स्फुरद्दशनदंष्ट्रा सा भीमरूपापि भूमिप। रूपसौभाग्यकान्तीनां सा प्रतिष्ठा महाश्रियः ॥ ४ ॥
sphuraddaśanadaṁṣṭrā sā bhīmarūpāpi bhūmipa | rūpasaubhāgyakāntīnāṁ sā pratiṣṭhā mahāśriyaḥ || 4 ||
Translation
With gleaming teeth and fangs, though terrible in form, O lord of the earth, she is the very ground of beauty, good fortune and radiance, of great splendour.
Word by word
- sphuraddaśanadaṁṣṭrā
- with gleaming teeth and fangs
- sā
- she
- bhīmarūpā api
- though terrible in form
- bhūmipa
- O lord of the earth
- rūpasaubhāgyakāntīnām
- of beauty, good fortune and radiance
- pratiṣṭhā
- the ground
- mahāśriyaḥ
- of great splendour
Meaning
The terrible and the beautiful are one in her: the dark Goddess is the source of all loveliness.