Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Verse 38
व्याप्तं तयैतत्सकलं ब्रह्माण्डं मनुजेश्वर। महाकाल्या महाकाले महामारीस्वरूपया ॥ ३८ ॥
vyāptaṁ tayaitatsakalaṁ brahmāṇḍaṁ manujēśvara | mahākālyā mahākālē mahāmārīsvarūpayā || 38 ||
Translation
This entire universe is pervaded by her, O lord of men, as Mahākālī, in great time, in the form of great destruction.
Word by word
- vyāptaṁ
- pervaded
- tayā
- by her
- etat
- this
- sakalaṁ
- entire
- brahmāṇḍaṁ
- universe
- manujeśvara
- O lord of men
- mahākālyā
- as Mahākālī
- mahākāle
- in great time
- mahāmārīsvarūpayā
- in the form of great destruction
Meaning
The sage addresses the king, describing how the Goddess, as Mahākālī, pervades the universe, embodying the destructive aspect of time during cosmic dissolution.