Shloka 53
Adhyaya 85 — Suratha's Devotion
छत्रं ते वारुणं गेहे काञ्चनास्त्रावि तिष्ठति ।
तथायं स्यन्तनवरो यः पुरासीत् प्रजापतेः ॥
chatraṃ te vāruṇaṃ gehe kāñcanāstrāvi tiṣṭhati / tathāyaṃ syantanavaro yaḥ purāsīt prajāpateḥ
تمہارے گھر میں ورُوṇ کا چھتر قائم ہے، اور سونے کا کمان نما ہتھیار بھی؛ اور یہاں وہ بہترین رتھ ہے جو پہلے پرجاپتی کا تھا۔
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FAQs
The verse underscores how adharma seeks legitimacy by seizing the symbols of cosmic authority (umbrella, chariot). Outer possession of ‘royal insignia’ does not confer inner righteousness; it highlights the hollowness of power rooted in plunder and pride.
Primarily not a pancalakṣaṇa unit (Sarga/Pratisarga/Vaṃśa/Manvantara/Vaṃśānucarita). It belongs to Vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna-style narrative material within the Purāṇa—specifically the Devi Mahatmyam episode.
The ‘parasol’ and ‘chariot’ can signify dominion over the elements and the moving cosmos; their seizure by asuras represents the inversion of dharmic order. The Goddess’s refusal (developing in subsequent verses) indicates that Shakti is not ‘acquired’ by objects but realized through rightful alignment.