Shloka 23
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
सर्वतः पाणिपादान्ते सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखे ।
सर्वतः श्रवणघ्राणे नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
sarvataḥ pāṇipādānte sarvato 'kṣiśiromukhe | sarvataḥ śravaṇaghrāṇe nārāyaṇi namo 'stu te ||
எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் உன் கைகளும் பாதங்களும் உள்ளன; எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் உன் கண்கள், தலைகள், முகங்கள் உள்ளன; எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் உன் காதுகளும் மூக்குகளும் உள்ளன. ஓ நாராயணீ, உனக்கு நமஸ்காரம்.
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FAQs
The hymn trains the devotee to perceive the divine presence in all directions and beings; ethically, it supports reverence toward the world as Devī’s embodiment, discouraging harm and fostering responsibility.
As a stuti within an embedded sacred narrative, it functions as theological exposition rather than genealogical or manvantara chronology; it supplements the Purāṇic aim of teaching dharma and devotion through story.
The ‘all-senses everywhere’ motif indicates Devī as the witnessing consciousness and the sensory network of the cosmos; it parallels Upaniṣadic/ Bhagavad-gītā viśvarūpa language, relocating that cosmic form in Śakti.