śrīyāmunācārya viracita catuśślokī
kāntaste puruśottamaḥ phaṇipatiḥ śayyāsanaṃ vāhanam
vedātmā vihageśvaro yavanikā māyā jaganmohinī |
brahmeśādisuravrajassadayitastvddāsadāsīgaṇaḥ
śrīrityeva ca nāmate bhagavati brūmaḥ kathaṃ tvāṃ vayam ||
Re-ordered Word-by-word meaning
te kāntaḥ puruśottamaḥ - Your husband is the Supreme Personality Vishnu,
śayyāsanaṃ phaṇipatiḥ - (Your) bed and seat is the lord of serpents, Adisesha,
vāhanam vedātmā vihageśvaro - (Your) vehicle is the soul of the Vedas, Garuda, lord of birds,
yavanikā māyā jaganmohinī - (Your) royal screen is Maya Shakti, who deludes the whole world through her power,
brahma iśa ādi suravrajaḥ sadayitaḥ tvddāsa dāsī gaṇaḥ - Brahma, Shiva, and other gods moving with their wives are Your entourage of servants and hand-maids,
śrīḥ iti eva ca nāma te - Sri or the Goddess of Prosperity is your very name,
bhagavati - Oh Supreme Goddess,
kathaṃ vayam tvāṃ brūmaḥ - How can we (mere mortals) proclaim Your greatness!?
Sri Yamunacharya was the spiritual guru of Sri Ramanujacharya, and his works are special to all devotees.
The concepts in our mythology and worship are inspirational, and stimulate our imagination about how the Supreme Being pervades and possesses all creation and prosperity, which is logically the starting point of godhood.
