महिषान्तकरी येन पूजिता स जगत्प्रभुः। पूजयेज्जगतां धात्रीं चण्डिकां भक्तवत्सलाम् ॥ २६ ॥
mahiṣāntakarī yēna pūjitā sa jagatprabhuḥ | pūjayējjagatāṁ dhātrīṁ caṇḍikāṁ bhaktavatsalām || 26 ||
Translation
Whoever worships the destroyer of Mahiṣa becomes lord of the world. One should worship Caṇḍikā, sustainer of the worlds, who loves her devotees,
Word by word
- mahiṣāntakarī
- the destroyer of Mahiṣa
- yēna
- by whom
- pūjitā
- is worshipped
- saḥ
- he
- jagatprabhuḥ
- lord of the world
- pūjayēt
- one should worship
- jagatām dhātrīm
- the sustainer of the worlds
- caṇḍikām
- Caṇḍikā
- bhaktavatsalām
- who loves her devotees
Meaning
The verse begins the description of the offerings.