सुधासिन्धोर्मध्ये सुरविटपिवाटीपरिवृते मणिद्वीपे नीपोपवनवति चिन्तामणिगृहे। शिवाकारे मञ्चे परमशिवपर्यङ्कनिलयां भजन्ति त्वां धन्याः कतिचन चिदानन्दलहरीम्॥
sudhā-sindhōr madhyē sura-viṭapi-vāṭī-parivṛtē maṇi-dvīpē nīpōpavana-vati cintāmaṇi-gṛhē। śivākārē mañcē parama-śiva-paryaṅka-nilayāṁ bhajanti tvāṁ dhanyāḥ katicana cid-ānanda-laharīm॥
Translation
In the nectar-ocean’s midst, on a jewel-island surrounded by divine tree gardens, in a kadamba grove, in a wish-fulfilling gem house, on an auspicious couch, resting on Supreme Shiva’s lap, some fortunate ones worship you, the wave of consciousness-bliss.
Word by word
- sudhā-sindhōḥ
- of nectar-ocean
- madhyē
- in the middle
- sura-viṭapi
- divine trees
- vāṭī
- garden
- parivṛtē
- surrounded
- maṇi-dvīpē
- jewel-island
- nīpa
- kadamba
- upavana
- grove
- vati
- possessing
- cintāmaṇi-gṛhē
- wish-fulfilling gem house
- śiva
- auspicious
- ākārē
- shaped
- mañcē
- on couch
- parama-śiva
- Supreme Shiva
- paryaṅka-nilayāṁ
- resting on the lap
- bhajanti
- worship
- tvāṁ
- you
- dhanyāḥ
- fortunate
- katicana
- some
- cit-ānanda-laharīm
- wave of consciousness-bliss
Meaning
This verse describes the Goddess’s divine abode in a tantric visualization: a jewel-island (maṇi-dvīpa) in a nectar-ocean, with divine gardens, a kadamba grove, and a cintāmaṇi house. She rests on Shiva’s lap, symbolizing their non-dual union. Only fortunate devotees (dhanyāḥ) worship her as cid-ānanda-laharī (wave of consciousness-bliss). In Śrīvidyā, this is a meditative vision of the Goddess in the Śrīcakra, emphasizing her transcendence and the esoteric nature of her worship, central to Shakta tantra.