Shloka 18
Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā
Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon
अथ निश्चितमालोक्य पादपद्मे स्वकेंऽबिका । जितेंद्रियं महाराजं प्रत्यक्षाभूत्सुतोषिता
atha niścitamālokya pādapadme svakeṃ'bikā | jiteṃdriyaṃ mahārājaṃ pratyakṣābhūtsutoṣitā
ثم لما رأت أمبيكا أن الملك العظيم، كابحَ الحواس، قد ثبت عزمه عند قدميها اللوتسيتين، سُرَّت غاية السرور وتجلّت له عيانًا.
Narrator (contextual; the verse reports an event rather than direct speech)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वकेंऽबिका = स्वके + अम्बिका (ऽ = अवग्रह); प्रत्यक्षाभूत् = प्रत्यक्षा + अभूत्; जितेṃद्रियम् normalized as जितेन्द्रियम्.
FAQs
Ambikā is a name of the Goddess (Devī), here portrayed as granting direct vision (pratyakṣa-darśana) when pleased.
His self-mastery—jitendriya, “conqueror of the senses”—and his firm resolve at the Goddess’s lotus-feet are highlighted as the basis for divine grace.
Steadfast resolve, humility at the divine feet, and control of the senses are presented as conditions that lead to spiritual fruition—here symbolized by the Goddess’s direct manifestation.