Vamana Purana — Chapter 21

VamP 21.1

नारद उवाच । कथं कात्यायनी देवी सानगं महिषासुरम् । सवाहनं हतवती तथा विस्तरतो वाद

nārada uvāca / kathaṃ kātyāyanī devī sānagaṃ mahiṣāsuram / savāhanaṃ hatavatī tathā vistarato vāda

Nārada said: How did the goddess Kātyāyanī slay Mahiṣāsura together with his army and his mount? Tell that at length.

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VamP 21.2

एतच्च संशयं ब्रह्मन् हृदि मे परिवर्तते । विद्यामानेषु शस्त्रेषु यत्पद्भ्यां तममर्दयत्

etacca saṃśayaṃ brahman hṛdi me parivartate / vidyāmāneṣu śastreṣu yatpadbhyāṃ tamamardayat

And this doubt, O brahman, turns about in my heart: that, though weapons were at hand, she crushed him with her two feet.

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VamP 21.3

पुलस्त्य उवाच । शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा कथामेतां पुरातनीम् । वृत्तां देवयुगस्यादौ पुण्यां पापभयापहाम्

pulastya uvāca / śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā kathāmetāṃ purātanīm / vṛttāṃ devayugasyādau puṇyāṃ pāpabhayāpahām

Pulastya said: Listen attentively to this ancient tale, which happened at the beginning of the age of the gods, meritorious and removing the fear of sin.

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VamP 21.4

एवं स नमरः क्रुद्धः समापतत वेगवान् । सगजाश्वरथो ब्रह्मन् दृष्टो देव्या यथेच्छया

evaṃ sa namaraḥ kruddhaḥ samāpatata vegavān / sagajāśvaratho brahman dṛṣṭo devyā yathecchayā

Thus he, Namara, enraged and swift, came rushing on together with elephants, horses and chariot, O brahman, and was seen by the Goddess at her pleasure.

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VamP 21.5

ततो बाणगणैर्दैत्यः समानम्याथ कार्मुकम् । ववर्ष शैलं धारौघैर्द्यैरिवाम्बुदवृष्टिभिः

tato bāṇagaṇairdaityaḥ samānamyātha kārmukam / vavarṣa śailaṃ dhāraughairdyairivāmbudavṛṣṭibhiḥ

Then the demon, bending his bow, rained masses of arrows upon the mountain, as the sky (rains) upon it with torrents of streams in showers of rain-clouds.

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VamP 21.6

शरवर्षेण तेनाथ विलोक्याद्रिं समावृतम् । क्रुद्धा भगवती वेगादाचकर्ष धनुर्वरम्

śaravarṣeṇa tenātha vilokyādriṃ samāvṛtam / kruddhā bhagavatī vegādācakarṣa dhanurvaram

Then, seeing the mountain covered over by that rain of arrows, the enraged Goddess swiftly drew her excellent bow.

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VamP 21.7

तद्धनुर्दानवे सैन्ये दुर्गया नामितं बलान् । सुवर्णपृष्ठं विबभौ विद्युदम्बुधरेष्विव

taddhanurdānave sainye durgayā nāmitaṃ balān / suvarṇapṛṣṭhaṃ vibabhau vidyudambudhareṣviva

That bow, bent forcibly by Durgā against the demon army, gold-backed, shone like lightning among rain-clouds.

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VamP 21.8

बाणैः सुररिपूनन्यान् खड्गेनान्यान् शुभव्रत । गदया मुसलेनान्यांश्चर्मणान्यानपातयत्

bāṇaiḥ suraripūnanyān khaḍgenānyān śubhavrata / gadayā musalenānyāṃścarmaṇānyānapātayat

With arrows she felled some of the gods' foes, with the sword others, O you of good vows, others with the mace, others with the pestle, others with the shield.

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VamP 21.9

एको ऽप्यसौ बहून् देव्याः केसरी कालसंनिभः । विधुन्वन् केसरसटां निषूदयति दानवान्

eko 'pyasau bahūn devyāḥ kesarī kālasaṃnibhaḥ / vidhunvan kesarasaṭāṃ niṣūdayati dānavān

And that lion of the Goddess, though alone, resembling Death, shaking the mane of its neck, slays many dānavas.

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VamP 21.10

कुलिशाभिहता दैत्याः शक्त्या निर्भिन्नवक्षसः । लाङ्गलैर्दारितग्रीवा विनिकृत्ताः परश्वधैः

kuliśābhihatā daityāḥ śaktyā nirbhinnavakṣasaḥ / lāṅgalairdāritagrīvā vinikṛttāḥ paraśvadhaiḥ

The daityas, struck by the thunderbolt, their chests pierced by the spear, their necks torn open by the ploughs, cut apart by the axes—

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VamP 21.11

दण्डनिर्भिंन्नशिरसश्चक्रविच्छिन्नबन्धनाः । चेलुः पेतुश्च मम्लुश् च तत्यजुश्चापरे रणम्

daṇḍanirbhiṃnnaśirasaścakravicchinnabandhanāḥ / celuḥ petuśca mamluś ca tatyajuścāpare raṇam

their heads split by the club, their joints severed by the discus—staggered, fell, and wilted, while others abandoned the battle.

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VamP 21.12

ते वध्यमाना रौद्रय दुर्गया दैत्यदानवाः । कालरात्रिं मन्यमाना दुद्रुवुर्भयपीडिताः

te vadhyamānā raudraya durgayā daityadānavāḥ / kālarātriṃ manyamānā dudruvurbhayapīḍitāḥ

Those daityas and dānavas, being slain by the fierce Durgā, taking her for the Night of Doom, fled tormented by fear.

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VamP 21.13

सैन्याग्रं भग्नमालोक्य दुर्गामग्रे तथा स्थिताम् । दृष्ट्वाजगाम नमरो मत्तकुञ्जरसंस्थितः

sainyāgraṃ bhagnamālokya durgāmagre tathā sthitām / dṛṣṭvājagāma namaro mattakuñjarasaṃsthitaḥ

Seeing the front of the army broken and Durgā standing thus before (them), Namara came on, mounted on a rutting elephant.

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VamP 21.14

समागम्य च वेगेन देव्याः शक्तिं मुमोच ह । त्रिशुलमपि सिंहाय प्राहिणोद् दानवो रणे

samāgamya ca vegena devyāḥ śaktiṃ mumoca ha / triśulamapi siṃhāya prāhiṇod dānavo raṇe

And having come up, the dānava swiftly hurled his spear at the Goddess, and he also flung his trident at the lion in the battle.

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VamP 21.15

तावापतन्तौ देव्या तु हुङ्कारेणाथ भस्मसात् । कृतावथ गजेन्द्रेण गृहीतो मध्यतो हरिः

tāvāpatantau devyā tu huṅkāreṇātha bhasmasāt / kṛtāvatha gajendreṇa gṛhīto madhyato hariḥ

But those two, as they flew at her, the Goddess reduced to ashes with a roar; then the lion was seized about the middle by the lordly elephant.

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VamP 21.16

अथोत्पत्य च वेगेन तलेनाह्तय दानवम् । गतासुः सुञ्जरस्कन्धात् क्षिप्य दैव्यै निवेदितः

athotpatya ca vegena talenāhtaya dānavam / gatāsuḥ suñjaraskandhāt kṣipya daivyai niveditaḥ

Then, leaping up swiftly, it struck the dānava with its paw, and, (the dānava) being lifeless, it flung him from the elephant's shoulder and presented him to the Goddess.

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VamP 21.17

गृहीत्वा दानवं मध्ये ब्रह्मन् कात्यायनी रुषा । सव्येन पाणिना भ्राम्य वादयत् पहं यथा

gṛhītvā dānavaṃ madhye brahman kātyāyanī ruṣā / savyena pāṇinā bhrāmya vādayat pahaṃ yathā

Seizing the dānava by the middle, O brahman, Kātyāyanī in fury whirled him with her left hand and played him like a drum.

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VamP 21.18

ततो ऽट्टहासं मुमुचे तादृशे वाद्यतां गते । हास्यात् समुद्भवंस्तस्या भूता नानाविधाद्भुताः

tato 'ṭṭahāsaṃ mumuce tādṛśe vādyatāṃ gate / hāsyāt samudbhavaṃstasyā bhūtā nānāvidhādbhutāḥ

Then, when he had been made into such an instrument, she let out a loud laugh; and from her laughter arose beings of many wondrous kinds.

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VamP 21.19

केचिद् व्याघ्रमुखा रौद्रा वृकाकारास्तथा परे । हयास्या महिषास्याश्च वराहवदनाः परे

kecid vyāghramukhā raudrā vṛkākārāstathā pare / hayāsyā mahiṣāsyāśca varāhavadanāḥ pare

Some were terrible with tiger faces, others had the form of wolves, others had horse faces and buffalo faces, and others boar faces;

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VamP 21.20

आखुकुक्कुटवक्त्राश्च गो ऽजाविकमुखास्तथा । नानावक्त्राक्षिचरणा नानायुधधरास्तथा

ākhukukkuṭavaktrāśca go 'jāvikamukhāstathā / nānāvaktrākṣicaraṇā nānāyudhadharāstathā

and some with the faces of mice and cocks, and some with the faces of cows, goats and sheep, with various faces, eyes and feet, and bearing various weapons.

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VamP 21.21

गायन्त्यन्ये हसन्त्यन्ये पमन्त्यन्ये तु संघशः । वादयन्त्यपरे तत्र स्तुवन्त्यन्ये तथाम्बिकाम्

gāyantyanye hasantyanye pamantyanye tu saṃghaśaḥ / vādayantyapare tatra stuvantyanye tathāmbikām

Some sing, some laugh, some (dance?) in troops, others there play instruments, and others praise Ambikā.

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VamP 21.22

सा तैर्भूतगणैर्देवी सार्द्ध तद्दानवं बलम् । शातयामास चाक्रम्य यथा सस्यं महाशनिः

sā tairbhūtagaṇairdevī sārddha taddānavaṃ balam / śātayāmāsa cākramya yathā sasyaṃ mahāśaniḥ

With those hosts of beings the Goddess fell upon that dānava army and shattered it, as a great thunderbolt (shatters) a crop.

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VamP 21.23

सेनाग्रे निहते तस्मिन् तथा सेनाग्रगामिनि । चिक्षुरः सैन्यपालस्तु योधयामास देवताः

senāgre nihate tasmin tathā senāgragāmini / cikṣuraḥ sainyapālastu yodhayāmāsa devatāḥ

When that vanguard of the army had been slain, and likewise its leader who went at the army's head, Cikṣura the marshal of the troops did battle with the deities.

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VamP 21.24

कार्मुकं दृढमाकर्णमाकृष्य रथिनां वरः । ववर्ष शरजालानि यथा मेघो वसुन्धराम्

kārmukaṃ dṛḍhamākarṇamākṛṣya rathināṃ varaḥ / vavarṣa śarajālāni yathā megho vasundharām

Drawing the strong bow back to his ear, that best of chariot-fighters rained down nets of arrows, as a cloud (rains) upon the earth.

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VamP 21.25

तान् दुर्गा स्वशरैश्छित्त्वा शरसंघान् सुपर्वभिः । सौवर्णपुङ्खानपराञ्शरान् जग्राह षोडश

tān durgā svaśaraiśchittvā śarasaṃghān suparvabhiḥ / sauvarṇapuṅkhānaparāñśarān jagrāha ṣoḍaśa

Durgā, cutting apart those masses of arrows with her own well-jointed shafts, took up sixteen more arrows with golden nocks.

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VamP 21.26

ततश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरस्तुरङ्गनपि भामिनी । हत्वा सारथिमेकेन ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छिदे

tataścaturbhiścaturasturaṅganapi bhāminī / hatvā sārathimekena dhvajamekena cicchide

Then with four (arrows) the beautiful lady killed the four horses, with one the charioteer, and with one she cut down the banner.

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VamP 21.27

ततस्तु सशरं चापं चिच्छेदैकेषुणाम्बिका । छिन्ने धनुषु खङ्गं च चर्म चादत्तवान् बली

tatastu saśaraṃ cāpaṃ cicchedaikeṣuṇāmbikā / chinne dhanuṣu khaṅgaṃ ca carma cādattavān balī

Then with a single arrow Ambikā cut the bow together with the arrow (on it); and when the bow was cut, the mighty one took up sword and shield.

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VamP 21.28

तं खङ्ग चर्मणा सार्ध दैत्यस्याधुन्वतो बलात् । शरैश्चतुर्भिश्चिच्छेद ततः शूलं समाददे

taṃ khaṅga carmaṇā sārdha daityasyādhunvato balāt / śaraiścaturbhiściccheda tataḥ śūlaṃ samādade

As the demon was brandishing that sword together with the shield by force, she cut it apart with four arrows; then he took up a spear.

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VamP 21.29

समुद्भ्राम्य महच्छूलं संप्राद्रवदथाम्बिकाम् । क्रोष्टुको मुदितो ऽरण्ये मृगराजवधूं यथा

samudbhrāmya mahacchūlaṃ saṃprādravadathāmbikām / kroṣṭuko mudito 'raṇye mṛgarājavadhūṃ yathā

Whirling the great spear about, he then rushed at Ambikā, as a jackal in the forest, delighted, (rushes) at the mate of the lion-king.

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VamP 21.30

तस्याभिपततः पादौ करौ शीर्ष च पञ्चभिः । शरैश्चिच्छद संक्रुद्धा न्यपतिन्निहतो ऽसुरः

tasyābhipatataḥ pādau karau śīrṣa ca pañcabhiḥ / śaraiścicchada saṃkruddhā nyapatinnihato 'suraḥ

As he charged, she in her fury cut off his two feet, his two hands and his head with five arrows; struck down, the demon fell.

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VamP 21.31

तस्मिन् सेनापतौ क्षुण्णे तदोग्रास्यो महासुरः । समाद्रवत वेगेन करालास्यश्च दानवः

tasmin senāpatau kṣuṇṇe tadogrāsyo mahāsuraḥ / samādravata vegena karālāsyaśca dānavaḥ

When that army-commander had been crushed, then the great demon Ugrāsya and the dānava Karālāsya rushed forward at speed.

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VamP 21.32

बाष्कलश्चोद्धतश्चैव उदग्राख्योग्रकार्मुकः । दुर्द्धरो दुर्मुखश्चैव बिडालनयनो ऽपरः

bāṣkalaścoddhataścaiva udagrākhyograkārmukaḥ / durddharo durmukhaścaiva biḍālanayano 'paraḥ

And Bāṣkala, and Uddhata, and the one named Udagra with his terrible bow, and Durdhara, and Durmukha, and another, Biḍālanayana —

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VamP 21.33

एते ऽन्ये च महात्मानो दानवा बलिनां वराः । कात्यायनीमाद्रवन्त नानाशस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः

ete 'nye ca mahātmāno dānavā balināṃ varāḥ / kātyāyanīmādravanta nānāśastrāstrapāṇayaḥ

these and other great-souled dānavas, foremost among the mighty, rushed at Kātyāyanī with various weapons and missiles in their hands.

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VamP 21.34

तान् दृष्ट्वा लीलया दुर्गा वीणां जग्राह पाणिना । वादयामास हसती तथा डमरुकं वरम्

tān dṛṣṭvā līlayā durgā vīṇāṃ jagrāha pāṇinā / vādayāmāsa hasatī tathā ḍamarukaṃ varam

Seeing them, Durgā playfully took a lute in her hand and, laughing, played it, and likewise the excellent ḍamaru drum.

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VamP 21.35

यथा यथा वादयते देवी वाद्यानि तानि तु । तथा तथा भूतगणा नृत्यन्ति च हस्न्ति च

yathā yathā vādayate devī vādyāni tāni tu / tathā tathā bhūtagaṇā nṛtyanti ca hasnti ca

And just as the goddess played those instruments, so did the troops of spirits dance and laugh.

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VamP 21.36

ततो ऽसुराः शस्त्रधराः समभ्येत्य सरस्वतीम् । अभ्यघ्नंस्तांश् च जग्राह केशेषु परमेश्वरी

tato 'surāḥ śastradharāḥ samabhyetya sarasvatīm / abhyaghnaṃstāṃś ca jagrāha keśeṣu parameśvarī

Then the weapon-bearing demons, coming up to Sarasvatī, struck at (her); and the supreme goddess seized them by the hair.

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VamP 21.37

प्रहृह्य केशेषु महासुरांस्तान् उत्पत्य सिंहात्तु नगस्य सानुम् । ननर्त वीणां परिवादयन्ती पपौ च पानं जगतो जनित्री

prahṛhya keśeṣu mahāsurāṃstān utpatya siṃhāttu nagasya sānum / nanarta vīṇāṃ parivādayantī papau ca pānaṃ jagato janitrī

Having struck those great demons by the hair, and having leapt from the lion onto the ridge of a mountain, the mother of the world danced, playing the lute, and drank liquor.

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VamP 21.38

ततस्तु देव्या बलिनो महासुरा दोर्दण्डनिर्धूतविशीर्मदर्पाः । विस्रस्तवस्त्रा व्यसवश्च जाताः ततस्तु तान् वीक्ष्य महासुरेन्द्रान्

tatastu devyā balino mahāsurā dordaṇḍanirdhūtaviśīrmadarpāḥ / visrastavastrā vyasavaśca jātāḥ tatastu tān vīkṣya mahāsurendrān

Then the mighty great demons, their pride broken and scattered by the goddess's club-like arms, with their garments slipping off, became lifeless; then, seeing those great demon-lords (so fallen) —

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VamP 21.39

देव्या महौजा महिषासुरस्तु व्यद्रावयद् भूतगणान् खुराग्रैः । तुण्डेन पुच्छेन तथोरसान्यान् निःश्वासवातेन च भूतसंघान्

devyā mahaujā mahiṣāsurastu vyadrāvayad bhūtagaṇān khurāgraiḥ / tuṇḍena pucchena tathorasānyān niḥśvāsavātena ca bhūtasaṃghān

the demon Mahiṣa, of great might, drove off the goddess's troops of spirits with the tips of his hooves, and others with his snout, his tail and his chest, and (still other) hosts of spirits with the wind of his breathing.

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VamP 21.40

नादेन चैवाशनिसन्निभेन विषाणाकोट्या त्वपरान् प्रमथ्य । दुद्राव सिंहं युधि हन्तुकामः ततो ऽम्बका क्रोधवशं जगाम

nādena caivāśanisannibhena viṣāṇākoṭyā tvaparān pramathya / dudrāva siṃhaṃ yudhi hantukāmaḥ tato 'mbakā krodhavaśaṃ jagāma

And crushing yet others with a bellow like the thunderbolt and with the point of his horn, he charged at the lion, wishing to kill it in battle; then Ambikā fell under the sway of wrath.

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VamP 21.41

ततः स कोपादथ तीक्ष्णशृङ्गः क्षिप्रं गिरीन् भूमिमशीर्णयच्च । संक्षोभयययंस्तोयनिधीन् घनांश् च विध्वंसयन् प्राद्वताथ गुर्गाम्

tataḥ sa kopādatha tīkṣṇaśṛṅgaḥ kṣipraṃ girīn bhūmimaśīrṇayacca / saṃkṣobhayayayaṃstoyanidhīn ghanāṃś ca vidhvaṃsayan prādvatātha gurgām

Then that sharp-horned one, out of rage, swiftly shattered the mountains and the earth, and churning up the oceans and scattering the clouds, he ran at Durgā.

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VamP 21.42

सा चाथ पाशेन बबन्ध दुष्टं स चाप्यभूत् क्लिन्नकटः करीन्द्रः । करं प्रचिच्छेद च हस्तिनो ऽग्रं स चापि भृयो महिषो ऽभिजातः

sā cātha pāśena babandha duṣṭaṃ sa cāpyabhūt klinnakaṭaḥ karīndraḥ / karaṃ praciccheda ca hastino 'graṃ sa cāpi bhṛyo mahiṣo 'bhijātaḥ

And she bound the wicked one with a noose; and he became a lord of elephants with moist temples. She cut off the tip of the elephant's trunk, and he again became a buffalo.

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VamP 21.43

ततो ऽस्य शूलं व्यसृजन्यमृडानी स शीर्णमूलो न्यपतत् पृथिव्याम् । शक्तिं प्रचिक्षेप हुताशदत्तां सा कुण्ठिताग्रा न्यपतनमार्षे

tato 'sya śūlaṃ vyasṛjanyamṛḍānī sa śīrṇamūlo nyapatat pṛthivyām / śaktiṃ pracikṣepa hutāśadattāṃ sā kuṇṭhitāgrā nyapatanamārṣe

Then Mṛḍānī hurled her spear at him; with its shaft shattered it fell to the ground. She flung the javelin given by the fire-god; with its point blunted it fell (harmlessly).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

VamP 21.44

चक्रं हरेर्दानपचक्रहन्तुः क्षिप्तं त्वचक्रत्वमुपागतं हि । गदां समाविध्य धनेश्वरस्य क्षिप्तातु भग्ना न्यपतत् पृथिव्याम्

cakraṃ harerdānapacakrahantuḥ kṣiptaṃ tvacakratvamupāgataṃ hi / gadāṃ samāvidhya dhaneśvarasya kṣiptātu bhagnā nyapatat pṛthivyām

And the discus of Hari, the destroyer of the ring of Dānavas, when hurled, indeed lost its discus-nature; and the mace of the lord of wealth (Kubera), whirled about and flung, fell broken to the earth.

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VamP 21.45

जलेशपाशो ऽपि महासुरेण विषाणतुण्डाग्रखुरप्रणुन्नः । निरस्य तत्कोपितया च मुक्तो दण्डस्तु याम्यो बहुखण्डतां गतः

jaleśapāśo 'pi mahāsureṇa viṣāṇatuṇḍāgrakhurapraṇunnaḥ / nirasya tatkopitayā ca mukto daṇḍastu yāmyo bahukhaṇḍatāṃ gataḥ

The noose of the lord of waters (Varuṇa) too was thrust away by the great Asura with the tips of his horns and snout and with his hooves; and the rod of Yama, released by her when angered, having driven it off, was broken into many pieces.

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VamP 21.46

वज्रं सुरेन्द्रस्य च विग्रहे ऽस्य मुक्तं सुसूक्ष्मत्वमुपाजगाम । संत्यज्य सिंहं महिषासुरस्य दुर्गाधिरूढा सहसैव पृष्ठम्

vajraṃ surendrasya ca vigrahe 'sya muktaṃ susūkṣmatvamupājagāma / saṃtyajya siṃhaṃ mahiṣāsurasya durgādhirūḍhā sahasaiva pṛṣṭham

And the thunderbolt of the lord of the gods (Indra), released against his body, became exceedingly minute; then, abandoning the lion, Durgā at once mounted the back of the Buffalo-Asura.

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VamP 21.47

पृष्ठस्थितायां महिषासुरो ऽपि पोप्लूयते वीर्यमदान्मृडान्याम् । सा चापि पद्भ्यां मृदुकोमलाभ्यां ममर्द तं क्लिन्नमिवाजिनं हि

pṛṣṭhasthitāyāṃ mahiṣāsuro 'pi poplūyate vīryamadānmṛḍānyām / sā cāpi padbhyāṃ mṛdukomalābhyāṃ mamarda taṃ klinnamivājinaṃ hi

Even with Mṛḍānī standing on his back, the Buffalo-Asura leapt about in the intoxication of his strength; and she with her soft, tender feet trampled him as though he were a soaked hide.

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VamP 21.48

स मृद्यमानो धरणीधराभो देव्या बली हीनबलो बभूव । ततो ऽस्य शूलेन बिबेद कण्ठं तस्मात् पुमान् खङ्गधरो विनिर्गतः

sa mṛdyamāno dharaṇīdharābho devyā balī hīnabalo babhūva / tato 'sya śūlena bibeda kaṇṭhaṃ tasmāt pumān khaṅgadharo vinirgataḥ

Being trampled by the Goddess, that strong one, resembling a mountain, became bereft of strength; then she pierced his neck with the spear, and out of it came forth a man bearing a sword.

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VamP 21.49

निष्क्रान्तमात्रं हृदये पदा तम् आहत्य संगृह्य कचेषु कोपात् । शिरः प्रचिच्छेद वरासिनास्य हाहाकृतं दैत्यबलं तदाभूत्

niṣkrāntamātraṃ hṛdaye padā tam āhatya saṃgṛhya kaceṣu kopāt / śiraḥ praciccheda varāsināsya hāhākṛtaṃ daityabalaṃ tadābhūt

The moment he emerged, striking him on the chest with her foot and seizing him by the hair in anger, she cut off his head with her excellent sword; then the army of the Daityas broke into cries of woe.

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VamP 21.50

सचण्डमुण्डाः समयाः सताराः सहासिलोम्ना भयकातराक्षाः । संताड्यमानाः प्रमथैर्भवान्याः पातलमेवाविविशुर्भयार्ताः

sacaṇḍamuṇḍāḥ samayāḥ satārāḥ sahāsilomnā bhayakātarākṣāḥ / saṃtāḍyamānāḥ pramathairbhavānyāḥ pātalamevāviviśurbhayārtāḥ

Together with Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, with Maya, with Tāra, with Hāsiloman, their eyes flinching with fear, beaten by the Pramathas of Bhavānī, tormented by fear they entered the netherworld itself.

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VamP 21.51

देव्या जयं देवागणा विलोक्य स्तुवन्ति देवीं स्तुतिभिर्महर्षे । नारायणीं सर्वजगत्प्रतिष्ठां कात्यायनीं घोरमुखीं सुरूपाम्

devyā jayaṃ devāgaṇā vilokya stuvanti devīṃ stutibhirmaharṣe / nārāyaṇīṃ sarvajagatpratiṣṭhāṃ kātyāyanīṃ ghoramukhīṃ surūpām

Seeing the Goddess's victory, the hosts of gods praise the Goddess with hymns, O great sage — Nārāyaṇī, the foundation of the whole world, Kātyāyanī, of terrible face, of lovely form.

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VamP 21.52

संस्तूयमाना सुरसिद्धसंघैर्न्निषण्णभूता हरपादमुले । भूयो भविष्याम्यमरार्थमेवमुक्त्वा सुरांस्तान् प्रविवेश दुर्गा

saṃstūyamānā surasiddhasaṃghairnniṣaṇṇabhūtā harapādamule / bhūyo bhaviṣyāmyamarārthamevamuktvā surāṃstān praviveśa durgā

Being praised by the throngs of gods and Siddhas, she who had seated herself at the foot of Hara, saying "I shall come into being again for the sake of the immortals," Durgā entered into those gods.

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