Shloka 29
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
सा क्षिप्त्वा तस्य वै पाशं तं बबन्ध महासुरम् ।
तत्याज माहिषं रूपं सोऽपि बद्धो महामृधे ॥
sā kṣiptvā tasya vai pāśaṃ taṃ babandha mahāsuram /
tatyāja māhiṣaṃ rūpaṃ so 'pi baddho mahāmṛdhe
ಅವಳ ಪಾಶವನ್ನು ಅವನ ಮೇಲೆ ಎಸೆದು ಆ ಮಹಾಸುರನನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿದಳು. ಮಹಾಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂಧಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಮಹಿಷರೂಪವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ (ಬೇರೆ ರೂಪವನ್ನು) ಪಡೆದನು.
FAQs
Adharma is evasive: when constrained in one mode, it shifts form. The verse teaches vigilance—spiritual struggle often involves subtler reappearances of the same fault.
Carita: a battle-episode illustrating Devī’s sovereignty over māyic transformations.
The pāśa (noose) signifies binding the vṛttis (mental modifications). The demon’s changing form suggests the protean nature of ego and desire under pressure.