Devishataka 91_65

91_65

You alone are skilled in creating fame here for the Sāma, Ṛg, and Yajur Vedas;
you are ever the life of those chief dānavas together with the rākṣasas. // 92
(This is an anagrammatical verse with the reversal of the letter 'r' [rephavivartitaka].)
O Goddess, you, being present here in this world, are the vital breath—the state of life—of the uncreated Sāma, Ṛg, and Yajur Vedas. For the Goddess of Speech is the life-breath of the Vedas and of people. And so says the Ṛgvedic scripture: "Four are its horns, three its feet, two its heads, and seven its hands; bound threefold, the bull roars loudly; the great god has entered mortals." Therefore you always provide an orientation free from corruption. You alone, and no other, are skilled and clever in creating—in composing—renown, that is, abundance. The sense is that you alone protect against the fault of perverting the Vedas. By reversing the letter 'r', this other meaning is also obtained: of the chief dānavas together with the rākṣasas who resort to complete power—that is, of those who are complete—you are always skilled in cutting down their fame. Here a distinction is made between rākṣasas and dānavas. Or rather, "dāsa-rakṣāṃsi" means secondary rākṣasas who are servants; those who are with them are "sadāsarakṣasaḥ," meaning along with their retinue. Or, those who are together with servants and rākṣasas. In this verse, from the reversal of the 'r' situated in the syllable 'rgya', 'trya' is produced; hence it is a reversal of 'r' [rephavivartaka]. // 92