Durga_Saptashati - commentary based on Bhāskararāya, Nāgoji Bhaṭṭa, Swami Jagadiswarananda (Ramakrishna Math)
Durga Saptashati — A Devotional-Scholarly Commentary Prathama Adhyāyaḥ — Madhu-Kaiṭabha Vadhaḥ Complete verses 1.1–1.25 with commentary: Bhāskararāya, Nāgoji Bhaṭṭa, Swami Jagadiswarananda (Ramakrishna Math) ॥ १. मधुकैटभवधो नाम प्रथमोऽध्यायः ॥ विनियोगः अस्य श्री प्रथमचरित्रस्य । ब्रह्मा ऋषिः । महाकाली देवता । गायत्री छन्दः । नन्दा शक्तिः । रक्तदन्तिका बीजम् । अग्निस्तत्त्वम् । ऋग्वेदः स्वरूपम् । श्रीमहाकालीप्रीत्यर्थे प्रथमचरित्रजपे विनियोगः । TRANSLATION For this holy First Episode: Brahmā is the ṛṣi; Mahākālī is the deity; Gāyatrī is the metre; Nandā is the śakti; Raktadantikā is the seed; Fire (Agni) is the tattva; the Ṛgveda is the form. This is the application for recitation to please Śrī Mahākālī. COMMENTARY Bhāskararāya in Guptavatī explains that the viniyoga establishes the spiritual lineage. Nāgoji Bhaṭṭa notes Brahmā as ṛṣi signifies the creative aspect of consciousness. Mahākālī is the primordial power beyond time. Swami Jagadiswarananda emphasizes tha...