Shloka 62
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
विच्छिन्नजङ्घास्त्वपरे पेतुरुर्व्यां महासुराः ।
एकबाह्वक्षिचरणाः केचिद्देव्याः द्विधा कृताः ॥
vicchinnajaṅghās tv apare petur urvyāṃ mahāsurāḥ | ekabāhv-akṣicaraṇāḥ kecid devyā dvidhā kṛtāḥ ||
また他の者は脛を断たれて大地に倒れた――大いなるアスラたちである。ある者は片腕・片眼・片脚のみを残しながらも、女神（デーヴィー）によって二つに断ち割られた。
{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
Even when reduced and weakened, the asuric tendency persists; the narrative insists that partial reform is not enough—root causes must be decisively removed.
Ākhyāna within the Devī cycle; it supports dharma teaching via exemplification rather than via cosmological lists.
The ‘one-eyed/one-limbed’ state can symbolize fragmented awareness—partial perception and crippled agency—still dangerous until fully transcended.