Shloka 10
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
तं निनादमुपश्रुत्य दैत्यसैन्यैश्चतुर्दिशम् ।
देवी सिंहस्तथा काली सरोषैः परिवारिताः ॥
taṃ ninādam upaśrutya daityasainyaiś caturdiśam |
devī siṃhas tathā kālī saroṣaiḥ parivāritāḥ ||
Nghe tiếng gầm ấy, các đạo quân Daitya ở bốn phương liền xao động; và Đức Devi—cùng sư tử của Mẹ và Kālī—đứng vững, bị những kẻ thù giận dữ vây quanh.
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FAQs
Adharma reacts violently when confronted by truth and power; the Devi remains unshaken even when encircled. The ethical lesson is steadfastness: righteousness may be surrounded, but it is not defeated by mere numbers.
Falls under Vaṃśānucarita / narrative exempla used to teach Dharma—here, the cosmic conflict motif that purāṇas employ to show the restoration of order.
The ‘four directions’ suggest totality of the manifested field. The asuric forces encircling the Devi symbolize the ego and passions surrounding consciousness; Devi’s presence indicates the unmoving center that can transmute them.