Shloka 65
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति भाषन्तो देवीं अन्ये महासुराः ।
रुधिरौघविलुप्ताङ्गाः संग्रामे लोमहर्षणे ॥
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti bhāṣanto devīmanye mahāsurāḥ / rudhiraughaviluptāṅgāḥ saṃgrāme lomaharṣaṇe
Ang iba pang dakilang asura ay sumigaw sa Diyosa, “Tumindig! Tumindig (at makipaglaban)!”—habang ang kanilang mga katawan ay wasak at tinatangay ng rumaragasang agos ng dugo—sa gitna ng labang nakapangingilabot.
FAQs
Adharma, when it confronts the Divine, devolves into desperate bravado; the verse underscores the inevitability of the fall of violent power when it opposes the cosmic order upheld by Devī.
Primarily within Manvantara/Anucarita (narratives within a Manvantara), illustrating divine intervention and the restoration of order through Devī’s acts.
The ‘flood of blood’ imagery symbolizes the outflow of tamasic aggression consuming itself; the taunt ‘tiṣṭha’ reflects the ego’s last stand before being dissolved by Śakti.