Devishataka 72_49

72_49

Because it reads in reverse and direct order, this same [stanza] forms the second verse:

May you, as that very one, protect all here, O [goddess] of pure sentiment and form, bowed to on earth, O Āryā!
Steadfast, venerable, not lacking knowledge, reckoned by the strength born of restraint and meditation, purifying;
Resting in innermost thought, O you of noble sacrifice, vanquisher of the godless, whose own are the lower darkened beings,
Known by those of controlled devotion and free will, treasure of protection, supreme, subject to none! (73)

(Linked together with this [previous verse] in the chain-stanza scheme).
O Devī, may you as that one protect all: "syā" is a form of “you” [or “that”] ... therefore, may you protect all completely in this world... The one who is the supreme boundary of the foremost... [who granted lasting authority for checking the pains caused by foes]... O intellect whose essence is joy born of the knowledge that comes from mortals bowing down, supreme mind... O praise-worthy goddess whose heart is straightened by praise, who have attained sovereignty when delusion is laughed away... O you whose body is free from the taint of passion, bowed to on earth, mistress, steadfast, worthy of worship, not without knowledge but indeed all-knowing... reckoned by the power born of restraints and reflective knowledge, purifying... vanquisher of the godless... known in the heart by those who have mastered devotion... subject to none, autonomous in nature. (72–73)