Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 83–84
ऋषिरुवाच ॥ ८३ ॥ एवं स्तवादियुक्तानां देवानां तत्र पार्वती। स्नातुमभ्याययौ तोये जाह्नव्या नृपनन्दन ॥ ८४ ॥
ṛṣiruvāca || 83 || ēvaṁ stavādiyuktānāṁ dēvānāṁ tatra pārvatī | snātumabhyāyayau tōyē jāhnavyā nṛpanandana || 84 ||
Translation
The sage said: 'Thus, while the gods were engaged in hymns and other praises there, Parvati approached to bathe in the waters of the Ganges, O delight of kings.'
Word by word
- ṛṣiḥ
- the sage
- uvāca
- said
- evaṁ
- thus
- stavādi
- with hymns and other (praises)
- yuktānāṁ
- engaged
- devānāṁ
- of the gods
- tatra
- there
- pārvatī
- Parvati
- snātum
- to bathe
- abhyāyayau
- approached
- toye
- in the waters
- jāhnavyā
- of the Ganges (Jahnavi)
- nṛpanandana
- O delight of kings (addressing King Suratha)
Meaning
The narrative shifts from the gods’ hymn to the sage’s account, marking the transition to the Goddess’s manifestation. As the gods praise her in the Himalayas, Parvati (the Goddess in her cosmic form) appears at the Ganges, signaling her response to their devotion and setting the stage for her confrontation with the demons.