Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 90, Shloka 15
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
चिच्छेदापततस्तस्य मुद्गरं निशितैः शरैः ।
तथापि सोऽभ्यधावत्तां मुṣ्टिमुद्यम्य वेगवान् ॥
cicchedāpatatas tasya mudgaraṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ / tathāpi so 'bhyadhāvat tāṃ muṣṭim udyamya vegavān
သူ ရှေ့တိုးလာစဉ်၊ သူမသည် မြှားချွန်များဖြင့် သူ၏ဂဒါကို ဖြတ်တောက်ပျက်စီးစေ하였다။ သို့ရာတွင် ဒေါသပြင်းထန်၍ လျင်မြန်စွာ သူမထံသို့ ပြေးဝင်လာကာ လက်သီးကို မြှောက်တင်하였다။
FAQs
When external instruments fail, stubborn ego resorts to raw aggression; the text highlights the irrational persistence of adharma even after repeated defeat.
Carita: narrative teaching by portraying the psychological profile of the asura—escalation, then desperation.
The shift from weapons to fist symbolizes regression from strategy to instinct; spiritually, it mirrors how unpurified tendencies fall back to crude reactions when challenged.