Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 82, Shloka 70
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
देव्या गणैश्च तैस्तत्र कृतं युद्धं तथासुरैः ।
यथैषां तुतुषुर्देवाः पुष्पवृष्टिमुचो दिवि ॥
devyā gaṇaiśca taistatra kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ tathāsuraiḥ / yathaiṣāṃ tutuṣurdevāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭimuco divi
ਉੱਥੇ ਦੇਵੀ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਗਣਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਅਸੁਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਮਹਾਂ ਯੁੱਧ ਕੀਤਾ। ਸੁਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋਏ ਅਤੇ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਖਾ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗੇ।
FAQs
When dharma is restored, the cosmos responds in harmony; the gods’ flower-rain is a purāṇic sign of approval for righteous victory and the rebalancing of order.
Anucarita within Manvantara: a narrative marker of cosmic sanction and the gods’ dependence on Śakti for restoration.
Puṣpa-vṛṣṭi symbolizes the blossoming of sattva after the subduing of tamas/rajas; gaṇas indicate distributed divine functions operating under the One Śakti.