Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 33
विश्वेश्वरि त्वं परिपासि विश्वं विश्वात्मिका धारयसीति विश्वम्। विश्वेशवन्द्या भवती भवन्ति विश्वाश्रया ये त्वयि भक्तिनम्राः ॥ ३३ ॥
viśvēśvari tvaṁ paripāsi viśvaṁ viśvātmikā dhārayasīti viśvam | viśvēśavandyā bhavatī bhavanti viśvāśrayā yē tvayi bhaktinamrāḥ || 33 ||
Translation
O ruler of the universe, you protect the universe; as the embodiment of the universe, you sustain it thus; you are worshipped by the lords of the universe, and those who are humble with devotion to you become the refuge of the universe.
Word by word
- viśveśvari
- O ruler of the universe
- tvaṁ
- you
- paripāsi
- protect
- viśvaṁ
- the universe
- viśvātmikā
- embodiment of the universe
- dhārayasi
- you sustain
- iti
- thus
- viśvam
- the universe
- viśveśavandyā
- worshipped by the lords of the universe
- bhavatī
- you are
- bhavanti
- become
- viśvāśrayāḥ
- refuge of the universe
- ye
- those who
- tvayi
- in you
- bhaktinamrāḥ
- humble with devotion
Meaning
The gods praise the Goddess as the protector and sustainer of the universe, worshipped by all divine beings, and note that her devoted followers become sources of refuge.