Devishataka 26_23

26_23

So, 'by whom lack of conduct has been conquered' ('jitānayā'): those who have no conduct or policy have been subdued by her. So too, that Devī 'has vast firmness' ('natājitārasātatasāratā'): of those who are bowed, her devotees, she brings about crossing over, victory from battle ('ājitaḥ'), wherein her firmness ('sāratā'), her solidity, is unfolded ('ātatā'), extended; that is, she possesses immense steadfastness. 'She is not without protection' ('na sāvanā na'): she exists with protection ('sāvanā'); not 'not with protection', but rather full of protection, safeguarding her devotees. Moreover, she is 'the enemy to the torments of the end' ('avasānayātanāriḥ'): the enemy, the destroyer of those torments, the fruitions of wicked deeds that occur at the end, at the time of death. 'Inā' means the sovereign queen. This is a sarvatobhadra; the diagrammatic arrangement is indeed well-known... 25.