Shloka 56
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
ततो देवी त्रिशूलेन गदया शक्तिवृष्टिभिः ।
षड्गादिभिश्च शतशो निजघान महासुरान् ॥
tato devī triśūlena gadayā śaktivṛṣṭibhiḥ | ṣaḍgādibhiś ca śataśo nijaghāna mahāsurān ||
అప్పుడు దేవి తన త్రిశూలంతో, గదతో, శక్తుల వర్షంతో, ఖడ్గాలతో మరియు ఇతర ఆయుధాలతో వందల సంఖ్యలో మహాసురులను సంహరించింది।
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FAQs
The many weapons signify many modes of righteous correction: ignorance and arrogance manifest in diverse ways and are countered by an equally comprehensive divine intelligence.
It is part of an instructive mythic episode (ākhyāna) embedded in the Purāṇa, not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa segment; its function is didactic—showing divine intervention when adharma dominates.
Each weapon can symbolize a śakti of consciousness: triśūla (threefold mastery), gadā (unshakeable force), śakti (directed intent), khaḍga (discriminative wisdom cutting delusion).