Shloka 9
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
धनुर्ज्यासिंहघण्टानां नादापूरितदिङ्मुखा ।
निनादैर्भोषणैः काली जिग्ये विस्तारितानना ॥
dhanurjyāsiṃhaghaṇṭānāṃ nādāpūritadiṅmukhā |
ninādair bhoṣaṇaiḥ kālī jigye vistāritānanā ||
വായ തുറന്ന് കാളി ധനുര്ജ്യാഘോഷം, സിംഹനാദം, ഘണ്ടാനാദം എന്നിവയെക്കാളും മേലായി മുഴങ്ങി; അവളുടെ ഭയങ്കര ഗര്ജ്ജനങ്ങള് എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളുടെ മുഖങ്ങളെയും നിറച്ചു।
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes the supremacy of divine power over worldly forces: even the loudest martial and animal sounds are eclipsed by the Devi’s śakti. Ethically, it frames adharma as ultimately powerless before the cosmic order when Shakti manifests.
Primarily part of Vaṃśānucarita / narrative of divine deeds as preserved in Purāṇic history; secondarily supports Dharma by illustrating the restoration of cosmic balance through the Devi’s intervention.
Nāda (sound) symbolizes primal energy and command over the elements; Kālī’s roar ‘filling the directions’ signifies Shakti pervading space, dissolving fear and ego, and announcing the inevitable collapse of demonic (asuric) consciousness.