Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Verse 1–2
ॐ देव्युवाच ॥ १ ॥ एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यं स्तोष्यते यः समाहितः। तस्याहं सकलां बाधां नाशयिष्याम्यसंशयम् ॥ २ ॥
ōṁ dēvyuvāca || 1 || ēbhiḥ stavaiśca māṁ nityaṁ stōṣyatē yaḥ samāhitaḥ | tasyāhaṁ sakalāṁ bādhāṁ nāśayiṣyāmyasaṁśayam || 2 ||
Translation
Om. The Goddess said: Whoever praises me daily with these hymns with focus, I will destroy all their obstacles without doubt.
Word by word
- oṁ
- sacred syllable
- devī
- the Goddess
- uvāca
- said
- ebhiḥ
- with these
- stavaiḥ
- hymns
- ca
- and
- māṁ
- me
- nityaṁ
- daily
- stoṣyate
- will praise
- yaḥ
- who
- samāhitaḥ
- with focus
- tasya
- of that person
- ahaṁ
- I
- sakalāṁ
- all
- bādhāṁ
- obstacles
- nāśayiṣyāmi
- I will destroy
- asaṁśayam
- without doubt
Meaning
The chapter begins with the Goddess addressing the gods, continuing from the previous chapter’s dialogue, to describe the benefits of reciting her hymns and deeds. The Goddess promises that those who recite her hymns (such as the Nārāyaṇī Stuti from Chapter 11) with devotion and focus every day will have all their obstacles removed by her divine grace.