Shloka 39

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

Sanskrit

नन्दगोपगृहे जाता यशोदागर्भसम्भवा ।

ततस्तौ नाशयिष्यामि विन्ध्याचलनिवासिनी ॥

Transliteration

nandagopagṛhe jātā yaśodāgarbhasambhavā /

tatas tau nāśayiṣyāmi vindhyācalanivāsinī

Translation

我将生于牧牛者难陀之家，自耶输陀（Yaśodā）之胎而现；继而居于温陀耶山（Vindhya），我将毁灭那二者（商婆与尼商婆）。

Word by Word

• nanda-gopa-gṛhe: in Nanda the cowherd's house
• nanda-gopa-gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nanda (प्रातिपदिक) + gopa (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: नन्दगोपस्य गृहे

• jātā: born
• jātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with (devī) implied

• yaśodā-garbha-sambhavā: born from Yaśodā's womb
• yaśodā-garbha-sambhavā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśodā (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक) + sambhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: यशोदायाः गर्भात् सम्भवा

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantara (काल/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• tau: those two
• tau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Dual (द्विवचन)

• nāśayiṣyāmi: I will destroy
• nāśayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: naś (धातु) [causative: nāśayati]
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), causative (णिच्)

• vindhya-acala-nivāsinī: (I), the dweller on the Vindhya mountain
• vindhya-acala-nivāsinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vindhya (प्रातिपदिक) + acala (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः: विन्ध्याचले निवसति इति

Speakers

• Devi speaking (prophecy)

Primary Deities

• Devi
• Nanda
• Yaśodā
• Śumbha
• Niśumbha

Shakti Aspects

• Vindhyavāsinī (Vindhya-dwelling Goddess); also associated in later tradition with Yogamāyā/Kaushikī

Key Themes

• Incarnation
• Sacred geography (Vindhya)
• Protection of dharma
• Mythic linkage to Krishna-cycle milieu

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The Divine enters ordinary households and social settings, showing that sacred power is not confined to heaven. The Vindhya residence emphasizes localized, accessible forms of the Goddess for devotees.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Still within Manvantara-linked narrative prophecy (time-cycles) and Upākhyāna (episode continuation). It is not Vaṃśa genealogy per se, but references well-known persons (Nanda, Yaśodā) as narrative anchors.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Birth in Nanda’s house’ symbolizes the descent of śakti into the ‘cowherd’ (pastoral, sattvic) heart; ‘Vindhya’ can symbolize the stable ‘mountain’ of inner resolve where destructive tendencies are overcome.