Shloka 27
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
धुतशृङ्गविभिन्नाश्च खण्डं खण्डं ययुर्घनाः ।
श्वासानिलास्ताः शतशो निपेतुर्नभसोऽचलाः ॥
dhutaśṛṅgavibhinnāśca khaṇḍaṃ khaṇḍaṃ yayurghanā /
śvāsānilāstāḥ śataśo nipeturnabhaso 'calāḥ
Dan awan-awan, dipecahkan oleh goncangan tanduknya, berderai menjadi serpihan; didorong angin dari hembusan nafasnya, ratusan gunung jatuh dari langit.
FAQs
When power is severed from restraint and wisdom, it becomes destructive spectacle; the verse emphasizes that mere strength (bala) without dharma turns the world into debris.
Carita: a theologically charged narrative illustrating Devī’s necessity for loka-saṃgraha (holding the worlds together).
Clouds (thought-forms) and mountains (fixed convictions) are scattered by the ‘breath-wind’ of restless prāṇa under tamas; Devī’s coming action represents mastery of prāṇa and mind.