कलङ्कः कस्तूरी रजनिकरबिम्बं जलमयं कलाभिः कर्पूरैर्मरकतकरण्डं निबिडितम्। अतस्त्वद्भोगेन प्रतिदिनमिदं रिक्तकुहरं विधिर्भूयो भूयो निबिडयति नूनं तव कृते॥
kalaṅkaḥ kastūrī rajani-kara-bimbaṁ jala-mayaṁ kalābhiḥ karpūraiḥ marakata-karaṇḍaṁ nibiḍitam। atas tvad-bhōgēna pratidinam idaṁ rikta-kuharaṁ vidhir bhūyō bhūyō nibiḍayati nūnaṁ tava kṛtē॥
Translation
The moon’s spot is musk, its water-made disc with camphor digits, an emerald box filled tightly. Hence, by your enjoyment, Brahma surely fills this empty cavity again and again for your sake.
Word by word
- kalaṅkaḥ
- spot
- kastūrī
- musk
- rajani-kara
- moon
- bimbaṁ
- disc
- jala-mayaṁ
- water-made
- kalābhiḥ
- with digits
- karpūraiḥ
- with camphor
- marakata
- emerald
- karaṇḍaṁ
- box
- nibiḍitam
- filled
- ataḥ
- hence
- tvat-bhōgēna
- by your enjoyment
- pratidinam
- daily
- idaṁ
- this
- rikta-kuharaṁ
- empty cavity
- vidhiḥ
- Brahma
- bhūyō bhūyō
- again and again
- nibiḍayati
- fills
- nūnaṁ
- surely
- tava
- your
- kṛtē
- for sake
Meaning
The Goddess’s face is likened to the moon (rajani-kara-bimbaṁ), with a musk spot (kastūrī kalaṅkaḥ), camphor-like digits (karpūraiḥ kalābhiḥ), and an emerald box (marakata-karaṇḍaṁ). Brahma (vidhiḥ) daily fills the universe’s void (rikta-kuharaṁ) with creation for her pleasure (tvad-bhōgēna). In Śrīvidyā, she is the cosmic inspiration. The verse reflects Shakta devotion, portraying her as the purpose of creation.