Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 28
DB 5 28.1
रक्तबीजद्वारा देवीसमीपे शुम्भनिशुम्भसंवादवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच कृत्वा हास्यं ततो देवी तमुवाच विशांपते । मेघगम्भीरया वाचा युक्तियुक्तमिदं वचः
raktabījadvārā devīsamīpe śumbhaniśumbhasaṃvādavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca kṛtvā hāsyaṃ tato devī tamuvāca viśāṃpate | meghagambhīrayā vācā yuktiyuktamidaṃ vacaḥ
Description of the conversation with Śumbha and Niśumbha, through Raktabīja, in the Goddess's presence. Vyāsa said: Then the Goddess, having laughed, spoke to him, O lord of peoples, in a voice deep as a cloud, these words full of reasoning:
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DB 5 28.2
पूर्वमेव मया प्रोक्तं मन्दात्मन् किं विकत्थसे । दूतस्याग्रे यथायोग्यं वचनं हितसंयुतम्
pūrvameva mayā proktaṃ mandātman kiṃ vikatthase | dūtasyāgre yathāyogyaṃ vacanaṃ hitasaṃyutam
"It has been said by me already — dull-witted one, why do you boast? Before the messenger (I spoke) a fitting speech, joined with (his) benefit:"
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DB 5 28.3
सदृशो मम रूपेण बलेन विभवेन च । त्रिलोक्यां यदि कोऽपि स्यात्तं पतिं प्रवृणोम्यहम्
sadṛśo mama rūpeṇa balena vibhavena ca | trilokyāṃ yadi ko'pi syāttaṃ patiṃ pravṛṇomyaham
"If there were anyone in the three worlds equal to me in beauty, in strength and in power, him I would choose as husband."
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DB 5 28.4
ब्रूहि शुम्भं निशुम्भञ्च प्रतिज्ञा मे पुरा कृता । तस्माद्युध्यस्व जित्वा मां विवाहं विधिवत्कुरु
brūhi śumbhaṃ niśumbhañca pratijñā me purā kṛtā | tasmādyudhyasva jitvā māṃ vivāhaṃ vidhivatkuru
"Tell Śumbha and Niśumbha: my vow was made before. Therefore fight; having conquered me, perform the marriage according to rule."
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DB 5 28.5
त्वं वै तदाज्ञया प्राप्तस्तस्य कार्यार्थसिद्धये । संग्रामं कुरु पातालं गच्छ वा पतिना सह
tvaṃ vai tadājñayā prāptastasya kāryārthasiddhaye | saṃgrāmaṃ kuru pātālaṃ gaccha vā patinā saha
"You indeed have come by his order, to accomplish his purpose. Make battle, or else go to the netherworld along with your master."
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DB 5 28.6
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं देव्याः स दैत्योऽमर्षपूरितः । मुमोच तरसा बाणान्सिंहस्योपरि दारुणान्
vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ devyāḥ sa daityo'marṣapūritaḥ | mumoca tarasā bāṇānsiṃhasyopari dāruṇān
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of the Goddess, that demon, filled with fury, swiftly released cruel arrows upon the lion.
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DB 5 28.7
अम्बिका ताच्छरान्वीक्ष्य गगने पन्नगोपमान् । चिच्छेद सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्लघुहस्ततया क्षणात्
ambikā tāccharānvīkṣya gagane pannagopamān | ciccheda sāyakaistīkṣṇairlaghuhastatayā kṣaṇāt
Ambikā, seeing those arrows in the sky like serpents, cut them apart in an instant with sharp shafts, by the deftness of her hand.
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DB 5 28.8
अन्यैर्जघान विशिखै रक्तबीजं महासुरम् । अम्बिकाचापनिर्मुक्तैः कर्णाकृष्टैः शिलाशितैः
anyairjaghāna viśikhai raktabījaṃ mahāsuram | ambikācāpanirmuktaiḥ karṇākṛṣṭaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ
With other shafts released from Ambikā's bow, drawn back to the ear and whetted on stone, she struck the great demon Raktabīja.
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DB 5 28.9
देवीबाणहतः पापो मूर्च्छामाप रथोपरि । पतिते रक्तबीजे तु हाहाकारो महानभूत्
devībāṇahataḥ pāpo mūrcchāmāpa rathopari | patite raktabīje tu hāhākāro mahānabhūt
Struck by the Goddess's arrows, the wicked one fell into a swoon upon his chariot; and when Raktabīja had fallen, a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" arose.
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DB 5 28.10
सैनिकाश्चुक्रुशुः सर्वे हताः स्म इति चाब्रुवन् । ततो बुम्बारवं श्रुत्वा शुम्भः परमदारुणम्
sainikāścukruśuḥ sarve hatāḥ sma iti cābruvan | tato bumbāravaṃ śrutvā śumbhaḥ paramadāruṇam
All the soldiers wailed and said, "We are slain!" Then, hearing that most terrible uproar, Śumbha
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DB 5 28.11
उद्योगं सर्वसैन्यानां दैत्यानामादिदेश ह । शुम्भ उवाच निर्यान्तु दानवाः सर्वे काम्बोजाः स्वबलैर्वृताः
udyogaṃ sarvasainyānāṃ daityānāmādideśa ha | śumbha uvāca niryāntu dānavāḥ sarve kāmbojāḥ svabalairvṛtāḥ
commanded the mustering of all the armies of the Daityas. Śumbha said: Let all the Dānavas march out, and the Kāmbojas, surrounded by their own forces,
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DB 5 28.12
अन्येऽप्यतिबलाः शूराः कालकेया विशेषतः । व्यास उवाच इत्याज्ञप्तं बलं सर्वं शुम्भेन च चतुर्विधम्
anye'pyatibalāḥ śūrāḥ kālakeyā viśeṣataḥ | vyāsa uvāca ityājñaptaṃ balaṃ sarvaṃ śumbhena ca caturvidham
and others too, exceedingly strong and valiant, especially the Kālakeyas. Vyāsa said: Thus commanded by Śumbha, the whole fourfold army,
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DB 5 28.13
निर्जगाम मदाऽऽविष्टं देवीसमरमण्डले । तमागतं समालोक्य चण्डिका दानवं बलम्
nirjagāma madā''viṣṭaṃ devīsamaramaṇḍale | tamāgataṃ samālokya caṇḍikā dānavaṃ balam
possessed by intoxication, marched out into the arena of battle with the Goddess. Seeing that Dānava host arrived, Caṇḍikā
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DB 5 28.14
घण्टानादं चकाराशु भीषणं भयदं मुहुः । ज्यास्वनं शङ्खनादञ्च चकार जगदम्बिका
ghaṇṭānādaṃ cakārāśu bhīṣaṇaṃ bhayadaṃ muhuḥ | jyāsvanaṃ śaṅkhanādañca cakāra jagadambikā
at once made a pealing of her bell, terrifying and repeatedly fear-inspiring; and the Mother of the world made the twang of her bowstring and the blast of her conch.
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DB 5 28.15
तेन नादेन सा जाता काली विस्तारितानना । श्रुत्वा तन्निनदं घोरं सिंहो देव्याश्च वाहनम्
tena nādena sā jātā kālī vistāritānanā | śrutvā tanninadaṃ ghoraṃ siṃho devyāśca vāhanam
By that sound Kālī came into being, her mouth gaping wide; and hearing that dreadful roar, the lion, the Goddess's mount,
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DB 5 28.16
जगर्ज सोऽपि बलवाञ्जनयन्भयमद्भुतम् । तन्निनादमुपश्रुत्य दानवाः क्रोधमूर्च्छिताः
jagarja so'pi balavāñjanayanbhayamadbhutam | tanninādamupaśrutya dānavāḥ krodhamūrcchitāḥ
that mighty one too roared, producing an astonishing terror. Hearing that roar of his, the Dānavas, stupefied with rage,
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DB 5 28.17
सर्वे चिक्षिपुरस्त्राणि देवीं प्रति महाबलाः । तस्मिन्नेवायते युद्धे दारुणे लोमहर्षणे
sarve cikṣipurastrāṇi devīṃ prati mahābalāḥ | tasminnevāyate yuddhe dāruṇe lomaharṣaṇe
all the greatly powerful ones hurled their weapons against the Goddess. In that very prolonged battle, dreadful and hair-raising,
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DB 5 28.18
ब्रह्मादीनाञ्च देवानां शक्तयश्चण्डिकां ययुः । यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं यथा भूषणवाहनम्
brahmādīnāñca devānāṃ śaktayaścaṇḍikāṃ yayuḥ | yasya devasya yadrūpaṃ yathā bhūṣaṇavāhanam
the śaktis (powers) of the gods, Brahmā and the rest, went to Caṇḍikā: whatever form a given god had, and whatever his ornaments and mount,
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DB 5 28.19
तादृग्रूपास्तदा देव्यः प्रययुः समराङ्गणे । ब्रह्माणी वरटारूढा साक्षसूत्रकमण्डलुः
tādṛgrūpāstadā devyaḥ prayayuḥ samarāṅgaṇe | brahmāṇī varaṭārūḍhā sākṣasūtrakamaṇḍaluḥ
in just such forms the goddesses then went forth onto the battlefield. Brahmāṇī, mounted on a swan, holding a rosary and a water-pot,
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DB 5 28.20
आगता ब्रह्मणः शक्तिर्ब्रह्माणीति प्रतिश्रुता । वैष्णवी गरुडारूढा शङ्खचक्रगदाधरा
āgatā brahmaṇaḥ śaktirbrahmāṇīti pratiśrutā | vaiṣṇavī garuḍārūḍhā śaṅkhacakragadādharā
came—the power of Brahmā, known as Brahmāṇī. Vaiṣṇavī, mounted on Garuḍa, bearing conch, discus and mace,
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DB 5 28.21
पद्महस्ता समायाता पीताम्बरविभूषिता । शाङ्करी तु वृषारूढा त्रिशूलवरधारिणी
padmahastā samāyātā pītāmbaravibhūṣitā | śāṅkarī tu vṛṣārūḍhā triśūlavaradhāriṇī
with a lotus in her hand, came adorned in yellow garments. And Śāṅkarī, mounted on a bull, bearing a trident and a boon-granting (gesture),
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DB 5 28.22
अर्धचन्द्रधरा देवी तथाहिवलया शिवा । कौमारी शिखिसंरूढा शक्तिहस्ता वरानना
ardhacandradharā devī tathāhivalayā śivā | kaumārī śikhisaṃrūḍhā śaktihastā varānanā
the goddess wearing the crescent moon, likewise with snakes for bracelets, auspicious. Kaumārī, mounted on a peacock, with a spear in her hand, of lovely face,
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DB 5 28.23
युद्धकामा समायाता कार्तिकेयस्वरूपिणी । इन्द्राणी सुष्ठुवदना सुश्वेतगजवाहना
yuddhakāmā samāyātā kārtikeyasvarūpiṇī | indrāṇī suṣṭhuvadanā suśvetagajavāhanā
eager for battle, came, having the very form of Kārtikeya. Indrāṇī, of beautiful countenance, riding a fine white elephant,
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DB 5 28.24
वज्रहस्तातिरोषाढ्या संग्रामाभिमुखी ययौ । वाराही शूकराकारा प्रौढप्रेतासना मता
vajrahastātiroṣāḍhyā saṃgrāmābhimukhī yayau | vārāhī śūkarākārā prauḍhapretāsanā matā
with the thunderbolt in her hand, filled with great fury, went facing the battle. Vārāhī, boar-shaped, is held to be seated on a full-grown corpse;
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DB 5 28.25
नारसिंही नृसिंहस्य बिभ्रती सदृशं वपुः । याम्या च महिषारूढा दण्डहस्ता भयप्रदा
nārasiṃhī nṛsiṃhasya bibhratī sadṛśaṃ vapuḥ | yāmyā ca mahiṣārūḍhā daṇḍahastā bhayapradā
Nārasiṃhī, bearing a body like that of Nṛsiṃha; and Yāmyā, mounted on a buffalo, with a staff in her hand, inspiring fear,
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DB 5 28.26
समायाताथ संग्रामे यमरूपा शुचिस्मिता । तथैव वारुणी शक्तिः कौबेरी च मदोत्कटा
samāyātātha saṃgrāme yamarūpā śucismitā | tathaiva vāruṇī śaktiḥ kauberī ca madotkaṭā
came then to the battle, having the form of Yama, with a bright smile; and likewise the power of Varuṇa, and Kauberī, wild with intoxication.
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DB 5 28.27
एवंविधास्तथाऽऽकारा ययुः स्वस्वबलैर्वृताः । आगतास्ताः समालोक्य देवी मुदमवाप च
evaṃvidhāstathā''kārā yayuḥ svasvabalairvṛtāḥ | āgatāstāḥ samālokya devī mudamavāpa ca
Of such kinds and such forms they went, each surrounded by her own forces. Seeing them arrived, the Goddess was delighted;
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DB 5 28.28
स्वस्था मुमुदिरे देवा दैत्याश्च भयमाययुः । ताभिः परिवृतस्तत्र शङ्करो लोकशङ्करः पञ्चमस्कन्धे रक्तबीजेन देव्या युद्धवर्णनं नामाष्टाविशोऽध्यायः
svasthā mumudire devā daityāśca bhayamāyayuḥ | tābhiḥ parivṛtastatra śaṅkaro lokaśaṅkaraḥ pañcamaskandhe raktabījena devyā yuddhavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭāviśo'dhyāyaḥ
the gods, restored to ease, rejoiced, and the Daityas were seized with fear. Surrounded there by them, Śaṅkara, the benefactor of the world— [Thus] in the fifth book, the twenty-eighth chapter, called "The Description of the Goddess's Battle with Raktabīja."
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DB 5 28.29
समागम्य च संग्रामे चण्डिकामित्युवाच ह । हन्यन्तामसुराः शीघ्रं देवानां कार्यसिद्धये
samāgamya ca saṃgrāme caṇḍikāmityuvāca ha | hanyantāmasurāḥ śīghraṃ devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye
And having come together in the battle, he said this to Caṇḍikā: "Let the asuras be slain quickly, for the accomplishment of the gods' purpose —
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DB 5 28.30
निशुम्भं चैव शुम्भं च ये चान्ये दानवाः स्थिताः । हत्वा दैत्यबलं सर्वं कृत्वा च निर्भयं जगत्
niśumbhaṃ caiva śumbhaṃ ca ye cānye dānavāḥ sthitāḥ | hatvā daityabalaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtvā ca nirbhayaṃ jagat
Niśumbha and Śumbha, and the other Dānavas who stand (there) — having slain the whole army of the Daityas and made the world free from fear,
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DB 5 28.31
स्वानि स्वानि च धिष्ण्यानि समागच्छन्तु शक्तयः । देवा यज्ञभुजः सन्तु ब्राह्मणा यजने रताः
svāni svāni ca dhiṣṇyāni samāgacchantu śaktayaḥ | devā yajñabhujaḥ santu brāhmaṇā yajane ratāḥ
let the Śaktis go each to her own abode; let the gods enjoy the sacrifices, and let the brahmins be devoted to sacrificing;
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DB 5 28.32
प्राणिनः सन्तु सन्तुष्टाः सर्वे स्थावरजङ्गमाः । शमं यान्तु तथोत्पाता ईतयश्च तथा पुनः
prāṇinaḥ santu santuṣṭāḥ sarve sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ | śamaṃ yāntu tathotpātā ītayaśca tathā punaḥ
let all living beings, the moving and the unmoving, be content; and let portents, and likewise plagues, again subside;
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DB 5 28.33
घनाः काले प्रवर्षन्तु कृषिर्बहुफला तथा । व्यास उवाच एवं ब्रुवति देवेशे शङ्करे लोकशङ्करे
ghanāḥ kāle pravarṣantu kṛṣirbahuphalā tathā | vyāsa uvāca evaṃ bruvati deveśe śaṅkare lokaśaṅkare
let the clouds rain in season, and let the crops be rich in fruit." Vyāsa said: When Śaṅkara, lord of the gods, benefactor of the world, was speaking thus,
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DB 5 28.34
चण्डिकाया शरीरात्तु निर्गता शक्तिरद्भुता । भीषणातिप्रचण्डा च शिवाशतनिनादिनी
caṇḍikāyā śarīrāttu nirgatā śaktiradbhutā | bhīṣaṇātipracaṇḍā ca śivāśataninādinī
from Caṇḍikā's body there came forth a marvellous Śakti, terrifying and exceedingly fierce, howling like a hundred jackals.
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DB 5 28.35
घोररूपाथ पञ्चास्यमित्युवाच स्मितानना । देवदेव व्रजाशु त्वं दैत्यानामधिपं प्रति
ghorarūpātha pañcāsyamityuvāca smitānanā | devadeva vrajāśu tvaṃ daityānāmadhipaṃ prati
Then she of dreadful form, with a smiling face, said this to the five-faced one: "God of gods, go quickly to the lord of the Daityas;
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DB 5 28.36
दूतत्वं कुरु कामारे ब्रूहि शुम्भं स्मराकुलम् । निशुम्भञ्च मदोत्सिक्तं वचनान्मम शङ्कर
dūtatvaṃ kuru kāmāre brūhi śumbhaṃ smarākulam | niśumbhañca madotsiktaṃ vacanānmama śaṅkara
act as messenger, O destroyer of Kāma; tell Śumbha, troubled by love, and Niśumbha, swollen with intoxication, O Śaṅkara, in my words:
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DB 5 28.37
मुक्त्वा त्रिविष्टपं यात यूयं पातालमाशु वै । देवाः स्वर्गे सुखं यान्तु तुराषाट् स्वासनं शभम्
muktvā triviṣṭapaṃ yāta yūyaṃ pātālamāśu vai | devāḥ svarge sukhaṃ yāntu turāṣāṭ svāsanaṃ śabham
'Leave heaven and go, you all, swiftly indeed to Pātāla; let the gods dwell happily in heaven, and let Indra (obtain) his own excellent seat;
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DB 5 28.38
प्राप्नोतु त्रिदिवं स्थानं यज्ञभागांश्च देवताः । जीवितेच्छा च युष्माकं यदि स्यात्तु महत्तरा
prāpnotu tridivaṃ sthānaṃ yajñabhāgāṃśca devatāḥ | jīvitecchā ca yuṣmākaṃ yadi syāttu mahattarā
let the deities obtain their place in the third heaven and their shares of the sacrifices. But if your desire to live is greater,
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DB 5 28.39
तर्हि गच्छत पातालं तरसा यत्र दानवाः । अथवा बलमास्थाय युद्धेच्छा मरणाय चेत्
tarhi gacchata pātālaṃ tarasā yatra dānavāḥ | athavā balamāsthāya yuddhecchā maraṇāya cet
then go swiftly to Pātāla, where the Dānavas are; or else, if, relying on your strength, you desire battle unto death,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.40
तदाऽऽगच्छन्तु तृप्यन्तु मच्छिवाः पिशितेन वः । व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्याः शूलपाणिस्त्वरान्वितः
tadā''gacchantu tṛpyantu macchivāḥ piśitena vaḥ | vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyāḥ śūlapāṇistvarānvitaḥ
then let (you) come, and let my jackals be sated with your flesh.'" Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of hers, the trident-bearer, in haste,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.41
गत्वाऽऽह दैत्यराजानं शुम्भं सदसि संस्थितम् । शिव उवाच राजन् दूतोऽहमम्बायास्त्रिपुरान्तकरो हरः
gatvā''ha daityarājānaṃ śumbhaṃ sadasi saṃsthitam | śiva uvāca rājan dūto'hamambāyāstripurāntakaro haraḥ
went and spoke to Śumbha, king of the Daityas, seated in his assembly. Śiva said: "O king, I am the messenger of the Mother — Hara, the destroyer of Tripura —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.42
त्वत्सकाशमिहायातो हितं कर्तुं तवाखिलम् । त्यक्त्वा स्वर्गं तथा भूमिं यूयं गच्छत सत्वरम्
tvatsakāśamihāyāto hitaṃ kartuṃ tavākhilam | tyaktvā svargaṃ tathā bhūmiṃ yūyaṃ gacchata satvaram
I have come here into your presence to do you every good: leaving heaven and also the earth, go you all quickly
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.43
पातालं यत्र प्रह्लादो बलिश्च बलिनां वरः । अथवा मरणेच्छा चेत्तर्ह्यागच्छत सत्वरम्
pātālaṃ yatra prahlādo baliśca balināṃ varaḥ | athavā maraṇecchā cettarhyāgacchata satvaram
to Pātāla, where Prahlāda is, and Bali, the best of the mighty; or else, if you desire death, then come quickly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.44
संग्रामे वो हनिष्यामि सर्वानेवाहमाशु वै । इत्युवाच महाराज्ञी युष्मत्कल्याणहेतवे
saṃgrāme vo haniṣyāmi sarvānevāhamāśu vai | ityuvāca mahārājñī yuṣmatkalyāṇahetave
'In battle I shall slay you all quickly indeed' — thus spoke the great Queen, for the sake of your welfare."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.45
व्यास उवाच इति दैत्यवरान्देवीवाक्यं पीयूषसन्निभम् । हितकृच्छ्रावयित्वा स प्रत्यायातश्च शूलभृत्
vyāsa uvāca iti daityavarāndevīvākyaṃ pīyūṣasannibham | hitakṛcchrāvayitvā sa pratyāyātaśca śūlabhṛt
Vyāsa said: Having thus, as a doer of good, made the chief Daityas hear the Devī's words, which were like nectar, the trident-bearer returned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.46
ययासौ प्रेरितः शंभुर्दूतत्वे दानवान्प्रति । शिवदूतीति विख्याता जाता त्रिभुवनेऽखिले
yayāsau preritaḥ śaṃbhurdūtatve dānavānprati | śivadūtīti vikhyātā jātā tribhuvane'khile
She by whom Śambhu was sent as messenger to the Dānavas became renowned throughout the three worlds as Śivadūtī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.47
तेऽपि श्रुत्वा वचो देव्याः शङ्करोक्तं तुदुष्करम् । युद्धाय निर्ययुः शीघ्रं दंशिताः शस्त्रपाणयः
te'pi śrutvā vaco devyāḥ śaṅkaroktaṃ tuduṣkaram | yuddhāya niryayuḥ śīghraṃ daṃśitāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ
They too, hearing the Devī's words, spoken by Śaṅkara, hard to bear, went out quickly for battle, armoured, with weapons in hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.48
तरसा रणमागत्य चण्डिकां प्रति दानवाः । निर्जघ्नुश्च शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कर्णाकृष्टैः शिलाशितैः
tarasā raṇamāgatya caṇḍikāṃ prati dānavāḥ | nirjaghnuśca śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ karṇākṛṣṭaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ
Swiftly coming to the battle, the Dānavas struck at Caṇḍikā with sharp arrows drawn back to the ear and whetted on stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.49
कालिका शूलपातैस्तान् गदाशक्तिविदारितान् । कुर्वन्ती व्यचरत्तत्र भक्षयन्ती च दानवान्
kālikā śūlapātaistān gadāśaktividāritān | kurvantī vyacarattatra bhakṣayantī ca dānavān
Kālikā, making them torn apart by mace and spear with the blows of her trident, roamed about there devouring the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.50
कमण्डलुजलाक्षेपगतप्राणान् महाबलान् । ब्रह्माणी चाकरोत्तत्र दानवान्समराङ्गणे
kamaṇḍalujalākṣepagataprāṇān mahābalān | brahmāṇī cākarottatra dānavānsamarāṅgaṇe
And Brahmāṇī there in the battlefield made the mighty Dānavas lose their lives by sprinkling the water of her water-pot upon them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.51
माहेश्वरी वृषारूढा त्रिशूलेनातिरंहसा । जघान दानवान्संख्ये पातयामास भूतले
māheśvarī vṛṣārūḍhā triśūlenātiraṃhasā | jaghāna dānavānsaṃkhye pātayāmāsa bhūtale
Māheśvarī, mounted on her bull, slew the Dānavas in the battle with her exceedingly swift trident and felled them to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.52
वैष्णवी चक्रपातेन गदापातेन दानवान् । गतप्राणांश्चकाराशु चोत्तमाङ्गविवर्जितान्
vaiṣṇavī cakrapātena gadāpātena dānavān | gataprāṇāṃścakārāśu cottamāṅgavivarjitān
Vaiṣṇavī, by the fall of her discus and the fall of her mace, quickly made the Dānavas lifeless and deprived of their heads.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.53
ऐन्द्री वज्रप्रहारेण पातयामास भूतले । ऐरावतकराघातपीडितान्दैत्यपुङ्गवान्
aindrī vajraprahāreṇa pātayāmāsa bhūtale | airāvatakarāghātapīḍitāndaityapuṅgavān
Aindrī, with the stroke of her thunderbolt, felled to the ground the foremost of the Daityas, who were already crushed by the blows of Airāvata's trunk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.54
वाराही तुण्डघातेन दंष्ट्राग्रपातनेन च । जघान क्रोधसंयुक्ता शतशो दैत्यदानवान्
vārāhī tuṇḍaghātena daṃṣṭrāgrapātanena ca | jaghāna krodhasaṃyuktā śataśo daityadānavān
Vārāhī, filled with anger, slew Daityas and Dānavas by the hundreds with blows of her snout and by striking with the tips of her tusks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.55
नारसिंही नखैस्तीव्रैर्दारितान्दैत्यपुङ्गवान् । भक्षयन्ती चचाराजौ ननाद च मुहुर्मुहुः
nārasiṃhī nakhaistīvrairdāritāndaityapuṅgavān | bhakṣayantī cacārājau nanāda ca muhurmuhuḥ
Nārasiṃhī roamed in the battle devouring the foremost Daityas, torn apart by her sharp claws, and roared again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.56
शिवदूती अट्टहासैः पातयामास भूतले । तांश्चखादाथ चामुण्डा कालिका च त्वरान्विता
śivadūtī aṭṭahāsaiḥ pātayāmāsa bhūtale | tāṃścakhādātha cāmuṇḍā kālikā ca tvarānvitā
Śivadūtī felled (them) to the ground with her loud laughter; then Cāmuṇḍā and Kālikā, in haste, devoured them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.57
शिखिसंस्था च कौमारी कर्णाकृष्टैः शिलाशितैः । निजघान रणे शत्रून्देवानां च हिताय वै
śikhisaṃsthā ca kaumārī karṇākṛṣṭaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | nijaghāna raṇe śatrūndevānāṃ ca hitāya vai
And Kaumārī, seated on her peacock, slew the enemies in battle with arrows drawn back to the ear and sharpened on stone, for the welfare of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.58
वारुणी पाशसम्बद्धान्दैत्यान्समरमस्तके । पातयामास तत्पृष्ठे मूर्च्छितान्गतचेतनान्
vāruṇī pāśasambaddhāndaityānsamaramastake | pātayāmāsa tatpṛṣṭhe mūrcchitāngatacetanān
Vāruṇī, at the head of the battle, bound the Daityas with her noose and felled them on their backs, senseless and unconscious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.59
एवं मातृगणेनाजावतिवीर्यपराक्रमम् । मर्दितं दानवं सैन्यं पलायनपरं ह्यभूत्
evaṃ mātṛgaṇenājāvativīryaparākramam | marditaṃ dānavaṃ sainyaṃ palāyanaparaṃ hyabhūt
Thus the Dānava army, of surpassing valour and might, being crushed in the battle by the band of Mothers, took to flight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.60
बुम्बारवस्तु सुमहानभूत्तत्र बलार्णवे । पुष्पवृष्टिं तदा देवाश्चक्रुर्देव्या गणोपरि
bumbāravastu sumahānabhūttatra balārṇave | puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ tadā devāścakrurdevyā gaṇopari
A very great uproar arose there in that ocean of troops; and then the gods rained flowers upon the Devī's host.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.61
तच्छ्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं जयशब्दं च दानवाः । रक्तबीजश्चुकोपाशु दृष्ट्वा दैत्यान्पलायितान्
tacchrutvā ninadaṃ ghoraṃ jayaśabdaṃ ca dānavāḥ | raktabījaścukopāśu dṛṣṭvā daityānpalāyitān
Hearing that terrible din and the cry of victory of the Dānavas, and seeing the Daityas fleeing, Raktabīja at once grew furious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.62
गर्जमानांस्तथा देवान्वीक्ष्य दैत्यो महाबलः । रक्तबीजस्तु तेजस्वी रणमभ्याययौ तदा
garjamānāṃstathā devānvīkṣya daityo mahābalaḥ | raktabījastu tejasvī raṇamabhyāyayau tadā
Seeing the gods thus roaring, the mighty and fiery Daitya Raktabīja then advanced to battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 28.63
सायुधो रथसंविष्टः कुर्वञ्ज्याशब्दमद्भुतम् । आजगाम तदा देवीं क्रोधरक्तेक्षणोद्यतः
sāyudho rathasaṃviṣṭaḥ kurvañjyāśabdamadbhutam | ājagāma tadā devīṃ krodharaktekṣaṇodyataḥ
Armed and mounted on his chariot, making a wondrous twang of his bowstring, he then came at the Devī, his eyes red and blazing with anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition