Shloka 2
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
भूयश्चेच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं रक्तबीजे निपातिते ।
चकाः शुम्भो यत्कर्म निशुम्भश्चातिकोपनः ॥
bhūyaś cecchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ raktabīje nipātite | cakā śumbho yat karma niśumbhaś cātikopanaḥ ||
ਮੈਂ ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਸੁਣਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ—ਰਕਤਬੀਜ ਦੇ ਮਾਰੇ ਜਾਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਸ਼ੁੰਭ ਨੇ ਕੀ ਕੀਤਾ, ਅਤੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਿਤ ਨਿਸ਼ੁੰਭ ਨੇ ਕੀ ਕਰਤੱਬ ਕੀਤਾ?
FAQs
When one form of hostility is defeated, deeper roots (pride, domination) often intensify; the verse highlights vigilance—inner adversaries can escalate after initial setbacks.
Still within Manvantara-context sacred history; it functions as narrative linkage rather than genealogical material, but remains embedded in the manvantara flow.
Raktabīja’s fall (proliferation) is followed by inquiry into Śumbha/Niśumbha (egoic sovereignty and aggressive attachment), suggesting a staged conquest of inner obstacles.