Shloka 52
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
सोऽपि क्रुद्धो धुतसटो देव्याः वाहनकेशरी ।
चचारासुरसैन्येषु वनेष्विव हुताशनः ॥
so 'pi kruddho dhutasaṭo devyā vāhanakeśarī / cacārāsurasainyeṣu vaneṣviva hutāśanaḥ
At ang leon na sinasakyan Niya—galit at inaalog ang kiling—ay lumibot sa mga hukbo ng mga asura na parang naglalagablab na apoy na dumaraan sa kagubatan.
FAQs
The Goddess’s vahana participates in dharma-restoration: courage and righteous ferocity are not separate from the divine but are instruments when governed by higher purpose.
An ākhyāna detail within the Devi cycle; not one of the five characteristics.
The lion signifies sovereign will and fearless discernment. Fire in a forest suggests purgation: adharma is ‘burnt out’ when confronted by awakened power.