Shloka 5

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

Sanskrit

स छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः ।

अभ्यधावत तां देवीं खड्गचर्मधरोऽसुरः ॥

Transliteration

sa cchinnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ | abhyadhāvata tāṃ devīṃ khaḍga-carmadharo 'suraḥ ||

Translation

وقد تكسّر قوسه، وتحطّمت مركبته، وقُتلت خيوله وقُتل سائقه، فانقضّ ذلك الأسورا مباشرةً على الإلهة، حاملاً سيفًا وترسًا.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Devi Mahatmyam frame (traditionally Markandeya recounting to the listener in the Purana’s frame)

Primary Deities

• Devi (Ambika/Chandika)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Divine warfare
• Triumph of Devi
• Courage and wrath against adharma