Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Verse 20
सर्वं ममैतन्माहात्म्यं मम सन्निधिकारकम्। पशुपुष्पार्घ्यधूपैश्च गन्धदीपैस्तथोत्तमैः ॥ २० ॥
sarvaṁ mamaitanmāhātmyaṁ mama sannidhikārakam | paśupuṣpārghyadhūpaiśca gandhadīpaistathōttamaiḥ || 20 ||
Translation
All my glory causes my presence; with animals, flowers, offerings, incense, fragrances, and excellent lamps,
Word by word
- sarvaṁ
- all
- mama
- my
- etat
- this
- māhātmyaṁ
- glory
- sannidhikārakam
- causing presence
- paśu
- animals
- puṣpa
- flowers
- arghya
- offerings
- dhūpaiḥ
- with incense
- ca
- and
- gandha
- fragrances
- dīpaiḥ
- with lamps
- tathā
- and
- uttamaiḥ
- excellent
Meaning
The Goddess states that her māhātmya invokes her divine presence, especially when accompanied by offerings like animals, flowers, incense, fragrances, and lamps.