Shloka 64

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

Sanskrit

क्षीरोदमथनोद्भूतमश्वरत्नं ममामरैः ।

उच्चैःश्रवससंज्ञं तत्प्रणिपत्य समर्पितम् ॥

Transliteration

kṣīrodamathanodbhūtamaśvaratnaṃ mamāmaraiḥ /

uccaiḥ śravasasaṃjñaṃ tatpraṇipatya samarpitam

Translation

ক্ষীৰসাগৰ মথনৰ পৰা জন্ম লোৱা অশ্বৰত্ন ‘উচ্চৈঃশ্ৰৱা’ নামে; দেৱতাসকলে প্ৰণাম কৰি সেয়া মোক অৰ্পণ কৰিছিল।

Speakers

• Demon side (Shumbha or his spokesman/envoy) addressing the Goddess

Primary Deities

• Durgā
• Śumbha
• Devas (collectively)
• Uccaiḥśravas (mentioned)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Asuric appropriation of divine symbols
• Samudra Manthana motifs
• Boasting and coercive courtship