Devishataka 36_31
English (machine translation) 36_31
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[This is a rhyme called āvali:]
May the Devī named Jayā be in your favored desire, in a favorable endeavor; that which is desired is beneficial; let her act in your beneficial work, such is the meaning. In what kind? In the praised one, the lauded one. What kind of Devī? Having attained conquest in battle, she went, and unmeasured, of boundless nature. Furthermore, through her as cause, mankind, the world, attained, obtained, ample strength. Through whom? Through the birthless one, free from birth. What kind of mankind? Being free from rebirth; taking "rebirth" as jana, it is a negative compound; having attained knowledge of truth, such is the meaning. It is said that a person seeking liberation obtains the capacity to attain liberation through her grace. (36)