Shloka 67
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
शोणितौघा महा नद्यः सद्यस्तत्र विसुस्रुवुः ।
मध्ये चासुरसैन्यस्य वारणासुरवाजिनाम् ॥
śoṇitaughā mahānadyaḥ sadyastatra visustruvuḥ / madhye cāsurasainyasya vāraṇāsuravājinām
तेथे असुरसेनेच्या मध्यभागी, हत्ती, असुर व घोड्यांमध्ये, रक्ताचे प्रचंड प्रवाह—जणू महान नद्या—क्षणात वाहू लागले।
FAQs
The verse stresses the catastrophic cost of demonic aggression; the purāṇic intent is deterrent and didactic—adharma leads to self-destruction on a vast scale.
Anucarita within Manvantara narration, serving as exemplary history (itihāsa-like) to communicate dharma through dramatic consequence.
‘Rivers of blood’ may symbolize the overflow of life-force squandered by violent egoism; Śakti’s field becomes the crucible where tamas is expended and transformed.