Shloka 13
Adhyaya 86 — Dhumralocana’s Mission and His Ashing by the Goddess; Shumbha Sends Chanda and Munda
केषाञ्चित् पाटयामास नखैः कोष्ठानि केशरी ।
तथा तलप्रिहारेण शिरांसि कृतवान् पृथक् ॥
keṣāñcit pāṭayāmāsa nakhaiḥ koṣṭhāni keśarī /
tathā talaprihāreṇa śirāṃsi kṛtavān pṛthak
కొంతమందివారి వక్షస్థలాలను అతడు గోళ్లతో చీల్చాడు; మరికొందరివారి తలలను పంజాల దెబ్బలతో వేరుచేశాడు।
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FAQs
The graphic imagery is didactic: entrenched violence and arrogance are uprooted decisively. It is not cruelty for its own sake but the restoration of balance through overwhelming divine force.
A battle-description within an ākhyāna; it supports the Purāṇa’s broader function of transmitting dharma and devotion through exemplars.
Tearing the ‘chest’ suggests breaking the knot of hardened ego; severing heads symbolizes cutting false identities and intrusive thoughts at their source.