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णिमा महिमा लघ्वी गरिमा प्राप्तिरीशिता ।प्राकाम्यं च वशित्वं च यत्र कामाः परागताः' इति वचनात् ।ताःसिद्धीरष्टौ दवातीति तथा ।अणिमा क्षणमात्रेण अतिसूक्ष्मभावः ।महिमा महतो भावः ।लघ्वी लाघवम् ।गरिमा गुरोर्भावः, जडतरपर्वतादिवत् भारवशेनाप्रकम्पितत्वमित्यर्थः ।क्षणमात्रेण विराडाकृतिमत्त्वं प्राप्तिः ।हस्तेन चन्द्रमण्डलादिस्पर्शः ईशिता, इन्द्रादीनामपि प्रेरकता ।प्राकाम्यम् अप्रतिहतकामनावत्त्वम्, वाञ्छितार्थफलप्राप्तिरित्यर्थः ।वशित्वं सर्वलोकवशीकरणसामर्थ्यम् ।यत्र कामाः परागताः काम्यन्त इति कामाः विषयाः यत्र यस्मिन् ऐश्वर्ये सति परागताः बहिर्भूता भवन्ति, विषयाणामनुभवाभावेऽपि तज्जन्यसुखवत्वम् आप्तकामत्वमित्यर्थः ।एताः अष्टसिद्धयः ।ॐ ईशित्वाद्यष्टसिद्धिदायै नमः ॥ईक्षित्रीक्षणसृष्टाण्डकोटिरीश्वरवल्लभा ।इंडिता चेश्वरार्धाइशरीरेशाधिदेवता ॥ ११ ॥इक्षित्री ।उदासीनद्रष्ट्री साक्षिणी असङ्गोदासीनज्ञानस्वरूपेत्यर्थः, 'साक्षी चेता' इति श्रुतेः, 'आविः संनिहितं गुहायाम्' इति श्रुतेः ।ॐ इक्षित्र्यै नमः ॥
In plain words
The scriptures declare: 'The eight great powers—to become microscopic, to expand infinitely, to grow weightless, to become heavy, to reach anywhere, to rule over all, to fulfill any desire, and to command all creation—are states where all external desires are utterly transcended.' Because She bestows these eight sovereign powers, She is known by this name. To define them: Aṇimā is the instantaneous power to become as small as an atom. Mahimā is the power to expand to cosmic proportions. Laghvī is weightlessness. Garimā is the power of infinite heaviness, rendering one as immovable as a great mountain. Prāpti is the power to assume the vast form of the cosmic person in a single moment. Īśitā is supreme lordship—the ability to touch the moon with one's hand and to command even the cosmic gods like Indra. Prākāmya is the unhindered fulfillment of the will, effortlessly obtaining whatever is desired. Vaśitva is the capacity to bring all worlds and beings under one's harmonious influence. 'Where all desires are transcended' means that in Her presence, all sensory objects of desire are cast outside; even without consuming external objects, one experiences the supreme, self-contained joy of absolute fulfillment. These are the eight great attainments. Om, salutations to the Divine Mother who bestows the eight sovereign powers. She who projects millions of universes with a single glance, the beloved consort of the Lord, She who is praised by all, and who reigns as the supreme presiding deity of the half-body of Lord Śiva. (11) Īkṣitrī—She is the silent, unattached Witness, the pure awareness that observes the cosmic play without being bound by it. As the Upaniṣads declare: 'He is the sole Witness, the conscious animator of all,' and 'The self-luminous reality is intimately seated in the secret cave of the heart.' Om, salutations to the Divine Mother who is the supreme Witness.
Close to the Sanskrit
From the statement: 'Aṇimā, mahimā, laghimā, garimā, prāpti, īśitā, prākāmya, and vaśitva, where all desires are transcended.' Thus, She is called so because She bestows these eight siddhis. Aṇimā is the state of extreme subtlety in a mere moment. Mahimā is the state of greatness. Laghvī is weightlessness. Garimā is the state of heaviness, meaning unshakeability due to weight like an extremely inert mountain. Prāpti is possessing the cosmic form in a mere moment. Īśitā is touching the lunar orb etc. with the hand, and the power to impel even Indra and others. Prākāmya is possessing unobstructed desires, meaning the attainment of desired fruits. Vaśitva is the capacity to subjugate all worlds. 'Where desires are transcended'—desires mean objects because they are desired; where, when this lordship is present, they become externalized, meaning possessing the happiness born of them even in the absence of experiencing objects, which is the state of fulfilled desires. These are the eight siddhis. Om, salutations to the Giver of the eight siddhis beginning with lordship. She who projects millions of universes by Her mere glance, the beloved of the Lord, praised, and the supreme presiding deity of the half-body of the Lord. (11) 'Īkṣitrī' means the indifferent beholder, the witness, whose nature is unattached, indifferent knowledge, from the scriptures: 'The witness, the conscious animator' and 'Manifest, placed close by in the cave'. Om, salutations to Her who is the Witness.