Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 4
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
संभीय विन्ध्यं गत्वा च भृयो भूतगणैर्वृता शुम्भं चैव निशुम्भं च वधिष्यति वरायुधैः
saṃbhīya vindhyaṃ gatvā ca bhṛyo bhūtagaṇairvṛtā śumbhaṃ caiva niśumbhaṃ ca vadhiṣyati varāyudhaiḥ
Ayant rassemblé ses forces et s’étant rendue au Vindhya, de nouveau entourée par des cohortes de bhūtas, elle mettra à mort Śumbha et Niśumbha au moyen d’armes excellentes.
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FAQs
Adharma is not ended by mere intention but by decisive action aligned with cosmic order; the verse depicts dharma’s protection as organized, purposeful, and supported by divine forces.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: a predictive/announced segment of the demon-slaying narrative, describing the locale and the mobilization of divine agency to conclude the conflict.
Vindhya represents a liminal, powerful landscape where śakti becomes publicly manifest; the bhūta-gaṇas symbolize the harnessing of raw, marginal forces under dharmic command to defeat entrenched tyranny.