Sanskrit: समं देवि स्कन्दद्विपवदनपीतं स्तनयुगंतवेदं नः खेदं हरतु सततं प्रस्नुतमुखम् ।  यदालोक्याशङ्काकुलितहृदयो हासजनकःस्वकुम्भौ हेरम्बः परिमृशति हस्तेन झडिति  
English:  Oh Goddess Uma,You only tell us ,how,How we can describe,The shining of your hands,By the light of your nails,Which tease the redness of freshly opened lotus?Perhaps if the red lotus mixes,With the liquid lac adorning,The feet of Lakshmi,Some resemblance can be seen.