Shloka 35
Mahiṣāsura’s Conquest of Svarga and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva and Viṣṇu
महिषोऽपि च तं शब्दमभ्यधावद्रुषान्वितः । स ददर्श ततो देवीं व्याप्तलोकत्रयां रुचा
mahiṣo'pi ca taṃ śabdamabhyadhāvadruṣānvitaḥ | sa dadarśa tato devīṃ vyāptalokatrayāṃ rucā
ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਮਹਿਸ਼ਾਸੁਰ ਵੀ ਉਸ ਧੁਨੀ ਵੱਲ ਦੌੜਿਆ। ਤਦ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਦੇਵੀ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਿਆ, ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਲੋਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਸੀ।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-saṃhitā account to the sages, describing the event)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It contrasts the pashu-nature (anger-driven impulse) with the revelation of divine Shakti: the Goddess is not merely a local form, but a radiance that pervades all three worlds, indicating her cosmic sovereignty and grace.
In Shaiva understanding, Saguna worship reveals the transcendent through form: the Goddess’s visible radiance points to the all-pervading power (Shakti) inseparable from Shiva, as the Linga likewise signifies the Lord present in all realms.
A practical takeaway is to replace reactive anger with smaraṇa (remembrance) of the Divine Presence—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplation of the Lord-and-Uma as pervading the triloka.