Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 90, Shloka 11
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
छिन्ने धनुषि दैत्येन्द्रस्तथा शक्तिमथाददे ।
चिच्छेद देवी चक्रेण तामप्यस्य करे स्थिताम् ॥
chinne dhanuṣi daityendras tathā śaktim athādade / ciccheda devī cakreṇa tām apy asya kare sthitām
ધનુષ્ય કપાઈ ગયા પછી દૈત્યોના અધિપતિએ શક્તિ (ભાલો) ધારણ કર્યો. દેવીએ તે પણ તેના હાથમાં જ હોય ત્યારે પોતાના ચક્રથી કાપી નાખી।
FAQs
Escalation of force by adharma does not guarantee victory; the higher power of righteousness meets every new tactic with appropriate mastery.
Carita embedded in Purana: didactic sacred narrative reinforcing the supremacy of Devī and the protection of cosmic order.
The cakra (wheel/discus) often signifies totality and dharma’s revolving order; it ‘cuts’ through grasping at power even before it manifests as action (weapon severed in-hand).