महीं मूलाधारे कमपि मणिपूरे हुतवहं स्थितं स्वाधिष्ठाने हृदि मरुतमाकाशमुपरि। मनोऽपि भ्रूमध्ये सकलमपि भित्वा कुलपथं सहस्रारे पद्मे सह रहसि पत्या विहरसे॥
mahīṁ mūlādhārē kam api maṇipūrē hutavahaṁ sthitaṁ svādhiṣṭhānē hṛdi marutam ākāśam upari। manō ’pi bhrū-madhyē sakalam api bhitvā kula-pathaṁ sahasrārē padmē saha rahasi patyā viharasē॥
Translation
You place earth in the Muladhara, fire in the Manipura, water in the Svadhisthana, air in the heart, ether above, and mind between the eyebrows. Piercing the entire path of Kundalini, you sport secretly with your Lord in the thousand-petaled lotus.
Word by word
- mahīṁ
- earth
- mūlādhārē
- in Muladhara chakra
- kam api
- certain
- maṇipūrē
- in Manipura chakra
- hutavahaṁ
- fire
- sthitaṁ
- situated
- svādhiṣṭhānē
- in Svadhisthana chakra
- hṛdi
- in heart
- marutam
- air
- ākāśam
- ether
- upari
- above
- manaḥ
- mind
- api
- indeed
- bhrū-madhyē
- between eyebrows
- sakalam
- all
- bhitvā
- piercing
- kula-pathaṁ
- path of Kundalini
- sahasrārē
- in thousand-petaled
- padmē
- lotus
- saha
- with
- rahasi
- secretly
- patyā
- with Lord
- viharasē
- you sport
Meaning
This verse outlines the Goddess as Kundalini Shakti, residing in the chakras: earth in mūlādhāra, water in svādhiṣṭhāna, fire in maṇipūra, air in anāhata, ether in viśuddha, and mind in ājñā. She pierces the kula-patha (Kundalini path) to unite with Shiva in the sahasrāra, symbolizing spiritual liberation. In Śrīvidyā, this describes the tantric practice of awakening Kundalini through meditation, leading to divine union. The verse emphasizes her role as the dynamic energy within the yogic body, central to Shakta tantra.