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O Devi who abides in all the beings
The world in exultation chants Your Praise
Protecting Devas and the human race
You grant refuge to all since the beginning.
Above three gunas and beyond Pralaya
Shri Ekakini, all alone You stand
When whole wide world is coming to an end
You save Your bhaktas from the grasps of Maya.
You give us the ambrosia of Your Love:
We take and take, still can’t get enough -
You light the flames of our pure desire.
Unequalled, unattached, unborn, supreme,
You verily destroy the greatest sins.
You take in us the form of Vishnumaya.
The glory of Your Holy Lotus Feet,
Takes our mind to a complete defeat.
Verse 1
O Devi, who abides in all the beings,
Whenever evil had to be eliminated,
On Mother Earth ten times You incarnated
To slay the demons and bestow peace.
When the world was just an ocean, free of fears,
Lord Vishnu once lay down and took a slumber,
While two asuras Madhu and Kaitabha
Sprung into being from dirt of Vishnu’s ears.
They sought to kill Lord Brahma, but the Lord
Called upon You - Great Empress of the World!
Awakening Shri Vishnu from his slumber,
You drew Yourself out of Vishnu’s heart
And then as Vishnu’s Shakti You took part
In killing demons Madhu and Kaitabha.
You came to save creation from disgrace.
The world in exultation chants Your Praise.
Verse 2
The world in exultation chants Your Praise
But every praise falls short to tell the story
Of Your Compassion, Valor, Strength, and Glory
That human minds aren’t able to embrace.
Of yore the hundred-year war was going on
Between the hosts of devas and asuras,
The lord of demons, called Mahishasura,
Defeating devas, took the heaven’s throne.
The devas started looking for an action
To bring about the means of his destruction.
The faces of Shiva and Vishnu expressed the storm
When devas came together for a meeting
And from each deva suddenly came emitting
A light that joined to take Shri Durga’s form.
You, Devi, propelled Yourself through time and space,
Protecting Devas and the human race.
Verse 3
Protecting Devas and the human race
Your task was to defeat Mahishasura
The devas gave You arms to fight asuras,
And all the hopes of the world in You were placed.
In bright red sari, mounted on a lion,
Adorned with a brilliant crescent moon,
You joined us, O Giver of the boons,
Descending from the Holy Himalayas.
And just like moths that fly to burn in a flame
Towards Your light all the rakshasas came.
The battle started. Every sigh You heaved
Became a battalion of soldiers of the Divine.
And smashing the demon’s army in no time,
O Ambika, You made the world relieved!
With endless joy the Universe was ringing:
You grant refuge to all since the beginning!
Verse 4
You grant refuge to all, since the beginning,
Who hand You their soul, mind and heart,
Whose destiny is to become Your Part,
For their sake all battles You are winning.
When You hit hard the army of the demons,
Mahishasura came to take his turn.
To trick the world he took a buffalo’s form.
Yet he could not escape Your wrathful weapons:
You jumped high and landed on his back
And pressed Your Foot on the buffalo’s neck,
And as You hit the animal with a spear,
From the buffalo’s mouth issued his head.
You struck it off and put the demon dead,
And all his army scattered in fear.
None can withstand You - who is Mahamaya,
Above three gunas and beyond Pralaya!
Verse 5
Above three gunas and beyond Pralaya,
O Devi, You are free from rules and norms
And You can take innumerable forms
At any moment as per Your desire.
When Shumbha and Nishumbha, two rakshasas,
And their servants - nasty, ugly devils,
Acquired the authority of devas
To rule over three worlds and all the masses
You issued from Yourself nine Devi forms
That killed the demons one by one in turns.
When Shumbha challenged You about these Devis:
"It seems You took some help from everybody!",
You swiftly took them back inside Your body
And finished alone this arrogant, mighty devil.
And then the people had to understand:
Shri Ekakini, all alone You stand!
Verse 6
Shri Ekakini, all alone You stand.
You are the sole basis of creation.
You give the start to all civilizations,
And You Yourself consume them at the end.
Fourteen manvantaras, four yugas and pralaya,
There is no exit in the worldly maze
Until the seeker sees Your Holy Face
Whose shine dispels the mighty fog of Maya.
That’s why, to bring the light to human fate,
All devas prayed for You to incarnate
Amidst the Iron Age of desolation:
"Oh, human beings went off so far astray
That we, the deities, cannot mend their ways.
Please save the world from coming devastation!
O Devi, only You can take a stand
When whole wide world is coming to an end!"
Verse 7
When whole wide world is coming to an end,
Lord Shiva brings about its destruction.
But You persuaded him to postpone this action
And give the people a chance for their ascent.
You took Your birth in nineteen twenty-three,
In central India, the town of Chindwara.
And in Nargol You opened Sahasrara
In nineteen seventy to set the people free:
Who longs to end the cycle of Samsara
Shall meditate on You in Sahasrara.
Awakened by Self-Realization,
The Atma sheds the light on the seeker’s way,
And his impure habits drop away.
The soul gets complete purification.
Thus freeing them from sin and low desire
You save Your bhaktas from the grasps of Maya.
Verse 8
You save Your bhaktas from the grasps of Maya.
And now they can save the others too.
And as they pass around the flame of truth
The whole world gets enlightened by this fire.
And Kali-Yuga leaves without a fight
When human beings achieve their transformation
Your priceless gift of self-realization as they pass around the flame of truth
Has opened us the way to the future bright.
We thank You so much for all Your work,
For traveling, for giving endless talks,
For taking so many incarnations,
For killing Ravan and Narakasur
In order to protect us and make sure
That we have achieved our self-realization.
And then to raise our spirit high above
You give us the ambrosia of Your Love.
Verse 9
You give us the ambrosia of Your Love -
The pure joy, so deep, intense, and precious
That all the other interests and pleasures
Can no longer stand in our path.
And then You take us to our own depth
And all our inner essence starts refining.
We feel inside the heart our spirit shining,
Eternal, and beyond our life and death.
When we submit to You and meditate,
Then in Your grace You give us Shiva state.
Once not attached, we start our introspection.
We keep away from people who are false,
And rid ourselves of all our own faults,
Improving our power of discretion.
You bring such joy to the Sahaja path
We take and take, still can’t get enough.
Verse 10
We take and take, still can’t get enough
Of Your Darshans, Your Pujas, Your vibrations.
Since endless births in countless creations,
We were just busy searching for Your Love.
This longing burns inside of us like fires.
Please grant us a boon, that when we are away,
Still we would see Your Face the whole day.
O Devi, give to us such kind of eyes.
O Mother, give to us such kind of heart,
From which Your Lotus Feet will never part.
And give to us such constant concentration
To fasten our attention with a glue,
So it would never move away from You.
Please end the hopeless reign of separation
Being one with You is all that we require.
You light the flames of our pure desire.
Verse 11
You light the flames of our pure desire
And we forget all worthless, useless things.
When Bell of Destiny within our soul rings.
We do Your work without getting tired.
On Your command, whenever Your require,
We, as Your Army, stand in all full force.
And history might have to change its course,
But we’ll get done whatever You desire.
You made us into Soldiers of the Divine
By raising energy throughout our spine.
And then You mended us to our perfection
To make us soldiers of love and peace.
You made us One by bringing piece to piece
And blessed us with full Divine protection.
You gave us more than we could ever dream -
Unequalled, unattached, unborn, supreme.
Verse 12
Unequalled, unattached, unborn, supreme,
Affectionate, compassionate, forgiving!
Attracted by the Love that You were giving,
We came into Sahaj and settled in.
And trying to ascend we are now busy.
Sometimes we fall, deluded by the mind.
O Mother, only You are our guide.
Please make our ascent very smooth and easy.
Like Shri Ganesh who went around You thrice,
As a result of which he got the prize,
We pray to You in silent adoration:
Give such a special blessing to us all,
That by Your grace we’ll never ever fall,
And reach the state of God-realization.
Please make us good and virtuous from within.
You verily destroy the greatest sins.
Verse 13
You verily destroy the greatest sins.
You verily bestow the greatest treasures.
Omnipotent, beyond all worldly measures,
Your mercy is the greatest ever seen.
All powers and riches which are there
You readily donate to all three worlds,
And You fulfill Your bhaktas’ every want.
O Mother, You respond to every prayer!
Yes, You can grant our wishes, it is true,
But all we want, Shri Mataji, is You!
And what is left of our desires?
When looking at the brilliance of Your face,
We only want to sing and sing Your praise,
And don’t want to shift away our eyes!
O Devi, it is You whom we admire.
You take in us the form of Vishnumaya.
Verse 14
You take in us the form of Vishnumaya
You give us Shraddha, Shakti, Lajja, Buddhi.
You dwell in us as Nidra, Trishna, Kshuddha.
Your forms are Chetanyata, Smriti, Chaya.
You give us genius -Jati, lustre -Kanti,
Activity - Vritti and Tushti - satisfaction.
As Kshanti You forgive our every action
When we commit mistakes in the fog of Bhranti.
O Mother -Matri! Your Compassion -Daya
Works so hard to raise our spirits higher.
At first You give us wealth as Goddess Lakshmi,
But once we get fed up with the mortal world
You bless us with the inner wealth threefold.
You come to us as Goddess Mahalakshmi.
And in the depths of Shanti we can meet
The glory of Your Holy Lotus Feet.
Verse 15
The glory of Your Holy Lotus Feet
Wakes up the world to seek emancipation.
Since times of yore the quest for liberation
Knocks on the doors of God with each heartbeat.
But in the process of our Evolution
We used the mind to find what was best.
From noisy thoughts we never took a rest.
We always looked for questions and solutions.
O Mother, it is only by Your grace
That we have entered in thoughtless space.
And when You take us into meditation,
Conditionings and Ego go away.
And effortlessly in the bliss we stay,
Escaping daily worries, fears, and tensions.
Your melody of peace is so sweet!
Take our mind to a complete defeat.
Verse 16
Take our mind to a complete defeat.
Extinguish the burning pain of separation.
This whole world was only preparation
To see the glory of Your Lotus Feet.
When in Sakshat for Puja You are present,
It’s the fulfillment of our deepest dreams.
With joyful ecstasy our souls brim.
For our hearts it is the greatest present!
We promise You to cope with any task
And with complete surrender we all ask
To melt our "I" in Your divine vibrations.
When we are lost in the splendor of Your Name,
For us, just You and only You remain.
We sing Your praise amidst all jubilation.
To our lives unending joy You bring,
O Devi, who abides in all the beings!
