Shloka 18
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
Sanskrit
ततो जहासातिरुषा भीमं भैरवनादिनी ।
काली करालवक्त्रान्तर्दुर्दर्शदशनोज्ज्वला ॥
Transliteration
tato jahāsa atiruṣā bhīmaṃ bhairavanādinī | kālī karālavaktrāntar durdarśadaśanojjvalā ||
Translation
Kemudian Kālī tertawa dengan amarah yang menyala-nyala—mengerikan, seperti raungan Bhairava—mulutnya ternganga ngeri, giginya yang menyala amat dahsyat dipandang.
Speakers
Narrator within Devi Mahatmyam
Primary Deities
KālīDevī (Chandikā as the principal Goddess in the cycle)
Key ThemesShaktismFierce compassion (raudra) as divine protectionTerror as a mode of grace against adharma