Shloka 8
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
रौद्रायै नमो नित्यायै गौर्यै धात्र्यै नमो नमः ।
नमो जगत्प्रतिष्ठायै देव्यै कृत्यै नमो नमः ॥
raudrāyai namo nityāyai gauryai dhātryai namo namaḥ / namo jagatpratiṣṭhāyai devyai kṛtyai namo namaḥ
ரௌத்ரா, நித்யா, கௌரீ, தாத்ரீ—உமக்கு மீண்டும் மீண்டும் வணக்கம். உலகின் ஆதாரமான தேவியான க்ருத்யா—உமக்கு மீண்டும் மீண்டும் வணக்கம்.
FAQs
Divinity is not one-dimensional: the same Devi sustains (Dhātrī) and destroys obstacles (Raudrā). Ethically, one learns to revere both the nurturing and corrective powers of reality.
Stotra segment within narrative; contributes to dharma/upāsanā instruction rather than cosmological enumeration.
‘Jagatpratiṣṭhā’ identifies Śakti as the ontological ground; ‘Kṛtyā’ hints at operative mantra-śakti—power that ‘does’ (kriyā) and effects transformation.