Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
कालका दौर्हृदा मौर्याः कालकेयास्तथासुराः । युद्धाय सज्जा निर्यन्तु आज्ञया त्वरिता मम ॥
kālakā daurhṛdā mauryāḥ kālakeyās tathāsurāḥ / yuddhāya sajjā niryāntu ājñayā tvaritā mama
என் ஆணையினால் காலகர்கள், தௌர்ஹ்ருதர்கள், மௌரியர்கள், அதுபோல காலகேயர்கள் முதலிய பிற போருக்கு ஆயத்தமான அசுரர்கள் விரைவில் புறப்படுக.
The text depicts adharma as coalition-building among many factions; dharma, by contrast, is unified by principle rather than by convenience.
Anucarita: an epic-style roll call that serves the didactic arc leading to Devī’s victory.
Multiple named groups can symbolize the many ‘sub-personalities’ of the unpurified mind—each rushing to defend the central ego-king (Śumbha).