Shloka 6

Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy

Sanskrit

इति कृत्वा मतिं देवा हिमवन्तं नगेश्वरम् ।

जग्मुस्तत्र ततो देवीं विष्णुमायां प्रतुṣ्टुवुः ॥

Transliteration

iti kṛtvā matiṃ devā himavantaṃ nageśvaram / jagmus tatra tato devīṃ viṣṇumāyāṃ pratuṣṭuvuḥ

Translation

ଏପରି ନିଶ୍ଚୟ କରି ଦେବମାନେ ପର୍ବତରାଜ ହିମବତଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଗଲେ; ଏବଂ ସେଠାରେ ସେମାନେ ଦେବୀ—ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ମାୟା—ଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କଲେ।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यर्थे (quotative particle)

• kṛtvā: having made/determined
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• matim: (their) resolve/decision
• matim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st/Nom), बहुवचन (pl)

• himavantam: Himavat (Himalaya)
• himavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• naga-īśvaram: lord of mountains
• naga-īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naga + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘नगानाम् ईश्वरः’, पुंलिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• jagmuḥ: they went
• jagmuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (pl), परस्मैपद

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• viṣṇu-māyām: Viṣṇu’s Māyā (power/illusion)
• viṣṇu-māyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘विष्णोः माया’, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• pratuṣṭuvuḥ: they praised
• pratuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (pl), परस्मैपद

Speakers

• Narrative lead-in to the Devas’ hymn (stuti)

Primary Deities

• Devi (Vishnumaya)
• Himavat
• Devas (collectively)

Shakti Aspects

• ['Vishnumaya']

Key Themes

• Pilgrimage to sacred locus (Himavat)
• Stotra as ritual action
• Devi as Viṣṇu-māyā
• Restoration of cosmic order

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Right response to crisis includes right counsel and right action: resolve (mati), approach to a sacred center (Himavat), and praise (stuti)—a model of disciplined devotion rather than panic.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A narrative episode supporting dharma and worship practice; ancillary to the Purāṇic teaching function rather than core cosmology/genealogy.

What is the esoteric significance?

Himavat symbolizes steadiness and the ‘axis’ of ascent; approaching Himavat to invoke Viṣṇu-māyā suggests turning to the foundational power that both veils and reveals reality—Śakti as the key to liberation and protection.