Dasakam 021 - Sloka 01

मध्योद्भवे भुव इलावृतनाम्नि वर्षे गौरीप्रधानवनिताजनमात्रभाजि ।

शर्वेण मन्त्रनुतिभि: समुपास्यमानं सङ्कर्षणात्मकमधीश्वर संश्रये त्वाम् ॥१॥

Madhyodbhave bhuva ilāvṛtanāmni varṣe

Gaurīpradhānavanitājanamātrabhāji ।

Śarveṇa mantranutibhiḥ samupāsyamānaṁ

Saṅkarṣaṇātmakamadhīśvara saṁśraye tvām ॥1॥

மத்யோத்ப⁴வே புவ இலாவ்ருதநாம்நி வர்ஷே

கௌரீப்ரதா³நவநிதாஜநமாத்ரபா³ஜி ।

ஶர்வேண மந்த்ரநுதிபி: ஸமுபாஸ்யமாநம்

ஸங்கர்ஷணாத்மகமதீஶ்வர ஸம்ஶ்ரயே த்வாம் ॥1॥

मध्य-उद्भवे भुव:in the middle of the earthइलावृत-नाम्नि वर्षेin the region called Ilaavrataगौरी-प्रधान-वनिताजन-मात्र-भाजिGauri as their chief, inhabited solely by womenशर्वेणby Lord Shiva (as Ardhnaareeshwara)मन्त्र-नुतिभि:by mantras and hymnsसमुपास्यमानं(Thou) being worshippedसङ्कर्षण-आत्मकम्-in the form of Sankarshanaअधीश्वरO Almighty Lord!संश्रये(I) seek refuge (in)त्वाम्Thee

In the middle of the earth is the region called Ilaavrata which is inhabited exclusively by women with Gauri as their chief. I seek refuge in Thee O Lord! Who are present there as Sankarshana and are worshipped with holy chants by Sharva (Shiva) in his 'man-woman' form known as Ardhanaareeshwara.