Sanskrit: नखैर्नाकस्त्रीणां करकमलसंकोचशशिभि-स्तरूणां दिव्यानां हसत इव ते चण्डि चरणौ ।  फलानि स्वःस्थेभ्यः किसलयकराग्रेण ददतांदरिद्रेभ्यो भद्रां श्रियमनिशमह्नाय ददतौ  
English:  Oh, Goddess Devi,How did the poets compare,The foreside of your merciful feet,Which are the source of fame to your devotees,And which are not the source of danger to them ,To the hard shell of tortoise,I do not understand.How did he who destroyed the three cities,Take them in his hand,And place them on hard rock*,During your marriage?