Shloka 17
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
तमायान्तं समालोक्य देवी शङ्खमवादयत् ।
ज्याशब्दं चापि धनुषश्चकारातीव दुःसहम् ॥
tam āyāntaṃ samālokya devī śaṅkham avādayat |
jyā-śabdaṃ cāpi dhanuṣaś cakārātīva duḥsaham ||
ಅವನು ಮುನ್ನಡೆಯುವುದನ್ನು ಕಂಡ ದೇವಿಯು ಶಂಖವನ್ನು ಊದಿದಳು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಧನುಸ್ಸಿನ ಜ್ಯಾ-ಟಂಕಾರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದಳು—ಅದು ಶತ್ರುಗಳಿಗೆ ಅತಿದುರಸಹ.
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FAQs
Dharma does not merely react; it announces itself. The conch and bow-twang signify confidence and readiness—turning intimidation back upon the aggressor.
Devotional-heroic narrative supporting dharma and bhakti; not a direct treatment of Sarga/Manvantara genealogies.
Śaṅkha-nāda and jyā-śabda indicate nāda (primordial sound) and focused intention. Spiritually, it is the proclamation of awakened consciousness that makes inner negativity ‘duḥsaha’—unable to remain in the field of awareness.