Shloka 14

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

मयूरकुक्कुटवृते महाशक्तिधरेऽमघे ।

कौमारीरूपसंस्थाने नारायणी नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Transliteration

mayūrakukkuṭavṛte mahāśaktidhare 'maghe / kaumārīrūpasaṁsthāne nārāyaṇi namo 'stu te

Translation

اے ناراینی! مور اور مرغ کے ساتھ مُحاط، مہا شکتی (نیزہ) دھارن کرنے والی، بےگناہ، کوماری کے روپ میں قائم دیوی، تجھے نمسکار۔

Word by Word

• मयूर-कुक्कुट-वृते: O (Goddess) attended by peacock and cock
• मयूर-कुक्कुट-वृते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मयूर (प्रातिपदिक) + कुक्कुट (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत (कृदन्त, √वृ/√वृत् ‘to surround/cover’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे विशेषणम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (मयूर+कुक्कुट) + वृत (surrounded/attended by)

• महा-शक्ति-धरे: O bearer of great power/spear (śakti)
• महा-शक्ति-धरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √धृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे विशेषणम्

• अमघे: O Amaghā (sinless/epithet)
• अमघे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे विशेषणम् (epithet)

• कौमारी-रूप-संस्थाने: O (she) abiding in the form of Kaumārī
• कौमारी-रूप-संस्थाने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौमारी (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे विशेषणम्—“कौमारीरूपे संस्थाने” (in the state/form of Kaumārī)

• नारायणी: O Nārāyaṇī
• नारायणी: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन

Speakers

• Devī-stuti within Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Nārāyaṇī (Devī)
• Kaumārī
• Skanda/Kumāra (implied)

Shakti Aspects

• Kaumārī (Skanda/Kumāra-śakti)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Mātr̥kā forms
• Martial protection
• Purity and power

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Pure intent (amagha) and disciplined power (śakti) are praised together: spiritual purity is not weakness but the ground from which righteous protection arises.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita—devotional enumeration of Devī’s manifestations; it functions as a mnemonic theology within the Purāṇic narrative.

What is the esoteric significance?

Kaumārī suggests youthful, focused force—one-pointed energy that defeats inner ‘daityas’ (vices). The spear symbolizes piercing ignorance with direct insight.