Shloka 41
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
साऽब्रवीत्तान् सुरान् सुभ्रूर्भवद्भिः स्तूयतेऽत्र का ।
शरीरकोशतश्चास्याः समुद्भूता ब्रवीच्छिवा ॥
sābravīt tān surān subhrūr bhavadbhiḥ stūyate 'tra kā / śarīrakośataś cāsyāḥ samudbhūtā bravīc chivā
وہ خوش ابرو دیوی اُن دیوتاؤں سے بولی: ‘یہاں تم کس کی ستائش کر رہے ہو؟’ پھر اُس کے جسمانی غلاف سے ایک اور صورت ظاہر ہوئی اور اس نے کلام کیا—وہ شیوا تھی۔
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FAQs
The text models layered divinity: one form may question while another—emerging from within—receives praise. Ethically it cautions against rigid, single-form conceptions of the Divine; reverence should accommodate mystery and multiplicity.
Narrative (ākhyāna) and theological exposition, not Pancalakṣaṇa. It explains how Devī can be simultaneously personal (Pārvatī) and transcendent/immanent (the praised all-pervading Devī).
‘Sheath’ (kośa) language evokes inner layers: from the outer covering arises the subtler power. Symbolically, when the surface identity is set aside, the deeper śakti becomes manifest and articulate.