पुरारातेरन्तःपुरमसि ततस्त्वच्चरणयोः सपर्यामर्यादा तरलकरणानामसुलभा। तथा ह्येते नीताः शतमखमुखाः सिद्धिमतुलां तव द्वारोपान्तस्थितिभिरणिमाद्याभिरमराः॥
purārātēr antaḥ-puram asi tatas tvac-caraṇayōḥ saparyā-maryādā tarala-karaṇānām asulabhā। tathā hy ētē nītāḥ śatamakha-mukhāḥ siddhim atulāṁ tava dvārōpānta-sthitibhir aṇimādyābhir amarāḥ॥
Translation
You are the inner chamber of Shiva, hence worship of your feet is hard for restless senses. Thus, Indra and others, standing near your door, attain matchless perfection with siddhis like anima.
Word by word
- purārātēḥ
- of Tripura’s foe (Shiva)
- antaḥ-puram
- inner chamber
- asi
- you are
- tataḥ
- hence
- tvat-caraṇayōḥ
- of your feet
- saparyā
- worship
- maryādā
- discipline
- tarala-karaṇānām
- of restless senses
- asulabhā
- difficult
- tathā
- thus
- hi
- indeed
- ētē
- these
- nītāḥ
- led
- śatamakha-mukhāḥ
- Indra and others
- siddhim
- perfection
- atulāṁ
- matchless
- tava
- your
- dvārōpānta
- near door
- sthitibhiḥ
- by standing
- aṇimādyābhiḥ
- with anima etc.
- amarāḥ
- immortals
Meaning
The Goddess is Shiva’s inner chamber (purārātēḥ antaḥ-puram), making disciplined worship (saparyā-maryādā) of her feet (tvac-caraṇayōḥ) challenging for unsteady minds (tarala-karaṇānām). Yet, celestials like Indra (śatamakha-mukhāḥ), serving near her (dvārōpānta), gain siddhis (aṇimādyābhiḥ). In Śrīvidyā, her feet grant spiritual powers. The verse reflects Shakta devotion, emphasizing the difficulty and reward of her worship.