या देवी सर्वभूतेषु तृष्णारूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ १३ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu tṛṣṇārūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namō namaḥ || 13 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who dwells in all beings in the form of thirst: 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
- tṛṣṇārūpēṇa
- in the form of thirst
- saṁsthitā
- dwells
- namaḥ tasyai
- salutation to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutation again and again
Meaning
She is thirst, and so also craving, the desire that drives beings on.