Shloka 42
Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī
Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada
ब्रह्मोवाच । सत्यमुक्तं त्वया देवि नासाध्यं भुवनत्रये । नागनासोरु सुभगे मत्तमातंगगामिनि ॥ ४२ ॥
brahmovāca | satyamuktaṃ tvayā devi nāsādhyaṃ bhuvanatraye | nāganāsoru subhage mattamātaṃgagāmini || 42 ||
Brahmā said: “True indeed is what you have spoken, O Goddess. In the three worlds there is nothing that cannot be accomplished by you. O auspicious one, with thighs like an elephant’s trunk and a gait like an intoxicated she-elephant.”
Brahma
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It affirms the Goddess’s supreme efficacy—nothing is impossible for her within the three worlds—establishing faith (śraddhā) in divine grace as a decisive spiritual force.
By praising the Goddess’s limitless capacity, the verse models bhakti through stuti (devotional eulogy): devotion grows when the devotee recognizes the deity as fully capable of granting protection and accomplishment.
Primarily Vyākaraṇa/semantic usage: compounds like bhuvana-traye and matta-mātaṅga-gāmini show how Sanskrit samāsa compresses theology and imagery into precise devotional praise.