Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
नैरृत्यै भूभृतां लक्ष्म्यै शर्वाण्यै ते नमो नमः ।
दुर्गायै दुर्गपारायै सारायै सर्वकारिण्यै ।
ख्यात्यै तथैव कृष्णायै धूम्रायै सततं नमः ॥
nairṛtyai bhūbhṛtāṃ lakṣmyai śarvāṇyai te namo namaḥ / durgāyai durgapārāyai sārāyai sarvakāriṇyai / khyātyai tathaiva kṛṣṇāyai dhūmrāyai satataṃ namaḥ
নৈঋতী, পর্বত-লক্ষ্মী ও শর্বাণী—আপনাকে বারংবার নমস্কার। দুর্গা, দুর্গতি-তারিণী, সার-স্বরূপা, সর্বকারিণী—আপনাকে সদা নমস্কার। খ্যাতি, তদ্রূপ কৃষ্ণা ও ধূম্রা—আপনাকে পুনঃপুনঃ নমস্কার।
The many names teach that the same Śakti governs all domains—fortune, fearsome protection, fame, and transformation. Devotion integrates life’s opposites under a single sacred principle.
Stotra (praise) within a narrative episode; serves dharma by prescribing remembrance of names and attributes for protection and success.
‘Durgapārā’ is the inner passage beyond the ‘fortress’ of ego and fear. Dark/smoky epithets (Kṛṣṇā, Dhūmrā) point to Devi’s presence even in obscurity and liminal states, not only in radiant forms.