Shloka 19
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
नियुद्धं खे तदा दैत्यश्चण्डिका च परस्परम् ।
चक्रतुः प्रथमं सिद्धमुनिविस्मयकारकम् ॥
niyuddhaṃ khe tadā daityaś caṇḍikā ca parasparam /
cakratuḥ prathamaṃ siddhamunivismayakārakam
Then the Daitya and Caṇḍikā engaged one another in close combat in the sky—at first—an encounter that filled the perfected sages with astonishment.
FAQs
Dharma is restored not merely by force but by the righteous power (śakti) that confronts adharma directly; even sages marvel because divine justice can appear terrifying yet is ultimately protective.
Primarily within Manvantara (the Sāvarṇika Manvantara frame) and Vaṃśānucarita/Itihāsa-style narration (exemplary sacred history of Devī’s victory).
Combat ‘in the sky’ symbolizes the struggle in the subtle realm (mind/prāṇa); the astonishment of siddhas indicates that the Divine can transcend ordinary yogic expectations when confronting entrenched negativity.