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Verse 1
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Pañchastavī — Hymn 2: The Carcā Stava (The Hymn of Devoted Contemplation).
Charcha Stavam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 2
सौन्दर्यविभ्रमभुवो भुवनाधिपत्य-
-सङ्कल्पकल्पतरवस्त्रिपुरे जयन्ति ।
एते कवित्वकुमदप्रकरावबोध-
-पूर्णेन्दवस्त्वयि जगज्जननि प्रणामाः ॥ १ ॥
saundaryavibhramabhuvō bhuvanādhipatya-
-saṅkalpakalpataravastripurē jayanti ।
ētē kavitvakumadaprakarāvabōdha-
-pūrṇēndavastvayi jagajjanani praṇāmāḥ ॥ 1 ॥
May they triumph in Tripurā — these [eyes of the Goddess], born of the dazzling wonder of beauty, wish-trees fulfilling the longing for sovereignty over the worlds, which cause the waterlilies of poetic inspiration to bloom, O Tripurā!
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Verse 3
देवि स्तुतिव्यतिकरे कृतबुद्धयस्ते
वाचस्पति प्रभृतयोऽपि जडी भवन्ति ।
तस्मान्निसर्गजडिमा कतमोऽहमत्र
स्तोत्रं तव त्रिपुरतापनपत्नि कर्तुम् ॥ २ ॥
dēvi stutivyatikarē kṛtabuddhayastē
vāchaspati prabhṛtayō'pi jaḍī bhavanti ।
tasmānnisargajaḍimā katamō'hamatra
stōtraṃ tava tripuratāpanapatni kartum ॥ 2 ॥
O Goddess, even Bṛhaspati (Vācaspati) and the other masters of eloquence, when they apply their intellect to the task of praising you, become dull and speechless. Since I am by nature dull — how much more so am I helpless before you?
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Verse 4
मातस्तथापि भवतीं भवतीव्रताप-
-विच्छित्तये स्तुतिमहार्णव कर्णधारः ।
स्तोतुं भवानि स भवच्चरणारविन्द-
-भक्तिग्रहः किमपि मां मुखरी करोति ॥ ३ ॥
mātastathāpi bhavatīṃ bhavatīvratāpa-
-vichChittayē stutimahārṇava karṇadhāraḥ ।
stōtuṃ bhavāni sa bhavachcharaṇāravinda-
-bhaktigrahaḥ kimapi māṃ mukharī karōti ॥ 3 ॥
O Mother, yet even so, the one who takes up the helm of the great ocean of praises in order to cut through the fierce heat of saṃsāra — that one, O Bhavāni, dares to praise you. Such is the grace of your devotees' boldness.
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Verse 5
सूते जगन्ति भवती भवती बिभर्ति
जागर्ति तत्क्षयकृते भवती भवानि ।
मोहं भिनत्ति भवती भवती रुणद्धि
लीलायितं जयति चित्रमिदं भवत्याः ॥ ४ ॥
sūtē jaganti bhavatī bhavatī bibharti
jāgarti tatkṣayakṛtē bhavatī bhavāni ।
mōhaṃ bhinatti bhavatī bhavatī ruṇaddhi
līlāyitaṃ jayati chitramidaṃ bhavatyāḥ ॥ 4 ॥
O Bhavāni, you create the worlds; you sustain them; you are wakeful for their dissolution. You pierce through delusion; you bestow supreme radiance. Who else is there in all the three worlds?
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Verse 6
यस्मिन्मनागपि नवाम्बुजपत्रगौरीं
गौरीं प्रसादमधुरां दृशमादधासि ।
तस्मिन्निरन्तरमनङ्गशरावकीर्ण-
-सीमन्तिनीनयनसन्ततयः पतन्ति ॥ ५ ॥
yasminmanāgapi navāmbujapatragaurīṃ
gaurīṃ prasādamadhurāṃ dṛśamādadhāsi ।
tasminnirantaramanaṅgaśarāvakīrṇa-
-sīmantinīnayanasantatayaḥ patanti ॥ 5 ॥
On whomever you bestow even the slightest glance — your glance white as a fresh lotus petal, O Gaurī, sweet with grace — in that person, Kāmadeva's arrows of desire find their mark perpetually, and the world becomes their dominion.
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Verse 7
पृथ्वीभुजोऽप्युदयनप्रभवस्य तस्य
विद्याधर प्रणति चुम्बित पादपीठः ।
तच्चक्रवर्तिपदवीप्रणयः स एषः
त्वत्पादपङ्कजरजः कणजः प्रसादः ॥ ६ ॥
pṛthvībhujō'pyudayanaprabhavasya tasya
vidyādhara praṇati chumbita pādapīṭhaḥ ।
tachchakravartipadavīpraṇayaḥ sa ēṣaḥ
tvatpādapaṅkajarajaḥ kaṇajaḥ prasādaḥ ॥ 6 ॥
Even the status of emperor of kings born of the Udayana lineage — whose footstool is kissed by the bowing Vidyādharas — that exalted imperial sovereignty is easily won by one who merely takes refuge in the dust of your lotus-feet.
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Verse 8
त्वत्पादपङ्कजरज प्रणिपातपूर्वैः
पुण्यैरनल्पमतिभिः कृतिभिः कवीन्द्रैः ।
क्षीरक्षपाकरदुकूलहिमावदाता
कैरप्यवापि भुवनत्रितयेऽपि कीर्तिः ॥ ७ ॥
tvatpādapaṅkajaraja praṇipātapūrvaiḥ
puṇyairanalpamatibhiḥ kṛtibhiḥ kavīndraiḥ ।
kṣīrakṣapākaradukūlahimāvadātā
kairapyavāpi bhuvanatritayē'pi kīrtiḥ ॥ 7 ॥
Those great poet-kings of keen intellect, who have accumulated merit by prostrating at the pollen of your lotus-feet — they become like the moon of the Milk-Ocean: a full moon whose nectar-light illumines all speech.
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Verse 9
कल्पद्रुमप्रसवकल्पितचित्रपूजां
उद्दीपित प्रियतमामदरक्तगीतिम् ।
नित्यं भवानि भवतीमुपवीणयन्ति
विद्याधराः कनकशैलगुहागृहेषु ॥ ८ ॥
kalpadrumaprasavakalpitachitrapūjāṃ
uddīpita priyatamāmadaraktagītim ।
nityaṃ bhavāni bhavatīmupavīṇayanti
vidyādharāḥ kanakaśailaguhāgṛhēṣu ॥ 8 ॥
O Bhavāni, I seek you daily — you who are worshipped with diverse offerings fashioned from the blooms of the wish-tree, you who are invoked through songs flushed red with love — grant me the constant awareness of your presence.
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Verse 10
लक्ष्मीवशीकरणकर्मणि कामिनीनां
आकर्षणव्यतिकरेषु च सिद्धमन्त्रः ।
नीरन्ध्रमोहतिमिरच्छिदुरप्रदीपो
देवि त्वदङ्घ्रिजनितो जयति प्रसादः ॥ ९ ॥
lakṣmīvaśīkaraṇakarmaṇi kāminīnāṃ
ākarṣaṇavyatikarēṣu cha siddhamantraḥ ।
nīrandhramōhatimirachChidurapradīpō
dēvi tvadaṅghrijanitō jayati prasādaḥ ॥ 9 ॥
The perfected mantra for the work of bringing Lakṣmī under control, for the procedures of attracting desired ones, for piercing through the dense darkness of delusion — that mantra is none other than the name of Bhavāni.
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Verse 11
देवि त्वदङ्घ्रिनखरत्नभुवो मयूखाः
प्रत्यग्रमौक्तिकरुचो मुदमुद्वहन्ति ।
सेवानतिव्यतिकरे सुरसुन्दरीणां
सीमन्तसीम्नि कुसुमस्तबकायितं यैः ॥ १० ॥
dēvi tvadaṅghrinakharatnabhuvō mayūkhāḥ
pratyagramauktikaruchō mudamudvahanti ।
sēvānativyatikarē surasundarīṇāṃ
sīmantasīmni kusumastabakāyitaṃ yaiḥ ॥ 10 ॥
O Goddess, the rays born from the gems in the nails of your feet, glowing with the luster of fresh pearls, bring joy to all who behold them. Through the repeated act of bowing in service, this very sight fills the devoted heart with bliss.
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Verse 12
मूर्ध्नि स्फुरत्तुहिनदीधितिदीप्तिदीप्तं
मध्ये ललाटममरायुधरश्मिचित्रम् ।
हृच्चक्रचुम्बि हुतभुक्कणिकानुकारि
ज्योतिर्यदेतदिदमम्ब तव स्वरूपम् ॥ ११ ॥
mūrdhni sphurattuhinadīdhitidīptidīptaṃ
madhyē lalāṭamamarāyudharaśmichitram ।
hṛchchakrachumbi hutabhukkaṇikānukāri
jyōtiryadētadidamamba tava svarūpam ॥ 11 ॥
Her crown blazing with the cold radiance of the moon; her forehead adorned with the crescent in the middle, multicolored as divine weapon-rays; her heart-lotus kissed [by devotees' meditation] — this form of the Goddess is to be contemplated.
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Verse 13
रूपं तव स्फुरितचन्द्रमरीचिगौरं
आलोकते शिरसि वागधिदैवतं यः ।
निःसीमसूक्तिरचनामृतनिर्झरस्य
तस्य प्रसादमधुराः प्रसरन्ति वाचः ॥ १२ ॥
rūpaṃ tava sphuritachandramarīchigauraṃ
ālōkatē śirasi vāgadhidaivataṃ yaḥ ।
niḥsīmasūktirachanāmṛtanirjharasya
tasya prasādamadhurāḥ prasaranti vāchaḥ ॥ 12 ॥
Whoever meditates on your form — white as the shimmering rays of the moon — perceiving you, the presiding deity of speech, as dwelling in the crown chakra — for that person endless streams of ambrosia pour forth in the form of beautiful verses without bound.
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Verse 14
सिन्दूरपांसुपटलच्छुरितामिव द्यां
त्वत्तेजसा जतुरसस्नपितामिवोर्वीम् ।
यः पश्यति क्षणमपि त्रिपुरे विहाय
व्रीडां मृडानि सुदृशस्तमनुद्रवन्ति ॥ १३ ॥
sindūrapāṃsupaṭalachChuritāmiva dyāṃ
tvattējasā jaturasasnapitāmivōrvīm ।
yaḥ paśyati kṣaṇamapi tripurē vihāya
vrīḍāṃ mṛḍāni sudṛśastamanudravanti ॥ 13 ॥
Whoever for even a moment sees — the sky as if sprinkled with masses of vermilion dust, and the earth as if bathed in your crimson brilliance — for that devotee's vision, the world itself becomes the Goddess's red radiance.
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Verse 15
मातर्मुहूर्तमपि यः स्मरति स्वरूपं
लाक्षारसप्रसरतन्तुनिभं भवत्याः ।
ध्यायन्त्यनन्यमनसस्तमनङ्गतप्ताः
प्रद्युम्नसीम्नि सुभगत्वगुणं तरुण्यः ॥ १४ ॥
mātarmuhūrtamapi yaḥ smarati svarūpaṃ
lākṣārasaprasaratantunibhaṃ bhavatyāḥ ।
dhyāyantyananyamanasastamanaṅgataptāḥ
pradyumnasīmni subhagatvaguṇaṃ taruṇyaḥ ॥ 14 ॥
O Mother, whoever remembers even for a moment your form — deep red as the spreading threads of lac-dye — that person becomes the beloved of those who meditate on you with single-pointed mind. They are sought after by the great.
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Verse 16
योऽयं चकास्ति गगनार्णवरत्नमिन्दुः
योऽयं सुरासुरगुरुः पुरुषः पुराणः ।
यद्वाममर्धमिदमन्धकसूदनस्य
देवि त्वमेव तदिति प्रतिपादयन्ति ॥ १५ ॥
yō'yaṃ chakāsti gaganārṇavaratnaminduḥ
yō'yaṃ surāsuraguruḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ ।
yadvāmamardhamidamandhakasūdanasya
dēvi tvamēva taditi pratipādayanti ॥ 15 ॥
This moon that shines as the jewel of the ocean of space, this ancient Puruṣa who is the guru of gods and demons — this left half, O Goddess, is yours alone. Yet you contain them both within your single being.
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Verse 17
इच्छानुरूपमनुरूपगुणप्रकर्ष
सङ्कर्षिणि त्वमभिमृश्य यदा बिभर्षि ।
जायेत स त्रिभुवनैक गुरुस्तदानीं
देवः शिवोऽपि भुवनत्रयसूत्रधारः ॥ १६ ॥
ichChānurūpamanurūpaguṇaprakarṣa
saṅkarṣiṇi tvamabhimṛśya yadā bibharṣi ।
jāyēta sa tribhuvanaika gurustadānīṃ
dēvaḥ śivō'pi bhuvanatrayasūtradhāraḥ ॥ 16 ॥
O Saṅkarṣiṇī (the drawing-in power), when you take him up and bear him — having infused him with qualities that match your will, of surpassing fullness — he [Śiva] becomes the singular guru of the three worlds, the Lord of lords.
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Verse 18
ध्यातासि हैमवति येन हिमांशुरश्मि-
-मालामलद्युतिरकल्मषमानसेन ।
तस्याविलम्बमनवद्यमनन्तकल्पं
अल्पैर्दिनैः सृजसि सुन्दरि वाग्विलासम् ॥ १७ ॥
dhyātāsi haimavati yēna himāṃśuraśmi-
-mālāmaladyutirakalmaṣamānasēna ।
tasyāvilambamanavadyamanantakalpaṃ
alpairdinaiḥ sṛjasi sundari vāgvilāsam ॥ 17 ॥
O Haimavati (daughter of the Himālayas), whoever meditates on you with a mind pure and spotless as a garland of moonbeams — for them, without delay, the faultless, infinite nature of reality is revealed as their own Self.
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Verse 19
आधारमारुतनिरोधवशेन येषां
सिन्दूररञ्जितसरोजगुणानुकारि ।
दीप्तं हृदि स्फुरति देवि वपुस्त्वदीयं
ध्यायन्ति तानिह समीहितसिद्धिसार्थाः ॥ १८ ॥
ādhāramārutanirōdhavaśēna yēṣāṃ
sindūrarañjitasarōjaguṇānukāri ।
dīptaṃ hṛdi sphurati dēvi vapustvadīyaṃ
dhyāyanti tāniha samīhitasiddhisārthāḥ ॥ 18 ॥
O Goddess, for those who practice the restraint of the root-breath (prāṇāyāma) — in whose hearts your blazing form resembles the quality of a lotus tinged with vermilion — you bestow the highest liberation.
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Verse 20
ये चिन्तयन्त्यरुणमण्डलमध्यवर्ति
रूपं तवाम्ब नवयावकपङ्कपिङ्गम् ।
तेषां सदैव कुसुमायुधबाणभिन्न-
-वक्षःस्थला मृगदृशो वशगा भवन्ति ॥ १९ ॥
yē chintayantyaruṇamaṇḍalamadhyavarti
rūpaṃ tavāmba navayāvakapaṅkapiṅgam ।
tēṣāṃ sadaiva kusumāyudhabāṇabhinna-
-vakṣaḥsthalā mṛgadṛśō vaśagā bhavanti ॥ 19 ॥
Those who meditate on your form — golden-red as fresh yāvaka barley-paste, dwelling in the center of the red orb of the sun — for them, Kāmadeva's flower-arrows never miss their mark, and all desires are fulfilled.
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Verse 21
त्वामैन्दवीमिव कलामनुफालदेशं
उद्भासिताम्बरतलामवलोकयन्तः ।
सद्यो भवानि सुधियः कवयो भवन्ति
त्वं भावनाहितधियां कुलकामधेनुः ॥ २० ॥
tvāmaindavīmiva kalāmanuphāladēśaṃ
udbhāsitāmbaratalāmavalōkayantaḥ ।
sadyō bhavāni sudhiyaḥ kavayō bhavanti
tvaṃ bhāvanāhitadhiyāṃ kulakāmadhēnuḥ ॥ 20 ॥
O Bhavāni, those who behold you like the digit of the moon above the forehead-region, illuminating the vast sky — those wise poets instantly become overflowing with exquisite verse.
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Verse 22
शर्वाणि सर्वजनवन्दितपादपद्मे
पद्मच्छदद्युतिविडम्बितनेत्रलक्ष्मि ।
निष्पापमूर्तिजनमानसराजहंसि
हंसि त्वमापदमनेकविधां जनस्य ॥ २१ ॥
śarvāṇi sarvajanavanditapādapadmē
padmachChadadyutiviḍambitanētralakṣmi ।
niṣpāpamūrtijanamānasarājahaṃsi
haṃsi tvamāpadamanēkavidhāṃ janasya ॥ 21 ॥
O Śarvāṇī, whose lotus-feet all beings worship, whose eye-beauty surpasses the glory of lotus petals, O delight of the pure-hearted — bestow upon me the clarity of mind and the true vision of reality.
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Verse 23
उत्तप्तहेमरुचिरे त्रिपुरे पुनीहि
चेतश्चिरन्तनमघौघवनं लुनीहि ।
कारागृहे निगलबन्धनयन्त्रितस्य
त्वत्संस्मृतौ झटिति मे निगलास्त्रुटन्ति ॥ २२ ॥
uttaptahēmaruchirē tripurē punīhi
chētaśchirantanamaghaughavanaṃ lunīhi ।
kārāgṛhē nigalabandhanayantritasya
tvatsaṃsmṛtau jhaṭiti mē nigalāstruṭanti ॥ 22 ॥
O Tripurā, beautiful as refined gold — purify my mind; mow down the forest of long-accumulated sins; release me from the prison-house of the body with its chains and constraints. Take me to the other shore.
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Verse 24
त्वां व्यापिनीति सुमना इति कुण्डलीति
त्वां कामिनीति कमलेति कलावतीति ।
त्वां मालिनीति ललितेत्यपराजितेति
देवि स्तुवन्ति विजयेति जयेत्युमेति ॥ २३ ॥
tvāṃ vyāpinīti sumanā iti kuṇḍalīti
tvāṃ kāminīti kamalēti kalāvatīti ।
tvāṃ mālinīti lalitētyaparājitēti
dēvi stuvanti vijayēti jayētyumēti ॥ 23 ॥
The wise call you Vyāpinī (the Pervader), Sumanā (the Well-minded), Kuṇḍalī (the Coiled); you Kāminī (the Passionate), Kamalā (the Lotus-born), Kalāvatī (Full of kalās); you Mālinī (the Garlanded) — and many more names. In all these names, one reality shines.
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Verse 25
उद्दामकामपरमार्थसरोजखण्ड-
चण्डद्युतिद्युतिमपासितषड्विकाराम् ।
मोहद्विपेन्द्रकदनोद्यतबोधसिंह-
-लीलागुहां भगवतीं त्रिपुरां नमामि ॥ २४ ॥
uddāmakāmaparamārthasarōjakhaṇḍa-
chaṇḍadyutidyutimapāsitaṣaḍvikārām ।
mōhadvipēndrakadanōdyatabōdhasiṃha-
-līlāguhāṃ bhagavatīṃ tripurāṃ namāmi ॥ 24 ॥
The supreme lotus of the highest purpose of Kāma (liberation), whose blazing brilliance dispels the six modifications (birth, etc.), who is poised like a lion to crush the great elephant of delusion — I take refuge in that Goddess.
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Verse 26
गणेशवटुकस्तुता रतिसहायकामान्विता
स्मरारिवरविष्टरा कुसुमबाणबाणैर्युता ।
अनङ्गकुसुमादिभिः परिवृता च सिद्धैस्त्रिभिः
कदम्बवनमध्यगा त्रिपुरसुन्दरी पातु नः ॥ २५ ॥
gaṇēśavaṭukastutā ratisahāyakāmānvitā
smarārivaraviṣṭarā kusumabāṇabāṇairyutā ।
anaṅgakusumādibhiḥ parivṛtā cha siddhaistribhiḥ
kadambavanamadhyagā tripurasundarī pātu naḥ ॥ 25 ॥
Praised by Gaṇeśa and Vaṭuka (Bhairava), attended by Rati and Kāma, enthroned on the seat of the enemy of Kāma (Śiva), armed with flower-arrows — she who is Anaṅgakusumā and other attendant deities: I meditate on this divine assembly.
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Verse 27
रुद्राणि विद्रुममयीं प्रतिमामिव त्वां
ये चिन्तयन्त्यरुणकान्तिमनन्यरूपाम् ।
तानेत्य पक्ष्मलदृशः प्रसभं भजन्ते
कण्ठावसक्तमृदुबाहुलतास्तरुण्यः ॥ २६ ॥
rudrāṇi vidrumamayīṃ pratimāmiva tvāṃ
yē chintayantyaruṇakāntimananyarūpām ।
tānētya pakṣmaladṛśaḥ prasabhaṃ bhajantē
kaṇṭhāvasaktamṛdubāhulatāstaruṇyaḥ ॥ 26 ॥
O Rudrāṇī, those who contemplate you — of unique reddish splendor, like a statue made of coral — you come to them at the final hour and grant them your supreme blessing directly.
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Verse 28
त्वद्रूपैकनिरूपणप्रणयिताबन्धो दृशोस्त्वद्गुण-
-ग्रामाकर्णनरागिता श्रवणयोस्त्वत्संस्मृतिश्चेतसि ।
त्वत्पादार्चनचातुरी करयुगे त्वत्कीर्तितं वाचि मे
कुत्रापि त्वदुपासनव्यसनिता मे देवि मा शाम्यतु ॥ २७ ॥
tvadrūpaikanirūpaṇapraṇayitābandhō dṛśōstvadguṇa-
-grāmākarṇanarāgitā śravaṇayōstvatsaṃsmṛtiśchētasi ।
tvatpādārchanachāturī karayugē tvatkīrtitaṃ vāchi mē
kutrāpi tvadupāsanavyasanitā mē dēvi mā śāmyatu ॥ 27 ॥
The eyes becoming bound by love for seeing your form alone; the ears tinged with longing to hear only your qualities; the mind ever remembering you; the lips always uttering your name — grant that all the senses be devoted to you, O Goddess.
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Verse 29
त्वद्रूपमुल्लसितदाडिमपुष्परक्तं
उद्भावयेन्मदनदैवतमक्षरं यः ।
तं रूपहीनमपि मन्मथनिर्विशेषं
आलोकयन्त्युरुनितम्बतटास्तरुण्यः ॥ २८ ॥
tvadrūpamullasitadāḍimapuṣparaktaṃ
udbhāvayēnmadanadaivatamakṣaraṃ yaḥ ।
taṃ rūpahīnamapi manmathanirviśēṣaṃ
ālōkayantyurunitambataṭāstaruṇyaḥ ॥ 28 ॥
Whoever meditates on the imperishable divine seed of Kāma in your form — red as the blossoming pomegranate flower — that person, even if physically unlovely, is made irresistible by Kāmadeva himself.
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Verse 30
ब्रह्मेन्द्ररुद्रहरिचन्द्रसहस्ररश्मि-
-स्कन्दद्विपाननहुताशनवन्दितायै ।
वागीश्वरि त्रिभुवनेश्वरि विश्वमातः
अन्तर्बहिश्च कृतसंस्थितये नमस्ते ॥ २९ ॥
brahmēndrarudraharichandrasahasraraśmi-
-skandadvipānanahutāśanavanditāyai ।
vāgīśvari tribhuvanēśvari viśvamātaḥ
antarbahiścha kṛtasaṃsthitayē namastē ॥ 29 ॥
To her who is saluted by Brahmā, Indra, Rudra, Hari, the thousand-rayed Sun, Skanda, Gaṇapati, and Agni — O Vāgīśvarī, mistress of all three worlds, to you be salutation; bestow your grace upon me.
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Verse 31
कस्तोत्रमेतदनुवासरमीश्वरायाः
श्रेयस्करं पठति वा यदि वा शृणोति ।
तस्येप्सितं फलति राजभिरीड्यतेऽसौ
जायेत स प्रियतमो मदिरेक्षणानाम् ॥ ३० ॥
kastōtramētadanuvāsaramīśvarāyāḥ
śrēyaskaraṃ paṭhati vā yadi vā śṛṇōti ।
tasyēpsitaṃ phalati rājabhirīḍyatē'sau
jāyēta sa priyatamō madirēkṣaṇānām ॥ 30 ॥
Whoever recites this auspicious hymn to the Goddess daily, or hears it recited — for them, all desired fruits ripen; kings become favorable; poetic genius (Sarasvatī) dwells permanently in their speech.
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Verse 32
इति श्रीकालिदास विरचित पञ्चस्तव्यां द्वितीयः चर्चास्तवः ।
iti śrīkāḻidāsa virachita pañchastavyāṃ dvitīyaḥ charchāstavaḥ ।
Thus ends the Carcā Stava, the second hymn in the Pañchastavya composed by Śrī Kālidāsa.