Shloka 18
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
उत्पत्य च प्रगृह्योच्चैर्देवीं गगनमास्थितः ।
तत्रापि सा निराधारा युयुधे तेन चण्डिका ॥
utpatya ca pragṛhyoccair devīṃ gaganam āsthitaḥ / tatrāpi sā nirādhārā yuyudhe tena caṇḍikā
उत्प्लुत्य देवीम् आलिङ्ग्य स गगने उच्चैः समुत्पपात। तत्रापि निरालम्बा चण्डिका तेन सह युयुधे।
FAQs
The Goddess’s stability does not depend on external supports; likewise, steadfastness in dharma persists even when one is ‘lifted’ into uncertain conditions.
Carita: an intensification of the battle narrative, presenting the Goddess as beyond ordinary constraints (space/ground/support).
‘Nirādhārā’ suggests the Self’s independence from worldly bases; in yogic symbolism, consciousness can remain poised even when the usual ‘ground’ (habitual reference points) is removed.