Shloka 22
Adhyaya 84 — The Gods’ Hymn after the Slaying of Mahishasura and the Goddess’ Boon
केनोपमा भवतु तेऽस्य पराक्रमस्य रूपं च शत्रुभयकार्यतिहारि कुत्र ।
चित्ते कृपा समरनिष्ठुरता च दृष्टा त्वय्येव देवि वरदे भुवनत्रयेऽपि ॥
kenopamā bhavatu te 'sya parākramasya rūpaṃ ca śatrubhayakāryatihāri kutra / citte kṛpā samaraniṣṭhuratā ca dṛṣṭā tvayyeva devi varade bhuvanatraye 'pi
あなたの武勇はいかなるものに比すべきか。敵の恐るべき企てを取り除く御姿が、いずこに見いだされようか。三界において、女神よ、恩寵を授ける御方よ、心の慈悲と戦場の厳烈とが併せ見られるのは、ただあなたにおいてのみである。
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FAQs
The verse frames ideal sovereignty: tenderness toward devotees and corrective severity toward adharma can coexist without contradiction when grounded in cosmic welfare.
It is devotional-theological material embedded in sacred narrative (carita), not a cosmological enumeration; it supports the Purāṇic aim of teaching dharma through exemplary divine action.
The union of kṛpā (grace) and niṣṭhuratā (fierce discipline) mirrors inner sādhanā: compassion for the seeking self and uncompromising cutting down of inner ‘enemies’ (vices).