Mahabharata 9.42.32 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 42, Shloka 32
Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha
Indra–Namuci Expiation
पुष्टिद्युतिस्तथा कीर्ति: सिद्धिर्बद्धिरुमा तथा । त्वमेव वाणी स्वाहा त्वं तवायत्तमिदं जगत्
puṣṭi-dyutis tathā kīrtiḥ siddhir buddhir umā tathā | tvam eva vāṇī svāhā tvaṃ tavāyattam idaṃ jagat ||
ବସିଷ୍ଠ କହିଲେ— “ତୁମେ ହିଁ ପୁଷ୍ଟି ଓ ଦ୍ୟୁତି; ତୁମେ ହିଁ କୀର୍ତ୍ତି; ତୁମେ ହିଁ ସିଦ୍ଧି ଓ ବୁଦ୍ଧି; ତୁମେ ହିଁ ଉମା। ତୁମେ ହିଁ ବାଣୀ, ତୁମେ ହିଁ ସ୍ୱାହା। ଏହି ସମଗ୍ର ଜଗତ୍ ତୁମ ଅଧୀନ।”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
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The verse teaches that all auspicious powers—prosperity, brilliance, fame, success, and intelligence—are ultimately rooted in and governed by the divine principle addressed here, emphasizing dependence of the world on a higher sustaining power and encouraging reverent humility.
Vasiṣṭha is offering a hymn of praise (stuti), identifying the addressed deity with multiple revered forms and functions—Umā, Speech, and the sacrificial invocation Svāhā—thereby asserting her all-pervading sovereignty over the cosmos.
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