Shloka 15
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
Sanskrit
ततो वेगात्खमुत्पत्य निपत्य च मृगारिणा ।
करप्रहारेण शिरश्चामरस्य पृथक्कृतम् ॥
Transliteration
tato vegāt kham utpatya nipatya ca mṛgāriṇā | karaprahāreṇa śiraś cāmarasya pṛthakkṛtam ||
Translation
তেতিয়া সিংহে বেগে আকাশলৈ জাঁপ দি পুনৰ তললৈ ঝপট মাৰি, থাবাৰ আঘাতে চামৰৰ মূৰ ছিন্ন কৰিলে।
Speakers
Narrative voice within the Devi Mahatmyam frame (traditionally: Medhas Ṛṣi narrating to Suratha and Samādhi)
Primary Deities
Mahādevī (Ambikā/Durgā)Siṃha (the Goddess’s lion mount)
Key ThemesShaktismDivine battleProtection of cosmic orderDestruction of adharma