Shloka 73
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
Sanskrit
तदागच्छतु शुम्भोऽत्र निशुम्भो वा महासुरः ।
मां जित्वा किं चिरेणात्र पाणिं गृह्णातु मे लघु ॥
Transliteration
tadāgacchatu śumbho 'tra niśumbho vā mahāsuraḥ | māṃ jitvā kiṃ cireṇātra pāṇi gṛhṇātu me laghu ||
Translation
अधुना शुम्भोऽत्रागच्छतु—अथवा महानसुरो निशुम्भः। मां जित्वा किं विलम्बते? शीघ्रं मम पाणिं गृह्णातु विवाहार्थम्।
Speakers
Devī (addressing the messenger’s demand indirectly; a conditional challenge)
Primary Deities
DevīŚumbhaNiśumbha
Key ThemesŚāktismDivine sovereigntyChallenge to adharmaHonor and consentInevitable confrontation of arrogance