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
May that sovereign Goddess—formerly praised by the gods as the refuge that grants the fulfillment of their desired aims, and served even by the lord of the asuras in times of need—be for us the cause of auspiciousness; may she bestow blessings and strike down calamities.
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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.