Obeisance to the one who dwells In the cremation grounds Where the pancha mahabhuta Dissolute and dissolve Smashana kali Jeevan-Mruthyu devi She is the one who liberates the soul By removing the illusion of the ego She is the one who evokes The awareness that the body is temporal There is nothing that escapes the devouring time There is nothing that escapes its inevitable demise Reverence for the deity Who creates and consumes all She is the one who gives birth to life Yet she is d**h herself Smashana kali Jeevan-Mruthyu devi She is the one who liberates the soul By removing the illusion of the ego She is the one who evokes The awareness that the body is temporal There is nothing that escapes the devouring time There is nothing that escapes its inevitable demise Om Kreem Kalikaye namah Om Kreem Kalikaye namah Om Kreem Kalikaye namah Om Kreem Kalikaye namah Om Kreem Kalikaye namah Om Kreem Kalikaye namah Om Kreem Kalikaye namah Om Kreem Kalikaye namah