Shloka 48
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
स्त्रीरत्नमतिचार्वङ्गी द्योतयन्ती दिशस्त्विषा ।
सा तु तिष्ठति दैत्येन्द्र तां भवान् द्रष्टुमर्हति ॥
strīratnam aticārv-aṅgī dyotayantī diśas tviṣā | sā tu tiṣṭhati daityendra tāṃ bhavān draṣṭum arhati ||
Dia laksana permata di antara para wanita, dengan anggota tubuh yang amat elok; sinarnya menerangi segala penjuru. Dia berdiri di sana, wahai tuan para Daitya; pergilah dan lihatlah dia.
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FAQs
Radiance here is a mark of the divine; yet the asuras interpret it as a commodity. The ethical tension is between recognizing sacredness versus exploiting attractiveness.
Carita (descriptive narration within the Devi-cycle).
Illuminating the directions suggests omnipresence and sovereign power: the Devī is not confined to a locale; space itself is ‘lit’ by consciousness (cit-śakti).