Shloka 28

Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas

Sanskrit

अम्लानपङ्कजां मालां शिरस्युरसि चापराम् ।

अददज्जलधिस्तस्यै पङ्कजं चातिशोभनम् ॥

Transliteration

amlānapaṅkajāṃ mālāṃ śirasy urasi cāparām | adadaj jaladhis tasyai paṅkajaṃ cātiśobhanam ||

Translation

സമുദ്രം ദേവിക്ക് ക്ഷയമില്ലാത്ത പദ്മമാല നൽകി; ശിരസ്സിലും വക്ഷസ്സിലും ധരിക്കാനായി മറ്റൊരു മാലയും നൽകി. സമുദ്രം അത്യന്തം ശോഭനമായ ഒരു പദ്മവും അർപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• amlānapaṅkajām: (made of) unfading lotuses
• amlānapaṅkajām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amlāna + paṅkajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समास: amlāna-paṅkajā (अम्लान + पङ्कजा)

• mālām: garland
• mālām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• śirasi: on the head
• śirasi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• urasi: on the chest
• urasi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• aparām: another
• aparām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• adadat: gave
• adadat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• jaladhiḥ: the ocean
• jaladhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaladhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समास: jala + dhi (जल + धि)

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• paṅkajam: a lotus
• paṅkajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅkaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• atiśobhanam: exceedingly beautiful
• atiśobhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); अव्ययीभाव: ati-śobhana (अति + शोभन)

Speakers

• Narrative within the Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devī (Durgā/Caṇḍikā)
• Jaladhi (Ocean)

Shakti Aspects

• Durgā / Caṇḍikā (also resonant with Śrī/Lakṣmī symbolism via lotus)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Auspicious symbols
• Lotus iconography
• Unfading glory

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

True sovereignty is ‘unfading’: when grounded in dharma, glory is not dependent on transient conditions—symbolized by the amlāna (unwithering) lotus-garland.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A devotional-theological narrative unit (carita) serving the Purāṇic purpose of inspiring bhakti and confidence in divine protection.

What is the esoteric significance?

Lotus signifies purity arising amid impurity (paṅka). The Devī wearing lotus on head and chest points to purified cognition (head) and purified intention/compassion (heart).