Shloka 33
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
भिन्नस्य तस्य शूलेन हृदयान्निः सृतो 'परः ।
महाबलो महावीर्यस्तिष्ठेति पुरुषो वदन् ॥
bhinnasya tasya śūlena hṛdayān niḥ sṛto 'paraḥ | mahābalo mahāvīryas tiṣṭheti puruṣo vadan ||
तया शक्त्या भिन्नः स तस्मिन् हृदयाद् अन्यः पुरुषो महाबलः महावीर्यः प्रादुरभवत्—“तिष्ठ तिष्ठ” इति वदन्।
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FAQs
Even when a gross form of evil is struck down, subtler forms of pride can arise from the same ‘heart.’ Vigilance and steady discernment are required until the root is fully dissolved.
Carita: a narrative intensification device—new manifestation arises to extend the moral drama of dharma versus adharma.
The ‘other person’ symbolizes the residual saṃskāra that surfaces when a major habit is broken. The command ‘tiṣṭha’ is the ego demanding attention; Devi’s laughter and severing (next verse) indicates transcendence beyond that demand.