— at home; — by/with the sweepings/refuse; — smeared with fallen seed; — indeed; — the hair; — together with its root; — at midday; — offers, casts; — on the funeral pyre; — on a Tuesday (Mars-day); — having uttered; — with love; — the mantra; — even; — once; — O Kālī; — ever; — mounted on an elephant; — goes, becomes; — lord of the earth; — the foremost of true poets
He who, at midday on a Tuesday, offers in the cremation ground his loose hair with its root and his fallen seed, and with love once utters Thy mantra — O Kālī, he ever becomes lord of the earth, mounted on an elephant, foremost among true poets.