Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 65–67
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु दयारूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ६५ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ६६ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ६७ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu dayārūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 65 || namastasyai || 66 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 67 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of compassion: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- yā
- who
- dēvī
- the Goddess
- sarvabhūtēṣu
- in all beings
- dayārūpēṇa
- in the form of compassion
- saṁsthitā
- abides
- namaḥ
- salutations
- tasyai
- to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutations again and again
Meaning
The compassion that moves one being toward another is the Goddess. The threefold salutation counts as three mantras in the traditional numbering.