Shloka 12
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
तैर् मुक्तानि च शस्त्राणि महास्त्राणि तथाऽसुरैः ।
मुखेन जग्राह रुषा दशनैर् मथितान्यपि ॥
tair muktāni ca śastrāṇi mahāstrāṇi tathāsuraiḥ /
mukhena jagrāha ruṣā daśanair mathitāny api
तेषामसुराणां मुक्तानि आयुधानि महास्त्राणि सा क्रोधात् मुखेन जग्राह, दन्तैश्चैव पेषयामास।
FAQs
Hostile intent rebounds: instruments of harm cannot ultimately harm the dharma-protecting power; violence is shown as self-defeating when aimed at the divine order.
Carita passage within the Devi narrative, emphasizing divine sovereignty over all ‘astra’ (powers).
‘Mouth’ and ‘teeth’ indicate absorption and discrimination: even subtle ‘astric’ forces (strategies, spells, powers) are metabolized and rendered inert in awakened consciousness.