Shloka 62
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
विच्छिन्नजङ्घास्त्वपरे पेतुरुर्व्यां महासुराः ।
एकबाह्वक्षिचरणाः केचिद्देव्याः द्विधा कृताः ॥
vicchinnajaṅghās tv apare petur urvyāṃ mahāsurāḥ | ekabāhv-akṣicaraṇāḥ kecid devyā dvidhā kṛtāḥ ||
மற்றவர்கள் கால் மடங்குக் கீழ் பகுதி துண்டாகி பூமியில் விழுந்தனர்—அந்த மகா அசுரர்கள்; சிலர் ஒரு கை, ஒரு கண், ஒரு கால் மட்டும் மீதமிருந்தபோதும் தேவியால் இரண்டாக வெட்டப்பட்டனர்।
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FAQs
Even when reduced and weakened, the asuric tendency persists; the narrative insists that partial reform is not enough—root causes must be decisively removed.
Ākhyāna within the Devī cycle; it supports dharma teaching via exemplification rather than via cosmological lists.
The ‘one-eyed/one-limbed’ state can symbolize fragmented awareness—partial perception and crippled agency—still dangerous until fully transcended.