Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
अवादयंस् तथैवान्ये ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः ।
ववुः पुण्यास्तथा वाताः सुप्रभोऽभूद्दिवाकरः ॥
avādayaṃs tathaivānye nanṛtuś cāpsaro-gaṇāḥ /
vavuḥ puṇyās tathā vātāḥ suprabho 'bhūd divākaraḥ
অন্যেরা বাদ্য বাজাল; অপ্সরাদের দল নৃত্য করল। শুভ বায়ু প্রবাহিত হল, আর সূর্য অপূর্ব দীপ্তিতে জ্বলজ্বল করল।
When oppression ends, auspiciousness manifests outwardly; the Purāṇic worldview links ethical order with environmental and celestial ‘brightness’.
Narrative closure within manvantara-framed sacred history, signaling the re-stabilization of the age’s moral and cosmic climate.
Radiant sun and holy winds represent sattva arising after tamas is cut down—clarity, vitality, and unobstructed movement of prāṇa.