Devishataka 103

103

"You who destroy the afflictions of the good, the sole cause of joy for the destroyer of worldly existence, the guru,
Mother of the worlds, all splendours arise through your grace;
O Durgā, a person whose inner self is purified by devotion to you never sinks down in distress—"
Thus with a praise identical to that of your Lord, you are praised by the wise, like Śrī. (103)

(Having four meanings)
The word "iti" refers to the manner mentioned before. With a praise identical to, that is, like that of her husband, you are praised—extolled—by the wise, that is, by gods or learned men, like Śrī, that is, like Lakṣmī. On the principle that case endings, numbers, and genders vary according to the meaning, as Lakṣmī is praised with praise identical to her husband's, so are you praised.
In this way, these words of praise are applied to four: Bhava, Bhavānī, the lover of Kamalā [Viṣṇu], and Kamalā [Lakṣmī]. First, the ways of praising the two standards of comparison, the lover of Kamalā and Kamalā, are explained:
O Śrī, sole cause of joy—sole cause of delighting the mind—of the remover of worldly existence, the lord Viṣṇu! You, being virtuous, are the destroyer of the afflictions—the destroyer of ignorance—of the good; the feminine suffix ṅīp is used after ṭac for karī in the sense of conforming. Likewise, you are the guru—the foremost—and the mother—the progenitor—of the three worlds. Likewise, all splendours—all qualities of prosperity—arise and come about through your grace, through your favor. Moreover, a person whose inner self is purified by devotion to you—one whose mind is sanctified through service to you—never sinks down or drowns in distress, in misfortune.
In the application to her husband, with a praise identical to her husband's: O remover of worldly existence, O Viṣṇu who turn away the transmigratory cycle, likewise sole cause of joy! You are an elephant in destroying the afflictions—in removing ignorance—of the good. Because you are the sole cause of joy, you are the granter of liberation, such is the meaning. Likewise, you are the guru of the worlds, their mother and their killer; the sense is, by the three steps [of creation, maintenance, and dissolution]. All splendours—liberation and so forth—arise through your grace. A person whose inner self is purified by devotion to you never sinks down in distress, in the bondage of the transmigratory cycle.
Now the relation of the two subjects of comparison. First, regarding Bhavānī: "Be the destroyer of the afflictions of the good!"—bhavaharānandaikaheto guruḥ: this [bhava] is the imperative second person singular. O Durgā dwelling in the Vindhyas, sole cause of joy to Hara! The rest is identical to the praise of Śrī.
Now for her husband, the Lord of the Mountain: O Bhava, O Hara, O sole cause of joy! You are the guru of the worlds, their killer (mātā)—the destroyer. Rudra is the destroyer of the three worlds, so runs the tradition. The form mātā comes from mīṅ [to destroy] with the agent suffix tṛc. Through your grace all splendours, the supernatural powers such as minuteness, arise. The rest is identical to the praise of the Lord of Śrī.
Thus it conveys four meanings. (103)