Shloka 5
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
Sanskrit
तयास्माकं वरो दत्तो यथाऽपत्त्सु स्मृताखिलाः ।
भवतां नाशयिष्यामि तत्क्षणात् परमापदः ॥
Transliteration
tayāsmākaṃ varo datto yathā'patsu smṛtākhilāḥ / bhavatāṃ nāśayiṣyāmi tatkṣaṇāt paramāpadaḥ
Translation
Baginda mengurniakan kepada kami suatu anugerah: “Setiap kali, pada saat kesusahan, kamu semua mengingati Aku, pada ketika itu juga Aku akan memusnahkan bencana terbesar kamu.”
Speakers
Narrative report of Devi’s earlier boon; sets up the Devas’ act of stotra (hymn)
Primary Deities
DeviDevas (collectively)
Key ThemesGrace (vara)Remembrance as sādhanāImmediate divine interventionDevotional theology