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
Quando ele avançou, ela cortou sua maça com flechas afiadas. Ainda assim, veloz de ira, ele investiu contra ela, erguendo o punho.
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.