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ambikā gītam

Vasiṣṭha Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni

  1. Quells the sins of the devout, Mother Divine,
    Grants the fruits desired, Mother Divine
    Protects adeptly the virtuous, Mother Divine
    Destroys with might the evil ones, Mother Divine
  2. Shines as the splendour in the radiant Sun, Mother Divine
    Slumbers betwixt the eyes, Mother Divine
    Abides veiled in the cool region of the Moon, Mother Divine
    Pervades the world of three gunas, Mother Divine
  3. Holding court, served by thousands of yoginis, Mother Divine
    Bears the Earth in entirety with every speck, Mother Divine
    Flashes as lightning in the sky, Mother Divine
    Lights up with joy the visage of Bhairava, Mother Divine
  4. Emerges as the breath and flavour of poesy, Mother Divine
    Sung by the host of Adithyas Rudras and Vasus, Mother Divine
    Threads the Earth water and the firmament, Mother Divine
    Remains as the form of Vedas in intellects sharpened, Mother Divine
  5. Abides as comely pleasure in tender-hearted ones, Mother Divine
    Stays as sweetness in all forms endearing, Mother Divine
    Prevails as the Universe in the knowers of Tatwa, Mother Divine
    And as blank void in beings without good qualities, Mother Divine
  6. The kinetic energy that activates the world, Mother Divine
    Perceived through a flash of lightening, Mother Divine
    Hailed as the Cow Divine that grants ever and anon, Mother Divine
    And the bestower of freedom from fear for discerning devotees, Mother Divine
  7. Hill after Hill enshrined dwells, Mother Divine
    Forest after Forest strides, Mother Divine
    Hamlet after Hamlet hailed high, Mother Divine
    City after City established, Mother Divine
  8. Strides the space, sans form and unseen, Mother Divine
    Stays embodied as Indrani in the land of celestials, Mother Divine
    Shines as the Form of White Immaculate Gowri, daughter of Himavan, Mother Divine
    Sustains the embodied beings as their life-force, Mother Divine
  9. Half of the body of ONE who wielded the divine Hill (Meru) as the bow, Mother Divine
    Permeating and filling in full all the three worlds, Mother Divine
    In the hearts of beings though with token presence, Mother Divine
    Manifests in full in the hearts of Jnanis humble who spurn the world as mere straw, Mother Divine
  10. Gracious in the shy and devout, Mother Divine
    Succour imposing for the distressed, Mother Divine
    Subtle in all things perceived, Mother Divine
    Gross in all objects, Mother Divine
  11. Remains as nectarine sweetness in Hails and Hymns, Mother Divine
    Abides as rapture inspired in meditation, Mother Divine
    Grants boon to the devout who supplicate, Mother Divine
    Stays as purity in every episode of epics, Mother Divine
  12. Light and subtle as the stainfree Sky as the Form, Mother Divine
    Sun, Moon and Stars as Eyes, Mother Divine
    Wind all pervading as the breath, Mother Divine
    Unbounded expanse of water as sweat, Mother Divine
  13. Donning in play the role of sportive maiden, Mother Divine
    Decked in ornaments divine and in gleaming gold, Mother Divine
    Fondly nurtured by a handful few, Mother Divine
    Unapproachable to a few, Mother Divine
  14. Cool to those who nurture, Mother Divine
    Scorching to those who scoff, Mother Divine
    Blossoms in time as creation, Mother Divine
    Subsumes it at deluge, Mother Divine
  15. The strength acquired by takers of Soma after Homa, Mother Divine
    The joyous pleasure on trouncing enemies, Mother Divine
    Left sole after the deluge, Mother Divine
    The excellence that shines in every single thing created, Mother Divine
  16. Inebriation in the practisers of Kaulachara, Mother Divine
    Tranquility in followers of Samayachara, Mother Divine
    Emaciation in the adherents of Yoga, Mother Divine
    Mergence in the practisers of the path of Jnana, Mother Divine
  17. The spouse of Siva, the Foe of cupid, Mother Divine
    With Ganapathy and Shanmukha as the off-spring, Mother Divine
    The purifying Deity for repenting sinners, Mother Divine
    Hail, Mother Divine hymned by Ganapathy Muni