Chapter 4, Verse 1
Chapter 4: Śakrādi Stuti — शक्रादिस्तुतिॐ ऋषिरुवाच शक्रादयः सुरगणा निहतेऽतिवीर्ये तस्मिन्दुरात्मनि सुरारिबले च देव्या । तां तुष्टुवुः प्रणतिनम्रशिरोधरांसा वाग्भिः प्रहर्षपुलकोद्गमचारुदेहाः ॥
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Transliteration
oṃ ṛṣiruvāca śakrādayaḥ suragaṇā nihate'tivīrye tasmindurātmani surāribale ca devyā tāṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ praṇatinamraśirodharāṃsā vāgbhiḥ praharṣapulakodgamacārudehāḥ
Meaning
(Om. The Rishi said:) When that most valiant, evil-souled (Mahishasura) and the army of the foes of the gods had been destroyed by the Devi, the gods led by Indra extolled her, their necks and shoulders bowed in reverence, their bodies thrilled and beautiful with rising joy:
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What is the meaning of Durga Saptashati Chapter 4, Verse 1?▼
(Om. The Rishi said:) When that most valiant, evil-souled (Mahishasura) and the army of the foes of the gods had been destroyed by the Devi, the gods led by Indra extolled her, their necks and shoulders bowed in reverence, their bodies thrilled and beautiful with rising joy:
Which chapter and verse of the Durga Saptashati is this?▼
This is verse 1 of Chapter 4 (Śakrādi Stuti — The Praise by Indra and the Gods) of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam), a scripture of 13 chapters from the Markandeya Purana.