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Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 12 · Verse 36

Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)

Verse 36

एवं भगवती देवी सा नित्यापि पुनः पुनः। सम्भूय कुरुते भूप जगतः परिपालनम् ॥ ३६ ॥

ēvaṁ bhagavatī dēvī sā nityāpi punaḥ punaḥ | sambhūya kurutē bhūpa jagataḥ paripālanam || 36 ||

Translation

Thus, the divine Goddess, eternal, again and again manifesting, performs the protection of the world, O king.

Word by word

evaṁ
thus
bhagavatī
divine
devī
Goddess
sā
she
nityā
eternal
api
also
punaḥ punaḥ
again and again
sambhūya
manifesting
kurute
performs
bhūpa
O king
jagataḥ
of the world
paripālanam
protection

Meaning

The sage addresses the king, explaining that the eternal Goddess continually manifests to protect the world, highlighting her perpetual role in cosmic preservation.