Shloka 5
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
Sanskrit
तयास्माकं वरो दत्तो यथाऽपत्त्सु स्मृताखिलाः ।
भवतां नाशयिष्यामि तत्क्षणात् परमापदः ॥
Transliteration
tayāsmākaṃ varo datto yathā'patsu smṛtākhilāḥ / bhavatāṃ nāśayiṣyāmi tatkṣaṇāt paramāpadaḥ
Translation
女神は我らに恩寵を授けて言われた。「苦難の時、汝らが皆わたしを想起するなら、その瞬間に汝らの最大の災厄をわたしが滅ぼそう。」
Speakers
Narrative report of Devi’s earlier boon; sets up the Devas’ act of stotra (hymn)
Primary Deities
DeviDevas (collectively)
Key ThemesGrace (vara)Remembrance as sādhanāImmediate divine interventionDevotional theology