Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 71–73
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ७१ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ७२ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ७३ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu mātṛrūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai || 71 || namastasyai || 72 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 73 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of mother: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- yā
- who
- dēvī
- the Goddess
- sarvabhūtēṣu
- in all beings
- mātṛrūpēṇa
- in the form of mother
- saṁsthitā
- abides
- namaḥ
- salutations
- tasyai
- to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutations again and again
Meaning
She is the mother in every being: the one who bears, nourishes and protects. The threefold salutation counts as three mantras in the traditional numbering.