स्तुता सुरैः पूर्वमभीष्टसंश्रयात्तथा सुरेन्द्रेण दिनेषु सेविता। करोतु सा नः शुभहेतुरीश्वरी शुभानि भद्राण्यभिहन्तु चापदः ॥ २९ ॥
stutā suraiḥ pūrvamabhīṣṭasaṁśrayāttathā surēndrēṇa dinēṣu sēvitā | karōtu sā naḥ śubhahēturīśvarī śubhāni bhadrāṇyabhihantu cāpadaḥ || 29 ||
Translation
Praised of old by the gods for the refuge they longed for, and served day after day by the lord of the gods: may that sovereign, the cause of all good, bring about for us what is good and auspicious, and strike down our calamities.
Word by word
- stutā
- praised
- suraiḥ
- by the gods
- pūrvam
- of old
- abhīṣṭasaṁśrayāt
- for the refuge they longed for
- tathā surēndrēṇa
- and by the lord of the gods (Indra)
- dinēṣu sēvitā
- served day after day
- karōtu
- may she bring about
- sā
- she
- naḥ
- for us
- śubhahētuḥ
- the cause of all good
- īśvarī
- the sovereign
- śubhāni bhadrāṇi
- what is good and auspicious
- abhihantu
- may she strike down
- ca āpadaḥ
- and the calamities
Meaning
The gods recall that she rescued them before, from Mahiṣāsura, when Indra and they worshipped her day by day. Now they ask again for what only she can give: good in their lives and the end of what threatens them.