Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 22
DB 9 22.1
कालीशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच शिवं प्रणम्य शिरसा दानवेन्द्रः प्रतापवान् । समारुरोह यानं च सहामात्यैः स सत्वरः
kālīśaṅkhacūḍayuddhavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca śivaṃ praṇamya śirasā dānavendraḥ pratāpavān | samāruroha yānaṃ ca sahāmātyaiḥ sa satvaraḥ
The description of the battle of Kālī and Śaṅkhacūḍa. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Bowing his head to Śiva, the valorous lord of the dānavas swiftly mounted his vehicle along with his ministers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.2
शिवः स्वसैन्यं देवांश्च प्रेरयामास सत्वरम् । दानवेन्द्रः ससैन्यश्च युद्धारम्भे बभूव ह
śivaḥ svasainyaṃ devāṃśca prerayāmāsa satvaram | dānavendraḥ sasainyaśca yuddhārambhe babhūva ha
Śiva at once urged on his own army and the gods; and the lord of the dānavas with his army was (likewise) at the commencement of battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.3
स्वयं महेन्द्रो युयुधे सार्धं च वृषपर्वणा । भास्करो युयुधे विप्रचित्तिना सह सत्वरः
svayaṃ mahendro yuyudhe sārdhaṃ ca vṛṣaparvaṇā | bhāskaro yuyudhe vipracittinā saha satvaraḥ
Great Indra himself fought with Vṛṣaparvan; the sun swiftly fought with Vipracitti;
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DB 9 22.4
दम्भेन सह चन्द्रश्च चकार परमं रणम् । कालस्वरेण कालश्च गोकर्णेन हुताशनः
dambhena saha candraśca cakāra paramaṃ raṇam | kālasvareṇa kālaśca gokarṇena hutāśanaḥ
and the moon made a supreme fight with Dambha; Kāla with Kālasvara, and the fire-god with Gokarṇa;
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DB 9 22.5
कुबेरः कालकेयेन विश्वकर्मा मयेन च । भयङ्करेण मृत्युश्च संहारेण यमस्तथा
kuberaḥ kālakeyena viśvakarmā mayena ca | bhayaṅkareṇa mṛtyuśca saṃhāreṇa yamastathā
Kubera with Kālakeya, and Viśvakarmā with Maya; Mṛtyu with Bhayaṅkara, and likewise Yama with Saṃhāra;
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DB 9 22.6
विकङ्कणेन वरुणश्चञ्चलेन समीरणः । बुधश्च घृतपृष्ठेन रक्ताक्षेण शनैश्चरः
vikaṅkaṇena varuṇaścañcalena samīraṇaḥ | budhaśca ghṛtapṛṣṭhena raktākṣeṇa śanaiścaraḥ
Varuṇa (fought) with Vikaṅkaṇa, and the Wind with Cañcala; Budha with Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, and Śanaiścara with Raktākṣa.
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DB 9 22.7
जयन्तो रत्नसारेण वसवो वर्चसां गणैः । अश्विनौ च दीप्तिमता धूम्रेण नलकूबरः
jayanto ratnasāreṇa vasavo varcasāṃ gaṇaiḥ | aśvinau ca dīptimatā dhūmreṇa nalakūbaraḥ
Jayanta with Ratnasāra, the Vasus with the troops of the Varcases, the two Aśvins with Dīptimat, and Nalakūbara with Dhūmra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 22.8
धुरन्धरेण धर्मश्च उषाक्षेण च मङ्गलः । शोभाकरेण वै भानुः पिठरेण च मन्मथः
dhurandhareṇa dharmaśca uṣākṣeṇa ca maṅgalaḥ | śobhākareṇa vai bhānuḥ piṭhareṇa ca manmathaḥ
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DB 9 22.9
गोधामुखेन चूर्णेन खड्गेन च ध्वजेन च । काञ्चीमुखेन पिण्डेन धूमेण सह नन्दिना
godhāmukhena cūrṇena khaḍgena ca dhvajena ca | kāñcīmukhena piṇḍena dhūmeṇa saha nandinā
With Godhāmukha, with Cūrṇa, with Khaḍga and with Dhvaja, with Kāñcīmukha, with Piṇḍa, with Dhūma along with Nandin —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 22.10
विश्वेन च पलाशेनादित्याद्या युयुधुः परे । एकादश च रुद्रा वै एकादशभयङ्करैः
viśvena ca palāśenādityādyā yuyudhuḥ pare | ekādaśa ca rudrā vai ekādaśabhayaṅkaraiḥ
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DB 9 22.11
महामारी च युयुधे चोग्रचण्डादिभिः सह । नन्दीश्वरादयः सर्वे दानवानां गणैः सह
mahāmārī ca yuyudhe cogracaṇḍādibhiḥ saha | nandīśvarādayaḥ sarve dānavānāṃ gaṇaiḥ saha
And Mahāmārī fought together with Ugra, Caṇḍa and the rest; and Nandīśvara and all the others (fought) with the hosts of the Dānavas.
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DB 9 22.12
युयुधुश्च महायुद्धे प्रलयेऽपि भयङ्करे । वटमूले च शम्भुश्च तस्थौ काल्या सुतेन च
yuyudhuśca mahāyuddhe pralaye'pi bhayaṅkare | vaṭamūle ca śambhuśca tasthau kālyā sutena ca
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DB 9 22.13
सर्वे च युयुधुः सैन्यसमूहाः सततं मुने । रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये कोटिभिर्दानवैः सह
sarve ca yuyudhuḥ sainyasamūhāḥ satataṃ mune | ratnasiṃhāsane ramye koṭibhirdānavaiḥ saha
And all the masses of troops fought without cease, O sage. On a lovely jewelled lion-throne, together with crores of Dānavas,
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DB 9 22.14
उवास शङ्खचूडश्च रत्नभूषणभूषितः । शङ्करस्य च ये योधा दानवैश्च पराजिताः
uvāsa śaṅkhacūḍaśca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ | śaṅkarasya ca ye yodhā dānavaiśca parājitāḥ
And Śaṅkhacūḍa sat (there), adorned with jewel-ornaments; and those warriors of Śaṅkara who were defeated by the Dānavas —
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DB 9 22.15
देवाश्च दुद्रुवुः सर्वे भीताश्च क्षतविग्रहाः । चकार कोपं स्कन्दश्च देवेभ्यश्चाभयं ददौ
devāśca dudruvuḥ sarve bhītāśca kṣatavigrahāḥ | cakāra kopaṃ skandaśca devebhyaścābhayaṃ dadau
And all the gods fled, terrified and with wounded bodies; and Skanda grew angry and granted the gods freedom from fear.
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DB 9 22.16
बलं च स्वर्गणानां च वर्धयामास तेजसा । सोऽयमेकश्च युयुधे दानवानां गणैः सह
balaṃ ca svargaṇānāṃ ca vardhayāmāsa tejasā | so'yamekaśca yuyudhe dānavānāṃ gaṇaiḥ saha
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DB 9 22.17
अक्षौहिणीनां शतकं समरे च जघान सः । असुरान्पातयामास काली कमललोचना
akṣauhiṇīnāṃ śatakaṃ samare ca jaghāna saḥ | asurānpātayāmāsa kālī kamalalocanā
And in the battle she slew a hundred akṣauhiṇīs; the lotus-eyed Kālī struck down the asuras.
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DB 9 22.18
पपौ रक्तं दानवानामतिकुद्धा ततः परम् । दशलक्षगजेन्द्राणां शतलक्षं च कोटिशः
papau raktaṃ dānavānāmatikuddhā tataḥ param | daśalakṣagajendrāṇāṃ śatalakṣaṃ ca koṭiśaḥ
Then, exceedingly enraged, she drank the blood of the Dānavas; and of lordly elephants ten hundred-thousand, a hundred hundred-thousand, (indeed) by tens of millions —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 22.19
समादायैकहस्तेन मुखे चिक्षेप लीलया । कबन्धानां सहस्रं च ननर्त समरे मुने
samādāyaikahastena mukhe cikṣepa līlayā | kabandhānāṃ sahasraṃ ca nanarta samare mune
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DB 9 22.20
स्कन्दस्य शरजालेन दानवाः क्षतविग्रहाः । भीताश्च दुद्रुवुः सर्वे महारणपराक्रमाः
skandasya śarajālena dānavāḥ kṣatavigrahāḥ | bhītāśca dudruvuḥ sarve mahāraṇaparākramāḥ
Their bodies wounded by Skanda's net of arrows, the Dānavas, all of them, though mighty in valor in great battle, took fright and fled.
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DB 9 22.21
वृषपर्वा विप्रचित्तिर्दम्भश्चापि विकङ्कणः । स्कन्देन सार्धं युयुधुस्ते सर्वे विक्रमेण च
vṛṣaparvā vipracittirdambhaścāpi vikaṅkaṇaḥ | skandena sārdhaṃ yuyudhuste sarve vikrameṇa ca
Vṛṣaparvan, Vipracitti, Dambha, and also Vikaṅkaṇa — all these fought with Skanda, and with valour.
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DB 9 22.22
महामारी च युयुधे न बभूव पराङ्मुखी । बभूवुस्ते च संक्षुब्धाः स्कन्दस्य शक्तिपीडिताः नारायणनारदसवादे कालीशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनं नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः
mahāmārī ca yuyudhe na babhūva parāṅmukhī | babhūvuste ca saṃkṣubdhāḥ skandasya śaktipīḍitāḥ nārāyaṇanāradasavāde kālīśaṅkhacūḍayuddhavarṇanaṃ nāma dvāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
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DB 9 22.23
न दुद्रुवुर्भयात्स्वर्गे पुष्पवृष्टिर्बभूव ह । स्कन्दस्य समरं दृष्ट्वा महारौद्रं समुल्बणम्
na dudruvurbhayātsvarge puṣpavṛṣṭirbabhūva ha | skandasya samaraṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāraudraṃ samulbaṇam
They did not flee out of fear; a rain of flowers fell from heaven, when (the gods) saw Skanda's battle, most terrible and violent,
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DB 9 22.24
दानवानां क्षयकरं यथा प्राकृतिको लयः । राजा विमानमारुह्य चकार बाणवर्षणम्
dānavānāṃ kṣayakaraṃ yathā prākṛtiko layaḥ | rājā vimānamāruhya cakāra bāṇavarṣaṇam
(a battle) that wrought the destruction of the Dānavas, like the dissolution (of all things) back into Prakṛti; and the king, mounting his aerial car, made a rain of arrows.
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DB 9 22.25
नृपस्य शरवृष्टिश्च घनस्य वर्षणं यथा । महाघोरान्धकारश्च वह्न्युत्थानं बभूव च
nṛpasya śaravṛṣṭiśca ghanasya varṣaṇaṃ yathā | mahāghorāndhakāraśca vahnyutthānaṃ babhūva ca
And the king's rain of arrows was like the pouring of a rain-cloud; and there came a great, terrible darkness, and an outbreak of fire.
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DB 9 22.26
देवाः प्रदुद्रुवुः सर्वेऽप्यन्ये नन्दीश्वरादयः । एक एव कार्तिकेयस्तस्थौ समरमूर्धनि
devāḥ pradudruvuḥ sarve'pyanye nandīśvarādayaḥ | eka eva kārtikeyastasthau samaramūrdhani
All the gods fled, and the others too, Nandīśvara and the rest; Kārtikeya alone stood at the forefront of the battle.
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DB 9 22.27
पर्वतानां च सर्पाणां शिलानां शाखिनां तथा । नृपश्चकार वृष्टिं च दुर्वारां च भयङ्करीम्
parvatānāṃ ca sarpāṇāṃ śilānāṃ śākhināṃ tathā | nṛpaścakāra vṛṣṭiṃ ca durvārāṃ ca bhayaṅkarīm
And the king made a rain of mountains, of serpents, of rocks and of trees, unstoppable and terrifying.
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DB 9 22.28
नृपस्य शरवृष्ट्या च प्रहितः शिवनन्दनः । नीहारेण च सान्द्रेण प्रहितो भास्करो यथा
nṛpasya śaravṛṣṭyā ca prahitaḥ śivanandanaḥ | nīhāreṇa ca sāndreṇa prahito bhāskaro yathā
And by the king's rain of arrows the son of Śiva was covered over, as the sun is covered by a dense fog.
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DB 9 22.29
धनुश्चिच्छेद स्कन्दस्य दुर्वहं च भयङ्करः । बभञ्ज च रथं दिव्यं चिच्छेद रथपीठकान्
dhanuściccheda skandasya durvahaṃ ca bhayaṅkaraḥ | babhañja ca rathaṃ divyaṃ ciccheda rathapīṭhakān
The terrible one cut Skanda's bow, hard to bear (for others), and shattered his divine chariot, and cut apart the chariot-seats.
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DB 9 22.30
मयूरं जर्जरीभूतं दिव्यास्त्रेण चकार सः । शक्तिं चिक्षेप सूर्याभां तस्य वक्षस्य घातिनीम्
mayūraṃ jarjarībhūtaṃ divyāstreṇa cakāra saḥ | śaktiṃ cikṣepa sūryābhāṃ tasya vakṣasya ghātinīm
With a divine weapon he made the peacock battered, and he hurled a spear, shining like the sun, that struck (Skanda) in the chest.
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DB 9 22.31
क्षणं मूर्च्छां च सम्प्राप बभूव चेतनः पुनः । गृहीत्वा तद्धनुर्दिव्यं यद्दत्तं विष्णुना पुरा
kṣaṇaṃ mūrcchāṃ ca samprāpa babhūva cetanaḥ punaḥ | gṛhītvā taddhanurdivyaṃ yaddattaṃ viṣṇunā purā
For a moment (Skanda) fell into a swoon, and then became conscious again; taking up that divine bow which had been given long ago by Viṣṇu,
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DB 9 22.32
रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणयानमारुह्य कार्तिकः । शस्त्रास्त्रं च गृहीत्वा च चकार रणमुल्बणम्
ratnendrasāranirmāṇayānamāruhya kārtikaḥ | śastrāstraṃ ca gṛhītvā ca cakāra raṇamulbaṇam
Kārtika, mounting a vehicle fashioned of the essence of the choicest jewels, and taking up his weapons and missiles, made the battle fierce.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.33
सर्पांश्च पर्वतांश्चैव वृक्षांश्च प्रस्तरांस्तथा । सर्वांश्चिच्छेद कोपेन दिव्यास्त्रेण शिवात्मजः
sarpāṃśca parvatāṃścaiva vṛkṣāṃśca prastarāṃstathā | sarvāṃściccheda kopena divyāstreṇa śivātmajaḥ
And the serpents and the mountains and the trees and likewise the stones — all of them the son of Śiva cut apart in anger with a divine weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.34
वह्निं निर्वापयामास पार्जन्येन प्रतापवान् । रथं धनुश्च चिच्छेद शङ्खचूडस्य लीलया
vahniṃ nirvāpayāmāsa pārjanyena pratāpavān | rathaṃ dhanuśca ciccheda śaṅkhacūḍasya līlayā
The mighty one extinguished the fire with the rain-weapon, and playfully cut through Śaṅkhacūḍa's chariot and bow,
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DB 9 22.35
सन्नाहं सारथिं चैव किरीटं मुकुटोज्ज्वलम् । चिक्षेप शक्तिं शुक्लाभां दानवेन्द्रस्य वक्षसि
sannāhaṃ sārathiṃ caiva kirīṭaṃ mukuṭojjvalam | cikṣepa śaktiṃ śuklābhāṃ dānavendrasya vakṣasi
and his armour, his charioteer, and his diadem bright with its crest; and he hurled a white-gleaming spear at the chest of the lord of the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.36
मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप्य राजा च चेतनश्च बभूव ह । आरुरोह यानमन्यद्धनुर्जग्राह सत्वरः
mūrcchāṃ samprāpya rājā ca cetanaśca babhūva ha | āruroha yānamanyaddhanurjagrāha satvaraḥ
And the king, having fallen into a swoon, became conscious (again); he mounted another vehicle and swiftly seized his bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.37
चकार शरजालं च मायया मायिनां वरः । गुहं चच्छाद समरे शरजालेन नारद
cakāra śarajālaṃ ca māyayā māyināṃ varaḥ | guhaṃ cacchāda samare śarajālena nārada
And that best of illusionists made a net of arrows by his magic, and covered Guha over in the battle with the net of arrows, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.38
जग्राह शक्तिमव्यग्रां शतसूर्यसमप्रभाम् । प्रलयाग्निशिखारूपां विष्णोश्च तेजसाऽऽवृताम्
jagrāha śaktimavyagrāṃ śatasūryasamaprabhām | pralayāgniśikhārūpāṃ viṣṇośca tejasā''vṛtām
He took up an unfailing spear, of splendour equal to a hundred suns, in form like the flame of the fire of dissolution, and invested with Viṣṇu's energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.39
चिक्षेप तां च कोपेन महावेगेन कार्तिके । पपात शक्तिस्तद्गात्रे वह्निराशिरिवोज्ज्वला
cikṣepa tāṃ ca kopena mahāvegena kārtike | papāta śaktistadgātre vahnirāśirivojjvalā
And in anger he hurled it with great force at Kārtika; the spear fell on his body, blazing like a mass of fire.
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DB 9 22.40
मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप शक्त्या च कार्तिकेयो महाबलः । काली गृहीत्वा तं क्रोडे निनाय शिवसनिधौ
mūrcchāṃ samprāpa śaktyā ca kārtikeyo mahābalaḥ | kālī gṛhītvā taṃ kroḍe nināya śivasanidhau
By that spear the greatly strong Kārtikeya fell into a swoon; Kālī, taking him on her lap, carried him into Śiva's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.41
शिवस्तं चापि ज्ञानेन जीवयामास लीलया । ददौ बलमनन्तं च समुत्तस्थौ प्रतापवान्
śivastaṃ cāpi jñānena jīvayāmāsa līlayā | dadau balamanantaṃ ca samuttasthau pratāpavān
And Śiva too by his knowledge playfully revived him, and gave him endless strength, and the mighty one rose up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.42
काली जगाम समरं रक्षितुं कार्तिकस्य या । वीरास्तामनुजग्मुश्च ते च नन्दीश्वरादयः
kālī jagāma samaraṃ rakṣituṃ kārtikasya yā | vīrāstāmanujagmuśca te ca nandīśvarādayaḥ
Kālī, who (had come) to protect Kārtika, went to the battle, and the heroes followed her, they, Nandīśvara and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.43
सर्वे देवाश्च गन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसकिन्नराः । वाद्यभाण्डाश्च बहुशः शतशो मधुवाहकाः
sarve devāśca gandharvā yakṣarākṣasakinnarāḥ | vādyabhāṇḍāśca bahuśaḥ śataśo madhuvāhakāḥ
And all the gods and the Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and Kinnaras, and many players of instruments, and wine-bearers by the hundreds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.44
सा च गत्वाथ संग्रामं सिंहनादं चकार च । देव्याश्च सिंहनादेन प्रापुर्मूर्च्छां च दानवाः
sā ca gatvātha saṃgrāmaṃ siṃhanādaṃ cakāra ca | devyāśca siṃhanādena prāpurmūrcchāṃ ca dānavāḥ
And she, going then to the battle, made a lion's roar; and by the Goddess's lion-roar the Dānavas fell into a swoon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.45
अट्टाट्टहासमशिवं चकार च पुनः पुनः । दृष्ट्वा पपौ च माध्वीकं ननर्त रणमूर्धनि
aṭṭāṭṭahāsamaśivaṃ cakāra ca punaḥ punaḥ | dṛṣṭvā papau ca mādhvīkaṃ nanarta raṇamūrdhani
And again and again she made an inauspicious peal of loud laughter; and seeing (this) she drank the mead and danced at the forefront of the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.46
उग्रदंष्ट्रा चोग्रदण्डा कोटवी च पपौ मधु । योगिनीडाकिनीनां च गणाः सुरगणादयः
ugradaṃṣṭrā cogradaṇḍā koṭavī ca papau madhu | yoginīḍākinīnāṃ ca gaṇāḥ suragaṇādayaḥ
Ugradaṃṣṭrā and Ugradaṇḍā and Koṭavī drank the liquor, and (so did) the throngs of yoginīs and ḍākinīs and the hosts of gods and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.47
दृष्ट्वा कालीं शङ्खचूडः शीघ्रमाजौ समाययौ । दानवाश्च भयं प्रापू राजा तेभ्योऽभयं ददौ
dṛṣṭvā kālīṃ śaṅkhacūḍaḥ śīghramājau samāyayau | dānavāśca bhayaṃ prāpū rājā tebhyo'bhayaṃ dadau
Seeing Kālī, Śaṅkhacūḍa came swiftly into the battle; and the Dānavas were seized with fear, (but) the king granted them safety.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.48
काली चिक्षेप वह्निं च प्रलयाग्निशिखोपमम् । राजा निर्वापयामास पार्जन्येन च लीलया
kālī cikṣepa vahniṃ ca pralayāgniśikhopamam | rājā nirvāpayāmāsa pārjanyena ca līlayā
Kālī hurled fire, like the flame of the fire of dissolution; the king quenched it effortlessly with the rain-weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.49
चिक्षेप वारुणं सा च तीव्रं च महदद्भुतम् । गान्धर्वेण च चिच्छेद दानवेन्द्रश्च लीलया
cikṣepa vāruṇaṃ sā ca tīvraṃ ca mahadadbhutam | gāndharveṇa ca ciccheda dānavendraśca līlayā
And she hurled the Vāruṇa (weapon), fierce and greatly wondrous; and the lord of the Dānavas cut it off with the Gāndharva (weapon), effortlessly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.50
माहेश्वरं प्रचिक्षेप काली वह्निशिखोपमम् । राजा जघान तं शीघ्रं वैष्णवेन च लीलया
māheśvaraṃ pracikṣepa kālī vahniśikhopamam | rājā jaghāna taṃ śīghraṃ vaiṣṇavena ca līlayā
Kālī flung the Māheśvara (weapon), like a tongue of flame; the king quickly struck it down with the Vaiṣṇava (weapon), effortlessly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.51
नारायणास्त्रं सा देवी चिक्षेप मन्त्रपूर्वकम् । राजा ननाम तद् दृष्ट्वा चावरुह्य रथादसौ
nārāyaṇāstraṃ sā devī cikṣepa mantrapūrvakam | rājā nanāma tad dṛṣṭvā cāvaruhya rathādasau
That goddess hurled the Nārāyaṇa weapon, preceded by the mantra; seeing it, the king bowed, having stepped down from his chariot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.52
ऊर्ध्वं जगाम तच्चास्त्रं प्रलयाग्निशिखोपमम् । पपात शङ्खचूडश्च भक्त्या तं दण्डवद्भुवि
ūrdhvaṃ jagāma taccāstraṃ pralayāgniśikhopamam | papāta śaṅkhacūḍaśca bhaktyā taṃ daṇḍavadbhuvi
That weapon, like the flame of the fire of dissolution, went upward; and Śaṅkhacūḍa fell to the ground before it like a staff, in devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.53
ब्रह्मास्त्रं सा च चिक्षेप यत्नतो मन्त्रपूर्वकम् । ब्रह्मास्त्रेण महाराजो निर्वापं च चकार सः
brahmāstraṃ sā ca cikṣepa yatnato mantrapūrvakam | brahmāstreṇa mahārājo nirvāpaṃ ca cakāra saḥ
And she hurled the Brahmā weapon with effort, preceded by the mantra; with a Brahmā weapon the great king made it die out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.54
तदा चिक्षेप दिव्यास्त्रं सा देवी मन्त्रपूर्वकम् । राजा दिव्यास्त्रजालेन तन्निर्वाणं चकार च
tadā cikṣepa divyāstraṃ sā devī mantrapūrvakam | rājā divyāstrajālena tannirvāṇaṃ cakāra ca
Then that goddess hurled a divine weapon, preceded by the mantra; the king, with a net of divine weapons, made it be extinguished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.55
तदा चिक्षेप शक्तिं च यत्नतो योजनायताम् । राजा दिव्यास्त्रजालेन शतखण्डां चकार ह
tadā cikṣepa śaktiṃ ca yatnato yojanāyatām | rājā divyāstrajālena śatakhaṇḍāṃ cakāra ha
Then she hurled with effort a spear a league long; the king, with a net of divine weapons, made it into a hundred pieces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.56
जग्राह मन्त्रपूतं च देवी पाशुपतं रुषा । निक्षेपणं निरोद्धुं च वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी
jagrāha mantrapūtaṃ ca devī pāśupataṃ ruṣā | nikṣepaṇaṃ niroddhuṃ ca vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī
The goddess in fury took up the Pāśupata (weapon), purified with the mantra; and, to stop the hurling, a bodiless voice arose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.57
मृत्युः पाशुपते नास्ति नृपस्य च महात्मनः । यावदस्ति च मन्त्रस्य कवचं च हरेरिति
mṛtyuḥ pāśupate nāsti nṛpasya ca mahātmanaḥ | yāvadasti ca mantrasya kavacaṃ ca hareriti
"There is no death for the great-souled king by the Pāśupata, so long as there exist the mantra and the armour of Hari."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.58
यावत्सतीत्वमस्त्येव सत्याश्च नृपयोषितः । तावदस्य जरामृत्युर्नास्तीति ब्रह्मणो वचः
yāvatsatītvamastyeva satyāśca nṛpayoṣitaḥ | tāvadasya jarāmṛtyurnāstīti brahmaṇo vacaḥ
"So long as chastity exists and the king's wives are truthful, so long there is no old age or death for him" — such is the word of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.59
इत्याकर्ण्य भद्रकाली न तच्चिक्षेप शस्त्रकम् । शतलक्षं दानवानां जग्रास लीलया क्षुधा
ityākarṇya bhadrakālī na taccikṣepa śastrakam | śatalakṣaṃ dānavānāṃ jagrāsa līlayā kṣudhā
Having heard this, Bhadrakālī did not hurl that weapon; out of hunger she effortlessly devoured a hundred lakhs of Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.60
ग्रस्तुं जगाम वेगेन शङ्खचूडं भयङ्करी । दिव्यास्त्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन वारयामास दानवः
grastuṃ jagāma vegena śaṅkhacūḍaṃ bhayaṅkarī | divyāstreṇa sutīkṣṇena vārayāmāsa dānavaḥ
The terrifying one went swiftly to devour Śaṅkhacūḍa; the Dānava warded (her) off with a very sharp divine weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.61
खड्गं चिक्षेप सा देवी ग्रीष्मसूर्योपमं यथा । दिव्यास्त्रेण दानवेन्द्रः शतखण्डं चकार सः
khaḍgaṃ cikṣepa sā devī grīṣmasūryopamaṃ yathā | divyāstreṇa dānavendraḥ śatakhaṇḍaṃ cakāra saḥ
That goddess hurled a sword, as it were like the summer sun; with a divine weapon the lord of the Dānavas made it into a hundred pieces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.62
पुनर्ग्रस्तुं महादेवी वेगेन च जगाम तम् । सर्वसिद्धेश्वरः श्रीमान्ववृधे दानवेश्वरः
punargrastuṃ mahādevī vegena ca jagāma tam | sarvasiddheśvaraḥ śrīmānvavṛdhe dānaveśvaraḥ
Again the great goddess went swiftly at him to devour (him); the glorious lord of the Dānavas, master of all powers, grew (in size).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.63
वेगेन मुष्टिना काली कोपयुक्ता भयङ्करी । बभञ्ज च रथं तस्य जघान सारथिं सती
vegena muṣṭinā kālī kopayuktā bhayaṅkarī | babhañja ca rathaṃ tasya jaghāna sārathiṃ satī
Filled with anger, the terrifying Kālī, the chaste one, with her fist swiftly broke his chariot and killed his charioteer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.64
सा च शूलं प्रचिक्षेप प्रलयाग्निशिखोपमम् । वामहस्तेन जग्राह शङ्खचूडः स्वलीलया
sā ca śūlaṃ pracikṣepa pralayāgniśikhopamam | vāmahastena jagrāha śaṅkhacūḍaḥ svalīlayā
And she flung her trident, like the flame of the fire of dissolution; Śaṅkhacūḍa caught it with his left hand, in his own play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.65
मुष्ट्या जघान तं देवी महाकोपेन वेगतः । बभ्राम च तया दैत्यः क्षणं मूर्च्छामवाप च
muṣṭyā jaghāna taṃ devī mahākopena vegataḥ | babhrāma ca tayā daityaḥ kṣaṇaṃ mūrcchāmavāpa ca
The goddess struck him with her fist, swiftly and in great anger; and by it the Daitya reeled and for a moment fell into a swoon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.66
क्षणेन चेतनां प्राप्य समुत्तस्थौ प्रतापवान् । न चकार बाहुयुद्धं देव्या सह ननाम ताम्
kṣaṇena cetanāṃ prāpya samuttasthau pratāpavān | na cakāra bāhuyuddhaṃ devyā saha nanāma tām
In a moment, regaining consciousness, the valorous one rose up; he did not do battle with his arms against the Goddess, but bowed to her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.67
देव्याश्चास्त्रं स चिच्छेद जग्राह च स्वतेजसा । नास्त्रं चिक्षेप तां भक्तो मातृभक्त्या तु वैष्णवः
devyāścāstraṃ sa ciccheda jagrāha ca svatejasā | nāstraṃ cikṣepa tāṃ bhakto mātṛbhaktyā tu vaiṣṇavaḥ
He cut off the Goddess's missile and seized (it) by his own power; but he did not hurl a missile at her — devotee that he was, a Vaiṣṇava, out of devotion to the Mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.68
गृहीत्वा दानवं देवी भ्रामयित्वा पुनः पुनः । ऊर्ध्वं च प्रापयामास महावेगेन कोपिता
gṛhītvā dānavaṃ devī bhrāmayitvā punaḥ punaḥ | ūrdhvaṃ ca prāpayāmāsa mahāvegena kopitā
The Goddess seized the dānava, whirled (him) around again and again, and, enraged, sent (him) upward with great force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.69
ऊर्ध्वात्पपात वेगेन शङ्खचूडः प्रतापवान् । निपत्य च समुत्तस्थौ प्रणम्य भद्रकालिकाम्
ūrdhvātpapāta vegena śaṅkhacūḍaḥ pratāpavān | nipatya ca samuttasthau praṇamya bhadrakālikām
The valorous Śaṅkhacūḍa fell down with force from on high; and having fallen, he rose up and bowed to Bhadrakālikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.70
रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणं विमानं सुमनोहरम् । आरुरोह हर्षयुक्तो न विश्रान्तो महारणे
ratnendrasāranirmāṇaṃ vimānaṃ sumanoharam | āruroha harṣayukto na viśrānto mahāraṇe
He mounted his very lovely chariot, fashioned of the essence of the finest gems, filled with joy, not wearied in the great battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.71
दानवानां च क्षतजं सा देवी च पपौ क्षुधा । पीत्वा भुक्त्वा भद्रकाली जगाम शङ्करान्तिकम्
dānavānāṃ ca kṣatajaṃ sā devī ca papau kṣudhā | pītvā bhuktvā bhadrakālī jagāma śaṅkarāntikam
And that Goddess drank the blood of the dānavas out of hunger; having drunk and eaten, Bhadrakālī went into Śaṅkara's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.72
उवाच रणवृत्तान्तं पौर्वापर्यं यथाक्रमम् । श्रुत्वा जहास शम्भुश्च दानवानां विनाशनम्
uvāca raṇavṛttāntaṃ paurvāparyaṃ yathākramam | śrutvā jahāsa śambhuśca dānavānāṃ vināśanam
She told the account of the battle, in due order from first to last; and Śambhu, hearing of the destruction of the dānavas, laughed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 22.73
लक्षं च दानवेन्द्राणामवशिष्टं रणेऽधुना । भुञ्जन्त्या निर्गतं वक्त्रात्तदन्यं भुक्तमीश्वर
lakṣaṃ ca dānavendrāṇāmavaśiṣṭaṃ raṇe'dhunā | bhuñjantyā nirgataṃ vaktrāttadanyaṃ bhuktamīśvara
"A hundred thousand of the dānava lords remains now in the battle; as I was devouring (them), they slipped out of my mouth; the rest, O Lord, has been eaten."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 22.74
संग्रामे दानवेन्द्रं च हन्तुं पाशुपतेन वै । अवध्यस्तव राजेति वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी
saṃgrāme dānavendraṃ ca hantuṃ pāśupatena vai | avadhyastava rājeti vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī
And (when I sought) to kill the lord of the dānavas in the battle with the Pāśupata weapon, there was a bodiless voice: "He is not to be slain by you, O queen."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 22.75
राजेन्द्रश्च महाज्ञानी महाबलपराक्रमः । न च चिक्षेप मय्यस्त्रं चिच्छेद मम सायकम्
rājendraśca mahājñānī mahābalaparākramaḥ | na ca cikṣepa mayyastraṃ ciccheda mama sāyakam
And the king of kings is greatly wise, of great strength and prowess; he did not hurl a weapon at me, (though) he cut off my arrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition