व्यात्तास्या धूमनिःश्वासा व्योमैकचरणोर्ध्वदृक् । तापनी शोषणीदृष्टिः कोटरी स्थूलनासिका
vyāttāsyā dhūmaniḥśvāsā vyomaikacaraṇordhvadṛk | tāpanī śoṣaṇīdṛṣṭiḥ koṭarī sthūlanāsikā
وہ ویاتّاسیا، منہ پھاڑ کر کھلی ہوئی؛ دھومنِشواسا، جس کی سانس دھوئیں جیسی ہے؛ جو آسمان میں ایک پاؤں سے چلتی اور اوپر دیکھتی ہے؛ تاپنی، جلانے والی؛ جس کی نظر سُکھا دے؛ کوٹری؛ اور چوڑی ناک والی ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (tapas/purification emphasis within Devī-stuti)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sky-striding Devī with one foot lifted into the firmament, mouth gaping, exhaling smoke; her upward gaze and scorching aura radiate like a small pralaya, yet framed as protective purification over Kāśī.
The Purāṇa uses vivid epithets to emphasize the awe-inspiring power of the divine retinue, whose names are to be approached through disciplined remembrance.
Kāśī, the sacred landscape in which this Yoginī-focused teaching is embedded.
The verse supplies nāmas for recitation; the method and benefit are stated in the following verses.