Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
अर्धचन्द्रं तथा शुभ्रं केयूरान् सर्वबाहुषु ।
नूपुरौ विमलौ तद्वद् ग्रैवेयकमनुत्तमम् ।
अङ्गुलीयकरत्नानि समस्तास्वङ्गुलीषु च ॥
ardhacandraṃ tathā śubhraṃ keyūrān sarvabāhuṣu | nūpurau vimalau tadvad graiveyakam anuttamam | aṅgulīyakaratnāni samastāsv aṅgulīṣu ca ||
പ്രകാശമുള്ള വെളുത്ത അർദ്ധചന്ദ്രാഭരണം കൂടി നൽകി; അവളുടെ എല്ലാ ഭുജങ്ങളിലും ബാഹുബന്ധങ്ങൾ. അതുപോലെ നിർമല നൂപുരങ്ങൾ, അതുല്യ കണ്ഠാഭരണം, എല്ലാ വിരലുകളിലും രത്നമുദ്രികകൾ.
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The Devī embodies completeness: every limb is ‘equipped’—suggesting that righteous power must be comprehensive (thought, word, deed), not partial or improvised.
It functions as Purāṇic upabṛṃhaṇa (theological elaboration) inside a narrative of cosmic crisis and restoration, allied to the Purāṇas’ aim of dharma-saṃsthāpana.
The half-moon and bright ornaments evoke lunar calmness controlling fierce energy—śakti made measured and purposeful; rings on all fingers imply mastery over karmendriyas (organs of action).