Shloka 30
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
एतत्कृतं यत्कदनं त्वयाद्य धर्मद्विषां देवि महासुराणाम् ।
रूपैरनेकैर्बहुधाऽऽत्ममूर्ति कृत्वाम्बिके तत्प्रकरोति काऽन्या ॥
etatkṛtaṃ yatkadanaṃ tvayādya dharmadviṣāṃ devi mahāsurāṇām | rūpairanekairbahudhā'tmamūrti kṛtvāmbike tatprakaroti kānyā ||
ഹേ ദേവീ! ധർമ്മത്തെ ദ്വേഷിക്കുന്ന മഹാസുരന്മാരുടെ ഈ മർദ്ദനവും വിനാശവും ഇന്ന് നീ തന്നെയാണ് ചെയ്തത്. ഹേ അംബികേ, നിന്റെ സ്വരൂപത്തെ പലവിധം പലരൂപങ്ങളാക്കി വ്യാപിപ്പിച്ച്—ഇത്തരം കർമ്മം മറ്റാരാണ് ചെയ്യുക?
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FAQs
Adharma is portrayed as ‘dharma-dveṣa’ (hatred of order and truth). The verse teaches that restoration of balance may require adaptive, multi-faceted response—symbolized by Devī’s many forms.
Part of the Devī-ākhyāna (sacred episode) within the Purāṇa; it is ancillary to pancalakṣaṇa and functions primarily as dharma-theology.
‘Many forms of one body’ suggests that the one consciousness can manifest diverse competencies to meet diverse obstacles; spiritually, it points to integrating multiple śaktis (courage, clarity, restraint) under a single dharmic center.