Shloka 4
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
ततः कोपं चकारोच्चैरम्बिका तानरीन् प्रति ।
कोपेन चास्या वदनं मषीवर्णमभूत्तदा ॥
tataḥ kopaṃ cakāroccair ambikā tān arīn prati / kopena cāsyā vadanaṃ maṣīvarṇam abhūt tadā
அப்போது அம்பிகை அந்த பகைவர்கள்மேல் கடும் கோபம் கொண்டாள்; அந்த கோபத்தால் அக்கணமே அவளது முகம் மை நிறம் போல் (மிகக் கருமையாக) ஆனது।
FAQs
Divine ‘anger’ here is not petty emotion but protective force: when adharma attempts violation, śakti manifests a fierce form to restore order.
Manvantara-framed dharma narrative; illustrates the governance of the cosmos through divine intervention rather than creation cycles.
The ink-dark face signals entry into the Kālī principle: the power that dissolves ego, fear, and impurity. Darkness here signifies the unconditioned, beyond-name-and-form aspect of śakti that consumes adharma.