जय देवी Jay Devi Jay Devi Jay Mahalakshmi

Victory to you, Goddess, victory to Mahalakshmi.

You dwell everywhere, pervading all things, in both visible and subtle forms.

You live in Karvir (Kolhapur) and are the mother of the great gods and sages.

You grant boons to Shiva, destroyer of Tripura, and are the beloved wife of Vishnu, slayer of the demon Mura.

From your lotus-shaped womb you gave birth to Brahma, the creator.

Even the thousand-headed Shesha, who holds up the earth, cannot finish singing your virtues.

Sources differ here. Brahmabhakti reads: सहस्त्रवदनी भूधर न पुरे गुण गातां

Victory to you, Goddess, victory to Mahalakshmi.

Sources differ here. Brahmabhakti reads: जय देवी जय देवी जय महालक्ष्मी

The citron fruit, mace and shield in your hands shine like the rays of the sun.

A golden bowl filled with nectar-like water gleams in your hand.

You wear a ruby girdle and a bright-coloured garment, and your eyes are like a doe's.

Your face glows like moonlight, and you are the mother of Madana, the god of love.

Victory to you, Goddess, victory to Mahalakshmi.

Sources differ here. Brahmabhakti reads: जय देवी जय देवी जय महालक्ष्मी

You are Tara, the power no mind can reach; to Shiva's devotees you are Gauri.

The Sankhya thinkers call you Prakriti, primal nature, and declare you beyond all qualities.

You are Gayatri, the seed of all things, the essence of the Vedas and the scriptures.

You appear as Padmavati, the lotus goddess, keeping to your own dharma.

Victory to you, Goddess, victory to Mahalakshmi.

Sources differ here. Brahmabhakti reads: जय देवी जय देवी जय महालक्ष्मी

O river brimming with nectar, turn away sin and misfortune.

Slay the fearsome demons, and carry us across the ocean of worldly life, so hard to cross.

Draw back the veil of illusion for the household that bows to you,

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and surely show them this form of yours, which is pure consciousness.

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Victory to you, Goddess, victory to Mahalakshmi.

Sources differ here. Brahmabhakti reads: जय देवी जय देवी जय महालक्ष्मी

Whatever lines of wretched deeds four-faced Brahma

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may have written on my forehead as my fate, O Mother,

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wipe them away beneath your feet, and wash them clean with the flowers offered at your feet.

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So prays the poet Mukteshwar to you, daughter of the ocean of milk.

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Victory to you, Goddess, victory to Mahalakshmi.

Sources differ here. Brahmabhakti reads: जय देवी जय देवी जय महालक्ष्मी