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Shloka 27

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

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु धृतिरूपेण संस्थिता ।

नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu dhṛtirūpeṇa saṃsthitā / namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ

Jener Göttin, die in allen Wesen in der Gestalt von Standhaftigkeit und Seelenstärke weilt—Ehrerbietung Ihr, Ehrerbietung Ihr, Ehrerbietung Ihr; immer wieder Ehrerbietung.

who (she)
:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun
devīthe Goddess
devī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
sarva-bhūteṣuin all beings
sarva-bhūteṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound; Neuter Locative (Saptamī) Plural
dhṛti-rūpeṇain the form of steadfastness/fortitude
dhṛti-rūpeṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdhṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound; Neuter Instrumental (Tṛtīyā) Singular
saṃsthitāis established / abides
saṃsthitā:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (स्था धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग); past passive participle (क्त)
FormKṛdanta (kta); Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; निपात-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
tasyaito her
tasyai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; निपात-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
tasyaito her
tasyai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; नipāt-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
tasyaito her
tasyai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; निपात-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; निपात-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
Devī Māhātmya narrative voice (hymnic praise within the Saptashatī frame)

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Devī (Mahādevī/Durgā)
Devī as Dhṛti (Fortitude)
ShaktismDharmaInner strengthPerseverance

FAQs

Dhṛti—the capacity to hold to vows, duties, and spiritual practice—is honored as Devī’s indwelling power; perseverance becomes a form of worship.

A stuti passage; not directly pancalakṣaṇa, but it provides the inner-ethical foundation by which dharma and purāṇic ideals are sustained.

Dhṛti is the binding śakti that prevents dissipation of mind and prāṇa; in sādhana, it is the power that keeps mantra, meditation, and ethical restraint continuous.