The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
विचित्रा विभ्रमा हंसी भीषणी जनरंजिका । विशाला मदना तुष्टा कालकंठी महाभया ॥ ११३ ॥
vicitrā vibhramā haṃsī bhīṣaṇī janaraṃjikā | viśālā madanā tuṣṭā kālakaṃṭhī mahābhayā || 113 ||
وہ عجیب و غریب اور حیرت میں ڈالنے والی، ہنس کی مانند خوش رفتار؛ خوفناک ہوتے ہوئے بھی لوگوں کو مسرور کرنے والی ہے۔ وہ وسیع، کام کو ابھارنے والی اور مطمئن؛ سیاہ گلے والی اور نہایت ہیبت ناک ہے۔
Narada (in a technical listing of names/epithets within Book 1.3 context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It presents a cluster of epithets that hold multiple, even contrasting, qualities—beauty and terror, delight and fear—pointing to a divine power whose nature transcends ordinary categories and is approached through sacred naming and remembrance.
Bhakti here is supported through nāma-smaraṇa (recollection of divine names): contemplating these names trains the mind to accept the Lord’s/Śakti’s cosmic complexity and surrender beyond personal likes and dislikes.
The verse reflects a nighaṇṭu/nirukta-like method (lexical listing of meaningful epithets), useful for Vyākaraṇa-based parsing and Nirukta-style interpretation of names in mantra and Purāṇic recitation.