Shloka 61
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
ततस्ते हर्षमतुलमवापुस्त्रिदशा नृप ।
तेषां मातृगणो जातो ननर्तासृङ्मदोद्धतः ॥
tatas te harṣam atulam avāpus tridaśā nṛpa | teṣāṃ mātṛgaṇo jāto nanartāsṛṅmadoddhataḥ ||
അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ രാജാവേ, ദേവന്മാർ അനുപമമായ ആനന്ദം പ്രാപിച്ചു; രക്തോന്മാദത്തിൽ മത്തയായ മാതൃഗണങ്ങൾ നൃത്തം ആരംഭിച്ചു।
FAQs
Even divine victory has a terrifying aspect: the same power that protects the cosmos is awe-inspiring and overwhelming. The verse teaches reverence toward śakti in both gentle and fierce expressions.
As part of manvantara-embedded narrative (manvantara/vaṃśānucarita mode), it illustrates the functional role of deities and their śaktis in maintaining cosmic order.
The Mothers’ ‘dance’ indicates the dynamic play of energies after obstruction is removed; ‘blood-intoxication’ symbolically points to the consumption/transmutation of tamas and violent impulses into protective power.