Shloka 54
Adhyaya 82 — Death of Shumbha
युयुधुस्ते परशुभिर्भिन्दिपालासिपट्टिशैः ।
नाशयन्तोऽसुरगणान् देवीशक्त्युपबृंहिताः ॥
yuyudhuste paraśubhirbhindipālāsipaṭṭiśaiḥ / nāśayanto 'suragaṇān devīśaktyupabṛṃhitāḥ
หมู่คณะเหล่านั้นต่อสู้ด้วยขวาน ภินทิปาล ดาบ และปัตติศะ และด้วยศักติของพระเทวีที่เกื้อหนุนให้เข้มแข็ง จึงทำลายหมู่อสูรทั้งปวง
FAQs
Power used rightly is derivative: the gaṇas succeed not by egoic might but by being ‘upabṛṃhita’—augmented—through the Devi’s śakti, underscoring humility and source-dependence.
An episode illustrating divine agency and moral order; not a direct pancalakṣaṇa unit.
The gaṇas represent sub-functions of consciousness. When infused by śakti, they become instruments of purification, dismantling chaotic tendencies (asura-gaṇas) within and without.