Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 82, Shloka 70
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
देव्या गणैश्च तैस्तत्र कृतं युद्धं तथासुरैः ।
यथैषां तुतुषुर्देवाः पुष्पवृष्टिमुचो दिवि ॥
devyā gaṇaiśca taistatra kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ tathāsuraiḥ / yathaiṣāṃ tutuṣurdevāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭimuco divi
वहाँ देवी और उनके गणों ने असुरों के साथ घोर युद्ध किया। स्वर्ग में देवता हर्षित हुए और पुष्प-वृष्टि करने लगे।
FAQs
When dharma is restored, the cosmos responds in harmony; the gods’ flower-rain is a purāṇic sign of approval for righteous victory and the rebalancing of order.
Anucarita within Manvantara: a narrative marker of cosmic sanction and the gods’ dependence on Śakti for restoration.
Puṣpa-vṛṣṭi symbolizes the blossoming of sattva after the subduing of tamas/rajas; gaṇas indicate distributed divine functions operating under the One Śakti.