Shloka 23
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
वेगेन कांश्चिदपरान् नादेन भ्रमणेन च ।
निश्वासपवनेनान्यान् पातयामास भूतले ॥
vegena kāṃś cid aparān nādena bhramaṇena ca | niśvāsapavanenānyān pātayāmāsa bhūtale ||
ខ្លះទៀត វាដួលដោយល្បឿនដ៏ខ្លាំងរបស់វា; ខ្លះដោយសូរស្រែកគំហក និងចលនាវិលវល់របស់វា; ហើយខ្លះទៀត វាបោះទម្លាក់ចុះដីដោយខ្យល់នៃដង្ហើមរបស់វា។
FAQs
Power without righteousness destabilizes: it overwhelms by noise, motion, and intimidation rather than by truth. The verse depicts the chaotic signature of adharma.
Kathā segment; not directly aligned to the five purāṇic characteristics as a data unit.
Roar, whirl, and breath-wind can symbolize sensory overload, restless mind (rajas-tamas agitation), and prāṇic disturbance—inner conditions that ‘knock down’ steadiness until mastered by the Goddess (higher awareness).