Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 7
सर्वभूता यदा देवी स्वर्गमुक्तिप्रदायिनी। त्वं स्तुता स्तुतये का वा भवन्तु परमोक्तयः ॥ ७ ॥
sarvabhūtā yadā dēvī svargamuktipradāyinī | tvaṁ stutā stutayē kā vā bhavantu paramōktayaḥ || 7 ||
Translation
When you, O Goddess, existing in all beings, bestower of heaven and liberation, are praised, what supreme utterances can there be for your praise?
Word by word
- sarvabhūtā
- existing in all beings
- yadā
- when
- devī
- O Goddess
- svargamuktipradāyinī
- bestower of heaven and liberation
- tvaṁ
- you
- stutā
- praised
- stutaye
- for praise
- kā
- what
- vā
- or
- bhavantu
- may be
- paramoktayaḥ
- supreme utterances
Meaning
The gods acknowledge the Goddess’s omnipresence in all beings and her role as the granter of both worldly and spiritual liberation, questioning what words could adequately praise her supreme nature.