Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 14
यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं यथाभूषणवाहनम्। तद्वदेव हि तच्छक्तिरसुरान् योद्धुमाययौ ॥ १४ ॥
yasya dēvasya yadrūpaṁ yathābhūṣaṇavāhanam | tadvadēva hi tacchaktirasurān yōddhumāyayau || 14 ||
Translation
Whatever form, ornaments, and vehicle each god has, that power came to fight the demons in that very form.
Word by word
- yasya
- whose
- devasya
- of the god
- yadrūpaṁ
- whatever form
- yathā
- as
- bhūṣaṇa
- ornaments
- vāhanam
- vehicle
- tadvat
- like that
- eva
- indeed
- hi
- verily
- tacchaktiḥ
- that power
- asurān
- demons
- yoddhum
- to fight
- āyayau
- came
Meaning
Each Shakti mirrors the form, ornaments, and vehicle of her respective god, arriving to battle the demons in the same divine likeness.