Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 56–58
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु लक्ष्मीरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ५६ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ५७ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ५८ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu lakṣmīrūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 56 || namastasyai || 57 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 58 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of good fortune: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- yā
- who
- dēvī
- the Goddess
- sarvabhūtēṣu
- in all beings
- lakṣmīrūpēṇa
- in the form of good fortune
- saṁsthitā
- abides
- namaḥ
- salutations
- tasyai
- to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutations again and again
Meaning
Prosperity and good fortune are her presence as Lakshmi. The threefold salutation counts as three mantras in the traditional numbering.