Devishataka 49_38

49_38

I remember, contemplate, meditate upon that Devī, unmeasured, unbounded, unvanquished by Smara—by desire. / When bowed to her—the man who has bowed down to her—because of the decline of unpropitious fate: 'aya' is favorable destiny, its 'dāna' is loss, a form of [the root] dā/do; therefore, from the loss of bad fortune, he does not go, does not fall into ruin of conduct—into the destruction of prudent policy. What kind of Devī? Benevolent, favorable to Śiva—to Śaṅkara; likewise, whose desire or intention brings about welfare—bestows supreme good. (49)