Shloka 41
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
भक्षयन्त्याश्च तानुग्रान् वैप्रचित्तान् सुदानवान् ।
रक्ता दन्ता भविष्यन्ति दाडिमी कुसुमोपमाः ॥
bhakṣayantyāś ca tān ugrān vaipracittān sudānavān /
raktā dantā bhaviṣyanti dāḍimīkusumopamāḥ
সেই ঘোৰ বৈপ্ৰচিত্ত দানৱসকলক ভক্ষণ কৰোঁতে মোৰ দাঁত ডালিম ফুলৰ দৰে ৰক্তবৰ্ণ হ’ব।
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FAQs
The Purāṇic idiom uses stark imagery to affirm that unchecked predatory forces will be decisively ended. The ‘red teeth’ is a poetic marker of total victory and the restoration of safety for the worlds.
Upākhyāna (prophetic extension of the episode). It supports the Purāṇic purpose of dharma-protection rather than cosmogenesis or detailed dynastic catalogues.
‘Devouring’ signifies complete assimilation and dissolution of destructive tendencies; the red coloration symbolizes transformed energy—what was violent becomes fuel for awakened power, leaving no residue of the adversary.