Shloka 6
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
इति कृत्वा मतिं देवा हिमवन्तं नगेश्वरम् ।
जग्मुस्तत्र ततो देवीं विष्णुमायां प्रतुṣ्टुवुः ॥
iti kṛtvā matiṃ devā himavantaṃ nageśvaram / jagmus tatra tato devīṃ viṣṇumāyāṃ pratuṣṭuvuḥ
இவ்வாறு தீர்மானித்து தேவர்கள் மலைகளின் அரசன் ஹிமவானிடம் சென்றனர்; அங்கே அவர்கள் தேவியை—விஷ்ணுவின் மாயையை—புகழ்ந்து ஸ்தோத்திரம் செய்தனர்.
FAQs
Right response to crisis includes right counsel and right action: resolve (mati), approach to a sacred center (Himavat), and praise (stuti)—a model of disciplined devotion rather than panic.
A narrative episode supporting dharma and worship practice; ancillary to the Purāṇic teaching function rather than core cosmology/genealogy.
Himavat symbolizes steadiness and the ‘axis’ of ascent; approaching Himavat to invoke Viṣṇu-māyā suggests turning to the foundational power that both veils and reveals reality—Śakti as the key to liberation and protection.