हिरण्याक्षेण दैत्येन बहुशो देवताः पुरा । बंदीकृता निगडिता स्तुष्टुवुर्जगदंबिकाम्
hiraṇyākṣeṇa daityena bahuśo devatāḥ purā | baṃdīkṛtā nigaḍitā stuṣṭuvurjagadaṃbikām
往昔,诸天多次被阿修罗希兰尼亚克沙(Hiraṇyākṣa)擒获并以锁链拘缚。身陷镣铐之中,他们赞颂“世界之母”阇伽丹毗迦(Jagadambikā)。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Bandī Tīrtha (etiology)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas, bound in iron chains by the fierce daitya Hiraṇyākṣa, stand in a dim cavern-like prison; despite suffering, their faces are resolute as they sing hymns to Jagadambikā, whose radiant presence begins to appear.
Even the devas seek refuge in the World-Mother; devotion (stuti) is presented as a force that breaks bondage and restores dharma.
The verse supports the backstory for Bandī Tīrtha’s name and power, though the tīrtha is not explicitly named in this line.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the act highlighted is stuti—praising Jagadambikā.