Shloka 24
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
निपात्य प्रमथानीकमभ्यधावत सोऽसुरः ।
सिंहं हन्तुं महादेव्याः कोपं चक्रे ततोऽम्बिका ॥
nipātya pramathānīkam abhyadhāvata so 'suraḥ | siṃhaṃ hantuṃ mahādevyāḥ kopaṃ cakre tato 'mbikā ||
പ്രമഥരുടെ സൈന്യത്തെ വീഴ്ത്തിയ ശേഷം ആ ദൈത്യൻ മഹാദേവിയുടെ സിംഹത്തെ കൊല്ലാൻ പാഞ്ഞുവന്നു; അപ്പോൾ അംബിക ക്രുദ്ധയായി।
FAQs
When adharma turns from general violence to targeting the very support of dharma (the lion as the Goddess’s power/vehicle), divine response becomes immediate and uncompromising. Protective anger (kopa) is framed as a righteous force.
A dharma-centric narrative episode (upākhyāna) within the Purāṇa; not a pancalakṣaṇa list passage.
The lion can signify courage and sovereign will. Mahishasura attacking it symbolizes an inner assault on courage itself; Ambikā’s arising wrath is the awakening of higher power that refuses to let fear dominate.