Vamana Purana — Chapter 20
VamP 20.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततस्तु तां तत्र तदा वसन्तीं कात्यायनीं शैलवरस्य शृङ्गे । अपश्यतां दानवसत्तमौ द्वौ चण्डश् च मुण्डश्च तपस्विनीं ताम्
pulastya uvāca / tatastu tāṃ tatra tadā vasantīṃ kātyāyanīṃ śailavarasya śṛṅge / apaśyatāṃ dānavasattamau dvau caṇḍaś ca muṇḍaśca tapasvinīṃ tām
Pulastya said: Then two of the foremost Dānavas, Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, saw her, Kātyāyanī, the ascetic woman, dwelling there at that time on the peak of the best of mountains.
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VamP 20.2
दृष्ट्वैव शौलादवतीर्य शीघ्रमाजग्मतुः स्वभवनं सुरारी । दृष्ट्वोचतुस्तौ महिषासुरस्य दूताविदं चण्डमुण्डौ दितीशम्
dṛṣṭvaiva śaulādavatīrya śīghramājagmatuḥ svabhavanaṃ surārī / dṛṣṭvocatustau mahiṣāsurasya dūtāvidaṃ caṇḍamuṇḍau ditīśam
As soon as they saw (her), the two foes of the gods swiftly descended from the mountain and came to their own dwelling; and having seen (him), those two messengers Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa said this to Mahiṣāsura, the lord of Diti's sons:
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VamP 20.3
स्वस्थो भवान् किं त्वसुरेन्द्र साम्प्रतमागच्छ पश्याम च तत्र विन्ध्यम् । तत्रास्ति देवी सुमहानुभावा कन्या सुरूपा सुरसुन्दरीणाम्
svastho bhavān kiṃ tvasurendra sāmpratamāgaccha paśyāma ca tatra vindhyam / tatrāsti devī sumahānubhāvā kanyā surūpā surasundarīṇām
"Are you well? But, O lord of the Asuras, come now and let us look at the Vindhya there. There is a goddess there of very great dignity, a maiden lovely in form (beyond) the beautiful women of the gods.
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VamP 20.4
जितास्तया तोयधरालकैर्हि जितः शशङ्को वदनेन तन्व्या । नेत्रैस्त्रिभिस्त्रीणि हुताशनानि जितानि कण्ठेन जितस्तु शङ्खः
jitāstayā toyadharālakairhi jitaḥ śaśaṅko vadanena tanvyā / netraistribhistrīṇi hutāśanāni jitāni kaṇṭhena jitastu śaṅkhaḥ
By her, with (her) curls, the rain-clouds are surpassed; the moon is surpassed by the slender one's face; by her three eyes the three sacrificial fires are surpassed; and by her throat the conch is surpassed.
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VamP 20.5
स्तनौ सुवृत्तावथ मग्नचूचुकौ स्थितौ विजित्येव गजस्य कुम्भौ । त्वां सर्वजोतारमिति प्रतर्क्य कुचौ स्मरेणैव कृतौ सुदुर्गौ
stanau suvṛttāvatha magnacūcukau sthitau vijityeva gajasya kumbhau / tvāṃ sarvajotāramiti pratarkya kucau smareṇaiva kṛtau sudurgau
Her two breasts, well-rounded, with sunken nipples, stand as though having vanquished the frontal lobes of an elephant; reckoning that you conquer all, Love has made those breasts (into) strong fortresses.
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VamP 20.6
पीनाः सशस्त्राः पिरघोपमाश्च भुजास्तथाष्टादश भान्ति तस्याः । पराक्रमं वै भवतो विदित्वा कामेन यन्त्रा इव ते कृतास्तु
pīnāḥ saśastrāḥ piraghopamāśca bhujāstathāṣṭādaśa bhānti tasyāḥ / parākramaṃ vai bhavato viditvā kāmena yantrā iva te kṛtāstu
Her eighteen arms shine, full, holding weapons and like iron clubs; indeed, knowing your prowess, they were made by Kāma as though (they were) his engines (of war).
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VamP 20.7
मध्यं च तस्यास्त्रिवलीतरङ्गं विभाति दैत्येन्द्र सुरोमराजि । भयातुरारोहणकातरस्य कामस्य सोपानमिव प्रयुक्तम्
madhyaṃ ca tasyāstrivalītaraṅgaṃ vibhāti daityendra suromarāji / bhayāturārohaṇakātarasya kāmasya sopānamiva prayuktam
And her waist, rippling with three folds and with a fine line of hair, shines, O lord of the Daityas, as though it were a stairway put in place for Love, who is afraid and timid about climbing.
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VamP 20.8
सा रोमराजी सुतरां हि तस्या विराजते पीजकुचावलग्ना । आरोहणे त्वद्भयकातरस्य स्वेदप्रवाहो ऽटसुर मन्मथस्य
sā romarājī sutarāṃ hi tasyā virājate pījakucāvalagnā / ārohaṇe tvadbhayakātarasya svedapravāho 'ṭasura manmathasya
That line of hair on her, clinging to (the space) below her breasts, shines exceedingly — it is the flowing sweat of Manmatha, who is afraid of you in his climbing, O Aṭasura.
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VamP 20.9
नाभिर्गभीरा सुतरां विभाति प्रदक्षिणास्याः परिवर्तमाना । तस्यैव लावण्यगृहस्य मुद्रा कन्दर्पराज्ञा स्वयमेव दत्ता
nābhirgabhīrā sutarāṃ vibhāti pradakṣiṇāsyāḥ parivartamānā / tasyaiva lāvaṇyagṛhasya mudrā kandarparājñā svayameva dattā
Her deep navel shines exceedingly, curling to the right — it is the very seal of that house of loveliness, set there by King Kandarpa himself.
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VamP 20.10
विभाति रम्यं जघनं मृगाक्ष्याः समन्ततो मेखलयावजुष्टम् । मन्याम तं कामनराधिपस्य प्राकारगुप्तं नगरं सुदुर्गम्
vibhāti ramyaṃ jaghanaṃ mṛgākṣyāḥ samantato mekhalayāvajuṣṭam / manyāma taṃ kāmanarādhipasya prākāraguptaṃ nagaraṃ sudurgam
The lovely hips of the doe-eyed one shine, girt all round with a girdle; we take it for the well-fortified city of King Kāma, guarded by a rampart.
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VamP 20.11
वृत्तावरोमौ च मृदू कुमार्याः शोभेत ऊरू समनुत्तमौ हि । आवासनार्थं मकरध्वजेन जनस्य देशाविव सन्निविष्टौ
vṛttāvaromau ca mṛdū kumāryāḥ śobheta ūrū samanuttamau hi / āvāsanārthaṃ makaradhvajena janasya deśāviva sanniviṣṭau
And the maiden's thighs, rounded, hairless, and soft, shine as the very best — set there like two territories by the Makara-bannered one for the dwelling of people.
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VamP 20.12
तञ्जानुयुग्मं महिषासुरेन्द्र अर्द्धेन्नतं भाति तथैव तस्याः । सृष्ट्वा विधाता हि निरूपणाय श्रान्तस्तथा हस्ततले ददौ हि
tañjānuyugmaṃ mahiṣāsurendra arddhennataṃ bhāti tathaiva tasyāḥ / sṛṣṭvā vidhātā hi nirūpaṇāya śrāntastathā hastatale dadau hi
That pair of knees of hers, O lord of the Mahiṣa demons, likewise shines, half-raised; for the Creator, having made them, grew weary in the shaping and so laid them in the palm of his hand.
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VamP 20.13
जङ्घे सुवृत्ते ऽपि च रोमहीने शोभेत दैत्येश्वर ते तदीये । आक्रम्य लोकानिव मिर्मिताया रूपार्जितस्यैव कृताधरौ हि
jaṅghe suvṛtte 'pi ca romahīne śobheta daityeśvara te tadīye / ākramya lokāniva mirmitāyā rūpārjitasyaiva kṛtādharau hi
And her shanks, well-rounded and free of hair, are beautiful, O lord of the Daityas — as if of one fashioned to stride over the worlds, they were made the lower (parts) of that beauty won (by her).
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VamP 20.14
पादौ च तस्याः कमलोदराभौ प्रयत्नतस्तौ हि कृतौ विधात्रा । आज्ञापि ताभ्यां नखरत्नमाला नक्षत्रमाला गगने यथैव
pādau ca tasyāḥ kamalodarābhau prayatnatastau hi kṛtau vidhātrā / ājñāpi tābhyāṃ nakharatnamālā nakṣatramālā gagane yathaiva
And her two feet, like the inside of a lotus, were made with care by the Creator; and upon them was ordained a garland of jewel-like nails, just as the garland of stars in the sky.
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VamP 20.15
एवंस्वरूपा दनुनाथ कन्या महोग्रशस्त्राणि च धारयन्ती । दृष्ट्वा यथेष्टं न च विद्म का सा सुताथवा कस्यचिदेव बाला
evaṃsvarūpā danunātha kanyā mahograśastrāṇi ca dhārayantī / dṛṣṭvā yatheṣṭaṃ na ca vidma kā sā sutāthavā kasyacideva bālā
Of such a form, O lord of Danu, is the maiden, and she bears most terrible weapons; we have seen (her) at will, and yet we do not know who she is — the daughter, or perhaps just some (man's) girl.
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VamP 20.16
तद्भूतले रत्नमनुत्तमं स्थितं स्वर्गं परित्यज्य महासुरेन्द्र । गत्वात्थ विन्ध्यं स्वयमेव पश्य कुरुष्व यत् ते ऽभिमतं क्षमं च
tadbhūtale ratnamanuttamaṃ sthitaṃ svargaṃ parityajya mahāsurendra / gatvāttha vindhyaṃ svayameva paśya kuruṣva yat te 'bhimataṃ kṣamaṃ ca
Therefore, great lord of the Asuras, that peerless jewel stands upon the earth: leaving heaven, go to the Vindhya and see for yourself, and do what you deem desirable and fitting.
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VamP 20.17
श्रुत्वैव ताभ्यां महिषासुरस्तु देव्याः प्रवृत्तिं कमनीयरूपाम् । चक्रे मतिं नात्र विचारमस्ति इत्येवमुक्त्वा महिषो ऽपि नास्ति
śrutvaiva tābhyāṃ mahiṣāsurastu devyāḥ pravṛttiṃ kamanīyarūpām / cakre matiṃ nātra vicāramasti ityevamuktvā mahiṣo 'pi nāsti
Just on hearing from those two the news of the Goddess of desirable form, Mahiṣāsura made up his mind: "There is no deliberating here" — and having said just this, Mahiṣa was as good as gone.
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VamP 20.18
प्रागेव पुंसस्तु शुभाशुभानि स्थाने विधात्रा प्रतिपादितानि । यस्मिन् यथायानि यतो ऽथविप्र स नीयते वा व्रजति स्वयं वा
prāgeva puṃsastu śubhāśubhāni sthāne vidhātrā pratipāditāni / yasmin yathāyāni yato 'thavipra sa nīyate vā vrajati svayaṃ vā
Beforehand indeed are a man's good and ill fortunes assigned by the Creator to their place; in whichever (place), in whatever way, from whatever source, O brahmin — he is either led there or goes himself.
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VamP 20.19
ततोनु मुण्डं नमरं सचण्डे विडालनेत्रं सपिशङ्गवाष्कलम् । उग्रायुधं चिक्षुररक्तबीजौ समादिदेशाथ महासुरेन्द्रः
tatonu muṇḍaṃ namaraṃ sacaṇḍe viḍālanetraṃ sapiśaṅgavāṣkalam / ugrāyudhaṃ cikṣuraraktabījau samādideśātha mahāsurendraḥ
Then the great lord of the Asuras gave his command to Muṇḍa, Namara, along with Caṇḍa, to Viḍālanetra, along with Piśaṅga and Vāṣkala, to Ugrāyudha, and to Cikṣura and Raktabīja.
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VamP 20.20
आहत्य भेरी रमकर्कशास्ते स्वर्गं परित्यज्य महीधरं तु । आगम्य मूले शिविरं निवेश्य तस्थुश्च सञ्जा दनुनन्दनास्ते
āhatya bherī ramakarkaśāste svargaṃ parityajya mahīdharaṃ tu / āgamya mūle śiviraṃ niveśya tasthuśca sañjā danunandanāste
Having beaten the war-drums, those rough-and-fierce ones, forsaking heaven, (came) to the mountain; having arrived, they pitched camp at its foot, and those sons of Danu, gathered, took their stand.
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VamP 20.21
ततस्तु दैत्यो महिषासुरेण संप्रेषितो दानवयूथपालः । मयस्य पुत्रो रिपुसैन्यमर्दी स दुन्दुभिर्दुन्दुभिनिःखनस्तु
tatastu daityo mahiṣāsureṇa saṃpreṣito dānavayūthapālaḥ / mayasya putro ripusainyamardī sa dundubhirdundubhiniḥkhanastu
Then a Daitya was sent by Mahiṣāsura, a marshal of the Dānava troops, the son of Maya, crusher of enemy armies — he was Dundubhi, whose roar was that of a drum.
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VamP 20.22
अभ्येत्य देवीं गगनस्थितो ऽपि स दुन्दुभिर्वाक्यमुवाच विप्र । कुमारि दूतो ऽस्मि महासुरस्य रम्भात्मजस्याप्रतिमस्य युद्धे
abhyetya devīṃ gaganasthito 'pi sa dundubhirvākyamuvāca vipra / kumāri dūto 'smi mahāsurasya rambhātmajasyāpratimasya yuddhe
Approaching the Goddess, though remaining in the sky, that Dundubhi spoke these words, O brahmin: "Maiden, I am the messenger of the great Asura, the son of Rambhā, who has no equal in battle."
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VamP 20.23
कात्यायानी दुन्दुभिमभ्युवाच एह्येहि दैत्येन्द्र भयं विमुच्य । वाक्यं च यद्रम्भसुतो बभाषे वदस्व तत्सत्यमपेतमोहः
kātyāyānī dundubhimabhyuvāca ehyehi daityendra bhayaṃ vimucya / vākyaṃ ca yadrambhasuto babhāṣe vadasva tatsatyamapetamohaḥ
Kātyāyanī said to Dundubhi: "Come, come, lord of the Daityas, let go of fear; and whatever words Rambhā's son has spoken, tell them truly, free of confusion."
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VamP 20.24
तथोक्तवाक्ये दितिजः शिवायास्तयज्याम्बरं भूमितले निषण्णः । सुखोपविष्टः परमासने च रम्भात्मजेनोक्तमुवाच वाक्यम्
tathoktavākye ditijaḥ śivāyāstayajyāmbaraṃ bhūmitale niṣaṇṇaḥ / sukhopaviṣṭaḥ paramāsane ca rambhātmajenoktamuvāca vākyam
When Śivā had spoken thus, the son of Diti quit the sky and settled on the surface of the earth; and, seated comfortably on an excellent seat, he spoke the words uttered by Rambhā's son.
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VamP 20.25
दुन्दुभिरुवाच । एवं समाज्ञापयते सुरारिस्त्वां देवि दैत्यो महिषासुरस्तु । यथामरा हीनबलाः पृथिव्यां भ्रमान्ति युद्धे विजिता मया ते
dundubhiruvāca / evaṃ samājñāpayate surāristvāṃ devi daityo mahiṣāsurastu / yathāmarā hīnabalāḥ pṛthivyāṃ bhramānti yuddhe vijitā mayā te
Dundubhi said: Thus does the foe of the gods, the Daitya Mahiṣāsura, command you, O Goddess: "Just as the immortals, stripped of strength, wander on the earth, conquered by me in battle —"
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VamP 20.26
स्वर्गं मही वायुपथाश्च वश्याः पातालमन्ये च महेश्वराद्याः । इन्द्रो ऽस्मि रुद्रो ऽस्मि दिवाकरो ऽस्मि सर्वेषु लोक्ष्वधिपो ऽस्मि बाले
svargaṃ mahī vāyupathāśca vaśyāḥ pātālamanye ca maheśvarādyāḥ / indro 'smi rudro 'smi divākaro 'smi sarveṣu lokṣvadhipo 'smi bāle
"Heaven, earth, and the paths of the wind are subject (to me), and the netherworld, and the others beginning with Maheśvara. I am Indra, I am Rudra, I am the sun; in all the worlds I am the sovereign, O girl."
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VamP 20.27
न सो ऽस्ति नाके न महीतले वा रसातले देवभटो ऽसुरो वा । यो मां हि संग्राममुपेयिवांस्तु भूतो न यक्षो न जिजीविषुर्यः
na so 'sti nāke na mahītale vā rasātale devabhaṭo 'suro vā / yo māṃ hi saṃgrāmamupeyivāṃstu bhūto na yakṣo na jijīviṣuryaḥ
"There is none in heaven, nor on earth's surface, nor in the nether depths — no divine warrior nor Asura, no spirit nor Yakṣa — who, having come against me in battle, wished to live."
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VamP 20.28
यान्येव रत्नानि महीतले वा स्वर्गे ऽपि पातालतले ऽथ मुग्धे । स्रावणि मामद्य समागतानि वीर्यार्जितानीह विशालनेत्रे
yānyeva ratnāni mahītale vā svarge 'pi pātālatale 'tha mugdhe / srāvaṇi māmadya samāgatāni vīryārjitānīha viśālanetre
"Whatever jewels there are on the earth, or in heaven, or in the nether world, O innocent one, O wide-eyed Srāvaṇi, they have all come to me today, won here by my valour."
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VamP 20.29
स्त्रीरत्नमग्र्यं भवती च कन्या प्राप्तो ऽस्मि शैलं तव कारणेन । तस्माद् भजस्वेह जगत्पतिं मां पतिस्तवार्हे ऽस्मि विभुः प्रभुश्च
strīratnamagryaṃ bhavatī ca kanyā prāpto 'smi śailaṃ tava kāraṇena / tasmād bhajasveha jagatpatiṃ māṃ patistavārhe 'smi vibhuḥ prabhuśca
"And you, a maiden, are the foremost jewel among women; for your sake I have come to (this) mountain. Therefore devote yourself here to me, the lord of the world; I am a fitting husband for you, mighty and a master."
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VamP 20.30
पुलस्त्य उवाच। । इत्येवमुक्ता दितिजेन दुर्गा कात्यायनी प्राह मयस्य पुत्रम् । सत्यं प्रभुर्दानवराट् पृथिव्यां सत्यं च युद्धे विजितामराश्च
pulastya uvāca/ / ityevamuktā ditijena durgā kātyāyanī prāha mayasya putram / satyaṃ prabhurdānavarāṭ pṛthivyāṃ satyaṃ ca yuddhe vijitāmarāśca
Pulastya said: Thus addressed by the son of Diti, Durgā Kātyāyanī said to the son of Maya: "It is true that the king of the Dānavas is lord upon the earth, and true that the immortals were conquered in battle;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.31
किं त्वस्ति दैत्येश कुले ऽस्मदीये धर्मो हि शुल्काख्य इति प्रसिद्धः । तं चेत् प्रदद्यान्महिषो ममाद्य भजामि सत्येन पतिं हयारिम्
kiṃ tvasti daityeśa kule 'smadīye dharmo hi śulkākhya iti prasiddhaḥ / taṃ cet pradadyānmahiṣo mamādya bhajāmi satyena patiṃ hayārim
"but there is, O lord of the Daityas, in our family a custom well known as the 'bride-price'. If the Buffalo (Mahiṣa) will grant that to me today, I shall in truth take the foe of horses as my husband."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.32
श्रुत्वाथ वाक्यं मयजो ऽब्रवीच्च शुल्कं वदस्वाम्बुजपत्रनेत्रे । दद्यात्स्वमूर्धानमपि त्वदर्थे किं नाम शुल्कं यदिहैव तभ्यम्
śrutvātha vākyaṃ mayajo 'bravīcca śulkaṃ vadasvāmbujapatranetre / dadyātsvamūrdhānamapi tvadarthe kiṃ nāma śulkaṃ yadihaiva tabhyam
Then, hearing (her) words, the son of Maya said: "Name the bride-price, O lotus-petal-eyed one. He would give even his own head for your sake — what price then could there be that would not be given you here?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.33
पुलस्त्य उवाच । इत्येवमुक्ता दनुनायकेन कात्यायनी सस्वनमुन्नदित्वा । विहस्य चैतद्वचनं बभाषे हिताय सर्वस्य चराचरस्य
pulastya uvāca / ityevamuktā danunāyakena kātyāyanī sasvanamunnaditvā / vihasya caitadvacanaṃ babhāṣe hitāya sarvasya carācarasya
Pulastya said: Thus addressed by the leader of Danu's sons, Kātyāyanī, having raised a loud cry and laughed, spoke these words, for the welfare of all that moves and does not move:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.34
श्रीदेव्युवाच । कुले ऽस्मदीये शृणु दैत्य शुल्कं कृतं हि यत्पूर्वतरैः प्रसह्य । यो जेष्यते ऽस्मत्कुलजां रणाग्रे तस्याः स भर्त्तापि भविष्यतीति
śrīdevyuvāca / kule 'smadīye śṛṇu daitya śulkaṃ kṛtaṃ hi yatpūrvataraiḥ prasahya / yo jeṣyate 'smatkulajāṃ raṇāgre tasyāḥ sa bharttāpi bhaviṣyatīti
The blessed Goddess said: Hear, O Daitya, the bride-price in our family, which was established by our forefathers by force: "He who shall conquer a daughter of our line at the head of battle, he shall become her husband."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.35
पुलस्त्य उवाच। । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं देव्या दुन्दुभिर्दानवेश्वरः । गत्वा निवेदयामास महिषाय यथातथम्
pulastya uvāca/ / tacchrutvā vacanaṃ devyā dundubhirdānaveśvaraḥ / gatvā nivedayāmāsa mahiṣāya yathātatham
Pulastya said: Having heard that speech of the Goddess, Dundubhi, the lord of the Dānavas, went and reported it to Mahiṣa exactly as it was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.36
स चाभ्यगान्महातेजाः सर्वदैत्यपुरः सरः । आगत्य विन्ध्यशिखरं योद्धधुकामः सरस्वतीम्
sa cābhyagānmahātejāḥ sarvadaityapuraḥ saraḥ / āgatya vindhyaśikharaṃ yoddhadhukāmaḥ sarasvatīm
And he of great splendour, the foremost of all the Daityas, set out, and coming to the peak of the Vindhya, wished to fight with Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.37
ततः सेनापतिर्दैत्यो चिक्षुरो नाम नारद । सेनाग्रगामिनं चक्रे नमरं नाम दानवम्
tataḥ senāpatirdaityo cikṣuro nāma nārada / senāgragāminaṃ cakre namaraṃ nāma dānavam
Then the Daitya general named Cikṣura, O Nārada, made the Dānava named Namara the leader at the head of the army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.38
स चापि तेनाधिकृतश्चतुरङ्गं समूर्जितम् । बलेकदेशमादाय दुर्गा दुद्राव वेगितः
sa cāpi tenādhikṛtaścaturaṅgaṃ samūrjitam / balekadeśamādāya durgā dudrāva vegitaḥ
And he too, appointed by him, taking a portion of the mighty four-limbed army, rushed swiftly against Durgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.39
तमापतन्तं वीक्ष्याथ देवा ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः । ऊचुर्वाक्यं महादेवीं वर्म ह्याबन्ध चाम्बिके
tamāpatantaṃ vīkṣyātha devā brahmapurogamāḥ / ūcurvākyaṃ mahādevīṃ varma hyābandha cāmbike
Then, seeing him rushing on, the gods with Brahmā at their head spoke these words to the great Goddess: "Put on your armour, O Ambikā!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.40
अथोवाच सुरान् दुर्गा नाहं बध्नामि देवताः । कवचं को ऽत्र संतिष्ठेत् ममाग्रे दानवाधमः
athovāca surān durgā nāhaṃ badhnāmi devatāḥ / kavacaṃ ko 'tra saṃtiṣṭhet mamāgre dānavādhamaḥ
Then Durgā said to the gods: "I do not fasten on armour, O deities. Who is that lowest of Dānavas that could stand here before me?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.41
यदा न देव्या कवचं कृतं शस्त्रनिबर्हणम् । तदा रक्षार्थमस्यास्तु विष्णुपञ्जरमुक्तवान्
yadā na devyā kavacaṃ kṛtaṃ śastranibarhaṇam / tadā rakṣārthamasyāstu viṣṇupañjaramuktavān
When the Goddess did not put on the armour that repels weapons, then (Śiva), for her protection, pronounced the "Viṣṇu-cage" (Viṣṇupañjara).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.42
सा तेन रक्षिता ब्रह्मन् दुर्गा दानवसत्तमम् । अवध्यं दैवतैः सर्वेर्महिषं प्रत्यपीयत्
sā tena rakṣitā brahman durgā dānavasattamam / avadhyaṃ daivataiḥ sarvermahiṣaṃ pratyapīyat
Protected by that, O brahman, Durgā advanced against Mahiṣa, the best of the Dānavas, who could not be slain by all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.43
एवं पुरा देववरेण शंभुना तद्वैष्णवं पञ्जरमायताक्ष्याः । प्रोक्तं तया चापि हि पादघातैर्निषूदितो ऽसौ महिषासुरेन्द्रः
evaṃ purā devavareṇa śaṃbhunā tadvaiṣṇavaṃ pañjaramāyatākṣyāḥ / proktaṃ tayā cāpi hi pādaghātairniṣūdito 'sau mahiṣāsurendraḥ
Thus of old that Vaiṣṇava cage was pronounced by Śambhu, the best of the gods, for the long-eyed one; and by her that lord of Asuras, Mahiṣa, was destroyed with blows of her feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 20.44
एवंप्रभावो द्विज विष्णुपञ्जरः सर्वासु रक्षास्वधिको हि गीतः । कस्तस्य कुर्याद् युधि दर्फहानिं यस्य स्थितश्चेतसि चक्रपाणिः
evaṃprabhāvo dvija viṣṇupañjaraḥ sarvāsu rakṣāsvadhiko hi gītaḥ / kastasya kuryād yudhi darphahāniṃ yasya sthitaścetasi cakrapāṇiḥ
Such is the power, O twice-born, of the Viṣṇu-cage: it is proclaimed as superior among all protections. Who could bring down in battle the pride of him in whose heart the bearer of the discus abides?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition