Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 50–52
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु श्रद्धारूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ५० ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ५१ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ५२ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu śraddhārūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 50 || namastasyai || 51 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 52 ||
Translation
That Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of Shadow (or Reflection), salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- chāyārūpeṇa
- in the form of shadow, reflection, or image
Meaning
She is the Chhaya—the shadow, the reflection, the image. This signifies her presence in every aspect of manifestation, even in the seemingly intangible or transient.