Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
अवादयंस् तथैवान्ये ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः ।
ववुः पुण्यास्तथा वाताः सुप्रभोऽभूद्दिवाकरः ॥
avādayaṃs tathaivānye nanṛtuś cāpsaro-gaṇāḥ /
vavuḥ puṇyās tathā vātāḥ suprabho 'bhūd divākaraḥ
अपरे वाद्यानि वादयामासुः; अप्सरसां गणाः नृत्यं चक्रुः। शुभा वाताः ववुः, सूर्यश्च तेजसा विभाति स्म।
When oppression ends, auspiciousness manifests outwardly; the Purāṇic worldview links ethical order with environmental and celestial ‘brightness’.
Narrative closure within manvantara-framed sacred history, signaling the re-stabilization of the age’s moral and cosmic climate.
Radiant sun and holy winds represent sattva arising after tamas is cut down—clarity, vitality, and unobstructed movement of prāṇa.