Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 22
ततः परिवृतस्ताभिरीशानो देवशक्तिभिः। हन्यन्तामसुराः शीघ्रं मम प्रीत्याऽऽह चण्डिकाम् ॥ २२ ॥
tataḥ parivṛtastābhirīśānō dēvaśaktibhiḥ | hanyantāmasurāḥ śīghraṁ mama prītyā’’ha caṇḍikām || 22 ||
Translation
Then, surrounded by those divine powers, Ishana said to Caṇḍikā, ‘Let the demons be slain quickly for my pleasure.’
Word by word
- tataḥ
- then
- parivṛtaḥ
- surrounded
- tābhiḥ
- by them
- īśānaḥ
- Ishana (Shiva)
- devaśaktibhiḥ
- by divine powers
- hanyantām
- let them be slain
- asurāḥ
- demons
- śīghraṁ
- quickly
- mama
- my
- prītyā
- for pleasure
- āha
- said
- caṇḍikām
- to Caṇḍikā
Meaning
Shiva, surrounded by the Matrikas, urges Caṇḍikā to swiftly destroy the demons, expressing divine support for her mission.