Shloka 2
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
ददृशुस्ते ततो देवीं ईषद्धासां व्यवस्थिताम् ।
सिंहस्योपरि शैलेन्द्रशृङ्गे महति काञ्चने ॥
dadṛśus te tato devīm īṣaddhāsāṃ vyavasthitām / siṃhasyopari śailendraśṛṅge mahati kāñcane
ਤਦ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਦੇਵੀ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਿਆ—ਸਿੰਘ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਤ, ਹਲਕੀ ਮੁਸਕਾਨ ਨਾਲ ਅਡੋਲ, ਰਾਜਸੀ ਪਹਾੜ ਦੀ ਮਹਾਨ ਸੁਨਹਿਰੀ ਚੋਟੀ ਉੱਤੇ।
FAQs
The Goddess’s slight smile amid threat models inner steadiness; dharmic strength is not frantic, but grounded and clear.
Narrative within Manvantara context; contributes to dharma teaching through depiction of the Divine ideal rather than cosmogenesis.
The ‘golden peak’ suggests elevated sattva and spiritual summit; the smile indicates transcendence—she is not compelled by the battlefield but governs it.