Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 44–46
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु लज्जारूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ४४ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ४५ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ४६ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu lajjārūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 44 || namastasyai || 45 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 46 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of modesty: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- yā
- who
- dēvī
- the Goddess
- sarvabhūtēṣu
- in all beings
- lajjārūpēṇa
- in the form of modesty
- saṁsthitā
- abides
- namaḥ
- salutations
- tasyai
- to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutations again and again
Meaning
Modesty, the inner restraint that guards right conduct, is her presence. The threefold salutation counts as three mantras in the traditional numbering.