Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 29
BndP 3 29.1
अगस्त्य उवाच अश्वानन महाप्राज्ञ वर्णितं मन्त्रिणीबलम् । विषङ्गस्य वधो युद्धे वर्णितो दण्डनाथया
agastya uvāca aśvānana mahāprājña varṇitaṃ mantriṇībalam / viṣaṅgasya vadho yuddhe varṇito daṇḍanāthayā
Agastya said: O Aśvānana, greatly wise one, the strength of the Mantriṇī has been described, and the slaying of Viṣaṅga in battle by the Daṇḍanāthā has been described.
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BndP 3 29.2
श्रीदेव्याः श्रोतुमिच्छामि रणचक्रे पराक्रमम् । सोदरस्यापदं दृष्ट्वा भण्डः किमकरोच्छुचा
śrīdevyāḥ śrotumicchāmi raṇacakre parākramam / sodarasyāpadaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhaṇḍaḥ kimakarocchucā
I wish to hear of the prowess of the glorious Goddess in the circle of battle. Seeing the calamity of his brother, what did Bhaṇḍa do in his grief?
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BndP 3 29.3
कथं तस्य रणोत्साहः कैः समं समयुध्यत । सहायाः के ऽभवंस्तस्य हतभ्रातृतनूभुवः
kathaṃ tasya raṇotsāhaḥ kaiḥ samaṃ samayudhyata / sahāyāḥ ke 'bhavaṃstasya hatabhrātṛtanūbhuvaḥ
How was his eagerness for battle? With whom did he fight? Who became his allies, (he) whose brothers' sons had been slain?
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BndP 3 29.4
हयग्रीव उवाच इदं शृणु महाप्राज्ञ सर्वपापनिकृन्तनम् । ललिताचरितं पुण्यमणिमादिगुमप्रदम्
hayagrīva uvāca idaṃ śṛṇu mahāprājña sarvapāpanikṛntanam / lalitācaritaṃ puṇyamaṇimādigumapradam
Hayagrīva said: Hear this, O greatly wise one, this cutter-away of all sins, the meritorious deeds of Lalitā, bestowing (the powers) beginning with aṇimā.
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BndP 3 29.5
वैषुवायनकालेषु पुण्येषु समयेषु च । सिद्धिदं सर्वपापघ्नं कीर्तिदं पञ्चपर्वसु
vaiṣuvāyanakāleṣu puṇyeṣu samayeṣu ca / siddhidaṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ kīrtidaṃ pañcaparvasu
At the times of the equinoxes and at the meritorious seasons, at the five festival days, it gives accomplishment, destroys all sins, and confers renown.
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BndP 3 29.6
तदा हतौ रणे तत्र श्रुत्वा निजसहोदरौ । शोकेन महताविष्टो भण्डः प्रविललाप सः
tadā hatau raṇe tatra śrutvā nijasahodarau / śokena mahatāviṣṭo bhaṇḍaḥ pravilalāpa saḥ
Then, hearing that his own two brothers had been slain there in the battle, Bhaṇḍa, seized by great grief, lamented aloud.
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BndP 3 29.7
विकीर्मकेशो धरणौ मूर्छितः पतितस्तदा । न लेभे किञ्चिदाश्वासं भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शितः
vikīrmakeśo dharaṇau mūrchitaḥ patitastadā / na lebhe kiñcidāśvāsaṃ bhrātṛvyasanakarśitaḥ
With his hair scattered, he fell then to the ground in a swoon; wasted by the calamity of his brothers, he found no consolation at all.
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BndP 3 29.8
पुनः पुनः प्रविलपन्कुटिलाक्षेण भूरिशः । आश्वास्यामानः शोकेन युक्तः कोपमवाप सः
punaḥ punaḥ pravilapankuṭilākṣeṇa bhūriśaḥ / āśvāsyāmānaḥ śokena yuktaḥ kopamavāpa saḥ
Lamenting again and again, being comforted repeatedly by Kuṭilākṣa, he, joined with grief, arrived at wrath.
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BndP 3 29.9
फालं वहन्नतिक्रूरं भ्रमद्भ्रुकुटिभीषणम् । अङ्गारपाटलाक्षश्च निःश्वसन्कृष्णसर्पवत्
phālaṃ vahannatikrūraṃ bhramadbhrukuṭibhīṣaṇam / aṅgārapāṭalākṣaśca niḥśvasankṛṣṇasarpavat
Bearing a most cruel forehead, terrifying with its rolling frown, his eyes reddened like embers, hissing like a black serpent —
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BndP 3 29.12
उवाच कुटिलाक्षं द्राक्समस्तपृतनापतिम् । क्षिप्रं मुहुर्मुहुः स्पृष्ट्वा धुन्वानः करवालिकाम् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२९।१० ॥ क्रोधहुङ्कारमातन्वन्गर्जन्नुत्पातमेघवत् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२९।११ ॥ ययैव दृष्टया मायाबलाद्युद्धे विनाशिताः । भ्रातरो मम पुत्राश्च सेनानाथाः सहस्रशः
uvāca kuṭilākṣaṃ drāksamastapṛtanāpatim / kṣipraṃ muhurmuhuḥ spṛṣṭvā dhunvānaḥ karavālikām // bndp_3,29.10 // krodhahuṅkāramātanvangarjannutpātameghavat // bndp_3,29.11 // yayaiva dṛṣṭayā māyābalādyuddhe vināśitāḥ / bhrātaro mama putrāśca senānāthāḥ sahasraśaḥ
— he spoke at once to Kuṭilākṣa, the commander of all the troops, quickly touching (him) again and again, brandishing his sword, raising a roar of rage, thundering like a portent-cloud: "By that very woman, through the strength of illusion, my brothers and sons and army-chiefs by the thousands have been destroyed in battle."
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BndP 3 29.13
तस्याः स्त्रियाः प्रमत्तायाः कण्ठोत्थैः शोणितद्रवैः । भ्रातृपुत्रमहाशोकवह्निं निर्वापयाम्यहम्
tasyāḥ striyāḥ pramattāyāḥ kaṇṭhotthaiḥ śoṇitadravaiḥ / bhrātṛputramahāśokavahniṃ nirvāpayāmyaham
With the streams of blood rising from the throat of that heedless woman I shall extinguish the great fire of grief for my brothers and sons.
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BndP 3 29.14
गच्छ रे कुटिलाक्ष त्वं सज्जीकुरु पताकिनीम् । इत्युक्त्वा कठिनं वर्म वज्रपातसहं महत्
gaccha re kuṭilākṣa tvaṃ sajjīkuru patākinīm / ityuktvā kaṭhinaṃ varma vajrapātasahaṃ mahat
"Go, Kuṭilākṣa, make the army with its banners ready!" — having said this, (he put on) the hard, great armour that withstands the fall of the thunderbolt,
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BndP 3 29.15
दधानो भुजमध्येन बध्नन्पृष्ठ तथेषुधी । उद्दाममौर्विनिःश्वासकठोरं भ्रामयन्धनुः
dadhāno bhujamadhyena badhnanpṛṣṭha tatheṣudhī / uddāmamaurviniḥśvāsakaṭhoraṃ bhrāmayandhanuḥ
putting (it on) about the middle of his arms, and binding the two quivers on his back, whirling his bow, harsh with the hissing of its unrestrained bowstring,
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BndP 3 29.16
कालाग्निरिव संक्रुद्धो निर्जगाम निजात्पुरात् । तालजङ्घादिकैः सार्द्धंपूर्वद्वारे निवेशिते
kālāgniriva saṃkruddho nirjagāma nijātpurāt / tālajaṅghādikaiḥ sārddhaṃpūrvadvāre niveśite
and, enraged like the fire of world's end, he went forth from his own city — while at the eastern gate were stationed, together with Tālajaṅgha and the others,
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BndP 3 29.17
चतुर्भिर्धृतशस्त्रौघैर्धृतवर्मभिरुद्धतैः । पञ्चत्रिंशच्चमूनाथैः कुटिलाक्षपुरःसरैः
caturbhirdhṛtaśastraughairdhṛtavarmabhiruddhataiḥ / pañcatriṃśaccamūnāthaiḥ kuṭilākṣapuraḥsaraiḥ
four (who) held masses of weapons, who wore armour, arrogant — with thirty-five army-commanders led by Kuṭilākṣa,
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BndP 3 29.18
सर्वसेनापतीन्द्रेण कुटिलाक्षेण स क्रुधा । मिलितेन च भण्डेन चत्वारिंशच्चमूवराः
sarvasenāpatīndreṇa kuṭilākṣeṇa sa krudhā / militena ca bhaṇḍena catvāriṃśaccamūvarāḥ
and with Kuṭilākṣa, the lord of all the generals — he in wrath; and with Bhaṇḍa joined (to them), the chief commanders were forty.
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BndP 3 29.19
दीप्तायुधा दीप्तकेशा निर्जग्मुर्दीप्तकङ्कटाः । द्विसहस्राक्षौहिणीनां पञ्चाशीतिः परार्धिका
dīptāyudhā dīptakeśā nirjagmurdīptakaṅkaṭāḥ / dvisahasrākṣauhiṇīnāṃ pañcāśītiḥ parārdhikā
With blazing weapons, blazing hair, blazing mail, they marched forth: eighty-five and a half of two thousand akṣauhiṇīs.
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BndP 3 29.20
तदेनमन्वगादेकहेलया मथितुं द्विषः । भण्डासुरे विनिर्याते सर्वसैनिकसंकुले
tadenamanvagādekahelayā mathituṃ dviṣaḥ / bhaṇḍāsure viniryāte sarvasainikasaṃkule
Then (the army) followed him to crush the enemies with a single sport. When Bhaṇḍāsura had gone forth, thronged with all his soldiers,
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BndP 3 29.21
शून्यके नगरे तत्र स्त्रीमात्रमवशेषितम् । आभिलो नाम दैत्येन्द्रो रथवर्यो महारथः । सहस्रयुग्यसिंहाढ्यमारुरोह रणोद्धतः
śūnyake nagare tatra strīmātramavaśeṣitam / ābhilo nāma daityendro rathavaryo mahārathaḥ / sahasrayugyasiṃhāḍhyamāruroha raṇoddhataḥ
in that emptied city only the women were left behind. A lord of the Daityas named Ābhila, foremost of chariot-warriors, a great chariot-fighter, excited for battle, mounted (a car) furnished with a thousand yoked lions.
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BndP 3 29.22
तत्वरे विज्वलज्ज्वालाकालाग्निरिव दीप्तिमान् । घातको नाम वै खड्गश्चन्द्रहाससमाकृतिः
tatvare vijvalajjvālākālāgniriva dīptimān / ghātako nāma vai khaḍgaścandrahāsasamākṛtiḥ
He hastened, radiant like the fire of time with its flaring flames; and (his) sword, named Ghātaka, was of a form like Candrahāsa.
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BndP 3 29.23
इतस्ततश्चलन्तीनां सेनानां धूलिरुत्थिता । वोढुं तासां भरं भूमिरक्षमेव दिवं ययौ
itastataścalantīnāṃ senānāṃ dhūlirutthitā / voḍhuṃ tāsāṃ bharaṃ bhūmirakṣameva divaṃ yayau
The dust of the armies moving hither and thither rose up; the earth, unable to bear their weight, went to heaven itself.
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BndP 3 29.24
केचिद्भूमेरपर्याप्ताः प्रचेलुर्व्योमवर्त्मना । केषाञ्चित्स्कन्धमारूढाः केचिच्चेलुर्महारथाः
kecidbhūmeraparyāptāḥ pracelurvyomavartmanā / keṣāñcitskandhamārūḍhāḥ keciccelurmahārathāḥ
Some, for whom the earth was not enough, marched by the path of the sky; some great chariot-warriors moved mounted on the shoulders of others.
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BndP 3 29.25
न दिक्षु न च भूचक्रे न व्योमनि च ते ममुः । दुःखदुखेन ते चेलुरन्योन्याश्लेषपीडिताः
na dikṣu na ca bhūcakre na vyomani ca te mamuḥ / duḥkhadukhena te celuranyonyāśleṣapīḍitāḥ
Neither in the (open) directions, nor on the circle of the earth, nor in the sky did they find room; with great difficulty they moved along, crushed by pressing against one another.
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BndP 3 29.26
अत्यन्त सेनासंमर्दाद्रथचक्रैर्विचूर्णिताः । केचित्पादेन नागानां मर्दिता न्यपतन्भुवि
atyanta senāsaṃmardādrathacakrairvicūrṇitāḥ / kecitpādena nāgānāṃ marditā nyapatanbhuvi
From the extreme crush of the army some were ground to pieces by chariot wheels, and some, trampled by the feet of the elephants, fell to the ground.
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BndP 3 29.27
इत्थं प्रचलिता तेन समं सर्वैश्च सैनिकैः । वज्रनिष्पेषसदृशो मेघनादो व्यधीयत
itthaṃ pracalitā tena samaṃ sarvaiśca sainikaiḥ / vajraniṣpeṣasadṛśo meghanādo vyadhīyata
As he thus set out together with all his soldiers, a roar like thunder, resembling the crash of the vajra, was produced.
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BndP 3 29.28
तेनातीव कठोरेण सिंहनादेन भूयसा । भण्डदैत्यमुखोत्थेन विदीर्णमभवज्जगत्
tenātīva kaṭhoreṇa siṃhanādena bhūyasā / bhaṇḍadaityamukhotthena vidīrṇamabhavajjagat
By that exceedingly harsh and mighty lion's roar issuing from the mouth of the demon Bhaṇḍa, the world was rent apart.
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BndP 3 29.29
सागराः शोषमापन्नाश्चन्द्राकारै प्रपलायितौ । उडूनि न्यपतन्व्योम्नो भूमिर्देलायिताभवत्
sāgarāḥ śoṣamāpannāścandrākārai prapalāyitau / uḍūni nyapatanvyomno bhūmirdelāyitābhavat
The oceans went dry, the sun and moon fled away, the stars fell from the sky, the earth was set swaying.
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BndP 3 29.30
दिङ्नागाश्चाभवंस्त्रस्ता मूर्च्छिताश्च दिवौकसः । शक्तीनां कटकं चासीदकाण्डत्रासविह्वलम्
diṅnāgāścābhavaṃstrastā mūrcchitāśca divaukasaḥ / śaktīnāṃ kaṭakaṃ cāsīdakāṇḍatrāsavihvalam
The elephants of the quarters were terrified, the dwellers in heaven swooned, and the camp of the Śaktis was distraught with sudden terror.
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BndP 3 29.31
प्राणान्संधारयामासुः कथञ्चिन्मध्य आहवे । शक्तयो भयविभ्रष्टान्यायुधानि पुनर्दधुः
prāṇānsaṃdhārayāmāsuḥ kathañcinmadhya āhave / śaktayo bhayavibhraṣṭānyāyudhāni punardadhuḥ
Somehow they kept hold of their lives in the midst of the battle; the Śaktis took up again the weapons that had slipped from them in fear.
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BndP 3 29.32
वह्निप्राकारवलयं प्रशान्तं पुनरुत्थितम् । दैत्येन्द्रसिंहनादेन चमूनाथधनुःस्वनैः
vahniprākāravalayaṃ praśāntaṃ punarutthitam / daityendrasiṃhanādena camūnāthadhanuḥsvanaiḥ
The ring of the fire-rampart, which had subsided, rose up again at the lion-roar of the lord of the daityas and at the sounds of the army-commanders' bows,
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BndP 3 29.33
क्रन्दनैश्चापि योद्धॄणामभूच्छब्दमयं जगत् । तेन नादेन महता भण्डदैत्यविनिर्गमम् । निश्चित्य ललिता देवी स्वयं योद्धुं प्रचक्रमे
krandanaiścāpi yoddhṝṇāmabhūcchabdamayaṃ jagat / tena nādena mahatā bhaṇḍadaityavinirgamam / niścitya lalitā devī svayaṃ yoddhuṃ pracakrame
and with the war-cries of the fighters the world became all sound. From that great roar the goddess Lalitā ascertained that the demon Bhaṇḍa had come forth, and herself set about fighting.
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BndP 3 29.34
अशक्यमन्यशक्तीनामाकलय्य महाहवम् । भण्डदैत्येन दुष्टेन स्वयमुद्योगमास्थिता
aśakyamanyaśaktīnāmākalayya mahāhavam / bhaṇḍadaityena duṣṭena svayamudyogamāsthitā
Reckoning that the great battle with the wicked demon Bhaṇḍa was beyond the power of the other Śaktis, she herself undertook the effort.
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BndP 3 29.35
चक्रराजरथस्तस्याः प्रचचाल महोदयः । चतुर्वेदमहाचक्रपुरुषार्थमहाभयः
cakrarājarathastasyāḥ pracacāla mahodayaḥ / caturvedamahācakrapuruṣārthamahābhayaḥ
Her chariot Cakrarāja, of great splendour, rolled forth — (a chariot) whose great wheels are the four Vedas and whose great awe(-someness) is the (four) aims of human life.
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BndP 3 29.36
आनन्दध्वजसंयुक्तो नवभिः पर्वभिर्युतः । नवपर्वस्थदेवीभिराकृष्टगुरुधन्विभिः
ānandadhvajasaṃyukto navabhiḥ parvabhiryutaḥ / navaparvasthadevībhirākṛṣṭagurudhanvibhiḥ
joined with the banner of bliss, furnished with nine tiers, with the goddesses stationed on the nine tiers, who had drawn their heavy bows,
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BndP 3 29.37
परार्धाधिकसंख्यातपरिवारसमृद्धिभिः । पर्वस्थानेषु सर्वेषु पालितः सर्वतो दिशम्
parārdhādhikasaṃkhyātaparivārasamṛddhibhiḥ / parvasthāneṣu sarveṣu pālitaḥ sarvato diśam
(goddesses) rich with retinues counted at more than a parārdha; it was guarded on every side, at all the tier-stations.
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BndP 3 29.38
दशयोजनमुन्नद्धश्चतुर्योजन विस्तृतः । महाराज्ञीचक्रराजो रथेन्द्रः प्रचलन्बभौ
daśayojanamunnaddhaścaturyojana vistṛtaḥ / mahārājñīcakrarājo rathendraḥ pracalanbabhau
Ten yojanas high and four yojanas broad, the Cakrarāja of the Great Queen, that chief of chariots, shone as it moved.
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BndP 3 29.39
तस्मिन्प्रचलिते जुष्टे श्यामया दण्डनाथया । गेयचक्रं तु बालाग्रे किरिचक्रं तु बृष्ठतः
tasminpracalite juṣṭe śyāmayā daṇḍanāthayā / geyacakraṃ tu bālāgre kiricakraṃ tu bṛṣṭhataḥ
When it moved, attended by the dark Daṇḍanāthā, the Geya-cakra was in front of Bālā and the Kiri-cakra behind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.40
अन्यासामपि शक्तीनां वाहनानि परार्द्धशः । नृसिंहोष्ट्रनरव्यालमृगपक्षिहयास्तथा
anyāsāmapi śaktīnāṃ vāhanāni parārddhaśaḥ / nṛsiṃhoṣṭranaravyālamṛgapakṣihayāstathā
The mounts of the other Śaktis too were by the parārdhas: man-lions, camels, man-beasts, deer, birds and horses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.41
गजभेरुण्डशरभ व्याघ्रवातमृगास्तथा । एतादृशश्च तिर्यञ्चो ऽप्यन्ये वाहनतां गताः
gajabheruṇḍaśarabha vyāghravātamṛgāstathā / etādṛśaśca tiryañco 'pyanye vāhanatāṃ gatāḥ
elephants, bheruṇḍa birds, śarabhas, tigers and wind-deer; and other animals of this sort too served as mounts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.42
मुहुरुच्चावचाः शक्तीर्भण्डासुरवधोद्यताः । योजनायामविस्तारमपि तद्द्वारमण्डलम् । वह्निप्राकारचक्रस्य न पर्याप्तं चमूपतेः
muhuruccāvacāḥ śaktīrbhaṇḍāsuravadhodyatāḥ / yojanāyāmavistāramapi taddvāramaṇḍalam / vahniprākāracakrasya na paryāptaṃ camūpateḥ
bearing again and again the Śaktis, high and low, intent on the slaying of Bhaṇḍāsura. Even that gate-circle of the fire-rampart circle, a yojana in length and breadth, was not enough for the army's lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.43
ज्वालामालिनिका नित्या द्वारस्यात्यन्तविस्तृतिम् । विततान समस्तानां सैन्यानां निर्गमैषिणी
jvālāmālinikā nityā dvārasyātyantavistṛtim / vitatāna samastānāṃ sainyānāṃ nirgamaiṣiṇī
Then the eternal Jvālāmālinikā, wishing the exit of all the armies, stretched the gateway out to an immense width.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.44
अथ सा जगतां माता महाराज्ञी महोदया । निर्जगामा ग्निपुरता वरद्वारात्प्रतापिनी
atha sā jagatāṃ mātā mahārājñī mahodayā / nirjagāmā gnipuratā varadvārātpratāpinī
Then she, the mother of the worlds, the Great Queen of great splendour, blazing with majesty, came out from the excellent gate of the city of fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.45
देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः पतिताः पुष्पवृष्टयः । महामुक्तातपत्रं तद्दिवि दीप्तमदृश्यत
devadundubhayo neduḥ patitāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭayaḥ / mahāmuktātapatraṃ taddivi dīptamadṛśyata
The drums of the gods resounded, showers of flowers fell, and in the sky that great pearl-parasol was seen blazing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.46
निमित्तानि प्रसन्नानि शंसकानि जयश्रियाः । अभवंल्ललितासैन्ये उत्पातास्तु द्विषां बले
nimittāni prasannāni śaṃsakāni jayaśriyāḥ / abhavaṃllalitāsainye utpātāstu dviṣāṃ bale
Favourable omens, heralds of the glory of victory, appeared in Lalitā's army, but portents (of disaster) in the host of the foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.47
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं सेन योरुभयोरपि । प्रसर्पद्विशिखैः स्तोमबद्धान्धतमसच्छटम्
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ sena yorubhayorapi / prasarpadviśikhaiḥ stomabaddhāndhatamasacchaṭam
Then the battle of both armies began, with a mass of blind darkness formed by the packed swarms of the arrows flying about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.48
हन्यमानगजस्तोमसृतशोणितबिन्दुभिः । ह्नीयमाणशिरश्छन्नदैत्यश्वेतातपत्रकम्
hanyamānagajastomasṛtaśoṇitabindubhiḥ / hnīyamāṇaśiraśchannadaityaśvetātapatrakam
(A battle) in which the white parasols of the daityas were covered by the drops of blood that streamed from the throngs of elephants being slain and by heads being severed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.49
न दिशो न नभो नागा न भूमिर्न च किञ्चन । दृश्यते केवलं दृष्टं रजोमात्रं च सूर्च्छितम्
na diśo na nabho nāgā na bhūmirna ca kiñcana / dṛśyate kevalaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ rajomātraṃ ca sūrcchitam
Neither the quarters, nor the sky, nor the elephants, nor the earth, nor anything at all was seen; only dust alone was seen, and (all was) overwhelmed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.50
नृत्यत्कबन्धनिवहाविर्भूततटपादपम् । दैत्यकेशसहस्रैस्तु शैवालाङ्कुरकोमला
nṛtyatkabandhanivahāvirbhūtataṭapādapam / daityakeśasahasraistu śaivālāṅkurakomalā
(A river) whose bank-trees were the throngs of dancing headless trunks that had appeared, and which was made soft, by the thousands of daityas' hairs, with shoots of moss;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.51
श्वेतातपत्रयवलयश्वेतपङ्कजभासुरा । चक्रकृत्तकरिग्रामपादकूर्मपरंपरा
śvetātapatrayavalayaśvetapaṅkajabhāsurā / cakrakṛttakarigrāmapādakūrmaparaṃparā
gleaming with white lotuses that were the circles of white parasols, having a succession of tortoises that were the feet of the herds of elephants cut off by discuses;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.52
शक्तिध्वस्तमहादैत्यगलगण्डशिलोच्चया । विलूनकाण्डैः पतितैः सफेना बलचामरैः
śaktidhvastamahādaityagalagaṇḍaśiloccayā / vilūnakāṇḍaiḥ patitaiḥ saphenā balacāmaraiḥ
having heaps of rock that were the throat-lumps of great daityas shattered by spears, foaming with the army's fallen yak-tail whisks whose staffs had been cut through;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.53
तीक्ष्णासिवल्लरीजालैर्निबिडीकृततीरभूः । दैत्यवीरेक्षमश्रेणिमुक्तिंसपुटभासुरा
tīkṣṇāsivallarījālairnibiḍīkṛtatīrabhūḥ / daityavīrekṣamaśreṇimuktiṃsapuṭabhāsurā
whose bank-ground was made dense with the tangles of creepers that were sharp swords, and shining with (rows of?) ... of the daitya heroes;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.54
दैत्यवाहनसंघातन क्रमीनशताकुला । प्रावहच्छोणितनदी सेनयोर्युध्यमानयोः
daityavāhanasaṃghātana kramīnaśatākulā / prāvahacchoṇitanadī senayoryudhyamānayoḥ
teeming with hundreds of fish that were the masses of the daityas' mounts — such a river of blood flowed between the two armies as they fought.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.55
इत्थं प्रववृते युद्धं मृत्योश्च त्रासदायकम् । चतुर्थयुद्धदिवसे प्रातरा रभ्यभीषणम् । प्रहरद्वयपर्यन्तं सेनयोरुभयोरपि
itthaṃ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ mṛtyośca trāsadāyakam / caturthayuddhadivase prātarā rabhyabhīṣaṇam / praharadvayaparyantaṃ senayorubhayorapi
Thus proceeded the battle, terrifying even to Death, on the fourth day of the fighting, dreadful, begun at dawn, lasting till the end of two watches, between both armies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.56
ततः श्रीललितादेव्या भण्डस्याथाभवद्रणः । अस्त्रप्रत्यस्त्रसंक्षोभैस्तुमुलीकृतदिक्तटः
tataḥ śrīlalitādevyā bhaṇḍasyāthābhavadraṇaḥ / astrapratyastrasaṃkṣobhaistumulīkṛtadiktaṭaḥ
Then came the combat of the goddess Śrī Lalitā with Bhaṇḍa, in which the regions of the quarters were thrown into uproar by the clashes of missiles and counter-missiles;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.57
धनुर्ज्यातलटङ्कारहुङ्कारैरतिभीषणः । तूणीरवदनात्कृष्टधनुर्वरविनिः सृतैः । विमुक्तैर्विशिशैर्भीमैराहवे प्राणहारिभिः
dhanurjyātalaṭaṅkārahuṅkārairatibhīṣaṇaḥ / tūṇīravadanātkṛṣṭadhanurvaraviniḥ sṛtaiḥ / vimuktairviśiśairbhīmairāhave prāṇahāribhiḥ
most fearful with the twangings and roarings of the bowstring's slap, (a combat) with dreadful arrows drawn from the mouth of the quiver, issuing from the excellent bow, released, and life-taking in the fray.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.58
हस्तलाघववेगेन न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन । महाराज्ञीकरांभोजव्यापारं शरमोक्षणे । शृणु सर्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि कुम्भसंभव सङ्गरे
hastalāghavavegena na prājñāyata kiñcana / mahārājñīkarāṃbhojavyāpāraṃ śaramokṣaṇe / śṛṇu sarvaṃ pravakṣyāmi kumbhasaṃbhava saṅgare
Because of the speed of (her) sleight of hand, nothing whatever could be made out of the working of the Great Queen's lotus-hand in loosing arrows; hear, O Pot-born one, I shall tell it all, (as it was) in the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.59
संधाने त्वेकधा तस्य दशधा चापनिर्गमे । शतधा गगने दैत्यसैन्यप्राप्तौ सहस्रधा । दैत्याङ्गसंगे संप्राप्ताः कोटिसंख्याः शिलीमुखाः
saṃdhāne tvekadhā tasya daśadhā cāpanirgame / śatadhā gagane daityasainyaprāptau sahasradhā / daityāṅgasaṃge saṃprāptāḥ koṭisaṃkhyāḥ śilīmukhāḥ
At the fitting (to the string) his arrows were single; tenfold when leaving the bow; a hundredfold in the sky; a thousandfold on reaching the daitya army; and on touching the daityas' bodies the shafts arrived numbering a crore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.60
परान्धकारं सृजती भिन्दती रोदसी शरैः । मर्माभिनत्प्रचण्डस्य महाराज्ञी महेषुभिः
parāndhakāraṃ sṛjatī bhindatī rodasī śaraiḥ / marmābhinatpracaṇḍasya mahārājñī maheṣubhiḥ
Producing utter darkness and splitting heaven and earth with her arrows, the Great Queen pierced the vital parts of Pracaṇḍa with her mighty shafts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.61
वहत्कोपारुणं नेत्रं ततो भण्डः स दानवः । ववष शरजालेन महता ललितेश्वरीम्
vahatkopāruṇaṃ netraṃ tato bhaṇḍaḥ sa dānavaḥ / vavaṣa śarajālena mahatā laliteśvarīm
Then that dānava Bhaṇḍa, his eye red with surging rage, rained upon Lalitā the Sovereign with a vast net of arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.62
अन्धतामिस्रकं नाम महास्त्रं प्रमुमोच सः । महातरणिबाणेन तन्नुनोद महेश्वरी
andhatāmisrakaṃ nāma mahāstraṃ pramumoca saḥ / mahātaraṇibāṇena tannunoda maheśvarī
He let fly the great weapon called Andhatāmisra (Blinding Darkness); the Great Goddess drove it off with the Mahātaraṇi (Great Sun) arrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.63
पाखण्डास्त्रं महावीरो भण्डः प्रमुमुचे रणे । गायत्र्यस्त्रं तस्य नुत्यै ससर्ज जगदंबिका
pākhaṇḍāstraṃ mahāvīro bhaṇḍaḥ pramumuce raṇe / gāyatryastraṃ tasya nutyai sasarja jagadaṃbikā
The great hero Bhaṇḍa released the Pākhaṇḍa (Heresy) weapon in the battle; to repel it the Mother of the world discharged the Gāyatrī weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.64
अन्धास्त्रमसृजद्भण्डः शक्तिदृष्टिविनाशनम् । चाक्षुष्मतमहास्त्रेण शमयायास तत्प्रसूः
andhāstramasṛjadbhaṇḍaḥ śaktidṛṣṭivināśanam / cākṣuṣmatamahāstreṇa śamayāyāsa tatprasūḥ
Bhaṇḍa loosed the Blinding weapon, destroyer of the Śaktis' sight; their Mother quelled it with the great Cākṣuṣmatī (Sight-restoring) weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.65
शक्तिनाशाभिधं भण्डो मुमोचास्त्रं महारणे । विश्वावसोरथास्त्रेण तस्य दर्पमपाकरोत्
śaktināśābhidhaṃ bhaṇḍo mumocāstraṃ mahāraṇe / viśvāvasorathāstreṇa tasya darpamapākarot
Bhaṇḍa released in the great battle the weapon called "Destruction of the Śaktis"; with the Viśvāvasu-chariot weapon she removed its pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.66
अन्तकास्त्रं ससर्जोच्चैः संक्रुद्धो भडदानवः । महामृत्युञ्जयास्त्रेण नाशयामास तद्बलम्
antakāstraṃ sasarjoccaiḥ saṃkruddho bhaḍadānavaḥ / mahāmṛtyuñjayāstreṇa nāśayāmāsa tadbalam
The demon Bhaṇḍa, greatly enraged, hurled aloft the weapon of Death (Antaka); with the great Mṛtyuñjaya weapon she destroyed its force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.67
सर्वास्त्रस्मृतिनाशाख्यमस्त्रं भण्डो व्यमुञ्चत । धारणास्त्रेण चक्रेशी तद्बलं समनाशयत्
sarvāstrasmṛtināśākhyamastraṃ bhaṇḍo vyamuñcata / dhāraṇāstreṇa cakreśī tadbalaṃ samanāśayat
Bhaṇḍa released the weapon named "Destruction of the Memory of All Weapons"; the Mistress of the Wheel destroyed its force with the weapon of retention (dhāraṇā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.68
भयास्त्रमसृजद्भण्डः शक्तीनां भीतिदायकम् । अभयङ्करमैन्द्रास्त्रं मुमुचे जगदंबिका
bhayāstramasṛjadbhaṇḍaḥ śaktīnāṃ bhītidāyakam / abhayaṅkaramaindrāstraṃ mumuce jagadaṃbikā
Bhaṇḍa let loose the weapon of fear, which inspires terror in the Śaktis; the Mother of the World released the Indra-weapon, which makes (one) fearless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.69
महारोगास्त्रमसृजच्छक्तिसेनासु दानवः । राजयक्ष्मादयो रोगास्ततो ऽभूवन्सहस्रशः
mahārogāstramasṛjacchaktisenāsu dānavaḥ / rājayakṣmādayo rogāstato 'bhūvansahasraśaḥ
The demon let loose the weapon of great disease upon the armies of the Śaktis; thereupon diseases such as consumption arose by the thousands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.70
तन्निवारणसिद्ध्यर्थं ललिता परमेश्वरी । नामत्रयमहामन्त्रमहास्त्रं सा मुमोच ह
tannivāraṇasiddhyarthaṃ lalitā parameśvarī / nāmatrayamahāmantramahāstraṃ sā mumoca ha
In order to accomplish the warding off of that, Lalitā, the supreme sovereign, released the great weapon of the great mantra of the three names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.71
अच्युतश्चाप्यनन्तश्च गोविन्दस्तु शरोत्थिताः । हुङ्कारमात्रतो दग्ध्वारोगांस्ताननयन्मुदम्
acyutaścāpyanantaśca govindastu śarotthitāḥ / huṅkāramātrato dagdhvārogāṃstānanayanmudam
Acyuta, Ananta and Govinda arose from the arrow, and having burnt up those diseases by a mere "hum!" they brought (the Śaktis) to joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.72
नत्वा च तां महेशानीं तद्भक्तव्याधिमर्दनम् । विधातुं त्रिषु लोकेषु नियुक्ताः स्वपदं ययुः
natvā ca tāṃ maheśānīṃ tadbhaktavyādhimardanam / vidhātuṃ triṣu lokeṣu niyuktāḥ svapadaṃ yayuḥ
And having bowed to that great Mistress, they were appointed to carry out, in the three worlds, the crushing of the diseases of her devotees, and went to their own abodes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.73
आयुर्नाशनमस्त्रं तु मुक्तवान्भण्डदानवः । कालसंकर्षणीरूपमस्त्रं राज्ञी व्यमुञ्चत
āyurnāśanamastraṃ tu muktavānbhaṇḍadānavaḥ / kālasaṃkarṣaṇīrūpamastraṃ rājñī vyamuñcata
Then the demon Bhaṇḍa released the weapon that destroys life; the Queen released the weapon in the form of Kāla-saṃkarṣaṇī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.74
महासुरास्त्रमुद्दामं व्यसृजद्भण्डदानवः । ततः सहस्रशो जाता महाकाया महाबलाः
mahāsurāstramuddāmaṃ vyasṛjadbhaṇḍadānavaḥ / tataḥ sahasraśo jātā mahākāyā mahābalāḥ
The demon Bhaṇḍa let loose the unrestrained great-asura weapon; thereupon there arose by the thousands (asuras) of huge bodies and great strength:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.75
मधुश्च कैटभश्चैव महिषासुर एव च । धूम्रलोचनदैत्यश्च चण्डमुण्डादयो ऽसुराः
madhuśca kaiṭabhaścaiva mahiṣāsura eva ca / dhūmralocanadaityaśca caṇḍamuṇḍādayo 'surāḥ
Madhu and Kaiṭabha, and Mahiṣāsura too, and the daitya Dhūmralocana, and asuras beginning with Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.76
चिक्षुभश्चामरश्चैव रक्तबीजो ऽसुरस्तथा । शुम्भश्चैव निशुम्भश्च कालकेया महाबलाः
cikṣubhaścāmaraścaiva raktabījo 'surastathā / śumbhaścaiva niśumbhaśca kālakeyā mahābalāḥ
Cikṣubha and Cāmara, and likewise the asura Raktabīja, and Śumbha and Niśumbha, and the Kālakeyas of great strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.77
धूम्राभिधानाश्च परे तस्मादस्त्रात्समुत्थिताः । ते सर्वे दानवश्रेष्ठाः कठोरैः शस्त्रमण्डलैः
dhūmrābhidhānāśca pare tasmādastrātsamutthitāḥ / te sarve dānavaśreṣṭhāḥ kaṭhoraiḥ śastramaṇḍalaiḥ
and others named Dhūmra arose from that weapon. All those foremost of the dānavas, with harsh circles of weapons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.78
शक्तिसेनां मर्दयन्तो नर्द्दन्तश्च भयङ्करम् । हाहेति क्रन्दमानाश्चशक्तयो दैत्यमर्दिताः
śaktisenāṃ mardayanto narddantaśca bhayaṅkaram / hāheti krandamānāścaśaktayo daityamarditāḥ
crushing the army of the Śaktis and roaring fearfully — and the Śaktis, crushed by the daityas, crying out "Alas, alas!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.79
ललितां शरणं प्राप्ताः पाहि पाहीति सत्वरम् । अथ देवी भृशं क्रुद्धा रुषाट्टहासमातनोत्
lalitāṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptāḥ pāhi pāhīti satvaram / atha devī bhṛśaṃ kruddhā ruṣāṭṭahāsamātanot
quickly took refuge with Lalitā, (crying) "Protect us, protect us!" Then the Goddess, exceedingly enraged, let out a loud laugh in fury.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.80
ततः समुत्थिता काचिद्दुर्गा नाम यशस्विनी । समस्तदेवतेजोभिर्निर्मिता विश्वरूपिणी
tataḥ samutthitā kāciddurgā nāma yaśasvinī / samastadevatejobhirnirmitā viśvarūpiṇī
Thereupon there arose a certain glorious (goddess) named Durgā, fashioned out of the energies of all the gods, having the universe as her form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.81
शूलं च शूलिना दत्तं चक्रं चक्रिसमर्पितम् । शङ्खं वरुणदत्तश्च शक्तिं दत्तां हविर्भुजा
śūlaṃ ca śūlinā dattaṃ cakraṃ cakrisamarpitam / śaṅkhaṃ varuṇadattaśca śaktiṃ dattāṃ havirbhujā
bearing the trident given by the Trident-bearer (Śiva), the discus bestowed by the Discus-bearer (Viṣṇu), the conch given by Varuṇa, and the spear given by the eater of oblations (Agni),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.82
चापमक्षयतूणीरौ मरुद्दत्तौ महामृधे । वज्रिदत्तं च कुलिशं चषकन्धनदार्पितम्
cāpamakṣayatūṇīrau maruddattau mahāmṛdhe / vajridattaṃ ca kuliśaṃ caṣakandhanadārpitam
the bow and the two inexhaustible quivers given by the Wind (Marut) in the great battle, and the thunderbolt given by the Wielder of the Vajra (Indra), the cup bestowed by the god of wealth (Dhanada),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.83
कालदण्डं महादण्डं पाशं पाशधरार्पितम् । ब्रह्मदत्तां कुण्डिकां च घण्टामैरावतार्पिताम्
kāladaṇḍaṃ mahādaṇḍaṃ pāśaṃ pāśadharārpitam / brahmadattāṃ kuṇḍikāṃ ca ghaṇṭāmairāvatārpitām
the staff of Time, the great staff, the noose bestowed by the noose-bearer (Yama/Varuṇa), the water-pot given by Brahmā, and the bell bestowed by Airāvata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.84
मृत्युदत्तौ खड्गखेटौ हारं जलधिनार्पितम् । विश्वकर्मप्रदत्तानि भूषणानि च बिभ्रती
mṛtyudattau khaḍgakheṭau hāraṃ jaladhinārpitam / viśvakarmapradattāni bhūṣaṇāni ca bibhratī
the sword and shield given by Death, the necklace bestowed by the ocean, and the ornaments given by Viśvakarman — (all these) she bore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.85
अङ्गैः सहस्रकिरणश्रेणिभासुररश्मिभिः । आयुधानि समस्तानि दीपयन्ति महोदयैः
aṅgaiḥ sahasrakiraṇaśreṇibhāsuraraśmibhiḥ / āyudhāni samastāni dīpayanti mahodayaiḥ
With her limbs, whose rays shone like rows of thousand-rayed (suns), she lit up all the weapons with their great radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.86
अन्यदत्तैरथान्यैश्च शोभमाना परिच्छदैः । सिंहवाहनमारुह्य युद्धं नारायणीव्यधात्
anyadattairathānyaiśca śobhamānā paricchadaiḥ / siṃhavāhanamāruhya yuddhaṃ nārāyaṇīvyadhāt
Resplendent with the trappings given by one and another, mounting her lion-vehicle, Nārāyaṇī waged war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.87
तथा ते महिषप्रख्या दानवा विनिपातिताः । चण्डिकासप्तशत्यां तु यथा कर्म पुराकरोत्
tathā te mahiṣaprakhyā dānavā vinipātitāḥ / caṇḍikāsaptaśatyāṃ tu yathā karma purākarot
Thus were those dānavas, like Mahiṣa, struck down; and just as (she) formerly performed the deed in the Caṇḍikā-Saptaśatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.88
तथैव समरञ्चक्रे महिषादिमदापहम् । तत्कृत्वा दुष्करं कर्म ललितां प्रणनाम सा
tathaiva samarañcakre mahiṣādimadāpaham / tatkṛtvā duṣkaraṃ karma lalitāṃ praṇanāma sā
just so she made battle that took away the pride of Mahiṣa and the rest. Having done that hard deed, she bowed to Lalitā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.89
मूकास्त्रमसृद्दुष्टः शक्तिसेनासु दानवः । महावाग्वा दिनी नाम ससर्जास्त्रं जगत्प्रसूः
mūkāstramasṛdduṣṭaḥ śaktisenāsu dānavaḥ / mahāvāgvā dinī nāma sasarjāstraṃ jagatprasūḥ
The wicked dānava loosed the Mute weapon upon the armies of the śaktis; (but) the mother of the world discharged the weapon named Mahāvāgvādinī (Great Speaker).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.90
विद्यारूपस्य वेदस्य तस्करानसुराधमान् । ससर्ज तत्र समरे दुर्मदो भण्डदानवः
vidyārūpasya vedasya taskarānasurādhamān / sasarja tatra samare durmado bhaṇḍadānavaḥ
There in that battle the crazed Bhaṇḍa dānava created the vilest of asuras, thieves of the Veda that has the form of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.91
दक्षहस्ताङ्गुष्ठनखान्महाराज्ञ्या तिरस्कृतः । अर्णवास्त्रं महादीरो भण्डदैत्यो रणे ऽसृजत्
dakṣahastāṅguṣṭhanakhānmahārājñyā tiraskṛtaḥ / arṇavāstraṃ mahādīro bhaṇḍadaityo raṇe 'sṛjat
Repulsed by the Great Queen by (a flick of) the nail of the thumb of her right hand, the very bold Bhaṇḍa, the daitya, loosed in battle the Ocean weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.92
तत्रोद्दामपयः पूरे शक्तिसैन्यं ममजज च । अथ श्रीललितादक्षहस्ततर्जनिकानखात् । आदिकूर्मः समुत्पन्नो योजनायतविस्तरः
tatroddāmapayaḥ pūre śaktisainyaṃ mamajaja ca / atha śrīlalitādakṣahastatarjanikānakhāt / ādikūrmaḥ samutpanno yojanāyatavistaraḥ
And there the army of śaktis sank in the flood of unchecked water. Then from the nail of the forefinger of Śrī Lalitā's right hand there arose the Primal Tortoise, a yojana in breadth and length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.93
धृतास्तेन महाभोगखर्परेण प्रथीयसा । शक्तयो हर्षमापन्नाः सागरास्त्रभयं जहुः
dhṛtāstena mahābhogakharpareṇa prathīyasā / śaktayo harṣamāpannāḥ sāgarāstrabhayaṃ jahuḥ
Upheld by him upon his vast, exceedingly broad shell, the śaktis came to gladness and gave up their fear of the ocean weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.94
तत्सामुद्रं च भगवान्सकलं सलिलं पपौ । हैरण्याक्षं महास्त्रं तु विजहौ दुष्टदानवः
tatsāmudraṃ ca bhagavānsakalaṃ salilaṃ papau / hairaṇyākṣaṃ mahāstraṃ tu vijahau duṣṭadānavaḥ
And the Lord drank up all that ocean water; but the wicked dānava then hurled the great weapon of Hiraṇyākṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.95
तस्मात्सहस्रशो जाता हिरण्याक्षा गदायुधाः । तैर्हन्यमाने शक्तीनां सैन्ये सन्त्रा सविह्वले । इतस्ततः प्रचलिते शिथिले रणकर्मणि
tasmātsahasraśo jātā hiraṇyākṣā gadāyudhāḥ / tairhanyamāne śaktīnāṃ sainye santrā savihvale / itastataḥ pracalite śithile raṇakarmaṇi
From it were born by the thousands Hiraṇyākṣas armed with maces. While the army of the śaktis was being slain by them and was terrified and distraught, running this way and that, the work of battle slackening—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.96
अथ श्रीललितादक्षहस्तमध्याङ्गुलीनखात् । महावराहः समभूच्छ्वेतः कैलाससंनिभः
atha śrīlalitādakṣahastamadhyāṅgulīnakhāt / mahāvarāhaḥ samabhūcchvetaḥ kailāsasaṃnibhaḥ
then from the nail of the middle finger of Śrī Lalitā's right hand there came into being a great Boar, white, resembling Kailāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.97
तेन वज्रसमानेन पोत्रिणाभिविदारिताः । कोटिशस्ते हिरण्याक्षा मर्द्यमानाः क्षयं गताः
tena vajrasamānena potriṇābhividāritāḥ / koṭiśaste hiraṇyākṣā mardyamānāḥ kṣayaṃ gatāḥ
Ripped apart by that boar, who was the equal of the thunderbolt, those Hiraṇyākṣas in their crores were ground down and went to destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.98
अथभण्डस्त्वतिक्रोधाद्भुकुटीं विततान ह । तस्य भ्रुकुटितो जाता हिरण्याः कोटिसंख्यकाः
athabhaṇḍastvatikrodhādbhukuṭīṃ vitatāna ha / tasya bhrukuṭito jātā hiraṇyāḥ koṭisaṃkhyakāḥ
Then Bhaṇḍa, in excessive rage, knit his brow; and from his frown were born Hiraṇyas numbering a crore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.99
ज्वलदादित्यवद्दीप्ता दीपप्रहरणाश्व ते । अमर्दयच्चक्तिसैन्यं प्रह्लादं चाप्यमर्दयन्
jvaladādityavaddīptā dīpapraharaṇāśva te / amardayaccaktisainyaṃ prahlādaṃ cāpyamardayan
Blazing like the burning sun, and with flaming weapons, they crushed the army of śaktis, and they crushed Prahlāda too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.100
यः प्रह्लादो ऽस्ति शक्तीनां परमानन्दलक्षणः । स एव बालकोभूत्वा हिरण्यपरिपीडितः
yaḥ prahlādo 'sti śaktīnāṃ paramānandalakṣaṇaḥ / sa eva bālakobhūtvā hiraṇyaparipīḍitaḥ
That Prahlāda who belongs to the śaktis, whose mark is supreme bliss—he himself, having become a boy, sorely afflicted by the Hiraṇyas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.101
ललितां शरणं प्राप्तस्तेन राज्ञी कृपामगात् । अथ शक्त्या नन्दरूपं प्रह्लादं परिरक्षितुम्
lalitāṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptastena rājñī kṛpāmagāt / atha śaktyā nandarūpaṃ prahlādaṃ parirakṣitum
came to Lalitā for refuge, and thereby the Queen was moved to compassion. Then, to protect by her power Prahlāda, who is of the form of bliss,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.102
दक्षहस्तानामिकाग्रं धुनोति स्म महेश्वरी । तस्माद् धूतसटाजालः प्रज्वलल्लोचनत्रयः
dakṣahastānāmikāgraṃ dhunoti sma maheśvarī / tasmād dhūtasaṭājālaḥ prajvalallocanatrayaḥ
the Great Goddess shook the tip of the ring finger of her right hand; and from it (arose one) with a tossed mass of mane, with three blazing eyes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.103
सिंहास्यः पुरुषा कारः कण्ठस्याधो जनार्दनः । नखायुधः कालरुद्ररूपी घोराट्टहासवान्
siṃhāsyaḥ puruṣā kāraḥ kaṇṭhasyādho janārdanaḥ / nakhāyudhaḥ kālarudrarūpī ghorāṭṭahāsavān
lion-faced, of human form, Janārdana below the neck, with claws for weapons, in the form of Kālarudra, uttering a dreadful roar of laughter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.104
सहस्रसंख्यदोर्दण्डो ललिताज्ञानुपालकः । हिरण्यकशिपून्सर्वान्भण्डभ्रुकुटिसंभवान्
sahasrasaṃkhyadordaṇḍo lalitājñānupālakaḥ / hiraṇyakaśipūnsarvānbhaṇḍabhrukuṭisaṃbhavān
with arms a thousand in number, the keeper of Lalitā's command—(he tore) all the Hiraṇyakaśipus sprung from Bhaṇḍa's frown
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.105
क्षणाद्विदारयामास नखैः कुलिशकर्कशैः । बलीन्द्रास्त्रं महाघोरं सर्वदैवतनाशनम् । अमुञ्चल्ललिता देवी प्रतिभण्डमहासुरम्
kṣaṇādvidārayāmāsa nakhaiḥ kuliśakarkaśaiḥ / balīndrāstraṃ mahāghoraṃ sarvadaivatanāśanam / amuñcallalitā devī pratibhaṇḍamahāsuram
In an instant (he) tore (them) apart with (his) claws, hard as thunderbolts. Then the great and terrible Balīndra-weapon, destroyer of all the gods, the great asura Bhaṇḍa released against Lalitā the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 29.106
तदस्त्रदर्पनाशाय वामनाः शतशो ऽभवन् । महाराज्ञीदक्षहस्तकनिष्ठाग्रान्महौजसः
tadastradarpanāśāya vāmanāḥ śataśo 'bhavan / mahārājñīdakṣahastakaniṣṭhāgrānmahaujasaḥ
To destroy the pride of that weapon, hundreds of Vāmanas of great vigour arose from the tip of the little finger of the great Queen's right hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.107
क्षणेक्षणे वर्धमानाः पाशहस्ता महाबलाः । बलीन्द्रानस्त्रसंभूतान्बध्नन्तः पाशबन्धनैः
kṣaṇekṣaṇe vardhamānāḥ pāśahastā mahābalāḥ / balīndrānastrasaṃbhūtānbadhnantaḥ pāśabandhanaiḥ
Growing moment by moment, nooses in hand, of great strength, they bound with noose-bonds the Balis produced from the weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.108
दक्षहस्तकनिष्ठाग्राज्जाताः कामेशयोषितः । महाकाया महोत्साहास्तदस्त्रं समनाशयन्
dakṣahastakaniṣṭhāgrājjātāḥ kāmeśayoṣitaḥ / mahākāyā mahotsāhāstadastraṃ samanāśayan
Born from the tip of the little finger of (her) right hand, the wives of Kāmeśa, huge of body and of great energy, destroyed that weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.109
हैहयास्त्रं समसृजद्भण्डदैत्यो रणाजिरे । तस्मात्सहस्रशोजाताः सहस्रार्जुनकोटयः
haihayāstraṃ samasṛjadbhaṇḍadaityo raṇājire / tasmātsahasraśojātāḥ sahasrārjunakoṭayaḥ
The Bhaṇḍa demon let loose the Haihaya-weapon on the battlefield; from it were born by the thousand crores of Sahasrārjunas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.110
अथ श्रीललितावामहस्ताङ्गुष्टनखादितः । प्रज्वलन्भार्गवो रामः सक्रोधः सिंहनादवान्
atha śrīlalitāvāmahastāṅguṣṭanakhāditaḥ / prajvalanbhārgavo rāmaḥ sakrodhaḥ siṃhanādavān
Then from the thumb-nail of Śrī Lalitā's left hand, blazing, came Rāma the Bhārgava, full of wrath, roaring like a lion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.111
धारया दारयन्नेतान्कुठारस्य कठोरया । सहस्रार्जुनसंख्यातान्क्षणादेव व्यनाशयन्
dhārayā dārayannetānkuṭhārasya kaṭhorayā / sahasrārjunasaṃkhyātānkṣaṇādeva vyanāśayan
and cleaving these with the harsh edge of his axe, he destroyed in an instant those counted as Sahasrārjunas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.112
अथ क्रुद्धो भण्डदैत्यः क्रोधाद्धुङ्कारमातनोत् । तस्माद्धुङ्कारतो जातश्चन्द्रहासकृपाणवान्
atha kruddho bhaṇḍadaityaḥ krodhāddhuṅkāramātanot / tasmāddhuṅkārato jātaścandrahāsakṛpāṇavān
Then the enraged Bhaṇḍa demon uttered a huṅkāra out of anger; and from that huṅkāra was born (one) bearing the sword Candrahāsa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.113
सहस्राक्षौहिणीरक्षःसेनया परिवारितः । कनिष्ठं कुंभकर्णं च मेघनादं च नन्दनम् । गृहीत्वा शक्तिसैन्यं तदतिदूरममर्दयत्
sahasrākṣauhiṇīrakṣaḥsenayā parivāritaḥ / kaniṣṭhaṃ kuṃbhakarṇaṃ ca meghanādaṃ ca nandanam / gṛhītvā śaktisainyaṃ tadatidūramamardayat
surrounded by an army of demons a thousand akṣauhiṇīs strong; taking his younger brother Kumbhakarṇa and his son Meghanāda, he crushed that army of Śaktis far and wide.
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BndP 3 29.114
अथ श्रीललितावामहस्ततर्जनिकानखात् । कोदण्डरामः समभूल्लक्ष्मणेन समन्वितः
atha śrīlalitāvāmahastatarjanikānakhāt / kodaṇḍarāmaḥ samabhūllakṣmaṇena samanvitaḥ
Then from the nail of the forefinger of Śrī Lalitā's left hand there came into being Rāma of the bow, together with Lakṣmaṇa,
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BndP 3 29.115
जटामुकुटवान्वल्लीबन्ध्धतूणीरपृष्टभूः । नीलोत्पलदलश्यामो धनुर्विस्फारयन्मुहुः
jaṭāmukuṭavānvallībandhdhatūṇīrapṛṣṭabhūḥ / nīlotpaladalaśyāmo dhanurvisphārayanmuhuḥ
wearing a crown of matted hair, with a quiver bound to his back by a creeper-cord, dark as the petal of a blue lotus, again and again drawing his bow.
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BndP 3 29.116
नाशयामास दिव्यास्त्रैः क्षणाद्राक्षससैनिकम् । मर्दयामास पौलस्त्यं कुंभकर्णं च सोदरम् । लक्ष्मणो मेघनादं च महावीरमनाशयत्
nāśayāmāsa divyāstraiḥ kṣaṇādrākṣasasainikam / mardayāmāsa paulastyaṃ kuṃbhakarṇaṃ ca sodaram / lakṣmaṇo meghanādaṃ ca mahāvīramanāśayat
With divine weapons he destroyed the demon soldiery in an instant; he crushed Paulastya (Rāvaṇa) and his brother Kumbhakarṇa, and Lakṣmaṇa destroyed the great hero Meghanāda.
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BndP 3 29.117
द्विविदास्त्रं महाभीममसृजद्भण्डदानवः । तस्मादनेकशो जाताः कपयः पिङ्गलोचनाः
dvividāstraṃ mahābhīmamasṛjadbhaṇḍadānavaḥ / tasmādanekaśo jātāḥ kapayaḥ piṅgalocanāḥ
The Bhaṇḍa demon let loose the exceedingly fearsome Dvivida-weapon; from it were born in great numbers monkeys with tawny eyes,
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BndP 3 29.118
क्रोधेनात्यन्तता म्रास्याः प्रत्येकं हनुमत्समाः । व्यनाशयच्छक्तिसैन्यं क्रूरक्रेङ्कारकारिणः
krodhenātyantatā mrāsyāḥ pratyekaṃ hanumatsamāḥ / vyanāśayacchaktisainyaṃ krūrakreṅkārakāriṇaḥ
their faces utterly copper-red with rage, each one equal to Hanumān; making cruel shrieking cries, they destroyed the army of Śaktis.
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BndP 3 29.119
अथ श्रीललितावामहस्तमध्याङ्गुलीनखात् । आविर्बभूव तालाङ्कः क्रोधमध्यारुणेक्षणः
atha śrīlalitāvāmahastamadhyāṅgulīnakhāt / āvirbabhūva tālāṅkaḥ krodhamadhyāruṇekṣaṇaḥ
Then from the nail of the middle finger of Śrī Lalitā's left hand there appeared (Balarāma) marked with the palm-tree banner, his eyes reddened in the midst of anger,
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BndP 3 29.120
नीलांबरपिनद्धाङ्गः कैलासाचलनिर्मलः । द्विविदास्त्रसमुद्भूतान्कपीन्सर्न्वान्व्यनाशयन्
nīlāṃbarapinaddhāṅgaḥ kailāsācalanirmalaḥ / dvividāstrasamudbhūtānkapīnsarnvānvyanāśayan
his body clad in blue garments, spotless as Mount Kailāsa; he destroyed all the monkeys that had arisen from the Dvivida-weapon.
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BndP 3 29.121
राजासुरं नाम महत्ससर्जास्त्रं महाबलः । तस्मादस्त्रात्समुद्भूता बहवो नृपदानवाः
rājāsuraṃ nāma mahatsasarjāstraṃ mahābalaḥ / tasmādastrātsamudbhūtā bahavo nṛpadānavāḥ
The mighty one (Bhaṇḍa) let loose the great weapon named Rājāsura; from that weapon there arose many king-demons:
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BndP 3 29.122
शिशुपालो दन्तवक्त्रः शाल्वः काशीपतिस्तथा । पैण्ड्रको वासुदेवश्च रुक्मी डिंभकहंसकौ
śiśupālo dantavaktraḥ śālvaḥ kāśīpatistathā / paiṇḍrako vāsudevaśca rukmī ḍiṃbhakahaṃsakau
Śiśupāla, Dantavaktra, Śālva, and the lord of Kāśī, Paiṇḍraka Vāsudeva, Rukmī, Ḍiṃbhaka and Haṃsa,
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BndP 3 29.123
शंबरश्च प्रलंबश्च तथा बाणासुरो ऽपि च । कंसश्चाणूरमल्लश्च मुष्टिकोत्पलशेखरौ
śaṃbaraśca pralaṃbaśca tathā bāṇāsuro 'pi ca / kaṃsaścāṇūramallaśca muṣṭikotpalaśekharau
and Śambara and Pralamba, and also Bāṇāsura, Kaṃsa and the wrestler Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika and Utpalaśekhara,
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BndP 3 29.124
अरिष्टो धेनुकः केशी कालियो यमलार्जुनौ । पूतना शकटश्चैव तृणावर्तादयो ऽसुराः
ariṣṭo dhenukaḥ keśī kāliyo yamalārjunau / pūtanā śakaṭaścaiva tṛṇāvartādayo 'surāḥ
Ariṣṭa, Dhenuka, Keśī, Kāliya, the twin Arjuna trees, Pūtanā and Śakaṭa, and Tṛṇāvarta and the other asuras.
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BndP 3 29.125
नरकाख्यो महावीरो विष्णुरूपी मुरासुरः । अनेके सह सेनाभिरुत्थिताः शस्त्रपाणयः
narakākhyo mahāvīro viṣṇurūpī murāsuraḥ / aneke saha senābhirutthitāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ
The great hero named Naraka, and the demon Mura who took Viṣṇu's form — many (such) rose up together with their armies, weapons in hand.
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BndP 3 29.126
तान्विनाशयितुंसर्वान्वासुदेवः सनातनः । श्रीदेवीवामहस्ताब्जानामिकानखसंभवः
tānvināśayituṃsarvānvāsudevaḥ sanātanaḥ / śrīdevīvāmahastābjānāmikānakhasaṃbhavaḥ
To destroy all of them, the eternal Vāsudeva arose from the nail of the ring finger of the lotus-like left hand of Śrī Devī.
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BndP 3 29.127
चतुर्व्यूहं समातेने चत्वारस्ते ततो ऽभवन् । वासुदेवो द्वितीयस्तु संकर्षण इति स्मृतः
caturvyūhaṃ samātene catvāraste tato 'bhavan / vāsudevo dvitīyastu saṃkarṣaṇa iti smṛtaḥ
He extended himself into a fourfold formation, and thereupon they became four: (the first) Vāsudeva, and the second is known as Saṃkarṣaṇa.
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BndP 3 29.130
प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धश्च ते सर्वे प्रीद्यतायुधाः । तानशेषान्दुराचारान्भूमभोरप्रवर्तकान् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२९।१२८ ॥ नाशयामासुरुर्वीशवेषच्छन्नान्महासुरान् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,२९।१२९ ॥ अथ तेषु विनष्टेषु संक्रुद्धो भण्ड्रदानवः । धर्मविप्लावकं घोरं कल्यस्त्रं सममुञ्चत
pradyumnaścāniruddhaśca te sarve prīdyatāyudhāḥ / tānaśeṣāndurācārānbhūmabhorapravartakān // bndp_3,29.128 // nāśayāmāsururvīśaveṣacchannānmahāsurān // bndp_3,29.129 // atha teṣu vinaṣṭeṣu saṃkruddho bhaṇḍradānavaḥ / dharmaviplāvakaṃ ghoraṃ kalyastraṃ samamuñcata
And Pradyumna and Aniruddha — all of them with weapons made ready. All those evil-doers without exception, who set going (troubles?) for the earth — [128] — they destroyed those great demons who were concealed in the guise of lords of the earth. [129] Then, when they had perished, the enraged demon Bhaṇḍa loosed the terrible Kali-weapon, the destroyer of dharma.
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BndP 3 29.131
ततः कल्यस्त्रतोजाता आन्ध्राः पुण्डाश्च भूमिपाः । किराताः शबरा हूणा यवनाः पापवृत्तयः
tataḥ kalyastratojātā āndhrāḥ puṇḍāśca bhūmipāḥ / kirātāḥ śabarā hūṇā yavanāḥ pāpavṛttayaḥ
Then from the Kali-weapon were born the Andhras and Puṇḍas as rulers of the earth, and the Kirātas, Śabaras, Hūṇas and Yavanas, of sinful conduct,
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BndP 3 29.132
वेद विप्लावका धर्मद्रोहिणः प्राणहिंसकाः । वर्णाश्रमेषु सांकर्यकारिणो मलिनाङ्गकाः । ललिताशक्तिसैन्यानि भूयोभूयो व्यमर्दयन्
veda viplāvakā dharmadrohiṇaḥ prāṇahiṃsakāḥ / varṇāśrameṣu sāṃkaryakāriṇo malināṅgakāḥ / lalitāśaktisainyāni bhūyobhūyo vyamardayan
destroyers of the Vedas, foes of dharma, killers of living beings, causing confusion among the classes and stages of life, foul of body — they crushed Lalitā's armies of Śaktis again and again.
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BndP 3 29.133
अथ श्रीललितावामहस्तपद्मस्य भास्वतः । कनिष्ठिकानखोद्भूतः कल्किर्नाम जनार्दनः
atha śrīlalitāvāmahastapadmasya bhāsvataḥ / kaniṣṭhikānakhodbhūtaḥ kalkirnāma janārdanaḥ
Then from the nail of the little finger of the shining lotus-hand — the left hand — of Śrī Lalitā, there arose Janārdana by the name of Kalki.
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BndP 3 29.134
अश्वारूढः प्रतीप्त श्रीरट्टहासं चकार सः । तस्यैव ध्वनिना सर्वे वज्रनिष्पेषबन्धुना
aśvārūḍhaḥ pratīpta śrīraṭṭahāsaṃ cakāra saḥ / tasyaiva dhvaninā sarve vajraniṣpeṣabandhunā
Mounted on a horse, blazing with splendour, he uttered a loud laugh; and by that very sound, akin to the crash of a thunderbolt, all
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BndP 3 29.135
किराता मूर्च्छिता नेशुः शक्तयश्चापि हर्षिताः । दशावतारनाथास्ते कृत्वेदं कर्म दुष्करम्
kirātā mūrcchitā neśuḥ śaktayaścāpi harṣitāḥ / daśāvatāranāthāste kṛtvedaṃ karma duṣkaram
the Kirātas fainted and perished, and the Śaktis were delighted. Those lords of the ten incarnations, having done this hard deed,
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BndP 3 29.136
ललितां तां नमस्कृत्य बद्धाञ्जलिपुटाः स्थिताः । प्रतिकल्पं धर्मरक्षां कर्तुं मत्स्या दिजन्मभिः । ललितांबानियुक्तास्ते वैकुण्ठाय प्रतस्थिरे
lalitāṃ tāṃ namaskṛtya baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sthitāḥ / pratikalpaṃ dharmarakṣāṃ kartuṃ matsyā dijanmabhiḥ / lalitāṃbāniyuktāste vaikuṇṭhāya pratasthire
bowed to that Lalitā and stood with their palms joined; commanded by mother Lalitā to protect dharma in each kalpa, beginning with the Fish, they set out for Vaikuṇṭha.
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BndP 3 29.137
इत्थं समस्तेष्वस्त्रंषु नाशितेषु दुराशयः । महामोहास्त्रमसृजच्छक्तयस्तेन मूर्छिताः
itthaṃ samasteṣvastraṃṣu nāśiteṣu durāśayaḥ / mahāmohāstramasṛjacchaktayastena mūrchitāḥ
Thus, when all his weapons had been destroyed, the evil-minded one sent forth the great Weapon of Delusion, by which the Śaktis were stupefied.
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BndP 3 29.138
शांभवास्त्रं विसृज्यांबा महामोहास्त्रमक्षिणोत् । अस्त्रप्रत्यस्त्रधाराभिरित्थं जाते महाहवे । अस्तशैलङ्गभस्तीशो गन्तुमारभतारुणः
śāṃbhavāstraṃ visṛjyāṃbā mahāmohāstramakṣiṇot / astrapratyastradhārābhiritthaṃ jāte mahāhave / astaśailaṅgabhastīśo gantumārabhatāruṇaḥ
Releasing the Śāmbhava weapon, the Mother destroyed the great Weapon of Delusion. As the great battle went on thus with streams of weapons and counter-weapons, the sun began to go to the western mountain, its rays reddening.
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BndP 3 29.139
अथ नारायणास्त्रेण सा देवी ललितांबिका । सर्वा अक्षौहिणीस्तस्य भस्मसादकरोद्रणे
atha nārāyaṇāstreṇa sā devī lalitāṃbikā / sarvā akṣauhiṇīstasya bhasmasādakarodraṇe
Then with the Nārāyaṇa weapon that goddess Lalitāmbikā reduced all his akṣauhiṇīs to ashes in the battle.
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BndP 3 29.140
अथ पाशुपतास्त्रेण दीप्तकालानलत्विषा । चत्वारिंशच्चमूनाथान्महाराज्ञी व्यमर्दयत्
atha pāśupatāstreṇa dīptakālānalatviṣā / catvāriṃśaccamūnāthānmahārājñī vyamardayat
Then with the Pāśupata weapon, blazing with the brilliance of the fire of time, the great Queen crushed the forty army-commanders.
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BndP 3 29.141
अथैकशेषं तं दुष्टं निहताशेषबान्धवम् । क्रोधेन प्रज्वलन्तं च जगद्विप्लवकारिणम्
athaikaśeṣaṃ taṃ duṣṭaṃ nihatāśeṣabāndhavam / krodhena prajvalantaṃ ca jagadviplavakāriṇam
Then that wicked one, left alone, all his kinsmen slain, blazing with rage and working the ruin of the world —
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BndP 3 29.142
महासुरं महासत्त्वं भण्डं चण्डपराक्रमम् । महाकामेश्वरास्त्रेण सहस्रादित्यवर्चसा । गतासुमकरोन्माता ललिता परमेश्वरी
mahāsuraṃ mahāsattvaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ caṇḍaparākramam / mahākāmeśvarāstreṇa sahasrādityavarcasā / gatāsumakaronmātā lalitā parameśvarī
that great demon of great strength, Bhaṇḍa of fierce valour — the Mother, Lalitā the supreme Sovereign, deprived of life with the great Kāmeśvara weapon, which had the brilliance of a thousand suns.
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BndP 3 29.143
तदस्त्रज्वालयाक्रान्तं शून्यकं तस्य पट्टनम् । सस्त्रीकं च सबालं च सगोष्ठं धनधान्यकम्
tadastrajvālayākrāntaṃ śūnyakaṃ tasya paṭṭanam / sastrīkaṃ ca sabālaṃ ca sagoṣṭhaṃ dhanadhānyakam
Overrun by the flame of that weapon, his city Śūnyaka, with its women, its children, its cattle-pens, its wealth and grain,
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BndP 3 29.144
निर्दग्धमासीत्सहसा स्थलमात्रमशिष्यत । भण्डस्य संक्षयेणासीत्त्रैलोक्यं हर्षनर्तितम्
nirdagdhamāsītsahasā sthalamātramaśiṣyata / bhaṇḍasya saṃkṣayeṇāsīttrailokyaṃ harṣanartitam
was at once burnt up; only the bare ground remained. By the destruction of Bhaṇḍa the three worlds were set dancing with joy.
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BndP 3 29.145
इत्थं विधाय सुरकार्यमनिन्द्यशीला श्रीचक्रराजरथमण्डलमण्डनश्रीः । कामेश्वरी त्रिजगतां जननी बभासे विद्योतमानविभवा विज्यश्रियाढ्या
itthaṃ vidhāya surakāryamanindyaśīlā śrīcakrarājarathamaṇḍalamaṇḍanaśrīḥ / kāmeśvarī trijagatāṃ jananī babhāse vidyotamānavibhavā vijyaśriyāḍhyā
Having thus accomplished the task of the gods, she of blameless character, the beauty that adorns the circle of the chariot Śrīcakrarāja, Kāmeśvarī, the mother of the three worlds, shone with radiant majesty, rich in the splendour of victory.
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BndP 3 29.146
सैन्यं समस्तमपि सङ्गरकर्मखिन्नं भण्डासुरप्रबलबाणकृशानुतप्तम् । अस्तं गते सवितरि प्रथितप्रभावा श्रीदेवता शिबिरमात्मन आनिनाय
sainyaṃ samastamapi saṅgarakarmakhinnaṃ bhaṇḍāsuraprabalabāṇakṛśānutaptam / astaṃ gate savitari prathitaprabhāvā śrīdevatā śibiramātmana ānināya
When the sun had set, the goddess Śrī of renowned power led into her own camp the whole army, worn out by the work of battle and scorched by the fire of Bhaṇḍāsura's mighty arrows.
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BndP 3 29.147
यो भण्डदानववधं ललितांबयेमं कॢप्तं सकृत्पठति तस्य तपोधनेन्द्र । नाशं प्रयान्ति कदनानि दृताष्टसिद्धेर्भुक्तिश्च मुक्तिरपि वर्तत एव हस्ते
yo bhaṇḍadānavavadhaṃ lalitāṃbayemaṃ kḷptaṃ sakṛtpaṭhati tasya tapodhanendra / nāśaṃ prayānti kadanāni dṛtāṣṭasiddherbhuktiśca muktirapi vartata eva haste
Whoever but once recites this account, as it has been composed, of the slaying of the Dānava Bhaṇḍa by Mother Lalitā — for him, O foremost of ascetics, all disasters go to ruin; the eight perfections are held fast, and enjoyment and liberation too lie right in his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 29.148
इमं पवित्रं ललितापराक्रमं समस्तपापघ्नमशेषसिद्धिदम् । पठन्ति पुण्येषु दिनेषु ये नरा भजन्ति ते भाग्यसमृद्धिमुत्तमाम्
imaṃ pavitraṃ lalitāparākramaṃ samastapāpaghnamaśeṣasiddhidam / paṭhanti puṇyeṣu dineṣu ye narā bhajanti te bhāgyasamṛddhimuttamām
Those men who recite on holy days this purifying (account of) Lalitā's valour, which destroys every sin and grants perfections without remainder, partake of the highest abundance of good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition