Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Verse 9
यत्रैतत्पठ्यते सम्यङ्नित्यमायतने मम। सदा न तद्विमोक्ष्यामि सांनिध्यं तत्र मे स्थितम् ॥ ९ ॥
yatraitatpaṭhyatē samyaṅnityamāyatanē mama | sadā na tadvimōkṣyāmi sāṁnidhyaṁ tatra mē sthitam || 9 ||
Translation
Where this is properly recited daily in my shrine, I will never abandon that place; my presence remains there.
Word by word
- yatra
- where
- etat
- this
- paṭhyate
- is recited
- samyaṅ
- properly
- nityam
- daily
- āyatane
- in the shrine
- mama
- my
- sadā
- always
- na
- not
- tat
- that
- vimokṣyāmi
- I will abandon
- sānnidhyaṁ
- presence
- tatra
- there
- me
- my
- sthitam
- remains
Meaning
The Goddess assures that her divine presence will always remain in places where her māhātmya is recited daily with reverence in her shrines.