10,000 Verses in Praise of the Goddess





Eternal woman        who dances

this world        praise and praise beyond

all praise        mysterious MAYA

of a thousand faces


Never ceasing        Changer adorned

glowing        with the crescent moon

The veiled One        the revealed One

Call her ISIS


Queen of        the Universe        mistress of

time and transformation        all mystery

encompassing        INANNA


Bearer of the seed        of Time        matrix

of all possibility        realizer

of this world        PRAKRITI


Of intelligence        the all-embracing

of woman        Beauty

Infinite        unexpended Mother

Call her ASHTAROTH


Most hidden secret        happiness-giver Woman

of the three worlds        whose breasts are

sun and moon


Eternal feminine        The Shining Ones

lustrous as moonstone        adore You as

the end of all desire


Between your        golden thighs lies

the secret of all        universes upwelling

fountain of Beauty        breasts swaying

like ripe fruit


Radiant dancer        trembling with change

Waist girdled        with golden chains

Magenta Dweller        on an island of pearls

in the Nectar Ocean

Adore Her


Lunar mystery maker        Illusion-giver

Truth-bearer        thousand faced MAYA

Sweet nectar        flower

of the Real


Light of         the Absolute veiled

in rainbow gowns        slave priestess

lover        queen        all mystery

encompassing


Give her  the name        KANDUKAVATI creatrix

of limitless Time        destroyer

of worlds        ultimate secret


Oh, Goddess, grant me        thy glance look

on me your lover        praise

Queen in slave        slave in queen

heart of vulnerability        nectar of surrender

Eternal woman