Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 85, Shloka 59
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
स तत्र गत्वा यत्रास्ते शैलोद्देशेऽतिशोभने ।
तां च देवीं ततः प्राह श्लक्ष्णं मधुरया गिरा ॥
sa tatra gatvā yatrāste śailoddeśe 'tiśobhane / tāṃ ca devīṃ tataḥ prāha ślakṣṇaṃ madhurayā girā
他前往她所居之处——在一处极其辉煌的山中胜境——便以文雅甘美之辞对女神说道。
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FAQs
The contrast between the ‘splendid’ sacred setting and the envoy’s agenda highlights that sacred spaces can still be approached with impure motives; refinement of speech is not the same as purity of intent.
Narrative progression within Devi Mahatmyam; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The mountain locale symbolizes the elevated seat of consciousness (stability, transcendence). The envoy’s sweet speech symbolizes the mind’s alluring thoughts attempting to ‘descend’ the Divine into egoic possession.