Shloka 9
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
Sanskrit
दृष्ट्वा तदापतच्छूलं देवी शूलममुंचत ।
तच्छूलं शतधा तेन नीतं स च महासुरः ॥
Transliteration
dṛṣṭvā tadāpatacchūlaṃ devī śūlam amuñcata | tacchūlaṃ śatadhā tena nītaṃ sa ca mahāsuraḥ ||
Translation
तच्छूलं देवी समापतन्तं दृष्ट्वा स्वशूलं मुमोच ह। तेन तच्छूलं शतधा भग्नं स महाऽसुरश्च निहतः॥
Speakers
Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam
Primary Deities
Devi
Key ThemesShaktismDivine counteractionTejas under controlDestruction of adharma