माता धरित्री जननी दयार्द्रहृदया शिवा ।
देवी त्रिभुवनश्रेष्ठा निर्दोषा सर्वदुःखहा ॥
आराधनीया परमा दया शान्तिः क्षमा धृतिः ।
mātā dharitrī jananī dayārdra-hṛdayā śivā |
devī tribhuvana-śreṣṭhā nirdoṣā sarva-duḥkhahā ||
ārādhanīyā paramā dayā śāntiḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ |
(Bṛhad Dharma Purāṇa: 8–9)
[Names for a mother:] “Mother, she who gives support, she who gives birth, she whose heart is melted with grace, she who is auspicious, she who is a goddess, she who is the greatest in the three worlds, she who is faultless, she who removes all distress, she who is worshippable, she who is supreme, she who is gracious, she who is peaceful, she who is forgiving, she who is poised, …”