Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 89, Shloka 21
Adhyaya 89 — The Wrath of Shumbha and Nishumbha and the Fall of Nishumbha
अट्टाट्टहासमशिवं शिवदूती चकार ह ।
तैः शब्दैरसुरास्त्रेसुः शुम्भः कोपं परं ययौ ॥
aṭṭāṭṭahāsamaśivaṃ śivadūtī cakāra ha / taiḥ śabdairasurāstresuḥ śumbhaḥ kopaṃ paraṃ yayau
尸婆使者（Śivadūtī）发出可怖而不祥的狂笑；闻此声响，阿修罗纷纷发射兵刃，舒姆婆（Śumbha）则被极度的愤怒攫住。
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FAQs
Egoic power (Śumbha) responds to the collapse of its intimidation tactics with rage. The text highlights how adharma, when confronted, often escalates rather than reflects.
Akhyanic narrative illustrating dharma’s triumph; not a genealogical or manvantara enumeration unit.
The ‘inauspicious laughter’ is the stripping away of false solemnity—an apocalyptic humor that exposes the unreality of asuric pretensions, provoking their final, desperate reaction.