Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu
The Goddess who abides in all beings, addressed by name and saluted three times — the refrain of the Aparajita Stuti, Devi Mahatmya 5.
Devi Mahatmya (Markandeya Purana) 5.14–16edition
Sanskrit · संस्कृत
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Meaning
To the Goddess who abides in all beings and is called Vishnu's maya — salutation to her, salutation to her, salutation to her, again and again.
This rendering is by a DharmSetu editor, not a quotation from a published translation. Compare with the public-domain translation.
A Hindi meaning has not been written for this mantra yet. Hindi is authored by a named editor rather than machine-translated, so it arrives more slowly.
How to recite
- Repetitions
- 3 · 11 · 108
- Time
- brahma muhurta, sandhya
Pronunciation key — sounds commonly got wrong
- ट ठ ड ढ ण · ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍh ṇ
- Retroflex — the tongue curls back and touches the roof of the mouth. Distinct from the dental त थ द ध न, where the tongue touches the teeth.
- श ष स · ś ṣ s
- Three different sounds: ś as in “shy”, ṣ retroflex and further back, s plain. Collapsing them changes words.
- ः · ḥ (visarga)
- A soft outward breath echoing the preceding vowel — not a hard “ha”.
- ं · ṃ (anusvara)
- Nasalises the vowel; the closing sound follows the consonant that comes next.
- Long vs short vowels — a / ā, i / ī, u / ū
- Vowel length is meaningful in Sanskrit. Hold the macron vowels roughly twice as long.
- Aspirated consonants — kh, gh, ch, th, dh, ph, bh
- A distinct puff of breath. ph is an aspirated p, never an English “f”.
Word by word
- याyā
- she who(nom. sg. f.)MW1899-CDSL p.844
- देवीdevī
- the Goddess(nom. sg.)MW1899-CDSL p.492
- सर्वभूतेषुsarvabhūteṣu
- in all beings(loc. pl.)MW1899-CDSL p.1186
- विष्णुमायाviṣṇumāyā
- the maya of VishnuMW1899-CDSL p.1000
- इतिiti
- thus, by that nameMW1899-CDSL p.163
- शब्दिताśabditā
- is called, is named(nom. sg. f. past part.)MW1899-CDSL p.1053
- नमःnamaḥ
- salutationMW1899-CDSL p.528
Context
Shadanga — the six limbs
The traditional analytic frame for a mantra. Blank limbs are simply not recorded for this text.
- chhanda
- Anushtubh
- devata
- Devi
Recited at / traditionally recited for
Classified as Pauranic — From the Puranas. Most widely recited deity mantras belong here. Basis for this classification.
Related mantras
Navarna Mantra (Chamunda nine-syllable)
The nine-syllable Devi mantra used in the recitation of the Durga Saptashati.
Aham Brahmasmi
The mahavakya of the Yajurveda — I am Brahman. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10.
Ayam Atma Brahma
The mahavakya of the Atharvaveda — this self is Brahman. Mandukya Upanishad 2.