कालमृत्यू च सम्पूज्यौ सर्वारिष्टप्रशान्तये। यदा चाष्टभुजा पूज्या शुम्भासुरनिबर्हिणी ॥ २२ ॥
kālamṛtyū ca sampūjyau sarvāriṣṭapraśāntayē | yadā cāṣṭabhujā pūjyā śumbhāsuranibarhiṇī || 22 ||
Translation
and Kāla and Mṛtyu, Time and Death, are to be worshipped for the calming of every misfortune. When the eight-armed slayer of the asura Śumbha is worshipped,
Word by word
- kālamṛtyū
- Kāla and Mṛtyu (Time and Death)
- ca
- and
- sampūjyau
- are to be worshipped
- sarvāriṣṭapraśāntayē
- for the calming of every misfortune
- yadā
- when
- aṣṭabhujā
- the eight-armed
- pūjyā
- is worshipped
- śumbhāsuranibarhiṇī
- slayer of the asura Śumbha
Meaning
Time and Death are honoured too, so that they bring no harm.