महालक्ष्मीर्यदा पूज्या महाकाली सरस्वती। दक्षिणोत्तरयोः पूज्ये पृष्ठतो मिथुनत्रयम् ॥ १८ ॥
mahālakṣmīryadā pūjyā mahākālī sarasvatī | dakṣiṇōttarayōḥ pūjyē pṛṣṭhatō mithunatrayam || 18 ||
Translation
When Mahālakṣmī is worshipped in the centre, Mahākālī and Sarasvatī are to be worshipped to her south and north, and behind them the three divine couples:
Word by word
- mahālakṣmīḥ
- Mahālakṣmī
- yadā
- when
- pūjyā
- is worshipped
- mahākālī
- Mahākālī
- sarasvatī
- Sarasvatī
- dakṣiṇōttarayōḥ
- to the south and north
- pūjyē
- are to be worshipped
- pṛṣṭhataḥ
- behind
- mithunatrayam
- the three couples
Meaning
The arrangement for worship of the three together: Mahālakṣmī in the centre, the other two on either side, and the three couples of the first Rahasya behind.