Shloka 27
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि स्वनेनापूर्य या जगत् ।
सा घण्टा पातु नो देवि पापेभ्यो नः सुतानिव ॥
hinasti daityatejāṃsi svanenāpūrya yā jagat | sā ghaṇṭā pātu no devi pāpebhyo naḥ sutāniva ||
या घण्टा जगत्पूरयन्ती निनादेन दैत्यतेजः प्रभञ्जयति । सा नः पापेभ्यः पातु देवि, यथा माता स्वबालकान् ॥
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FAQs
Sin and demonic force are weakened by awakening and remembrance: the bell’s sound represents alertness and consecration, urging the listener toward purity and restraint.
A stuti element within an ākhyāna; it is didactic theology supporting dharma rather than cosmological creation or dynastic history.
The pervading sound signifies mantra/nāda: when consciousness is ‘filled’ with sacred vibration, lower impulses (āsuric ‘tejas’) lose their hold; the maternal simile suggests grace that protects even the immature aspirant.