Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 82, Shloka 66
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
पातितै रथनागाश्वैः असुरैश्च वसुन्धरा ।
अगम्या सा अभवत् तत्र यत्राभूत् स महारणः ॥
pātitai rathanāgāśvairasuraiśca vasundharā / agamyā sābhavat tatra yatrābhūt sa mahāraṇaḥ
ດ້ວຍລົດສົງຄາມທີ່ລົ້ມ, ຊ້າງ, ມ້າ ແລະອະສຸຣາທີ່ລົ້ມຕາຍ, ພື້ນດິນທີ່ນັ້ນກາຍເປັນທາງຜ່ານບໍ່ໄດ້ ໃນບ່ອນທີ່ສົງຄາມໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນເກີດຂຶ້ນ.
FAQs
Unchecked violence produces only obstruction and ruin; the verse paints the tangible consequence of adharma—collapse of worldly order—before Devī re-establishes balance.
Anucarita (illustrative episode) embedded in Manvantara narration, emphasizing the purāṇic function of exemplifying dharma through story.
The ‘impassable earth’ can be read as the mind-field clogged by passions (ratha/nāga/aśva as senses and powers) until Śakti clears the path by subduing them.