Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 82, Shloka 62
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
विच्छिन्नजङ्घास्त्वपरे पेतुरुर्व्यां महासुराः ।
एकबाह्वक्षिचरणाः केचिद्देव्याः द्विधा कृताः ॥
vicchinnajaṅghās tv apare petur urvyāṃ mahāsurāḥ | ekabāhv-akṣicaraṇāḥ kecid devyā dvidhā kṛtāḥ ||
另有一些小腿被斩断，坠落大地——皆是巨大的阿修罗。还有的只剩一臂、一眼与一腿，仍被女神（提毗）劈作两半。
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FAQs
Even when reduced and weakened, the asuric tendency persists; the narrative insists that partial reform is not enough—root causes must be decisively removed.
Ākhyāna within the Devī cycle; it supports dharma teaching via exemplification rather than via cosmological lists.
The ‘one-eyed/one-limbed’ state can symbolize fragmented awareness—partial perception and crippled agency—still dangerous until fully transcended.