Chapter 3 · Tṛtīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Third Chapter)
Verse 44
तुष्टुवुस्तां सुरा देवीं सह दिव्यैर्महर्षिभिः। जगुर्गन्धर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः ॥ ॐ ॥ ४४ ॥
tuṣṭuvustāṁ surā dēvīṁ saha divyairmaharṣibhiḥ | jagurgandharvapatayō nanṛtuścāpsarōgaṇāḥ || ōṁ || 44 ||
Translation
'The gods, along with the divine great sages, praised her. The lords of the Gandharvas sang, and the hosts of Apsaras danced. ॐ'
Word by word
- tuṣṭuvuḥ
- praised
- tām
- her
- surāḥ
- the gods
- devīm
- the Goddess
- saha
- together with
- divyaiḥ
- divine
- maharṣibhiḥ
- great sages
- jaguḥ
- sang
- gandharvapatayaḥ
- lords of the Gandharvas
- nanṛtuḥ
- danced
- ca
- and
- apsarogaṇāḥ
- hosts of Apsaras
- oṁ
- the primordial sound
Meaning
The entire cosmos erupts in a grand celebration of gratitude and victory. The gods and sages offer hymns of praise (stuti) to the Goddess. The celestial musicians (Gandharvas) sing her glories, and the heavenly dancers (Apsaras) perform. The entire universe acknowledges her as the savior. The sacred syllable ॐ marks the auspicious conclusion of the narrative.