Shloka 8
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
स च सिंहः महानादमतीव कृतवान्नृप । घण्टास्वनेन तन्नादमम्बिका चाप्यबृंहयत् ॥
sa ca siṃhaḥ mahānādam atīva kṛtavān nṛpa / ghaṇṭāsvanena tannādam ambikā cāpy abṛṃhayat
اے بادشاہ، اس شیر نے نہایت عظیم دھاڑ مچائی؛ اور امبیکا نے بھی اپنی گھنٹی کی جھنکار سے اس آواز کو اور بڑھا دیا۔
FAQs
Courage (lion) and sacred vigilance (bell) work together: righteous power is not merely force but awakened presence that ‘sounds out’ and dispels confusion and fear.
Anucarita within Manvantara: a vivid narrative device where sound-symbols mark the divine’s entrance into decisive action.
The lion’s roar is raw prāṇa-śakti; the bell is discriminative awareness (viveka) that shapes and amplifies it. Together they indicate integrated power—energy guided by consciousness.