Vamana Purana — Chapter 29
VamP 29.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । कश्यपस्य दनुर्नाम भार्यासीद् द्विजसत्तम । तस्याः पुत्रत्रयं चासीत् सहस्राक्षाद् बलाधिकम्
pulastya uvāca / kaśyapasya danurnāma bhāryāsīd dvijasattama / tasyāḥ putratrayaṃ cāsīt sahasrākṣād balādhikam
Pulastya said: Kaśyapa had a wife named Danu, O best of the twice-born; she had three sons, greater in strength than the Thousand-eyed one.
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VamP 29.2
ज्येष्ठः सुम्भ इति ख्यातो निशुम्भश्चापरो ऽसुरः । तृतीयो नमुचिर्नाम महाबलसमन्वितः
jyeṣṭhaḥ sumbha iti khyāto niśumbhaścāparo 'suraḥ / tṛtīyo namucirnāma mahābalasamanvitaḥ
The eldest was known as Sumbha (Śumbha), and Niśumbha was the second demon; the third was named Namuci, endowed with great strength.
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VamP 29.3
यो ऽसौ नमुचिरित्येवं ख्यातो दनुसुतो ऽसुरः । तं हन्तुमिच्छति हरिः प्रगृह्य कुलिशं करे
yo 'sau namucirityevaṃ khyāto danusuto 'suraḥ / taṃ hantumicchati hariḥ pragṛhya kuliśaṃ kare
That demon, son of Danu, who was thus known as Namuci — him Hari wished to slay, taking the thunderbolt in his hand.
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VamP 29.4
त्रिदिवेशं समायान्तं नमुचिस्तद्भयादथ । प्रविवेश रथं भानोस्ततो नाशकदच्युतः
tridiveśaṃ samāyāntaṃ namucistadbhayādatha / praviveśa rathaṃ bhānostato nāśakadacyutaḥ
Then, as the lord of the triple heaven came on, Namuci out of fear of him entered the chariot of the sun; thereupon the Unfallen one could not (strike him).
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VamP 29.5
शक्रस्तेनाथ समयं चक्रे सह महात्मना । अवध्यत्वं वरं प्रादाच्छस्त्रैरस्त्रैश्च नारद
śakrastenātha samayaṃ cakre saha mahātmanā / avadhyatvaṃ varaṃ prādācchastrairastraiśca nārada
Then Śakra made a pact with that great one: he granted him the boon of not being killed by weapons or by missiles, O Nārada.
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VamP 29.6
ततो ऽवध्यत्वमाज्ञाय शस्त्रादास्त्राच्च नरद । संत्यज्य भास्कररथं पातालमुपयादथ
tato 'vadhyatvamājñāya śastrādāstrācca narada / saṃtyajya bhāskararathaṃ pātālamupayādatha
Then, knowing that he could not be killed by weapon or missile, O Nārada, he left the sun's chariot and went down to Pātāla.
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VamP 29.7
स निमज्जन्नपि जले सामुद्रं फेनसुत्तमम् । ददृशे दानवपतिस्तं प्रगृह्येदमब्रवीत्
sa nimajjannapi jale sāmudraṃ phenasuttamam / dadṛśe dānavapatistaṃ pragṛhyedamabravīt
And as he was plunging into the water, the lord of the Dānavas saw excellent sea-foam; taking hold of it he said this:
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VamP 29.8
यदुक्तं देवपतिना वासवेन वचो ऽस्तु तत् । अयं स्पृशतु मां फेनः पराभ्यां गृह्य दानवः
yaduktaṃ devapatinā vāsavena vaco 'stu tat / ayaṃ spṛśatu māṃ phenaḥ parābhyāṃ gṛhya dānavaḥ
"Let that word which was spoken by Vāsava, the lord of the gods, stand." And the Dānava, grasping it with both hands, (said,) "Let this foam touch me,"
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VamP 29.9
मुखनासाक्षिकार्णादीन् संममार्ज्ज यथेच्छया । तस्मिञ्छक्रो ऽजद् वज्रमन्तर्हितमपीश्वरः
mukhanāsākṣikārṇādīn saṃmamārjja yathecchayā / tasmiñchakro 'jad vajramantarhitamapīśvaraḥ
and he rubbed his mouth, nose, eyes, ears and the rest with it as he pleased. Into that (foam) the Lord Śakra hurled his thunderbolt, hidden though it was.
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VamP 29.10
तेनासौ भग्ननासास्यः पपात च ममार च । समये च तथा नष्टे ब्रह्महत्यास्पृशद्धरिम्
tenāsau bhagnanāsāsyaḥ papāta ca mamāra ca / samaye ca tathā naṣṭe brahmahatyāspṛśaddharim
By it his nose and face were shattered; he fell and he died. And since the pact was thus broken, the guilt of brahmin-slaying touched Hari (Indra).
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VamP 29.11
स वै तीर्थं समासाद्य स्नातः पापादमुच्यत । ततो ऽस्य भ्रातरौ वीरौ क्रुद्धौ सुम्भनिशुम्भकौ
sa vai tīrthaṃ samāsādya snātaḥ pāpādamucyata / tato 'sya bhrātarau vīrau kruddhau sumbhaniśumbhakau
He indeed, reaching a sacred ford and bathing, was released from the sin. Then his two heroic brothers, Sumbha and Niśumbha, were enraged,
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VamP 29.12
उद्योगं सुमहत्कृत्वा सुरान् बाधितुमागतौ । सुरास्ते ऽपि सहस्राक्षं पुरस्कृत्य विनिर्ययुः
udyogaṃ sumahatkṛtvā surān bādhitumāgatau / surāste 'pi sahasrākṣaṃ puraskṛtya viniryayuḥ
Having mounted a very great effort, the two came to afflict the gods; and those gods too went forth, putting the Thousand-eyed (Indra) at their head.
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VamP 29.13
जितास्त्वाक्रम्य दैत्याभ्यां सबलाः सपदानुगाः । शक्रस्याहृत्य च गजं याम्यं च महिषं बलात्
jitāstvākramya daityābhyāṃ sabalāḥ sapadānugāḥ / śakrasyāhṛtya ca gajaṃ yāmyaṃ ca mahiṣaṃ balāt
But, assailed by the two daityas, they were defeated together with their forces and their retinues; and (the daityas) forcibly carried off Śakra's elephant and Yama's buffalo,
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VamP 29.14
वरुणस्य मणिच्छत्रं गदां वै मारुततस्य च । निधनः पद्मशङ्खाद्या हृतास्त्वाक्रम्य दानवैः
varuṇasya maṇicchatraṃ gadāṃ vai mārutatasya ca / nidhanaḥ padmaśaṅkhādyā hṛtāstvākramya dānavaiḥ
and Varuṇa's jewelled parasol, and the mace of the Wind (god); the lotus, the conch and the rest were seized by force by the dānavas from the lord of treasures.
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VamP 29.15
त्रैलोक्यं वशगं चास्ते ताभ्यां नारद सर्वतः । तदाजग्मुर्महीपृष्ठं ददृशुस्ते महासुरम्
trailokyaṃ vaśagaṃ cāste tābhyāṃ nārada sarvataḥ / tadājagmurmahīpṛṣṭhaṃ dadṛśuste mahāsuram
And the three worlds stood wholly subject to those two, Nārada. Then they came to the surface of the earth, and they saw the great asura.
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VamP 29.16
रक्तबीजमथोचुस्ते को भवानिति सो ऽब्रवीत् । स चाह दैत्यो ऽस्मि विभो सचिवो महिषस्य तु
raktabījamathocuste ko bhavāniti so 'bravīt / sa cāha daityo 'smi vibho sacivo mahiṣasya tu
Then they said to Raktabīja, "Who are you?" And he replied: he said, "I am a daitya, lord, and the counsellor of Mahiṣa,
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VamP 29.17
रक्तबीजेति विख्यातो महावीर्यो महाभुजः । अमात्यौ रुचिरौ वीरौ चण्डमुण्डाविति श्रुतौ
raktabījeti vikhyāto mahāvīryo mahābhujaḥ / amātyau rucirau vīrau caṇḍamuṇḍāviti śrutau
known as Raktabīja, of great valour and great arms. My two ministers, splendid heroes, are known as Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa.
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VamP 29.18
तावारतां सलिले मग्नौ भयाद् देव्या महाभुजौ । यस्त्वासीत् प्रभूरस्माकं महिषो नाम दानवः
tāvāratāṃ salile magnau bhayād devyā mahābhujau / yastvāsīt prabhūrasmākaṃ mahiṣo nāma dānavaḥ
Those two mighty-armed ones took shelter, sunk in the water, out of fear of the Goddess. And he who was our master, the dānava named Mahiṣa—
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VamP 29.19
निहतः स महादेव्या विन्ध्यशैले सुविस्तृते । भवन्तौ कस्य तनयौ कौ वा नाम्ना पिरश्रुतौ । किंवीर्यौ किंप्रभावौ च एतच्छंसितुमर्हथः
nihataḥ sa mahādevyā vindhyaśaile suvistṛte / bhavantau kasya tanayau kau vā nāmnā piraśrutau / kiṃvīryau kiṃprabhāvau ca etacchaṃsitumarhathaḥ
he was slain by the great Goddess on the far-spreading Vindhya mountain. Whose sons are you two? Or by what names are you known? Of what valour and what power? This you should declare."
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VamP 29.20
शुम्भनिशुम्भावूचतुः । अहं शुंभ इति ख्यातो दनोः पुत्रस्तथौरसः । निशुम्भो ऽयं मम भ्राता कनीयान् शत्रुपूगहा
śumbhaniśumbhāvūcatuḥ / ahaṃ śuṃbha iti khyāto danoḥ putrastathaurasaḥ / niśumbho 'yaṃ mama bhrātā kanīyān śatrupūgahā
Śumbha and Niśumbha said: I am known as Śumbha, the son of Danu, born of his body; and this Niśumbha is my younger brother, a slayer of throngs of foes.
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VamP 29.21
अनेन हगुशो देवाः सेन्द्ररुद्रदिवाकराः । समेत्य निर्जिता वीरा ये ऽन्ये च बलवत्तराः
anena haguśo devāḥ sendrarudradivākarāḥ / sametya nirjitā vīrā ye 'nye ca balavattarāḥ
By him the gods, together with Indra, Rudra and the Sun, were vanquished when they had assembled, and other heroes too who were still stronger.
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VamP 29.22
तदुच्यतां कया दैत्यो निहतो महिषासुरः । यावत्तां घातयिष्यावः स्वसैन्यपरिवारितौ
taducyatāṃ kayā daityo nihato mahiṣāsuraḥ / yāvattāṃ ghātayiṣyāvaḥ svasainyaparivāritau
So let it be said: by whom was the daitya Mahiṣāsura slain? For we two, surrounded by our own armies, will kill her.
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VamP 29.23
इत्थं तोस्तु वदतोर्नर्मदायास्तटे मुने । जलवासाद् विनिष्क्रान्तौ चण्डमुण्डौ च दानवौ
itthaṃ tostu vadatornarmadāyāstaṭe mune / jalavāsād viniṣkrāntau caṇḍamuṇḍau ca dānavau
While the two were speaking thus on the bank of the Narmadā, O sage, the two dānavas Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa came out from their dwelling in the water.
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VamP 29.24
ततो ऽभ्येत्यासुरश्रेष्ठौ रक्तबीजं समाश्रितौ । ऊचतुर्वचनं श्लक्ष्णं को ऽयं तव पुरस्सरः
tato 'bhyetyāsuraśreṣṭhau raktabījaṃ samāśritau / ūcaturvacanaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ ko 'yaṃ tava purassaraḥ
Then, coming up and attaching themselves to Raktabīja, the two foremost asuras spoke a smooth word: "Who is this one who goes before you?"
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VamP 29.25
स चोभौ प्राह दैत्यो ऽसौ शुम्भो नाम सुरार्दनः । कनीयानस्य च भ्राता द्वितीयो हि निशुम्भकः
sa cobhau prāha daityo 'sau śumbho nāma surārdanaḥ / kanīyānasya ca bhrātā dvitīyo hi niśumbhakaḥ
And he said to them both: "This daitya is Śumbha by name, the crusher of the gods; and his younger brother, the second one, is Niśumbhaka.
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VamP 29.26
एतावाश्रित्य तां दुष्टां महिषघ्नीं न संशयः । अहं विवाहयिष्यामि रत्नभूतां जगत्त्रये
etāvāśritya tāṃ duṣṭāṃ mahiṣaghnīṃ na saṃśayaḥ / ahaṃ vivāhayiṣyāmi ratnabhūtāṃ jagattraye
Relying on these two, (I will take) that wicked slayer of Mahiṣa — there is no doubt: I shall wed her, who is a jewel in the three worlds."
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VamP 29.27
चण्ड उवाच । न सम्यगुक्तां भवता रत्नार्हे ऽसि न साम्प्रतम् । यः प्रभुः स्यात्स रत्नार्हस्तस्माच्छुम्भाय योज्यताम्
caṇḍa uvāca / na samyaguktāṃ bhavatā ratnārhe 'si na sāmpratam / yaḥ prabhuḥ syātsa ratnārhastasmācchumbhāya yojyatām
Caṇḍa said: This has not been rightly said by you; you are not worthy of the jewel, nor is it fitting. He who is the master is worthy of the jewel; therefore let her be joined to Śumbha.
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VamP 29.28
तदाचचक्षे शुम्भाय निसुम्भाय च कौशिकीम् । भूयो ऽपि तद्विधां जातां कौशिकीं रूपशालिनीम्
tadācacakṣe śumbhāya nisumbhāya ca kauśikīm / bhūyo 'pi tadvidhāṃ jātāṃ kauśikīṃ rūpaśālinīm
Then he described Kauśikī to Śumbha and to Niśumbha — and again described Kauśikī, radiant with beauty, as having become of that sort.
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VamP 29.29
ततः शुम्भो निजं दूतं सुग्रीवं नाम दानवम् । दैत्यं च प्रेषयामास सकाशं विन्ध्यवासिनीम्
tataḥ śumbho nijaṃ dūtaṃ sugrīvaṃ nāma dānavam / daityaṃ ca preṣayāmāsa sakāśaṃ vindhyavāsinīm
Then Śumbha sent his own messenger, a dānava named Sugrīva, a daitya, into the presence of her who dwells in the Vindhya.
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VamP 29.30
स गत्वा तद्वचः श्रुत्वा देव्यागत्य महासुरः । निशुम्भशुम्बावाहेदं मन्युनाबिपरिप्लुतः
sa gatvā tadvacaḥ śrutvā devyāgatya mahāsuraḥ / niśumbhaśumbāvāhedaṃ manyunābipariplutaḥ
That great asura, having gone and heard the Goddess's word, came back and, flooded with anger, said this to Niśumbha and Śumbha:
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VamP 29.31
सुग्रीव उवाच । युवयोर्वचनाद् देवीं प्रदेष्टुं दैत्यनायकौ । गतवानहमद्यैव तामहं वाक्यमब्रुवम्
sugrīva uvāca / yuvayorvacanād devīṃ pradeṣṭuṃ daityanāyakau / gatavānahamadyaiva tāmahaṃ vākyamabruvam
Sugrīva said: At your bidding, O leaders of the daityas, I went this very day to instruct the Goddess, and I spoke this word to her:
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VamP 29.32
यथा शुम्भो ऽतिविख्यातः ककुद्मी दानवेष्वपि । स त्वां प्राह महाभागे प्रभुरस्मि जगत्त्रये
yathā śumbho 'tivikhyātaḥ kakudmī dānaveṣvapi / sa tvāṃ prāha mahābhāge prabhurasmi jagattraye
"Just as Śumbha is exceedingly renowned, foremost even among the Dānavas — he has said to you, O greatly blessed one: 'I am the lord in the three worlds.'"
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VamP 29.33
यानि स्वर्गे महीष्टष्ठे पाताले चापि सुन्दरि । रत्नानि सन्ति तावन्ति मम वेश्मनि नित्यशः
yāni svarge mahīṣṭaṣṭhe pātāle cāpi sundari / ratnāni santi tāvanti mama veśmani nityaśaḥ
"Whatever jewels there are in heaven, on the surface of the earth, and in the underworld too, O beautiful one — just so many are always in my house."
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VamP 29.34
त्वमुक्ता चण्डमुण्डाभ्यां रत्नभूता कृशोदरि । तस्माद् भजस्वमां वा त्वं नुशुम्भंवा ममानुजम्
tvamuktā caṇḍamuṇḍābhyāṃ ratnabhūtā kṛśodari / tasmād bhajasvamāṃ vā tvaṃ nuśumbhaṃvā mamānujam
"You have been declared by Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa to be a jewel (among women), O slender-waisted one; therefore love me, or else my younger brother Niśumbha."
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VamP 29.35
सा चाह मां विहसती शृणु सुग्रीव मद्वचः । सत्यमुक्तं त्रिलोकेशः शुम्भो रत्नार्ह एव च
sā cāha māṃ vihasatī śṛṇu sugrīva madvacaḥ / satyamuktaṃ trilokeśaḥ śumbho ratnārha eva ca
And she, laughing, said to me: "Hear my words, Sugrīva. What has been said is true: Śumbha is lord of the three worlds and does indeed deserve jewels."
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VamP 29.36
किं त्वस्ति दुर्विनीताया हृदये मे मनोरथः । यो मां विजयते युद्धे स भता स्यान्महासुर
kiṃ tvasti durvinītāyā hṛdaye me manorathaḥ / yo māṃ vijayate yuddhe sa bhatā syānmahāsura
"But there is in the heart of me, an ill-bred woman, a wish: whoever defeats me in battle, he shall be my husband, O great Asura."
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VamP 29.37
मया चोक्तावलिप्तासि यो जयेत् ससुरासुरान् । स त्वां कथं न जयते सा त्वमुत्तिष्ठ भामिनी
mayā coktāvaliptāsi yo jayet sasurāsurān / sa tvāṃ kathaṃ na jayate sā tvamuttiṣṭha bhāminī
And I said: "You are arrogant. He who could conquer (all) together with the gods and Asuras — how would he not conquer you? Such being the case, get up, O lovely lady."
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VamP 29.38
साथ मां प्राह किं कुर्मि यदनालोचितः कृतः । मनोरथस्तु तद् गच्छ सुम्भाय त्वं निवेदय
sātha māṃ prāha kiṃ kurmi yadanālocitaḥ kṛtaḥ / manorathastu tad gaccha sumbhāya tvaṃ nivedaya
Then she said to me: "What am I to do, since the wish was made without reflection? So go, and announce it to Śumbha."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.39
तयैवमुक्तस्त्वभ्यागां त्वत्सकाशं महासुर । सा चाग्निकोटिसदृशी मत्वैवं कुरु यत्क्षमम्
tayaivamuktastvabhyāgāṃ tvatsakāśaṃ mahāsura / sā cāgnikoṭisadṛśī matvaivaṃ kuru yatkṣamam
Thus addressed by her I came into your presence, O great Asura; and she is like ten million fires — knowing this, do what is fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.40
पुलस्त्य उवाच। । इति सुग्रीववचनं निशम्य स महासुरः । प्राह दूरस्थितं सुम्भो दानवं धूम्रलोचनम्
pulastya uvāca/ / iti sugrīvavacanaṃ niśamya sa mahāsuraḥ / prāha dūrasthitaṃ sumbho dānavaṃ dhūmralocanam
Pulastya said: Having heard these words of Sugrīva, that great Asura Śumbha spoke to the Dānava Dhūmralocana, who stood at a distance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.41
शुम्भ उवाच । धूम्राक्ष गच्छ तां दुष्टां केशाकर्षणविह्वलाम् । सापराधां यता दासीं कृत्वा शीघ्रमिहानय
śumbha uvāca / dhūmrākṣa gaccha tāṃ duṣṭāṃ keśākarṣaṇavihvalām / sāparādhāṃ yatā dāsīṃ kṛtvā śīghramihānaya
Śumbha said: "Dhūmrākṣa, go; make that wicked woman, distraught with the dragging of her hair, guilty as she is, into a slave girl, and bring her here quickly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.42
यश्चास्याः पक्षकृत् कश्चिद् भविष्यति महाबलः । स हन्तव्यो ऽविचार्यैव यदि हि स्यात् पितामहः
yaścāsyāḥ pakṣakṛt kaścid bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ / sa hantavyo 'vicāryaiva yadi hi syāt pitāmahaḥ
"And whoever, of great strength, becomes her partisan, he is to be slain without deliberation, even were he the Grandfather (Brahmā)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.43
स एवमुक्तः शुम्भेन धूम्राक्षो ऽक्षौहिणीशतैः । वृतः षड्भिर्महातेजा विन्ध्यं किरिमुपाद्रवत्
sa evamuktaḥ śumbhena dhūmrākṣo 'kṣauhiṇīśataiḥ / vṛtaḥ ṣaḍbhirmahātejā vindhyaṃ kirimupādravat
Thus addressed by Śumbha, Dhūmrākṣa of great splendour, surrounded by six hundred akṣauhiṇīs, rushed to the Vindhya mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.44
स तत्र दृष्ट्वा तां दुर्गां भ्रान्तदृष्टिरुवाच ह । एह्येहि मूढे भर्तारं शुम्भमिच्छस्व कौशिकी । न चेद् बलान्नयिष्यामि केशाकर्षणविह्वलाम्
sa tatra dṛṣṭvā tāṃ durgāṃ bhrāntadṛṣṭiruvāca ha / ehyehi mūḍhe bhartāraṃ śumbhamicchasva kauśikī / na ced balānnayiṣyāmi keśākarṣaṇavihvalām
There, seeing that Durgā, he said with wandering gaze: "Come, come, fool! Desire Śumbha as your husband, Kauśikī; if not, I shall lead you away by force, distraught with the dragging of your hair."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.45
श्रीदेव्युवाच । प्रेषितो ऽसीह शुम्भेन बलान्नेतुं हि मां किल । तत्र किं ह्यबला कुर्याद् यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
śrīdevyuvāca / preṣito 'sīha śumbhena balānnetuṃ hi māṃ kila / tatra kiṃ hyabalā kuryād yathecchasi tathā kuru
The blessed Goddess said: "You have been sent here by Śumbha, it seems, to take me by force. What could a weak woman do about that? Do as you wish."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.46
पुलस्त्य उवाच। । एवमुक्तो विभावर्या बलावान् धूम्रलोचनः । सम्भ्यधावत् त्वरितो गदामादाय वीर्यवान्
pulastya uvāca/ / evamukto vibhāvaryā balāvān dhūmralocanaḥ / sambhyadhāvat tvarito gadāmādāya vīryavān
Pulastya said: Thus addressed by the Night-goddess, the strong and valiant Dhūmralocana, taking up his mace, ran forward in haste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.47
तमापतन्तं सगदं हुङ्कारेणैव कौशिकी । सबलं भस्मसाच्चक्रे शुष्कमग्निरिवेन्धनम्
tamāpatantaṃ sagadaṃ huṅkāreṇaiva kauśikī / sabalaṃ bhasmasāccakre śuṣkamagnirivendhanam
As he fell upon her with his mace, Kauśikī, by a mere roar, reduced him together with his army to ashes, as fire does dry fuel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.48
ततो हाहाकृतमभूज्जगत्यस्मिश्चराचरे । सबलं भस्मसान्नीतं कौशिक्या वीक्ष्य दानवम्
tato hāhākṛtamabhūjjagatyasmiścarācare / sabalaṃ bhasmasānnītaṃ kauśikyā vīkṣya dānavam
Then a cry of "Alas! Alas!" arose in this world of moving and unmoving beings, on seeing the Dānava with his army reduced to ashes by Kauśikī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.49
तच्च शुम्भो ऽपि शुश्राव महच्छब्दमुदीरितम् । अथादिदेश बलिनौ चण्डमुण्डौ महासुरौ
tacca śumbho 'pi śuśrāva mahacchabdamudīritam / athādideśa balinau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāsurau
Śumbha too heard that great sound that was raised; then he commanded the two mighty great Asuras Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa,
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VamP 29.50
रुरुं च बलिनां श्रेष्ठं तथा जग्मुर्मुदान्विताः । तेषां च सैन्यमतुलं गजाश्वरथसंकुलम्
ruruṃ ca balināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tathā jagmurmudānvitāḥ / teṣāṃ ca sainyamatulaṃ gajāśvarathasaṃkulam
and Ruru, best of the strong; and so they went, filled with delight. And their incomparable army, crowded with elephants, horses and chariots,
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VamP 29.51
समाजगाम सहसा यत्रास्ते कोशसंभवा । तदायान्तं रिपुबलं दृष्ट्वा कोटिशतावरम्
samājagāma sahasā yatrāste kośasaṃbhavā / tadāyāntaṃ ripubalaṃ dṛṣṭvā koṭiśatāvaram
came suddenly to where she who was born from the sheath was. Seeing that enemy army approaching, numbering no less than a hundred crores,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 29.52
सिंहो ऽद्रवद् धुतसटः पाटयन् दानवान् रणे । कांश्चित् करप्रहारेण कांश्चिदास्येन लीलया
siṃho 'dravad dhutasaṭaḥ pāṭayan dānavān raṇe / kāṃścit karaprahāreṇa kāṃścidāsyena līlayā
The lion, its mane shaken out, rushed forward, tearing apart the Dānavas in the battle — some with a blow of its paw, some with its jaws, in play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.53
नखरैः कांश्चिदाक्रम्य उरसा प्रममाथ च । ते वध्यमानाः सिंहेन गिरिकन्दरवासिना
nakharaiḥ kāṃścidākramya urasā pramamātha ca / te vadhyamānāḥ siṃhena girikandaravāsinā
And, pressing down some with its claws, it crushed (others) with its chest. Being slain by the lion that dwells in mountain caves, they —
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VamP 29.54
भूतैश् च देव्यनुचरैश्चण्डमुण्डौ समाश्रयन् । तावार्त्तं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा कोपप्रस्फुरिताधरौ
bhūtaiś ca devyanucaraiścaṇḍamuṇḍau samāśrayan / tāvārttaṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā kopaprasphuritādharau
together with the ghosts, the Goddess's attendants, took refuge with Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa; and those two, seeing their own army distressed, their lips quivering with rage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.55
समाद्रवेतां दुर्गां वै पतङ्गविव पावकम् । तावापतन्तौ रौद्रौ वै दृष्ट्वा क्रोधपरिप्लुता
samādravetāṃ durgāṃ vai pataṅgaviva pāvakam / tāvāpatantau raudrau vai dṛṣṭvā krodhapariplutā
charged at Durgā, like moths at a fire. And seeing those two terrible ones rushing upon (her), she, flooded with anger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.56
त्रिसाखां भ्रुकुटीं वक्त्रे चकार परमेश्वरी । भ्रुकुटीकुटुलाद् देव्या ललाटफलकाद् द्रुतम् । काली करालवदना निःसृता योगिनी शुबा
trisākhāṃ bhrukuṭīṃ vaktre cakāra parameśvarī / bhrukuṭīkuṭulād devyā lalāṭaphalakād drutam / kālī karālavadanā niḥsṛtā yoginī śubā
the Supreme Goddess made a three-branched frown upon her face; and swiftly, from the curved frown on the Goddess's forehead-plate, Kālī of the gaping mouth came forth, an auspicious yoginī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.57
खट्वाङ्गमादाय करेण रौद्रमसिञ्च कालाञ्जनकोशमुग्रम् । संशुष्कगात्रा रुधिराप्लुताङ्गीनरेन्द्रमूर्ध्ना स्रजमुद्वहन्ती
khaṭvāṅgamādāya kareṇa raudramasiñca kālāñjanakośamugram / saṃśuṣkagātrā rudhirāplutāṅgīnarendramūrdhnā srajamudvahantī
taking in her hand a skull-topped staff and a terrible sword, fearsome as a case of black collyrium, her limbs shrivelled, her body drenched with blood, wearing a garland of the heads of kings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.58
कांश्चित् खड्गेन चिच्छेद खट्वाङ्गेन परान् रणे । न्यषूदयद् भृशं क्रुद्धा सरताश्वगजान् रिपून्
kāṃścit khaḍgena ciccheda khaṭvāṅgena parān raṇe / nyaṣūdayad bhṛśaṃ kruddhā saratāśvagajān ripūn
Some she cut down with the sword, others in the battle with the skull-staff; greatly enraged, she destroyed the enemies together with their chariots, horses and elephants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.59
चर्माङ्कुशं मुद्गरं च सधनुष्कं सघण्टिकम् । कुञ्जरं सह यन्त्रेण प्रतिक्षेप मुके ऽम्बिका
carmāṅkuśaṃ mudgaraṃ ca sadhanuṣkaṃ saghaṇṭikam / kuñjaraṃ saha yantreṇa pratikṣepa muke 'mbikā
A shield, a hook, a mallet, and (a warrior) with his bow and his bell, and an elephant along with its howdah — Ambikā flung (them) into her mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 29.60
सचक्रकूबररथं ससारथितुरङ्गमम् । समं योधेन वदने क्षिप्य चर्वयते ऽम्बिका
sacakrakūbararathaṃ sasārathituraṅgamam / samaṃ yodhena vadane kṣipya carvayate 'mbikā
A chariot with its wheels and pole, with its charioteer and horses, together with the warrior — Ambikā threw them into her mouth and chewed them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.61
एकं जग्राह केशेषु ग्रीवायमपरं तथा । पादेनाक्रम्य चैवान्यं प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे
ekaṃ jagrāha keśeṣu grīvāyamaparaṃ tathā / pādenākramya caivānyaṃ preṣayāmāsa mṛtyave
One she seized by the hair, another likewise by the neck, and another she trod down with her foot and dispatched to death.
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VamP 29.62
ततस्तु तद् बलं देव्या भक्षितं सबलाधिपम् । रुरुर्दृष्ट्वा प्रदुद्राव तं चण्डि ददृशे स्वयम्
tatastu tad balaṃ devyā bhakṣitaṃ sabalādhipam / rururdṛṣṭvā pradudrāva taṃ caṇḍi dadṛśe svayam
Then, seeing that army devoured by the Goddess along with its commander, Ruru fled; but Caṇḍī caught sight of him herself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 29.63
आजघानाथ शिरसि खट्वाङ्गेन महासुरम् । स पपात हतो भूम्यां छिन्नमूल इव द्रुमः
ājaghānātha śirasi khaṭvāṅgena mahāsuram / sa papāta hato bhūmyāṃ chinnamūla iva drumaḥ
Then she struck the great Asura on the head with the skull-staff; slain, he fell to the ground like a tree whose root has been cut.
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VamP 29.64
ततस्तं पतितं दृष्ट्वा पशोरिव विभावरी । कोशमुत्कर्तयामास कर्णादिचरणान्तिकम्
tatastaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā paśoriva vibhāvarī / kośamutkartayāmāsa karṇādicaraṇāntikam
Then, seeing him fallen, the Night-Goddess flayed off his hide from the ears down to the feet, as (one does) of a beast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 29.65
सा च कोशं समादाय वबन्ध विमला जटाः । एका न बन्धमगमत् तामुत्पाट्याक्षिपद् भुवि
sā ca kośaṃ samādāya vabandha vimalā jaṭāḥ / ekā na bandhamagamat tāmutpāṭyākṣipad bhuvi
And she, the spotless one, taking the hide, bound up her matted locks; one lock did not come into the binding, and that one she tore out and threw on the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 29.66
सा जाता सुतरां रौद्री तैलाभ्यक्तशिरोरुहा । कुष्णार्धमर्धशुक्लं च धारयन्ती स्वकं वपुः
sā jātā sutarāṃ raudrī tailābhyaktaśiroruhā / kuṣṇārdhamardhaśuklaṃ ca dhārayantī svakaṃ vapuḥ
She (that lock) became exceedingly terrible, her hair anointed with oil, bearing her own body half black and half white.
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VamP 29.67
साब्रवीदं वरमेकं तु मारयामि महासुरम् । तस्या नाम तदा चक्रे चण्डमारीति विश्रुतम्
sābravīdaṃ varamekaṃ tu mārayāmi mahāsuram / tasyā nāma tadā cakre caṇḍamārīti viśrutam
She said: "Grant me one boon — that I may kill a great Asura." Then (the Goddess) made her name to be the famed "Caṇḍamārī."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.68
प्राह गच्छस्व सुभगे चण्डमुण्डाविहानय । स्वयं हि मारयिष्यामि तावानेतुं त्वमर्हसि
prāha gacchasva subhage caṇḍamuṇḍāvihānaya / svayaṃ hi mārayiṣyāmi tāvānetuṃ tvamarhasi
She said: "Go, fair one, bring Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa here; for I myself shall kill them — you need only fetch them."
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VamP 29.69
श्रुत्वैवं वचनं देव्याः साभ्यद्रवत् तावुभौ । प्रदुद्रुवतुर्भयार्त्तौ दिशमाश्रित्य दक्षिणाम्
śrutvaivaṃ vacanaṃ devyāḥ sābhyadravat tāvubhau / pradudruvaturbhayārttau diśamāśritya dakṣiṇām
Hearing this speech of the Goddess, she rushed at those two; stricken with fear, the two fled, taking to the southern direction.
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VamP 29.70
ततस्तावपि वेगेन प्राधावत् त्यक्तवाससौ । साधिरुह्य महावेगं रासभं गरुडोपमम्
tatastāvapi vegena prādhāvat tyaktavāsasau / sādhiruhya mahāvegaṃ rāsabhaṃ garuḍopamam
Then she too ran at speed after those two, who had abandoned their garments, mounting a donkey of great swiftness, like Garuḍa.
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VamP 29.71
यतो गतौ च तौ दौत्यौ तत्रैवानुययौ शिवा । सा ददर्श तदा पौण्ड्रं महिषं वै मस्य च
yato gatau ca tau dautyau tatraivānuyayau śivā / sā dadarśa tadā pauṇḍraṃ mahiṣaṃ vai masya ca
And wherever those two messengers went, there Śivā followed them. Then she saw a white buffalo, and ... (of Masya?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 29.72
सा तस्योत्पाटयामास विषाणं भुजगाकृतिम् । तं प्रगृह्य करेणैव दानवावन्वगाज्जवात्
sā tasyotpāṭayāmāsa viṣāṇaṃ bhujagākṛtim / taṃ pragṛhya kareṇaiva dānavāvanvagājjavāt
She tore out its horn, which had the shape of a snake; and taking it in her hand she pursued the two Dānavas at speed.
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VamP 29.73
तौ चापि भूमिं संत्यज्य जग्मतुर्गगनं तदा । वेगेनाबिसृता सा च रासभेन महेश्वरी
tau cāpi bhūmiṃ saṃtyajya jagmaturgaganaṃ tadā / vegenābisṛtā sā ca rāsabhena maheśvarī
And those two, leaving the ground, then went into the sky; and she, the Great Goddess, sped after (them) swiftly on her donkey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 29.74
ततो ददर्श गरुडं पन्नगेन्द्रं चिषादिषुम । कर्कोटकं स दृष्ट्वा ऊर्ध्वरोमा व्यजायत
tato dadarśa garuḍaṃ pannagendraṃ ciṣādiṣuma / karkoṭakaṃ sa dṛṣṭvā ūrdhvaromā vyajāyata
Then she saw Garuḍa (and) the lord of serpents ... Karkoṭaka; seeing (him) his hair stood erect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 29.75
भयान्मार्यश्च गरुडो मांसपिण्डोपमो बभौ । न्यपतंस्तस्य पत्राणि रौद्राणि हि पतत्त्रिणः
bhayānmāryaśca garuḍo māṃsapiṇḍopamo babhau / nyapataṃstasya patrāṇi raudrāṇi hi patattriṇaḥ
And Garuḍa, out of fear ..., appeared like a lump of flesh; and the terrible feathers of that bird fell down.
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VamP 29.76
खगेन्द्रपत्राण्यादाय नागं कर्कोटकं तथा । वेगेनानुसरद् देवी चण्डमुण्डौ भयातुरौ
khagendrapatrāṇyādāya nāgaṃ karkoṭakaṃ tathā / vegenānusarad devī caṇḍamuṇḍau bhayāturau
Taking the feathers of the king of birds and likewise the Nāga Karkoṭaka, the goddess swiftly pursued Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, who were stricken with fear.
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VamP 29.77
संप्राप्तौ च तदा देव्या चण्डमुण्डौ महासुरौ । बद्धौ कर्कोटकेनैव बद्ध्वा विन्ध्यमुपागमत्
saṃprāptau ca tadā devyā caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāsurau / baddhau karkoṭakenaiva baddhvā vindhyamupāgamat
And then the two great Asuras Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa were caught by the goddess and bound with Karkoṭaka himself; having bound (them) she came to the Vindhya.
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VamP 29.78
निवेदयित्वा कौशिक्यै कोशमादाय भेरवम् । शिरोभिर्दानवेन्द्राणां तार्क्ष्यपत्रैश्च शोभनैः
nivedayitvā kauśikyai kośamādāya bheravam / śirobhirdānavendrāṇāṃ tārkṣyapatraiśca śobhanaiḥ
Having presented (them) to Kauśikī and taken the terrible treasure — with the heads of the Dānava lords and with the beautiful feathers of Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) —
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VamP 29.79
कृत्वा स्रजमनौपम्यां चण्डिकायै न्यवेदयत् । घर्घरां च मृगेन्द्रस्य चर्मणः सा समार्पयत्
kṛtvā srajamanaupamyāṃ caṇḍikāyai nyavedayat / ghargharāṃ ca mṛgendrasya carmaṇaḥ sā samārpayat
having made an incomparable garland, she offered it to Caṇḍikā; and she presented a rattling (garment?) made of the lion's hide.
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VamP 29.80
स्रजमन्यैः खगेन्द्रस्य पत्रैर्मूर्घ्नि निबध्य च । आत्मना सा पपौ पानं रुधिरं दानवेष्वपि
srajamanyaiḥ khagendrasya patrairmūrghni nibadhya ca / ātmanā sā papau pānaṃ rudhiraṃ dānaveṣvapi
And having bound on her head another garland made of the feathers of the king of birds, she herself drank the drink, the blood, even from the Dānavas.
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VamP 29.81
चण्डा त्वादाय चण्डं च मुण्डं चासुरनायकम् । चकार कुपिता दुर्गा विशिरस्कौ महासुरौ
caṇḍā tvādāya caṇḍaṃ ca muṇḍaṃ cāsuranāyakam / cakāra kupitā durgā viśiraskau mahāsurau
But Caṇḍā, seizing Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa the Asura chiefs, angry Durgā made the two great Asuras headless.
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VamP 29.82
तयोरेवाहिना देवी शेखरं सुष्करेवती । कृत्वा जगाम कौशिक्याः सकाशं मार्यया सह
tayorevāhinā devī śekharaṃ suṣkarevatī / kṛtvā jagāma kauśikyāḥ sakāśaṃ māryayā saha
With those two (heads) the goddess Suṣkarevatī made a crest by means of the snake, and went with Māryā into the presence of Kauśikī.
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VamP 29.83
समेत्य साब्रवीद् देवि गृह्यतां शेखरोत्तमः । ग्रथितो दैत्यशीर्षाभ्यां नागराजेन वेष्टितः
sametya sābravīd devi gṛhyatāṃ śekharottamaḥ / grathito daityaśīrṣābhyāṃ nāgarājena veṣṭitaḥ
Having come (there) she said: "O goddess, let this excellent crest be taken — strung with the two Daityas' heads and wound about by the king of serpents."
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VamP 29.84
तं शेखरं शिवा गृह्य चण्डाया मूर्ध्नि विस्तृतम् । बबन्ध प्राह चैवैनां कृतं कर्म सुदारुणम्
taṃ śekharaṃ śivā gṛhya caṇḍāyā mūrdhni vistṛtam / babandha prāha caivaināṃ kṛtaṃ karma sudāruṇam
Śivā, taking that crest, bound it spread out upon Caṇḍā's head, and said to her: "A most terrible deed has been done."
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VamP 29.85
शेखरं चण्डमुण्डाभ्यां यस्माद् धारयसे शुभम् । तस्माल्लोके तव ख्यातिश्चामुण्डेति भविष्यति
śekharaṃ caṇḍamuṇḍābhyāṃ yasmād dhārayase śubham / tasmālloke tava khyātiścāmuṇḍeti bhaviṣyati
"Since you wear this fine crest (made) of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, therefore your renown in the world shall be 'Cāmuṇḍā'."
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VamP 29.86
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं त्रिनेत्रा मा चण्डमुण्डस्रजधारिणीं वै । दिग्वाससं चाभ्यवदत् प्रतीता निषूदय खारिबलान्यमूनि
ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ trinetrā mā caṇḍamuṇḍasrajadhāriṇīṃ vai / digvāsasaṃ cābhyavadat pratītā niṣūdaya khāribalānyamūni
Having spoken this speech, the three-eyed one, pleased, said to her who wore the garland of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, clad in the (open) quarters (i.e. naked): "Destroy these forces of the enemy."
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VamP 29.87
सा त्वेवमुक्ताथ विषाणकोट्या सुवेगयुक्तेन च रासभेन । निषूदयन्ती रिपुसैन्यमुग्रं चचार चान्यानसुरांश्चखाद
sā tvevamuktātha viṣāṇakoṭyā suvegayuktena ca rāsabhena / niṣūdayantī ripusainyamugraṃ cacāra cānyānasurāṃścakhāda
So addressed, she then went about with the tip of the horn and with the very swift donkey, cutting down the fierce enemy army, and she devoured the other Asuras.
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VamP 29.88
ततो ऽम्बिकायास्त्वथ चर्ममुण्डया मार्या च सिंहेन च भूतसंघैः । निपात्यमाना दनुपुङ्गवास्ते ककुद्मिनं शुम्भमुपाश्रयन्त
tato 'mbikāyāstvatha carmamuṇḍayā māryā ca siṃhena ca bhūtasaṃghaiḥ / nipātyamānā danupuṅgavāste kakudminaṃ śumbhamupāśrayanta
Then, being struck down by Ambikā, by Carmamuṇḍā, by Māryā, by the lion and by the hosts of Bhūtas, those bulls among Danu's sons took refuge with the humpbacked Śumbha.
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