Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
रौद्रायै नमो नित्यायै गौर्यै धात्र्यै नमो नमः ।
नमो जगत्प्रतिष्ठायै देव्यै कृत्यै नमो नमः ॥
raudrāyai namo nityāyai gauryai dhātryai namo namaḥ / namo jagatpratiṣṭhāyai devyai kṛtyai namo namaḥ
Kính lễ Đấng Raudrā (Uy Nghiêm), kính lễ Đấng Vĩnh Hằng, kính lễ Gaurī, kính lễ Dhātrī—kính lễ mãi mãi. Kính lễ Nữ Thần là nền tảng của thế gian, kính lễ Nữ Thần Kṛtyā—kính lễ mãi mãi.
Divinity is not one-dimensional: the same Devi sustains (Dhātrī) and destroys obstacles (Raudrā). Ethically, one learns to revere both the nurturing and corrective powers of reality.
Stotra segment within narrative; contributes to dharma/upāsanā instruction rather than cosmological enumeration.
‘Jagatpratiṣṭhā’ identifies Śakti as the ontological ground; ‘Kṛtyā’ hints at operative mantra-śakti—power that ‘does’ (kriyā) and effects transformation.