Shloka 24

Adhyaya 92 — Devi’s Assurance of Protection and the Fruits of Reciting the Devi Mahatmyam

Sanskrit

युष्माभिः स्तुतयो याश्च याश्च ब्रह्मर्षिभिः कृताः ।

ब्रह्मणा च कृतास्तास्तु प्रयच्छन्ति शुभां गतिम् ॥

Transliteration

yuṣmābhiḥ stutayo yāś ca yāś ca brahmarṣibhiḥ kṛtāḥ | brahmaṇā ca kṛtās tās tu prayacchanti śubhāṃ gatim ||

Translation

Himne-himne yang telah digubah oleh kamu (para dewa), dan yang digubah oleh para Brahmarṣi, serta yang digubah oleh Brahmā—semuanya ini benar-benar menganugerahkan destinasi yang auspicious (pengakhiran yang diberkati).

Word by Word

• युष्माभिः: by you (all)
• युष्माभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• स्तुतयः: hymns, praises
• स्तुतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन

• याः: which
• याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; relative pronoun qualifying स्तुतयः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• याः: which
• याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; repeated relative pronoun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: by the brahmarishis
• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmaṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ब्रह्मणः ऋषयः = 'brahmarṣis'

• कृताः: made, composed
• कृताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √kṛ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; agrees with स्तुतयः

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृताः: made
• कृताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √kṛ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; agrees with ताः/स्तुतयः

• ताः: those
• ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun referring to stutayaḥ

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: but/indeed; emphasis)

• प्रयच्छन्ति: bestow
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam/yaṃ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; qualifies गतिम्

• गतिम्: destination, state
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

Speakers

• The Goddess addressing the gods; validating stotras within the Devi Mahatmyam tradition

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devi
• Brahmā

Shakti Aspects

• Devi as stuti-prasannā (pleased by praise) and giver of śubha-gati

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Stotra tradition
• Merit of praise
• Śubha-gati (auspicious destiny)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Speech aligned with truth and devotion (stuti) is treated as transformative karma: praising the divine cultivates right orientation of mind and conduct, leading to an auspicious life-trajectory and end.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A concluding devotional certification within a māhātmya; not part of sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

The mention of gods, seers, and Brahmā indicates multi-level authority: stuti becomes a ‘bridge’ from human speech to cosmic order (ṛta), suggesting that mantra-like praise harmonizes the practitioner with the creative intelligence of the universe.