Shloka 24
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
सर्वस्वरूपे सर्वेशे सर्वशक्तिसमन्विते ।
भयेभ्यस्त्राहि नो देवि दुर्गे देवि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
sarvasvarūpe sarveśe sarvaśaktisamanvite | bhayebhyastrāhi no devi durge devi namo 'stu te ||
सर्वस्वरूपे सर्वेशे सर्वशक्तिसमन्विते। नोत्राहि नो भयात् देवि दुर्गे, देवि नमोऽस्तु ते।
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FAQs
Fear is countered not merely by force but by surrender to the all-powerful order; the verse encourages reliance on dharmic refuge (āśraya) rather than panic or adharma in crisis.
It is a devotional-theological segment embedded in the Purāṇic narrative; it supports dharma through stotra-śravaṇa and is not itself a manvantara/vaṃśa passage.
‘Sarvasvarūpā’ implies that what appears as threatening ‘bhaya’ is also within Devī’s manifestation; protection is the transformation of perception through alignment with Śakti’s totality.