Shloka 33
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
ततो महासुरो भूयो माहिषं वपुरास्थितः ।
तथैव क्षोभयामास त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ॥
tato mahāsuro bhūyo māhiṣaṃ vapurāsthitaḥ /
tathaiva kṣobhayāmāsa trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
随后，那大阿修罗又再度取了水牛之身；于是他继续震撼三界，连同一切动者与不动者。
FAQs
Adharma tends to revert to its ‘root-form’ even after tactical defeats; therefore the remedy must be decisive and principled, not merely reactive.
Carita: cosmic-scale narration of conflict between stabilizing divine order and destabilizing asuric force.
‘Trailokya’ can be read as the three states/planes of experience; the buffalo-form (heaviness) shaking all levels suggests tamas pervading waking, dreaming, and deep tendencies—requiring Devī’s transformative power.