विसृष्टौ सृष्टिरूपा त्वं स्थितिरूपा च पालने। तथा संहृतिरूपान्ते जगतोऽस्य जगन्मये ॥ ५ ॥
visṛṣṭau sṛṣṭirūpā tvaṁ sthitirūpā ca pālanē | tathā saṁhṛtirūpāntē jagatō’sya jaganmayē || 5 ||
Translation
At its emanation you take the form of creation, in its keeping the form of preservation, and likewise at the end the form of dissolution of this world, O you whose form is the world.
Word by word
- visṛṣṭau
- at its emanation
- sṛṣṭirūpā
- in the form of creation
- tvam
- you
- sthitirūpā
- in the form of preservation
- ca
- and
- pālanē
- in its protection
- tathā
- likewise
- saṁhṛtirūpā
- in the form of dissolution
- antē
- at the end
- jagataḥ asya
- of this world
- jaganmayē
- O you who are the world
Meaning
The same power takes three forms at three times. The Goddess is not only the cause of the world but the world itself, so creation, preservation and dissolution are her own changing forms.