या देवी सर्वभूतेषुच्छायारूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ११ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣucchāyārūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namō namaḥ || 11 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who dwells in all beings in the form of shadow: salutation to her, salutation to her, salutation to her, salutation again and again.
Word by word
- yā dēvī
- the Goddess who
- sarvabhūtēṣu
- in all beings
- chāyārūpēṇa
- in the form of shadow
- saṁsthitā
- dwells
- namaḥ tasyai
- salutation to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutation again and again
Meaning
She is chāyā, the shadow or reflection: the dimmed image of the light, which is also her.