Shloka 24

Adhyaya 84 — The Gods’ Hymn after the Slaying of Mahishasura and the Goddess’ Boon

Sanskrit

शूलेन पाहि नो देवि पाहि खड्गेन चाम्बिके ।

घण्टास्वनेन नः पाहि चापज्यानिः स्वनेन च ॥

Transliteration

śūlena pāhi no devi pāhi khaḍgena cāmbike / ghaṇṭāsvanena naḥ pāhi cāpajyāniḥ svanena ca

Translation

اے دیوی، اپنے ترشول سے ہماری حفاظت فرما؛ اے امبیکا، اپنی تلوار سے ہماری حفاظت فرما۔ اپنی گھنٹی کی آواز سے ہماری حفاظت فرما، اور کمان کی ڈوری کی ٹنکار سے بھی ہماری حفاظت فرما۔

Word by Word

• śūlena: with the trident
• śūlena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा; to protect)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• naḥ: us
• naḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); enclitic pronoun

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

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular

• khaḍgena: with the sword
• khaḍgena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaḍga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• ambike: O Mother (Ambikā)
• ambike: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• ghaṇṭā-svanena: with the sound of the bell
• ghaṇṭā-svanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṇṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: घण्टायाः स्वनः

• naḥ: us
• naḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular

• cāpa-jyā-niḥsvanena: with the twang/sound of the bowstring
• cāpa-jyā-niḥsvanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + jyā (प्रातिपदिक) + niḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: चापस्य ज्यायाः निःस्वनः

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

Speakers

• Devas (collective supplication) within Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devi (Ambika/Chandika/Durga)

Shakti Aspects

• Ambikā; martial-protective aspect of Devi (Chandika/Durga)

Key Themes

• Raksha (protection)
• Mantric sound symbolism
• Divine weaponry
• Devotional surrender

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Seeking protection is framed as aligning oneself with dharmic power; the devotee asks not for aggression but for safeguarding through the Goddess’s righteous instruments.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Not pancalakṣaṇa proper; it is stotra/rakṣā material embedded in a carita episode.

What is the esoteric significance?

Weapons and sounds function as symbols of inner faculties: śūla (piercing discernment), khaḍga (cutting ignorance), bell and bowstring (vibrational awakening that disperses negativity).