Shloka 37
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
माहेश्वरीत्रिशूलेन भिन्नाः पेतुस्तथापरे ।
वाराहीतुण्डघातेन केचिच्चूर्णोकृताः भुवि ॥
māheśvarītriśūlena bhinnāḥ petus tathāpare | vārāhītuṇḍaghātena kecic cūrṇīkṛtā bhuvi ||
மற்றோர் சிலர் மாஹேஸ்வரியின் திரிசூலால் பிளக்கப்பட்டு விழுந்தனர்; சிலர் வாராஹியின் மூக்குத் தாக்குதல்களால் தரையில் தூளாக நசுங்கினர்.
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FAQs
Different expressions of divine power address different kinds of resistance—some are ‘pierced’ (cut at the root), others ‘pulverized’ (broken into non-coherence). Adharma cannot withstand either clarity or transformative force.
Carita: continued battle-description emphasizing the many śaktis (powers) emanating for the restoration of order.
Triśūla signifies mastery over the three guṇas (or three times). Vārāhī’s ‘snout’ evokes instinctual, earth-rooted power—divinity reclaiming the primal energies that demons attempt to monopolize.