r̥ṣiruvāca.
The Rishi said:
ityākarṇya vaco devyāḥ sa dūto'marṣapūritaḥ. samācaṣṭa samāgamya daityarājāya vistarāt.
The messenger, filled with indignation on hearing the words the Devi, returned and related them in detail to the king of the daityas.
tasya dūtasya tadvākyamākarṇyāsurarāṭ tataḥ. sakrodhaḥ prāha daityānāmadhipaṁ dhūmralocanam.
Then the asura monarch, enraged on hearing that report from his messenger, told Dhumralocana, a chieftain of the daityas:
he dhūmralocanāśu tvaṁ svasainyaparivāritaḥ. tāmānaya balād duṣṭāṁ keśākarṣaṇavihvalām.
'O Dhumralocana, hasten together with your army and fetch here by force that shrew, distressed when dragged by her hair.
tatparitrāṇadaḥ kaścidyadi vottiṣṭhate'paraḥ. sa hantavyo'maro vāpi yakṣo gandharva eva vā.
'Or if any one else stands up as her saviors, let him be slain, be he a god, a yaksa or a gandharva.'
r̥ṣiruvāca.
The Rishi said:
tenājñaptastataḥ śīghraṁ sa daityo dhūmralocanaḥ. vr̥taḥ ṣaṣṭyā sahasrāṇāmasurāṇāṁ drutaṁ yayau.
Then the asura Dhumralocana, commanded thus, went forth quickly, accompanied by sixty thousand asuras.
sa dr̥ṣṭvā tāṁ tato devīṁ tuhinācalasaṁsthitām. jagādoccaiḥ prayāhīti mūlaṁ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ.
On seeing the Devi stationed on the snowy mountain, he asked her aloud, 'Come to the presence of Sumbha and Nisumbha.
na cetprītyādya bhavatī madbhartāramupaiṣyati. tato balānnayāmyeṣa keśākarṣaṇavihvalām.
'If you will not take to my lord with affection now, here I take you by force, distressed when dragged by your hair.'
devyuvāca.
The Devi said:
daityeśvareṇa prahito balavān balasaṁvr̥taḥ. balānnayasi māmevaṁ tataḥ kiṁ te karomyaham.
'You are sent by the lord of the asuras, mighty yourself and accompanied by an army. If you thus take me by force, then what can I do to you?'
r̥ṣiruvāca.
The Rishi said:
ityuktaḥ so'bhyadhāvattāmasuro dhūmralocanaḥ. huṁkāreṇaiva taṁ bhasma sā cakārāmbikā tataḥ.
Thus spoken to, the asura Dhumralocana rushed towards her and thereupon Ambika reduced him to ashes with a mere heave of the sound 'hum'.
atha kruddhaṁ mahāsainyamasurāṇāṁ tathāmbikā. vavarṣa sāyakaistīkṣṇaistathā śaktiparaśvadhaiḥ.
Then the great army of asuras became enraged and showered on Ambika sharp arrows, javelins, and axes.
tato dhutasaṭaḥ kopātkr̥tvā nādaṁ subhairavam. papātāsurasenāyāṁ siṁho devyāḥ svavāhanaḥ.
Then the lion, vehicle of the Devi, shaking its mane in anger, and making a most terrific roar, fell on the army of the asuras.
kāṁścit karaprahāreṇa daityānāsyena cāparān. ākramya cādhareṇānyān sa jaghāna mahāsurān.
Some asuras, it slaughtered with a blow of its fore paw, others with its mouth, and other great asuras, by treading over with its hind legs.
keṣāṁcitpāṭayāmāsa nakhaiḥ koṣṭhāni kesarī. tathā talaprahāreṇa śirāṁsi kr̥tavān pr̥thak.
The lion, with its claws, tore out the hearts of some, and with a blow of the paw severed heads from others.
vicchinnabāhuśirasaḥ kr̥tāstena tathāpare. papau ca rudhiraṁ koṣṭhādanyeṣāṁ dhutakesaraḥ.
And it severed arms and heads from others, and shaking its mane drank the blood from the hearts of others.
kṣaṇena tadbalaṁ sarvaṁ kṣayaṁ nītaṁ mahātmanā. tena kesariṇā devyā vāhanenātikopinā.
In a moment all that army was destroyed by that high-souled and exceedingly enraged lion that bore the Devi.
śrutvā tamasuraṁ devyā nihataṁ dhūmralocanam. balaṁ ca kṣayitaṁ kr̥tsnaṁ devīkesariṇā tataḥ.
When Sumbha, the lord of asuras, heard that asura Dhumralocana was slain by the Devi and all his army was destroyed by the lion of the Devi, he was infuriated, his lip quivered and he commanded the two mighty asuras Chanda and Munda.
cukopa daityādhipatiḥ śumbhaḥ prasphuritādharaḥ . ājñāpayāmāsa ca tau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāsurau.
The lord of the asuras, Shumbha, was infuriated, his lip quivered, and he commanded the two mighty asuras Chanda and Munda:
he caṇḍa he muṇḍa balairbahubhiḥ parivāritau . tatra gacchata gatvā ca sā samānīyatāṁ laghu.
'O Chanda, O Munda, go there with large forces, and bring her here speedily.'
keśeṣvākr̥ṣya baddhvā vā yadi vaḥ saṁśayo yudhi . tadāśeṣāyudhaiḥ sarvairasurairvinihanyatām.
'Drag her by her hair or bind her. But if you have any doubt about doing that, then let the asuras strike her in the fight with all their weapons.'
tasyāṁ hatāyāṁ duṣṭāyāṁ siṁhe ca vinipātite . śīghramāgamyatāṁ baddhvā gr̥hītvā tāmathāmbikām.
'When that shrew is wounded and her lion stricken down, seize that Ambika, bind her and bring her quickly.'