Shloka 14
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
सौम्येन स्तनयोर्युग्मं मध्यं चैन्द्रेण चाभवत् । वारुणेन च जङ्घोरू नितम्बस्तेजसा भुवः ॥
saumyena stanayor yugmaṃ madhyaṃ caindreṇa cābhavat / vāruṇena ca jaṅghorū nitambas tejasā bhuvaḥ
Par l’énergie de Soma advinrent ses deux seins; par celle d’Indra, sa taille. Par l’énergie de Varuṇa, ses jambes et ses cuisses; et par la radiance de la Terre, ses hanches.
FAQs
The Goddess embodies the harmonious functioning of cosmic principles—nourishment (Soma), sovereignty (Indra), moral-cosmic order (Varuṇa), and stability (Earth).
Carita; descriptive theology that supports the ensuing combat narrative (dharma’s restoration through Devī).
The mapping of cosmic powers onto bodily regions suggests that the universe is mirrored in the divine body (and, by extension, in the subtle body). Devī’s form is a cosmogram: sovereignty, order, nourishment, and groundedness are integrated into one liberating power.