Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 53–55
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु कान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ५३ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ५४ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ५५ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu kāntirūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 53 || namastasyai || 54 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 55 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of loveliness: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- yā
- who
- dēvī
- the Goddess
- sarvabhūtēṣu
- in all beings
- kāntirūpēṇa
- in the form of loveliness
- saṁsthitā
- abides
- namaḥ
- salutations
- tasyai
- to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutations again and again
Meaning
Whatever is radiant and lovely in beings shines with her beauty. The threefold salutation counts as three mantras in the traditional numbering.