Shloka 64
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
क्षीरोदमथनोद्भूतमश्वरत्नं ममामरैः ।
उच्चैःश्रवससंज्ञं तत्प्रणिपत्य समर्पितम् ॥
kṣīrodamathanodbhūtamaśvaratnaṃ mamāmaraiḥ /
uccaiḥ śravasasaṃjñaṃ tatpraṇipatya samarpitam
Bảo mã sinh ra từ cuộc khuấy Biển Sữa—mang danh Uccaiḥśravas—đã được chư thiên cung kính dâng lên ta với lễ bái.
FAQs
Even sacred origins (Milk Ocean churning) can be misused in rhetoric: the asura twists ‘offering with obeisance’ into evidence of his supremacy. The ethical lesson is that power without dharma reframes devotion as submission.
Narrative/vaṃśānucarita material referencing broader mythic history (Samudra Manthana) but functioning here as part of the Devi Mahatmyam’s conflict narrative rather than a separate sarga/pratisarga account.
Uccaiḥśravas, the ‘high-sounding’ horse, can symbolize exalted vitality and prestige. Ego claims that even the highest energies ‘bow’ to it; Devi’s later reply shows that true sovereignty is proven by inner conquest (over darpa).