Shloka 18
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
उत्पत्य च प्रगृह्योच्चैर्देवीं गगनमास्थितः ।
तत्रापि सा निराधारा युयुधे तेन चण्डिका ॥
utpatya ca pragṛhyoccair devīṃ gaganam āsthitaḥ / tatrāpi sā nirādhārā yuyudhe tena caṇḍikā
ചാടി ഉയർന്ന് ദേവിയെ പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അവൻ ആകാശത്തിൽ വളരെ ഉയരത്തിലേക്ക് കുതിച്ചു. അവിടെയും ആശ്രയമില്ലാതെ ചണ്ഡിക അവനോടു യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു।
FAQs
The Goddess’s stability does not depend on external supports; likewise, steadfastness in dharma persists even when one is ‘lifted’ into uncertain conditions.
Carita: an intensification of the battle narrative, presenting the Goddess as beyond ordinary constraints (space/ground/support).
‘Nirādhārā’ suggests the Self’s independence from worldly bases; in yogic symbolism, consciousness can remain poised even when the usual ‘ground’ (habitual reference points) is removed.