स्थिरो गङ्गावर्तः स्तनमुकुलरोमावलिलता- कलावालं कुण्डं कुसुमशरतेजोहुतभुजः। रतेर्लीलागारं किमपि तव नाभिर्गिरिसुते बिलद्वारं सिद्धेर्गिरिशनयनानां विजयते॥
sthirō gaṅgāvartaḥ stana-mukula-rōmāvali-latā- kalāvālaṁ kuṇḍaṁ kusuma-śara-tējō-huta-bhujaḥ। ratēr līlāgāraṁ kim api tava nābhiḥ giri-sutē bila-dvāraṁ siddhēr giriśa-nayanānāṁ vijayatē॥
Translation
O Daughter of the Mountain, your navel, a steady Ganga-whirlpool, a creeper-cluster of breast-buds and hair-line, a pit of Kamadeva’s fiery brilliance, Rati’s play-house, triumphs as the cave-door of siddhis for Shiva’s eyes.
Word by word
- sthiraḥ
- steady
- gaṅgāvartaḥ
- Ganga’s whirlpool
- stana-mukula
- breast-buds
- rōmāvali
- hair-line
- latā
- creeper
- kalāvālaṁ
- cluster
- kuṇḍaṁ
- pit
- kusuma-śara
- flower-arrowed (Kamadeva)
- tējaḥ
- brilliance
- huta-bhujaḥ
- fire-offering
- ratēḥ
- of Rati
- līlāgāraṁ
- play-house
- kim api
- certain
- tava
- your
- nābhiḥ
- navel
- giri-sutē
- O daughter of mountain
- bila-dvāraṁ
- cave-door
- siddhēḥ
- of siddhis
- giriśa-nayanānāṁ
- of Shiva’s eyes
- vijayatē
- triumphs
Meaning
The Goddess’s navel (nābhiḥ), likened to a Ganga-whirlpool (gaṅgāvartaḥ), is adorned with a hair-line creeper (rōmāvali-latā) from her breast-buds (stana-mukula). It holds Kamadeva’s fiery energy (kusuma-śara-tējaḥ) and serves as Rati’s play-house (līlāgāraṁ), while being the gateway to spiritual powers (siddhēḥ bila-dvāraṁ) for Shiva (giriśa-nayanānāṁ). In Śrīvidyā, her navel is the cosmic center. The verse reflects Shakta devotion, exalting her navel’s mystical allure.