Shloka 9
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
दृष्ट्वा तदापतच्छूलं देवी शूलममुंचत ।
तच्छूलं शतधा तेन नीतं स च महासुरः ॥
dṛṣṭvā tadāpatacchūlaṃ devī śūlam amuñcata | tacchūlaṃ śatadhā tena nītaṃ sa ca mahāsuraḥ ||
Als die Göttin den Dreizack auf sich zurasen sah, schleuderte sie ihren eigenen Dreizack. Dadurch wurde jener Dreizack in hundert Stücke zerschmettert — und auch der große Asura wurde niedergeworfen.
FAQs
Dharma does not merely endure attack—it responds with proportionate, decisive action. The Goddess’ single act neutralizes both the weapon and the wielder, showing the futility of aggression against cosmic order.
A māhātmya episode: it supports Purāṇic purpose (dharma-artha) through exemplary narrative rather than cosmological enumeration.
The enemy trident (often symbolically linked to piercing the threefold world) is fragmented—signifying the breaking of triadic bondage (past-present-future; guṇas) when confronted by awakened śakti.