The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
एवं सञ्चिन्त्य सा देवी महीषी सम्बभूव ह । सखीभिः सह विश्वेशि तीक्ष्णशृङ्गाग्रधारिणी ॥
evaṃ saṃcintya sā devī mahīṣī saṃbabhūva ha | sakhībhiḥ saha viśveśi tīkṣṇaśṛṅgāgradhāriṇī ||
یوں غور کر کے وہ دیوی مہیشی (بھینس گائے) بن گئی۔ اے عالم کی مالکہ، وہ سہیلیوں کے ساتھ تھی اور نوکیلے سینگوں کی تیز نوکیں دھارے ہوئے تھی۔
Varāha
It exemplifies Purāṇic shapeshifting imagery and the use of animal-form symbolism in narrative theology and mythic storytelling.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
No explicit ethical instruction is stated; the verse narrates a strategic transformation.
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