Shloka 31

Adhyaya 92 — Devi’s Assurance of Protection and the Fruits of Reciting the Devi Mahatmyam

Sanskrit

तेऽपि देव्याः निरातङ्काः स्वाधिकारान् यथा पुरा ।

यज्ञभागभुजः सर्वे चक्रुर्विनिहतारयः ॥

Transliteration

te 'pi devyā nirātaṅkā svādhikārān yathā purā / yajñabhāgabhujaḥ sarve cakrur vinihatārayaḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเหล่าเทพทั้งหลายซึ่งพระเทวีทรงปลดเปลื้องความหวาดกลัวให้ ก็กลับเข้าดำรงตำแหน่งและหน้าที่อันชอบธรรมดังเดิม; เมื่อศัตรูถูกสังหารแล้ว เทพทั้งปวงก็ได้เสวยส่วนแบ่งของตนในพิธียัญอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

तेthey

अपिalso

देव्याःof the Goddess

निरातङ्काःfree from fear/undisturbed

स्वाधिकारान्their own rights/authority

यथाas

पुराformerly

यज्ञभागभुजःenjoyers of sacrificial shares (the gods)

सर्वेall

चक्रुःdid/made

विनिहतारयःwhose enemies were slain

Speakers

Narrative voice within Devī Māhātmyam frame (ṛṣi narrating to the king)

Primary Deities

DevīDevas

Shakti Aspects

['Devī as Protector and Restorer of cosmic order']

Key Themes

ShaktismCosmic order (ṛta)YajñaRestoration of dharma

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma in the Purāṇic sense includes the maintenance of cosmic and social order; Devī’s victory is not merely martial but restorative—returning beings to their proper functions (svādhikāra) and re-establishing yajña as the stabilizing link between gods and world.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily touches Manvantara (order in a Manvantara) and indirectly Sthiti (maintenance): after the destructive conflict, stability is reinstalled and sacrificial reciprocity resumes.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘return of yajña-shares’ symbolizes the reintegration of fragmented powers (deva-śakti) into a harmonious cosmic economy; when inner adversaries are ‘slain,’ the faculties again receive their rightful ‘offerings’ (energy, attention) in a regulated way.