Shloka 26
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
ततः सा चण्डिका क्रुद्धा शूलेनाभिजघान तम् ।
स तदाभिहतो भूमौ मूर्च्छितो निपपात ह ॥
tataḥ sā caṇḍikā kruddhā śūlenābhijaghāna tam / sa tadābhihato bhūmau mūrcchito nipapāta ha
Dann traf Caṇḍikā, vom Zorn entflammt, ihn mit ihrem Dreizack; so getroffen stürzte er zu Boden, ohnmächtig und ohne Besinnung.
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FAQs
When adharma persists, decisive correction becomes necessary. The fall into unconsciousness signifies the collapse of the asuric ‘I’ that refuses alignment with truth.
Akhyanic divine history used to communicate dharma and devotion; not a creation/manvantara register.
The śūla (trident) is often read as mastery over the three guṇas (sattva-rajas-tamas) or the threefold time. Struck by it, the egoic complex loses its ‘cetanā’ (operative consciousness).