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॥ श्री ॥rahasya

Vaikṛtika Rahasya

Ṛṣi Medhas

Verses
39
Minutes
15
Level
advanced

Verse 14

Verse 14

गौरीदेहात्समुद्भूता या सत्त्वैकगुणाश्रया। साक्षात्सरस्वती प्रोक्ता शुम्भासुरनिबर्हिणी ॥ १४ ॥

gaurīdēhātsamudbhūtā yā sattvaikaguṇāśrayā | sākṣātsarasvatī prōktā śumbhāsuranibarhiṇī || 14 ||

Translation

She who arose from the body of Gaurī, resting on sattva alone, is called Sarasvatī herself, the slayer of the asura Śumbha.

Word by word

gaurīdēhāt
from the body of Gaurī
samudbhūtā
arose
yā
who
sattvaikaguṇāśrayā
resting on sattva alone
sākṣāt
herself
sarasvatī
Sarasvatī
prōktā
is called
śumbhāsuranibarhiṇī
slayer of the asura Śumbha

Meaning

The third form is the Goddess of the last part of the Saptaśatī, who came forth from Pārvatī’s body in the fifth chapter.