या देवी सर्वभूतेषु श्रद्धारूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ १८ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu śraddhārūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namō namaḥ || 18 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who dwells in all beings in the form of faith: 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
- śraddhārūpēṇa
- in the form of faith
- saṁsthitā
- dwells
- namaḥ tasyai
- salutation to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutation again and again
Meaning
She is śraddhā, faith, the trust in which every practice begins.