Shloka 68

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

Sanskrit

परमैश्वर्यमतुलं प्राप्स्यसे मत्परिग्रहात् ।

एतद्बुद्ध्या समालोच्य मत्परिग्रहतां व्रज ॥

Transliteration

paramaiśvaryamatulaṃ prāpsyase matparigrahāt /

etad buddhyā samālocya matparigrahatāṃ vraja

Translation

إن صرتَ لي فستنال السيادة العظمى التي لا نظير لها. فتأمّل ذلك بعقلك وادخل في حالٍ أقبلك فيها وأستولي عليك.

Word by Word

• परम: supreme
• परम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg adjective)

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty, lordship
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg adjective)

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यसे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (genitive sense as prefix); ‘my’ (pronominal base used in compound)

• परिग्रहात्: from (my) acceptance/protection
• परिग्रहात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन (ablative sg)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (acc sg)

• बुद्ध्या: with understanding
• बुद्ध्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (instrumental sg)

• समालोच्य: having considered
• समालोच्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + लोच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (genitive sense as prefix); ‘my’

• परिग्रहताम्: the state of being under (my) protection
• परिग्रहताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिग्रहता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (acc sg); भाववाचक (state/condition)

• व्रज: go, enter
• व्रज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (parasmaipada)

Speakers

• Śumbha addressing the Goddess

Primary Deities

• Durgā
• Śumbha

Shakti Aspects

• Durgā / Bhagavatī

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• False promise of sovereignty
• Ego’s bargaining
• Freedom vs possession

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The asura offers ‘aiśvarya’ as bait, implying that sovereignty comes from attachment to him. Devi’s stance will invert this: true sovereignty is intrinsic (svābhāvikī śakti) and is proven by victory over arrogance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Didactic narrative embedded in vaṃśānucarita: the Purana uses dialogue to dramatize moral psychology (temptation, pride, discernment).

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Parigraha’ (taking/possessing) signals bondage; in yogic terms it is grasping (aparigraha’s opposite). Devi, as liberation, cannot be obtained through grasping—only through transformation (the battle as inner sādhanā).