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Shloka 25

Adhyaya 85The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु कान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता ।

नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu kāntirūpeṇa saṃsthitā / namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ

جو دیوی تمام جانداروں میں کانتی (نور/حسن) کی صورت میں قائم ہے—اُسی کو نمسکار، نمسکار، نمسکار؛ بار بار نمسکار۔

who (she)
:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun
devīthe Goddess
devī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
sarva-bhūteṣuin all beings
sarva-bhūteṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound; Neuter Locative (Saptamī) Plural
kānti-rūpeṇain the form of radiance/beauty
kānti-rūpeṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkānti (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound; Neuter Instrumental (Tṛtīyā) Singular
saṃsthitāis established / abides
saṃsthitā:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (स्था धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग); past passive participle (क्त)
FormKṛdanta (kta); Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; निपात-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
tasyaito her
tasyai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; निपात-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
tasyaito her
tasyai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; निपात-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
tasyaito her
tasyai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Caturthī, Ekavacana
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; निपात-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक; निपात-प्रयोग)
FormAvyaya; salutation particle
Devī Māhātmya narrative voice (hymnic praise within the Saptashatī frame)

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

Devī (Mahādevī/Durgā)
Devī as Kānti (Radiance/Splendor)
ShaktismTejasAuspiciousnessImmanence

FAQs

Beauty and dignity in beings are treated as sacred manifestations; the verse invites reverence toward life by recognizing splendor (kānti) as Devī’s presence.

A stuti segment within the Purāṇa’s narrative; it supports dharma indirectly by sacralizing virtues rather than detailing genealogies or manvantaras.

Kānti aligns with tejas—inner luminosity; esoterically it indicates the awakening of sattva and the refinement of perception where the divine shines through all forms.