यो न पूजयते नित्यं चण्डिकां भक्तवत्सलाम्। भस्मीकृत्यास्य पुण्यानि निर्दहेत्परमेश्वरी ॥ ३८ ॥
yō na pūjayatē nityaṁ caṇḍikāṁ bhaktavatsalām | bhasmīkṛtyāsya puṇyāni nirdahētparamēśvarī || 38 ||
Translation
Whoever does not worship Caṇḍikā, who loves her devotees, every day, the supreme sovereign burns his merits to ashes.
Word by word
- yaḥ
- whoever
- na pūjayatē
- does not worship
- nityam
- every day
- caṇḍikām
- Caṇḍikā
- bhaktavatsalām
- who loves her devotees
- bhasmīkṛtya
- burning to ashes
- asya
- his
- puṇyāni
- merits
- nirdahēt
- burns
- paramēśvarī
- the supreme sovereign
Meaning
A warning in the manner of the scriptures, urging daily worship.