86. Prayer

Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु

Deity or tradition
Devi
Language
Sanskrit
Translations
Devanagari on this page
Reading time
About 2 min
Source and rights
From the Devi Mahatmya. This is a selection, not the whole chapter.

Meaning

Refrain verses from the Devi Mahatmya. The full chapter has many more lines in the same pattern. Four widely recited forms are given here.

Text

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ या देवी सर्वभूतेषु बुद्धिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ या देवी सर्वभूतेषु चेतनेत्यभिधीयते । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

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