Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 32–34
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ३२ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ३३ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ३४ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu śaktirūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 32 || namastasyai || 33 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 34 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of power: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- yā
- who
- dēvī
- the Goddess
- sarvabhūtēṣu
- in all beings
- śaktirūpēṇa
- in the form of power
- saṁsthitā
- abides
- namaḥ
- salutations
- tasyai
- to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutations again and again
Meaning
Every capacity to act, in any being, is her power at work. The threefold salutation counts as three mantras in the traditional numbering.