Shloka 29
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
हिमवान् वाहनं सिंहं रत्नानि विविधानि च ।
ददावशून्यं सुरया पानपात्रं धनाधिपः ॥
himavān vāhanaṃ siṃhaṃ ratnāni vividhāni ca | dadāv aśūnyaṃ surayā pānapātraṃ dhanādhipaḥ ||
हिमवान् तस्यै वाहनार्थं सिंहं ददौ, नानारत्नानि च। धनाधिपः कुबेरश्च सुरापूर्णं अक्षयपात्रं ददौ॥
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FAQs
The lion-mount signifies fearless righteous authority; inexhaustible provisions indicate that when the divine mission is dharmic, resources appear sufficient for its completion.
Carita (sacred narrative) illustrating divine preparation for the defeat of adharma; not a manvantara or genealogy passage.
The lion represents mastered ferocity and sovereign courage. The ‘never-empty’ cup can symbolize inexhaustible śakti/ānanda sustaining the divine warrior in cosmic struggle (read symbolically rather than as an ethical endorsement of intoxication).