Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 99
निशुम्भस्याब्धिजाताश्च समस्ता रत्नजातयः। वह्निरपि ददौ तुभ्यमग्निशौचे च वाससी ॥ ९९ ॥
niśumbhasyābdhijātāśca samastā ratnajātayaḥ | vahnirapi dadau tubhyamagniśaucē ca vāsasī || 99 ||
Translation
All kinds of jewels born of the ocean belong to Nishumbha, and the fire god Agni also gave you garments for purification by fire.
Word by word
- niśumbhasya
- of Nishumbha
- abdhijātāḥ
- born of the ocean
- ca
- and
- samastā
- all
- ratnajātayaḥ
- kinds of jewels
- vahniḥ
- the fire god (Agni)
- api
- also
- dadau
- gave
- tubhyam
- to you
- agniśauce
- for purification by fire
- vāsasī
- garments
Meaning
Chanda and Munda note that Nishumbha possesses all oceanic jewels, and Agni has provided Shumbha with sacred garments for fire rituals, further illustrating the brothers’ amassed divine treasures to frame Ambika as the ultimate prize.