Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 88, Shloka 20
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
वज्रहस्ता तथैवेन्द्रि गजराजोपरि स्थिता ।
प्राप्ता सहस्रनयना यथा शक्रस्तथैव सा ॥
vajrahastā tathaivaindrī gajarājopari sthitā /
prāptā sahasranayanā yathā śakrastathaiva sā
એ જ રીતે ઐન્દ્રી આવી, હાથમાં વજ્ર ધારણ કરીને, ગજોના અધિપતિ પર આરૂઢ; તે સહસ્રનેત્રી હતી, જેમ શક્ર (ઇન્દ્ર) છે—તેમ જ તે હતી।
{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
The gods’ powers are shown as contingent and derivational—Shakti can assume every divine attribute. Devotion is redirected from limited office-holders (devas) to the underlying Power that enables them.
Carita (narrative) serving dharma-upadeśa through exemplars: the restoration of order by divine power. Not a genealogical/manvantara passage.
Vajra signifies indestructible discernment; the elephant-mount suggests steadiness and royal authority. Aindrī embodies the capacity to wield decisive, unbreakable resolve against chaos.