Scripture class by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Devi Gita, chapter 1, verses 10-13, given on Zoom to students of the Ramakrishna Seminary at Kali Mandir on 30 March 2022.
ब्रह्मदत्तवरो दैत्योऽभवत्त्रैलोक्यनायकः | शिवौरसस्तु यः पुत्रः स ते हन्ता भविष्यति || १० ||
brahma-datta-varo daityo'bhavat-trailokya-nāyakaḥ | śivaurasastu yaḥ putraḥ sa te hantā bhaviṣyati || 10 ||
10. "The fiend became master of the three-tiered universe after procuring from Brahma this boon: 'Only a legitimate son of Shiva shall be your slayer.'”
इति कल्पितमृत्युः स देवदेवैर्महासुरः | शिवौरससुताभावाज्-जगर्ज च ननन्द च || ११ ||
iti kalpita-mṛtyuḥ sa deva-devair-mahāsuraḥ | śivaurasa-sutā-bhāvāj-jagarja ca na-nanda ca || 11 ||
11. "With his death thus fixed by Brahma, the great demon, realizing no lawful son of Shiva existed, roared and rejoiced."
तेन चोपद्रुताः सर्वे स्वस्थानात्प्रच्युताः सुराः | शिवौरससुताभावाच्चिन्तामापुर्दुरत्ययाम् || १२ ||
tena copadrutāḥ sarve svasthānāt-pracyutāḥ surāḥ | śivaurasa-sutā-bhāvāc-cintāmā-purduratyayām || 12 ||
12. "And all the gods, attacked by Taraka and driven from their own homes, lived in a state of persistent anxiety due to the absence of any legitimate son of Shiva."