Shloka 44
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
Sanskrit
ततः शतेन नेत्राणां निरीक्षिष्यामि यन्मुनीन् ।
कीर्तयिष्यन्ति मनुजाः शताक्षीमिति मां ततः ॥
Transliteration
tataḥ śatena netrāṇāṃ nirīkṣiṣyāmi yan munīn | kīrtayiṣyanti manujāḥ śatākṣīm iti māṃ tataḥ ||
Translation
تب میں سو آنکھوں سے اُن رشیوں کو دیکھوں گی؛ اس کے بعد لوگ مجھے ‘شَتاکشی’ (سو چشم والی) کہہ کر یاد کریں گے۔
Speakers
Devī (as narrator/speaker) within the Devi Mahatmyam frame
Primary Deities
Devī (Durgā/Caṇḍikā)
Key ThemesShaktismCompassionate gaze of the GoddessNaming through kīrtanaSage-centered invocation