ऋषिरुवाच॥
ṛṣiruvāca || 1 ||
The Sage said:
देवासुरमभूद्युद्धं पूर्णमब्दशतं पुरा ।
महिषेऽसुराणामधिपे देवानां च पुरन्दरे॥
devāsuramabhūdyuddhaṃ pūrṇamabdaśataṃ purā | mahiṣe'surāṇāmadhipe devānāṃ ca purandare || 2 ||
Formerly a battle was fought between the devas and the asuras for a full hundred years, when Mahishasura was the lord of the asuras and Purandara (Indra) was the lord of the devas.
तत्रासुरैर्महावीर्यैर्देवसैन्यं पराजितम् ।
जित्वा च सकलान् देवानिन्द्रोऽभून्महिषासुरः॥
tatrāsurairmahāvīryairdevasainyaṃ parājitam | jitvā ca sakalān devānindro'bhūnmahiṣāsuraḥ || 3 ||
In that battle, the army of the devas was vanquished by the asuras of great valour. After conquering all the devas, Mahishasura became the lord of heaven (Indra).
ततः पराजिता देवाः पद्मयोनिं प्रजापतिम् ।
पुरस्कृत्य गतास्तत्र यत्रेशगरुडध्वजौ॥
tataḥ parājitā devāḥ padmayoniṃ prajāpatim | puraskṛtya gatāstatra yatreśagaruḍadhvajau || 4 ||
Then the vanquished devas, placing Prajapati Brahma at their head, went to the place where Shiva and Vishnu were.
यथावृत्तं तयोस्तद्वन्महिषासुरचेष्टितम् ।
त्रिदशाः कथयामासुर्देवाभिभवविस्तरम्॥
yathāvṛttaṃ tayostadvanmahiṣāsuraceṣṭitam | tridaśāḥ kathayāmāsurdevābhibhavavistaram || 5 ||
The devas described to them in detail, exactly as it had happened, the doings of Mahishasura and the defeat of the devas.
सूर्येन्द्राग्न्यनिलेन्दूनां यमस्य वरुणस्य च ।
अन्येषां चाधिकारान्स स्वयमेवाधितिष्ठति॥
sūryendrāgnyanilendūnāṃ yamasya varuṇasya ca | anyeṣāṃ cādhikārānsa svayamevādhitiṣṭhati || 6 ||
He himself has assumed the jurisdictions of Surya, Indra, Agni, Vayu, Chandra, Yama, Varuna, and other devas.
स्वर्गान्निराकृताः सर्वे तेन देवगणा भुवि ।
विचरन्ति यथा मर्त्या महिषेण दुरात्मना॥
svargānnirākṛtāḥ sarve tena devagaṇā bhuvi | vicaranti yathā martyā mahiṣeṇa durātmanā || 7 ||
Thrown out from heaven by that evil-natured Mahisha, the hosts of devas wander on the earth like mortals.
एतद्वः कथितं सर्वममरारिविचेष्टितम् ।
शरणं वः प्रपन्नाः स्मो वधस्तस्य विचिन्त्यताम्॥
etadvaḥ kathitaṃ sarvamamarāriviceṣṭitam | śaraṇaṃ vaḥ prapannāḥ smo vadhastasya vicintyatām || 8 ||
All the doings of the enemy of the devas have been related to you. We have sought refuge in you; may his destruction be devised.
इत्थं निशम्य देवानां वचांसि मधुसूदनः ।
चकार कोपं शम्भुश्च भ्रुकुटीकुटिलाननौ॥
itthaṃ niśamya devānāṃ vacāṃsi madhusūdanaḥ | cakāra kopaṃ śambhuśca bhrukuṭīkuṭilānanau || 9 ||
Having thus heard the words of the devas, Vishnu and Shiva became angry, and their faces grew fierce with frowns.
ततोऽतिकोपपूर्णस्य चक्रिणो वदनात्ततः ।
निश्चक्राम महत्तेजो ब्रह्मणः शङ्करस्य च॥
tato'tikopapūrṇasya cakriṇo vadanāttataḥ | niścakrāma mahattejo brahmaṇaḥ śaṅkarasya ca || 10 ||
Then from the face of Vishnu, who was filled with intense anger, and from those of Brahma and Shiva, sprang forth a great effulgence.
अन्येषां चैव देवानां शक्रादीनां शरीरतः ।
निर्गतं सुमहत्तेजस्तच्चैक्यं समगच्छत॥
anyeṣāṃ caiva devānāṃ śakrādīnāṃ śarīrataḥ | nirgataṃ sumahattejastaccaikyaṃ samagacchata || 11 ||
From the bodies of Indra and other devas also sprang forth a very great effulgence, and all this light united together.
अतीव तेजसः कूटं ज्वलन्तमिव पर्वतम् ।
ददृशुस्ते सुरास्तत्र ज्वालाव्याप्तदिगन्तरम्॥
atīva tejasaḥ kūṭaṃ jvalantamiva parvatam | dadṛśuste surāstatra jvālāvyāptadigantaram || 12 ||
The devas saw there a concentration of light like a blazing mountain, whose flames pervaded all the quarters.
अतुलं तत्र तत्तेजः सर्वदेवशरीरजम् ।
एकस्थं तदभून्नारी व्याप्तलोकत्रयं त्विषा॥
atulaṃ tatra tattejaḥ sarvadevaśarīrajam | ekasthaṃ tadabhūnnārī vyāptalokatrayaṃ tviṣā || 13 ||
That peerless effulgence, born from the bodies of all the devas, gathered into a single mass and turned into a woman, pervading the three worlds with her lustre.
यदभूच्छाम्भवं तेजस्तेनाजायत तन्मुखम् ।
याम्येन चाभवन् केशा बाहवो विष्णुतेजसा॥
yadabhūcchāmbhavaṃ tejastenājāyata tanmukham | yāmyena cābhavan keśā bāhavo viṣṇutejasā || 14 ||
By that which was Shiva's light, her face came into being; by Yama's light her hair, and by Vishnu's light her arms.
सौम्येन स्तनयोर्युग्मं मध्यं चैन्द्रेण चाभवत् ।
वारुणेन च जङ्घोरू नितम्बस्तेजसा भुवः॥
saumyena stanayoryugmaṃ madhyaṃ caindreṇa cābhavat | vāruṇena ca jaṅghorū nitambastejasā bhuvaḥ || 15 ||
By the moon's light her two breasts, and by Indra's light her waist; by Varuna's light her shanks and thighs, and by the earth's light her hips.
ब्रह्मणस्तेजसा पादौ तदङ्गुल्योऽर्कतेजसा ।
वसूनां च कराङ्गुल्यः कौबेरेण च नासिका॥
brahmaṇastejasā pādau tadaṅgulyo'rkatejasā | vasūnāṃ ca karāṅgulyaḥ kaubereṇa ca nāsikā || 16 ||
By Brahma's light her feet, and by the sun's light her toes; by the Vasus' light her fingers, and by Kubera's light her nose.
तस्यास्तु दन्ताः सम्भूताः प्राजापत्येन तेजसा ।
नयनत्रितयं जज्ञे तथा पावकतेजसा॥
tasyāstu dantāḥ sambhūtāḥ prājāpatyena tejasā | nayanatritayaṃ jajñe tathā pāvakatejasā || 17 ||
Her teeth were formed by the light of Prajapati, and her three eyes were produced by the light of Agni.
भ्रुवौ च सन्ध्ययोस्तेजः श्रवणावनिलस्य च ।
अन्येषां चैव देवानां सम्भवस्तेजसां शिवा॥
bhruvau ca sandhyayostejaḥ śravaṇāvanilasya ca | anyeṣāṃ caiva devānāṃ sambhavastejasāṃ śivā || 18 ||
Her eyebrows were formed by the light of the two twilights, and her ears by the light of Vayu; thus the kind Devi was born from the energy of the other devas as well.
ततः समस्तदेवानां तेजोराशिसमुद्भवाम् ।
तां विलोक्य मुदं प्रापुरमरा महिषार्दिताः॥
tataḥ samastadevānāṃ tejorāśisamudbhavām | tāṃ vilokya mudaṃ prāpuramarā mahiṣārditāḥ || 19 ||
Then, looking at her who had sprung from the massed effulgence of all the devas, the immortals who were tormented by Mahishasura experienced great joy.
शूलं शूलाद्विनिष्कृष्य ददौ तस्यै पिनाकधृक् ।
चक्रं च दत्तवान् कृष्णः समुत्पाद्य स्वचक्रतः॥
śūlaṃ śūlādviniṣkṛṣya dadau tasyai pinākadhṛk | cakraṃ ca dattavān kṛṣṇaḥ samutpādya svacakrataḥ || 20 ||
The bearer of Pinaka (Shiva) drew forth a trident from his own trident and gave it to her; and Krishna (Vishnu) brought forth a discus from his own discus and gave it to her.
शङ्खं च वरुणः शक्तिं ददौ तस्यै हुताशनः ।
मारुतो दत्तवांश्चापं बाणपूर्णे तथेषुधी॥
śaṅkhaṃ ca varuṇaḥ śaktiṃ dadau tasyai hutāśanaḥ . māruto dattavāṃścāpaṃ bāṇapūrṇe tatheṣudhī .. 21 ..
Varuna gave her a conch and Agni a spear; and Vayu gave a bow as well as two quivers full of arrows.
वज्रमिन्द्रः समुत्पाट्य कुलिशादमराधिपः ।
ददौ तस्यै सहस्राक्षो घण्टामैरावताद्गजात्॥
vajramindraḥ samutpāṭya kuliśādamarādhipaḥ . dadau tasyai sahasrākṣo ghaṇṭāmairāvatādgajāt .. 22 ..
Indra, the lord of devas, bringing forth a thunderbolt out of his own thunderbolt and a bell from that of his elephant Airavata, gave them to her.
कालदण्डाद्यमो दण्डं पाशं चाम्बुपतिर्ददौ ।
प्रजापतिश्चाक्षमालां ददौ ब्रह्मा कमण्डलुम्॥
kāladaṇḍādyamo daṇḍaṃ pāśaṃ cāmbupatirdadau . prajāpatiścākṣamālāṃ dadau brahmā kamaṇḍalum .. 23 ..
Yama gave a staff from his own staff of Death and Varuna, the lord of waters, a noose; and Brahma, the lord of beings, gave a rosary and a water-pot.
समस्तरोमकूपेषु निजरश्मीन् दिवाकरः ।
कालश्च दत्तवान् खड्गं तस्याश्चर्म च निर्मलम्॥
samastaromakūpeṣu nijaraśmīn divākaraḥ . kālaśca dattavān khaḍgaṃ tasyāścarma ca nirmalam .. 24 ..
Surya bestowed his own rays on all the pores of her skin and Kala (Time) gave a spotless sword and a shield.
क्षीरोदश्चामलं हारमजरे च तथाम्बरे ।
चूडामणिं तथा दिव्यं कुण्डले कटकानि च॥
kṣīrodaścāmalaṃ hāramajare ca tathāmbare . cūḍāmaṇiṃ tathā divyaṃ kuṇḍale kaṭakāni ca .. 25 ..
The milky ocean gave a pure necklace, two undecaying garments, a divine crest-jewel, a pair of earrings, bracelets,
अर्धचन्द्रं तथा शुभ्रं केयूरान् सर्वबाहुषु ।
नूपुरौ विमलौ तद्वद् ग्रैवेयकमनुत्तमम्॥
ardhacandraṃ tathā śubhraṃ keyūrān sarvabāhuṣu . nūpurau vimalau tadvad graiveyakamanuttamam .. 26 ..
a brilliant half-moon ornament, armlets on all her arms, a pair of shining anklets, a unique necklace,
अङ्गुलीयकरत्नानि समस्तास्वङ्गुलीषु च ।
विश्वकर्मा ददौ तस्यै परशुं चातिनिर्मलम्॥
aṅgulīyakaratnāni samastāsvaṅgulīṣu ca . viśvakarmā dadau tasyai paraśuṃ cātinirmalam .. 27 ..
and excellent rings on all her fingers. Visvakarman gave her a very brilliant axe,
अस्त्राण्यनेकरूपाणि तथाभेद्यं च दंशनम् ।
अम्लानपङ्कजां मालां शिरस्युरसि चापराम्॥
astrāṇyanekarūpāṇi tathābhedyaṃ ca daṃśanam . amlānapaṅkajāṃ mālāṃ śirasyurasi cāparām .. 28 ..
weapons of various forms and also an impenetrable armour. The ocean gave her a garland of unfading lotuses for her head and another for her breast,
अददज्जलधिस्तस्यै पङ्कजं चातिशोभनम् ।
हिमवान् वाहनं सिंहं रत्नानि विविधानि च॥
adadajjaladhistasyai paṅkajaṃ cātiśobhanam . himavān vāhanaṃ siṃhaṃ ratnāni vividhāni ca .. 29 ..
and a very beautiful lotus in her hand. The mountain Himavat gave her a lion to ride on and various jewels.
ददावशून्यं सुरया पानपात्रं धनाधिपः ।
शेषश्च सर्वनागेशो महामणिविभूषितम्॥
dadāvaśūnyaṃ surayā pānapātraṃ dhanādhipaḥ . śeṣaśca sarvanāgeśo mahāmaṇivibhūṣitam .. 30 ..
The lord of wealth gave her a drinking cup, ever full of wine. And Sesha, the lord of all serpents, gave her a necklace adorned with large gems.
नागहारं ददौ तस्यै धत्ते यः पृथिवीमिमाम् ।
अन्यैरपि सुरैर्देवी भूषणैरायुधैस्तथा॥
nāgahāraṃ dadau tasyai dhatte yaḥ pṛthivīmimām . anyairapi surairdevī bhūṣaṇairāyudhaistathā .. 31 ..
He who supports this earth gave her a serpent-necklace. Honoured likewise by other gods also with ornaments and weapons,
सम्मानिता ननादोच्चैः साट्टहासं मुहुर्मुहुः ।
तस्या नादेन घोरेण कृत्स्नमापूरितं नभः॥
sammānitā nanādoccaiḥ sāṭṭahāsaṃ muhurmuhuḥ . tasyā nādena ghoreṇa kṛtsnamāpūritaṃ nabhaḥ .. 32 ..
she gave out a loud roar with a defying laugh again and again. By her unending, exceedingly great, terrible roar the entire sky was filled.
अमायतातिमहता प्रतिशब्दो महानभूत् ।
चुक्षुभुः सकला लोकाः समुद्राश्च चकम्पिरे॥
amāyatātimahatā pratiśabdo mahānabhūt . cukṣubhuḥ sakalā lokāḥ samudrāśca cakampire .. 33 ..
There arose a great echo. All the worlds shook, and the oceans trembled.
चचाल वसुधा चेलुः सकलाश्च महीधराः ।
जयेति देवाश्च मुदा तामूचुः सिंहवाहिनीम्॥
cacāla vasudhā celuḥ sakalāśca mahīdharāḥ . jayeti devāśca mudā tāmūcuḥ siṃhavāhinīm .. 34 ..
The earth quaked and all the mountains rocked. And the gods in joy exclaimed, 'Victory!' to her, the lion-riding Devi.
तुष्टुवुर्मुनयश्चैनां भक्तिनम्रात्ममूर्तयः ।
दृष्ट्वा समस्तं सङ्क्षुब्धं त्रैलोक्यममरारयः॥
tuṣṭuvurmunayaścaināṃ bhaktinamrātmamūrtayaḥ . dṛṣṭvā samastaṃ saṅkṣubdhaṃ trailokyamamarārayaḥ .. 35 ..
The sages, who bowed their bodies in devotion, extolled her. Seeing the three worlds agitated, the enemies of the gods,
सन्नद्धाखिलसैन्यास्ते समुत्तस्थुरुदायुधाः ।
आः किमेतदिति क्रोधादाभाष्य महिषासुरः॥
sannaddhākhilasainyāste samuttasthurudāyudhāḥ . āḥ kimetaditi krodhādābhāṣya mahiṣāsuraḥ .. 36 ..
mobilised all their armies and rose up together with uplifted weapons. Mahishasura, exclaiming in wrath, 'Ah! What is this?'
अभ्यधावत तं शब्दमशेषैरसुरैर्वृतः ।
स ददर्श ततो देवीं व्याप्तलोकत्रयां त्विषा॥
abhyadhāvata taṃ śabdamaśeṣairasurairvṛtaḥ . sa dadarśa tato devīṃ vyāptalokatrayāṃ tviṣā .. 37 ..
rushed towards that roar, surrounded by innumerable asuras. Then he saw the Devi pervading the three worlds with her radiance.
पादाक्रान्त्या नतभुवं किरीटोल्लिखिताम्बराम् ।
क्षोभिताशेषपातालां धनुर्ज्यानिःस्वनेन ताम्॥
pādākrāntyā natabhuvaṃ kirīṭollikhitāmbarām . kṣobhitāśeṣapātālāṃ dhanurjyāniḥsvanena tām .. 38 ..
Making the earth bend low under her footsteps, scraping the sky with her diadem, shaking the nether worlds with the twang of her bowstring,
दिशो भुजसहस्रेण समन्ताद् व्याप्य संस्थिताम् ।
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तया देव्या सुरद्विषाम्॥
diśo bhujasahasreṇa samantād vyāpya saṃsthitām . tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tayā devyā suradviṣām .. 39 ..
and standing there filling all the quarters around with her thousand arms. Then began a battle between that Devi and the enemies of the gods,
शस्त्रास्त्रैर्बहुधा मुक्तैरादीपितदिगन्तरम् ।
महिषासुरसेनानीश्चिक्षुराख्यो महासुरः॥
śastrāstrairbahudhā muktairādīpitadigantaram . mahiṣāsurasenānīścikṣurākhyo mahāsuraḥ .. 40 ..
in which every direction of the sky was illumined by the weapons and missiles hurled in abundance. Mahishasura's general, a great asura named Ciksura...
युयुधे चामरश्चान्यैश्चतुरङ्गबलान्वितः ।
रथानामयुतैः षड्भिरुदग्राख्यो महासुरः॥
mahiṣāsurasenānīścikṣurākhyo mahāsuraḥ | yuyudhe cāmaraścānyaiścaturaṅgabalānvitaḥ ||41||
Chamara fought with forces drawn from all the four parts of the army. The great asura Udagra fought with sixty thousand chariots.
अयुध्यतायुतानां च सहस्रेण महाहनुः ।
पञ्चाशद्भिश्च नियुतैरसिलोमा महासुरः॥
rathānāmayutaiḥ ṣaḍbhirudagrākhyo mahāsuraḥ | ayudhyatāyutānāṁ ca sahasreṇa mahāhanuḥ || 42||
Mahahanu fought with ten millions of chariots, and the great asura Asiloman with fifteen millions.
अयुतानां शतैः षड्भिर्बाष्कलो युयुधे रणे ।
गजवाजिसहस्रौघैरनेकैः परिवारितः॥
pañcāśadbhiśca niyutairasilomā mahāsuraḥ | ayutānāṁ śataiḥ ṣaḍbhirbāṣkalo yuyudhe raṇe || 43||
Baskala fought in the battle with six millions of chariots, surrounded by thousands of elephants and horses.
वृतो रथानां कोट्या च युद्धे तस्मिन्नयुध्यत ।
बिडालाख्योऽयुतानां च पञ्चाशद्भिरथायुतैः॥
gajavājisahasraughairanekaiḥ parivāritaḥ | vṛto rathānāṁ koṭyā ca yuddhe tasminnayudhyata || 44||
Surrounded by a crore of chariots, he fought in that battle. And the asura named Vidala, with fifty myriads of chariots,
युयुधे संयुगे तत्र रथानां परिवारितः ।
अन्ये च तत्रायुतशो रथनागहयैर्वृताः॥
biḍālākhyo'yutānāṁ ca pañcāśadbhirathāyutaiḥ | yuyudhe saṁyuge tatra rathānāṁ parivāritaḥ || 45||
fought in that battle, surrounded by chariots. And other great asuras, surrounded by thousands of chariots, elephants and horses,
युयुधुः संयुगे देव्या सह तत्र महासुराः ।
कोटिकोटिसहस्रैस्तु रथानां दन्तिनां तथा॥
anye ca tatrāyutaśo rathanāgahayairvṛtāḥ | yuyudhuḥ saṁyuge devyā saha tatra mahāsurāḥ || 46||
fought with the Devi in that battle. Mahishasura was surrounded by thousands of crores of chariots and elephants,
हयानां च वृतो युद्धे तत्राभून्महिषासुरः ।
तोमरैर्भिन्दिपालैश्च शक्तिभिर्मुसलैस्तथा॥
koṭikoṭisahasraistu rathānāṁ dantināṁ tathā | hayānāṁ ca vṛto yuddhe tatrābhūnmahiṣāsuraḥ || 47||
and horses in that battle. They fought with iron maces, javelins, spears, and clubs,
युयुधुः संयुगे देव्या खड्गैः परशुपट्टिशैः ।
केचिच्च चिक्षिपुः शक्तीः केचित्पाशांस्तथापरे॥
tomarairbhindipālaiśca śaktibhirmusalaistathā | yuyudhuḥ saṁyuge devyā khaḍgaiḥ paraśupaṭṭiśaiḥ ||48||
and with swords, axes, and halberds against the Devi. Some hurled spears and others nooses.
देवीं खड्गप्रहारैस्तु ते तां हन्तुं प्रचक्रमुः ।
सापि देवी ततस्तानि शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि चण्डिका॥
kecicca cikṣipuḥ śaktīḥ kecit pāśāṁstathāpare | devīṁ khaḍgaprahāraistu te tāṁ hantuṁ pracakramuḥ ||49||
They began to strike the Devi with swords in order to kill her. And the Devi Chandika, showering her own weapons and arms,
लीलयैव प्रचिच्छेद निजशस्त्रास्त्रवर्षिणी ।
अनायस्तानना देवी स्तूयमाना सुरर्षिभिः॥
sāpi devī tatastāni śastrāṇyastrāṇi caṇḍikā | līlayaiva praciccheda nijaśastrāstravarṣiṇī || 50 ||
playfully cut into pieces all those weapons and arms. The Devi, whose face showed no fatigue, was praised by gods and sages.
मुमोचासुरदेहेषु शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि चेश्वरी ।
सोऽपि क्रुद्धो धुतसटो देव्या वाहनकेसरी॥
anāyastānanā devī stūyamānā surarṣibhiḥ | mumocāsuradeheṣu śastrāṇyastrāṇi ceśvarī || 51||
The Devi threw her weapons and arms on the bodies of the asuras. The lion, the mount of the Devi, shaking its mane in anger,
चचारासुरसैन्येषु वनेष्विव हुताशनः ।
निःश्वासान् मुमुचे यांश्च युध्यमाना रणेऽम्बिका॥
so'pi kruddho dhutasaṭo devyā vāhanakesarī| cacārāsurasainyeṣu vaneṣviva hutāśanaḥ ||52 ||
stalked among the armies of the asuras like a fire in a forest. The sighs which Ambika heaved while engaged in the battle,
त एव सद्यः सम्भूता गणाः शतसहस्रशः ।
युयुधुस्ते परशुभिर्भिन्दिपालासिपट्टिशैः॥
niḥśvāsān mumuce yāṁśca yudhyamānā raṇe'mbikā | ta eva sadyaḥ sambhūtā gaṇāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ || 53||
became at once myriads of battalions. They fought with axes, javelins, swords and halberds.
नाशयन्तोऽसुरगणान् देवीशक्त्युपबृंहिताः ।
अवादयन्त पटहान् गणाः शङ्खांस्तथापरे॥
yuyudhuste paraśubhirbhindipālāsipaṭṭiśaiḥ | nāśayanto'suragaṇān devīśaktyupabṛṁhitāḥ || 54||
Destroying the asuras, these battalions, energized by the power of the Devi, beat tom-toms and others blew conches.
मृदङ्गांश्च तथैवान्ये तस्मिन् युद्धमहोत्सवे ।
ततो देवी त्रिशूलेन गदया शक्तिवृष्टिभिः॥
avādayanta paṭahān gaṇāḥ śaṅkhāṁstathāpare | mṛdaṅgāṁśca tathaivānye tasmin yuddhamahotsave || 55||
And others beat tabors in that great festival of battle. Then the Devi, with her trident, club, and showers of spears,
खड्गादिभिश्च शतशो निजघान महासुरान् ।
पातयामास चैवान्यान् घण्टास्वनविमोहितान्॥
tato devī triśūlena gadayā śaktivṛṣṭibhiḥ| khaḍgādibhiśca śataśo nijaghāna mahāsurān || 56||
and swords, killed hundreds of great asuras. She brought down others who were stupefied by the noise of her bell.
असुरान् भुवि पाशेन बद्ध्वा चान्यानकर्षयत् ।
केचिद् द्विधा कृतास्तीक्ष्णैः खड्गपातैस्तथापरे॥
pātayāmāsa caivānyān ghaṇṭāsvanavimohitān| asurān bhuvi pāśena baddhvā cānyānakarṣayat || 57||
Binding other asuras with her noose, she dragged them on the ground. Some were cut into two by the sharp strokes of her sword.
विपोथिता निपातेन गदया भुवि शेरते ।
वेमुश्च केचिद्रुधिरं मुसलेन भृशं हताः॥
kecid dvidhākṛtāstīkṣṇaiḥ khaḍgapātaistathāpare | vipothitā nipātena gadayā bhuvi śerate || 58||
Others, smashed by the blows of her mace, lay down on the ground. Some, severely battered by her club, vomited blood.
केचिन्निपतिता भूमौ भिन्नाः शूलेन वक्षसि ।
निरन्तराः शरौघेण कृताः केचिद्रणाजिरे॥
vemuśca kecidrudhiraṁ musalena bhṛśaṁ hatāḥ | kecinnipatitā bhūmau bhinnāḥ śūlena vakṣasi || 59||
Pierced in the breast by her trident, some fell on the ground. In the battlefield, some were completely covered by a thick shower of arrows.
शल्यानुकारिणः प्राणान् मुमुचुस्त्रिदशार्दनाः ।
केषांचिद् बाहवश्छिन्नाश्छिन्नग्रीवास्तथापरे॥
nirantarāḥ śaraugheṇa kṛtāḥ kecidraṇājire | śalyānukāriṇaḥ prāṇān mumucustridaśārdanāḥ || 60||
Resembling porcupines, those tormentors of the gods gave up their lives. The arms of some were cut off, and the necks of others were severed.
शिरांसि पेतुरन्येषामन्ये मध्ये विदारिताः ।
विच्छिन्नजङ्घास्त्वपरे पेतुरुर्व्यां महासुराः॥
śirāṁsi pēturanyēṣāmanyē madhyē vidāritāḥ | vicchinnajaṅghāstvaparē pētururvyāṁ mahāsurāḥ || 61 ||
The heads of others rolled down; some others were torn asunder in the middle of their trunks, and some great asuras fell on the ground with their legs severed.
एकबाह्वक्षिचरणाः केचिद्देव्या द्विधा कृताः ।
छिन्नेऽपि चान्ये शिरसि पतिताः पुनरुत्थिताः॥
ēkabāhvakṣicaraṇāḥ kēciddēvyā dvidhā kr̥tāḥ | chinnē:'pi cānyē śirasi patitāḥ punarutthitāḥ || 62 ||
Some rendered one-armed, one-eyed, and one-legged were again clove in twain by the Devi. And others, though rendered headless, fell and rose again.
कबन्धा युयुधुर्देव्या गृहीतपरमायुधाः ।
ननृतुश्चापरे तत्र युद्धे तूर्यलयाश्रिताः॥
kabandhā yuyudhurdēvyā gr̥hītaparamāyudhāḥ | nanr̥tuścāparē tatra yuddhē tūryalayāśritāḥ || 63 ||
Headless trunks fought with the Devi with best weapons in their hands. Some of these headless trunks danced there in the battle to the rhythm of the musical instruments.
कबन्धाश्छिन्नशिरसः खड्गशक्त्यृष्टिपाणयः ।
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति भाषन्तो देवीमन्ये महासुराः॥
kabandhāśchinnaśirasaḥ khaḍgaśaktyr̥ṣṭipāṇayaḥ | tiṣṭha tiṣṭhēti bhāṣantō dēvīmanyē mahāsurāḥ || 64 ||
The trunks of some other great asuras, with their swords, spears and lances still in their hands, shouted at the Devi with their just severed heads, 'Stop, stop'.
पातितै रथनागाश्वैरसुरैश्च वसुन्धरा ।
अगम्या साऽभवत्तत्र यत्राभूत् स महारणः॥
pātitai rathanāgāśvairasuraiśca vasundharā | agamyā sā:'bhavattatra yatrābhūt sa mahāraṇaḥ || 65 ||
That part of earth where the battle was fought became impassable with the asuras, elephants and horses and chariots that had been felled.
शोणितौघा महानद्यः सद्यस्तत्र प्रसुस्रुवुः ।
मध्ये चासुरसैन्यस्य वारणासुरवाजिनाम्॥
śōṇitaughā mahānadyaḥ sadyastatra prasusruvuḥ | madhyē cāsurasainyasya vāraṇāsuravājinām || 66 ||
The profuse blood from the asuras, elephants and horses flowed immediately like large rivers amidst that army of the asuras.
क्षणेन तन्महासैन्यमसुराणां तथाम्बिका ।
निन्ये क्षयं यथा वह्निस्तृणदारुमहाचयम्॥
kṣaṇēna tanmahāsainyamasurāṇāṁ tathāmbikā | ninyē kṣayaṁ yathā vahnistr̥ṇadārumahācayam || 67 ||
As fire consumes a huge heap of straw and wood, so did Ambika destroy that vast army of asuras in no time.
स च सिंहो महानादमुत्सृजन्धुतकेसरः ।
शरीरेभ्योऽमरारीणामसूनिव विचिन्वति॥
sa ca siṁhō mahānādamutsr̥jan dhutakēsaraḥ | śarīrēbhyō:'marārīṇāmasūniva vicinvati || 68 ||
And her carrier-lion, thundering aloud with quivering mane, prowled about in the battlefield, appearing to search out the vital breaths from the bodies of the enemies of devas.
देव्या गणैश्च तैस्तत्र कृतं युद्धं महासुरैः ।
यथैषां तुतुषुर्देवाः पुष्पवृष्टिमुचो दिवि॥
dēvyā gaṇaiśca taistatra kr̥taṁ yuddhaṁ tathāsuraiḥ | yathaiṣāṁ tutuṣurdēvāḥ puṣpavr̥ṣṭimucō divi || 69 ||
In that battlefield the battalions of the Devi fought in such a manner with the asuras that the devas in heaven, showering flowers, extolled them.