Shloka 18
Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
उत्पत्य च प्रगृह्योच्चैर्देवीं गगनमास्थितः ।
तत्रापि सा निराधारा युयुधे तेन चण्डिका ॥
utpatya ca pragṛhyoccair devīṃ gaganam āsthitaḥ / tatrāpi sā nirādhārā yuyudhe tena caṇḍikā
وہ چھلانگ لگا کر دیوی کو جکڑتے ہوئے آسمان میں بہت اونچا اٹھ گیا۔ وہاں بھی، بغیر کسی سہارے کے، چنڈیکا اس کے ساتھ جنگ کرتی رہی۔
FAQs
The Goddess’s stability does not depend on external supports; likewise, steadfastness in dharma persists even when one is ‘lifted’ into uncertain conditions.
Carita: an intensification of the battle narrative, presenting the Goddess as beyond ordinary constraints (space/ground/support).
‘Nirādhārā’ suggests the Self’s independence from worldly bases; in yogic symbolism, consciousness can remain poised even when the usual ‘ground’ (habitual reference points) is removed.