sati kathin tapasya karne lagi
paane ke liye shiv shankar ko
gangadhar ko, prlayankar ko
sati kathin tapasya karne lagi

mahal chhod sukh sabhi taag ke
bani van ki vanvaasni
shiv charno me dhyaan lagaaye
hui sati vairagni
kasht sah rahi hai aapaar
paane ke liye shiv shankar ko
sati kathin tapasya karne lagi

aadishakti, jagdambe, bhawani
jag janni, jag taarni
namh shivaay ki dhun me magan hai
van me shiv ki ardhangni
tap rahi dharam ki jwala me
paane ke liye shiv shankar ko

She, Sati, embraced austerity's fire,
To claim Shiva, the Auspicious One,
Gangadhar, the Destroyer, the Lord,
Sati, in penance, did aspire.

Forsaking palaces, comforts all,
She became a forest dweller, wild,
Her mind fixed on Shiva's holy feet,
Sati, in renunciation, called.
Bearing boundless suffering, she prayed,
To claim Shiva, the Auspicious One,
Sati, in penance, did aspire.

Adi Shakti, Jagadambe, Bhavani,
Mother of the world, Redeemer true,
Lost in the chant of "Namah Shivaya,"
Shiva's consort in the forest grew.
Burning bright in Dharma's sacred flame,
To claim Shiva, the Auspicious One.