steady
- madanuja
- Kamadeva’s brother (spring)
- kumbha
- jar
- prakṛtibhiḥ
- with nature
- samārabdhāṁ
- fashioned
- muktā-maṇibhiḥ
- with pearls
- amalāṁ
- pure
- hāra-latikām
- necklace-creeper
- kucābhōgō
- breast-curve
- bimbādhara
- red-lip
- rucibhiḥ
- with luster
- antaḥ
- within
- śabalitāṁ
- variegated
- pratāpa
- valor
- vyāmiśrāṁ
- mixed
- pura-damayituḥ
- tamer of cities (Shiva)
- kīrtim
- glory
- iva
- like
- tē
- your
Meaning
The Goddess’s breast-curve (kucābhōgō) supports a pearl-necklace (hāra-latikā), pure and crafted like spring’s essence (madanuja-kumbha). Its luster, mixed with her red lips’ glow (bimbādhara-ruci), mirrors Shiva’s glory (kīrtim). Addressed as amba, she embodies divine beauty and power. In Śrīvidyā, her breasts symbolize nurturing abundance. The verse reflects Shakta devotion, likening her adornments to cosmic valor.