Shloka 27
Adhyaya 92 — Devi’s Assurance of Protection and the Fruits of Reciting the Devi Mahatmyam
आघूर्णितो वा वातेन स्थितः पोते महार्णवे ।
पतत्सु चापि शस्त्रेषु संग्रामे भृशदारुणे ॥
āghūrṇito vā vātena sthitaḥ pote mahārṇave | patatsu cāpi śastreṣu saṃgrāme bhṛśa-dāruṇe ||
یا بڑے سمندر میں کشتی پر ہو اور تیز آندھیوں سے جھنجھوڑا جا رہا ہو؛ اور نہایت ہولناک جنگ میں گرتے ہوئے ہتھیاروں کے درمیان بھی ہو—
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FAQs
The verse extends divine refuge to liminal spaces—sea journeys and battlefields—where human control is minimal, reinforcing the purāṇic ethic of remembrance (smaraṇa) amid instability.
Phalaśruti appended to the narrative; not a pancalakṣaṇa classification.
The ocean and storm evoke the mind’s turbulence; falling weapons evoke sharp vṛttis and painful experiences. Devi-remembrance is the steadying center that allows safe passage through inner ‘tempests’ and ‘combat.’