Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Verse 31–32
ऋषिरुवाच ॥ ३१ ॥ इत्युक्त्वा सा भगवती चण्डिका चण्डविक्रमा ॥ ३२ ॥
ṛṣiruvāca || 31 || ityuktvā sā bhagavatī caṇḍikā caṇḍavikramā || 32 ||
Translation
The sage said: Having thus spoken, she, the divine Goddess Caṇḍikā, of fierce prowess,
Word by word
- ṛṣiḥ
- the sage
- uvāca
- said
- iti
- thus
- uktvā
- having spoken
- sā
- she
- bhagavatī
- the divine Goddess
- caṇḍikā
- Caṇḍikā
- caṇḍavikramā
- of fierce prowess
Meaning
The narrative transitions back to the sage Mārkaṇḍēya, who continues addressing the king (Suratha) and the merchant (Samādhi), introducing the next part of the discourse about the Goddess. The sage describes how the Goddess Caṇḍikā, after delivering her discourse on the glory of her māhātmya, is characterized by her fierce and powerful nature, setting the stage for further descriptions of her divine actions or presence.