Shloka 27

Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas

Sanskrit

विश्वकर्मा ददौ तस्यै परशुञ्चातिनिर्मलम् ।

अस्त्राण्यनेकरूपाणि तथाभेद्यं च दंशनम् ॥

Transliteration

viśvakarmā dadau tasyai paraśuñ cātinirmalam | astrāṇy anekarūpāṇi tathābhedyaṃ ca daṃśanam ||

Translation

విశ్వకర్మ దేవికి పరమ నిర్మలమైన పరశువును, అనేక విధాల ఆయుధాలను, అలాగే అభేద్య కవచం (ఉరస్త్రాణం)ను కూడా ఇచ్చెను.

Word by Word

• viśvakarmā: Viśvakarmā
• viśvakarmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समास: viśva + karman (विश्व + कर्मन्) ‘whose work is universal’

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• paraśum: an axe
• paraśum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• atinirmalam: exceedingly pure
• atinirmalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); अव्ययीभाव: ati-nirmala (अति + निर्मल)

• astrāṇi: weapons
• astrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• anekarūpāṇi: of many forms
• anekarūpāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); समास: aneka-rūpa (अनेक + रूप)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• abhedyam: unbreakable, impenetrable
• abhedyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + bhedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• daṃśanam: a tooth/biting weapon (fang-like implement)
• daṃśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṃśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Narrative within the Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devī (Durgā/Caṇḍikā)
• Viśvakarman

Shakti Aspects

• Durgā / Caṇḍikā (war-form equipped for asura-vadha)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Divine weaponry
• Protection and invincibility
• Craft and sacred technology

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Power is not mere aggression: the Goddess receives both offensive capacity (weapons) and defensive integrity (impenetrable armor), reflecting dharmic action that is courageous yet protected by right order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Not a genealogical or manvantara datum; it is dharma-restorative narrative (carita) illustrating the cosmos aligning resources to defeat adharma.

What is the esoteric significance?

Viśvakarman symbolizes the intelligence that ‘builds’ reality. Weapons of many forms indicate upāyas (skillful means) suited to varied inner obstacles; the ‘abhedya’ armor suggests inviolable inner resolve.