Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)
Verse 8
स दृष्ट्वा तां ततो देवीं तुहिनाचलसंस्थिताम्। जगादोच्चैः प्रयाहीति मूलं शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः ॥ ८ ॥
sa dṛṣṭvā tāṁ tatō dēvīṁ tuhinācalasaṁsthitām | jagādōccaiḥ prayāhīti mūlaṁ śumbhaniśumbhayōḥ || 8 ||
Translation
Having seen the Goddess situated in the snowy mountains, he then spoke loudly: ‘Go to the presence of Shumbha and Nishumbha.’
Word by word
- sa
- he
- dṛṣṭvā
- having seen
- tāṁ
- her
- tataḥ
- then
- devīṁ
- the Goddess
- tuhinācala
- snowy mountain (Himalayas)
- saṁsthitām
- situated
- jagāda
- spoke
- uccaiḥ
- loudly
- prayāhi
- go
- iti
- thus
- mūlaṁ
- to the presence
- śubhbhaniśubhbayoḥ
- of Shumbha and Nishumbha
Meaning
Dhūmralochana confronts Ambika in the Himalayas, demanding she go to Shumbha and Nishumbha.