मन्त्रचैतन्यमेतत्तु तदधिष्ठातृदेवता । तज्ज्ञानं परमेशानि भक्तानां सिद्धिदायकम् ॥ ३५ ॥
mantracaitanyamētattu tadadhiṣṭhātṛdēvatā | tajjñānaṁ paramēśāni bhaktānāṁ siddhidāyakam || 35 ||
Translation
The consciousness of the mantra is this, O supreme Goddess: the knowledge of its presiding deity, which gives success to the devoted.
Word by word
- mantracaitanyamētattu
- this is the consciousness of the mantra
- tadadhiṣṭhātṛdēvatā
- its presiding deity
- tajjñānaṁ
- the knowledge of it
- paramēśāni
- O supreme Goddess
- bhaktānāṁ
- to the devoted
- siddhidāyakam
- giving success
Meaning
The commentary: the knowledge of the deity who presides over a mantra is what is called its consciousness.