Shloka 9
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
दृष्ट्वा तदापतच्छूलं देवी शूलममुंचत ।
तच्छूलं शतधा तेन नीतं स च महासुरः ॥
dṛṣṭvā tadāpatacchūlaṃ devī śūlam amuñcata | tacchūlaṃ śatadhā tena nītaṃ sa ca mahāsuraḥ ||
迫り来るその三叉戟を見て、女神は自らの三叉戟を放った。それによって彼の三叉戟は百片に砕かれ、さらにその大アスラもまた討ち倒された。
FAQs
Dharma does not merely endure attack—it responds with proportionate, decisive action. The Goddess’ single act neutralizes both the weapon and the wielder, showing the futility of aggression against cosmic order.
A māhātmya episode: it supports Purāṇic purpose (dharma-artha) through exemplary narrative rather than cosmological enumeration.
The enemy trident (often symbolically linked to piercing the threefold world) is fragmented—signifying the breaking of triadic bondage (past-present-future; guṇas) when confronted by awakened śakti.