The Momma Clan

Oh Shailaputri, sitting on Nandi bull,

Flower in right hand, Trident in left,

Destroyer of evil and ignorance,

Mother of spiritual awakening

I salute Thee with folded hands.

Oh, Ma! Thou are an embodiment of divine trinity 

Within thou, I can behold my Lords-Brahma, Bishnu and Maheswara  

Oh! Bramhacharini donned in white saree,

Representing purity, knowledge, remover of

Selfishness, improving our inherent virtues

Such as restraint, dispassion, and renunciation.

Holding Rosery beads in right hand and a utensil with water in left hand, 

Oh, Ma, you show us the path of penance and abstinence 

Oh! Chandraghanta, desecrator of sinful propensities,

Sinister powers, bad spirits, always keen to eliminate wrong, 

Having her third eye ever open

Thou always keep careful motions to curb destructive forces.

Oh, Goddess of divine energy

By adorning the crescent moon on thy forehead, 

You threaten the evil ones to punish them with severity! 

With thy sublime face, as a mother, you look at me, Ma! 

-Sudipta Mishra