Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Maa Mahagauri Rupena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
O Mother, I run out of adjectives
grappling to present the most exquisite garland
Of verses describing the endless spectrum
Of your manifestations O Polyonymus
Each of your mesmerizing swaroopa
Recount tales of love, penance,
family solidarity, valor and renunciation
Touching upon all the possible situations
That we may ever encounter in our lives
Leading by example the potential
Within a seemingly frail feminine form
And the possibilities of the results
Were the hidden inherent Shakti to awaken
Teaching us mere mortals
the power of perseverance and faith
In the face of endless and
seemingly impenetrable adversity
Today on MahaAshtami tithi
We worship you as MahaGauri
The pure white complexioned one
More milky in color than the frothing curls
Of foaming wavelets of young streams
Rushing down high Himalayan culverts
On the first day of the warm season
The one more serene than
the calm surface of an unruffled pond
quietly contemplating the beauty of the
silver reflection of the full moon
as it floods and brimmeth over
serene spirituality from its hold
O Shwethambhardhara
Draped in snow white garments
Of gossamer energy
The gentle curve of your soft smile
Is like the crescent moon adorning Mata Chandrakanta
With a cluster of sparkling stars upon your flowing tresses
And a garland of snow white Kunda flowers
O Mata Vruksarudha
Four armed Goddess seated on the Vrishabh
With your blessing O Bhagalmukhi
We mesmerized devotees learn to harness
Our runaway mind to settle like a placid pool
Untouched by the butterfly wings
Of anxiety and worries
Unkissed by runaway breeze of issues
To meditate upon the most sublime of your forms
Washed in milk white light
Effulgent with inner glow
Like the cool energy radiating
From the clear depths of translucent spatika
Bless us O Mother, so we may awaken Sri Durga within
In your image with eight arms and powerful weapons
Seated on a ferocious Lion
To take on the mightiest Mahishasura (arduous tasks)
That destiny decides to throw our way
That we may have the inner awareness and
Knowledge of our own strengths
To be able to manifest and reinvent ourselves
To the demands of the time and situation
Bless us O Mother, so we may
Involute our weaknesses into strengths
and face both our inner and outer demons
So we may lead from the front
and fight our battles as empowered women
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