Shloka 21
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
अट्टाट्टहासमशिवं शिवदूती चकार ह ।
तैः शब्दैरसुरास्त्रेसुः शुम्भः कोपं परं ययौ ॥
aṭṭāṭṭahāsamaśivaṃ śivadūtī cakāra ha / taiḥ śabdairasurāstresuḥ śumbhaḥ kopaṃ paraṃ yayau
அப்போது சிவதூதி அச்சமூட்டும் அபசகுனமான அட்டஹாசத்தை எழுப்பினாள்; அந்த ஒலியைக் கேட்டு அசுரர்கள் ஆயுதங்களை எறிந்தனர், சும்பன் பேர்கோபத்தால் பிடிபட்டான்.
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FAQs
Egoic power (Śumbha) responds to the collapse of its intimidation tactics with rage. The text highlights how adharma, when confronted, often escalates rather than reflects.
Akhyanic narrative illustrating dharma’s triumph; not a genealogical or manvantara enumeration unit.
The ‘inauspicious laughter’ is the stripping away of false solemnity—an apocalyptic humor that exposes the unreality of asuric pretensions, provoking their final, desperate reaction.