नमस्ते अस्तु भगवति मातरस्मान् पाहि सर्वतः ॥ १६ ॥
namastē astu bhagavati mātarasmān pāhi sarvataḥ || 16 ||
Translation
Salutations to you, O Bhagavatī. Mother, protect us on every side.
Word by word
- namaḥ
- salutations
- tē
- to you
- astu
- be
- bhagavati
- O Bhagavatī
- mātaḥ
- O Mother
- asmān
- us
- pāhi
- protect
- sarvataḥ
- on every side
Meaning
A short prayer of refuge between the great revelations: the gods, and the reciter with them, ask the Mother for protection from every direction.