Shloka 6
Adhyaya 7 — Fall of Vasu
तत्क्रन्दितानुसारī च सर्वारम्भविघातकृत् ।
एकस्मिन्नन्तरे रौद्रो विघ्नराट् समचिन्तयत् ॥
tatkranditānusārī ca sarvārambhavighātakṛt | ekasminnantare raudro vighnarāṭ samacintayat ||
そしてその叫びに続いて現れた者がいた。あらゆる企てを破る者である。瞬く間に、猛きヴィグナラート（障碍の主）は己が策を思い描いた。
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FAQs
The verse personifies “vighna” (obstruction) as an active force: when dharma rises (the Goddess’ campaign), adharma responds not only with violence but with disruption—confusion, sabotage, and the breaking of resolve. Ethically, it warns that righteous action must anticipate impediments and proceed with steadiness (dhṛti) rather than abandoning the undertaking at its first blockage.
This belongs primarily to “Vaṃśānucarita” in the broad Purāṇic sense of narrated deeds (carita) within the Devi Mahatmyam’s mythic history, rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara. It is a battle-episode detail inside the celebrated śākta-māhātmya narrative.
Esoterically, Vighnarāṭ represents the inner tendency that ruins spiritual ‘ārambha’—the start of sādhana, vows, or decisive action—through doubt, distraction, and fear triggered by “krandita” (alarm/outcry). The Goddess’ path is often opposed first by vighnas that fracture intention before any direct confrontation occurs.