Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Verse 25
ब्रह्मणा च कृतास्तास्तु प्रयच्छन्ति शुभां मतिम्। अरण्ये प्रान्तरे वापि दावाग्निपरिवारितः ॥ २५ ॥
brahmaṇā ca kṛtāstāstu prayacchanti śubhāṁ matim | araṇyē prāntarē vāpi dāvāgniparivāritaḥ || 25 ||
Translation
And those made by Brahma grant an auspicious intellect; in a forest, desolate place, or surrounded by forest fire,
Word by word
- brahmaṇā
- by Brahma
- ca
- and
- kṛtāḥ
- made
- tāḥ
- those
- tu
- indeed
- prayacchanti
- grant
- śubhāṁ
- auspicious
- matim
- intellect
- araṇye
- in the forest
- prāntare
- in a desolate place
- vāpi
- or indeed
- dāvāgniparivāritaḥ
- surrounded by forest fire
Meaning
The Goddess notes that hymns composed by Brahma grant pure intellect, and introduces scenarios (forests, desolate places, or forest fires) where her māhātmya offers protection.