The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Lalitātriśatībhāṣyam

p. 264

p. 264

वत् कस्मिंश्चिद्विषये असामर्थ्यशङ्का स्यात् ।एकस्य पदार्थस्यबहूनामिच्छाविषयत्वदर्शनात् , एकत्र कामनायामपि तत्सहभावित्वेन सर्वप्रापकत्वोक्तौ परदेवताया बहुफलप्रदातृत्वेनअत्यन्तविश्वसनीयतया अतिशयप्रतिभानाच्चेत्यर्थः ।अथवा,परिच्छिन्नपरिमितभाग्यवत्प्राणिन सर्वस्य सर्वत्र इच्छायामपि, यानि सर्वाणि स्वबुद्ध्या शास्त्राविरोधेनेष्टानि एषितव्यानि वाञ्छितव्यानि, तान्येव प्रयच्छति ददाति, न तदधिकानि, लोकेच्छाया बहुप्रकारत्वेन दुष्पूरणीयत्वादिति भावः ।सर्वेषां प्राणिनामिष्ट्या इज्यया पूजया विषयीकृता,यज्ञेन वा समाराधिता तस्य फलप्रदेत्यर्थः ।' अह च सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च' 'एष एव साधु कर्म कारयति यमेभ्यो लोकेभ्य उन्निनीषति' इति स्मृतिश्रुतिभ्यांपरमेश्वरार्पणबुद्धया क्रियमाणस्यैव कर्मणः शुभफलत्वात् मुक्तिहेतुत्वेन, काम्यफलार्थिना जन्ममरणादिबन्धकत्वेन स्वल्पफलतथा अनादरणीयत्वादित्यर्थः ।अथवा, कलाभिः अवयवैः तरतमभावैरित्यर्थः ।तैः सहितानि इष्टानि फलानि मनुष्यानन्दादिब्रह्मानन्दपर्यन्तानि फलानि आनन्दस्वरूपाणि ददातीति तथा ॥ॐ सकलेष्टदायै नमः ॥ककारिणी ।तृतीयखण्डाद्वितीयवर्णरूपककारावयव

In plain words

Could any doubt ever arise regarding the Goddess's capacity to grant our wishes? When we observe that a single object can satisfy the desires of many, and when we remember that the Supreme Deity naturally embodies the power to grant all things, her infinite trustworthiness and supreme benevolence shine forth beyond a shadow of a doubt. Alternatively, since ordinary mortals are bound by limited destinies and endless desires, she grants precisely what is proper, noble, and aligned with sacred wisdom—never excess, for human craving is bottomless and impossible to satisfy. She is the supreme bestower of rewards to all who worship her through sacred rites, sacrifice, and sincere devotion. As scripture declares: 'I indeed am the enjoyer and lord of all sacrifices,' and 'He alone inspires good deeds in the one He wishes to elevate.' Actions dedicated to the Supreme Lord yield true auspiciousness and lead to liberation, whereas actions driven by selfish desires bring petty rewards and bind us to the wheel of birth and death. Or, viewed through gradations of cosmic manifestation, she bestows every level of joy, from human happiness to the absolute bliss of Brahman. Om, salutation to her who grants every cherished wish. She who begins with the letter 'ka', representing the sacred component of the third section of the mantra.

Close to the Sanskrit

Like this, regarding any domain, could a doubt of incapacity arise? Because of seeing that a single object serves as the object of desire for many, even when desire is focused on one place, upon the declaration of her bestowing all things through her coexistence with that, because of the supreme deity being a bestower of many fruits, through extreme trustworthiness and because of shining forth exceedingly—such is the meaning. Alternatively, even though every mortal possesses limited and measured fortune and has desires everywhere, whatever all things are desired, sought, or longed for in accordance with one's own intellect without opposing scripture, those alone she bestows and gives, not those beyond them, because worldly desire is multifaceted and thus difficult to fulfill—such is the import. She is made the object of propitiation by all beings through sacrifice, worship, reverence, or ritual; she is the bestower of fruit for that—such is the meaning. 'I am indeed the enjoyer and also the lord of all sacrifices' and 'He alone causes to do good action whom He wishes to elevate from these worlds'—through such scriptural and traditional texts, because action performed with the attitude of offering to Parameśvara yields auspicious fruit and acts as the cause of liberation, whereas action done by one desiring worldly fruits is unworthy of high regard due to yielding trivial fruit and binding one to birth and death—such is the meaning. Alternatively, through parts, by means of degrees of higher and lower—such is the meaning. Endowed with those, she bestows desired fruits extending from human bliss up to Brahman-bliss, which are of the nature of bliss—thus. Om, salutation to the bestower of all desired objects. She who starts with 'ka'. The component part being the letter 'ka' which is the second letter of the third section.