Shloka 20
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
ततो नियुद्धं सुचिरं कृत्वा तेनाम्बिका सह ।
उत्पाट्य भ्रामयामास चिक्षेप धरणीतले ॥
tato niyuddhaṃ suciraṃ kṛtvā tenāmbikā saha /
utpāṭya bhrāmayāmāsa cikṣepa dharaṇītale
फिर अम्बिका के साथ बहुत देर तक निकट युद्ध करने के बाद उसने उसे पकड़ लिया, घुमाया और भूमि पर पटक दिया।
FAQs
Adharma may appear to ‘throw down’ righteousness temporarily; the text emphasizes that such setbacks are moments within a larger arc where dharma, grounded in the Divine, cannot be finally defeated.
Manvantara-framed sacred narration (itihāsa-like episode) illustrating dharma-protection within a cosmic age-structure.
Being ‘whirled and cast down’ can symbolize the agitation (vikṣepa) of consciousness by tamas/rajas; the Goddess’ eventual response shows the still center (śakti) that reasserts order.