क्लींकारी कामरूपिण्यै बीजरूपे नमोऽस्तु ते। चामुण्डा चण्डघाती च यैकारी वरदायिनी ॥ ४ ॥
klīṁkārī kāmarūpiṇyai bījarūpē namō’stu tē | cāmuṇḍā caṇḍaghātī ca yaikārī varadāyinī || 4 ||
Translation
As klīṁ, whose form is desire, the very form of the seed: salutation to you. As cāmuṇḍā you slay Caṇḍa; as yai you grant boons.
Word by word
- klīṁkārī
- you who are klīṁ
- kāmarūpiṇyai
- whose form is desire
- bījarūpē
- O form of the seed
- namaḥ astu tē
- salutation to you
- cāmuṇḍā
- as cāmuṇḍā
- caṇḍaghātī
- slayer of Caṇḍa
- ca
- and
- yaikārī
- you who are yai
- varadāyinī
- giver of boons
Meaning
Klīṁ is the seed of desire and of the whole universe, as tradition explains; cāmuṇḍā recalls the slaying of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa.