Shloka 60
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
दूत उवाच । देवि दैत्येश्वरः शुम्भस्त्रैलोक्ये परमेश्वरः ।
दूतोऽहं प्रेषितस्तेन त्वत्सकाशमिहागतः ॥
dūta uvāca devi daityeśvaraḥ śumbhas trailokye parameśvaraḥ / dūto 'haṃ preṣitas tena tvatsakāśam ihāgataḥ
दूत उवाच—देवि, शुम्भो दैत्याधिपः त्रैलोक्ये परमेश्वरः; तेन प्रेषितोऽहं तव सन्निधिमिहागतः।
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FAQs
Adharma asserts supremacy through titles and intimidation. The Devi Mahatmyam sets up a rebuttal: ultimate sovereignty belongs to the Divine, not to those who merely dominate by force.
Narrative (ākhyāna) dialogue; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The claim ‘parameśvara’ by an asura is a classic ‘false self’ assertion—ego claiming the throne of consciousness. The Goddess represents the true ground of being that cannot be displaced by proclamation.