करीन्द्राणां शुण्डान् कनककदलीकाण्डपटली- मुभाभ्यामूरुभ्यामुभयमपि निर्जित्य भवती। सुवृत्ताभ्यां पत्युः प्रणतिकठिनाभ्यां गिरिसुते विजिग्ये जानुभ्यां विबुधकरिकुम्भद्वयमसि॥
karīndrāṇāṁ śuṇḍān kanaka-kadalī-kāṇḍa-paṭalī- m ubhābhyām ūrubhyām ubhayam api nirjitya bhavatī। suvṛttābhyāṁ patyuḥ praṇati-kaṭhinābhyāṁ giri-sutē vijigyē jānu-bhyāṁ vibudha-kari-kumbha-dvayam asi॥
Translation
O Daughter of the Mountain, with both thighs, you conquer elephants’ trunks and golden banana stems. With well-rounded, hard knees, receiving your husband’s obeisance, you surpass the divine elephant’s frontal lobes.
Word by word
- karīndrāṇāṁ
- of lordly elephants
- śuṇḍān
- trunks
- kanaka-kadalī
- golden banana
- kāṇḍa-paṭalīm
- stem-layer
- ubhābhyām
- with both
- ūrubhyām
- thighs
- ubhayam
- both
- api
- also
- nirjitya
- having conquered
- bhavatī
- you
- suvṛttābhyāṁ
- well-rounded
- patyuḥ
- of husband
- praṇati
- obeisance
- kaṭhinābhyāṁ
- hard
- giri-sutē
- O daughter of mountain
- vijigyē
- you conquered
- jānu-bhyāṁ
- with knees
- vibudha-kari
- divine elephant
- kumbha-dvayam
- pair of frontal lobes
- asi
- you are
Meaning
The Goddess’s thighs (ūrubhyām) outshine elephant trunks (karīndrāṇāṁ śuṇḍān) and golden banana stems (kanaka-kadalī). Her knees (jānu-bhyāṁ), firm and rounded, revered by Shiva (patyuḥ praṇati), surpass divine elephants’ lobes (vibudha-kari-kumbha-dvayam). Addressed as giri-sutē, she embodies divine strength. In Śrīvidyā, her thighs and knees symbolize support and stability. The verse reflects Shakta devotion, exalting her majestic limbs.