Markandeya Purana — Chapter 90
MkP 90.1
ऋषिरुवाच निशुम्भं निहतं दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं प्राणसंमितम् । हन्यमानं बलं चैव शुम्भः क्रुद्धो ऽब्रवीद्वचः
ṛṣiruvāca niśumbhaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhrātaraṃ prāṇasaṃmitam / hanyamānaṃ balaṃ caiva śumbhaḥ kruddho 'bravīdvacaḥ
The seer said: Seeing his brother Niśumbha, dear as his own life, slain, and his army being cut down, Śumbha in anger spoke these words.
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MkP 90.2
बलावलेपाद् दुष्टे त्वं मा दुर्गे गर्वमावह । अन्यासां बलमाश्रित्य युध्यसे यातिमानिनी
balāvalepād duṣṭe tvaṃ mā durge garvamāvaha / anyāsāṃ balamāśritya yudhyase yātimāninī
"Out of pride in strength, wicked one, do not bear such arrogance, Durgā! You fight relying on the strength of others, you who are so puffed up."
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MkP 90.3
एकैवाहं जगत्यत्र द्वितीया का ममापरा । पश्यैता दुष्ट मय्येव विशन्त्यो मद्विभूतयः
ekaivāhaṃ jagatyatra dvitīyā kā mamāparā / paśyaitā duṣṭa mayyeva viśantyo madvibhūtayaḥ
"I alone am here in the world; who else is a second to me? Look, wicked one, these are my own powers, entering into me alone!"
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MkP 90.4
ततः समस्तास्ता देव्यो ब्रह्माणीप्रमुखा लयम् । तस्या देव्यास्तनौ जग्मुरेकावासीत्तदाम्बिका
tataḥ samastāstā devyo brahmāṇīpramukhā layam / tasyā devyāstanau jagmurekāvāsīttadāmbikā
Then all those goddesses, headed by Brahmāṇī, went to dissolution in the body of that Goddess; then Ambikā alone remained.
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MkP 90.5
अहं विभूत्या बहुभिरिह रूपैर्यदास्थिता । सत्संहृतं मयैकैव तिष्ठाम्याजौ स्थिरो भव
ahaṃ vibhūtyā bahubhiriha rūpairyadāsthitā / satsaṃhṛtaṃ mayaikaiva tiṣṭhāmyājau sthiro bhava
"Since I stood here in many forms by my power, that has been withdrawn by me; I stand alone in the battle — be firm!"
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MkP 90.6
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं देव्याः शुम्भस्य चोभयोः । पश्यतां सर्वदेवानामसुराणां च दारुणम्
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ devyāḥ śumbhasya cobhayoḥ / paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāmasurāṇāṃ ca dāruṇam
Then the battle began between the two, the Goddess and Śumbha, terrible (to behold), while all the gods and the asuras watched.
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MkP 90.7
शरवर्षैः शितैः शस्त्रैस्तथा चास्त्रैः सुदारुणैः । तयोर्युद्धमभूद् भूयः सर्वलोकभयङ्करम्
śaravarṣaiḥ śitaiḥ śastraistathā cāstraiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ / tayoryuddhamabhūd bhūyaḥ sarvalokabhayaṅkaram
With showers of arrows, with sharp weapons, and with most dreadful missiles, the fight between those two went on again, terrifying all the worlds.
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MkP 90.8
दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि शतशो मुमुचे यान्यथाम्बिका । बभञ्ज तानि दैत्येन्द्रस्तत्प्रतीघातकर्तृभिः
divyānyastrāṇi śataśo mumuce yānyathāmbikā / babhañja tāni daityendrastatpratīghātakartṛbhiḥ
And the divine missiles which Ambikā then released by the hundreds, the lord of the Daityas broke with those that counter them.
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MkP 90.9
मुक्तानि तेन चास्त्राणि दिव्यानि परमेश्वरी । बभञ्ज लीलयैवोग्रहुङ्कारोच्चारणादिभिः
muktāni tena cāstrāṇi divyāni parameśvarī / babhañja līlayaivograhuṅkāroccāraṇādibhiḥ
And the divine missiles released by him, the supreme Mistress broke as if in play, merely by uttering the fierce sound "huṃ" and the like.
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MkP 90.10
ततः शरशतैर्देवीमाच्छादयत सो ऽसुरः । सा च तत्कुपिता देवी धनुश्चिच्छेद चेषुभिः
tataḥ śaraśatairdevīmācchādayata so 'suraḥ / sā ca tatkupitā devī dhanuściccheda ceṣubhiḥ
Then that asura covered the Goddess with hundreds of arrows; and the Goddess, angered at that, split his bow with her arrows.
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MkP 90.11
छिन्ने धनुषि दैत्येन्द्रस्तथा शक्तिमथाददे । चिच्छेद देवी चक्रेण तामप्यस्य करे स्थिताम्
chinne dhanuṣi daityendrastathā śaktimathādade / ciccheda devī cakreṇa tāmapyasya kare sthitām
When his bow was cut, the lord of the Daityas then took up a spear; the Goddess cut that too with her discus while it was in his hand.
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MkP 90.12
ततः खड्गमुपादाय शतचन्द्रं च भानुमत् । अभ्यधावत्तदा देवीं दैत्यानामधिपेश्वरः
tataḥ khaḍgamupādāya śatacandraṃ ca bhānumat / abhyadhāvattadā devīṃ daityānāmadhipeśvaraḥ
Then, taking up a sword and a shining shield marked with a hundred moons, the overlord of the Daityas rushed at the Goddess.
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MkP 90.13
तस्यापतत एवाशु खड्गं चिच्छेद चण्डिका । धनुर्मुक्तैः शितैर्बाणैश्चर्म चार्ककरामलम्
tasyāpatata evāśu khaḍgaṃ ciccheda caṇḍikā / dhanurmuktaiḥ śitairbāṇaiścarma cārkakarāmalam
As he came on, Caṇḍikā swiftly cut his sword, and also his shield, spotless as the sun's rays, with sharp arrows loosed from her bow.
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MkP 90.14
अश्वांश्च पातयामास रथं सारथिना सह । हताश्वः स तदा दैत्यश्छिन्नधान्वा विसारथिः । जग्राह मुद्गरं घोरमम्बिकानिधनोद्यतः
aśvāṃśca pātayāmāsa rathaṃ sārathinā saha / hatāśvaḥ sa tadā daityaśchinnadhānvā visārathiḥ / jagrāha mudgaraṃ ghoramambikānidhanodyataḥ
And she brought down his horses along with his charioteer and his chariot. Then that Daitya, his horses slain, his bow cut, without a charioteer, seized a dreadful mallet, intent on killing Ambikā.
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MkP 90.15
चिच्छेदापततस्तस्य मुद्गरं निशितैः शरैः । तथापि सो ऽभ्यधावत्तां मुष्टिमुद्यम्य वेगवान्
cicchedāpatatastasya mudgaraṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ / tathāpi so 'bhyadhāvattāṃ muṣṭimudyamya vegavān
She cut the mallet of him as he came on with sharpened arrows; even so he rushed at her swiftly, raising his fist.
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MkP 90.16
स मुष्टिं पातयामास हृदये दैत्यपुङ्गवः । देव्यास्तं चापि सा देवी तलेनोरस्यताडयत्
sa muṣṭiṃ pātayāmāsa hṛdaye daityapuṅgavaḥ / devyāstaṃ cāpi sā devī talenorasyatāḍayat
That bull among Daityas brought his fist down on the Goddess's heart, and the Goddess too struck him on the chest with her palm.
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MkP 90.17
तलप्रहाराभिहतो निपपात महीतले । स दैत्यराजः सहसा पुनरेव तथोत्थितः
talaprahārābhihato nipapāta mahītale / sa daityarājaḥ sahasā punareva tathotthitaḥ
Struck by the blow of the palm, the king of the Daityas fell to the ground; and then at once he rose up again.
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MkP 90.18
उत्पत्य च प्रगृह्योच्चैर्देवीं गगनमास्थितः । तत्रापि सा निराधारा युयुधे तेन चण्डिका
utpatya ca pragṛhyoccairdevīṃ gaganamāsthitaḥ / tatrāpi sā nirādhārā yuyudhe tena caṇḍikā
And springing up and seizing the Goddess, he took his stand high in the sky; there too Caṇḍikā, without any support, fought with him.
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MkP 90.19
नियुद्धं खे तदा दैत्यश्चण्डिका च परस्परम् । चक्रतुः प्रथमं सिद्धमुनिविस्मयकारकम्
niyuddhaṃ khe tadā daityaścaṇḍikā ca parasparam / cakratuḥ prathamaṃ siddhamunivismayakārakam
Then the Daitya and Caṇḍikā made hand-to-hand combat with each other in the sky, a thing never before (seen), causing amazement to the Siddhas and sages.
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MkP 90.20
ततो नियुद्धं सुचिरं कृत्वा तेनाम्बिका सह । उत्पात्य भ्रामयामास चिक्षेप धरणीतले
tato niyuddhaṃ suciraṃ kṛtvā tenāmbikā saha / utpātya bhrāmayāmāsa cikṣepa dharaṇītale
Then, after fighting hand to hand with him for a very long time, Ambikā lifted him up, whirled him around, and flung him onto the surface of the earth.
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MkP 90.21
स क्षिप्तो धरणीं प्राप्य मुष्टिमुद्यम्य वेगितः । अभ्यधावत दुष्टात्मा चण्डिकानिधनेच्छया
sa kṣipto dharaṇīṃ prāpya muṣṭimudyamya vegitaḥ / abhyadhāvata duṣṭātmā caṇḍikānidhanecchayā
Flung down, on reaching the earth that evil-souled one, raising his fist, rushed on in haste with the desire to kill Caṇḍikā.
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MkP 90.22
तमायान्तं ततो देवी सर्वदैत्यजनेश्वरम् । जगत्यां पातयामास भित्त्वा शूलेन वक्षसि
tamāyāntaṃ tato devī sarvadaityajaneśvaram / jagatyāṃ pātayāmāsa bhittvā śūlena vakṣasi
Then, as that lord of all the demon folk came on, the Goddess pierced his chest with her spear and threw him down upon the earth.
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MkP 90.23
स गतासुः पपातोर्व्यां देवीशूलाग्रविक्षतः । चालयन् सकलां पृथ्वीं साब्धिद्वीपां सपर्वताम्
sa gatāsuḥ papātorvyāṃ devīśūlāgravikṣataḥ / cālayan sakalāṃ pṛthvīṃ sābdhidvīpāṃ saparvatām
Lifeless, gashed by the point of the Goddess's spear, he fell to the ground, shaking the whole earth with its seas, islands and mountains.
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MkP 90.24
ततः प्रसन्नमखिलं हते तस्मिन् दुरात्मनि । जगत्स्वास्थ्यमतीवाप निर्मलं चाभवन्नभः
tataḥ prasannamakhilaṃ hate tasmin durātmani / jagatsvāsthyamatīvāpa nirmalaṃ cābhavannabhaḥ
Then, when that evil-souled one was slain, everything grew serene; the world attained perfect well-being, and the sky became clear.
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MkP 90.25
उत्पातमेघाः सोल्का ये प्रागासंस्ते शमं ययुः । सरितो मार्गवाहिन्यस्तथासंस्तत्र पातिते
utpātameghāḥ solkā ye prāgāsaṃste śamaṃ yayuḥ / sarito mārgavāhinyastathāsaṃstatra pātite
Those portent-clouds with their meteors which had appeared before subsided; and when he was struck down, the rivers ran in their own channels.
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MkP 90.26
ततो देवगणाः सर्वे हर्षनिर्भमानसाः । बभूवुर्निहते तस्मिन् गन्धर्वा ललितं जगुः
tato devagaṇāḥ sarve harṣanirbhamānasāḥ / babhūvurnihate tasmin gandharvā lalitaṃ jaguḥ
Then, when he was slain, all the hosts of gods became joyful at heart, and the gandharvas sang sweetly.
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MkP 90.27
अवादयंस्तथैवान्ये ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । ववुः पुण्यास्तथा वाताः सुप्रभो ऽभूद्दिवाकरः
avādayaṃstathaivānye nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ / vavuḥ puṇyāstathā vātāḥ suprabho 'bhūddivākaraḥ
Others likewise played instruments, and the troops of apsarases danced; auspicious winds blew, and the sun shone brightly.
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