Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 24
BndP 3 24.1
हतेषु तेषु रोषान्धो निश्वसञ्छून्यकेश्वरः । कुजलाशमिति प्रोचे युयुत्साव्याकुलाशयः
hateṣu teṣu roṣāndho niśvasañchūnyakeśvaraḥ / kujalāśamiti proce yuyutsāvyākulāśayaḥ
When they had been slain, the lord of Śūnyaka, blind with rage, sighing, his mind agitated with the desire to fight, spoke thus to Kujalāśa:
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BndP 3 24.2
भद्र सेनापते ऽस्माकमभद्रं समुपागतम् । करङ्काद्यश्चमूनाथाः कन्दलद्भुजविक्रमाः
bhadra senāpate 'smākamabhadraṃ samupāgatam / karaṅkādyaścamūnāthāḥ kandaladbhujavikramāḥ
"Good sir, commander of the army, misfortune has come upon us: the army-chiefs beginning with Karaṅka, whose arms' valour was burgeoning,
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BndP 3 24.3
सर्पिणीमायया सर्वगीर्वाणमदभञ्जनाः । पापीयस्या तया गूढमायया विनिपातिताः
sarpiṇīmāyayā sarvagīrvāṇamadabhañjanāḥ / pāpīyasyā tayā gūḍhamāyayā vinipātitāḥ
they who broke the pride of all the gods, have been struck down by that most wicked woman through the magic of the she-serpent, through her hidden trickery.
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BndP 3 24.4
बलाहकप्रभृतयः सप्त ये सैनिकाधिपाः । तानुदग्रभुजासत्त्वान्प्राहिणु प्रधनं प्रति
balāhakaprabhṛtayaḥ sapta ye sainikādhipāḥ / tānudagrabhujāsattvānprāhiṇu pradhanaṃ prati
Those seven army-commanders, Balāhaka and the rest, of lofty arms and courage—send them off to the battle;
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BndP 3 24.5
त्रिशतं चाक्षौहिणीनां प्रस्थापय सहैव तैः । ते मर्दयित्वा ललितासैन्यं मायापरायणाः
triśataṃ cākṣauhiṇīnāṃ prasthāpaya sahaiva taiḥ / te mardayitvā lalitāsainyaṃ māyāparāyaṇāḥ
and dispatch three hundred akṣauhiṇīs along with them. They, devoted to magic, having crushed Lalitā's army,
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BndP 3 24.6
अये विजयमाहार्य संप्राप्स्यन्ति ममान्तिकम् । कीकसगर्भसंजातास्ते प्रचण्डपराक्रमाः
aye vijayamāhārya saṃprāpsyanti mamāntikam / kīkasagarbhasaṃjātāste pracaṇḍaparākramāḥ
ah, will bring me victory and come into my presence—those sons born of Kīkasā's womb, of fierce prowess.
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BndP 3 24.7
बलाहकमुखाः सप्त भ्रातरो जयिनः सदा । तेषामवश्यं विजयो भविष्यति रणाङ्गणे
balāhakamukhāḥ sapta bhrātaro jayinaḥ sadā / teṣāmavaśyaṃ vijayo bhaviṣyati raṇāṅgaṇe
The seven brothers headed by Balāhaka are always victorious; theirs will certainly be the victory on the field of battle."
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BndP 3 24.8
इति भण्डासुरेणोक्तः कुटिलाक्षः समाह्वयत् । बलाहकमुखान्सप्त सेनानाथान्मदोत्कटान्
iti bhaṇḍāsureṇoktaḥ kuṭilākṣaḥ samāhvayat / balāhakamukhānsapta senānāthānmadotkaṭān
Thus addressed by Bhaṇḍāsura, Kuṭilākṣa summoned the seven army-commanders headed by Balāhaka, swollen with arrogance.
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BndP 3 24.9
बलाहकः प्रथमतस्तस्मा त्सूचीमुखो ऽपरः । अन्यः फालमुखश्चैव विकर्णो विकटाननः
balāhakaḥ prathamatastasmā tsūcīmukho 'paraḥ / anyaḥ phālamukhaścaiva vikarṇo vikaṭānanaḥ
First of them was Balāhaka, another was Sūcīmukha, another Phālamukha, and Vikarṇa, Vikaṭānana,
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BndP 3 24.10
करालायुः करटकः सप्तैते वीर्यशालिनः । भण्डासुरं नमस्कृत्य युद्धकौतूहलोल्वणाः
karālāyuḥ karaṭakaḥ saptaite vīryaśālinaḥ / bhaṇḍāsuraṃ namaskṛtya yuddhakautūhalolvaṇāḥ
Karālāyu and Karaṭaka—these seven, endowed with valour, having bowed to Bhaṇḍāsura, wild with eagerness for battle,
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BndP 3 24.11
कीकसासूनवः सर्वे भ्रातरो ऽन्योन्यमावृताः । अन्योन्यसुसहायाश्च निर्जगमुर्नगरान्तरात्
kīkasāsūnavaḥ sarve bhrātaro 'nyonyamāvṛtāḥ / anyonyasusahāyāśca nirjagamurnagarāntarāt
all sons of Kīkasā, brothers each surrounded by the others and each a good helper to the others, marched forth from within the city.
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BndP 3 24.12
त्रिशाताक्षौहिणीसेनासेनान्यो ऽन्वगमंस्तदा । उल्लिखन्ति केतुजालैरंबरे घनमण्डलम्
triśātākṣauhiṇīsenāsenānyo 'nvagamaṃstadā / ullikhanti ketujālairaṃbare ghanamaṇḍalam
An army of three hundred akṣauhiṇīs then followed the commanders, scoring the circle of clouds in the sky with their masses of banners;
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BndP 3 24.13
घोरसंग्रामिणीपादा घातैर्मर्दितभूतला । पिबन्ति धूलिकाजालैरशेषानपि सागरान्
ghorasaṃgrāmiṇīpādā ghātairmarditabhūtalā / pibanti dhūlikājālairaśeṣānapi sāgarān
crushing the surface of the earth with the blows of their feet in the dreadful battle-march, they drink up even all the oceans with their masses of dust;
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BndP 3 24.14
भेरीनिः साणतंपोट्टपणवानकनिस्वनैः । नभोगुणमयं विश्वमादधानाः पदेपदे
bherīniḥ sāṇataṃpoṭṭapaṇavānakanisvanaiḥ / nabhoguṇamayaṃ viśvamādadhānāḥ padepade
with the sounds of kettledrums, sāṇa, taṃpoṭṭa, paṇava and ānaka drums filling the whole universe with the quality of sound at every step,
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BndP 3 24.15
त्रिशताक्षौहिणीसेनां तां गृहीत्वा मदेद्धताः । प्रवेष्टुमिव विश्वस्मिन्कैकसेयाः प्रतस्थिरे
triśatākṣauhiṇīsenāṃ tāṃ gṛhītvā madeddhatāḥ / praveṣṭumiva viśvasminkaikaseyāḥ pratasthire
taking that army of three hundred akṣauhiṇīs, the sons of Kīkasā, inflamed with arrogance, set out as if to force their way into the whole universe.
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BndP 3 24.16
धृतरोषारुणाः सूर्यमण्डलो द्दीप्तकङ्कटाः । उद्दीप्तशस्त्रभरणाश्चेलुर्द्दीप्तोर्ध्वकेशिनः
dhṛtaroṣāruṇāḥ sūryamaṇḍalo ddīptakaṅkaṭāḥ / uddīptaśastrabharaṇāścelurddīptordhvakeśinaḥ
Reddened with the anger they bore, their armour blazing like the sun's orb, wearing blazing weapons, their hair blazing and standing upright, they marched.
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BndP 3 24.17
सप्त लोकान्प्रमथितुं प्रोषिताः पूर्वमुद्धताः । भण्डासुरेण महता जगद्विजयकारिणा
sapta lokānpramathituṃ proṣitāḥ pūrvamuddhatāḥ / bhaṇḍāsureṇa mahatā jagadvijayakāriṇā
Formerly they had been sent forth, arrogant, by the great Bhaṇḍāsura, conqueror of the world, to crush the seven worlds.
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BndP 3 24.18
सप्तलोकविमर्देन तेन दृष्ट्वा महाबलाः । प्रोषिता ललितासैन्यं जेतुकामेन दुर्धिया
saptalokavimardena tena dṛṣṭvā mahābalāḥ / proṣitā lalitāsainyaṃ jetukāmena durdhiyā
Sent out by that ill-minded one, the crusher of the seven worlds, who wished to conquer, those (demons) of great strength saw Lalitā's army,
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BndP 3 24.19
ते पतन्तो रणतलमुच्चलच्छत्रपाणयः । शक्तिसेनामभिमुखं सक्रोधमभिदुद्रुवुः
te patanto raṇatalamuccalacchatrapāṇayaḥ / śaktisenāmabhimukhaṃ sakrodhamabhidudruvuḥ
They, descending onto the field of battle, with upraised parasols in (their) hands, rushed in fury straight at the army of the Śaktis.
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BndP 3 24.20
मुहुः किलकिलाराबैर्घोषयन्तो दिशो दश । देव्यास्तु सैनिकं यत्र तत्र ते जगमुरुद्धताः
muhuḥ kilakilārābairghoṣayanto diśo daśa / devyāstu sainikaṃ yatra tatra te jagamuruddhatāḥ
Repeatedly proclaiming the ten directions with cries of "kila-kila," those arrogant ones went to wherever the Goddess's soldiery was.
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BndP 3 24.21
सैन्यं च ललितादेव्याः सन्नद्धं शास्त्रभीषणम् । अभ्यमित्रीणमभवद्बद्धभ्रुकुटिनिष्ठुरम्
sainyaṃ ca lalitādevyāḥ sannaddhaṃ śāstrabhīṣaṇam / abhyamitrīṇamabhavadbaddhabhrukuṭiniṣṭhuram
And the army of the goddess Lalitā, arrayed and terrible with weapons, turned hostile toward the foe, grim with knitted brows.
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BndP 3 24.22
पाशिन्यो मुसलिन्यश्च चक्रिण्यश्चापरा मुने । मुद्गरिण्यः पट्टिशिन्यः कोदण्डिन्यस्तथापराः
pāśinyo musalinyaśca cakriṇyaścāparā mune / mudgariṇyaḥ paṭṭiśinyaḥ kodaṇḍinyastathāparāḥ
Some bearing nooses, some clubs, and others discs, O sage; some with mallets, some with spears, and others with bows —
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BndP 3 24.23
अनेकाःशक्तयस्तीव्रा ललितासैन्यसंगताः । पिबन्त्य इव दैत्याब्धिं सान्निपेतुः सहस्रशः
anekāḥśaktayastīvrā lalitāsainyasaṃgatāḥ / pibantya iva daityābdhiṃ sānnipetuḥ sahasraśaḥ
many fierce Śaktis, joined to Lalitā's army, fell upon (the foe) by the thousands, as though drinking up the ocean of demons.
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BndP 3 24.24
आयातायात हे दुष्टाः पापिन्यो वनिताधमाः । मायापरिग्रहैर्दूरं मोहयन्त्यो जडाशयान्
āyātāyāta he duṣṭāḥ pāpinyo vanitādhamāḥ / māyāparigrahairdūraṃ mohayantyo jaḍāśayān
"Come on, come on, you wicked, sinful, basest of women, who by your assumed illusions lead the dull-witted far astray!
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BndP 3 24.25
नेष्यामो भवतीरद्य प्रेतनाथनिकेतनम् । श्वसद्भुजगसंकाशैर्बाणैर त्यन्तभीषणैः । इति शक्तीर्भर्त्सयन्तो दानवाश्चक्रुराहवम्
neṣyāmo bhavatīradya pretanāthaniketanam / śvasadbhujagasaṃkāśairbāṇaira tyantabhīṣaṇaiḥ / iti śaktīrbhartsayanto dānavāścakrurāhavam
Today we shall send you to the abode of the lord of the dead with utterly terrifying arrows like hissing serpents!" — thus reviling the Śaktis, the Dānavas made battle.
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BndP 3 24.26
काचिच्चिच्छेद दैत्येन्द्रं कण्ठे पट्टिशपातनात् । तद्गलोद्गलितो रक्तपूर ऊर्ध्वमुखो ऽभवत्
kācicciccheda daityendraṃ kaṇṭhe paṭṭiśapātanāt / tadgalodgalito raktapūra ūrdhvamukho 'bhavat
One (Śakti) cut a lord of the demons at the neck with the fall of her spear; the flood of blood spurting from his throat rose upward.
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BndP 3 24.27
तत्र लग्ना बहुतरा गृध्रा मण्डलतां गताः । तैरेव प्रेतनाथस्य च्छत्रच्छविरुदञ्चिता
tatra lagnā bahutarā gṛdhrā maṇḍalatāṃ gatāḥ / taireva pretanāthasya cchatracchavirudañcitā
Very many vultures, clinging there, formed a circle; by them alone the likeness of a parasol for the lord of the dead was held aloft.
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BndP 3 24.28
काचिच्छक्तिः मुरारातिं मुक्तशक्त्यायुधं रणे । लूनतच्छक्तिनैकेन बाणेन व्यलुनीत च
kācicchaktiḥ murārātiṃ muktaśaktyāyudhaṃ raṇe / lūnatacchaktinaikena bāṇena vyalunīta ca
Some Śakti, when Mura's foe had loosed his spear-weapon in battle, cut off that spear and cut him down as well with a single arrow.
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BndP 3 24.29
एका तु गजमारूढा कस्यचिद्दैत्यदुर्मतेः । उरःस्थले स्वकरिणा वप्राघातमशिक्षयत्
ekā tu gajamārūḍhā kasyaciddaityadurmateḥ / uraḥsthale svakariṇā vaprāghātamaśikṣayat
But one, mounted on an elephant, taught the rampart-blow to some evil-minded demon upon his chest with her own elephant.
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BndP 3 24.30
काचित्प्रतिभटारूढं दन्तिनं कुंभसीमनि । खड्गेन सहसा हत्वा गजस्य स्वप्रियं व्यधात्
kācitpratibhaṭārūḍhaṃ dantinaṃ kuṃbhasīmani / khaḍgena sahasā hatvā gajasya svapriyaṃ vyadhāt
Some (Śakti), suddenly striking with her sword on the frontal globe the tusker ridden by the opposing warrior, did what pleased her about the elephant.
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BndP 3 24.31
करमुक्तेन चक्रेण कस्यचिद्देववैरिणः । धनुर्दण्डं द्विधा कृत्वा स्वभ्रुवोः प्रतिमां तनेत्
karamuktena cakreṇa kasyaciddevavairiṇaḥ / dhanurdaṇḍaṃ dvidhā kṛtvā svabhruvoḥ pratimāṃ tanet
With a disc released from her hand, having made the bow-staff of some enemy of the gods into two, she would stretch out an image of her own two brows.
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BndP 3 24.32
शक्तिरन्या शरैः शातैः शातयित्वा विरोधिनः । कृपाणपद्मा रोमाल्यां स्वकीयायां मुदं व्यधात्
śaktiranyā śaraiḥ śātaiḥ śātayitvā virodhinaḥ / kṛpāṇapadmā romālyāṃ svakīyāyāṃ mudaṃ vyadhāt
Another Śakti, having felled her opponents with sharpened arrows, made joy in her own body-hair, her lotus being the sword.
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BndP 3 24.33
काचिन्मुद्गरपातेन चूर्णयित्वा विरोधिनः । रथ्यक्रनितंबस्य स्वस्य तेनातनोन्मुदम्
kācinmudgarapātena cūrṇayitvā virodhinaḥ / rathyakranitaṃbasya svasya tenātanonmudam
Some (Śakti), having pulverized her opponents with the fall of her mallet, thereby produced delight for her own chariot-... hips.
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BndP 3 24.34
रथकूबरमुग्रेण कस्यचिद्दानवप्रभोः । खड्गेन छिन्दती स्वस्य प्रियमुव्यास्ततान ह
rathakūbaramugreṇa kasyaciddānavaprabhoḥ / khaḍgena chindatī svasya priyamuvyāstatāna ha
Cutting with her fierce sword the chariot-pole of some Dānava lord, she spread abroad what was dear to herself and to the earth.
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BndP 3 24.35
अभ्यन्तरं शक्तिसेना दैत्यानां प्रविवेश ह । प्रविवेश च दैत्यानां सेना शक्तिबलान्तरम्
abhyantaraṃ śaktisenā daityānāṃ praviveśa ha / praviveśa ca daityānāṃ senā śaktibalāntaram
The Śakti army penetrated into the midst of the demons, and the demons' army entered within the force of the Śaktis.
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BndP 3 24.36
नीरक्षीरवदत्यन्ताश्लेषं शक्तिसुरद्विषाम् । संकुलाकारतां प्राप्तो युद्धकाले ऽभवत्तदा
nīrakṣīravadatyantāśleṣaṃ śaktisuradviṣām / saṃkulākāratāṃ prāpto yuddhakāle 'bhavattadā
At the time of battle the utter intermingling of the Śaktis and the enemies of the gods, like water and milk, then became a state of confusion.
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BndP 3 24.37
शक्तीनां खड्गपातेन लूनशुण्डारदद्वयाः । दैत्यानां करिणो मत्ता महाक्रोडा इवाभवन्
śaktīnāṃ khaḍgapātena lūnaśuṇḍāradadvayāḥ / daityānāṃ kariṇo mattā mahākroḍā ivābhavan
With their trunks and pairs of tusks lopped off by the falling swords of the Śaktis, the maddened elephants of the demons became like great boars.
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BndP 3 24.38
एवं प्रवृत्ते समरे वीराणां च भयङ्करे । अशक्ये स्मर्तुमप्यन्तं कातरत्ववतां नृणाम् । भीषणानां भीषणे च शस्त्रव्यापारदुर्गमे
evaṃ pravṛtte samare vīrāṇāṃ ca bhayaṅkare / aśakye smartumapyantaṃ kātaratvavatāṃ nṛṇām / bhīṣaṇānāṃ bhīṣaṇe ca śastravyāpāradurgame
When the battle had thus begun, terrifying even to heroes, its end impossible even to contemplate for men given to timidity, terrifying to the terrible and impassable because of the play of weapons —
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BndP 3 24.39
बलाहको महागृध्रं वज्रतीक्ष्णमुखादिकम् । कालदण्डोपमं जङ्घाकाण्डे चण्डपराक्रमम्
balāhako mahāgṛdhraṃ vajratīkṣṇamukhādikam / kāladaṇḍopamaṃ jaṅghākāṇḍe caṇḍaparākramam
Balāhaka (mounted) a great vulture whose beak and the rest were sharp as a thunderbolt, whose shank-stalk was like the rod of Death, of fierce prowess,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.40
संहारगुप्तनामानं पूर्वमग्रे समुत्थितम् । धूमवद्धूसराकारं पक्षक्षेपभयङ्करम्
saṃhāraguptanāmānaṃ pūrvamagre samutthitam / dhūmavaddhūsarākāraṃ pakṣakṣepabhayaṅkaram
named Saṃhāragupta, which had risen up in front before (him), grey in form like smoke, terrifying with the beating of its wings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.41
आरुह्य विविधंयुद्धं कृतवान्युद्धदुर्मदः । पक्षौ वितत्य क्रोशार्धं स स्थितो भीमनिःस्वनैः । अङ्गारकुण्डवच्चञ्चुं विदार्याभक्षयच्चमूम्
āruhya vividhaṃyuddhaṃ kṛtavānyuddhadurmadaḥ / pakṣau vitatya krośārdhaṃ sa sthito bhīmaniḥsvanaiḥ / aṅgārakuṇḍavaccañcuṃ vidāryābhakṣayaccamūm
Mounting (it), he, wild with the lust of battle, waged manifold combat; spreading its wings for half a krośa it stood there with dreadful cries, and, opening its beak like a pit of live coals, it devoured the army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.42
संहारगुप्तं स महागृध्रः क्रूरविलोचनः । बलाहकमुवाहोच्चैराकृष्टधनुषं रणे
saṃhāraguptaṃ sa mahāgṛdhraḥ krūravilocanaḥ / balāhakamuvāhoccairākṛṣṭadhanuṣaṃ raṇe
That great vulture Saṃhāragupta, of cruel eyes, bore Balāhaka aloft in the battle, his bow drawn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.43
बलाहको वपुर्धुन्वन्गृध्रपृष्ठकृतस्थितिः । सपक्षकूटशैलस्थो बलाहक इवाभवत्
balāhako vapurdhunvangṛdhrapṛṣṭhakṛtasthitiḥ / sapakṣakūṭaśailastho balāhaka ivābhavat
Balāhaka, shaking his body, taking his stand upon the vulture's back, was like a storm-cloud (balāhaka) resting upon a winged peaked mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.44
सूचीमुखश्च दैत्येन्द्रः सूचीनिष्ठुरपक्षतिम् । काकवाहनमारुह्य कठिनं समरं व्यधात्
sūcīmukhaśca daityendraḥ sūcīniṣṭhurapakṣatim / kākavāhanamāruhya kaṭhinaṃ samaraṃ vyadhāt
And Sūcīmukha, lord of the Daityas, mounting a crow-vehicle whose wing-feathers were harsh as needles, waged harsh battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.45
मत्तः पर्वतशृङ्गाभश्चञ्चूदण्डं समुद्वहन् । कालदण्डप्रमाणेन जङ्घाकाण्डेन भीषणः
mattaḥ parvataśṛṅgābhaścañcūdaṇḍaṃ samudvahan / kāladaṇḍapramāṇena jaṅghākāṇḍena bhīṣaṇaḥ
(The crow was) in rut, resembling a mountain peak, bearing up its staff-like beak, terrifying with a shank-stalk of the measure of Death's rod,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.46
पुष्कलावर्तकसमा जंबालसदृशद्यतिः । क्रोशमात्रायतौ पक्षावुभावपि समुद्वहन्
puṣkalāvartakasamā jaṃbālasadṛśadyatiḥ / krośamātrāyatau pakṣāvubhāvapi samudvahan
equal to the Puṣkalāvartaka cloud, of a sheen like mire, bearing up both its wings, each extended a full krośa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.47
सूचीमुखाधिष्ठितो ऽसौ करटः कटुवासितः । मर्दयञ्चञ्चुघातेन शक्तीनां मण्डलं महत्
sūcīmukhādhiṣṭhito 'sau karaṭaḥ kaṭuvāsitaḥ / mardayañcañcughātena śaktīnāṃ maṇḍalaṃ mahat
That crow, mounted by Sūcīmukha, foul-smelling, crushing with blows of its beak the great circle of the Śaktis —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.48
अथो फलमुखः फालं गृहीत्वा निजमायुधम् । कङ्कमारुह्य समरे चकाशे गिरिसन्निभम्
atho phalamukhaḥ phālaṃ gṛhītvā nijamāyudham / kaṅkamāruhya samare cakāśe girisannibham
Then Phalamukha, taking up the ploughshare, his own weapon, and mounting a kaṅka bird, shone in the battle like a mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.49
विकर्णाख्यश्च दैत्येन्द्रश्चमूभर्ता महाबलः । भेरुण्डपतनारूढः प्रचण्डयुद्धमातनोत्
vikarṇākhyaśca daityendraścamūbhartā mahābalaḥ / bheruṇḍapatanārūḍhaḥ pracaṇḍayuddhamātanot
And the Daitya lord named Vikarṇa, a leader of armies, of great strength, mounted upon a bheruṇḍa bird, carried on a violent fight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.50
विकटानननामानं विलसत्पट्टिशायुधम् । उवाह समरे चण्डः कुक्कुटो ऽतिभयङ्करः
vikaṭānananāmānaṃ vilasatpaṭṭiśāyudham / uvāha samare caṇḍaḥ kukkuṭo 'tibhayaṅkaraḥ
A fierce and exceedingly terrifying cock bore in the battle (the Daitya) named Vikaṭānana, whose weapon was a gleaming paṭṭiśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 24.51
गर्जन्कण्ठस्थरोमाणि हर्षयञ्ज्वलदीक्षणः । पश्यन्पुरः शक्तिसैन्यं चचाल चरणायुधः
garjankaṇṭhastharomāṇi harṣayañjvaladīkṣaṇaḥ / paśyanpuraḥ śaktisainyaṃ cacāla caraṇāyudhaḥ
Roaring, bristling with delight the feathers on its neck, its eyes ablaze, seeing before it the army of the Śaktis, the cock, whose weapons are its feet, advanced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.52
करालाक्षश्च भूभर्ता षष्ठो ऽत्यन्तगरिष्ठदः । वज्रनिष्ठुरघोषश्च प्राचलत्प्रेतवाहनः
karālākṣaśca bhūbhartā ṣaṣṭho 'tyantagariṣṭhadaḥ / vajraniṣṭhuraghoṣaśca prācalatpretavāhanaḥ
And Karālākṣa, a lord of the earth, the sixth, who inflicted the utmost heaviness, harsh-voiced as a thunderbolt, advanced with a preta for his vehicle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 24.53
श्मशानमन्त्रशूरेणतेन संसाधितः पुरा । प्रेतो भूतसमाविष्टस्तमुवाह रणाजिरे
śmaśānamantraśūreṇatena saṃsādhitaḥ purā / preto bhūtasamāviṣṭastamuvāha raṇājire
By him, a hero of cremation-ground mantras, it had formerly been mastered: a preta possessed by a bhūta bore him on the field of battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.54
अवाङ्मुखो दीर्घबाहुः प्रसारितपदद्वयः । प्रोतो वाहनतां प्राप्तःकरालाक्षमथावहत्
avāṅmukho dīrghabāhuḥ prasāritapadadvayaḥ / proto vāhanatāṃ prāptaḥkarālākṣamathāvahat
Face downward, long-armed, its two legs stretched out, the preta, having become a vehicle, then carried Karālākṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.55
अन्यः करटको नाम दैत्यसेनाशिखामणिः । सर्दयामास शक्तीनां सैन्यं वेतालवाहनः
anyaḥ karaṭako nāma daityasenāśikhāmaṇiḥ / sardayāmāsa śaktīnāṃ sainyaṃ vetālavāhanaḥ
Another, named Karaṭaka, the crest-jewel of the Daitya army, crushed the army of the Śaktis, riding a vetāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.56
योजनायतमूर्तिः सन्वेतालः क्रूरलोचनः । श्मशानभूमौ वेतालो मन्त्रेणानेन साधितः
yojanāyatamūrtiḥ sanvetālaḥ krūralocanaḥ / śmaśānabhūmau vetālo mantreṇānena sādhitaḥ
That vetāla, having a body a yojana long and cruel eyes, had been mastered by him with a mantra on the cremation ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.57
मर्दयामास पृतनां शक्तीनां तेन देशितः । तस्य वेतालवर्यस्य वर्तमान्ॐससीमनि । बहुधायुध्यत तदा शक्तिभिः सह दानवः
mardayāmāsa pṛtanāṃ śaktīnāṃ tena deśitaḥ / tasya vetālavaryasya vartamānoṃsasīmani / bahudhāyudhyata tadā śaktibhiḥ saha dānavaḥ
Directed by him, it crushed the host of the Śaktis; and the Dānava, stationed on the shoulder-region of that foremost vetāla, then fought in many ways with the Śaktis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.58
एवमेते खलात्मानः सप्त सप्तार्णवोपमाः । शक्तीनां सैनिकं तत्र व्याकुलीचक्रुरुद्धताः
evamete khalātmānaḥ sapta saptārṇavopamāḥ / śaktīnāṃ sainikaṃ tatra vyākulīcakruruddhatāḥ
Thus these seven malignant ones, like the seven oceans, in their arrogance threw the Śaktis' army into confusion there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.59
ते सप्त पूर्वं तपसा सवितारमतोषयन् । तेन दत्तो वरस्तेषां तपस्तुष्टेन भास्वता
te sapta pūrvaṃ tapasā savitāramatoṣayan / tena datto varasteṣāṃ tapastuṣṭena bhāsvatā
Those seven had formerly pleased the Sun by austerity; and by him, the shining one, pleased by their austerity, a boon was granted them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.60
कैकसेया महाभागा भवतां तपसाधुना । परितुष्टो ऽस्मि भद्रं वो भवन्तो वृणतां वरम्
kaikaseyā mahābhāgā bhavatāṃ tapasādhunā / parituṣṭo 'smi bhadraṃ vo bhavanto vṛṇatāṃ varam
"O sons of Kīkasā, greatly fortunate ones, I am now thoroughly pleased by your austerity; blessings on you—let you choose a boon."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.61
इत्युक्ते दिननाथेन कैकसेयास्तपः कृशाः । प्रार्थयामासुरत्यर्थं दुर्दान्तं वरमीदृशम्
ityukte dinanāthena kaikaseyāstapaḥ kṛśāḥ / prārthayāmāsuratyarthaṃ durdāntaṃ varamīdṛśam
When the lord of day had spoken thus, the sons of Kīkasā, emaciated by austerity, most insistently begged for such an unruly boon:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.62
रणेषु सन्निधातव्यमस्माकं नेत्रकुक्षिषु । भवता घोरतेजोभिर्दहता प्रतिरोधिनः
raṇeṣu sannidhātavyamasmākaṃ netrakukṣiṣu / bhavatā ghoratejobhirdahatā pratirodhinaḥ
"In battles you are to be present in the hollows of our eyes, burning our opponents with your terrible fires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.63
त्वया यदा सन्निहितं तपनास्माकमक्षिषु । तदाक्षिविषयः सर्वो निश्चेष्टो भवतात्प्रभो
tvayā yadā sannihitaṃ tapanāsmākamakṣiṣu / tadākṣiviṣayaḥ sarvo niśceṣṭo bhavatātprabho
"When, O Burning One, your presence has been set in our eyes, then, O lord, let the whole range of our sight become motionless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.64
त्वत्सान्निध्यसमिद्धेन नेत्रेणास्माकमीक्षिताः । स्तब्धशस्त्रा भविष्यन्ति प्रतिरोधकसैनिकाः
tvatsānnidhyasamiddhena netreṇāsmākamīkṣitāḥ / stabdhaśastrā bhaviṣyanti pratirodhakasainikāḥ
"Looked at by our eye, kindled by your presence, the soldiers of the opposing side will have their weapons frozen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.65
ततः स्तब्धेषु शस्त्रेषु वीक्षणादेव नः प्रभो । निश्चेष्टा रिपवो ऽस्माभिर्हन्तव्याः सुकरत्वतः
tataḥ stabdheṣu śastreṣu vīkṣaṇādeva naḥ prabho / niśceṣṭā ripavo 'smābhirhantavyāḥ sukaratvataḥ
"Then, when their weapons are frozen by our mere glance, O lord, the motionless enemies are to be slain by us, since it will be easy."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.66
इति पूर्वं वरः प्राप्तः कैकसेयौर्दिवाकरात् । वरदानेन ते तत्र युद्धे चेरुर्मधोद्धताः
iti pūrvaṃ varaḥ prāptaḥ kaikaseyaurdivākarāt / varadānena te tatra yuddhe cerurmadhoddhatāḥ
Thus was the boon formerly obtained by the sons of Kīkasā from the maker of day; and by that granting of the boon they moved about there in the battle, arrogant with intoxication.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.67
अथ सूर्यसमाविष्टनेत्रैस्तेस्तु निरीक्षिताः । शक्तयः स्तब्धशस्त्रौघा विफलोत्सा हतां गताः
atha sūryasamāviṣṭanetraistestu nirīkṣitāḥ / śaktayaḥ stabdhaśastraughā viphalotsā hatāṃ gatāḥ
Then, gazed upon by them whose eyes the Sun had entered, the Śaktis, their mass of weapons frozen, their efforts fruitless, came to ruin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.68
कीकसातनयैस्तैस्तु सप्तभिः सत्त्वशालिभिः । विष्टंभितास्त्रशस्त्राणां शक्तीनां नोद्यमो ऽभवत्
kīkasātanayaistaistu saptabhiḥ sattvaśālibhiḥ / viṣṭaṃbhitāstraśastrāṇāṃ śaktīnāṃ nodyamo 'bhavat
By those seven sons of Kīkasā, endowed with force, the missiles and weapons of the Śaktis were arrested, and (for the Śaktis) there was no exertion possible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.69
उद्यमे क्रियभाणे ऽपि शस्त्रस्तम्भेन भूयसा । अभिभूताः सनिश्वासं शक्तयो जोषमासत
udyame kriyabhāṇe 'pi śastrastambhena bhūyasā / abhibhūtāḥ saniśvāsaṃ śaktayo joṣamāsata
Even when exertion was attempted, the Śaktis, overwhelmed by the great arresting of their weapons, sat still, sighing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.70
अथ ते वासरं प्राप्य नानाप्रहरणोद्यताः । व्यमर्दयञ्छक्तिसैन्यं दैत्याः स्वस्वामिदेशिताः
atha te vāsaraṃ prāpya nānāpraharaṇodyatāḥ / vyamardayañchaktisainyaṃ daityāḥ svasvāmideśitāḥ
Then, having gained the day, raised up with various weapons, the Daityas, instructed by their own master, crushed the army of the Śaktis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.71
शक्तयस्तास्तु सैन्येन निर्व्यापारा निरायुधाः । अक्षुभ्यन्त शरैस्तेषां वज्रकङ्कटभोदिभिः
śaktayastāstu sainyena nirvyāpārā nirāyudhāḥ / akṣubhyanta śaraisteṣāṃ vajrakaṅkaṭabhodibhiḥ
But those Śaktis, with nothing to do and without weapons, were shaken by that army with its arrows that shattered adamantine mail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.72
शक्तयो दैत्यशस्त्रौधैर्विद्धगात्राः सृतामृजः । सुपल्लवा रणे रेजुः कङ्कोललतिका इव
śaktayo daityaśastraudhairviddhagātrāḥ sṛtāmṛjaḥ / supallavā raṇe rejuḥ kaṅkolalatikā iva
The Śaktis, their limbs pierced by the floods of the Daityas' weapons, with blood streaming forth, shone in the battle like kaṅkola creepers in fine sprout.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.73
हाहाकारं वितन्वत्यः प्रपन्ना ललितेश्वरीम् । चुक्रुशुः शक्तयः सर्वास्तैः स्तंभितनिजायुधाः
hāhākāraṃ vitanvatyaḥ prapannā laliteśvarīm / cukruśuḥ śaktayaḥ sarvāstaiḥ staṃbhitanijāyudhāḥ
Raising a cry of woe, taking refuge in Lalitā the sovereign lady, all the Śaktis, their own weapons frozen by those (Daityas), cried out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.74
अथ देव्याज्ञया दण्डनाथा प्रत्यङ्गरक्षिणी । तिरस्करणिका देवी समुत्तस्थौ रणाजिरे
atha devyājñayā daṇḍanāthā pratyaṅgarakṣiṇī / tiraskaraṇikā devī samuttasthau raṇājire
Then, by the Goddess's command, Daṇḍanāthā, the protectress of every limb, the goddess Tiraskaraṇikā, rose up on the field of battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.75
तमोलिप्ताह्वयं नाम विमानं सर्वतोमुखम् । महामाया समारुह्य शक्तीनामभयं व्यधात्
tamoliptāhvayaṃ nāma vimānaṃ sarvatomukham / mahāmāyā samāruhya śaktīnāmabhayaṃ vyadhāt
Mounting the aerial car named Tamolipta, facing in all directions, Mahāmāyā made safety for the Śaktis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.76
तमालश्यामलाकारा श्यामकञ्चुकधारिणी । श्यामच्छाये तमोलिप्ते श्यामयुक्ततुरङ्गमे
tamālaśyāmalākārā śyāmakañcukadhāriṇī / śyāmacchāye tamolipte śyāmayuktaturaṅgame
Dark of form as the tamāla, wearing a dark bodice, upon the dark-shadowed Tamolipta with dark horses yoked to it—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.77
वासन्ती मोहनाभिख्यं धनुरादाय सस्वनम् । सिंहनादं विनद्येषूनवर्षत्सर्पसन्निभान्
vāsantī mohanābhikhyaṃ dhanurādāya sasvanam / siṃhanādaṃ vinadyeṣūnavarṣatsarpasannibhān
Vāsantī, taking up the resounding bow named Mohana, and roaring a lion's roar, rained down arrows resembling serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.78
कृष्णरूपभुजङ्ग भानधोमुसलसंनिभान् । मोहनास्त्रविनिष्ठ्यूतान्बाणान्दैत्या न सेहिरे
kṛṣṇarūpabhujaṅga bhānadhomusalasaṃnibhān / mohanāstraviniṣṭhyūtānbāṇāndaityā na sehire
The Daityas could not endure those arrows discharged from the mohana (bewildering) weapon — arrows that looked like black-bodied serpents and resembled maces (at their lower ends).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 24.79
इतस्ततो मर्द्यमाना महामायाशिलीमुखैः । प्रकोपं परमं प्राप्ता बलाहकमुखाः खलाः
itastato mardyamānā mahāmāyāśilīmukhaiḥ / prakopaṃ paramaṃ prāptā balāhakamukhāḥ khalāḥ
Crushed this way and that by the arrows of Mahāmāyā, the wicked ones headed by Balāhaka reached the utmost fury.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.80
अथो तिरस्करण्यंबा दण्डनाथानिदेशतः । अन्धाभिधं महास्त्रं सा मुमोच द्विषतां गणे
atho tiraskaraṇyaṃbā daṇḍanāthānideśataḥ / andhābhidhaṃ mahāstraṃ sā mumoca dviṣatāṃ gaṇe
Then Mother Tiraskaraṇī, at the command of Daṇḍanāthā, released the great weapon called Andha (Blindness) into the host of the foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.81
बलाहकाद्यास्ते सप्त दिननाथवरोद्धताः । अन्धास्त्रेण निजं नेत्रं दधिरे च्छादितं यथा
balāhakādyāste sapta dinanāthavaroddhatāḥ / andhāstreṇa nijaṃ netraṃ dadhire cchāditaṃ yathā
Those seven, headed by Balāhaka, made arrogant by the boon of the Lord of Day (the Sun), had their own eyes as though covered over by the Andha weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.82
तिरस्करणिकादेव्या महामोहनधन्वनः । उद्गतेनान्धबाणेन चक्षुस्तेषां व्यधीयत
tiraskaraṇikādevyā mahāmohanadhanvanaḥ / udgatenāndhabāṇena cakṣusteṣāṃ vyadhīyata
By the Andha arrow that shot forth from the great Mohana bow of the goddess Tiraskaraṇikā, their sight was undone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.83
अन्धीकृताश्च ते सप्त न तु प्रैक्षन्त किञ्चन । तद्वीक्षणस्य विरहाच्छस्त्रस्तम्भः क्षयं गतः
andhīkṛtāśca te sapta na tu praikṣanta kiñcana / tadvīkṣaṇasya virahācchastrastambhaḥ kṣayaṃ gataḥ
And those seven, made blind, saw nothing at all; and for want of their gaze the paralysis of the weapons came to an end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.84
पुनः ससिंहनादं ताः प्रोद्यतायुधपाणयः । चक्रुः समरसन्नाहं दैत्यानां प्रजिघांसया
punaḥ sasiṃhanādaṃ tāḥ prodyatāyudhapāṇayaḥ / cakruḥ samarasannāhaṃ daityānāṃ prajighāṃsayā
Again, with a lion's roar, weapons raised in their hands, they girded themselves for battle out of the wish to slay the Daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.85
तिरस्करणिकां देवीमग्रे कृत्वा महाबलाम् । सदुपायप्रसङ्गेन भृशं तुष्टा रणं व्यधुः
tiraskaraṇikāṃ devīmagre kṛtvā mahābalām / sadupāyaprasaṅgena bhṛśaṃ tuṣṭā raṇaṃ vyadhuḥ
Placing the mighty goddess Tiraskaraṇikā in front, greatly pleased at the application of a good stratagem, they made war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.86
साधुसाधु महाभागे तिरस्करणिकांबिके । स्थाने कृततिरस्कारा द्विपामेषां दुरात्मनाम्
sādhusādhu mahābhāge tiraskaraṇikāṃbike / sthāne kṛtatiraskārā dvipāmeṣāṃ durātmanām
"Well done, well done, greatly blessed Mother Tiraskaraṇikā! Fittingly have you thwarted the eyes of these evil-souled ones."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 24.87
त्वं हि दुर्जननेत्राणां तिरस्कारमहौषधी । त्वया बद्धदृशानेन दैत्यचक्रेण भूयते
tvaṃ hi durjananetrāṇāṃ tiraskāramahauṣadhī / tvayā baddhadṛśānena daityacakreṇa bhūyate
"For you are the great medicinal herb that eclipses the eyes of the wicked; by you the host of Daityas has had its sight bound fast."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.88
देवकार्यमिदं देवि त्वया सम्यगनुष्टितम् । अस्मादृशामजय्येषु यदेषु व्यसनं कृतम्
devakāryamidaṃ devi tvayā samyaganuṣṭitam / asmādṛśāmajayyeṣu yadeṣu vyasanaṃ kṛtam
"O Goddess, this business of the gods has been rightly carried out by you, in that calamity has been brought upon these who are unconquerable by such as us."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.89
तत्त्वयैव दुराचारानेतान्सप्त महासुरान् । निहतांल्ललिता श्रुत्वा सन्तोषं परमाप्स्यति
tattvayaiva durācārānetānsapta mahāsurān / nihatāṃllalitā śrutvā santoṣaṃ paramāpsyati
"Therefore, when Lalitā hears that these seven great Asuras of evil conduct have been slain by you yourself, she will attain the highest satisfaction."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.90
एवं त्वया विरचिते दण्डिनीप्रीति माप्स्यति । मन्त्रिण्यपि महाभागायास्यत्येव परां मुदम्
evaṃ tvayā viracite daṇḍinīprīti māpsyati / mantriṇyapi mahābhāgāyāsyatyeva parāṃ mudam
"When this has thus been accomplished by you, Daṇḍinī will obtain delight, and the Minister-goddess too, O greatly blessed one, will surely come to the utmost joy."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 24.91
तस्मात्त्वमेव सप्तैतान्निगृहण रणाजिरे । एषां सैन्यं तु निखिलं नाशयाम उदायुधाः
tasmāttvameva saptaitānnigṛhaṇa raṇājire / eṣāṃ sainyaṃ tu nikhilaṃ nāśayāma udāyudhāḥ
"Therefore you alone subdue these seven on the field of battle; but their entire army we, with weapons raised, will destroy."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.92
इत्युक्त्वा प्रेरिता ताभिः शक्तिभियुर्द्धकौतुकान् । तमोलिप्तेन यानेन बलाहकबलं ययौ
ityuktvā preritā tābhiḥ śaktibhiyurddhakautukān / tamoliptena yānena balāhakabalaṃ yayau
Having spoken thus, urged on by those Śaktis who delighted in fighting, she went by her darkness-smeared vehicle to Balāhaka's army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.93
तामायान्तीं समावेक्ष्य ते सप्ताथ सुराधमाः । पुनरेव च सावित्रं वरं सस्मरुरञ्जसा
tāmāyāntīṃ samāvekṣya te saptātha surādhamāḥ / punareva ca sāvitraṃ varaṃ sasmarurañjasā
Then those seven basest of gods, seeing her coming on, at once called to mind again the boon of Savitṛ (the Sun).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.94
प्रविष्टमपि सावित्रं नाशकं तन्निरोधने । तिरस्कृतं तु नेत्रस्थं तिरस्करणितेजसा
praviṣṭamapi sāvitraṃ nāśakaṃ tannirodhane / tiraskṛtaṃ tu netrasthaṃ tiraskaraṇitejasā
Though the Sun's (boon-power) had entered, it was unable to check that; residing in the eye, it had been eclipsed by the radiance of Tiraskaraṇī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.95
वरदानास्त्ररोषान्धं महाबलपराक्रमम् । अस्त्रेण च रुषा चान्धं बलाहकमहासुरम् । आकृष्य केशेष्वसिना चकर्तान्तर्धिदेवता
varadānāstraroṣāndhaṃ mahābalaparākramam / astreṇa ca ruṣā cāndhaṃ balāhakamahāsuram / ākṛṣya keśeṣvasinā cakartāntardhidevatā
The goddess of concealment, dragging by the hair the great Asura Balāhaka — blind with rage at the (failure of the) boon-granting weapon, of great strength and valour, blind both by the weapon and by fury — cut him with her sword.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.96
तस्य वाहनगृध्रस्य लुनाना पत्रिणा शिरः । सूचीमुखस्याभिमुखं तिरस्करणिका व्रजत्
tasya vāhanagṛdhrasya lunānā patriṇā śiraḥ / sūcīmukhasyābhimukhaṃ tiraskaraṇikā vrajat
Cutting off with an arrow the head of that one's vehicle, the vulture, Tiraskaraṇikā moved on toward Sūcīmukha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.97
तस्य पट्टिशपातेन विलूय कठिनं शिरः । अन्येषामपि पञ्चानां पञ्चत्वमकरोच्छनैः
tasya paṭṭiśapātena vilūya kaṭhinaṃ śiraḥ / anyeṣāmapi pañcānāṃ pañcatvamakarocchanaiḥ
Severing his hard head with a blow of the paṭṭiśa (spear-axe), she gradually brought the other five also to death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.98
तैः सप्तदैत्यमुण्डैश्चग्रथितान्योन्यकेशकैः । हारदाम गले कृत्वा ननादान्तर्धिदेवता
taiḥ saptadaityamuṇḍaiścagrathitānyonyakeśakaiḥ / hāradāma gale kṛtvā nanādāntardhidevatā
With those seven demon heads, their hairs knotted to one another, having made a garland-necklace on her throat, the goddess of Invisibility roared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.99
समस्तमपि तत्सैन्यं शक्तयः क्रोधसूर्च्छिताः । हत्वा तद्रक्तसलिलैर्बह्वीः प्रावाहयन्नदीः
samastamapi tatsainyaṃ śaktayaḥ krodhasūrcchitāḥ / hatvā tadraktasalilairbahvīḥ prāvāhayannadīḥ
The Śaktis, senseless with rage, having slain that whole army, made many rivers flow with the water of its blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.100
तत्राश्चर्यमभूद्भूरि माहामायांबिकाकृतम् । बलाहकादिसेनान्यां दृष्टिरोधनवैभवात्
tatrāścaryamabhūdbhūri māhāmāyāṃbikākṛtam / balāhakādisenānyāṃ dṛṣṭirodhanavaibhavāt
There a great marvel occurred, wrought by Mahāmāyā Ambikā, through the power of blocking the sight of Balāhaka and the other generals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.101
हतशिष्टाः कतिपया बहुवित्राससङ्कुलाः । शरणं जग्मुरत्यार्त्ताः क्रन्दन्तं शून्यकेश्वरम्
hataśiṣṭāḥ katipayā bahuvitrāsasaṅkulāḥ / śaraṇaṃ jagmuratyārttāḥ krandantaṃ śūnyakeśvaram
The few who survived the slaughter, thrown into utter confusion by great terror and sorely afflicted, went for refuge to the wailing lord of Śūnyaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 24.102
दण्डिनीं च महामायां प्रशंसन्ति मुहुर्मुहुः । प्रसादमपरं चक्षुस्तस्या आदायपिप्रियुः
daṇḍinīṃ ca mahāmāyāṃ praśaṃsanti muhurmuhuḥ / prasādamaparaṃ cakṣustasyā ādāyapipriyuḥ
And they praise Daṇḍinī and Mahāmāyā again and again; receiving from her a further favour, (their) sight, they were gratified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 24.103
साधुसाध्विति तत्रस्थाः शक्तयः कम्पमौलयः । तिरस्करणिकां देवीमश्लाघन्त पदेपदे
sādhusādhviti tatrasthāḥ śaktayaḥ kampamaulayaḥ / tiraskaraṇikāṃ devīmaślāghanta padepade
The Śaktis standing there, their heads nodding, crying "Well done, well done!", praised the goddess Tiraskaraṇikā at every step.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition