Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 32
रक्षांसि यत्रोग्रविषाश्च नागा यत्रारयो दस्युबलानि यत्र। दावानलो यत्र तथाब्धिमध्ये तत्र स्थिता त्वं परिपासि विश्वम् ॥ ३२ ॥
rakṣāṁsi yatrōgraviṣāśca nāgā yatrārayō dasyubalāni yatra | dāvānalō yatra tathābdhimadhyē tatra sthitā tvaṁ paripāsi viśvam || 32 ||
Translation
Where there are demons, fierce poisonous serpents, enemies, armies of robbers, forest fires, and in the midst of the ocean, there you are situated, protecting the universe.
Word by word
- rakṣāṁsi
- demons
- yatra
- where
- ugraviṣāḥ
- fierce poisonous serpents
- ca
- and
- nāgāḥ
- serpents
- arayaḥ
- enemies
- dasyubalāni
- armies of robbers
- dāvānalaḥ
- forest fire
- tathā
- and
- abdhimadhye
- in the midst of the ocean
- tatra
- there
- sthitā
- situated
- tvaṁ
- you
- paripāsi
- protect
- viśvam
- the universe
Meaning
The gods extol the Goddess’s omnipresence, protecting the universe in dangerous places filled with demons, serpents, enemies, robbers, fires, and oceans.