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
Sungai-sungai besar—yakni derasnya aliran darah—segera mengalir di sana, di tengah bala tentera asura, di antara gajah, asura dan kuda.
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.