Shloka 23

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

जय देवि महादेवि भक्तवृंदैकसेविते । ब्रह्मरुद्रादिदेवेंद्र सेवितांघ्रियुगेऽनघे

Transliteration

jaya devi mahādevi bhaktavṛṃdaikasevite | brahmarudrādideveṃdra sevitāṃghriyuge'naghe

Translation

జయము నీకే, ఓ దేవీ, ఓ మహాదేవీ! నీవు భక్తవృందములచే ఏకనిష్ఠగా సేవింపబడుచున్నావు. ఓ అనఘే! నీ పాదయుగ్మమును బ్రహ్మ, రుద్ర, ఇంద్రాది దేవేంద్రులు కూడా పూజించుచున్నారు।

Word by Word

• jaya: victory (hail!)
• jaya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (अव्यय/उद्गार)
• Form: Exclamation (उद्गार/निपात), used in salutations

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-devi: O Great Goddess
• mahā-devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhakta-vṛnda-eka-sevite: served by the host of devotees
• bhakta-vṛnda-eka-sevite: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛnda (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + sevita (कृदन्त, √sev/सेव्)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); 'sevita' (क्त) used adjectivally: 'served by the multitude of devotees alone/especially'

• brahma-rudra-ādi-deva-indra: O lord of gods like Brahmā and Rudra
• brahma-rudra-ādi-deva-indra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); address: 'O lord of gods such as Brahmā and Rudra' (contextual epithet; form appears as vocative without ending in the transmitted text)

• sevita-aṅghri-yuge: at (your) pair of feet that is served
• sevita-aṅghri-yuge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sevita (कृदन्त, √sev/सेव्) + aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); 'in/at the pair of feet that is served'

• anaghe: O sinless one
• anaghe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Unspecified (a devotee/narrative voice praising the Goddess in a stuti-style address)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: bhakta-vṛnda-eka-sevite → bhaktavṛṃdaikasevite; brahma-rudra-ādi-deva-indra → brahmarudrādideveṃdra; sevita-aṅghri-yuge → sevitāṃghriyuge; yuge anaghe → yuge'naghe

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Mahadevi
• Brahma
• Rudra
• Indra

FAQs

What is the central message of this verse?

It exalts the Goddess (Mahādevī) as supreme and universally revered—worshipped not only by devotees but also by major deities like Brahmā, Rudra, and Indra.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By highlighting that the Goddess is “served exclusively by hosts of devotees,” it presents devoted service (seva) and praise (stuti) as a primary means of relating to the divine.

Why does the verse mention worship of the Goddess’s feet?

In Sanskrit devotional literature, the feet symbolize refuge and grace; saying that even Brahmā, Rudra, and Indra worship her feet underscores her supremacy and the ideal of surrender.