Shloka 11
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
छिन्ने धनुषि दैत्येन्द्रस्तथा शक्तिमथाददे ।
चिच्छेद देवी चक्रेण तामप्यस्य करे स्थिताम् ॥
chinne dhanuṣi daityendras tathā śaktim athādade / ciccheda devī cakreṇa tām apy asya kare sthitām
فلما قُطِع قوسه، تناول سيدُ الدايتيّات رمحًا (śakti). فقطعته الإلهة أيضًا بقرصها، وهو لا يزال قائمًا في يده.
FAQs
Escalation of force by adharma does not guarantee victory; the higher power of righteousness meets every new tactic with appropriate mastery.
Carita embedded in Purana: didactic sacred narrative reinforcing the supremacy of Devī and the protection of cosmic order.
The cakra (wheel/discus) often signifies totality and dharma’s revolving order; it ‘cuts’ through grasping at power even before it manifests as action (weapon severed in-hand).