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Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 5 · Verse 129

Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)

Verse 129

स त्वं गच्छ मयोक्तं ते यदेतत्सर्वमादृतः। तदाचक्ष्वासुरेन्द्राय स च युक्तं करोतु तत् ॥ ॐ ॥ १२९ ॥

sa tvaṁ gaccha mayōktaṁ tē yadētatsarvamādṛtaḥ | tadācakṣvāsurēndrāya sa ca yuktaṁ karōtu tat || ōṁ || 129 ||

Translation

Go, O messenger, and tell the lord of demons all that I have said to you, and let him do what is appropriate.

Word by word

sa
he
tvaṁ
you
gaccha
go
mayā
by me
uktaṁ
spoken
te
to you
yat
what
etat
this
sarvam
all
ādūtaḥ
O messenger
tad
that
ācchava
tell
asurendrāya
to the lord of demons
ca
and
yuktaṁ
appropriate
karotu
let him do
tat
that

Meaning

Ambika instructs Sugriva to return to Shumbha and convey her challenge, urging him to take appropriate action, confidently dismissing his threats and reinforcing her readiness for battle.