Shloka 2
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
Sanskrit
तावेव सूर्यतां तद्वदधिकारं तथैन्दवम् ।
कौबेरमथ याम्यं च चक्राते वरुणस्य च ॥
Transliteration
tāv eva sūryatāṃ tadvad adhikāraṃ tathaindavam | kauberam atha yāmyaṃ ca cakrāte varuṇasya ca ||
Translation
“Those two themselves assumed the office of the Sun, and likewise the authority of the Moon; and they took up the regencies of Kubera, of Yama, and also of Varuṇa.”
Speakers
Ṛṣi narrator to the King
Primary Deities
ŚumbhaNiśumbhaSūryaCandraKuberaYamaVaruṇa
Key ThemesShaktismCosmic administration usurpedAdharma as disorder of functionsMythic cosmology