O Goddess of Great Wisdom,
Who resides in the left half of Lord Shiva
Worshiped by the king of kings; who has
The divine forms like Vishnu and others,
Who is seated on a wish yielding gem throne
Whose lotus feet are worshiped by the divine
Ladies of Light, the Word, and Cosmic force,
Who is the lovely Consort of Lord Shiva
Who is as refulgent as the midday Sun ,
The Daughter of the king Malaya Mountain,
O Mother Meenakshi, grant me protection!
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O Goddess of Great Beauty,
Who is at the center of the wheel of splendor ,
The Queen of all that moves and not moves,
Who is worshiped by all, the Protectress
Of the distressed, and the bestower of boons,
Who is slightly bent due to the weight of Her breasts,
The great wisdom revealed at the end of Scriptures,
Who shines like a creeper of lightning, and whose
Heart is merciful and moist with the juice of nectar,
O Mother Meenakshi, grant me protection!
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O Goddess of Great Splendor,
Who wears a jeweled crown, armlets
Ear drops,and a diamond necklace hanging over
Her full breasts resembling the ruddy gooses,
Who holds a bow, arrows and a noose
Who wears ruby sandals, and whose lotus feet
Are adorned with gem set jingling anklets
Who is like the great eagle Garuda
To destroy the serpent of my poverty,
O Mother Meenakshi, grant me protection!
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O Goddess of Divine Light,
Whose glorious acts are praised by gods
Such as Brahma, Vishnu, Indra and others,
Who sits on the lap of Shiva, the great God,
Who wears the crescent of bliss as an ornament,
Who appears as a little girl and also a virgin,
The fawn eyed One, who is as refulgent
As the crores of young suns, who is being
Worshiped with the mystic gestures of hands,
And who is the beautiful daughter of a Sage,
O Mother Meenakshi, grant me protection!
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O Goddess of Divine Glory,
Who is praised by the gods and gandharvas ,
Who is embraced by Shiva,the Lord of galaxies,
Who has the form of the divine mother Gayatri,
Who rides on the celestial bird Garuda,
Who has the form of the Lotus born Goddess
Who is the beauty dark green complexioned,
Who transcends the sky, who is the fire
Which burns the trees like the wicked men,
Who has the light of billions of Suns,
Who is worshiped by mantras and holy Hymns,
And who is the daughter of sage Matanga,
O Mother Meenakshi, grant me protection!
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O Goddess of Divine Bliss,
Who is the sound of music, worshipped
By the celestial singers like Narada and Tumburu,
Who is the eternal sound and the Soul of music,
The shining blue creeper without any comparison,
Who can be compared to shining awn of a grain
Who is the brilliant wife, the Soul of the art of love,
Who dwells on the lap of Her consort Lord Shiva
Who wanders in the forest of Kadamba trees,
O my wisdom and the wish yielding divine Tree,
O Mother Meenakshi, grant me protection!
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O Goddess of Divine Music,
Whose eyes are rapt on hearing the music of lute
Whose hair is dressed up elobarately into a crown,
Whose lips are reddish due to chewing of betel nut
Who wears the gemset chains and lovely ear rings,
Who wears the crescent moon as Her ornament
Whose complexion is that of dark splendorous cloud
Who has a tilaka mark of musk on Her fore head, and
Whose face shines like the autumnal full moon,
O Mother Meenakshi, grant me protection!
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O Lady of Divine Consciousness,
Who is identical to the eternal sound Aum,
The Creator of all moving non moving things,
Who is identical to the worlds and all words,
Who is the divine bliss without any blemish
The eternal reality, and the divine consciousness
Who is beyond all thoughts of human knowledge,
Who is identical to the great illusion of the world and
Who is identical to the wealth with all excellencies,
The Lady who is Supremely auspicious, and who is
The beloved wife of Lord Shiva, I salute Thee!
O Mother Meenakshi, grant me protection!