Shloka 10
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानां शक्तिभूते सनातनि ।
गुणाश्रये गुणमये नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
sṛṣṭi-sthiti-vināśānāṃ śakti-bhūte sanātani | guṇāśraye guṇa-maye nārāyaṇi namo 'stu te ||
Ôi Đấng Vĩnh Cửu, chính là năng lực của sáng tạo, duy trì và hủy diệt; là chỗ nâng đỡ các guṇa và cũng cấu thành bởi các guṇa—ôi Nārāyaṇī, xin đảnh lễ Ngài.
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FAQs
All processes—arising, sustaining, ending—are sacred movements of Shakti. This reframes loss and change as part of cosmic order, encouraging steadiness and dharmic action without panic.
Directly resonates with sarga and pralaya as cosmic functions, though delivered as devotional hymn rather than narrative enumeration.
‘Support of guṇas’ yet ‘made of guṇas’ indicates transcendence-and-immanence: Devī is both the conditioning modes (sattva/rajas/tamas) and the ground in which they appear.