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Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

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Chapter 11 · Verse 29

Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)

Verse 29

रोगानशेषानपहंसि तुष्टा रुष्टा तु कामान् सकलानभीष्टान्। त्वामाश्रितानां न विपन्नराणां त्वामाश्रिता ह्याश्रयतां प्रयान्ति ॥ २९ ॥

rōgānaśēṣānapahaṁsi tuṣṭā ruṣṭā tu kāmān sakalānabhīṣṭān | tvāmāśritānāṁ na vipannarāṇāṁ tvāmāśritā hyāśrayatāṁ prayānti || 29 ||

Translation

When pleased, you remove all diseases; when angry, you destroy all desired objects; those who take refuge in you do not perish; indeed, those who take refuge in you become the refuge of others.

Word by word

rogān
diseases
aśeṣān
all
apahaṁsi
you remove
tuṣṭā
when pleased
ruṣṭā
when angry
tu
but
kāmān
desires
sakalān
all
abhīṣṭān
desired
tvāmāśritānāṁ
of those who take refuge in you
na
not
vipannarāṇāṁ
of those who perish
tvāmāśritāḥ
those who take refuge in you
hi
indeed
āśrayatāṁ
of refuges
prayānti
become

Meaning

The gods praise the Goddess for curing all ailments when pleased and destroying desires when angry, noting that her devotees are protected and become sources of refuge for others.