Shloka 67
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
शोणितौघा महा नद्यः सद्यस्तत्र विसुस्रुवुः ।
मध्ये चासुरसैन्यस्य वारणासुरवाजिनाम् ॥
śoṇitaughā mahānadyaḥ sadyastatra visustruvuḥ / madhye cāsurasainyasya vāraṇāsuravājinām
Ang malalaking ilog—mga rumaragasang agos ng dugo—ay agad na umagos doon, sa gitna ng hukbo ng asura, sa pagitan ng mga elepante, asura, at kabayo.
FAQs
The verse stresses the catastrophic cost of demonic aggression; the purāṇic intent is deterrent and didactic—adharma leads to self-destruction on a vast scale.
Anucarita within Manvantara narration, serving as exemplary history (itihāsa-like) to communicate dharma through dramatic consequence.
‘Rivers of blood’ may symbolize the overflow of life-force squandered by violent egoism; Śakti’s field becomes the crucible where tamas is expended and transformed.