Shloka 38
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
ऋषिरुवाच एवमुक्त्वा समुत्पत्य सारूढा तं महासुरम् ।
पादेनाक्रम्य कण्ठे च शूलेनैनमताडयत् ॥
ṛṣir uvāca evam uktvā samutpatya sārūḍhā taṃ mahāsuram / pādenākramya kaṇṭhe ca śūlenainam atāḍayat
ऋषि बोले— ऐसा कहकर वह उछल पड़ी, उस महाअसुर पर चढ़ गई, उसे पाँव से दबाया और उसके गले में अपना शूल मार दिया।
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FAQs
Dharma does not merely defend; it actively restrains and neutralizes destructive forces. The imagery of ‘foot’ and ‘spear’ conveys both control and discernment.
Upākhyāna within the Purāṇa; it supports dharma (normative order) rather than enumerating creation or dynasties.
The foot signifies grounding and lordship (adhiṣṭhāna); the spear signifies penetrating wisdom that strikes at the ‘throat’—the locus of expression—silencing falsehood and arrogance.