Shloka 25
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
शुम्भमुक्ताञ्छरान्देवी शुम्भस्तत्प्रहिताञ्छरान् ।
चिच्छेद स्वशरैरुग्रैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
śumbhamuktāñcharāndevī śumbhastatprahitāñcharān / ciccheda svaśarairugraiḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
Pinutol ng Devī ang mga palasong pinakawalan ni Śumbha, at pinutol din ni Śumbha ang mga palasong ipinadala niya—bawat isa’y gamit ang sariling mababangis na palaso, daan-daan at saka libu-libo.
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FAQs
Hostile actions can multiply, but they are not decisive when met by steadiness and skill. The Devī’s mastery shows that dharma is not passive; it is competent and responsive.
Akhyanic/didactic narrative episode demonstrating the restoration of cosmic order.
Arrows can represent thought-impulses and reactive patterns. Cutting them down ‘by hundreds and thousands’ indicates disciplined awareness interrupting proliferating negativity.