Shloka 27
Adhyaya 91 — Cosmic Recapitulation
हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि स्वनेनापूर्य या जगत् ।
सा घण्टा पातु नो देवि पापेभ्यो नः सुतानिव ॥
hinasti daityatejāṃsi svanenāpūrya yā jagat | sā ghaṇṭā pātu no devi pāpebhyo naḥ sutāniva ||
Jene Glocke, die, die Welt mit ihrem Klang erfüllend, den Glanz der Dämonen zerschmettert—möge sie uns vor Sünden schützen, o Devī, wie eine Mutter ihre Kinder schützt.
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FAQs
Sin and demonic force are weakened by awakening and remembrance: the bell’s sound represents alertness and consecration, urging the listener toward purity and restraint.
A stuti element within an ākhyāna; it is didactic theology supporting dharma rather than cosmological creation or dynastic history.
The pervading sound signifies mantra/nāda: when consciousness is ‘filled’ with sacred vibration, lower impulses (āsuric ‘tejas’) lose their hold; the maternal simile suggests grace that protects even the immature aspirant.