Shloka 61
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
खड्गिनी शूलिनी घोरा गदिनी चक्रिणी तथा ।
शङ्खिनी चापिनी बाणभुशुण्डी परिघायुधा ॥
khaḍginī śūlinī ghorā gadinī cakriṇī tathā | śaṅkhinī cāpinī bāṇa-bhuśuṇḍī parighāyudhā ||
நீ வாள் தாங்குபவள், சூலம் தாங்குபவள்—அச்சமூட்டுபவள்; கதாயுதம் தாங்குபவள், சக்கரம் தாங்குபவள்; சங்கம் தாங்குபவள், வில் தாங்குபவள்; அம்புகள், புஷுண்டி மற்றும் பரிக (இரும்புத் தண்டு) ஆயுதம் உடையவள்.
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FAQs
Divine compassion includes protection: the same supreme Mother who grants virtues also confronts forces that threaten order—suggesting that firmness against adharma is itself sacred.
Narrative-theological support for sustaining the world (sthiti) by defeating disruptive forces; it complements Sarga/Pratisarga by emphasizing preservation through divine intervention.
Weapons can be read as inner powers: sword as discernment, trident as mastery over guṇas, discus as concentrated will, bow/arrow as focused intention—Devī as the integrated force of spiritual discipline.