Shloka 89
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
तद्वन्मदालसाप्राप्तिं दानवैश्चापि सङ्गरम् ।
वधञ्च तेषामस्त्रेण पुनरागमनं तथा ॥
tadvanmadālasāprāptiṃ dānavaiścāpi saṅgaram / vadhañca teṣāmastreṇa punarāgamanaṃ tathā
उसी प्रकार उसने मदालसा तक पहुँचने, दानवों के साथ युद्ध, शस्त्र द्वारा उनका वध, और अपने लौट आने की बात भी निवेदित की।
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FAQs
The verse frames violence as instrumentally dharmic when deployed to end predation (Dānavas) and to complete a protective mission; it also emphasizes completeness in narration—events are given as an ordered moral account.
Vaṃśānucarita-supporting episode (deeds of notable persons), not a direct exposition of sarga/pratisarga/manvantara; it functions as exemplary narrative within Purāṇic instruction.
The ‘astra’ can symbolize focused will/knowledge that decisively cuts through obstructive forces; meeting Madālasā suggests the fruition of the journey—wisdom/value retrieved after confrontation with chaos.