लक्ष्म्या अपि च सौभाग्यं ब्रह्माण्यै कांतिरुत्तमा । शच्यै नित्यनवीनत्वं भवत्या दत्तमीश्वरि
lakṣmyā api ca saubhāgyaṃ brahmāṇyai kāṃtiruttamā | śacyai nityanavīnatvaṃ bhavatyā dattamīśvari
லக்ஷ்மியின் செல்வச் சிறப்பும், பிரம்மாணியின் உத்தம ஒளியும், சசியின் எந்நாளும் புதுமையான இளமையும்— ஈஸ்வரியே, இவை அனைத்தும் உன் அருளால் வழங்கப்பட்டவை॥
Śiva (contextual continuation of address to Devī)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Īśvarī)
Scene: Śiva praises Devī: Lakṣmī’s fortune, Brahmāṇī’s radiance, and Śacī’s ever-new youth are gifts from her; a tableau of the three goddesses as symbolic witnesses may appear behind Devī.
All auspicious qualities in the cosmos are rooted in Śakti; even the gods’ consorts shine through her grace.
Indirectly, Kāśī is upheld as the sacred realm where Śiva reveals the supremacy of Devī’s śakti and auspiciousness.
None; the verse is theological praise (stuti) of Devī’s cosmic bestowal of virtues.