Shloka 65
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
यानि चान्यानि देवेषु गन्धर्वेषूरगेषु च ।
रत्नभूतानि भूतानि तानि मय्येव शोभने ॥
yāni cānyāni deveṣu gandharveṣūrageṣu ca /
ratnabhūtāni bhūtāni tāni mayyeva śobhane
اور دیوتاؤں، گندھرووں اور ناگوں میں جو دیگر ہستیاں ‘جواہر کی فطرت’ رکھتی ہیں، اے حسین، وہ سب صرف میری ہی ملکیت ہیں۔
FAQs
The asura’s worldview reduces persons and powers into ‘objects of ownership.’ The Devi Mahatmyam counters this by presenting the Goddess as svatantrā (self-sovereign), not a ‘ratna’ to be possessed.
Episode-level narrative (vaṃśānucarita) illustrating dharma/adharma through speech and intent, rather than a direct pancalakshana section like manvantara lists or creation cycles.
‘Ratna-bhūta’ beings represent refined capacities (art, music, hidden powers). Ego’s impulse is to annex all excellence; Devi embodies the source of excellence that cannot be annexed—only approached through worthiness.