Shloka 37
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
देवा ऊचुः सर्वबाधाप्रशमनं त्रैलोक्यस्याखिलेश्वरि ।
एवमेव त्वया कार्यमस्मद्वैरिविनाशनम् ॥
devā ūcuḥ sarvabādhāpraśamanaṃ trailokyasyākhileśvari /
evam eva tvayā kāryam asmadvairivināśanam
தேவர்கள் கூறினர்—ஹே சர்வேஸ்வரி, மூன்று உலகங்களின் எல்லா துயர‑உபத்ரவங்களையும் அமைதிப்படுத்துவாயாக; மேலும் எங்கள் பகைவர்களின் அழிவையும் நிறைவேற்றுவாயாக।
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FAQs
The gods ask for two linked outcomes: universal relief (sarva-bādhā-praśamana) and the removal of hostile forces. The text frames ‘enemy-destruction’ as dharmic only when subordinated to the wellbeing of all realms.
Upākhyāna: the narrative’s moral closure where divine intervention is requested to stabilize the worlds post-conflict.
‘Enemies’ can be read as inner adversaries (anger, pride, delusion). The prayer is for both symptom-relief (bādhā) and root-cause removal (vairi).