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Durga Saptashati — Chapter 5, Verse 14–16

Devi's Dialogue with the Messenger

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु विष्णुमायेति शब्दिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ १४-१६ ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu viṣhṇumāyeti śhabditā namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ

Translation

To the Devi who in all beings is called Vishnumaya: salutation to her, salutation to her, salutation to her, salutation again and again.

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

जो देवी सब प्राणियों में विष्णुमाया कहलाती हैं, उनको नमस्कार, उनको नमस्कार, उनको नमस्कार, बार-बार नमस्कार।

Commentary

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, "the Devi who in all beings...", is perhaps the most famous hymn of the Saptashati, sung at Navaratri across India. Each stanza names a form in which the Devi lives inside every creature, and the triple namah ("salutation to her") is traditionally counted as three separate mantras, which is why each stanza carries three numbers. It begins with Vishnumaya, the same power as Yoganidra in chapter 1.

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