Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
जयेत्ये देवाश्च मुदा तामूचुः सिंहवाहिनीम् ।
तुष्टुवुर्मुनयश्चैनां भक्तिनम्रात्ममूर्तयः ॥
jayeti devāś ca mudā tām ūcuḥ siṃhavāhinīm | tuṣṭuvur munayaś caināṃ bhaktinamrātmamūrtayaḥ ||
Die Götter riefen ihr freudig zu: „Sieg!“—der Löwenreiterin. Und die Weisen priesen sie, ihre Gestalten in Hingabe tief verneigt.
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Right praise (stuti) is not flattery but recognition of dharmic power: devas and sages model humility before the principle that protects the world.
Carita with devotional stuti elements; it reinforces Purāṇic dharma by presenting proper attitudes—reverence, gratitude, and reliance on divine order.
‘Jaya’ is both external victory and inner conquest. The sages’ ‘bhakti-namra’ posture indicates ego-surrender—the necessary inner condition for śakti to operate unobstructed.