Shloka 52
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
सोऽपि क्रुद्धो धुतसटो देव्याः वाहनकेशरी ।
चचारासुरसैन्येषु वनेष्विव हुताशनः ॥
so 'pi kruddho dhutasaṭo devyā vāhanakeśarī / cacārāsurasainyeṣu vaneṣviva hutāśanaḥ
আর তাঁর সিংহবাহনও ক্রুদ্ধ হয়ে কেশর ঝাঁকিয়ে, বনভূমিতে দাউদাউ আগুন যেমন ছড়ায়, তেমনি অসুরসেনার মধ্যে দগ্ধ অগ্নির মতো বিচরণ করল।
FAQs
The Goddess’s vahana participates in dharma-restoration: courage and righteous ferocity are not separate from the divine but are instruments when governed by higher purpose.
An ākhyāna detail within the Devi cycle; not one of the five characteristics.
The lion signifies sovereign will and fearless discernment. Fire in a forest suggests purgation: adharma is ‘burnt out’ when confronted by awakened power.