Shloka 17
Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification
Sanskrit
क्ष्मा कम्पमाना जलधीनुद्वृत्ताम्बूंश्चकार च ।
ननामा चैकपार्श्वेन पातालगमनोनमुखी ॥
Transliteration
kṣmā kampamānā jaladhīn udvṛtta-ambūṃś cakāra ca /
nanāmā caika-pārśvena pātāla-gamana-unmukhī
Translation
大地が震えると、彼女は大海に水を湧き立たせて波立たせた。さらに彼女は一方へ傾き、まるで冥府へと沈み下る方へ向き直るかのようであった。
Speakers
Narrative voice within the Devi Mahatmyam (frame-speaker not explicit in this verse)
Key Themes
Cosmic imbalanceOcean upheavalUnderworld (Pātāla) imagery