Shloka 6

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

Sanskrit

इति कृत्वा मतिं देवा हिमवन्तं नगेश्वरम् ।

जग्मुस्तत्र ततो देवीं विष्णुमायां प्रतुṣ्टुवुः ॥

Transliteration

iti kṛtvā matiṃ devā himavantaṃ nageśvaram / jagmus tatra tato devīṃ viṣṇumāyāṃ pratuṣṭuvuḥ

Translation

یوں عزم کر کے دیوتا ہِمَوَت، یعنی پہاڑوں کے راجا، کے پاس گئے؛ اور وہاں انہوں نے دیوی—وشنو کی مایا—کی ستائش کی۔

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यर्थे (quotative particle)

• kṛtvā: having made/determined
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• matim: (their) resolve/decision
• matim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st/Nom), बहुवचन (pl)

• himavantam: Himavat (Himalaya)
• himavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• naga-īśvaram: lord of mountains
• naga-īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naga + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘नगानाम् ईश्वरः’, पुंलिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• jagmuḥ: they went
• jagmuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (pl), परस्मैपद

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• viṣṇu-māyām: Viṣṇu’s Māyā (power/illusion)
• viṣṇu-māyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘विष्णोः माया’, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg)

• pratuṣṭuvuḥ: they praised
• pratuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (pl), परस्मैपद

Speakers

• Narrative lead-in to the Devas’ hymn (stuti)

Primary Deities

• Devi (Vishnumaya)
• Himavat
• Devas (collectively)

Shakti Aspects

• ['Vishnumaya']

Key Themes

• Pilgrimage to sacred locus (Himavat)
• Stotra as ritual action
• Devi as Viṣṇu-māyā
• Restoration of cosmic order

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Right response to crisis includes right counsel and right action: resolve (mati), approach to a sacred center (Himavat), and praise (stuti)—a model of disciplined devotion rather than panic.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A narrative episode supporting dharma and worship practice; ancillary to the Purāṇic teaching function rather than core cosmology/genealogy.

What is the esoteric significance?

Himavat symbolizes steadiness and the ‘axis’ of ascent; approaching Himavat to invoke Viṣṇu-māyā suggests turning to the foundational power that both veils and reveals reality—Śakti as the key to liberation and protection.