Verse 17

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। ॥ १७ ॥

In plain words

O Mother, whoever contemplates you in the company of Vaśinī and the other presiding deities of speech who shine like moonstone fragments—that person becomes a master poet, weaving verses sparkling with artistic grace and sweet as the fragrance rising from the lotus face of Sarasvatī.

Close to the Sanskrit

O Mother, who meditates on you together with Vaśinī and other mothers of speech who shine like broken moonstone slabs, he becomes a creator of great poems through words brilliant with turns and sweet with the fragrance of the lotus face of the Goddess of Speech.