Shloka 57
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
Sanskrit
ऋषिरुवाच । निशम्येति वचः शुम्भः स तदा चण्डमुण्डयोः ।
प्रेषयामास सुग्रीवं दूतं देव्याः महासुरः ॥
Transliteration
ṛṣir uvāca niśamyeti vacaḥ śumbhaḥ sa tadā caṇḍamuṇḍayoḥ / preṣayāmāsa sugrīvaṃ dūtaṃ devyā mahāsuraḥ
Translation
ऋषी म्हणाले—ही वचने ऐकून शुम्भाने चण्ड व मुण्ड यांच्या उपस्थितीत सुग्रीवाला देवीकडे दूत म्हणून पाठविले—तो महाऽसुर।
Speakers
Ṛṣi (narrator within Devi Mahatmyam frame)
Primary Deities
DevīŚumbha
Key ThemesDiplomacy before battleAsura strategyPrelude to Caṇḍikā slaying Caṇḍa-Muṇḍa (later)