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Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu

Sanskrit. From the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), chapter 5, part of the Markandeya Purana: the hymn of praise the gods sing to the Goddess (often called the Aparajita Stuti)..

Recited as part of the Devi Mahatmya during Navratri and at other times of worship of the Goddess; the 'ya devi' verses are also often chanted on their own.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु विष्णुमायेति शब्दिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu viṣṇumāyeti śabditā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, is called Vishnumaya, the power of Vishnu that both veils and sustains the world: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु चेतनेत्यभिधीयते । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu cetanetyabhidhīyate | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, is known as consciousness: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु बुद्धिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu buddhirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as intelligence: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु निद्रारूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu nidrārūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as sleep: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु क्षुधारूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu kṣudhārūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as hunger: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु च्छायारूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu cchāyārūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as shadow, the reflection of the real: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu śaktirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as power and energy: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु तृष्णारूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu tṛṣṇārūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as thirst and longing: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु क्षान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu kṣāntirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as patience and forbearance: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु जातिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu jātirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as birth and kind, the nature each being is born with: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु लज्जारूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu lajjārūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as modesty: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu śāntirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as peace: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु श्रद्धारूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu śraddhārūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as faith: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु कान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu kāntirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as beauty and radiance: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु लक्ष्मीरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu lakṣmīrūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as good fortune and prosperity: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु वृत्तिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu vṛttirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as activity and the means of living: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु स्मृतिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu smṛtirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as memory: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु दयारूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu dayārūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as compassion: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु तुष्टिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu tuṣṭirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as contentment: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu mātṛrūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as the mother: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

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या देवी सर्वभूतेषु भ्रान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu bhrāntirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To the Goddess who, in all beings, dwells as error and delusion: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

closing verse

इन्द्रियाणामधिष्ठात्री भूतानां चाखिलेषु या । भूतेषु सततं तस्यै व्याप्तिदेव्यै नमो नमः ॥

indriyāṇāmadhiṣṭhātrī bhūtānāṃ cākhileṣu yā | bhūteṣu satataṃ tasyai vyāptidevyai namo namaḥ ||

To her who presides over the senses and over the elements, and who is always present in every being, the Goddess who pervades all: salutations, again and again.

closing verse

चितिरूपेण या कृत्स्नमेतद् व्याप्य स्थिता जगत् । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

citirūpeṇa yā kṛtsnametad vyāpya sthitā jagat | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||

To her who, as pure awareness, pervades this entire world and abides in it: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations to her, again and again.

Variants: The commonly chanted set has the 21 'ya devi' verses given here plus two closing verses. The Markandeya Purana text on Sanskrit Wikisource also includes verses for dhriti (steadfastness), niti (right conduct) and pushti (nourishment), which some editions and reciters include. Verse numbers differ between editions, so none are given. The full hymn also opens with several other verses beginning 'नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै'.

The meaning is our own plain-English rendering. Wording varies a little between families and regions.

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