Shloka 24

Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura

Sanskrit

निपात्य प्रमथानीकमभ्यधावत सोऽसुरः ।

सिंहं हन्तुं महादेव्याः कोपं चक्रे ततोऽम्बिका ॥

Transliteration

nipātya pramathānīkam abhyadhāvata so 'suraḥ | siṃhaṃ hantuṃ mahādevyāḥ kopaṃ cakre tato 'mbikā ||

Translation

Setelah menumbangkan bala pramatha, raksasa itu meluru ke hadapan untuk membunuh singa Sang Dewi Agung; maka Ambikā pun menjadi murka.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Devi Mahatmyam frame

Primary Deities

• Mahādevī (Ambikā/Durgā)
• Siṃha (lion mount)
• Mahīṣāsura

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Protective fury of the Goddess
• Climactic confrontation
• Defense of divine order