Shloka 12
Adhyaya 87 — After the Mahatmya
तैर् मुक्तानि च शस्त्राणि महास्त्राणि तथाऽसुरैः ।
मुखेन जग्राह रुषा दशनैर् मथितान्यपि ॥
tair muktāni ca śastrāṇi mahāstrāṇi tathāsuraiḥ /
mukhena jagrāha ruṣā daśanair mathitāny api
Und die Waffen—mächtige Geschosse—die jene Asuras entsandten, ergriff die Göttin im Zorn mit ihrem Mund und zermalmte sie sogar mit ihren Zähnen.
FAQs
Hostile intent rebounds: instruments of harm cannot ultimately harm the dharma-protecting power; violence is shown as self-defeating when aimed at the divine order.
Carita passage within the Devi narrative, emphasizing divine sovereignty over all ‘astra’ (powers).
‘Mouth’ and ‘teeth’ indicate absorption and discrimination: even subtle ‘astric’ forces (strategies, spells, powers) are metabolized and rendered inert in awakened consciousness.