Shloka 5

Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas

Sanskrit

सूर्येन्द्राग्न्यनिलेन्दूनां यमस्य वरुणस्य च । अन्येषां चाधिकारान् स स्वयमेवाधितिष्ठति ॥

Transliteration

sūryendragnyanilendūnāṃ yamasya varuṇasya ca / anyeṣāṃ cādhikārān sa svayamevādhitiṣṭhati

Translation

Ia sendiri telah merebut dan menduduki wewenang serta jabatan Surya, Indra, Agni, Vayu, Soma, Yama, Varuna, dan juga para dewa lainnya.

Word by Word

सूर्येन्द्राग्न्यनिलेन्दूनाम्of the Sun, Indra, Fire, Wind, and Moon

यमस्यof Yama

वरुणस्यof Varuṇa

चand

अन्येषाम्of others

चand

अधिकारान्authorities/rights/charges

सःhe

स्वयम्himself

एवindeed/alone

अधितिष्ठतिpresides over/governs

Speakers

Devas (collectively) addressing Vishnu and Shiva (as narrated by the Rishi)

Primary Deities

MahishasuraSuryaIndraAgniVayuChandraYamaVaruna

Shakti Aspects

Unmanifest/impending manifestation of Devī as the combined tejas of the gods

Key Themes

ShaktismCosmic governance (adhikara)Adharma as usurpationDivine order disrupted

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Adharma is portrayed not merely as personal evil but as the unlawful seizure of cosmic functions (adhikāra). When rightful offices that sustain order are usurped, the universe requires a rebalancing force—here, the emergent Devī.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine conflict and restoration of order) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga; it also implicitly concerns Manvantara insofar as the gods’ offices maintain the age’s cosmic administration.

What is the esoteric significance?

The demon’s ‘taking over’ of deities’ jurisdictions symbolizes the obscuration of inner faculties (illumination, vitality, discernment, restraint). The text prepares for the revelation that the harmonizing power (Śakti) can reconstitute these scattered functions into a single, sovereign presence.