Shloka 24

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

Sanskrit

शूलेन पाहि नो देवि पाहि खड्गेन चाम्बिके ।

घण्टास्वनेन नः पाहि चापज्यानिः स्वनेन च ॥

Transliteration

śūlena pāhi no devi pāhi khaḍgena cāmbike / ghaṇṭāsvanena naḥ pāhi cāpajyāniḥ svanena ca

Translation

त्रिशूलेन नः पाहि देवि; खड्गेन नः पाहि अम्बिके। घण्टानादेन नः पाहि, तथा चापज्याघोषेणापि।

Word by Word

• śūlena: with the trident
• śūlena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा; to protect)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• naḥ: us
• naḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); enclitic pronoun

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular

• khaḍgena: with the sword
• khaḍgena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaḍga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• ambike: O Mother (Ambikā)
• ambike: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• ghaṇṭā-svanena: with the sound of the bell
• ghaṇṭā-svanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṇṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: घण्टायाः स्वनः

• naḥ: us
• naḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular

• cāpa-jyā-niḥsvanena: with the twang/sound of the bowstring
• cāpa-jyā-niḥsvanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + jyā (प्रातिपदिक) + niḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: चापस्य ज्यायाः निःस्वनः

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

Speakers

• Devas (collective supplication) within Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devi (Ambika/Chandika/Durga)

Shakti Aspects

• Ambikā; martial-protective aspect of Devi (Chandika/Durga)

Key Themes

• Raksha (protection)
• Mantric sound symbolism
• Divine weaponry
• Devotional surrender

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Seeking protection is framed as aligning oneself with dharmic power; the devotee asks not for aggression but for safeguarding through the Goddess’s righteous instruments.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Not pancalakṣaṇa proper; it is stotra/rakṣā material embedded in a carita episode.

What is the esoteric significance?

Weapons and sounds function as symbols of inner faculties: śūla (piercing discernment), khaḍga (cutting ignorance), bell and bowstring (vibrational awakening that disperses negativity).