Shloka 51
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
इत्थं यदा यदा बाधा दानवोत्था भविष्यति ।
तदा तदावतार्याहं करिष्याम्यरिसंक्षयम् ॥
itthaṃ yadā yadā bādhā dānavotthā bhaviṣyati | tadā tadāvatīryāhaṃ kariṣyāmy ari-saṃkṣayam ||
ఇలా దానవుల వల్ల కలిగే ఆపద ఎప్పుడెప్పుడూ సంభవించునో, అప్పుడప్పుడూ నేను అవతరించి శత్రువుల వినాశనాన్ని కలిగించెదను।
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FAQs
The universe is portrayed as cyclical: forces of disruption recur, and so does the restoring power. The practical lesson is steadfastness—one should not despair at recurring crises, but align with dharma and invoke the protective intelligence of Śakti.
Carita with a cyclical-cosmic framing that resonates with manvantara-style recurrence, though it is not a manvantara catalogue; it states the recurring avatāra principle.
‘Descent’ (avatāra) can be read inwardly: whenever destructive tendencies arise, the higher power of awareness can ‘descend’ into the mind-body field and dissolve them—ari-saṃkṣaya as inner conquest of afflictions.