Shloka 36

Adhyaya 84 — The Gods’ Hymn after the Slaying of Mahishasura and the Goddess’ Boon

Sanskrit

इत्येतत्कथितं भूप सम्भूता सा यथा पुरा ।

देवी देवशरीरेभ्यो जगत्त्रय हितैषिणी ॥

Transliteration

ity etat kathitaṃ bhūpa sambhūtā sā yathā purā | devī devaśarīrebhyo jagattrayahitaiṣiṇī ||

Translation

ହେ ରାଜନ୍, ଏହିପରି ତୁମକୁ କୁହାଗଲା—ସେ ଦେବୀ ପୂର୍ବବତ୍ ପ୍ରାଦୁର୍ଭୂତ ହେଲେ; ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ଶରୀରରୁ ଉଦ୍ଭବିତ ହୋଇ, ତ୍ରିଲୋକର ହିତ କାମନା କରି ଉଦୟ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kathitam: has been told
• kathitam: Karma (कर्म/predicate of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (कथ् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with etat

• bhūpa: O king
• bhūpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

• sambhūtā: arisen, manifested
• sambhūtā: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√bhū (भू धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with sā/devī

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb/conjunction of manner (यथा)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• devaśarīrebhyaḥ: from the bodies of the gods
• devaśarīrebhyaḥ: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: deva + śarīra; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• jagattraya-hitaiṣiṇī: seeking the welfare of the three worlds
• jagattraya-hitaiṣiṇī: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jagat-traya + hita + eṣiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास): jagat-traya (Dvigu-like numeral phrase used as member) + hita + eṣiṇī; overall Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; adjective of devī/sā

Speakers

• Ṛṣi narrator to the King (frame narrative)

Primary Deities

• Devī
• Devas

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as collective tejas/śakti of the gods (emanational form)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Emanation theology
• Loka-hita
• Mythic recap

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The Goddess is presented as the unified potency of divine functions; the ethical message is lokahita—power is justified by welfare and protection, not domination.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara/kathā material: it situates divine manifestations within cyclical time and the governance of the three worlds.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘From the bodies of the gods’ suggests integration of fragmented powers into a single awakened force—symbolically, the consolidation of faculties into one-pointed śakti.