Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
त्रैलोक्यस्थैस्तदा भूतैर्महिषे विनिपातिते ।
जयेत्युक्तं ततः सर्वैः सदेवासुरमानवैः ॥
trailokyasthais tadā bhūtair mahiṣe vinipātite / jayet y uktaṃ tataḥ sarvaiḥ sadevāsuramānavaiḥ
பின்னர் மஹிஷன் வீழ்ந்ததும், மூன்று உலகங்களிலுள்ள எல்லா உயிர்களும்—தேவர்கள், அசுரர்கள், மனிதர்கள் உட்பட—‘ஜயம்!’ என்று முழங்கினார்கள்।
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When oppression ends, even those previously aligned with conflict acknowledge the reestablished order. True victory is the restoration of balance, not mere domination.
A concluding narrative affirmation within devī-upākhyāna; it underlines dharma’s social-cosmic dimension rather than cosmography or lineage.
The acclamation ‘jaya’ by diverse beings hints that inner victory harmonizes conflicting tendencies (daiva/asuric/manuṣya) within the psyche under the rule of śakti.