Devi Upanishad: Verse 12
कालरात्रिं ब्रह्मस्तुतां वैष्णवीं स्कन्दमातरम् ।
सरस्वतीमदितिं दक्षदुहितरं नमामः पावनां शिवाम् ॥
महालक्ष्मीश्च विद्महे सर्वसिद्धिश्च धीमहि ।
तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात् ॥
काल-रात्रिम् । ब्रह्म-स्तुताम् । वैष्णवीम् । स्कन्द-मातरम् ।
सरस्वतीम् । अदितिम् । दक्ष-दुहितरम् । नमामः । पावनाम् । शिवाम् ।
महा-लक्ष्मीम् । च । विद्महे । सर्व-सिद्धिम् । च । धीमहि ।
तत् । नः । देवी । प्रचोदयात् ।
kālarātriṃ brahma-stutāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ skanda-mātaram |
sarasvatīm aditiṃ dakṣa-duhitaraṃ namāmaḥ pāvanāṃ śivām |
mahālakṣmīṃ ca vidmahe sarva-siddhiṃ ca dhīmahi |
tan no devī pracodayāt |
ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸਤੁਤ ਕਾਲਰਾਤ੍ਰੀ, ਵੈਸ਼ਣਵੀ—ਸਕੰਦਮਾਤਾ, ਸਰਸਵਤੀ, ਦਕਸ਼ ਦੀ ਧੀ ਅਦਿਤੀ—ਪਾਵਨ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਿਵਾ ਦੇਵੀ ਨੂੰ ਅਸੀਂ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਅਸੀਂ ਮਹਾਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਹਾਂ; ਸਰਵ-ਸਿੱਧੀ-ਸਰੂਪਾ ਵਜੋਂ ਧਿਆਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਉਹ ਦੇਵੀ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰੇ।
We bow to Kālarātri, praised by Brahmā; to Vaiṣṇavī, the mother of Skanda; to Sarasvatī; to Aditi, the daughter of Dakṣa—purifying, auspicious. We know Mahālakṣmī; we meditate on (her as) all-accomplishment. May that Goddess impel (inspire) us.
- ब्रह्मस्तुताम् → ब्रह्म + स्तुताम्
- स्कन्दमातरम् → स्कन्द + मातरम्
- सरस्वतीमदितिम् → सरस्वतीम् + अदितिम्
- दक्षदुहितरम् → दक्ष + दुहितरम्
- महालक्ष्मीश्च → महालक्ष्मीम् + च
- सर्वसिद्धिश्च → सर्वसिद्धिम् + च
- तन्नो → तत् + नः
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Devī as one reality with many names/forms; anugraha leading to jñāna and mokṣa
- The mahavakyas
- Indirect: supports non-dual integration of multiplicity into one Devī/Brahman, consonant with mahāvākya intent though not explicitly stated.
- Veda
- Atharva Veda
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh + gāyatrī-style closing (structural gāyatrī).
Yoga and practice
Gāyatrī-style dhyāna for buddhi-prakāśa; japa as a sādhana for steadiness and devotion; visualization of Devī as the unifying śakti behind diverse functions (knowledge, protection, prosperity).
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