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Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 11 · Verse 45

Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)

Verse 45

ततो मां देवताः स्वर्गे मर्त्यलोके च मानवाः। स्तुवन्तो व्याहरिष्यन्ति सततं रक्तदन्तिकाम् ॥ ४५ ॥

tatō māṁ dēvatāḥ svargē martyalōkē ca mānavāḥ | stuvantō vyāhariṣyanti satataṁ raktadantikām || 45 ||

Translation

Then the deities in heaven and humans in the mortal world, praising me, will constantly proclaim me as Raktadantikā.

Word by word

tataḥ
then
māṁ
me
devatāḥ
deities
svarge
in heaven
martyaloke
in the mortal world
ca
and
mānavāḥ
humans
stuvantaḥ
praising
vyāhariṣyanti
will proclaim
satataṁ
constantly
raktadantikām
Raktadantikā (Red-Toothed)

Meaning

The Goddess foretells that both gods and humans will perpetually praise and proclaim her as Raktadantikā (Red-Toothed) for her demon-slaying feat.