Sacred Texts

Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 5 · Verse 47–49

Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)

Verse 47–49

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ४७ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ४८ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ४९ ॥

yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu śāntirūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 47 || namastasyai || 48 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 49 ||

Translation

To the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of peace: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

Word by word

yā
who
dēvī
the Goddess
sarvabhūtēṣu
in all beings
śāntirūpēṇa
in the form of peace
saṁsthitā
abides
namaḥ
salutations
tasyai
to her
namō namaḥ
salutations again and again

Meaning

The stillness beings come to rest in is the Goddess herself. The threefold salutation counts as three mantras in the traditional numbering.