Shloka 9
Adhyaya 83 — The Slaying of Mahishasura’s Armies and the Final Death of Mahishasura
दृष्ट्वा तदापतच्छूलं देवी शूलममुंचत ।
तच्छूलं शतधा तेन नीतं स च महासुरः ॥
dṛṣṭvā tadāpatacchūlaṃ devī śūlam amuñcata | tacchūlaṃ śatadhā tena nītaṃ sa ca mahāsuraḥ ||
女神见那三叉戟疾冲而来，便放出自己的三叉戟；由此，那三叉戟被击碎为百段——那大阿修罗亦同被诛倒。
FAQs
Dharma does not merely endure attack—it responds with proportionate, decisive action. The Goddess’ single act neutralizes both the weapon and the wielder, showing the futility of aggression against cosmic order.
A māhātmya episode: it supports Purāṇic purpose (dharma-artha) through exemplary narrative rather than cosmological enumeration.
The enemy trident (often symbolically linked to piercing the threefold world) is fragmented—signifying the breaking of triadic bondage (past-present-future; guṇas) when confronted by awakened śakti.