Shloka 4

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

Sanskrit

हृताधिकारास्त्रिदशास्ताभ्यां सर्वे निराकृताः ।

महासुराभ्यां तां देवीं संस्मरन्त्यपराजिताम् ॥

Transliteration

hṛtādhikārās tridaśās tābhyāṃ sarve nirākṛtāḥ / mahāsurābhyāṃ tāṃ devīṃ saṃsmaranty aparājitām

Translation

Los Treinta dioses, despojados de sus cargos y expulsados todos por aquellos dos grandes Asuras, recordaron a la Diosa invencible, Aparājitā.

Speakers

• Narrative portion within Devi Mahatmyam (transition to Devas’ supplication)

Primary Deities

• Devi
• Devas (collectively)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge)
• Divine remembrance (smaraṇa)
• Aparājitā epithet