Shloka 25
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
एतत्ते वदनं सौम्यं लोचनत्रयभूषितम् ।
पातु नः सर्वभीतिभ्यः कात्यायनि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
etatte vadanaṃ saumyaṃ locanatrayabhūṣitam | pātu naḥ sarvabhītibhyaḥ kātyāyani namo 'stu te ||
Semoga wajah-Mu yang lembut, dihiasi tiga mata, melindungi kami daripada segala ketakutan. Wahai Kātyāyanī, sembah sujud kepada-Mu.
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FAQs
The ‘saumya face’ teaches that divine power is not only terrifying in battle but also compassionate; devotion seeks inner fearlessness through contemplating the benevolent aspect of the same supreme force.
A stotra passage within an ākhyāna; it functions as upāsanā (devotional contemplation) rather than cosmological or genealogical material.
The three eyes symbolize mastery over past-present-future (or the three guṇas); meditating on Devī’s ‘face’ implies turning consciousness toward the source that illumines and transcends time.