योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
सप्त देव्यो जयाष्टम्यो वासमेष्यन्ति तेडष्टधा । जहाँ मैं रहूँगी, वहाँ सात देवियाँ और निवास करेंगी, उन सबके आगे आठवीं जया देवी भी रहेंगी। ये आठों देवियाँ मुझे बहुत प्रिय हैं, मुझसे भी श्रेष्ठ हैं और मुझे आत्मसमर्पण कर चुकी हैं
sapta devyo jayāṣṭamyo vāsam eṣyanti te 'ṣṭadhā | yatra māṁ rahūṁgī, tatra sapta devyo 'pi nivasiṣyanti, tāsāṁ sarvāsāṁ purataḥ aṣṭamī jayā devī 'pi nivatsyati | etā aṣṭau devyo mama bahu priyāḥ, matto 'pi śreṣṭhāḥ, mayi cātma-samarpaṇaṁ kṛtavatyaḥ |
Śakra said: “Seven goddesses will come to dwell, and in this way they will be eight in number. Wherever I abide, there too those seven goddesses will reside; and before them all, the eighth—Goddess Jayā—will also remain. These eight goddesses are exceedingly dear to me; they are even superior to me, and they have surrendered themselves wholly to me.”
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