Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 24
सा चाह धूम्रजटिलमीशानमपराजिता। दूत त्वं गच्छ भगवन् पार्श्वं शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः ॥ २४ ॥
sā cāha dhūmrajaṭilamīśānamaparājitā | dūta tvaṁ gaccha bhagavan pārśvaṁ śumbhaniśumbhayōḥ || 24 ||
Translation
And she, the unconquered, said to the smoke-haired Ishana, ‘Go, O Lord, as a messenger to the side of Shumbha and Nishumbha.’
Word by word
- sā
- she
- ca
- and
- āha
- said
- dhūmrajaṭilam
- smoke-haired (Shiva)
- īśānam
- to Ishana
- aparājitā
- unconquered
- dūta
- messenger
- tvaṁ
- you
- gaccha
- go
- bhagavan
- O Lord
- pārśvaṁ
- to the side
- śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ
- of Shumbha and Nishumbha
Meaning
The fierce Shakti (Shivā), unconquered, instructs Shiva to act as a messenger to Shumbha and Nishumbha, initiating a divine challenge.