Text's Sequential Index
The proper sequential occurrence of ', in the '' '' text is:'' '' (Indices of the seer, deity number of verses & metre)
Since tradition mandates that all the 's in the ''Veda''s must specify the ' (m.) or ' (fe.) (the sage who envisioned the '), the ' (deity being invoked), number of verses in it, and the ' (metre of the verses), the same follows below: frame, , a form of ' worshipped at Kollur in . This is one of the very few 's in the '' '' for which the ' and ' are one and the same.Text and meaning
The ', in its apparent, general sense, is the proclamation by the ' of her own power, glory, pervasiveness, and actions. , in his commentary, states that , (, the daughter of ) – a ' (one who has realized ) – has eulogized herself in this '. , having dissolved her individuality – the ego – has hence identified herself with the ' (''Brahman'' who is none other than the '), the all pervasive ' (the indivisible Existence-Knowledge-Bliss-Absolute), and thus with all the forms in the universe and the functionaries thereof, has praised herself. Hence, she is the ' of this ' and also the '. The 'I' refers to, in the ', is no more the narrow, limited ego which identifies itself with the microcosmic body-mind complex. It is the illimitable, eternal, residual Pure Consciousness – the Substratum of both the ego (subject) and the universe (object). Her words, perhaps, remain the boldest, uncompromising proclamations of the realisation of ''Advaitic'' (non-dualistic) Truth by any seer in the entire realm of the ''Veda''s.'' The :''
File:Devisukta prathama shloka.png 1. ''I proceed with the'' Rudras'', with the'' Vasu''s, with the 's and the 's; I support both'' Mitra ''and'' , Agni ''and'' , ''and the two'' . File:Devisukta corrected dwitiya shloka.png 2. ''I support the foe-destroying'' ''and'' Bhaga; ''I bestow wealth upon the institutor of the rite offering the oblation'' (''havis'') - ''(who is) pouring forth the libation and deserving of careful protection''. File:Devisukta tritiya shloka.png ''3. I am the sovereign queen (of all Existence), the collectress of treasures, cognizant of (the Supreme Being), the chief object of worship; as such, the gods have put me in many places, abiding in manifold conditions, entering into numerous (forms).'' File:Devisukta chaturtha shloka.png ''4. He who eats food (eats) through me; he who sees, who breathes, who hears what is spoken, does so through me; those who are ignorant of me, perish; hearken who is capable of hearing, I tell you that which is deserving of belief.'' File:Devisukta panchama shloka.png ''5. I verily myself declare this which is approved of by both gods and men; whomsoever I choose, I render him an exalted one, make him a , make him'' Brahman ''or make him highly intelligent.'' File:Devisukta shashtha shloka.png ''6. I bend the bow (to fasten the bow string at its ends) for'' Rudra, ''to slay the tormenting,'' Brahman''-hating enemy. I wage war against (hostile) men (to protect the praying ones); I have pervaded the Heaven and earth.'' File:Devisukta sapthama shloka.png ''7. I bring forth the paternal (heaven - abode of the manes) upon the crown (brows) of (this Supreme Being); my genesis is from the waters (cosmic - the all pervading Entity); from thence, I pervade through all beings and reach this heaven with my body.'' File:Devisukta ashtama shloka.png ''8. I verily myself breathe forth like the wind, issuing out form to all the created worlds; beyond the heaven, beyond the world (I Exist eternally - beyond space & time) - so vast am I in my greatness.'' Rao (1955), p. 703Recitation
An audio recording of the recitation of the Devīsūkta: left, DevīsūktaReferences
