Shloka 5
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
तस्याग्रतस्तथा पृष्ठे पार्श्वयोश्च महासुराः ।
संदष्टौष्ठपुटाः क्रुद्धा हन्तुं देवीमुपाययुः ॥
tasyāgratas tathā pṛṣṭhe pārśvayoś ca mahāsurāḥ | saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭāḥ kruddhā hantuṃ devīm upāyayuḥ ||
દેવીના આગળ, પાછળ અને બન્ને બાજુ મહાઅસુરો ક્રોધિત થઈ, હોઠ કચકચાવતા, દેવીને મારવા આગળ વધ્યા।
FAQs
Adversity may seem to surround one from every direction, yet dharmic centeredness (Devī at the center) is not overcome by mere numbers; alignment with truth is portrayed as unassailable.
An episode within the manvantara-anchored Devī Māhātmyam narrative, illustrating divine protection and the defeat of adharmic forces.
Encirclement symbolizes sensory and mental assaults from all sides; the Goddess represents the inner axis (ātma-śakti) that remains unmoved when awareness is steady.