Shloka 66
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
पातितै रथनागाश्वैः असुरैश्च वसुन्धरा ।
अगम्या सा अभवत् तत्र यत्राभूत् स महारणः ॥
pātitai rathanāgāśvairasuraiśca vasundharā / agamyā sābhavat tatra yatrābhūt sa mahāraṇaḥ
வீழ்ந்த தேர்கள், யானைகள், குதிரைகள், அசுரர்கள் ஆகியவற்றால் அங்கே நிலம் கடக்க இயலாததாக ஆனது—அந்த மகாபோர் நடந்த இடத்தில்.
FAQs
Unchecked violence produces only obstruction and ruin; the verse paints the tangible consequence of adharma—collapse of worldly order—before Devī re-establishes balance.
Anucarita (illustrative episode) embedded in Manvantara narration, emphasizing the purāṇic function of exemplifying dharma through story.
The ‘impassable earth’ can be read as the mind-field clogged by passions (ratha/nāga/aśva as senses and powers) until Śakti clears the path by subduing them.