Shloka 29
Adhyaya 89 — The Pious King
ततो भगवती क्रुद्धा दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी ।
चिच्छेद तानि चक्राणि स्वशरैः सायकांश्च तान् ॥
tato bhagavatī kruddhā durgā durgārtināśinī | ciccheda tāni cakrāṇi svaśaraiḥ sāyakāṃś ca tān ||
अथ सा भगवती दुर्गा दुरितदुर्गनाशिनी क्रुद्धा स्वशरैस्तानि चक्राणि छित्त्वा, तान्यपि प्रहरणानि व्यनाशयत्।
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FAQs
The epithet Durgārtināśinī frames battle as compassion-in-action: the Goddess does not merely win; she removes the very conditions that generate suffering and fear.
Carita/vaṃśānucarita style narration: an exemplary episode that conveys dharma through mythic action rather than ritual instruction or cosmography.
Arrows represent focused intention (ekāgratā). The severing of spinning ‘chakras’ indicates the cutting of repetitive mental cycles by concentrated awareness.