या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ १२ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu śaktirūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namō namaḥ || 12 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who dwells in all beings in the form of power: 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
- śaktirūpēṇa
- in the form of power
- saṁsthitā
- dwells
- namaḥ tasyai
- salutation to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutation again and again
Meaning
She is śakti, the power in every being to act at all.