Shloka 49

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

यदारुणाख्यस्त्रैलोक्ये महाबाधां करिष्यति ।

तदाहं भ्रातरं रूपं कृत्वासंख्येयषट्पदम् ॥

Transliteration

yadāruṇākhyas trailokye mahā-bādhāṃ kariṣyati | tadāhaṃ bhrāmaraṃ rūpaṃ kṛtvā asaṃkhyeya-ṣaṭpadam ||

Translation

Apabila yang bernama Aruṇa menimbulkan penderitaan besar di tiga alam, maka Aku akan mengambil rupa Bhrāmarī—menjadi lebah yang tidak terbilang banyaknya.

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal conjunction)

• अरुणाख्यः: (one) named Aruṇa
• अरुणाख्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुण-आख्य (प्रातिपदिक: अरुण + आख्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); विशेषण; (अरुण इति आख्यः) ‘named Aruṇa’

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक: त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (Locative)

• महाबाधाम्: great affliction
• महाबाधाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-बाधा (प्रातिपदिक: महा + बाधा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• करिष्यति: will cause/do
• करिष्यति: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• भ्रामरम्: of a bee (bhrāmara)
• भ्रामरम्: कर्म (Karma—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative); विशेषण (रूपम् qualifies)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• कृत्वा: having assumed/made
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• असंख्येयषट्पदम्: (a form) with innumerable bees
• असंख्येयषट्पदम्: कर्म (Karma—apposition/descriptor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असंख्येय-षट्पद (प्रातिपदिक: असंख्येय + षट्पद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative); (असंख्येयाः षट्पदाः यस्मिन्) ‘with innumerable bees’ (as an appositional descriptor of the assumed form/manifestation)

Speakers

• Devī (as narrator/speaker) within the Devi Mahatmyam frame

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Devī (Durgā/Caṇḍikā)

Shakti Aspects

• Bhrāmarī

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Future avatāra
• Cosmic protection across three worlds
• Symbolism of bees (swarming power)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

No single oppressive force is beyond remedy; Devī adapts her mode to the nature of the threat. The ‘swarm’ imagery suggests collective, distributed power overcoming concentrated arrogance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita: prophetic narration of a demon-affliction and Devī’s responsive manifestation.

What is the esoteric significance?

Bees can signify mantra-śakti: many subtle vibrations acting together. The swarm depicts how countless ‘small’ forces—disciplines, breaths, syllables—can dismantle a massive inner obstacle.