या देवी सर्वभूतेषु बुद्धिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ ८ ॥
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu buddhirūpēṇa saṁsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namō namaḥ || 8 ||
Translation
To the Goddess who dwells in all beings in the form of intelligence: 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
- buddhirūpēṇa
- in the form of intelligence
- saṁsthitā
- dwells
- namaḥ tasyai
- salutation to her
- namō namaḥ
- salutation again and again
Meaning
She is buddhi, the intelligence that understands and decides.