Shloka 9
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
मुक्तानि तेन चास्त्राणि दिव्यानि परमेś्वरि ।
बभञ्ज लीलयैवोग्रहुंकारोच्चारणादिभिः ॥
muktāni tena cāstrāṇi divyāni parameśvarī / babhañja līlayaivograhuṅkāroccāraṇādibhiḥ
Ó Senhora Suprema—os mísseis divinos por ele lançados, Ela os despedaçou sem esforço, por meio de proferimentos ferozes, como o terrível brado de batalha (huṃkāra) e outros semelhantes.
FAQs
Asuric aggression, even when armed with ‘divine’ power, is powerless before the Supreme when she acts for dharma; her effortless victory emphasizes that true sovereignty is spiritual, not merely martial.
Primarily within Vaṃśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (deeds of divine powers) rather than sarga/pratisarga; the Devi Mahatmyam functions as exemplary sacred history embedded in the Purana.
The huṃkāra signifies śabda-brahman/mantra-śakti: sound as a direct force that dissolves hostile energies; it also hints that inner realization can neutralize external ‘weapons’ (vṛttis) without struggle.