Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 37
The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya
देवाश्च सिद्धाश्च महोरगाश्च विद्याधरा भूतगणाश्च सर्वे सर्वाप्सरोभिः प्रतिरामयन्तः कात्यायनीं तस्थुरपेतशोकाः
devāśca siddhāśca mahoragāśca vidyādharā bhūtagaṇāśca sarve sarvāpsarobhiḥ pratirāmayantaḥ kātyāyanīṃ tasthurapetaśokāḥ
தேவர்கள், சித்தர்கள், மகோரகர்கள் (நாகர்கள்), வித்யாதரர்கள், எல்லா பூதகணங்களும்—அனைத்து அப்சரஸ்களுடன் மகிழ்ந்து—துயரமின்றி காத்தியாயனியைச் சேவிக்க அங்கு நின்றனர்.
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FAQs
Sorrow ceases in the presence of the Divine when the cosmos aligns in reverent celebration; devotion is depicted as a unifying force transcending ontological categories (deva, nāga, bhūta, etc.).
Carita-focused description supporting a tīrtha-mahātmya: it presents the sanctity and फलश्रुति-like atmosphere (peace, joy) around the Devī’s abode rather than genealogical or creation cycles.
The gathering of diverse beings symbolizes total cosmic consent to Devī’s sovereignty; ‘apetaśoka’ indicates the removal of duḥkha through divine proximity—an enacted theology of grace and protection.