Shloka 38
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
श्रीदेव्युवाच वैवस्वतेऽन्तरे प्राप्ते अष्टाविंशतिमे युगे ।
शुम्भो निशुम्भश्चैवाऽन्यावुत्पत्स्येते महासुरौ ॥
śrīdevy uvāca vaivasvate 'ntare prāpte aṣṭāviṃśatime yuge /
śumbho niśumbhaś caivānyāv utpatsyete mahāsurau
ಭಗವತಿ ದೇವಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು—ವೈವಸ್ವತ ಮನ್ವಂತರವು ಬಂದಾಗ, ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತೆಂಟನೆಯ ಯುಗ‑ಚಕ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಶುಂಭ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಶುಂಭ ಎಂಬ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮಹಾಸುರರು ಉದ್ಭವಿಸುವರು।
FAQs
Adharma recurs cyclically, but so does divine correction. The verse teaches historical patience: cosmic order is maintained across time through periodic manifestations of protective power.
Directly touches Manvantara (period of a Manu) and time-cycles, thus aligning with the Manvantara characteristic within the Purāṇic framework.
The ‘28th yuga’ marker encodes the doctrine of recurring inner crises: at certain maturations of time/karma, specific ‘asuric’ patterns arise; the same Śakti re-manifests as the corrective intelligence.