Adhyaya 90 — The Slaying of Shumbha and the Reabsorption of the Goddesses into Ambika
ततः प्रसन्नमखिलं हते तस्मिन् दुरात्मनि ।
जगत्स्वास्थ्यमतीवाप निर्मलं चाभवन्नभः ॥
tataḥ prasannam akhilaṃ hate tasmin durātmani /
jagat svāsthyam atīvāpa nirmalaṃ cābhavann abhaḥ
پھر جب وہ بدکار مارا گیا تو سب کچھ پُرسکون ہو گیا؛ دنیا نے بڑی بھلائی پائی اور آسمان صاف ہو گیا۔
The removal of tyranny is not only moral but healing; dharma is portrayed as the condition for clarity (nirmalatā) and collective well-being.
Manvantara-context narration that illustrates the maintenance of the world-order (a common Purāṇic purpose alongside the five marks).
A ‘clear sky’ symbolizes clarity of awareness after the fall of inner darkness; svāsthya is wholeness—being established in one’s own nature (sva-stha).