Shloka 19
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
ततो देवा ददुस्तस्यै स्वानि स्वान्यायुधानि च ।
ऊचुर्जयजयेत्युच्चैर्जयन्तीं ते जयैषिणः ॥
tato devā dadus tasyai svāni svāny āyudhāni ca |
ūcur jaya-jayety uccair jayantīṃ te jayaiṣiṇaḥ ||
Alors les dieux lui donnèrent leurs armes respectives. Aspirant à la victoire, ils lui crièrent d’une voix forte, tandis qu’elle se tenait triomphante : «Victoire ! Victoire !»
FAQs
The gods surrender their instruments to the Devi, implying that individual powers become effective when consecrated to a higher dharmic purpose; victory is not egoic possession but alignment with the cosmic good.
Narrative of divine action (carita) supporting dharma; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa in this micro-unit.
Weapons represent specialized faculties (discernment, restraint, force, protection). Their ‘handover’ symbolizes inner integration where scattered capacities are unified under awakened śakti.