Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 38–40
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु क्षान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ३८ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ३९ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ४० ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu kṣāntirūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 38 || namastasyai || 39 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 40 ||
Translation
That Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of Hunger, salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- kṣudhārūpeṇa
- in the form of hunger
Meaning
She is seen as the primal urge of hunger (Kshudha), the driving force that sustains life by compelling beings to nourish themselves.