Shloka 61

Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy

Sanskrit

अव्याहताज्ञः सर्वासु यः सदा देवयोनिṣu ।

निर्जिताखिलदैत्यारिः स यदाह शृणुष्व तत् ॥

Transliteration

avyāhatājñaḥ sarvāsu yaḥ sadā devayoniṣu / nirjitākhiladaityāriḥ sa yadāha śṛṇuṣva tat

Translation

సర్వ దేవగణములలోనూ ఎవరి ఆజ్ఞ ఎప్పుడూ అడ్డుపడదో, దైత్యుల శత్రువులందరినీ ఎవరు జయించారో—ఆయన మాట వినండి।

Word by Word

अव्याहत-आज्ञःwhose command is unobstructed

सर्वासुin all

यःwho

सदाalways

देव-योनिषुamong divine births/realms

निर्जित-अखिल-दैत्य-अरिःwho has conquered all enemies among the demons

सःhe

यत्what

आहsaid

शृणुष्वlisten

तत्that

Speakers

Dūta (Sugrīva) to Devī

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

DevīŚumbha

Shakti Aspects

Devī (listener; poised to respond in later verses)

Key Themes

Intimidation rhetoricAsura conquest narrativePre-battle psychological pressure

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse demonstrates how worldly power manufactures inevitability (‘unobstructed command’) to induce surrender. The Devi narrative counters this by showing that dharma is not determined by intimidation or past victories.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Narrative (ākhyāna) within Devi Mahatmyam; not pancalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Unobstructed command’ mirrors the mind’s habitual dominance over the senses—until Shakti awakens. The Goddess’s presence signifies the principle that can ‘obstruct’ and transform entrenched patterns.