Vamana Purana — Chapter 30
VamP 30.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । चण्डमुण्डौ च निहतौ सैन्यं च विद्रुतम् । समादिदेशातिबलं रक्तबीजं महासुरम् । अक्षौहिणीनां त्रिंशद्भिः कोटिभिः परिवारितम्
pulastya uvāca / caṇḍamuṇḍau ca nihatau sainyaṃ ca vidrutam / samādideśātibalaṃ raktabījaṃ mahāsuram / akṣauhiṇīnāṃ triṃśadbhiḥ koṭibhiḥ parivāritam
Pulastya said: When Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa were slain and the army routed, (Śumbha) commanded the exceedingly strong great Asura Raktabīja, surrounded by thirty crores of akṣauhiṇīs.
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VamP 30.2
तमापतन्तं दैत्यानां बलं दृष्ट्वैव चण्डिका । मुमोच सिंहनादं वै ताभ्यां सह महेश्वरी
tamāpatantaṃ daityānāṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva caṇḍikā / mumoca siṃhanādaṃ vai tābhyāṃ saha maheśvarī
Seeing that army of the Daityas rushing on, Caṇḍikā, the Great Goddess, together with those two (goddesses), let out a lion's roar.
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VamP 30.3
निनदन्त्यास्ततो देव्या ब्रह्माणी मुखतो ऽभवत् । हंसयुक्तविमानस्था साक्षसूत्रकमण्डलुः
ninadantyāstato devyā brahmāṇī mukhato 'bhavat / haṃsayuktavimānasthā sākṣasūtrakamaṇḍaluḥ
Then, from the mouth of the roaring goddess, Brahmāṇī came into being, seated in a chariot yoked with geese, holding a rosary and a water-pot.
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VamP 30.4
माहेश्वरी त्रिनेत्रा च वृषारूढा त्रिशूलिनी । महाहिवलया रौद्रा जाता कुण्डलिनी क्षणात्
māheśvarī trinetrā ca vṛṣārūḍhā triśūlinī / mahāhivalayā raudrā jātā kuṇḍalinī kṣaṇāt
And Māheśvarī, three-eyed, mounted on a bull, bearing a trident, with great serpents for bracelets, terrible, wearing earrings, was born in an instant.
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VamP 30.5
कण्ठादथ च कौमारी बर्हिपत्रा च शक्तिनी । समुद्भूता च देवर्षे मयूरवरवाहना
kaṇṭhādatha ca kaumārī barhipatrā ca śaktinī / samudbhūtā ca devarṣe mayūravaravāhanā
And then from (her) throat Kaumārī arose, O divine seer, bearing peacock feathers and a spear, riding an excellent peacock.
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VamP 30.6
बाहुभ्यां गरुडारूढा शङ्खचक्रगदासिनी । शार्ङ्गबाणधरा जाता वैष्णवी रूपशालिनी
bāhubhyāṃ garuḍārūḍhā śaṅkhacakragadāsinī / śārṅgabāṇadharā jātā vaiṣṇavī rūpaśālinī
From (her) arms was born Vaiṣṇavī, mounted on Garuḍa, holding conch, discus, mace and sword, bearing the Śārṅga bow and arrows, endowed with beauty.
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VamP 30.7
महोग्रमुशला रौद्रा दंष्ट्रोल्लिखितभूतला । वाराही पृष्ठतो जाता शेषनागोपरि श्थिता
mahogramuśalā raudrā daṃṣṭrollikhitabhūtalā / vārāhī pṛṣṭhato jātā śeṣanāgopari śthitā
With a hugely fierce pestle, terrible, scoring the ground with her tusk, Vārāhī was born from (her) back, standing upon Śeṣa the serpent.
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VamP 30.8
वज्राङ्कुशोद्यतकरा नानालङ्कारभूषिता । जाता गजेन्द्रपष्ठस्था माहेन्द्री स्तनमण्डलात्
vajrāṅkuśodyatakarā nānālaṅkārabhūṣitā / jātā gajendrapaṣṭhasthā māhendrī stanamaṇḍalāt
With thunderbolt and goad raised in her hands, adorned with various ornaments, Māhendrī was born from the circle of (her) breasts, seated on the back of a lordly elephant.
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VamP 30.9
विक्षिपन्ती सटाक्षेपैर्ग्रहनक्षत्रतारकाः । नखिनी हृदयाज्जाता नारसिंही सुदारुणा
vikṣipantī saṭākṣepairgrahanakṣatratārakāḥ / nakhinī hṛdayājjātā nārasiṃhī sudāruṇā
Scattering the planets, lunar mansions and stars with the tossings of her mane, clawed and most dreadful, Nārasiṃhī was born from (her) heart.
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VamP 30.10
ताभिर्निपात्यमानं तु निरीक्ष्य बलमासुरम् । ननाद भूयो नादान् वै चण्डिका निर्भया रिपून् । तन्निनादं महच्छ्रुत्वा त्रैलोक्यप्रतिपूरकम्
tābhirnipātyamānaṃ tu nirīkṣya balamāsuram / nanāda bhūyo nādān vai caṇḍikā nirbhayā ripūn / tanninādaṃ mahacchrutvā trailokyapratipūrakam
But seeing the demon army being struck down by them, Caṇḍikā, fearless, roared out yet more roars at the foes; and hearing that great roar which filled the three worlds,
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VamP 30.11
समाजगाम देवेशः शूलपाणिस्त्रिलोचनः । अभ्येत्य वन्द्य चैवैनां प्राह वाक्यं तदाम्बिकं
samājagāma deveśaḥ śūlapāṇistrilocanaḥ / abhyetya vandya caivaināṃ prāha vākyaṃ tadāmbikaṃ
the lord of gods, trident in hand, three-eyed, came; and approaching and saluting her, he then spoke a word to Ambikā:
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VamP 30.12
समायातो ऽस्मि वै दुर्गे देह्याज्ञां किं करोमि ते । तद्वाक्यसमकालं च देव्या देहोद्भवा शिवा
samāyāto 'smi vai durge dehyājñāṃ kiṃ karomi te / tadvākyasamakālaṃ ca devyā dehodbhavā śivā
"I have come indeed, O Durgā; give me your command—what shall I do for you?" And at the very moment of that speech, an auspicious one arose from the Goddess's body.
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VamP 30.13
जाता सा चाह देवेशं गच्छ दौत्येन शङ्कर । ब्रूहि शुम्भं निशुम्भं च यदि जीवितुमिच्छथ
jātā sā cāha deveśaṃ gaccha dautyena śaṅkara / brūhi śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ ca yadi jīvitumicchatha
She, being born, said to the lord of gods: "Go as an envoy, O Śaṅkara; tell Śumbha and Niśumbha: 'If you wish to live,
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VamP 30.14
तद् गच्छध्वं दुराचाराः सप्तमं हि रसातलम् । वासवो लभतां स्वर्गं देवाः सन्तु गतव्यथा
tad gacchadhvaṃ durācārāḥ saptamaṃ hi rasātalam / vāsavo labhatāṃ svargaṃ devāḥ santu gatavyathā
then go, you evil-doers, to the seventh netherworld; let Vāsava obtain heaven, let the gods be free of pain,
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VamP 30.15
यजन्तु ब्राह्मणाद्यामी वर्णा यज्ञांश्च साम्प्रतम् । नोचेद् बलावलेपेन भवन्तो योद्धुमिच्छथ
yajantu brāhmaṇādyāmī varṇā yajñāṃśca sāmpratam / noced balāvalepena bhavanto yoddhumicchatha
let these classes beginning with the brahmins perform sacrifices and offerings now. If not, and out of pride in your strength you wish to fight,
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VamP 30.16
तदागच्छध्वमव्यग्रा एषाहं विनिषूदये । यतस्तु सा शिवं दौत्ये न्ययोजयत् नारद
tadāgacchadhvamavyagrā eṣāhaṃ viniṣūdaye / yatastu sā śivaṃ dautye nyayojayat nārada
then come without hesitation—here am I, I shall destroy (you).'" And because she appointed Śiva to the embassy, O Nārada,
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VamP 30.17
ततो नाम महादेव्याः शिवदूतीत्यजायत । ते चापि शङ्करवचः श्रुत्वा गर्वसमन्वितम्। । हुङ्कृत्वाभ्यद्रवन् सर्वे यत्र कात्यायनी स्थिता
tato nāma mahādevyāḥ śivadūtītyajāyata / te cāpi śaṅkaravacaḥ śrutvā garvasamanvitam/ / huṅkṛtvābhyadravan sarve yatra kātyāyanī sthitā
from that the great Goddess's name "Śivadūtī" arose. And they too, having heard Śaṅkara's words full of pride, roaring "hum!", all rushed to where Kātyāyanī stood.
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VamP 30.18
ततः शरैः शक्तिभिरङ्कुर्वरैः परश्वधैः शूलभुशुण्डिपट्टिशैः । प्रासैः सुनीक्ष्णैः परिघैश्च विस्तृतैर्ववर्षतुदैत्यवरौ सुरेश्वरीम्
tataḥ śaraiḥ śaktibhiraṅkurvaraiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ śūlabhuśuṇḍipaṭṭiśaiḥ / prāsaiḥ sunīkṣṇaiḥ parighaiśca vistṛtairvavarṣatudaityavarau sureśvarīm
Then with arrows, spears, choice goads, axes, tridents, bhuśuṇḍis and paṭṭiśas, with sharp javelins and broad iron clubs, the two chief demons rained (weapons) upon the lady of the gods.
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VamP 30.19
सा चापि बाणैर्वरकामुकच्युतैश् चिच्छेद शस्त्राण्यथ बाहुभिः सह । जघान चान्यात् रणचण्डविक्रमा महासुरान् बाणशतैर्महेश्वरी
sā cāpi bāṇairvarakāmukacyutaiś ciccheda śastrāṇyatha bāhubhiḥ saha / jaghāna cānyāt raṇacaṇḍavikramā mahāsurān bāṇaśatairmaheśvarī
And she too, with arrows loosed from her fine bow, cut apart their weapons along with their arms; and Maheśvarī, of fierce valour in battle, slew other great demons with hundreds of arrows.
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VamP 30.20
मारी त्रिशूलेन जघान चान्यान् खट्वाङ्गपातैरपरांश्च कौशिकी । महाजलक्षेपहतप्रभावान् ब्राह्मी तथान्यानसुरांश्चकार
mārī triśūlena jaghāna cānyān khaṭvāṅgapātairaparāṃśca kauśikī / mahājalakṣepahataprabhāvān brāhmī tathānyānasurāṃścakāra
(Vārā)mārī slew others with her trident, and Kauśikī others with blows of her skull-staff; and Brāhmī likewise made other demons have their power destroyed by the casting of great (quantities of) water.
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VamP 30.21
माहेश्वरी शूलविदारितोरसश् चकार दग्धानपरांश्च वैष्णवी । शक्त्या कुमारी कुलिशेन चैन्द्री तुण्डेन चक्रेण वराहरूपिणी
māheśvarī śūlavidāritorasaś cakāra dagdhānaparāṃśca vaiṣṇavī / śaktyā kumārī kuliśena caindrī tuṇḍena cakreṇa varāharūpiṇī
Māheśvarī (made) some with breasts torn open by her trident, and Vaiṣṇavī made others burnt; Kumārī (slew) with her spear, Aindrī with her thunderbolt, and she of boar-form with her snout and discus.
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VamP 30.22
नखैर्विभिन्नानपि नालसिंही अट्टाट्टहासैपि रुद्रदुती । रुद्रस्त्रिशूलेन तथैव चान्यान् विनायकश्चापि परश्वधेन
nakhairvibhinnānapi nālasiṃhī aṭṭāṭṭahāsaipi rudradutī / rudrastriśūlena tathaiva cānyān vināyakaścāpi paraśvadhena
And Nārasiṃhī (made) some torn apart by her claws, and Rudradūtī (destroyed) others by her loud roaring laughter; Rudra likewise (slew) others with his trident, and Vināyaka too with his axe.
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VamP 30.23
एवं हि देव्या विविधैस्तु रूपैर्निपात्यमाना दनुपुगवास्ते । पेतुः पृथिव्यां भुवि चापि भूतैस्ते भक्ष्यमाणाः प्रलयं प्रजग्मुः
evaṃ hi devyā vividhaistu rūpairnipātyamānā danupugavāste / petuḥ pṛthivyāṃ bhuvi cāpi bhūtaiste bhakṣyamāṇāḥ pralayaṃ prajagmuḥ
Thus, being struck down by the Goddess in her various forms, those bulls among Danu's sons fell upon the earth, and on the ground, being devoured by the spirits, they went to destruction.
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VamP 30.24
ते वध्यमानास्त्वथ देवताभिर्महासुरा मातृभिराकुलाश्च । विमुक्तकेशास्तरलेक्षणा भयात् ते रक्तबीजं शरणं हि जग्मुः
te vadhyamānāstvatha devatābhirmahāsurā mātṛbhirākulāśca / vimuktakeśāstaralekṣaṇā bhayāt te raktabījaṃ śaraṇaṃ hi jagmuḥ
Then those great asuras, being slain by the gods and thrown into confusion by the Mothers, their hair loosened, their eyes darting about, out of fear went for refuge to Raktabīja.
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VamP 30.25
स रक्तबीजः सहसाभ्युपेत्य वरास्त्रमादाय च मातृमण्डतम् । विद्रावयन् भूतगणान् समन्ताद् विवेश कोपात् स्फुरिताधरश्च
sa raktabījaḥ sahasābhyupetya varāstramādāya ca mātṛmaṇḍatam / vidrāvayan bhūtagaṇān samantād viveśa kopāt sphuritādharaśca
That Raktabīja, rushing up at once and taking up his excellent weapon, scattering the hosts of beings on every side, entered the circle of the Mothers in anger, his lower lip quivering.
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VamP 30.26
तमापतन्तं प्रसमीक्ष्य मातरः शस्त्रैः शिताग्रैर्दितजं ववर्षुः । यो रक्तबिन्दुर्न्यपतत् पृथिव्यां स तत्प्रमाणस्त्वसुरो ऽपि जज्ञे
tamāpatantaṃ prasamīkṣya mātaraḥ śastraiḥ śitāgrairditajaṃ vavarṣuḥ / yo raktabindurnyapatat pṛthivyāṃ sa tatpramāṇastvasuro 'pi jajñe
Seeing him rushing on, the Mothers rained sharp-pointed weapons upon Diti's son; and whatever drop of blood fell to the earth, from it an asura of his very size was born.
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VamP 30.27
ततस्तदाश्चर्यमयं निरीक्ष्य सा कौशिकी केशिनिमभ्युवाच । पिबस्व चण्डे रुधिरं त्वरातेर्वितत्य वक्त्रं वडवानलाभम्
tatastadāścaryamayaṃ nirīkṣya sā kauśikī keśinimabhyuvāca / pibasva caṇḍe rudhiraṃ tvarātervitatya vaktraṃ vaḍavānalābham
Then, observing that marvel, that Kauśikī said to Keśinī: "Drink, O Caṇḍā, the blood of the foe, opening wide your mouth like the submarine fire."
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VamP 30.28
सा त्वेवमुक्ता वरदाम्बिका हि वितत्य वक्त्रं विकरालमुग्रम् । ओष्ठं नभस्पृक् पृथिवीं स्पूशन्तं कृत्वाधरं तिष्ठति चर्ममुण्डा
sā tvevamuktā varadāmbikā hi vitatya vaktraṃ vikarālamugram / oṣṭhaṃ nabhaspṛk pṛthivīṃ spūśantaṃ kṛtvādharaṃ tiṣṭhati carmamuṇḍā
Thus addressed, the boon-giving Ambikā, opening her mouth, hideous and terrible, making her upper lip touch the sky and her lower lip touch the earth, stands there, skull-and-hide-clad.
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VamP 30.29
ततो ऽम्बिका केशविकर्षणाकुलं कृत्वा रिपुं प्राक्षिपत स्ववक्त्रे । बिभेद शूलेन तथाप्युरस्तः क्षतोद्भवान्ये न्यपतंश्च वक्त्रे
tato 'mbikā keśavikarṣaṇākulaṃ kṛtvā ripuṃ prākṣipata svavaktre / bibheda śūlena tathāpyurastaḥ kṣatodbhavānye nyapataṃśca vaktre
Then Ambikā, having seized the enemy and thrown him into disarray by dragging him by the hair, flung him into her own mouth; and she also split his chest with the spear, and the others arising from the wound fell into her mouth.
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VamP 30.30
ततस्तु शोषं प्रजगाम रक्तं रक्तक्षये हीनबलो बभूव । तं हीनवीर्यं शतधा चकार चक्रेण चामीकरभूषितेन
tatastu śoṣaṃ prajagāma raktaṃ raktakṣaye hīnabalo babhūva / taṃ hīnavīryaṃ śatadhā cakāra cakreṇa cāmīkarabhūṣitena
Then his blood went dry, and with the loss of blood he became devoid of strength; and him, bereft of valour, she made into a hundred pieces with her gold-adorned discus.
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VamP 30.31
तस्मिन् विशस्ते दनुसैन्यनाते ते दानवा दीनतरं विनेदुः । हा तात ह भ्रातरिति ब्रुवन्तः क्त यासि तिष्ठस्व मुहूर्त्तमेहि
tasmin viśaste danusainyanāte te dānavā dīnataraṃ vineduḥ / hā tāta ha bhrātariti bruvantaḥ kta yāsi tiṣṭhasva muhūrttamehi
When he was slain and Danu's army destroyed, those dānavas cried out most pitifully, saying, "Alas, father! Alas, brother! Where are you going? Stay, come here a moment!"
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VamP 30.32
तथापरे विलुलितकेशपाशा विशीर्णवर्माभरणा दिगम्बराः । निपातिता धरणितले मृडान्या प्रदुद्रुवुर्गिरिवरमुह्य दैत्याः
tathāpare vilulitakeśapāśā viśīrṇavarmābharaṇā digambarāḥ / nipātitā dharaṇitale mṛḍānyā pradudruvurgirivaramuhya daityāḥ
And others, their coils of hair disheveled, their armour and ornaments shattered, naked, struck down to the ground by Mṛḍānī — those daityas fled, abandoning the great mountain.
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VamP 30.33
विशीर्णवर्मायुधभूषणं तत् बलं निरीक्ष्यैव हि दानवेन्द्रः । विशीर्मचक्राक्षरथो निशुम्भः क्रोधान्मृडानीं समुपाजगाम
viśīrṇavarmāyudhabhūṣaṇaṃ tat balaṃ nirīkṣyaiva hi dānavendraḥ / viśīrmacakrākṣaratho niśumbhaḥ krodhānmṛḍānīṃ samupājagāma
Seeing that army with its armour, weapons and ornaments shattered, the lord of the dānavas, Niśumbha, whose chariot's wheels and axle were broken, came in fury against Mṛḍānī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.34
खड्गं समादाय च चर्म भास्वरं धुन्वन् शिरः प्रेक्ष्य च रूपमस्याः । संस्तम्भमोहज्वरपीडिते ऽथ चित्रे यथासौ लिखितो बभूव
khaḍgaṃ samādāya ca carma bhāsvaraṃ dhunvan śiraḥ prekṣya ca rūpamasyāḥ / saṃstambhamohajvarapīḍite 'tha citre yathāsau likhito babhūva
Taking up his sword and his shining shield, shaking his head, and beholding her form, he became, afflicted by paralysis, bewilderment and fever, as though painted in a picture.
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VamP 30.35
तं स्तम्भितं वीक्ष्य सुरामग्रे प्रोवाच देवी वचनं विहस्य । अनेन वीर्येण सुरास्त्वया जिता अनेन मां प्रार्थयसे बलेन
taṃ stambhitaṃ vīkṣya surāmagre provāca devī vacanaṃ vihasya / anena vīryeṇa surāstvayā jitā anena māṃ prārthayase balena
Seeing him paralysed before the gods, the Goddess laughed and spoke these words: "With this valour of yours the gods were conquered by you? With this strength you court me?"
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VamP 30.36
श्रुत्वा तु वाक्यं कौशिक्या दानवः सुचिरादिव । प्रोवाच चिन्तयित्वाथ वचनं वदतां वरः
śrutvā tu vākyaṃ kauśikyā dānavaḥ sucirādiva / provāca cintayitvātha vacanaṃ vadatāṃ varaḥ
But having heard Kauśikī's words, the dānava, best of speakers, after a long while as it were, reflected and then spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.37
सुकुमाररीरो ऽथं मच्छस्त्रपतनादपि । शतधा यास्यते भीरु आमपात्रमिवाम्भसि
sukumārarīro 'thaṃ macchastrapatanādapi / śatadhā yāsyate bhīru āmapātramivāmbhasi
"Your body is very delicate; from the fall of my weapon it would go to a hundred pieces, timid one, like an unbaked pot in water.
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VamP 30.38
एतद् विचिन्तयन्नर्थ त्वां प्रहर्त्तु न सुन्दरि । करोमि बुद्धि तस्मात् त्वं मां भजस्वायतेक्षणे
etad vicintayannartha tvāṃ praharttu na sundari / karomi buddhi tasmāt tvaṃ māṃ bhajasvāyatekṣaṇe
"Considering this matter, O beautiful one, I do not strike you; that is my resolve — therefore, O long-eyed one, be devoted to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.39
मम खङ्गनिपातं हि नेन्द्रो धारयितुं क्षमः । निवर्त्तय मतिं युद्धाद् भार्या मे भव साम्प्रतम्
mama khaṅganipātaṃ hi nendro dhārayituṃ kṣamaḥ / nivarttaya matiṃ yuddhād bhāryā me bhava sāmpratam
"Indeed not even Indra is able to withstand the fall of my sword; turn your mind away from battle and become my wife now."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.40
इत्थं निशुम्भवचनं श्रुत्वा योगीश्वरी मुने । विहस्य भावगम्भीरं निशुम्भं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
itthaṃ niśumbhavacanaṃ śrutvā yogīśvarī mune / vihasya bhāvagambhīraṃ niśumbhaṃ vākyamabravīt
Having thus heard Niśumbha's words, O sage, the mistress of yoga laughed and spoke to Niśumbha words deep in meaning.
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VamP 30.41
नाजिताहं रणे वीर भवे भार्या हि कस्यचित् । भवान् यदिह भार्यार्थो ततो मां जय संयुगे
nājitāhaṃ raṇe vīra bhave bhāryā hi kasyacit / bhavān yadiha bhāryārtho tato māṃ jaya saṃyuge
"Unconquered in battle, O hero, I do not become anyone's wife; if you here desire a wife, then conquer me in combat."
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VamP 30.42
इत्येवमुक्ते वचने खङ्गमुद्यम्य दानवः । प्रचिक्षेप तदा वेगात् कौशिकीं प्रति नारद
ityevamukte vacane khaṅgamudyamya dānavaḥ / pracikṣepa tadā vegāt kauśikīṃ prati nārada
When these words had been spoken, the dānava raised his sword and then hurled it with force at Kauśikī, O Nārada.
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VamP 30.43
तमापतन्तं निस्त्रिंशं षड्भिर्बर्हिणराजितैः । चिच्छेद चर्मणा सार्द्ध तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
tamāpatantaṃ nistriṃśaṃ ṣaḍbhirbarhiṇarājitaiḥ / ciccheda carmaṇā sārddha tadadbhutamivābhavat
As that sword came flying, she cut it, together with the shield, with six peacock-feathered arrows; that was as if a marvel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.44
खड्गे सचर्मणि छिन्ने गदां गृह्य महासुरः । समाद्रवत् कोशभवां वायुवेगसमो जवे
khaḍge sacarmaṇi chinne gadāṃ gṛhya mahāsuraḥ / samādravat kośabhavāṃ vāyuvegasamo jave
When his sword together with the shield had been cut through, the great demon seized a mace and rushed forward — (a mace) that had come from the treasury — equal in speed to the rush of the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.45
तस्यापतत एवाशु करौ श्लिष्टौ समौ दृढौ । गदया सह चिच्छेद क्षुरेप्रेण रणे ऽम्बिका
tasyāpatata evāśu karau śliṣṭau samau dṛḍhau / gadayā saha ciccheda kṣurepreṇa raṇe 'mbikā
As he was rushing on, Ambikā at once cut off in battle, together with the mace, his two hands, matched, firm, and clasped (about it), with a razor-edged arrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.46
तस्मिन्नपतिते रौद्रे सुरशत्रौ भयङ्करे । चण्डाद्य मातरो हृष्टाश्चक्रुः किलकिलाध्वनिम्
tasminnapatite raudre suraśatrau bhayaṅkare / caṇḍādya mātaro hṛṣṭāścakruḥ kilakilādhvanim
When that dreadful, terrifying enemy of the gods had fallen, the Mothers, Caṇḍā and the rest, delighted, raised a shrill cry of triumph.
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VamP 30.47
गगनस्थास्ततो देवाः शतक्रतुपुरोगमाः । जयस्व विजयेत्यूचुर्हृष्टाः शत्रौ निपातिते
gaganasthāstato devāḥ śatakratupurogamāḥ / jayasva vijayetyūcurhṛṣṭāḥ śatrau nipātite
Then the gods standing in the sky, with the Performer of a Hundred Sacrifices (Indra) at their head, delighted at the enemy's being struck down, cried "Conquer! Be victorious!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.48
ततस्तूर्याण्यवाद्यन्त भूतसंघैः समन्ततः । पुष्पवृष्टिं च मुमुचुः सुराः कात्यायनीं प्रति
tatastūryāṇyavādyanta bhūtasaṃghaiḥ samantataḥ / puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ ca mumucuḥ surāḥ kātyāyanīṃ prati
Then drums were sounded on all sides by the hosts of spirits, and the gods let fall a rain of flowers upon Kātyāyanī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.49
निशुम्भं पतितं दृष्ट्वा शुम्भः क्रोधान्महामुने । वृन्दारकं समारुह्य पाशपाणिः समभ्यगात्
niśumbhaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā śumbhaḥ krodhānmahāmune / vṛndārakaṃ samāruhya pāśapāṇiḥ samabhyagāt
Seeing Niśumbha fallen, O great sage, Śumbha, out of anger, mounted Vṛndāraka (his elephant) and, noose in hand, advanced.
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VamP 30.50
तमापतन्तं दृष्ट्वाथ सगजं दानवेश्वरम् । जग्रा ह चतुरो वाणांश्चन्द्रार्धाकरवर्चसः
tamāpatantaṃ dṛṣṭvātha sagajaṃ dānaveśvaram / jagrā ha caturo vāṇāṃścandrārdhākaravarcasaḥ
Then, seeing the lord of the Dānavas rushing on with his elephant, she took up four arrows with the brilliance of half-moon blades.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.51
क्षुरप्राभ्यां समं पादौ द्वौ चिच्छेद द्विपस्य सा । द्वाभ्यां कुम्भे जघानाथ हसन्ती लीलयाम्बिका
kṣuraprābhyāṃ samaṃ pādau dvau ciccheda dvipasya sā / dvābhyāṃ kumbhe jaghānātha hasantī līlayāmbikā
With two razor-edged arrows she cut off both feet of the elephant at once, and then with two she struck it on the frontal lobes — Ambikā, laughing, in play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.52
निकृत्ताभ्यां गजः पद्म्यां निपपात तथेच्छया । शक्रवज्रसमाक्रान्तं शैलराजशिरो यथा
nikṛttābhyāṃ gajaḥ padmyāṃ nipapāta tathecchayā / śakravajrasamākrāntaṃ śailarājaśiro yathā
With its two feet severed the elephant fell down, so by her will, like the peak of the mountain-king overwhelmed by Indra's thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.53
तस्यावर्जितनागस्य शुम्भस्याप्युत्पतिष्यतः । शिरश्चिच्छेद बाणेन कुण्डलालङ्कृतं शिवा
tasyāvarjitanāgasya śumbhasyāpyutpatiṣyataḥ / śiraściccheda bāṇena kuṇḍalālaṅkṛtaṃ śivā
And as Śumbha, his elephant brought down, was about to leap up, Śivā cut off with an arrow his head adorned with earrings.
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VamP 30.54
छिन्ने शिरसि दैत्येन्द्रो निपपात सकुञ्जरः । यथा समहिषः क्रोञ्चो महासेनसमाहतः
chinne śirasi daityendro nipapāta sakuñjaraḥ / yathā samahiṣaḥ kroñco mahāsenasamāhataḥ
His head cut off, the lord of the Daityas fell down along with his elephant, as a curlew with its buffalo, struck down by Mahāsena.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.55
श्रुत्वा सुराः सुररिपु निहतौ मृडान्या सेन्द्राः ससूर्यमरुदश्विवसुप्रधानाः । आगत्य तं गिरिवरं विनयावनम्रा देव्यास्तदा स्तुतिपदं त्विदमीरयन्तः
śrutvā surāḥ suraripu nihatau mṛḍānyā sendrāḥ sasūryamarudaśvivasupradhānāḥ / āgatya taṃ girivaraṃ vinayāvanamrā devyāstadā stutipadaṃ tvidamīrayantaḥ
Hearing that the two enemies of the gods had been slain by Mṛḍānī, the gods with Indra, headed by the Sun, the Maruts, the Aśvins and the Vasus, came to that best of mountains and, bowed low in reverence, then uttered this hymn of praise to the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.56
देवा ऊचुः। । नमो ऽस्तु ते भगवति पापनाशिनि नमो ऽस्तु ते सुररिपुदर्पशातनि । नमो ऽस्तु ते हरिहरराज्यदायिनि नमो ऽस्तु ते मखभुजकार्यकारिणि
devā ūcuḥ/ / namo 'stu te bhagavati pāpanāśini namo 'stu te suraripudarpaśātani / namo 'stu te harihararājyadāyini namo 'stu te makhabhujakāryakāriṇi
The gods said: Homage to you, O Blessed One, destroyer of sin; homage to you, crusher of the pride of the gods' enemies; homage to you, giver of sovereignty to Hari and Hara; homage to you, who accomplish the work of the eaters of sacrifice.
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VamP 30.57
नमो ऽस्तु ते त्रिदशरिपुक्षयङ्करि नमो ऽस्तु ते शतमखपादपूजिते । नमो ऽस्तु ते महिषविनासकारिणि नमो ऽस्तु ते हरिहरभास्करस्तुते
namo 'stu te tridaśaripukṣayaṅkari namo 'stu te śatamakhapādapūjite / namo 'stu te mahiṣavināsakāriṇi namo 'stu te hariharabhāskarastute
Homage to you, who bring destruction on the foes of the Thirty (gods); homage to you, worshipped at the feet by the Lord of a Hundred Sacrifices; homage to you, who wrought the annihilation of the buffalo (demon); homage to you, praised by Hari, Hara and the Sun.
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VamP 30.58
नमो ऽस्तु ते ऽष्टादशबाहुशालिनि नमो ऽस्तु ते शुम्भनिशुम्भघातिनि । नमो ऽस्तु लोकार्त्तिहरे त्रिशूलिनि नमो ऽस्तु नारायणि चक्रधारिणि
namo 'stu te 'ṣṭādaśabāhuśālini namo 'stu te śumbhaniśumbhaghātini / namo 'stu lokārttihare triśūlini namo 'stu nārāyaṇi cakradhāriṇi
Homage to you, who are resplendent with eighteen arms; homage to you, slayer of Śumbha and Niśumbha; homage, remover of the world's affliction, bearer of the trident; homage, Nārāyaṇī, wielder of the discus.
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VamP 30.59
नमो ऽस्तु वाराहि सदा धराधरे त्वां नारसिंहि प्रणता नमो ऽसुत ते । नमो ऽस्तु नारसिंहि प्रणता नमो ऽस्तु ते । नमो ऽस्तु ते वज्रधरे गजध्वजे नमो ऽसुत कौमारि मयूरवाहिनि
namo 'stu vārāhi sadā dharādhare tvāṃ nārasiṃhi praṇatā namo 'suta te / namo 'stu nārasiṃhi praṇatā namo 'stu te / namo 'stu te vajradhare gajadhvaje namo 'suta kaumāri mayūravāhini
Homage, Vārāhī, ever upholder of the earth; to you, Nārasiṃhī, I am bowed — homage to you; homage, Nārasiṃhī, bowed down, homage to you; homage to you, bearer of the thunderbolt, with the elephant for your banner; homage, Kaumārī, riding the peacock.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.60
नमो ऽस्तु पैतामहहंसवाहने नमो ऽस्तु मालाविकटे सुकेशिनि । नमऽस्तु मालाविकटे सुकेशिनि । नमो ऽस्तु ते रासभपृष्ठवाहिनि नमो ऽस्तु सर्वार्त्तिहरे जगन्मये
namo 'stu paitāmahahaṃsavāhane namo 'stu mālāvikaṭe sukeśini / nama'stu mālāvikaṭe sukeśini / namo 'stu te rāsabhapṛṣṭhavāhini namo 'stu sarvārttihare jaganmaye
Homage, you who ride the goose of the Grandfather (Brahmā); homage, garlanded and grim one, fair-haired; homage, garlanded and grim one, fair-haired; homage to you, who ride on the back of an ass; homage, remover of all affliction, you who are the world itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.61
नमो ऽस्तु विश्वेश्वरि पाहि विश्वं निषूदयारीन् द्विजदेवतानाम् । नमो ऽस्तु ते सर्वमयि त्रिनेत्रे नमो नमस्ते वरदे प्रसीद
namo 'stu viśveśvari pāhi viśvaṃ niṣūdayārīn dvijadevatānām / namo 'stu te sarvamayi trinetre namo namaste varade prasīda
Homage, Mistress of the universe — protect the universe, strike down the enemies of the twice-born and of the gods. Homage to you, O you who are all things, three-eyed one; homage, homage to you, giver of boons: be gracious.
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VamP 30.62
ब्रह्माणी त्वं मृडानी वरशिखिगमना शक्तिहस्ता कुमारी वाराही त्वं सुवक्त्रा खगपतिगमना वैष्णवी त्वं सशार्ङ्गो । दुर्दृश्या नारसिंही घुरघुरितरवा त्वं तथैन्द्री सवज्रा त्वं मारी चर्ममुण्डाशवगमनरता योगिनी योगसिद्धा
brahmāṇī tvaṃ mṛḍānī varaśikhigamanā śaktihastā kumārī vārāhī tvaṃ suvaktrā khagapatigamanā vaiṣṇavī tvaṃ saśārṅgo / durdṛśyā nārasiṃhī ghuraghuritaravā tvaṃ tathaindrī savajrā tvaṃ mārī carmamuṇḍāśavagamanaratā yoginī yogasiddhā
You are Brahmāṇī; you are Mṛḍānī; you go on the excellent peacock, holding a spear, as Kumārī; you are Vārāhī of fair face; you are Vaiṣṇavī, riding the lord of birds, bearing the bow; you are Nārasiṃhī, hard to look upon, with a growling roar; and likewise Aindrī, with the thunderbolt; you are Mārī, delighting to go upon corpses with skin and skull, the Yoginī perfected in yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.63
नमस्ते त्रिनेत्रे भगवति तवचरणानुषिता ये अहरहर्विनतशिरसो ऽवनताः । नहि नहि परिभवमस्त्यशुभं च स्तुतिबलिकुसुमकराः सततं ये
namaste trinetre bhagavati tavacaraṇānuṣitā ye aharaharvinataśiraso 'vanatāḥ / nahi nahi paribhavamastyaśubhaṃ ca stutibalikusumakarāḥ satataṃ ye
Homage to you, three-eyed Blessed One! Those who dwell at your feet, day after day with heads bowed and prostrate, who continually have praise, offerings and flowers in their hands — for them there is no humiliation at all, nor any ill.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.64
एवं स्तुता सुरवरैः सुरशत्रुनाशिनी प्राह प्रहस्य सुरसिद्धमहर्षिवर्यान् । प्राप्तो मयाद् भुततमो भवतां प्रसादात् संग्राममूर्ध्वि सुरशत्रुजयः प्रमर्दात्
evaṃ stutā suravaraiḥ suraśatrunāśinī prāha prahasya surasiddhamaharṣivaryān / prāpto mayād bhutatamo bhavatāṃ prasādāt saṃgrāmamūrdhvi suraśatrujayaḥ pramardāt
Thus praised by the best of the gods, she who destroys the foes of the gods laughed and spoke to the gods, the siddhas and the foremost great sages: "By your favour I have obtained the most wondrous thing — victory over the gods' enemies at the head of battle, by crushing (them)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.65
इमां स्तुतिं भक्तिपरा नरोत्तमा भवद्भिरुक्तामनुकीर्त्तयन्ति । दुःस्वप्ननाशो भविता न संशयो वरस्तथान्यो व्रियतामभीप्सितः
imāṃ stutiṃ bhaktiparā narottamā bhavadbhiruktāmanukīrttayanti / duḥsvapnanāśo bhavitā na saṃśayo varastathānyo vriyatāmabhīpsitaḥ
Those best of men, given over to devotion, who recite this hymn spoken by you — for them there will be destruction of evil dreams, without doubt; and let some other boon that is desired be chosen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.66
देवा ऊचुः । यदि वरदा भवती त्रिदशानां द्विजशिशुगोषु यतस्व हिताय । पुनरपि देवरिपूनपरांस्त्वं प्रदह हुताशनतुल्यशरीरे
devā ūcuḥ / yadi varadā bhavatī tridaśānāṃ dvijaśiśugoṣu yatasva hitāya / punarapi devaripūnaparāṃstvaṃ pradaha hutāśanatulyaśarīre
The gods said: If you are a giver of boons to the thirty (gods), then exert yourself for the welfare of brahmins, children and cows; and again burn up utterly the other foes of the gods, O you whose body is the equal of fire.
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VamP 30.67
देव्युवाच। । भूयो भविष्याम्यसृगुक्षितानना हराननस्वेदजलोद्भवा सुराः । अन्धासुरस्याप्रतिपोषणे रता नाम्ना प्रसिद्धा भुवनेषु चर्चिका
devyuvāca/ / bhūyo bhaviṣyāmyasṛgukṣitānanā harānanasvedajalodbhavā surāḥ / andhāsurasyāpratipoṣaṇe ratā nāmnā prasiddhā bhuvaneṣu carcikā
The Goddess said: Again I shall come to be, my face sprinkled with blood, arisen from the sweat-water of Hara's face, O gods, intent on not letting the demon Andhaka grow again, famed throughout the worlds by the name Carcikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.68
भूयो वधिष्यामि सुरारिमुत्तमं संभूय नन्दस्य गृहे यशोदया । तं विप्रचित्तिं लवणं तथापरौ शुम्भं निशुम्भं दशनप्रहारिमी
bhūyo vadhiṣyāmi surārimuttamaṃ saṃbhūya nandasya gṛhe yaśodayā / taṃ vipracittiṃ lavaṇaṃ tathāparau śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ daśanaprahārimī
Again I shall slay the foremost foe of the gods, having been born in Nanda's house from Yaśodā; (I shall slay) that Vipracitti, Lavaṇa, and the two others, Śumbha and Niśumbha, striking them with my teeth.
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VamP 30.69
भूयः सुरास्तिष्ययुगे निराशिनी निरीक्ष्य मारी च गृहे शतक्रतोः । संभूय देव्यामितसत्यधामया सुरा भरिष्यामि च शाकम्भरी वै
bhūyaḥ surāstiṣyayuge nirāśinī nirīkṣya mārī ca gṛhe śatakratoḥ / saṃbhūya devyāmitasatyadhāmayā surā bhariṣyāmi ca śākambharī vai
Again, O gods, in the Tiṣya age I shall be seen as the Famine-maker and as Mārī in the house of Śatakratu; having been born as the goddess of measureless true majesty, O gods, I shall sustain (the world) as Śākambharī indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.70
भूयो विपक्षक्षपणाय देवा विन्ध्ये भविष्यम्यृषिरक्षणार्थम् । दुर्वृत्तचेष्टान् विनिहत्य दैत्यान् भूयः समेष्यामि सुरालयं हि
bhūyo vipakṣakṣapaṇāya devā vindhye bhaviṣyamyṛṣirakṣaṇārtham / durvṛttaceṣṭān vinihatya daityān bhūyaḥ sameṣyāmi surālayaṃ hi
Again, O gods, for the destruction of the adversaries I shall come to be in the Vindhya, for the protection of the sages; having slain the daityas of wicked deeds, I shall again return to the abode of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.71
यदारुणाक्षो भविता महासुरः तदा भविष्यामि हिताय देवाताः । महालिरूपेण विनष्टजीवितं कृत्वा समष्यामि पुनस्त्रिविष्टपम्
yadāruṇākṣo bhavitā mahāsuraḥ tadā bhaviṣyāmi hitāya devātāḥ / mahālirūpeṇa vinaṣṭajīvitaṃ kṛtvā samaṣyāmi punastriviṣṭapam
When Aruṇākṣa shall become a great asura, then I shall come to be for (your) welfare, O gods; having taken his life in the form of a great bee, I shall again return to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.72
पुलस्त्य उवाच । इत्येवमुक्त्वा वरदा सुराणां कृत्वा प्रणामं दिवजपुङ्गवानाम् । विसृज्य भूतानि जगाम देवी खं सिद्धसंघैरनुगम्यमाना
pulastya uvāca / ityevamuktvā varadā surāṇāṃ kṛtvā praṇāmaṃ divajapuṅgavānām / visṛjya bhūtāni jagāma devī khaṃ siddhasaṃghairanugamyamānā
Pulastya said: Having spoken thus, the giver of boons to the gods, having made obeisance to the bulls among the twice-born, dismissed the beings and went to the sky, the Goddess, followed by the throngs of siddhas.
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VamP 30.73
इदं पुराणं परमं पवित्रं देव्या जयं मङ्गलदायि पुंसाम् । श्रोतव्यमेतन्नियतैः सदैव रक्षोघ्नमेतद्भगवानुवाच
idaṃ purāṇaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ devyā jayaṃ maṅgaladāyi puṃsām / śrotavyametanniyataiḥ sadaiva rakṣoghnametadbhagavānuvāca
This purāṇa, supremely purifying, the victory of the Goddess, granting auspiciousness to men, is always to be heard by those who are disciplined; the Lord declared it to be a destroyer of demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 30.103
अभिजानीहि भवतः शापाद्वारतां गत्म् । सुबहूनि च पापानि मया यानि कृतानि हि
abhijānīhi bhavataḥ śāpādvāratāṃ gatm / subahūni ca pāpāni mayā yāni kṛtāni hi
Know that you have come, through the curse, to the condition of a (monkey?), and (know) the very many sins that were committed by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 30.108
ददृशे रूपसंपन्नां घृताचीं स प्लवङ्गमः । सापि तं बलिनां श्रेष्ठं दृष्ट्वैव कपिकुञ्जरम्
dadṛśe rūpasaṃpannāṃ ghṛtācīṃ sa plavaṅgamaḥ / sāpi taṃ balināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva kapikuñjaram
That monkey saw Ghṛtācī, endowed with beauty; and she too, as soon as she saw that best of the strong, that elephant among monkeys...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition