Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 78–80
चितिरूपेण या कृत्स्नमेतद् व्याप्य स्थिता जगत्। नमस्तस्यै ॥ ७८ ॥ नमस्तस्यै ॥ ७९ ॥ नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ८० ॥
citirūpēṇa yā kṛtsnamētad vyāpya sthitā jagat | namastasyai || 78 || namastasyai || 79 || namastasyai namō namaḥ || 80 ||
Translation
She who, in the form of Pure Consciousness, pervades and abides in this entire universe, salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.
Word by word
- cittarūpeṇa
- in the form of pure consciousness
- yā
- who
- kṛtsnam
- entire
- etat
- this
- vyāpya
- pervading
- sthitā
- abides
- jagat
- universe
- namaḥ
- salutations
- tasyai
- to her
Meaning
The gods celebrate the Goddess as Chiti—the supreme, undifferentiated consciousness that forms the substratum of the entire cosmos. This verse underscores her transcendental nature as the ultimate reality, beyond all specific manifestations, and the source of all existence.