Shloka 37

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

देवा ऊचुः सर्वबाधाप्रशमनं त्रैलोक्यस्याखिलेश्वरि ।

एवमेव त्वया कार्यमस्मद्वैरिविनाशनम् ॥

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ sarvabādhāpraśamanaṃ trailokyasyākhileśvari /

evam eva tvayā kāryam asmadvairivināśanam

Translation

قالت الآلهة: يا سيّدة الكلّ، اسكني جميع الآلام في العوالم الثلاثة. وهكذا أيضًا أتمّي هلاك أعدائنا.

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarva-bādhā-praśamanam: the pacification of all afflictions
• sarva-bādhā-praśamanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bādhā (प्रातिपदिक) + praśamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वासां बाधानां प्रशमनम्

• trailokyasya: of the three worlds
• trailokyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु-समासः: त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः

• akhila-īśvari: O sovereign of all
• akhila-īśvari: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः: अखिला च सा ईश्वरी च

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), particle of emphasis (निपात)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāryam: is to be done / should be done
• kāryam: Pradhāna-vākya-vidheya (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); विधेय (predicate nominal)

• asmat-vairi-vināśanam: the destruction of our enemies
• asmat-vairi-vināśanam: Pradhāna-vākya-vidheya (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmat (प्रातिपदिक) + vairin (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: अस्माकं वैरिणां विनाशनम्

Speakers

• Devas addressing Devi

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Devi (Chandika/Durga)
• Devas

Shakti Aspects

• Akhileśvarī (Supreme Sovereign); protector and destroyer of adharma

Key Themes

• Cosmic order
• Removal of afflictions
• Defeat of adharma
• Boon request

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The gods ask for two linked outcomes: universal relief (sarva-bādhā-praśamana) and the removal of hostile forces. The text frames ‘enemy-destruction’ as dharmic only when subordinated to the wellbeing of all realms.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Upākhyāna: the narrative’s moral closure where divine intervention is requested to stabilize the worlds post-conflict.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Enemies’ can be read as inner adversaries (anger, pride, delusion). The prayer is for both symptom-relief (bādhā) and root-cause removal (vairi).