Shloka 20
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
ततो नियुद्धं सुचिरं कृत्वा तेनाम्बिका सह ।
उत्पाट्य भ्रामयामास चिक्षेप धरणीतले ॥
tato niyuddhaṃ suciraṃ kṛtvā tenāmbikā saha /
utpāṭya bhrāmayāmāsa cikṣepa dharaṇītale
ต่อมาเมื่อรบประชิดกับอัมพิกาเป็นเวลานาน เขาก็คว้าพระนางไว้ หมุนเหวี่ยง แล้วเหวี่ยงกระแทกลงสู่พื้นดิน।
FAQs
Adharma may appear to ‘throw down’ righteousness temporarily; the text emphasizes that such setbacks are moments within a larger arc where dharma, grounded in the Divine, cannot be finally defeated.
Manvantara-framed sacred narration (itihāsa-like episode) illustrating dharma-protection within a cosmic age-structure.
Being ‘whirled and cast down’ can symbolize the agitation (vikṣepa) of consciousness by tamas/rajas; the Goddess’ eventual response shows the still center (śakti) that reasserts order.