Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 83, Shloka 37
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
देव्युवाच गरज गरज क्षणं मूढ मधु यावत्पिबाम्यहम् ।
मया त्वयि हतेऽत्रैव गर्जिष्यन्त्याशु देवताः ॥
devyuvāca garja garja kṣaṇaṃ mūḍha madhu yāvat pibāmy aham / mayā tvayi hate 'traiva garjiṣyanty āśu devatāḥ
女神说道：“吼吧，吼吧，愚者，且再吼片刻——直到我饮下这蜜。待你在此被我诛灭，诸天不久便将欢呼咆哮（以示凯旋）。”
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FAQs
The verse dramatizes the impermanence of boastful power: the asura’s roar is momentary, while the devas’ celebration follows the restoration of cosmic order. It teaches that adharma’s confidence is misplaced.
A dharma-upadeśa delivered through itihāsa-kathā style within the Purāṇa; not a direct lakṣaṇa unit, but supports dharma by exemplifying divine governance.
‘Honey’ can imply rasa (bliss/essence). Devī ‘drinking madhu’ suggests sovereign enjoyment of śakti before decisive action—mastery over both delight (rasa) and battle (ugra-kriyā).