Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 82, Shloka 66
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
पातितै रथनागाश्वैः असुरैश्च वसुन्धरा ।
अगम्या सा अभवत् तत्र यत्राभूत् स महारणः ॥
pātitai rathanāgāśvairasuraiśca vasundharā / agamyā sābhavat tatra yatrābhūt sa mahāraṇaḥ
With fallen chariots, elephants, horses, and asuras, the earth there became impassable—at the place where that great battle took place.
FAQs
Unchecked violence produces only obstruction and ruin; the verse paints the tangible consequence of adharma—collapse of worldly order—before Devī re-establishes balance.
Anucarita (illustrative episode) embedded in Manvantara narration, emphasizing the purāṇic function of exemplifying dharma through story.
The ‘impassable earth’ can be read as the mind-field clogged by passions (ratha/nāga/aśva as senses and powers) until Śakti clears the path by subduing them.