Verse
A selected salutation to the Goddess present in all beings as Shakti, from chapter 5 of the Devi Mahatmya. This page contains one verse and its refrain, not the complete hymn.
Devanagari
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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता।
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥
IAST transliteration
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yā devī sarvabhūteṣu śaktirūpeṇa saṃsthitā |
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||
English translation
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To the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of power: homage to her, homage to her, homage to her, again and again.
DurgaShakti editorial rendering of this selected verse; śakti is rendered as “power.”
Meaning in context
The refrain offers repeated homage. The phrase sarvabhūteṣu locates the Goddess in all beings, and śaktirūpeṇa names power or capacity as the form through which she is praised. Other salutations in the chapter name consciousness, memory, hunger and further aspects of embodied life. This selected line should therefore be read within a sustained hymn, not as a complete account of Shakti by itself.
The source and its setting
Chapter 5 belongs to the Devi Mahatmya. Its narrative setting precedes the battles with Shumbha and Nishumbha. The Shakti cornerstone explains the theological concept; the Navratri guide introduces a festival setting in which Goddess recitation is practiced.
Source and attribution
Scriptural attribution
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Devi Mahatmya, chapter 5, the śaktirūpeṇa salutation. Sanskrit Documents numbers this passage 5.32–34; numbering may differ when refrains are counted differently.
The displayed text is one salutation from the longer hymn. The narrative attributes the praise to the gods; no modern individual authorship is asserted.
Associated devotional context
Devi / the Goddess as Shakti
Traditional context
A salutation within the Goddess-praise hymn in the final narrative cycle of the Devi Mahatmya.
Practice context and variations
This is a source-based reading presentation, not an initiation or a prescription of repetition counts. Follow the teaching of your own community for ritual or lineage-specific recitation.
Pronunciation notes
IAST preserves long vowels and distinguishes ś from ṣ and s. The conjunct in saṃsthitā and the dative ending in tasyai matter. Bar marks show verse divisions, not musical timing.
Sources and references
- Primary / scriptural: Devi Mahatmyam, chapter 5, śaktirūpeṇa salutation, numbered 5.32–34 in this digital text View reference
- Traditional / commentarial: Divine Life Society / Swami Krishnananda website, Devi Mahatmya transliteration, chapter 5 (comparison text) View reference
