Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 8
रौद्रायै नमो नित्यायै गौर्यै धात्र्यै नमो नमः । ज्योत्स्नायै चेन्दुरूपिण्यै सुखायै सततं नमः ॥ १० ॥
raudrāyai namo nityāyai gauryai dhātryai namo namaḥ | jyotsnāyai cendurūpiṇyai sukhāyai satataṁ namaḥ || 10 ||
Translation
Salutations to the Fierce One, salutations to the Eternal One. Salutations again and again to Gauri, to the Sustainer. Constant salutations to the Moonlight, to she who has the form of the moon, and to the embodiment of Bliss.
Word by word
- raudrāyai
- to the Fierce One
- nityāyai
- to the Eternal One
- gauryai
- to the Fair-Complexioned One (Gauri)
- dhātryai
- to the Nurse/Sustainer
- jyotsnāyai
- to the Moonlight
- indurūpiṇyai
- to she who has the form of the moon
- sukhāyai
- to the embodiment of Bliss
Meaning
The gods praise her contrasting yet complementary nature: she is both terrifying (Raudra) and eternal (Nitya); she is the beautiful Gauri and the nourishing mother (Dhatri). She is as cool and soothing as moonlight and is the very source of happiness (Sukha).