Shloka 27
Adhyāya 227: Duryodhana’s Deliberation and the Ghoṣa-yātrā Pretext
Dvaita-vana
सर्वासां या तु मातृणां नारी क्रोधसमुद्धवा । धात्री स्वपुत्रवत् स्कन्दं शूलहस्ताभ्यरक्षत,उस समय सम्पूर्ण मातृकाओंके क्रोधसे जो एक नारीमूर्ति प्रकट हुई थी, वह हाथमें त्रिशूल ले धायकी भाँति अपने पुत्रके समान प्रिय स्कन्दकी सब ओरसे रक्षा करने लगी
sarvāsāṁ yā tu mātṝṇāṁ nārī krodhasamudbhavā | dhātrī svaputravat skandaṁ śūlahastābhyarakṣata ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: From the wrath of all the Mother-goddesses there arose a single female form. Trident in hand, she guarded Skanda on every side, as a nurse protects a child as dear as her own son. The episode frames fierce power as morally directed: anger is not indulged for harm, but harnessed for protection of the worthy and the vulnerable.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच