Shloka 3
Adhyaya 88 — Surya's Progeny
अद्य सर्वबलैर्दैत्या षडशीतीरुदायुधाः । कम्बूनां चतुरशीतिर्निर्यान्तु स्वबलैर्वृताः ॥
adya sarvabalair daityāḥ ṣaḍaśītir udāyudhāḥ / kambūnāṃ caturaśītir niryāntu svabalair vṛtāḥ
Hari ini, biarlah para daitya—delapan puluh enam divisi, lengkap bersenjata dan berhimpun seluruh kekuatan—berangkat; dan biarlah delapan puluh empat divisi kaum Kambū juga maju, dikelilingi oleh pasukan mereka sendiri.
FAQs
Adharma seeks security in numbers and armaments; the narrative repeatedly shows that quantity cannot overrule righteous power aligned with cosmic order.
Anucarita: cataloging forces is a Purāṇic narrative technique to depict the scale of adharma before its defeat, heightening the didactic impact.
The numbered ‘divisions’ can be read as proliferating thought-patterns; when ego feels threatened, it multiplies strategies—yet all remain within the field that Devī (awareness) can subdue.