mahākavi kālidāsa viracita śrīśyāmalādanḍakam
jaya janani
bhaktibhājāṁ paraṁ śreyase kalpase |
yogināṁ mānase dyotase |
chandasāmojasā bhrājase |
gītavidyāvinodātitṛṣṇena kṛṣṇenasaṁpūjyase |
bhaktimaccetasā vedhasā stūyase |
viśvahṛdyena vādyena vidyādharairgīyase |
Re-ordered Word-by word meaning
jaya janani - Glory to you, Mother! who are
kalpase paraṁ śreyase bhaktibhājāṁ - You endow the ultimate prosperity for your devotees,
yogināṁ mānase dyotase - You shine in the minds of the meditators,
bhrājase ojasā chandasām - You shine through the Vedic chants with effulgence,
saṁpūjyase kṛṣṇena gīta vidyā vinoda ati tṛṣṇena - You are worshipped by Krishna, who delights very much through song, learning, and sport,
stūyase vedhasā bhaktimaccetasā - You are praised by Brahma, with his devotion-filled mind,
gīyase vidyādharaiḥ vādyena viśvahṛdyena- You are extolled in song by celestial musicians called Vidysdharas, with songs and instruments that stir the whole world.
Another sample from Kalidasa, showing his clever use of words with very expressive depiction of the Devi.
Navaratri wishes!
