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॥ श्री ॥sūktam

Tantrokta Devī Sūktam

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍeya

Verses
30
Minutes
12
Level
beginner

Verse 3

कल्याण्यै प्रणतां वृद्ध्यै सिद्ध्यै कुर्मो नमो नमः। नैर्ऋत्यै भूभृतां लक्ष्म्यै शर्वाण्यै ते नमो नमः ॥ ३ ॥

kalyāṇyai praṇatāṁ vṛddhyai siddhyai kurmō namō namaḥ | nairṛtyai bhūbhṛtāṁ lakṣmyai śarvāṇyai tē namō namaḥ || 3 ||

Translation

To the auspicious one, who is the growth and the success of those who bow to her, we offer salutation again and again. To Nairṛtī, to the fortune of kings, to Śarvāṇī: to you, salutation again and again.

Word by word

kalyāṇyai
to the auspicious one
praṇatām
of those who bow
vṛddhyai
to her who is growth
siddhyai
to her who is success
kurmaḥ namō namaḥ
we offer salutation again and again
nairṛtyai
to Nairṛtī, the power of misfortune
bhūbhṛtām lakṣmyai
to the fortune of kings
śarvāṇyai
to Śarvāṇī, consort of Śiva
tē
to you

Meaning

Those who bow to her grow and succeed, for she is their growth and success. She is also Nairṛtī, the power of misfortune and decline, and the royal fortune of kings, and Śarvāṇī, the consort of Śiva: both what rises and what falls are hers.