Shloka 47

Adhyaya 91 — Cosmic Recapitulation

Sanskrit

पुनश्चाहं यदा भीमं रूप कृत्वा हिमाचले ।

रक्षांसि भक्षयिष्यामि पुनीनां त्राणकारणात् ॥

Transliteration

punaś cāhaṃ yadā bhīmaṃ rūpa kṛtvā himācale | rakṣāṃsi bhakṣayiṣyāmi punīnāṃ trāṇa-kāraṇāt ||

Translation

Dan sekali lagi, di Himālaya Aku akan mengambil wujud yang mengerikan dan menelan para rākṣasa demi melindungi para resi.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्धसूचक (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction/particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• यदा: when
• यदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (temporal conjunction)

• भीमम्: terrible
• भीमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative); विशेषण (qualifier)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• कृत्वा: having assumed/made
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having done/made’

• हिमाचले: on the Himalaya mountain
• हिमाचले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाचल (प्रातिपदिक: हिम + अचल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (Locative); स्थानाधिकरण (location)

• रक्षांसि: demons (rakṣasas)
• रक्षांसि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• भक्षयिष्यामि: I will devour
• भक्षयिष्यामि: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुनीनाम्: of the pious women
• पुनीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; षष्ठी (Genitive)

• त्राणकारणात्: for the sake of protection (as the reason)
• त्राणकारणात्: अपादान/हेतु (Ablative of cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्राण-कारण (प्रातिपदिक: त्राण + कारण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी (Ablative); हेत्वर्थ (cause/reason)

Speakers

• Devī (as narrator/speaker) within the Devi Mahatmyam frame

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devī (Durgā/Caṇḍikā)

Shakti Aspects

• Bhīmā

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Protection of sages
• Fierce compassion
• Sacred geography (Himālaya)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Fierceness can be dharmic when it defends the vulnerable and safeguards spiritual practice. The verse frames wrath not as cruelty but as protective compassion directed toward predatory forces.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita: divine intervention to preserve ṛṣi-life and tapas, a recurring purāṇic rationale for avatāras.

What is the esoteric significance?

The Himālaya symbolizes inner stillness and ascent; rākṣasas are disruptive impulses that ‘consume’ attention and vitality. Devī ‘devouring’ them implies the conversion of negativity into power that protects contemplation.