Shloka 30

Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura

Sanskrit

ततः सिंहोऽभवत् सद्यो यावत्तस्याम्बिका शिरः ।

छिनत्ति तावत्पुरुषः खड्गपाणिरदृश्यत ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ siṃho 'bhavat sadyo yāvattasyāmbikā śiraḥ /

chinatti tāvatpuruṣaḥ khaḍgapāṇiradṛśyata

Translation

ففي الحال صار أسدًا؛ وبينما كانت أمبيكا توشك أن تقطع رأسه، ظهر رجلٌ وفي يده سيفٌ.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam

Primary Deities

• Ambikā (Devī)
• Mahīṣāsura

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Asura shapeshifting
• Decisive strike motif
• Illusion and sudden emergence