Shloka 49
Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā
Names and Forms of the Devī
देव्युवाच । दैत्यराट्प्रेषितो वीर हंसि चेत्किं करोमि ते । परन्त्वसाध्यं गमनं मन्ये संग्राममन्तरा
devyuvāca | daityarāṭpreṣito vīra haṃsi cetkiṃ karomi te | parantvasādhyaṃ gamanaṃ manye saṃgrāmamantarā
ព្រះនាងមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «ឱ វីរបុរស បើអ្នកត្រូវបានស្តេចដៃត្យបញ្ជាមក ហើយចង់សម្លាប់ខ្ញុំ តើខ្ញុំអាចធ្វើអ្វីសម្រាប់អ្នកបាន? ប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំយល់ថា ការចាកចេញពីទីនេះ មិនអាចធ្វើបានឡើយ ប្រសិនបើគ្មានសង្គ្រាម»។
Parvati (Devī/Umā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
Devī’s words show śakti grounded in dharma: when adharma approaches as aggression, inner and outer firmness becomes necessary—one does not “flee” bondage; one confronts it with clarity and courage.
In Shaiva Siddhānta, Devī and Shiva are inseparable in divine action: devotion to Saguna Shiva (and the Liṅga as His sacred presence) cultivates fearlessness and moral steadiness when confronted by hostile forces.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for steadiness in adversity, along with simple Śaiva observances like applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of restraint, purity, and courage.