Shloka 53
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
छत्रं ते वारुणं गेहे काञ्चनास्त्रावि तिष्ठति ।
तथायं स्यन्तनवरो यः पुरासीत् प्रजापतेः ॥
chatraṃ te vāruṇaṃ gehe kāñcanāstrāvi tiṣṭhati / tathāyaṃ syantanavaro yaḥ purāsīt prajāpateḥ
ในเรือนของท่านมีฉัตรของวรุณะตั้งอยู่ และมีศัสตราวุธคือคันธนูทองคำด้วย; และที่นี่มีราชรถอันประเสริฐซึ่งแต่ก่อนเป็นของปรชาปติ
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FAQs
The verse underscores how adharma seeks legitimacy by seizing the symbols of cosmic authority (umbrella, chariot). Outer possession of ‘royal insignia’ does not confer inner righteousness; it highlights the hollowness of power rooted in plunder and pride.
Primarily not a pancalakṣaṇa unit (Sarga/Pratisarga/Vaṃśa/Manvantara/Vaṃśānucarita). It belongs to Vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna-style narrative material within the Purāṇa—specifically the Devi Mahatmyam episode.
The ‘parasol’ and ‘chariot’ can signify dominion over the elements and the moving cosmos; their seizure by asuras represents the inversion of dharmic order. The Goddess’s refusal (developing in subsequent verses) indicates that Shakti is not ‘acquired’ by objects but realized through rightful alignment.