Devi Upanishad: Verse 10
तामग्निवर्णां तपसा ज्वलन्तीं वैरोचनीं कर्मफलेषु जुष्टाम् ।
दुर्गां देवीं शरणमहं प्रपद्ये सुतरां नाशयते तमः ॥
देवीं वाचमजनयन्त देवास्तां विश्वरूपाः पशवो वदन्ति ।
सा नो मन्द्रेषमूर्जं दुहाना धेनुर्वागस्मानुपसुष्टुतैतु ॥
ताम् । अग्नि-वर्णाम् । तपसा । ज्वलन्तीम् । वैरोचनीम् । कर्म-फलेषु । जुष्टाम् ।
दुर्गाम् । देवीम् । शरणम् । अहम् । प्रपद्ये । सु-तराम् । नाशयते । तमः ।
देवीम् । वाचम् । अजनयन्त । देवाः । ताम् । विश्व-रूपाः । पशवः । वदन्ति ।
सा । नः । मन्द्रेषम् । ऊर्जम् । दुहाना । धेनुः । वाक् । अस्मान् । उप-सुष्टुत् । एतु ।
tām agni-varṇāṃ tapasā jvalantīṃ vairocanīṃ karma-phaleṣu juṣṭām |
durgāṃ devīṃ śaraṇam ahaṃ prapadye su-tarāṃ nāśayate tamaḥ |
devīṃ vācam ajanayanta devās tāṃ viśva-rūpāḥ paśavo vadanti |
sā no mandreṣam ūrjaṃ duhānā dhenuḥ vāk asmān upa-suṣṭut etu |
അഗ്നിവർണ്ണയായി, തപസ്സാൽ ജ്വലിക്കുന്നവളായി, വൈരോചനിയായി, കർമ്മഫലങ്ങളിൽ പ്രീതിയുള്ള ദുർഗാദേവിയെ ഞാൻ ശരണം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; അവൾ തമസ്സിനെ പൂർണ്ണമായി നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. ദേവന്മാർ ദേവീ-വാണിയെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു; വിശ്വരൂപികളായ ജീവികൾ അവളെ ഉച്ചരിക്കുന്നു. പോഷണവും മധുരവചനവും പാൽപോലെ ദോഹിക്കുന്ന ധേനുസ്വരൂപമായ ആ വാണി, സ്തുതിപൂർവ്വമായ അനുഗ്രഹത്തോടെ ഞങ്ങളിലേക്കു വരട്ടെ.
I take refuge in that Goddess—fire-hued, blazing with austerity, radiant, delighting in the fruits of actions—(in) Durgā; she utterly destroys darkness. The gods generated the Goddess Speech; the many-formed creatures speak her. May that Speech, a cow yielding nourishment and sweet utterance for us, come to us with well-praised (benediction).
- तामग्निवर्णाम् → ताम् + अग्निवर्णाम्
- कर्मफलेषु → कर्म + फलेषु
- दुर्गां देवीं → दुर्गाम् + देवीम्
- शरणमहं → शरणम् + अहम्
- सुतरां → सु-तराम्
- देवास्तां → देवाः + ताम्
- विश्वरूपाः → विश्व-रूपाः
- मन्द्रेषमूर्जम् → मन्द्रेषम् + ऊर्जम्
- धेनुर्वागस्मानुपसुष्टुतैतु → धेनुः + वाक् + अस्मान् + उप + सु-ष्टुत + एतु
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Māyā-śakti / Devī as Brahma-śakti; removal of tamas (avidyā) through divine power and Vāk
- The mahavakyas
- Indirect: supports realization of Brahman by removing avidyā (tamas); aligns with the insight behind ‘prajñānaṃ brahma’ (consciousness as the illuminating principle) though not stated as a mahāvākya.
- Veda
- Atharva Veda
- Chandas
- Mixed: first two pādas resemble Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-style cadence; latter portion is Ṛgvedic-style mantraic prose/metrical blend (often transmitted without strict single-meter uniformity).
Yoga and practice
Mantra-japa of Devī/Durgā; contemplation on inner ‘agni’ (tapas) as transformative discipline; meditative refinement of speech (vāk-śuddhi) and mantra as a vehicle to dispel tamas; bhakti as śaraṇāgati (taking refuge).
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