Shloka 32

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

Sanskrit

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु तुष्टिरूपेण संस्थिता ।

नमस्तस्यै नमस्तasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ॥

Transliteration

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu tuṣṭirūpeṇa saṃsthitā / namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ

Translation

Jener Göttin, die in allen Wesen in der Gestalt von santoṣa (Zufriedenheit/Genügsamkeit) weilt, sei Verehrung dargebracht, Verehrung dargebracht, Verehrung dargebracht; immer wieder Verehrung.

Word by Word

• yā: who (she)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• devī: goddess
• devī: Karta (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sarva-bhūteṣu: in all beings
• sarva-bhūteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (भूत-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Saptamī, Bahuvacana

• tuṣṭi-rūpeṇa: in the form of contentment/satisfaction
• tuṣṭi-rūpeṇa: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (तुष्टि-प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (रूप-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (तुष्टेः रूपम्)

• saṃsthitā: is established/abides
• saṃsthitā: Karta-bhāva (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sthā (स्था धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP (क्त); Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; salutation particle

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; repetition

Speakers

• Devī Māhātmya narrative voice (hymnic praise within the Saptashatī frame)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Devī (Mahādevī/Durgā)

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as Tuṣṭi (Contentment)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Santosha (contentment)
• Ethics
• Inner peace

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Contentment is sanctified as Devī’s presence; it restrains greed and supports gratitude, making dharmic living stable and humane.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A devotional-ethical verse within the Devī Māhātmya; not a direct pancalakṣaṇa category passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

Tuṣṭi is the śakti of inner sufficiency that quiets craving; esoterically it signals sattvic fullness, a prerequisite for steady meditation and insight.