Shloka 826
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
सप्त देव्यो जयाष्टम्यो वासमेष्यन्ति तेडष्टधा । जहाँ मैं रहूँगी
sapta devyo jayāṣṭamyo vāsam eṣyanti te 'ṣṭadhā | yatra māṁ rahūṁgī, tatra sapta devyo 'pi nivasiṣyanti, tāsāṁ sarvāsāṁ purataḥ aṣṭamī jayā devī 'pi nivatsyati | etā aṣṭau devyo mama bahu priyāḥ, matto 'pi śreṣṭhāḥ, mayi cātma-samarpaṇaṁ kṛtavatyaḥ |
釈迦羅は言った。「七柱の女神が来て住まい、かくして八柱となる。私が宿るところには、その七柱もまた住むであろう。さらに彼女らすべての前には、第八の女神—ジャヤー女神—も留まる。これら八柱の女神は私にとってこの上なく愛おしい。彼女らは私にも勝り、そして身をことごとく私に委ねたのだ。」
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes that divine powers associated with auspiciousness and victory are not merely possessions of a ruler like Śakra, but higher forces worthy of reverence; true strength is aligned with humility and wholehearted dedication (ātma-samarpaṇa) to the rightful divine order.
Śakra declares that wherever he resides, seven goddesses will also dwell, forming an eightfold group led by the eighth, Jayā (Victory). He affirms their special status—beloved, superior, and fully devoted—indicating their constant presence and precedence in his sphere.