Shloka 32
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
शूलहस्तं समायान्तं निशुम्भममरार्दनम् ।
हृदि विव्याध शूलेन वेगाविद्धेन चण्डिका ॥
śūlahastaṃ samāyāntaṃ niśumbham amarārdanam | hṛdi vivyādha śūlena vegāviddhena caṇḍikā ||
शूलहस्तः स देवपीडनः निशुम्भो यदा समीपमागात्, तदा चण्डिका बलात् क्षिप्तेन शूलेन तस्य हृदयं विव्याध।
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FAQs
Oppression of the noble (amaras) ultimately collapses from within—symbolized by the heart being struck. Dharma’s defense is not mere retaliation; it is the removal of the root capacity to harm.
Carita: a climactic act in the demon-slaying narrative, serving the Purāṇic purpose of dharma-protection through sacred history.
The ‘heart’ is the core identity-knot (ahaṃkāra-granthi). Devi’s spear is direct insight that pierces the central delusion rather than battling peripheral thoughts.