Shloka 25
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
शुम्भमुक्ताञ्छरान्देवी शुम्भस्तत्प्रहिताञ्छरान् ।
चिच्छेद स्वशरैरुग्रैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
śumbhamuktāñcharāndevī śumbhastatprahitāñcharān / ciccheda svaśarairugraiḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
शुम्भमुक्तान् शरान् देवी छित्त्वा, देव्याः शरान् शुम्भोऽपि चिच्छेद । स्वस्वतीक्ष्णैः शरैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
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FAQs
Hostile actions can multiply, but they are not decisive when met by steadiness and skill. The Devī’s mastery shows that dharma is not passive; it is competent and responsive.
Akhyanic/didactic narrative episode demonstrating the restoration of cosmic order.
Arrows can represent thought-impulses and reactive patterns. Cutting them down ‘by hundreds and thousands’ indicates disciplined awareness interrupting proliferating negativity.