Shloka 34

Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura

Sanskrit

ततः क्रुद्धा जगन्माता चण्डिका पानमुत्तमम् ।

पपौ पुनः पुनश्चैव जहासारुणलोचना ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddhā jaganmātā caṇḍikā pānamuttamam /

papau punaḥ punaścaiva jahāsāruṇalocanā

Translation

అప్పుడు జగన్మాత చండికా కోపోద్రిక్తయై మళ్లీ మళ్లీ శ్రేష్ఠమైన మద్యాన్ని పానము చేసెను; ఆమె నేత్రాలు ఎర్రబడగా, ఆమె నవ్వెను।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; temporal adverb

• kruddhā: angered
• kruddhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krudh (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (of caṇḍikā)

• jaganmātā: Mother of the world
• jaganmātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: जगतः माता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• caṇḍikā: Caṇḍikā
• caṇḍikā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇḍikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• pānam: drink/draught
• pānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent/supreme
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (of pānam)

• papau: drank
• papau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (repetition)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• jahāsa: laughed
• jahāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: has (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• aruṇalocanā: red-eyed
• aruṇalocanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aruṇa + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘अरुणे लोचने यस्याः’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (of caṇḍikā)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam

Primary Deities

• Caṇḍikā (Devī)
• Mahīṣāsura

Shakti Aspects

• Caṇḍikā (explicit); Jagadmātā epithet (explicit)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Divine intoxication motif (pāna)
• Fierce compassion
• Rasa of raudra (terrible)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Devī’s ‘drinking’ and laughter are not escapism but a sign of sovereign fearlessness: she faces chaos without inner collapse, converting battle into the reassertion of cosmic order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita: the climactic temper of the Goddess in the demon-slaying narrative (didactic myth, not chronological manvantara material).

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘supreme drink’ can be read as śakti’s own surge (ānanda/udreka) before decisive action; her laughter signifies transcendence over fear and death, while red eyes indicate awakened, fierce awareness (ugra-caitanya).