Shloka 38
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
स्तुता सुरैः पूर्वमभीष्टसंश्रयात् तथासुरेन्द्रेण दिनेṣu सेविता ।
करोतु सा नः शुभहेतुरीश्वरी शुभानि भद्राण्यभिहन्तु चापदः ॥
stutā suraiḥ pūrvam abhīṣṭasaṃśrayāt tathāsurendreṇa dineṣu sevitā / karotu sā naḥ śubhahetur īśvarī śubhāni bhadrāṇy abhihantu cāpadaḥ
Möge jene erhabene, souveräne Göttin, die einst von den Göttern als Zuflucht gepriesen wurde, welche ihre gewünschten Ziele gewährt, und die selbst vom Herrn der Asuras in Zeiten der Not verehrt und bedient wird, für uns Ursache des Heilsamen sein; möge sie Segen spenden und Unheil niederschlagen.
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FAQs
The Devī is portrayed as accessible beyond faction: even opponents may turn to her in distress. Ethically, it encourages surrender, repentance, and seeking higher protection rather than clinging to pride.
Stuti/prayer within ākhyāna; it serves the purāṇic purpose of upāsanā (devotional practice) rather than cosmological enumeration.
‘Auspiciousness’ here is not only external welfare but inner alignment: when the sovereign śakti is invoked, disruptive forces (āpadaḥ) both outer and inner are pacified.