Shloka 9
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
दृष्ट्वा तदापतच्छूलं देवी शूलममुंचत ।
तच्छूलं शतधा तेन नीतं स च महासुरः ॥
dṛṣṭvā tadāpatacchūlaṃ devī śūlam amuñcata | tacchūlaṃ śatadhā tena nītaṃ sa ca mahāsuraḥ ||
فلما رأت الإلهة ذلك الرمح الثلاثيّ مندفعًا نحوها، أطلقت رمحها الثلاثيّ. فبه تحطّم ذلك الرمح إلى مئة قطعة—وسقط الأسورا العظيم صريعًا كذلك.
FAQs
Dharma does not merely endure attack—it responds with proportionate, decisive action. The Goddess’ single act neutralizes both the weapon and the wielder, showing the futility of aggression against cosmic order.
A māhātmya episode: it supports Purāṇic purpose (dharma-artha) through exemplary narrative rather than cosmological enumeration.
The enemy trident (often symbolically linked to piercing the threefold world) is fragmented—signifying the breaking of triadic bondage (past-present-future; guṇas) when confronted by awakened śakti.