या देवी सर्वभूतेषु चेतनेत्यभिधीयते। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ७ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu cētanētyabhidhīyatē | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namō namaḥ || 7 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who in all beings is spoken of as consciousness: 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
- cētanā iti
- as consciousness
- abhidhīyatē
- is spoken of
- namaḥ tasyai
- salutation to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutation again and again
Meaning
Next she is consciousness, cetanā: the awareness by which every being is alive and knows anything at all.