Markandeyapurana 84.4

84.4

yasyāḥ prabhāvamatulaṃ bhagavānananto
brahmā haraśca nahi vaktumalaṃ balaṃ ca /
sā caṇḍikākhilajagatparipālanāya
nāśāya cāśubhayasya matiṃ karotu //

The goddess, who stretched out this world by her power,
Whose body comprises the entire powers of all the hosts of gods,
Her, Ambikā, worthy of worship by all gods and great ṛṣis,
We bow before[3] in faith; may she ordain blessings for us!
May she, whose peerless majesty and power Ananta
Adorable, Brahmā and Hara cannot in sooth declare,
May she, Caṇḍikā, to protect the entire world
And to destroy the fear of evil turn her mind!
Her, who is Good-Fortune herself in the dwellings of men of good deeds, Ill-Fortune
In those of men of sinful souls; who is Intelligence in the hearts of the prudent,
Who is Faith in those of the good, and Modesty in that of the high-born man;[4]
Her, even thee, we bow before; protect the universe, O goddess!
Can we describe[5] this thy thought-transcending form?
Or thy abundant surpassing valour that destroyed the Asuras?
Or thy surpassing[6] feats which were displayed in battles
Among all the hosts of Asuras, gods and others, O goddess?
Thou art the cause of all the worlds! Though characterized by the three qualities, by faults[7]
Thou art not known! Even by Hari, Hara and the other gods thou art incomprehensible!
Thou art the resort of all; thou art this entire world which is composed of parts!
Thou verily art sublime original Nature[8] untransformed!
Thou, whose complete divinity by means of utterance
Finds satisfaction in all sacrifices, O goddess,[9]
Art verily Svāhā, and givest satisfaction to the Pitṛ-hosts!