या देवी सर्वभूतेषु लज्जारूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ १६ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu lajjārūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namō namaḥ || 16 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who dwells in all beings in the form of modesty: 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
- lajjārūpēṇa
- in the form of modesty
- saṁsthitā
- dwells
- namaḥ tasyai
- salutation to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutation again and again
Meaning
She is lajjā, the modesty and conscience that hold back from wrong.