UTTAMA CHARITRA · MAHASARASWATI
Chapter 10 of 13
Shumbha Vadha
शुम्भवधः
There is only One
KEY SHLOKA
एकैवाहं जगत्यत्र द्वितीया का ममापरा । पश्यैता दुष्ट मय्येव विशन्त्यो मद्विभूतयः ॥
ekaivāhaṃ jagatyatra dvitīyā kā mamāparā | paśyaitā duṣṭa mayyeva viśantyo madvibhūtayaḥ ||
I alone exist here in the world; who is there other than me? See, O wicked one, these my manifestations entering back into me.
Sanskrit recitation
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The Story
Shumbha mocks the Devi for relying on others' strength. She replies: 'I alone exist here in the world; who else is there beside me? See, these powers of mine re-enter me.' All the goddesses merge back into her. They fight in the sky; at last she hurls him to earth and pierces him with her trident. The world becomes calm, rivers flow in their courses, fires burn bright.
Teachings
- ✦Shumbha is 'ahaṃkāra' — the I-sense itself.
- ✦All the forms of the Divine are one Devi.
- ✦When the ego falls, nature returns to harmony.
TODAY'S SADHANA
Sit for five minutes repeating 'Ekaivāham' — I alone am — feeling all your roles merge into stillness.
Reflect & Remember
1. What does 'Ekaivāham' declare?
2. What happens to the other goddesses?
3. Shumbha symbolises…