Jai Ambe Gauri in Malayalam

Vermilion shines in the parting of your hair, and a tilak of musk marks your brow. Your two eyes are bright and radiant, and your moon-like face is lovely.

Your body glows like gold, and red garments adorn you. A garland of red flowers graces your neck.

You ride majestically on a lion, holding a sword and a skull-bowl. Gods, humans and sages serve you, and you take away their sorrows.

Earrings sparkle on your ears and a pearl gleams at the tip of your nose. Your radiance shines like millions of moons and suns together.

You tore apart Shumbha and Nishumbha and slew Mahishasura. Your eyes, which undid the demon Dhumralochana, glow day and night with divine intensity.

In the Devi Mahatmya, the demon Dhumralochana ('smoke-eyed') was reduced to ash by the Goddess's mere roar.

You destroyed Chanda and Munda and ended Raktabija, whose every drop of blood bred another demon. You slew both Madhu and Kaitabha and freed the gods from fear.

You are Brahmani and Rudrani, and you are Queen Kamala (Lakshmi). The Agamas and the Vedas sing your praise; you are the chief queen of Shiva.

The sixty-four Yoginis sing auspicious songs and Bhairava dances. Cymbals and the mridanga play, and the damaru drum resounds.

You alone are the Mother of the world, and you alone sustain it. You take away your devotees' sorrows and bring them happiness and prosperity.

Your four arms are resplendent, one held in the gesture of granting boons. The men and women who serve you receive the fruit their hearts desire.

A golden plate is set before you with agarwood, camphor and lamp wicks. In Shri Malketu the flame shines with the light of millions of jewels.

Traditions read 'Shri Malketu' differently: as a sacred place of the Goddess, or as a banner above the aarti. We keep the name as it is sung.