Sacred Learning
Yā devī sarvabhūteṣu
Devī Māhātmya 5.16ff refrain (Śakti-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā and sister lines).
Devī Māhātmya 5.16ff refrain (Śakti-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā and sister lines).
Canonical source text
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥
IAST transliteration
Close translation
The Goddess who stands in all beings as Śakti — salutation to her, salutation to her, salutation to her, again and again.
Reader-friendly meaning
The refrain of Caṇḍī: the Goddess is near — She is the Śakti standing in every being.
Meenananda editorial explanation
When the Ashram sings this, the world is praised as the place of Śakti. Sister refrains — buddhi, nidrā, kṣudhā — belong to the same chapter; this page opens the Śakti-line as a public doorway into that vision. For a deeper reading of this mantra, a personal rhythm of japa, or the path of diksha, please contact Meenananda Ashram.
Practice context
Sung in Durgā-pūjā. The full chapter is a longer pāṭha — receive it with the Ashram.
Word meanings
- शक्तिरूपेण — in the form of power
Devī Māhātmya public-domain refrain; Foundation translation original. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.