nirdh t khilaghorap vanakar pratyak am he var She who gives the highest purity by washing off all terrible karmas, the living visible form of Siva,

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1 r annapur s kta nity nandakar var bhayakar saundaryaratn val She who is the eternal bliss, who grants the boon of fearlessness; She who is the embodiment of highest beauty, nirdh t khilaghorap vanakar pratyak am he var She who gives the highest purity by washing off all terrible karmas, the living visible form of Siva, pr ley calava ap vanakar k pur dh var She who purifies, the mistress of the city of Kashi (Banaras); n n ratnavicitrabh a akar hem mbar ambar She who is laden with ornaments made from all kinds of beautiful gems; who is clothed in the radiance of the golden sky; mukt h ravilambam navilasadvak ojakumbh ntar She whose pearl necklace hangs between her beautifully shaped breasts, Himalayan Institute,

2 k m r 'guruv sit rucikar k pur dh var whose fragrance is pleasing like that of the fragrant flower of Kashmir (saffron), the Mistress of the City of Kashi; yog nandakar ripuk ayakar dharm 'rthani h kar She who gives the joy of yoga, the destroyer of enemies, who inspires dharma and artha, candr rk nalabh sam nalahar trailokyarak kar who is the radiance of the moon, sun and fire; who is the protector of the three worlds; sarvai varyasamastav ñchitakar k pur dh var she who gives all divine qualities and fulfills all desires; the mistress of the City of Kashi; Himalayan Institute,

3 kail s calakandar layakar gaur um a kar She who made a cave in Mount Kailash her home, who is known by the names Gauri, Uma, Shankari, kaum r nigam rthagocarakar o k rab j k ar and Kaumari, the revealer of the intent and meaning of the Vedas; she whose mantra is the all-encompassing seed mantra OM; mok adv rakap ap anakar k pur dh var she who opens the door to liberation ; the mistress of the City of Kashi; d y 'd yaprabh tav hanakar brahm abh odar She who leads the entire seen and unseen world in the direction of plentitude; She in whose womb the universe is held, l l n akas trabhedanakar vijñ nad p kur She who penetrates or enables sadhakas to penetrate the mystery of the cosmic drama; She who is the flame of knowledge; Himalayan Institute,

4 r vi ve amana pras danakar k pur dh var She who pleases the mind of Bhagavan Siva; the mistress of the City of Kashi; urv i sarvajane var bhagavat m t 'nnap r e var She who is the presiding force of nature, the mistress of all people, who is endowed with all divine qualities, the Divine Mother Annapurna, ve n lasam nakuntalahar nity nnad ne var She who has blue braids and waves of curls, the divine giver of eternal food, sarv nandakar d u ubhakar k pur dh var who gives supreme bliss, the sight of whom is auspicious; she who is auspiciousness itself; the mistress of the city of Kashi; Himalayan Institute,

5 dik ntasamastavar anakar ambhostribh v kar She who expounds the meaning of all the alaphabet between a and ks ; who is the manifesting force of Siva and of the three-fold manifestation, k m r trijale var trilahar nity kur arvar She who dwells in Kashmir; the mistress of the three waters in heaven, earth, and the underworld; and three eternally unfolding waves, the rpesidng force of the nigh, k m k k akar janodayakar k pur dh var She who bestows the desires and make people prosper. the mistress of the city of Kashi, dev sarvavicitraratnaracit d k ya sundar The Goddess, whose jewelry consists of all beautiful gems, the daughter of Daksa, the goddess Sundari v masv dupayodharapriyakar saubh gyam he var The giver of all sweetness, the greatest mistress of good fortune, Himalayan Institute,

6 bhakt 'bh akar da ubhakar k pur dh var She who fulfills the desires of her devotees, She who makes circumstances auspicious, the Mistress of Kashi, candr rk nala ko i ko i sad candr ubimb dhar She who resembles millions of moons, suns and fires; whose countenance holds the radiance of the moon, candr rk gnisam nakuntalahar candr rkavar e var whose ringlets of hair are like the radiance of the moon, sun and fire; the Goddess whose complexion is like the sun and moon, m l pustaka p a s ku adhar k pur dh var the holder of a mala, book, noose, and elephant goad, the Mistress of the city of Kashi, Himalayan Institute,

7 k atratr akar mah 'bhayakar m t k p s gar She who gives protection of physical and subtle dangers, who gives great fearlessness, the Mother, She who is an ocean of compassion and kindness, s k nmok akar sad ivakar vi ve var r dhar She who directly gives liberation, who is always auspicious, the Goddess of the universe, Sri, the Divine Mother Herself, dak krandakar nir mayakar k pur dh var She who terrorizes King Daksha, who reomoves illnesses, the Mistress of the city of Kashi, annap r e sad p r e a karapr avallabhe O Divine Mother, O Eternally Perfect One, O lord of the prana of Siva, jñ navair gya siddhyartha bhik dehi ca p rvat O Mother Parvati, give me alms to obtain knowledge and vairagya (nonattachment). Himalayan Institute,