Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 3
ददृशुस्ते ततो देवीमीषद्धासां व्यवस्थिताम्। सिं हस्योपरि शैलेन्द्रशृङ्गे महति काञ्चने ॥ ३ ॥
dadṛśustē tatō dēvīmīṣaddhāsāṁ vyavasthitām | siṁ hasyōpari śailēndraśṛṅgē mahati kāñcanē || 3 ||
Translation
Then they saw the Goddess, slightly smiling, stationed upon her lion on the great golden peak of the king of mountains.
Word by word
- dadṛśuḥ
- they saw
- te
- they
- tataḥ
- then
- devīm
- the Goddess
- īṣṭvāsāṁ
- slightly smiling
- vyavasthitām
- stationed
- siṁhasya
- of the lion
- upari
- upon
- śailendra
- king of mountains
- śṛṅge
- on the peak
- mahati
- great
- kāñcane
- golden
Meaning
Chanda, Munda, and their army encounter Ambika atop a majestic golden peak in the Himalayas, seated on her lion with a slight smile, exuding calm confidence and divine authority as she prepares to face the demons.