Shloka 4
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
हृताधिकारास्त्रिदशास्ताभ्यां सर्वे निराकृताः ।
महासुराभ्यां तां देवीं संस्मरन्त्यपराजिताम् ॥
hṛtādhikārās tridaśās tābhyāṃ sarve nirākṛtāḥ / mahāsurābhyāṃ tāṃ devīṃ saṃsmaranty aparājitām
Tiga puluh dewa, setelah dilucutkan jawatan dan semuanya diusir oleh dua Asura agung itu, mengingati Dewi yang tidak terkalahkan, Aparājitā.
FAQs
Smaraṇa (remembrance) of the Divine is presented as the immediate corrective when worldly supports collapse; devotion is not escapism but the turning toward the ultimate source of protection and right order.
An episodic dharma-theological narrative (not genealogical/cosmogonic). It supports the Purāṇic function of ‘rakṣā’—how the divine protects when invoked.
Aparājitā signifies the invincible ground of consciousness/Śakti. When lower ‘administrators’ (devas/faculties) fail, the return is to the unconditioned, unconquerable power.