Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 4
आधारभूता जगतस्त्वमेका महीस्वरूपेण यतः स्थितासि। अपां स्वरूपस्थितया त्वयैत- दाप्यायते कृत्स्नमलङ्घ्यवीर्ये ॥ ४ ॥
ādhārabhūtā jagatastvamēkā mahīsvarūpēṇa yataḥ sthitāsi | apāṁ svarūpasthitayā tvayaita- dāpyāyatē kṛtsnamalaṅghyavīryē || 4 ||
Translation
You alone are the foundation of the world, existing in the form of the earth; by you, abiding in the form of water, all this is sustained, O one of invincible prowess.
Word by word
- ādhārabhūtā
- foundation
- jagataḥ
- of the world
- tvaṁ
- you
- ekā
- alone
- mahīswarūpeṇa
- in the form of the earth
- yataḥ
- because
- sthitāsi
- you exist
- apāṁ
- of water
- swarūpasthitayā
- abiding in the form
- tvayā
- by you
- etat
- this
- āpyāyate
- is sustained
- kṛtsnam
- all
- alaṅghyavīrye
- O one of invincible prowess
Meaning
The gods praise the Goddess as the sole foundation of the universe, manifesting as the earth and sustaining all creation through her form as water, highlighting her unmatched power.