1. Now I bow down to Goddess Sharada (Saraswati) who is the mother of Vedas. She is the daughter of the Creator (Brahma). She is the origin of words, the deity of speech, and the original "Great Illusion" (Mahamaya).
2. She is the origin of the sprouting of words, the one who speaks the limitless number of words so that they may be heard, and it is she who is the one that reveals the inner meaning of words.
3. She is the one who is not different from the state of absorption (samadhi) of the yogis, the one who is the prudence of the courageous, and the one who destroys the limitations of both knowledge (vidya) and ignorance (avidya).
4. She is the one who is the wife of "Original Being" (Purusha). She is the "Fourth State" of consciousness (Turya; SatChitAnanda) that is the great objective for which sages undertake heroic efforts to attain.
5. She is the peace of the "Great Ones" (Mahantas), she is the Power (Shakti) of the Almighty Lord (Ishwara). She is the detachment of the "Self-Realized" (Jnanis) that keeps them free of worldly entanglements.
6. It is her play (lila) that creates and destroys a limitless number of universes easily while she always remains hidden in the oneness of Primordial Being.
7. She is all that is visible, yet when inquired into, she cannot be found with thought. Her limitless nature is not understood even by Brahma and the other gods.
8. She is the essential root of all activity, pure awareness, and the inspiration that is the dawning of realization. She is of the nature of the "Bliss of the Self," and the "Power of Knowledge."
9. She is of the nature of radiant beauty, the brilliance of "Absolute Reality" (Parabrahman). She is the one by whose words creation arises and is sustained, and it is by her words that Vedic Knowledge destroys the illusion of mundane worldly existence.
10. She is the one who bestows liberation and good fortune. She is the fullness of the vitality of Life, the purity in righteousness, and the source of beauty.
11. She is the manifest form of unmanifest Being (Purusha). She is the expression of the expanse of His unlimited willpower. She is the one who is the controller of Time which devours all, and she is the benevolence of the "True Guru" (Sadguru).
12. She is the one who reveals the pathway to spiritual life and self-inquiry. By her power of words, she reveals the difference between Essence and non-essence that enables one to cross over the ocean of worldly life.
13. Like this, the Great Goddess, the incomparable accomplished Sharada has adorned herself with many different forms and is full with the four different types of speech3.
14. The three inner types of speech become manifest in the fourth type that is named Vaikhari, which is the actual words that are verbally spoken. In this way, all that appears takes place because of the Goddess Sharada.
15. She is the mother of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and all of the other gods. All of the three worlds are the expanse of her manifestation alone.
16. She is the origin of spiritual life, and it is she alone who is "True Knowledge." She is the pure and changeless "True Form" (Swaroopa).
17. She is the meditation of the yogis, the contemplation of the aspirants, and the inner-mind of the accomplished ones (Siddhas) in the form of absorption in Reality.
18. Her identity is without attributes, yet it is she only who is recognized in all experiences. She completely pervades all forms.
19. All of the ancient scriptures (Shastras, Puranas, Vedas, Upanishads) praise her incessantly, and all living beings give praise to her in all of her various forms.
20. She is the greatness of the Vedas and Shastras. She is that which cannot be labeled, yet is referred to as the "Supreme Self" (Paramatman).
21. She is the many various streams of knowledge, the many varieties of accomplishments, and the resolve of the intellect. She is the subtlest of principles and the purity of Pure Knowledge.
22. She is the Self-worship of the devotees of God, the inner state of those true to the Inner-Self, and the liberation of the "liberated" (Jivanmukta), which is the union with Reality.
23. She is the limitless "Illusion of God" (Lord Vishnu) that cannot be comprehended, and her play of enchanting tricks makes even the wisest among wise, with high intellect, confused.
24. She is all that is seen with the eyes, all that is identified by words, and all that is felt by the mind. All of manifestation is her form.
25. Prayers, singing praise, and all expressions of devotion cannot exist without the presence of Illusion (Maya). The meaning of this statement will be known to the experienced ones.
26. Therefore, to Her, who is greatest of the great, the "God of Gods," I offer salutations, being a part of her expression.