Shloka 22
Adhyaya 84 — The Gods’ Hymn after the Slaying of Mahishasura and the Goddess’ Boon
केनोपमा भवतु तेऽस्य पराक्रमस्य रूपं च शत्रुभयकार्यतिहारि कुत्र ।
चित्ते कृपा समरनिष्ठुरता च दृष्टा त्वय्येव देवि वरदे भुवनत्रयेऽपि ॥
kenopamā bhavatu te 'sya parākramasya rūpaṃ ca śatrubhayakāryatihāri kutra / citte kṛpā samaraniṣṭhuratā ca dṛṣṭā tvayyeva devi varade bhuvanatraye 'pi
بماذا تُقاس شجاعتكِ؟ وأين تُوجد صورةٌ تزيل العملَ المهيبَ المخيفَ للأعداء؟ في العوالم الثلاثة، يا إلهة، يا واهبةَ النِّعَم، لا يُرى اجتماعُ الرحمة في القلب والصرامة في القتال إلا فيكِ وحدكِ.
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FAQs
The verse frames ideal sovereignty: tenderness toward devotees and corrective severity toward adharma can coexist without contradiction when grounded in cosmic welfare.
It is devotional-theological material embedded in sacred narrative (carita), not a cosmological enumeration; it supports the Purāṇic aim of teaching dharma through exemplary divine action.
The union of kṛpā (grace) and niṣṭhuratā (fierce discipline) mirrors inner sādhanā: compassion for the seeking self and uncompromising cutting down of inner ‘enemies’ (vices).