Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 50
दुर्गा देवीति विख्यातं तन्मे नाम भविष्यति। पुनश्चाहं यदा भीमं रूपं कृत्वा हिमाचले ॥ ५० ॥
durgā dēvīti vikhyātaṁ tanmē nāma bhaviṣyati | punaścāhaṁ yadā bhīmaṁ rūpaṁ kṛtvā himācalē || 50 ||
Translation
My name will be renowned as the Goddess Durgā; and again, when I take a fierce form in the Himalayas,
Word by word
- durgā
- Durgā
- devīti
- as Goddess
- vikhyātaṁ
- renowned
- tat
- that
- me
- my
- nāma
- name
- bhaviṣyati
- will be
- punaḥ
- again
- ca
- and
- ahaṁ
- I
- yadā
- when
- bhīmaṁ
- fierce
- rūpaṁ
- form
- kṛtvā
- having taken
- himācale
- in the Himalayas
Meaning
The Goddess states that she will be celebrated as Durgā after slaying Durgama, and foretells taking a fierce form in the Himalayas for another divine act.