अयि गिरिनन्दिनि नन्दितमेदिनि विश्वविनोदिनि नन्दिनुते
गिरिवरविन्ध्यशिरोऽधिनिवासिनि विष्णुविलासिनि जिष्णुनुते ।
भगवति हे शितिकण्ठकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकृते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १ ॥
अयि (ayi): O! (an interjection used to address someone)
गिरिनन्दिनि (girinandini): daughter of the mountain (Parvati) (giri = mountain, nandini = she who brings joy, daughter)
नन्दितमेदिनि (nanditamedini): one who brings joy to the earth (nandita = delighted, medini = earth)
विश्वविनोदिनि (vishvavinodini): one who delights the world (vishva = world, vinodini = one who entertains or delights)
नन्दिनुते (nandinute): praised by Nandi (Shiva’s bull) (nandi = Shiva’s bull, nute = praised by)
गिरिवरविन्ध्यशिरोऽधिनिवासिनि (girivaravindhyashiro’dhinivaasini): dweller on the peak of the Vindhya mountains (girivara = best of mountains, vindhya = Vindhya mountains, shiro’dhinivaasini = residing on the peak)
विष्णुविलासिनि (vishnuvilaasini): beloved of Vishnu (vishnu = Lord Vishnu, vilaasini = beloved)
जिष्णुनुते (jishnunute): victorious over enemies (jishnu = victorious, nute = praised by)
भगवति (bhagavati): O Goddess
हे (he): O!
शितिकण्ठकुटुम्बिनि (shitikanthakutumbini): consort of Shiva (literally, “one who has Shiva (the blue-throated one) as family”) (shitikantha = blue-throated, Shiva, kutumbini = having family)
भूरिकुटुम्बिनि (bhoorikutumbini): with a vast family (bhoori = many, kutumbini = having family)
भूरिकृते (bhoorikrite): one who has done great deeds (bhoori = many, krite = done)
जय जय (jaya jaya): victory, victory
हे (he): O!
महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahishasuramardini): slayer of Mahishasura (the buffalo demon) (mahishasura = buffalo demon, mardini = slayer)
रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini): with beautiful hair (ramya = beautiful, kapardini = having braided hair)
शैलसुते (shailasute): daughter of the mountain (shaila = mountain, sute = daughter)