Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 62–64
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु स्मृतिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ६२ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ६३ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ६४ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu smṛtirūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 62 || namastasyai || 63 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 64 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of memory: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- yā
- who
- dēvī
- the Goddess
- sarvabhūtēṣu
- in all beings
- smṛtirūpēṇa
- in the form of memory
- saṁsthitā
- abides
- namaḥ
- salutations
- tasyai
- to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutations again and again
Meaning
Memory, which holds experience and learning together, is her form. The threefold salutation counts as three mantras in the traditional numbering.