Shloka 18
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
ततः समस्तदेवानां तेजोराशिसमुद्भवाम् ।
तां विलोक्य मुदं प्रापुरमराः महिषार्दिताः ॥
tataḥ samasta-devānāṃ tejo-rāśi-samudbhavām |
tāṃ vilokya mudaṃ prāpur amarā mahiṣārditāḥ ||
பின்னர் எல்லாத் தேவர்களின் தேஜஸ்கூட்டத்திலிருந்து எழுந்த அவளைக் கண்டு, மகிஷாசுரனால் துன்புறுத்தப்பட்ட அமரர்கள் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைந்தனர்.
FAQs
When oppression (adharma) reaches a limit, hope arises through a higher integration of power and wisdom; the devas’ joy signals the restoration of moral confidence when a righteous protector manifests.
This is a devī-carita (divine deed narrative) embedded within the Purāṇa’s larger composition, not a manvantara chronology or genealogical sequence.
Mahīṣa symbolizes tamas and brute inertia; the ‘tejo-rāśi’ indicates concentrated consciousness-force (cit-śakti) forming an archetypal power capable of transforming tamasic domination.