Shloka 13

Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)

Sanskrit

बलिनां तद्बलं सर्वम् असुराणां दुरात्मनाम् ।

ममर्दाऽभक्षयच्चान्यान् अन्यांश्चाताडयत्तथा ॥

Transliteration

balināṃ tad-balaṃ sarvam asurāṇāṃ durātmanām /

mamardābhakṣayac cānyān anyāṃś cātāḍayat tathā

Translation

Всю мощь сильных, но злонамеренных асуров она сокрушила: одних пожрала, а других также повергла наземь.

Speakers

• Narrative within Devi Mahatmyam

Primary Deities

• Kālī

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Moral psychology (durātman)
• Divine retribution
• Restoration of order