Shloka 62
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
विच्छिन्नजङ्घास्त्वपरे पेतुरुर्व्यां महासुराः ।
एकबाह्वक्षिचरणाः केचिद्देव्याः द्विधा कृताः ॥
vicchinnajaṅghās tv apare petur urvyāṃ mahāsurāḥ | ekabāhv-akṣicaraṇāḥ kecid devyā dvidhā kṛtāḥ ||
D’autres, les jambes tranchées, tombèrent sur la terre — de grands Asura. Certains, ne gardant qu’un bras, un œil et une jambe, furent néanmoins coupés en deux par la Déesse.
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FAQs
Even when reduced and weakened, the asuric tendency persists; the narrative insists that partial reform is not enough—root causes must be decisively removed.
Ākhyāna within the Devī cycle; it supports dharma teaching via exemplification rather than via cosmological lists.
The ‘one-eyed/one-limbed’ state can symbolize fragmented awareness—partial perception and crippled agency—still dangerous until fully transcended.