Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु तृष्णारूपेण संस्थिता ।
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu tṛṣṇārūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namas tasyai namas tasyai namas tasyai namo namaḥ ||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु तृष्णारूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥
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By attributing even thirst/longing to Devī, the hymn reframes desire as a power to be understood and governed rather than merely condemned—redirected toward dharma and liberation.
A stuti segment inside the Devī Māhātmya episode (upākhyāna), not a manvantara/vaṃśa listing.
Tṛṣṇā can denote both bodily thirst and metaphysical craving; esoterically it is the same energy that, when purified, becomes mumukṣutva—the thirst for freedom.