Meaning:
1.1: (Salutations to Devi Kalika) From Her Neck is hanging a Garland of (severed) Heads from which Blood is dripping down,
1.2: She is making a very Terrific Sound revealing Her large Teeth, and Her appearance is extremely Dreadful to look at,
1.3: She is without any Clothes and Residing in the Cremation ground; Her Hair is let loose and Free (as is Her entire appearance),
1.4: Her entire being is manifesting the great Yearningto merge with Mahakala (to take the devotees beyond Samsara); She is Kalika, the Great Dark Goddess.
Meaning:
2.1: (Salutations to Devi Kalika) With Her Left pair of Hands, She is Holding a Head and a Sword (symbols of Death), …
2.2: … and in like manner with Her Right pair of Hands, She is depicting the Vara (Boon-Giving) and Abhaya(Fearlessness) mudras (gestures) (assurance of taking the devotees to the world beyond death),
2.3: Her well-built middle Torso is slightly Bent with the weight of Her lofty Breasts,
2.4: Her pair of Lips are Shining with Redness (the colour of blood), at the corner of which is playing a beautiful smile (of death).
Meaning:
2.1: (Salutations to Devi Kalika) You are the Power Enchanting the Worlds, and (what more), You are the Power Proclaiming Speech itself,
2.2: You are the Power which Nourish the Good-Hearted, and You are the Power which Destroy the Enemies (i.e. Evil Hearted),
2.3: You are the Power which can Supress the Speech, and what more, You are the Power which can Eradicate Speech itself (i.e. destroy the vain pride of enemies),
2.4: Even the Devas do not know Your Transcendental Nature.
Meaning:
5.1: (Salutations to Devi Kalika) You are a Form within the Sky of Consciousness of Spiritual Bliss and You make Your presence felt by Smiling Gently (deep within),
5.2: Your Form is like the Moon in the Autumn Sky (of Spiritual Consciousness) which Reflects the Million Rays contained within it,
5.3: The Sages and the Enlightened feel Your presence within the caves of their Hearts,
5.4: Even the Devas do not know Your Transcendental Nature.
Meaning:
7.1: (Salutations to Devi Kalika) Please Forgive my Mistake (if any), (because) Your Great Hidden Nature…
7.2: … has been Revealed by me in the midst of the World,
7.3: It has been revealed by the Childlike Nature (within me) which has been made Pure by Meditation on You,
7.4: Even the Devas do not know Your Transcendental Nature.