Shloka 25
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
शुम्भमुक्ताञ्छरान्देवी शुम्भस्तत्प्रहिताञ्छरान् ।
चिच्छेद स्वशरैरुग्रैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
śumbhamuktāñcharāndevī śumbhastatprahitāñcharān / ciccheda svaśarairugraiḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
দেৱীয়ে শুম্ভে মুক্ত কৰা শৰসমূহ ছিন্ন কৰিলে, আৰু শুম্ভেও দেৱীৰ প্ৰেৰিত শৰসমূহ কাটি পেলালে—উভয়ে নিজ নিজ তীক্ষ্ণ শৰে শতশঃ, তাৰ পিছত সহস্ৰশঃ।
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FAQs
Hostile actions can multiply, but they are not decisive when met by steadiness and skill. The Devī’s mastery shows that dharma is not passive; it is competent and responsive.
Akhyanic/didactic narrative episode demonstrating the restoration of cosmic order.
Arrows can represent thought-impulses and reactive patterns. Cutting them down ‘by hundreds and thousands’ indicates disciplined awareness interrupting proliferating negativity.