The Glory of Siddhalakshmi

Verse 1 (skanda.7.132.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि वैष्णवीं शक्तिमुत्तमाम्। सोमेशादीशदिग्भागे नातिदूरे व्यवस्थिताम्

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi vaiṣṇavīṁ śaktimuttamām| someśādīśadigbhāge nātidūre vyavasthitām

Ishvara said: Then, O great Goddess, one should go to the supreme Vaishnavi Shakti, situated not far to the northeast of Someshvara.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.132.2)

सिद्धलक्ष्मीति विख्याता ह्यत्र पीठाधिदेवता

siddhalakṣmīti vikhyātā hyatra pīṭhādhidevatā

Here the presiding deity of the seat is renowned by the name Siddhalakshmi.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.132.3)

ब्रह्माण्डे प्रथमं पीठं यत्प्रभासं व्यवस्थितम्। तत्र देवि महापीठे योगिन्यो भूचराः खगाः। भैरवेण समे तास्तु क्रीडन्ते स्वेच्छया प्रिये

brahmāṇḍe prathamaṁ pīṭhaṁ yatprabhāsaṁ vyavasthitam| tatra devi mahāpīṭhe yoginyo bhūcarāḥ khagāḥ| bhairaveṇa same tāstu krīḍante svecchayā priye

This seat, established at Prabhasa, is the very first seat in the cosmos; there, O beloved Goddess, at that great seat, yoginis who roam the earth and sky sport freely with Bhairava, as they please.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.132.4)

जालंधरं महापीठं कामरूपं तथैव च। श्रीमद्रुद्रनृसिंहं च चतुर्थं पीठमुत्तमम्

jālaṁdharaṁ mahāpīṭhaṁ kāmarūpaṁ tathaiva ca| śrīmadrudranṛsiṁhaṁ ca caturthaṁ pīṭhamuttamam

Jalandhara is a great seat, and likewise Kamarupa; Shrimad Rudranrisimha is the fourth, excellent seat.

Verse 5 (skanda.7.132.5)

रत्नवीर्यं महापीठं काश्मीरं पीठमेव च। एतानि देवि पीठानि यो वेत्ति स च मन्त्रवित्

ratnavīryaṁ mahāpīṭhaṁ kāśmīraṁ pīṭhameva ca| etāni devi pīṭhāni yo vetti sa ca mantravit

Ratnavirya is a great seat, and Kashmir too is a seat. O Goddess, whoever knows these seats is truly versed in mantra.

Verse 6 (skanda.7.132.6)

सर्वेषां चैव पीठानामाधारं पीठमुत्तमम्। सौराष्ट्रे तु महादेवि नाम्ना ख्यातं महोदयम्। कामरूपधरं ज्ञानं यत्राद्यापि प्रवर्तते

sarveṣāṁ caiva pīṭhānāmādhāraṁ pīṭhamuttamam| saurāṣṭre tu mahādevi nāmnā khyātaṁ mahodayam| kāmarūpadharaṁ jñānaṁ yatrādyāpi pravartate

The foundation of all these seats is this supreme seat, O great Goddess, renowned by name in Saurashtra as Mahodaya, where even today the knowledge bearing the form of Kamarupa continues to flourish.

Verse 7 (skanda.7.132.7)

तत्र पीठे स्थिता देवी महालक्ष्मीति विश्रुता। सर्वपापप्रशमनी सर्वकार्यशुभप्रदा

tatra pīṭhe sthitā devī mahālakṣmīti viśrutā| sarvapāpapraśamanī sarvakāryaśubhapradā

The goddess established at that seat is renowned by the name Mahalakshmi, quelling every sin and granting auspicious results in every undertaking.

Verse 8 (skanda.7.132.8)

श्रीपञ्चम्यां नरो यस्तु पूजयेत्तां विधानतः। गन्धपुष्पादिभिर्भक्त्या तस्यालक्ष्मीभयं कुतः

śrīpañcamyāṁ naro yastu pūjayettāṁ vidhānataḥ| gandhapuṣpādibhirbhaktyā tasyālakṣmībhayaṁ kutaḥ

Whatever man duly worships her on Shripanchami with devotion, using fragrance, flowers, and the like — how could the fear of misfortune remain for him?

Verse 9 (skanda.7.132.9)

उत्तरां दिशमास्थाय महालक्ष्म्यास्तु सन्निधौ। यो जपेन्मन्त्रराज्ञीं तां सिद्धलक्ष्मीति विश्रुताम्

uttarāṁ diśamāsthāya mahālakṣmyāstu sannidhau| yo japenmantrarājñīṁ tāṁ siddhalakṣmīti viśrutām

Facing the northern direction, in the presence of Mahalakshmi, whoever repeats that queen of mantras, known by the name Siddhalakshmi,

Verse 10 (skanda.7.132.10)

लक्षजाप्यविधानेन दीक्षास्नानादिपूर्वकम्। दशांशहोमसंयुक्तं त्रिमधुश्रीफलैः शुभैः

lakṣajāpyavidhānena dīkṣāsnānādipūrvakam| daśāṁśahomasaṁyuktaṁ trimadhuśrīphalaiḥ śubhaiḥ

— repeating it a hundred thousand times duly, preceded by initiation, bathing and the like, and offering one-tenth of that count in fire sacrifice with the three sweet substances and auspicious bilva fruit,

Verse 11 (skanda.7.132.11)

एवं प्रत्यक्षतां याति तस्य लक्ष्मीर्न संशयः। ददाति वांछितां सिद्धिमिह लोके परत्र च

evaṁ pratyakṣatāṁ yāti tasya lakṣmīrna saṁśayaḥ| dadāti vāṁchitāṁ siddhimiha loke paratra ca

— thus Lakshmi, without doubt, becomes manifest before him, and grants him the accomplishment he desires, both in this world and the next.

Verse 12 (skanda.7.132.12)

तृतीयायामथाष्टम्यां चतुर्दश्यां विधानतः। यस्तां पूजयते भक्त्या तस्य सिद्धिः करे स्थिता

tṛtīyāyāmathāṣṭamyāṁ caturdaśyāṁ vidhānataḥ| yastāṁ pūjayate bhaktyā tasya siddhiḥ kare sthitā

Whoever duly worships her with devotion on the third, eighth, or fourteenth lunar day holds accomplishment, as it were, in the very palm of his hand.