The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
विचित्रा विभ्रमा हंसी भीषणी जनरंजिका । विशाला मदना तुष्टा कालकंठी महाभया ॥ ११३ ॥
vicitrā vibhramā haṃsī bhīṣaṇī janaraṃjikā | viśālā madanā tuṣṭā kālakaṃṭhī mahābhayā || 113 ||
她奇妙而令人迷惘;如天鹅般清雅;可怖却又令众生欢喜——广大无边,能激起欲望而仍自足安然;喉颈幽黑,极其威怖。
Narada (in a technical listing of names/epithets within Book 1.3 context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It presents a cluster of epithets that hold multiple, even contrasting, qualities—beauty and terror, delight and fear—pointing to a divine power whose nature transcends ordinary categories and is approached through sacred naming and remembrance.
Bhakti here is supported through nāma-smaraṇa (recollection of divine names): contemplating these names trains the mind to accept the Lord’s/Śakti’s cosmic complexity and surrender beyond personal likes and dislikes.
The verse reflects a nighaṇṭu/nirukta-like method (lexical listing of meaningful epithets), useful for Vyākaraṇa-based parsing and Nirukta-style interpretation of names in mantra and Purāṇic recitation.
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