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)त्वाम्TheeIn 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.