Shloka 12

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

हंसयुक्तविमानस्थे ब्रह्माणी रूपधारिणि ।

कौशाम्भः क्षरिके देवि नारायणी नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Transliteration

haṁsayuktavimānasthe brahmāṇīrūpadhāriṇi / kauśāmbhaḥ kṣarike devi nārāyaṇi namo 'stu te

Translation

Salutations à toi, ô Nārāyaṇī—Déesse qui montes le char aérien tiré par des cygnes, qui prends la forme de Brahmāṇī, et qui répands une splendeur lumineuse telle l’éclat du coton soyeux.

Speakers

• Devī-stuti within the Devi Mahatmyam narrative frame (praise offered to the Goddess by the gods/hosts in context)

Primary Deities

• Nārāyaṇī (Devī)
• Brahmāṇī

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Devī-stuti
• Mātr̥kā theology
• Divine manifestations