नखैर्नाकस्त्रीणां करकमलसंकोचशशिभि- स्तरूणां दिव्यानां हसत इव ते चण्डि चरणौ। फलानि स्वःस्थेभ्यः किसलयकराग्रेण ददतां दरिद्रेभ्यो भद्रां श्रियमनिशमह्नाय ददतौ॥
nakhair nākastrīṇāṁ kara-kamala-saṅkōca-śaśibhiḥ tarūṇāṁ divyānāṁ hasata iva tē caṇḍi caraṇau। phalāni svaḥsthēbhyaḥ kisalaya-karāgrēṇa dadatāṁ daridrēbhyaḥ bhadrāṁ śriyam aniśam ahnāya dadatau॥
Translation
O Chandi, your feet, as if laughing at celestial women’s moon-like nail-closed hand-lotuses and divine trees, give fruits to heaven-dwellers with sprout-like tips and constantly bestow auspicious prosperity on the poor by day.
Word by word
- nakhaiḥ
- with nails
- nākastrīṇāṁ
- of celestial women
- kara-kamala
- hand-lotus
- saṅkōca
- closing
- śaśibhiḥ
- with moons
- tarūṇāṁ
- of trees
- divyānāṁ
- divine
- hasata
- laughing
- iva
- as if
- tē
- your
- caṇḍi
- O Chandi
- caraṇau
- feet
- phalāni
- fruits
- svaḥsthēbhyaḥ
- to heaven-dwellers
- kisalaya
- sprout
- karāgrēṇa
- with hand-tip
- dadatāṁ
- giving
- daridrēbhyaḥ
- to poor
- bhadrāṁ
- auspicious
- śriyam
- prosperity
- aniśam
- constantly
- ahnāya
- by day
- dadatau
- bestowing
Meaning
The Goddess’s feet (caraṇau), with radiant nails (nakhaiḥ), surpass celestial women’s hands (nākastrīṇāṁ kara-kamala) and divine trees (divyānāṁ tarūṇāṁ), granting fruits (phalāni) to celestials (svaḥsthēbhyaḥ) and prosperity (bhadrāṁ śriyam) to the poor (daridrēbhyaḥ). Addressed as caṇḍi, she embodies fierce compassion. In Śrīvidyā, her feet are sources of abundance. The verse reflects Shakta devotion, praising her feet’s benevolence.