Shloka 62
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
मम त्रैलोक्यमखिलं मम देवा वशानुगाः ।
यज्ञभागानहं सर्वानुपाश्नामि पृथक् पृथक् ॥
mama trailokyam akhilaṃ mama devā vaśānugāḥ / yajñabhāgān ahaṃ sarvān upāśnāmi pṛthak pṛthak
“Ang tatlong daigdig ay akin; ang mga diyos ay nasa ilalim ng aking pamamahala. Ako mismo ang tumatanggap at kumakain ng bawat bahagi ng handog sa sakripisyo, lahat-lahat.”
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FAQs
Yajña represents reciprocal cosmic order (ṛta/dharma). Śumbha’s claim to seize all yajña-shares signals the breakdown of rightful reciprocity—an archetype of adharma where one power monopolizes what should be distributed according to sacred order.
Although yajña relates broadly to cosmic maintenance (often linked with sarga/pratisarga themes), this specific passage functions as narrative dialogue in the Devi Mahatmyam rather than a formal pancalakṣaṇa exposition.
Appropriating ‘yajña-shares’ symbolizes the ego consuming all ‘offerings’ of attention and agency for itself. Devī’s intervention (later) restores the rightful orientation: offering returns to the divine center, not the egoic claimant.