Shloka 13
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
तस्यापतत एवाशु खड्गं चिच्छेद चण्डिका ।
धनुर्मुक्तैः शितैर्बाणैश्चर्म चार्ककरामलम् ॥
tasyāpatata evāśu khaḍgaṃ ciccheda caṇḍikā / dhanurmuktaiḥ śitair bāṇaiś carma cārkakarāmalam
সে ধাবিত হতেই চণ্ডিকা দ্রুত তার খড়্গ ছিন্ন করলেন; আর ধনুক থেকে নিক্ষিপ্ত তীক্ষ্ণ তীরে সূর্যরশ্মির ন্যায় দীপ্ত তার ঢালও বিদ্ধ করলেন।
FAQs
Divine action is both compassionate and precise: it disarms aggression (sword) and nullifies defenses (shield) that protect wrongdoing.
Carita: exemplary narrative reinforcing the Goddess as the decisive power that restores balance.
The sword can symbolize violent intent; the shield symbolizes rationalizations and self-protection of ego. Devī’s arrows (focused awareness) penetrate both.