Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 89, Shloka 8
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
चिच्छेदास्ताञ्चरांस्ताभ्यां चण्डिका स्वशरोत्करैः ।
ताडयामास चाङ्गेषु शस्त्रौघैरसुरेश्वरौ ॥
cicchedāstāñ charāṃs tābhyāṃ caṇḍikā sva-śarotkaraiḥ |
tāḍayāmāsa cāṅgeṣu śastraughair asureśvarau ||
ਚੰਡਿਕਾ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਬਾਣਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਖਾ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਕੱਟ ਦਿੱਤੇ, ਫਿਰ ਅਸੁਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਅਧਿਪਤੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਗਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਸ਼ਸਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਧਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ।
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FAQs
Adharma’s aggression is met not by hesitation but by decisive clarity: the Devi neutralizes hostile force (cutting their weapons) and then restrains its source (striking the Asura-lords). The ethical arc is protection of cosmic order through proportionate, skilled action.
Primarily not a Pancalakshana segment (Sarga/Pratisarga/Vamsha/Manvantara/Vamshanucarita), but it aligns most closely with Vamshanucarita/Itihasa-like narrative function: exemplary divine history illustrating dharma’s restoration.
The cutting of incoming weapons symbolizes the yogic mastery that severs vṛttis (incoming disturbances). The subsequent striking of the Asura-lords indicates uprooting the deeper egoic sources behind turmoil, not merely managing symptoms.