Shloka 43

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

Sanskrit

शरीरकोशाद्यत्तस्याः पार्वत्या निःसृताम्बिका ।

कौशिकीति समस्तेषु ततो लोकेषु गीयते ॥

Transliteration

śarīrakośādyattasyāḥ pārvatyā niḥsṛtāmbikā | kauśikīti samasteṣu tato lokeṣu gīyate ||

Translation

من غِلاف الجسد (kośa) لبارفَتِي خرجت أمبيكا؛ ولذلك تُشاد في جميع العوالم باسم «كوشيكي» (Kauśikī).

Word by Word

• शरीरकोशात्: from the bodily sheath
• शरीरकोशात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर-कोश (प्रातिपदिक; शरीर + कोश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शरीरस्य कोशः)

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पार्वत्याḥ: from Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• निःसृता: having emerged
• निःसृता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√सृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘निःसृत-’ = having come out

• अम्बिका: Ambikā (the Goddess)
• अम्बिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• कौशिकी: Kauśikī
• कौशिकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• समस्तेषु: in all (of them)
• समस्तेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (लोकेषु इति पदेन सह), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ततः: therefore/then
• ततः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कारण/अनन्तरार्थक (therefore/then)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• गीयते: is sung/celebrated
• गीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Markandeya Purana’s Devi Mahatmyam (frame ultimately Markandeya → listener)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Ambikā
• Pārvatī

Shakti Aspects

• Ambikā; Kauśikī

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Theophany
• Divine epithets and naming
• Mythic etiology

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse presents the Goddess as transcending a single fixed form: from Pārvatī’s ‘covering’ a distinct divine presence emerges. It underscores Śākta theology where the One Devī manifests multiple identities for cosmic purposes, and names encode function and origin.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Vamśānucarita / Carita (narrative of divine deeds) within the Purāṇic storytelling mode; secondarily it supports Sarga-like themes by showing divine manifestation (appearance of a form) rather than genealogical lists.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Kośa’ can be read symbolically as a sheath or limiting adjunct (upādhi). The emergence of Kauśikī hints at the revelation of luminous śakti when coverings are cast off—an unveiling motif common in Devī narratives.