Bhakti Arohan
ॐ

Durga Saptashati — Chapter 1, Verse 83

Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha

तस्य सर्वस्य या शक्तिः सा त्वं किं स्तूयसे तदा । यया त्वया जगत्स्रष्टा जगत्पात्यत्ति यो जगत् ॥ ८३ ॥

tasya sarvasya yā śhaktiḥ sā tvaṁ kiṁ stūyase tadā yayā tvayā jagatsraṣhṭā jagatpātyatti yo jagat

Translation

of all of that you are the power. How then can you be praised? The one by whom the world is created, protected and consumed,

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

उस सबकी जो शक्ति है, वह तुम्हीं हो। तब तुम्हारी स्तुति कैसे हो सकती है? जो इस जगत की सृष्टि, पालन और संहार करते हैं,

Commentary

The great paradox of all praise: how can the part praise the whole? Brahma admits that words fail. Gita Press notes variant readings here (maya, patatti).

Durga Saptashati Chapter 1.83 (Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha)