Shloka 50
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
सापि देवी ततस्तानि शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि चण्डिका ।
लीलयैव प्रचिच्छेद निजशस्त्रास्त्रवर्षिणी ॥
sāpi devī tatastāni śastrāṇyastrāṇi caṇḍikā / līlayaiva praciccheda nijaśastrāstravarṣiṇī
Kemudian Sang Dewi—Candikā—dengan lila (keceriaan ilahi) memotong berkeping-keping semua senjata dan peluru itu, lalu menurunkan hujan senjata-Nya sendiri serta astra ilahi.
FAQs
True power is effortless when aligned with cosmic order; Chandikā’s ‘play’ contrasts with the asuras’ strain, suggesting that dharma has the support of reality itself.
A devotional-ethical episode (ākhyāna) illustrating divine intervention; not a pancalakṣaṇa element.
Līlā indicates mastery without inner conflict. The cutting of weapons symbolizes the dissolution of hostile tendencies the moment they arise, by awakened śakti.