Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Verse 24
दुरात्मंस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति व्याजहाराम्बिका यदा। तदा जयेत्यभिहितं देवैराकाशसंस्थितैः ॥ २४ ॥
durātmaṁstiṣṭha tiṣṭhēti vyājahārāmbikā yadā | tadā jayētyabhihitaṁ dēvairākāśasaṁsthitaiḥ || 24 ||
Translation
When Ambika spoke, ‘O evil-minded, stand, stand,’ then the gods situated in the sky proclaimed, ‘Victory!’
Word by word
- durātman
- O evil-minded
- tiṣṭha
- stand
- iti
- thus
- vyājahāra
- spoke
- ambikā
- Ambika
- yadā
- when
- tadā
- then
- jaya
- victory
- abhihitaṁ
- proclaimed
- devaiḥ
- by gods
- ākāśasaṁsthitaiḥ
- situated in the sky
Meaning
Ambika challenges Shumbha, addressing him as evil-minded and commanding him to stand and fight. The gods, observing from the sky, proclaim her impending victory, signaling divine support and the turning point in the battle against the demon king.