Chapter 4 · Caturtho’dhyāyaḥ (Fourth Chapter)
Verse 23
त्रैलोक्यमेतदखिलं रिपुनाशनेन त्रातं त्वया समरमूर्धनि तेऽपि हत्वा। नीता दिवं रिपुगणा भयमप्यपास्त- मस्माकमुन्मदसुरारिभवं नमस्ते ॥ २३ ॥
trailōkyamētadakhilaṁ ripunāśanēna trātaṁ tvayā samaramūrdhani tē’pi hatvā | nītā divaṁ ripugaṇā bhayamapyapāsta- masmākamunmadasurāribhavaṁ namastē || 23 ||
Translation
This entire three worlds have been protected by you through the destruction of the enemy. Even them, having been slain by you on the battlefield, were taken to heaven. Our fear has also been dispelled. Salutations to you, who (ended) the existence of the frenzied enemy of the gods.
Word by word
- trailokyam
- the three worlds
- etat
- this
- akhilam
- entire
- ripunāśanena
- by the destruction of the enemy
- trātaṁ
- protected
- tvayā
- by you
- samaramūrdhani
- on the battlefield
- te
- to you
- api
- also
- hatvā
- having slain
- nītāḥ
- were taken
- divam
- to heaven
- ripugaṇāḥ
- the hosts of enemies
- bhayam
- fear
- apāstam
- was dispelled
- asmākam
- our
- unmadasurāribhavam
- the existence of the frenzied enemy of the gods
- namaḥ
- salutations
Meaning
The gods offer their final salutation (namas te), summarizing her great deeds: Protector of the Worlds: She saved the cosmos. Compassionate to Foes: She granted heaven to the slain demons. Remover of Fear: She eradicated their terror. They bow to her as the vanquisher of the maddening threat (unmada surāri) that was Mahishasura.