Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
तुष्टुवुस्तां सुरा देवीṃ सह दिव्यैर्महर्षिभिः ।
जगुर्गन्धर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः ॥
tuṣṭuvus tāṃ surā devīṃ saha divyair maharṣibhiḥ / jagur gandharvapatayo nanṛtuś cāpsarogaṇāḥ
देवा महर्षिभिः सह तां देवीं स्तुत्वा; गन्धर्वाधिपा जगुः, अप्सरसां गणाश्च नृत्यं चक्रुः।
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Gratitude and praise (stuti) are portrayed as the rightful response to protection and the restoration of order; devotion becomes a communal, cosmic act.
A liturgical-narrative segment within devī-upākhyāna; it complements dharma by modeling worship and acknowledgment of divine agency.
Music and dance signify the harmonization of energies after the conquest of chaos; the cosmos returns to rhythm (ṛta) under Devī’s sovereignty.