Shloka 25

Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika

Sanskrit

उत्पातमेघाः सोल्का ये प्रागासंस्ते शमं ययुः ।

सरितो मार्गवाहिन्यस्तथासंस्तत्र पातिते ॥

Transliteration

utpāta-meghāḥ solkā ye prāg āsaṃs te śamaṃ yayuḥ /

sarito mārga-vāhinyas tathāsaṃs tatra pātite

Translation

Awan pembawa pertanda dengan meteor yang sebelumnya ada menjadi tenang; dan sungai-sungai yang mengalir menyimpang kembali ke alur yang semestinya ketika ia roboh di sana.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Devī Māhātmyam

Primary Deities

• Devī

Key Themes

• Omens and cosmic disorder
• Nature restored
• Adharma as ecological/cosmic disturbance