Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 34
चचाल वसुधा चेलुः सकलाश्च महीधराः। जयेति देवाश्च मुदा तामूचुः सिं हवाहिनीम् ॥ ३४ ॥
cacāla vasudhā cēluḥ sakalāśca mahīdharāḥ | jayēti dēvāśca mudā tāmūcuḥ siṁ havāhinīm || 34 ||
Translation
'The earth shook and all the mountains trembled. And the gods, with joy, said to her, the lion-rider, "Victory!"'
Word by word
- cacāla
- shook, trembled
- vasudhā
- the earth
- celuḥ
- moved, trembled
- sakalāḥ
- all
- ca
- and
- mahīdharāḥ
- the mountains
- jaya
- victory
- iti
- thus
- devāḥ
- the gods
- mudā
- with joy
- tām
- to her
- ūcuḥ
- said
- siṁhavāhinīm
- the one who rides a lion
Meaning
The cataclysmic effect of the Goddess's roar continues: the very earth (vasudhā) and the steadfast mountains (mahīdharāḥ) are made to tremble. Filled with hope and elation, the gods erupt in a spontaneous cheer of "Jaya!" (Victory!), acclaiming her as their champion and recognizing her as Siṁhavāhinīm, the majestic rider of the lion.