Shloka 33

Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura

Sanskrit

ततो महासुरो भूयो माहिषं वपुरास्थितः ।

तथैव क्षोभयामास त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ॥

Transliteration

tato mahāsuro bhūyo māhiṣaṃ vapurāsthitaḥ /

tathaiva kṣobhayāmāsa trailokyaṃ sacarācaram

Translation

Dann nahm jener große Asura erneut den Leib eines Büffels an; und so erschütterte er weiterhin die drei Welten, mitsamt allem Bewegten und Unbewegten.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam

Primary Deities

• Devī (Ambikā/Caṇḍikā)
• Mahīṣāsura

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Recurring defilement/return of adharma
• Three-world cosmology (trailokya)
• Cosmic agitation