Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स्तुतासि त्वं महादेवि विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना । जयो भवतु मे नित्यं त्वत्प्रसादादू रणाजिरे,महादेवि! मैंने विशुद्ध हृदयसे तुम्हारा स्तवन किया है। तुम्हारी कृपासे इस रणांगणमें मेरी सदा ही जय हो

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca | stutāsi tvaṁ mahādevi viśuddhenāntarātmanā | jayo bhavatu me nityaṁ tvatprasādād raṇājire ||

Translation

アルジュナは言った。「おお大女神よ、清められた内なる心をもって汝を讃えた。汝のご加護により、戦場において常に勝利が我にあらんことを。」

Word by Word

स्तुताpraised (you, feminine)

असिare

त्वम्you

महादेविO great goddess

विशुद्धेनwith pure

अन्तरात्मनाwith (my) inner self/heart

जयःvictory

भवतुmay it be

मेfor me / my

नित्यम्always

त्वत्from you / your

प्रसादात्from (your) grace

उindeed / emphatic particle

रणाजिरेin the battlefield

महादेविO great goddess

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Mahādevī (the Great Goddess)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes that sincere praise offered with inner purity is linked to seeking divine grace; success in righteous struggle is framed not merely as personal prowess but as dependent on moral intention and the favor of the divine.

What is happening in the narrative?

On the eve or midst of martial action, Arjuna addresses the Great Goddess, declaring that he has worshipped her with a purified heart and asking that, through her blessing, he may attain continual victory in the battle.