Shloka 11

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

शरणागतदीनार्तपरित्राणपरायणे ।

सर्वस्यार्तिहरे देवि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Transliteration

śaraṇāgata-dīnārta-paritrāṇa-parāyaṇe | sarvasyārti-hare devi nārāyaṇi namo 'stu te ||

Translation

Ôi Nữ Thần tận tâm bảo hộ những ai đã cầu nương tựa—kẻ nghèo và người khốn khổ; Đấng xua tan mọi ưu não của muôn người—ôi Nārāyaṇī, xin đảnh lễ Ngài.

Word by Word

• śaraṇa-āgata-dīna-ārta-paritrāṇa-parāyaṇe: devoted to protecting the refuge-seeking distressed
• śaraṇa-āgata-dīna-ārta-paritrāṇa-parāyaṇe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (कृदन्त, क्त; ā-√gam) + dīna (प्रातिपदिक) + ārta (प्रातिपदिक) + paritrāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग — बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘devoted to the protection of the poor and afflicted who have come for refuge’

• sarvasya: of all
• sarvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — ‘of all’

• ārti-hare: remover of distress
• ārti-hare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārti (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग — ‘remover of suffering/distress’

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• nārāyaṇi: O Nārāyaṇī
• nārāyaṇi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: भाव (salutation expression)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन — ‘to you’

Speakers

• Devas addressing Devī

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Devī (Nārāyaṇī)
• Devas (collective)

Shakti Aspects

• Karunā-śakti (compassionate protectress); Nārāyaṇī as refuge

Key Themes

• Compassion
• Refuge and protection
• Devotional theology
• Removal of suffering

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divinity is defined by active compassion: protection of the vulnerable is a sacred value. Socially, it implies that devotees should mirror Devī by safeguarding the distressed.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Falls under dharma-oriented purāṇic teaching through stuti: it emphasizes the divine role as protector, which undergirds righteous order in the world.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Śaraṇāgata’ indicates the inner act of surrender; when egoic resistance collapses, grace (prasāda) is experienced as the removal of ‘ārti’ (existential agitation).