Shloka 30

Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy

Sanskrit

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु दयारूपेण संस्थिता ।

नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

Transliteration

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu dayārūpeṇa saṃsthitā / namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ

Translation

إلى تلك الإلهة التي تقيم في جميع الكائنات على هيئة «كارونا» (الرحمة/الشفقة): السجود لها، السجود لها، السجود لها؛ مرارًا وتكرارًا السجود.

Word by Word

• yā: who (she)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• devī: goddess
• devī: Karta (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sarva-bhūteṣu: in all beings
• sarva-bhūteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (भूत-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Saptamī, Bahuvacana

• dayā-rūpeṇa: in the form of compassion
• dayā-rūpeṇa: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayā (दया-प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (रूप-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (दयायाः रूपम्)

• saṃsthitā: is established/abides
• saṃsthitā: Karta-bhāva (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sthā (स्था धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP (क्त); Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; salutation particle

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; repetition

Speakers

• Devī Māhātmya narrative voice (hymnic praise within the Saptashatī frame)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devī (Mahādevī/Durgā)

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as Dayā (Compassion)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Ethics
• Compassion
• Ahimsa-oriented virtue

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Compassion is elevated to a divine principle; ethical life is not only rule-based but rooted in recognizing Devī within others, naturally yielding kindness and restraint from harm.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A devotional-ethical affirmation within the Purāṇa; indirectly sustains dharma rather than enumerating cosmic or dynastic histories.

What is the esoteric significance?

Dayā is the softening śakti that dissolves egoic hardness; in inner practice it is linked to purification (citta-śuddhi), making the mind fit for higher knowledge.