Shloka 5
Adhyaya 86 — Dhumralocana’s Mission and His Ashing by the Goddess; Shumbha Sends Chanda and Munda
Sanskrit
ऋषिरुवाच तेनाज्ञप्तस्ततः शीघ्रं स दैत्यो धूम्रलोचनः ।
वृतः पष्ट्या सहस्राणामसुराणां द्रुतं ययौ ॥
Transliteration
ṛṣir uvāca tenājñaptas tataḥ śīghraṃ sa daityo dhūmralocanaḥ /
vṛtaḥ paṣṭyā sahasrāṇām asurāṇāṃ drutaṃ yayau
Translation
Dijo el Ṛṣi: Por orden de él, el Dānava Dhūmralocana partió de inmediato, avanzando con presteza, rodeado por miles de compañías de Asuras.
Speakers
Ṛṣi narrator (within Devi Mahatmyam recitation)
Primary Deities
Devī (Ambikā)
Key ThemesShaktismMobilization of adharmaInevitable confrontation