Laghustutih (vrittisameta) 273

273

lakṣmīṃ rājakula ityādi . bhagavatītyanuṣajyate . tvāṃ rājakule
vartamānāstaducitopakaraṇaparijanabhavanādivihīnāḥ sarvasyaitasya sattve'pi
prablataraiḥ pratirājanyaiḥ pīḍyamānā vā lakṣmīṃ mahālakṣmīṃ tvāṃ tathāmnā
smṛtvā vipado duḥkhāni taranti tyajanti . raṇamukhe vartamānāḥ
pratiyoddhṛbhirvādhyamānāḥ jayāṃ jayādevīṃ tvāṃ tannāmnā smṛtvā
vipadastarantītyanvayaḥ . kravyādadvipasarpabhāji kravyādāḥ vṛkavyāghrādayaḥ
dvipā

'[Remembering Her as] Lakṣmī in a royal dynasty' and so forth. The word 'O Blessed Lady' carries over from the context. Those who are in a royal dynasty, lacking its proper equipment, retinue, palace, and so on, or who, even when all this exists, are oppressed by more powerful rival kings, remember You, Lakṣmī—Mahālakṣmī—by that name, and cross over, that is, abandon, their misfortunes, their miseries. Those who are at the forefront of battle, being harassed by opposing warriors, remember You, the goddess Jayā, by that name, and cross over misfortunes—such is the construction. 'Beset by carnivorous beasts, elephants, and serpents': carnivorous beasts are wolves, tigers, and the like; elephants