Shloka 58

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

Sanskrit

शुम्भ उवाच । इति चेति च वक्तव्या सा गत्वा वचनान्मम ।

यथा चाभ्येति संप्रीत्या तथा कार्यं त्वया लघु ॥

Transliteration

śumbha uvāca iti ceti ca vaktavyā sā gatvā vacanān mama / yathā cābhyeti saṃprītyā tathā kāryaṃ tvayā laghu

Translation

قال شومبها: «اذهب وأبلِغْها هذه الكلمات مني—فاسعَ سريعًا على نحوٍ يجعلها تأتي إلى هنا بحسن نية».

Speakers

• Śumbha (direct speech)

Primary Deities

• Devī
• Śumbha

Key Themes

• Coercive courtship
• Manipulation through speech
• Asuric diplomacy