अष्टादशभुजा मध्ये वामे चास्या दशानना। दक्षिणेऽष्टभुजा लक्ष्मीर्महतीति समर्चयेत् ॥ २० ॥
aṣṭādaśabhujā madhyē vāmē cāsyā daśānanā | dakṣiṇē’ṣṭabhujā lakṣmīrmahatīti samarcayēt || 20 ||
Translation
The eighteen-armed one in the centre, the ten-faced one to her left, and the eight-armed one to her right: so one should worship the great Lakṣmī.
Word by word
- aṣṭādaśabhujā
- the eighteen-armed one
- madhyē
- in the centre
- vāmē
- to the left
- ca asyāḥ
- and of her
- daśānanā
- the ten-faced one
- dakṣiṇē
- to the right
- aṣṭabhujā
- the eight-armed one
- lakṣmīḥ
- Lakṣmī
- mahatī iti
- the great one
- samarcayēt
- one should worship
Meaning
As the book explains: Mahālakṣmī of eighteen arms in the centre, Mahākālī of ten faces on her left, and Mahāsarasvatī of eight arms on her right.