Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 87, Shloka 14
Adhyaya 87 — After the Mahatmya
असिना निहताः केचित् केचित्खट्वाङ्गताडिताः ।
जग्मुर्विनाशम् असुरा दन्ताग्राभिहता रणॆ ॥
asinā nihatāḥ kecit kecit khaṭvāṅga-tāḍitāḥ /
jagmur vināśam asurā dantāgrābhihatā raṇe
कुछ उसके खड्ग से मारे गए, कुछ कपाल-दण्ड से आहत हुए; और दाँतों के अग्रभाग से भी आहत होकर असुर रण में विनाश को प्राप्त हुए।
FAQs
The inevitability of consequence is emphasized: adharma meets destruction through any and every means—weapon, staff, or even the Goddess’s mere bite—signifying inescapable moral law.
Carita: a concluding battle-summary within the Devi Mahatmyam narrative, reinforcing the Purāṇic function of exemplifying dharma’s triumph.
Sword and khaṭvāṅga represent cutting ignorance and confronting death-symbolism; ‘tooth-tips’ imply that even the smallest contact with awakened power destroys entrenched negativity.