Shloka 50

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

त्रैलोक्यस्य हितार्थाय वधिष्यामि महासुरम् ।

भ्रामरीति च मां चोका स्तदा स्तोष्यन्ति सर्वतः ॥

Transliteration

trailokyasya hitārthāya vadhiṣyāmi mahāsuram | bhrāmarīti ca māṃ cokās tadā stoṣyanti sarvataḥ ||

Translation

Zum Wohle der drei Welten werde ich jenen großen Asura erschlagen; und dann werden die Menschen überall mich als Bhrāmarī preisen.

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्यस्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक: त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी (Genitive)

• हितार्थाय: for the welfare
• हितार्थाय: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Dative of purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक: हित + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; चतुर्थी (Dative); प्रयोजन (purpose)

• वधिष्यामि: I will slay
• वधिष्यामि: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महासुरम्: the great demon
• महासुरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-असुर (प्रातिपदिक: महा + असुर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• भ्रामरी: Bhrāmarī
• भ्रामरी: सम्बोधन/नाम (Naming/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रामरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• इति: thus/‘as’
• इति: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्धसूचक (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• चोका: people (so they say)
• चोका: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); (पाठभेद/दुर्लभशब्द)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• स्तोष्यन्ति: will praise
• स्तोष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वतः: from all sides/everywhere
• सर्वतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place/extent)

Speakers

• Devī (as narrator/speaker) within the Devi Mahatmyam frame

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Devī (Durgā/Caṇḍikā)

Shakti Aspects

• Bhrāmarī

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Lokahita (welfare of worlds)
• Demon-slaying as restoration of order
• Devotional praise (stuti)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divine power is justified as lokahita—restoring conditions where beings can live and pursue dharma. The aim is not conquest but the reestablishment of balance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita: the purāṇic function of recounting divine deeds as templates for cosmic rebalancing.

What is the esoteric significance?

Bhrāmarī’s victory indicates that subtle, pervasive forces (like sound/vibration and attention) can overcome gross tyranny—an inner yogic reading of distributed Śakti.