Shloka 3
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
अद्य सर्वबलैर्दैत्या षडशीतीरुदायुधाः । कम्बूनां चतुरशीतिर्निर्यान्तु स्वबलैर्वृताः ॥
adya sarvabalair daityāḥ ṣaḍaśītir udāyudhāḥ / kambūnāṃ caturaśītir niryāntu svabalair vṛtāḥ
आज दैत्यांच्या छ्याऐंशी पृतना, पूर्ण शस्त्रसज्ज व सर्व बळाने युक्त, प्रस्थान करो; आणि कम्बूंच्या चौर्याऐंशी पृतनाही आपल्या सैन्यांनी वेढलेल्या अवस्थेत पुढे निघोत।
FAQs
Adharma seeks security in numbers and armaments; the narrative repeatedly shows that quantity cannot overrule righteous power aligned with cosmic order.
Anucarita: cataloging forces is a Purāṇic narrative technique to depict the scale of adharma before its defeat, heightening the didactic impact.
The numbered ‘divisions’ can be read as proliferating thought-patterns; when ego feels threatened, it multiplies strategies—yet all remain within the field that Devī (awareness) can subdue.