Devi Upanishad 15: Verse 15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एषात्मशक्तिः । एषा विश्वमोहिनी पाशाङ्कुशधनुर्बाणधरा । एषा श्रीमहाविद्या । य एवं वेद स शोकं तरति । नमस्ते अस्तु भगवति भवति मातरः अस्मान्पातु सर्वतः ॥१५–१७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

एषा । आत्म-शक्तिः । एषा । विश्व-मोहिनी । पाश-अङ्कुश-धनुः-बाण-धरा । एषा । श्री-महा-विद्या । यः । एवम् । वेद । सः । शोकम् । तरति । नमः । ते । अस्तु । भगवति । भवति । मातरः । अस्मान् । पातु । सर्वतः ॥

Recitation with translationDevi Upanishad 15

IAST Transliteration

eṣātmāśaktiḥ | eṣā viśvamohinī pāśāṅkuśadhanurbāṇadharā | eṣā śrīmahāvidyā | ya evaṃ veda sa śokaṃ tarati | namas te astu bhagavati bhavati mātaraḥ asmān pātu sarvataḥ ||15–17||

Translation

此即自性之力（ātma-śakti）。此即迷摄宇宙者，执索、执钩（aṅkuśa）、执弓与箭。此即吉祥的摩诃明智（Mahāvidyā），大智慧。知此者，得越忧苦。敬礼于汝，噢圣母女神，噢真实存在者；愿汝从四方护佑我等。

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Academic Translation

This is the power of the Self. This is the enchantress of the universe, bearing the noose, goad, bow, and arrows. This is the auspicious Great Knowledge. Whoever thus knows (her) crosses beyond sorrow. Salutation to you, O Blessed Lady, O Existent One, O Mother; may she protect us on all sides.

Verse Context

• Ātma-śakti; vidyā leading to mokṣa (śoka-taraṇa); Devī as both māyā’s binding and liberating wisdom
• Mahavakya: Supports ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’/‘tat tvam asi’ in Śākta idiom: Devī is declared ‘ātma-śakti’, implying the divine power is not other than the innermost Self; knowledge (veda) removes sorrow, consistent with Upaniṣadic jñāna-mokṣa.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose (Upaniṣadic).