Shloka 5
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
तस्याग्रतस्तथा पृष्ठे पार्श्वयोश्च महासुराः ।
संदष्टौष्ठपुटाः क्रुद्धा हन्तुं देवीमुपाययुः ॥
tasyāgratas tathā pṛṣṭhe pārśvayoś ca mahāsurāḥ | saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭāḥ kruddhā hantuṃ devīm upāyayuḥ ||
Великие асуры — перед ней, позади неё и по сторонам — в ярости, кусая губы, двинулись, чтобы убить Богиню.
FAQs
Adversity may seem to surround one from every direction, yet dharmic centeredness (Devī at the center) is not overcome by mere numbers; alignment with truth is portrayed as unassailable.
An episode within the manvantara-anchored Devī Māhātmyam narrative, illustrating divine protection and the defeat of adharmic forces.
Encirclement symbolizes sensory and mental assaults from all sides; the Goddess represents the inner axis (ātma-śakti) that remains unmoved when awareness is steady.