न जानामि पुण्यं न जानामि तीर्थं
न जानामि मुक्तिं लयं वा कदाचित् ।
न जानामि भक्तिं व्रतं वाऽपि मात-
र्गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानी ॥ ४॥
श्रीमत् शङ्कराचार्य विरचितं भवान्यष्टकम्
I do not know what merit or holiness is, nor do I know what sacred pilgrimages are.
I do not know what liberation means, nor do I understand what dissolution into the Absolute is.
I know nothing of devotion or of religious vows.
O Mother Bhavani, Thou alone art my refuge, my only goal and destination.
Bhavanyashtakam by Sri Shankaracharya