Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
ततः सोऽपि पदाक्रान्तस्तया निजमुखात्ततः ।
अर्धनिष्क्रान्त एवासीद् देव्याः वीर्येण संवृतः ॥
tataḥ so 'pi padākrāntas tayā nijamukhāt tataḥ / ardhaniṣkrānta evāsīd devyā vīryeṇa saṃvṛtaḥ
Pagkaraan, bagaman dinidiinan ng kanyang paa, nagsimula siyang lumitaw mula sa sarili niyang bibig; ngunit kalahati lamang ang naiangat, sapagkat napigil at napasuko ng kapangyarihan ng Diyosa.
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Evil may attempt to ‘reappear’ in new forms, but it cannot fully manifest when confronted by higher power aligned with dharma. Restraint is as crucial as destruction.
Narrative theology (devī-māhātmya) rather than lakṣaṇa material; it functions as dharma-sustaining exemplum.
Emerging ‘from the mouth’ suggests the resurgence of ego through speech/thought. Being ‘half-emerged’ indicates partial activation of vāsanās that are arrested by śakti (inner power).