Shloka 8

Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy

Sanskrit

रौद्रायै नमो नित्यायै गौर्यै धात्र्यै नमो नमः ।

नमो जगत्प्रतिष्ठायै देव्यै कृत्यै नमो नमः ॥

Transliteration

raudrāyai namo nityāyai gauryai dhātryai namo namaḥ / namo jagatpratiṣṭhāyai devyai kṛtyai namo namaḥ

Translation

Salutation to the Fierce One (Raudrā), to the Eternal One, to Gaurī, to Dhātrī—salutation again and again. Salutation to the Goddess who is the foundation of the world, to the Goddess Kṛtyā—salutation again and again.

Word by Word

• रौद्रायै: to the fierce one (Raundrā)
• रौद्रायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/दत्त), एकवचन; Dative singular feminine

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; indeclinable-like usage as exclamation; Nominative singular neuter

• नित्यायै: to the eternal one
• नित्यायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; Dative singular feminine

• गौर्यै: to Gaurī
• गौर्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; Dative singular feminine

• धात्र्यै: to the sustainer/nurse (Dhātrī)
• धात्र्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; Dative singular feminine

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; exclamatory usage

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; repetition for emphasis

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; exclamatory usage

• जगत्प्रतिष्ठायै: to the foundation/support of the world
• जगत्प्रतिष्ठायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः प्रतिष्ठा); Dative singular feminine

• देव्यै: to the Goddess
• देव्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; Dative singular feminine

• कृत्यै: to Kṛtyā (the efficacious/act-power)
• कृत्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; Dative singular feminine

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; exclamatory usage

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; repetition for emphasis

Speakers

• Devas (collective hymn)

Primary Deities

• Devi

Shakti Aspects

• ['Raudra'
• 'Nitya'
• 'Gauri'
• 'Dhatri'
• 'Jagatpratishtha'
• 'Kritya']

Key Themes

• Unity of gentle and fierce
• Cosmic support
• Devotional litany of names

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divinity is not one-dimensional: the same Devi sustains (Dhātrī) and destroys obstacles (Raudrā). Ethically, one learns to revere both the nurturing and corrective powers of reality.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Stotra segment within narrative; contributes to dharma/upāsanā instruction rather than cosmological enumeration.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Jagatpratiṣṭhā’ identifies Śakti as the ontological ground; ‘Kṛtyā’ hints at operative mantra-śakti—power that ‘does’ (kriyā) and effects transformation.