Markandeya Purana — Chapter 88

MkP 88.1

चण्डे च निहते दैत्ये मुण्डे च विनिपातिते । बहुलेषु च सैन्येषु क्षयितेष्वसुरेश्वरः

caṇḍe ca nihate daitye muṇḍe ca vinipātite / bahuleṣu ca sainyeṣu kṣayiteṣvasureśvaraḥ

When the Daitya Caṇḍa was slain and Muṇḍa struck down, and the numerous armies destroyed, the lord of the asuras—

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MkP 88.2

ततः कोपपराधीनचेताः शुम्भः प्रतापवान् । उद्योगं सर्वसैन्यानां दैत्यानामादिदेश ह

tataḥ kopaparādhīnacetāḥ śumbhaḥ pratāpavān / udyogaṃ sarvasainyānāṃ daityānāmādideśa ha

Then the mighty Śumbha, his mind given over to rage, ordered the mustering of all the armies of the daityas.

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MkP 88.3

अद्य सर्वबलैर्दैत्याः षडशीतिरुदायुधाः । कम्बूनां चतुरशीतिर्निर्यान्तु स्वबलैर्वृताः

adya sarvabalairdaityāḥ ṣaḍaśītirudāyudhāḥ / kambūnāṃ caturaśītirniryāntu svabalairvṛtāḥ

"Today let the eighty-six daityas go forth with all their forces, weapons raised, and the eighty-four (clans) of the Kambus, surrounded by their own troops;

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MkP 88.4

कोटिवीर्याणि पञ्चाशदसुराणां कुलानि वै । शतं कुलानि धौम्राणां निर्गच्छन्तु ममाज्ञया

koṭivīryāṇi pañcāśadasurāṇāṃ kulāni vai / śataṃ kulāni dhaumrāṇāṃ nirgacchantu mamājñayā

and the fifty clans of the Koṭivīrya asuras, and the hundred clans of the Dhaumras — let them go out at my command.

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MkP 88.5

कालका दौर्हृदा मौर्याः कालकेयास्तथासुराः । युद्धाय सज्जा निर्यान्तु आज्ञया त्वरिता मम

kālakā daurhṛdā mauryāḥ kālakeyāstathāsurāḥ / yuddhāya sajjā niryāntu ājñayā tvaritā mama

The Kālakas, the Daurhṛdas, the Mauryas, and likewise the Kālakeya asuras — let them go forth ready for battle, hastened by my command."

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MkP 88.6

इत्याज्ञाप्यासुरपतिः शुम्भो भैरवशासनः । निर्जगाम महासैन्यसहस्रैर्बहुभिर्वृतः

ityājñāpyāsurapatiḥ śumbho bhairavaśāsanaḥ / nirjagāma mahāsainyasahasrairbahubhirvṛtaḥ

Having thus given his order, Śumbha, the lord of the asuras, whose rule was terrible, went out surrounded by many thousands of great troops.

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MkP 88.7

आयान्तं चण्डिका दृष्ट्वा तत्सैन्यमतिभिषणम् । ज्यास्वनैः पूरयामास धरणीगगनान्तरम्

āyāntaṃ caṇḍikā dṛṣṭvā tatsainyamatibhiṣaṇam / jyāsvanaiḥ pūrayāmāsa dharaṇīgaganāntaram

Seeing that exceedingly dreadful army approaching, Caṇḍikā filled the space between earth and sky with the twanging of her bowstring.

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MkP 88.8

स च सिंहो महानादमतीव कृतवान् नृप । घण्टास्वनेन तन्नादमम्बिका चाप्यबृंहयत्

sa ca siṃho mahānādamatīva kṛtavān nṛpa / ghaṇṭāsvanena tannādamambikā cāpyabṛṃhayat

And that lion, O king, set up an immense roar; and Ambikā too swelled that roar with the sound of her bell.

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MkP 88.9

धनुर्ज्यासिंहघण्टानां नादापूरितदिङ्मुखा । निनादैर्भोषणैः काली जिग्ये विस्तारितानना

dhanurjyāsiṃhaghaṇṭānāṃ nādāpūritadiṅmukhā / ninādairbhoṣaṇaiḥ kālī jigye vistāritānanā

Kālī, her mouth gaping wide, with her frightful howls overcame (the noise) of bowstring, lion and bell, which had filled the quarters of the sky with sound.

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MkP 88.10

तं निनादमुपश्रुत्य दैत्यसैन्यैश्चतुर्दिशम् । देवी सिंहस्तथा काली सरोषैः परिवारिताः

taṃ ninādamupaśrutya daityasainyaiścaturdiśam / devī siṃhastathā kālī saroṣaiḥ parivāritāḥ

Hearing that roar, the Devī, the lion, and likewise Kālī were surrounded on all four sides by the enraged armies of the daityas.

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MkP 88.11

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे भूप विनाशाय सुरद्विषाम् । भवायामरसिंहानामतिवीर्यबलान्विताः

etasminnantare bhūpa vināśāya suradviṣām / bhavāyāmarasiṃhānāmativīryabalānvitāḥ

At this juncture, O king, for the destruction of the foes of the gods and for the welfare of the lions among the immortals, (there came forth) those endowed with surpassing valour and strength —

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MkP 88.12

ब्रह्मेशगुहविष्णूनां तथेन्द्रस्य च शक्तयः । शरीरेभ्यो विनिष्क्रम्य तद्रूपैश्चण्डिकां ययुः

brahmeśaguhaviṣṇūnāṃ tathendrasya ca śaktayaḥ / śarīrebhyo viniṣkramya tadrūpaiścaṇḍikāṃ yayuḥ

the śaktis of Brahmā, Īśa (Śiva), Guha (Skanda) and Viṣṇu, and of Indra too: issuing from their bodies, in the very forms of those gods, they went to Caṇḍikā.

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MkP 88.13

यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं यथाभूषणवाहनम् । तद्वदेव हि तच्छक्तिरसुरान् योद्धुमाययौ

yasya devasya yadrūpaṃ yathābhūṣaṇavāhanam / tadvadeva hi tacchaktirasurān yoddhumāyayau

Whatever form a god had, whatever his ornaments and mount, in just that manner did his śakti come to fight the asuras.

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MkP 88.14

हंसयुक्तविमानाग्रे साक्षसूत्रकमण्डलुः । आयाता ब्रह्मणः शक्तिर्ब्रह्माणी साभिधीयते

haṃsayuktavimānāgre sākṣasūtrakamaṇḍaluḥ / āyātā brahmaṇaḥ śaktirbrahmāṇī sābhidhīyate

At the front of a chariot yoked to swans, holding a rosary and a water-pot, came the śakti of Brahmā; she is called Brāhmāṇī.

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MkP 88.15

माहेश्वरी वृषारूढा त्रिशूलवरधीरिणी । महाहिवलया प्राप्ता चन्द्रलेखाविभूषणा

māheśvarī vṛṣārūḍhā triśūlavaradhīriṇī / mahāhivalayā prāptā candralekhāvibhūṣaṇā

Māheśvarī arrived mounted on a bull, bearing an excellent trident, with great serpents for bracelets, adorned with the crescent of the moon.

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MkP 88.16

कौमारी शक्तिहस्ता च मयूरवरवाहना । योद्धुमभ्याययौ दैत्यानम्बिका गुहरूपिणी

kaumārī śaktihastā ca mayūravaravāhanā / yoddhumabhyāyayau daityānambikā guharūpiṇī

And Kaumārī, spear in hand, riding a fine peacock — Ambikā in the form of Guha — came forth to fight the daityas.

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MkP 88.17

तथैव वैष्णावी शक्तिर्गरुडोपरि संस्थिता । शङ्खचक्रगदाशार्ङ्गखड्गहस्ताभ्युपाययौ

tathaiva vaiṣṇāvī śaktirgaruḍopari saṃsthitā / śaṅkhacakragadāśārṅgakhaḍgahastābhyupāyayau

Likewise the śakti of Viṣṇu, seated upon Garuḍa, drew near with conch, discus, mace, bow and sword in her hands.

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MkP 88.18

जज्ञे वाराहमतुलं रूपं या बिभ्रती हरेः । शक्तिः साप्यायौ तत्र वाराहीं बिभ्रती तनुम्

jajñe vārāhamatulaṃ rūpaṃ yā bibhratī hareḥ / śaktiḥ sāpyāyau tatra vārāhīṃ bibhratī tanum

And the śakti of Hari who, bearing the incomparable boar-form, was born (as such) — she too came there, wearing a boar's body, as Vārāhī.

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MkP 88.19

नारसिंही नृसिंहस्य बिभ्रती सदृशं वपुः । प्राप्ता तत्र सटाक्षेपक्षिप्तनक्षत्रसंहतिः

nārasiṃhī nṛsiṃhasya bibhratī sadṛśaṃ vapuḥ / prāptā tatra saṭākṣepakṣiptanakṣatrasaṃhatiḥ

Nārasiṃhī, bearing a body like that of Nṛsiṃha, arrived there, the cluster of the constellations scattered by the tossing of her mane.

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MkP 88.20

वज्रहस्ता तथैवैन्द्री गजराजोपरि स्थिता । प्राप्ता सहस्रनयना यथा शक्रस्तथैव सा

vajrahastā tathaivaindrī gajarājopari sthitā / prāptā sahasranayanā yathā śakrastathaiva sā

And likewise Aindrī, thunderbolt in hand, stationed upon the king of elephants, arrived thousand-eyed: just as Śakra is, so was she.

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MkP 88.21

ततः परिवृतस्ताभिरीशानो देवशक्तिभिः । हन्यन्तामसुराः शीघ्रं मम प्रीत्याऽह चण्डिकाम्

tataḥ parivṛtastābhirīśāno devaśaktibhiḥ / hanyantāmasurāḥ śīghraṃ mama prītyā'ha caṇḍikām

Then Īśāna, encircled by those śaktis of the gods, said to Caṇḍikā: "Let the asuras be slain at once, for my satisfaction."

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MkP 88.22

ततो देवोशरीरात्तु विनिष्क्रान्तातिभीषणा । चण्डिकाशक्तिरत्युग्रा शिवाशतनिनादिनी

tato devośarīrāttu viniṣkrāntātibhīṣaṇā / caṇḍikāśaktiratyugrā śivāśataninādinī

Then out of the goddess's body there came forth an exceedingly terrible power of Caṇḍikā, most fierce, howling like a hundred jackals.

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MkP 88.23

सा चाह धूम्रजटिलमीशानमपराजिता । दूत त्वं गच्छ भगवन् पार्श्वं शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः

sā cāha dhūmrajaṭilamīśānamaparājitā / dūta tvaṃ gaccha bhagavan pārśvaṃ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ

And she, the unvanquished one, said to Īśāna of the smoke-grey matted locks: "Messenger, go, O lord, into the presence of Śumbha and Niśumbha.

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MkP 88.24

ब्रूहि शुम्भं निशुम्भं च दानवावतिगर्वितौ । ये चान्ये दानवास्तत्र युद्धाय समुपस्थिताः

brūhi śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ ca dānavāvatigarvitau / ye cānye dānavāstatra yuddhāya samupasthitāḥ

Say to Śumbha and Niśumbha, the two exceedingly arrogant Dānavas, and to the other Dānavas assembled there for battle:

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MkP 88.25

त्रैलोक्यमिन्द्रो लभतां देवाः सन्तु हविर्भुजः । यूयं प्रयात पातालं यदि जीवितुमिच्छथ

trailokyamindro labhatāṃ devāḥ santu havirbhujaḥ / yūyaṃ prayāta pātālaṃ yadi jīvitumicchatha

'Let Indra obtain the three worlds, let the gods enjoy the oblations; you go down to Pātāla, if you wish to live.

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MkP 88.26

बलावलेपादथ चेद्भवन्तो युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः । तदागच्छत तृप्यन्तु मच्छिवाः पिशितेन वः

balāvalepādatha cedbhavanto yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ / tadāgacchata tṛpyantu macchivāḥ piśitena vaḥ

But if, out of the pride of your strength, you desire battle, then come — let my jackals be sated with your flesh.'"

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MkP 88.27

यतो नियुक्तो दौत्येन तया देव्या शिवः स्वयम् । शिवदूतीति लोके ऽस्मिंमस्ततः सा ख्यातिमागता

yato niyukto dautyena tayā devyā śivaḥ svayam / śivadūtīti loke 'smiṃmastataḥ sā khyātimāgatā

Since Śiva himself was appointed by that goddess to the office of messenger, from that she came to be known in this world as Śivadūtī.

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MkP 88.28

ते ऽपि श्रुत्वा वचो देव्याः शर्वाख्यातं महासुराः । अमर्षापूरिता जग्मुर्यत्र कात्यायनी स्थिता

te 'pi śrutvā vaco devyāḥ śarvākhyātaṃ mahāsurāḥ / amarṣāpūritā jagmuryatra kātyāyanī sthitā

And they too, the great asuras, having heard the goddess's words reported by Śarva, filled with indignation, went to where Kātyāyanī was standing.

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MkP 88.29

ततः प्रथममेवाग्रे शरशक्त्यृष्टिवृष्टिभिः । ववर्षुरुद्धतामर्षास्तां देवीममरारयः

tataḥ prathamamevāgre śaraśaktyṛṣṭivṛṣṭibhiḥ / vavarṣuruddhatāmarṣāstāṃ devīmamarārayaḥ

Then at once, first of all, those enemies of the gods, their fury roused, rained upon that goddess showers of arrows, spears and lances.

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MkP 88.30

सा च तान् प्रहितान् बाणाञ्छूलशक्तिपरश्वधान् । चिच्छेद लीलयाऽध्मातधनुर्मुक्तैर्महेषुभिः

sā ca tān prahitān bāṇāñchūlaśaktiparaśvadhān / ciccheda līlayā'dhmātadhanurmuktairmaheṣubhiḥ

And she, with great arrows released from her drawn bow, cut apart in play those arrows, pikes, spears and axes that had been hurled.

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MkP 88.31

तस्याग्रतस्तथा काली शूलपातविदारितान् । खट्वाङ्गपोथितांश्चारीन् कुर्वती व्यचरत्तदा

tasyāgratastathā kālī śūlapātavidāritān / khaṭvāṅgapothitāṃścārīn kurvatī vyacarattadā

And in front of her Kālī roamed about then, making the foes torn open by the striking of her spear and pounded by her khaṭvāṅga.

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MkP 88.32

कमण्डलुजलाक्षेपहतवीर्यान् हतौजसः । ब्रह्माणी चाकरोच्छत्रून् येन येन स्म धावति

kamaṇḍalujalākṣepahatavīryān hataujasaḥ / brahmāṇī cākarocchatrūn yena yena sma dhāvati

And Brahmāṇī, wherever she ran, made the enemies' valour destroyed and their vigour broken by flinging the water of her water-pot.

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MkP 88.33

माहेश्वरी त्रिशूलेन तथा चक्रेण वैष्णवी । दैत्याञ्जघान कौमारी तथा शक्त्यातिकोपना

māheśvarī triśūlena tathā cakreṇa vaiṣṇavī / daityāñjaghāna kaumārī tathā śaktyātikopanā

Māheśvarī with her trident, and Vaiṣṇavī with her discus, and Kaumārī, exceedingly wrathful, with her spear, slew the Daityas.

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MkP 88.34

ऐन्द्रीकुलिशपातेन शतशो दैत्यदानवाः । पेतुर्विदारिताः पृथ्व्यां रुधिरौघप्रवर्षिणः

aindrīkuliśapātena śataśo daityadānavāḥ / peturvidāritāḥ pṛthvyāṃ rudhiraughapravarṣiṇaḥ

By the fall of Aindrī's thunderbolt, Daityas and Dānavas by the hundred fell torn apart on the earth, pouring out floods of blood.

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MkP 88.35

तुण्डप्रहारविध्वस्ता दंष्ट्राग्रक्षतवक्षसः । वाराहमूर्त्या न्यपतंश्चक्रेण च विदारिताः

tuṇḍaprahāravidhvastā daṃṣṭrāgrakṣatavakṣasaḥ / vārāhamūrtyā nyapataṃścakreṇa ca vidāritāḥ

Shattered by blows of the snout, their chests gashed by the tips of the tusks, and torn open by the discus, they fell down before the boar-form (of the goddess).

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MkP 88.36

नखैर्विदारितांश्चान्यान् भक्षयन्ती महासुरान् । नारसिंही चचाराजौ नादापूर्णदिगन्तरा

nakhairvidāritāṃścānyān bhakṣayantī mahāsurān / nārasiṃhī cacārājau nādāpūrṇadigantarā

And Nārasiṃhī moved through the battle devouring other great asuras torn apart by her claws, the quarters of the sky filled with her roaring.

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MkP 88.37

चण्डाट्टहासैरसुराः शिवदूत्यभिदूषिताः । पेतुः पृथिव्यां पतितांस्तांश्चखादाथ सा तदा

caṇḍāṭṭahāsairasurāḥ śivadūtyabhidūṣitāḥ / petuḥ pṛthivyāṃ patitāṃstāṃścakhādātha sā tadā

The asuras, undone by Śivadūtī with her fierce loud laughter, fell to the earth; and then she devoured them as they lay fallen.

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MkP 88.38

इति मातृगणं क्रुद्धं मर्दयन्तं महासुरान् । दृष्ट्वाभ्युपायैर्विविधैर्नेशुर्देवारिसैनिकाः

iti mātṛgaṇaṃ kruddhaṃ mardayantaṃ mahāsurān / dṛṣṭvābhyupāyairvividhairneśurdevārisainikāḥ

Thus, seeing the enraged band of Mothers crushing the great asuras by various means, the soldiers of the gods' enemies perished.

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MkP 88.39

पलायनपरान् दृष्ट्वा दैत्यान् मातृगणार्दितान् । योद्धुमभ्याययौ क्रुद्धो रक्तबीजो महासुरः

palāyanaparān dṛṣṭvā daityān mātṛgaṇārditān / yoddhumabhyāyayau kruddho raktabījo mahāsuraḥ

Seeing the Daityas, tormented by the band of Mothers, bent on flight, the great asura Raktabīja came forward in anger to fight.

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MkP 88.40

रक्तबिन्दुर्यदा भूमौ पतत्यस्य शरीरतः । समुत्पतति मेदिन्यां तत्प्रमाणो महासुरः

raktabinduryadā bhūmau patatyasya śarīrataḥ / samutpatati medinyāṃ tatpramāṇo mahāsuraḥ

Whenever a drop of blood falls to the ground from his body, a great asura of the same size springs up from the earth.

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MkP 88.41

युयुधे स गदापाणिपरिन्द्रशक्त्या महासुरः । ततश्चैन्द्री स्ववज्रेण रक्तबीजमताडयत्

yuyudhe sa gadāpāṇiparindraśaktyā mahāsuraḥ / tataścaindrī svavajreṇa raktabījamatāḍayat

That great asura, mace in hand, fought with the power of the lord of the gods; then Aindrī struck Raktabīja with her own thunderbolt.

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MkP 88.42

कुलिशेनाहतस्याशु बहु सुस्त्राव शोणितम् । समुत्तस्थुस्ततो योधास्तद्रूपास्तत्पराक्रमाः

kuliśenāhatasyāśu bahu sustrāva śoṇitam / samuttasthustato yodhāstadrūpāstatparākramāḥ

Much blood flowed at once from him who had been struck by the thunderbolt; and thereupon warriors rose up, of his form and of his might.

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MkP 88.43

यावन्तः पतितास्तस्य शरीराद्रक्तबिन्दवः । तावन्तः पुरुषा जातास्तद्वीर्यबलविक्रमाः

yāvantaḥ patitāstasya śarīrādraktabindavaḥ / tāvantaḥ puruṣā jātāstadvīryabalavikramāḥ

As many drops of blood as fell from his body, that many men arose, having his valour, strength and prowess.

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MkP 88.44

ते चापि युयुधुस्तत्र पुरुषा रक्तसम्भवाः । समं मातृबिरत्युग्रशस्त्रपातातिभीषणम्

te cāpi yuyudhustatra puruṣā raktasambhavāḥ / samaṃ mātṛbiratyugraśastrapātātibhīṣaṇam

And those men born from the blood also fought there against the Mothers, most terrible with the fall of exceedingly fierce weapons.

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MkP 88.45

पुनश्च वज्रपातेन क्षतमस्य शिरो यदा । ववाह रक्तं पुरुषास्ततो जाताः सहस्रशः

punaśca vajrapātena kṣatamasya śiro yadā / vavāha raktaṃ puruṣāstato jātāḥ sahasraśaḥ

And again, when his head was wounded by the fall of the thunderbolt, it streamed blood, and from it men were born by the thousands.

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MkP 88.46

वैष्णवी समरे चैनं चक्रेणाभिजघान ह । गदया दाडयामास ऐन्द्री तमसुरेश्वरम्

vaiṣṇavī samare cainaṃ cakreṇābhijaghāna ha / gadayā dāḍayāmāsa aindrī tamasureśvaram

And Vaiṣṇavī struck him in the battle with her discus, and Aindrī beat that lord of asuras with her mace.

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MkP 88.47

वेष्णावीचक्रभिन्नस्य रुधिरस्त्रावसम्भवैः । सहस्रशौ जगद्व्याप्तं तत्प्रमाणैर्महासुरैः

veṣṇāvīcakrabhinnasya rudhirastrāvasambhavaiḥ / sahasraśau jagadvyāptaṃ tatpramāṇairmahāsuraiḥ

The world was filled by the thousands with great asuras of his own measure, arisen from the flow of blood of him who had been split by Vaiṣṇavī's discus.

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MkP 88.48

शक्त्या जघान कौमारो वाराही च तथासिना । माहेश्वरी त्रिशूलेन रक्तबीजं महासुरम्

śaktyā jaghāna kaumāro vārāhī ca tathāsinā / māheśvarī triśūlena raktabījaṃ mahāsuram

Kaumārī struck the great asura Raktabīja with her spear, and Vārāhī likewise with her sword, and Māheśvarī with her trident.

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MkP 88.49

स चापि गदया दैत्यः सर्वा एवाहनत् पृथक् । मातः कोपसमाविष्टो रक्तबीजो महासुरः

sa cāpi gadayā daityaḥ sarvā evāhanat pṛthak / mātaḥ kopasamāviṣṭo raktabījo mahāsuraḥ

And that daitya too, the great asura Raktabīja, filled with rage, struck all the Mothers, each one separately, with his mace.

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MkP 88.50

तस्याहतस्य बहुधा शक्तिशूलादिभिर्बुवि । पपात यो वै रक्तौघस्तेनासञ्छतशो ऽसुराः

tasyāhatasya bahudhā śaktiśūlādibhirbuvi / papāta yo vai raktaughastenāsañchataśo 'surāḥ

And by the flood of blood of him who was struck in many places by spears, tridents and the rest, which fell to the earth, there came to be asuras by the hundreds.

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MkP 88.51

तैश्चासुरासृक्सम्भूतैरसुरैः सकलं जगत् । व्याप्तमासीत्ततो देवा भयमाजग्मुरुत्तमम्

taiścāsurāsṛksambhūtairasuraiḥ sakalaṃ jagat / vyāptamāsīttato devā bhayamājagmuruttamam

The whole world was filled with those asuras born from the asura's blood; and thereupon the gods came to the greatest fear.

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MkP 88.52

तान् विषण्णान् सुरान् दृष्ट्वा चण्डिका प्राह सत्वरा । उवाच कालीं चामुण्डे विस्तीर्णं वदनं कुरु

tān viṣaṇṇān surān dṛṣṭvā caṇḍikā prāha satvarā / uvāca kālīṃ cāmuṇḍe vistīrṇaṃ vadanaṃ kuru

Seeing those gods dejected, Caṇḍikā spoke at once; she said to Kālī: "Cāmuṇḍā, make your mouth wide.

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MkP 88.53

मच्छस्त्रपातसम्भूतान् रक्तबिन्दून् महासुरान् । रक्तबिन्दोः प्रतीच्छ त्वं वक्त्रेणानेन वेगिना

macchastrapātasambhūtān raktabindūn mahāsurān / raktabindoḥ pratīccha tvaṃ vaktreṇānena veginā

"With this swift mouth of yours receive the drops of blood, the great asuras arisen from the fall of my weapons, (and) from the drops of blood.

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MkP 88.54

भक्षयन्ती चर रणे तदुत्पन्नान् महासुरान् । एवमेष क्षयं दैत्यः क्षीणरक्तो गमिष्यति । भक्ष्यमाणास्त्वया चोग्रा न चोत्पत्स्यन्ति चापरे

bhakṣayantī cara raṇe tadutpannān mahāsurān / evameṣa kṣayaṃ daityaḥ kṣīṇarakto gamiṣyati / bhakṣyamāṇāstvayā cogrā na cotpatsyanti cāpare

"Range about the battle devouring the great asuras produced from it. Thus this daitya, his blood exhausted, will go to destruction; and while the fierce ones are being eaten by you, others will not arise."

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MkP 88.55

इत्युक्त्वा तां ततो देवी शूलेनाभिजघान तम् । मुखेन काली जगृहे रक्तबीजस्य सोणितम्

ityuktvā tāṃ tato devī śūlenābhijaghāna tam / mukhena kālī jagṛhe raktabījasya soṇitam

Having said this to her, the Goddess then struck him with her trident; and Kālī took up Raktabīja's blood with her mouth.

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MkP 88.56

ततो ऽसावाजघानाथ गदया तत्र चण्डिकाम् । न चास्या वेदनां चक्रे गदापातो ऽल्पिकामपि

tato 'sāvājaghānātha gadayā tatra caṇḍikām / na cāsyā vedanāṃ cakre gadāpāto 'lpikāmapi

Then he struck Caṇḍikā there with his mace, but the fall of the mace caused her not even a slight pain.

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MkP 88.57

तस्याहतस्य देहात्तु बहु सुस्त्राव शोणितम् । यतस्ततः स्ववक्त्रेण वामुण्डा सम्प्रतीच्छति

tasyāhatasya dehāttu bahu sustrāva śoṇitam / yatastataḥ svavaktreṇa vāmuṇḍā sampratīcchati

But from the body of him thus struck much blood flowed; from wherever (it came), Cāmuṇḍā received it with her own mouth.

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MkP 88.58

मुखे समुद्गता ये ऽस्या रक्तपातान्महासुराः । तांश्चखादाथ चामुण्डा पपौ तस्य च शोणितम्

mukhe samudgatā ye 'syā raktapātānmahāsurāḥ / tāṃścakhādātha cāmuṇḍā papau tasya ca śoṇitam

And the great asuras that rose up in her mouth from the falling of the blood — Cāmuṇḍā then chewed them up and drank his blood.

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MkP 88.59

देवी शूलेन चक्रेण बाणैरसिभिरृष्टिभिः । जघान रक्तबीजं तं चामुण्डापीतशोणितम्

devī śūlena cakreṇa bāṇairasibhirṛṣṭibhiḥ / jaghāna raktabījaṃ taṃ cāmuṇḍāpītaśoṇitam

The Goddess struck that Raktabīja, whose blood Cāmuṇḍā had drunk, with trident, discus, arrows, swords and lances.

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MkP 88.60

स पपात महीपृष्ठे शस्त्रसंहतितो हतः । नीरक्तश्च महीपाल रक्तबीजो महासुरः

sa papāta mahīpṛṣṭhe śastrasaṃhatito hataḥ / nīraktaśca mahīpāla raktabījo mahāsuraḥ

He fell upon the surface of the earth, slain by the striking of weapons, bloodless — O protector of the earth — the great asura Raktabīja.

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MkP 88.61

ततस्ते हर्षमतुलमवापुस्त्रिदशा नृप । तेषां मातृगणो जातो ननर्तासृङ्मदोद्धतः

tataste harṣamatulamavāpustridaśā nṛpa / teṣāṃ mātṛgaṇo jāto nanartāsṛṅmadoddhataḥ

Then those thirty (gods) obtained matchless joy, O king; and the band of Mothers that had come from them danced, elated with the intoxication of blood.

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