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Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapters
13
Verses
700
Minutes
180
Level
advanced

Chapter 6 · Verse 1–2

Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)

Verse 1–2

ॐ ऋषिरुवाच ॥ १ ॥ इत्याकर्ण्य वचो देव्याः स दूतोऽमर्षपूरितः। समाचष्ट समागम्य दैत्यराजाय विस्तरात् ॥ २ ॥

ōṁ ṛṣiruvāca || 1 || ityākarṇya vacō dēvyāḥ sa dūtō’marṣapūritaḥ | samācaṣṭa samāgamya daityarājāya vistarāt || 2 ||

Translation

The sage said: Having heard the words of the Goddess, that messenger, filled with anger, approached the king of demons and reported in detail.

Word by word

ṛṣiḥ
the sage
uvāca
said
iti
thus
ākarṇya
having heard
vacaḥ
words
devyāḥ
of the Goddess
sa
that
dūtaḥ
messenger
amarṣapūritaḥ
filled with anger
samācaṣṭa
reported
samāgamya
having approached
daityarājāya
to the king of demons
vistarāt
in detail

Meaning

Sugriva, enraged by Ambika’s defiant challenge from the Fifth Chapter, returns to Shumbha and recounts her words in detail, fulfilling her instruction to relay her message.