सा प्रोवाच महालक्ष्मीं तामसी प्रमदोत्तमा। नाम कर्म च मे मातर्देहि तुभ्यं नमो नमः ॥ १० ॥
sā prōvāca mahālakṣmīṁ tāmasī pramadōttamā | nāma karma ca mē mātardēhi tubhyaṁ namō namaḥ || 10 ||
Translation
That tāmasī, best of women, said to Mahālakṣmī: “Mother, give me a name and a work. Salutation to you again and again.”
Word by word
- sā
- she
- prōvāca
- said
- mahālakṣmīm
- to Mahālakṣmī
- tāmasī
- the one of tamas
- pramadōttamā
- best of women
- nāma
- a name
- karma
- a work
- ca
- and
- mē
- to me
- mātaḥ
- O Mother
- dēhi
- give
- tubhyam namō namaḥ
- salutation to you again and again
Meaning
Every power that emerges asks for its name and its function: to exist is to have a work to do.