चण्डोच्चण्ड इति ख्यातश्चतुर्हस्तस्त्रिलोचनः
He is renowned as Caṇḍoccaṇḍa, four-armed and three-eyed.
सदा संसेवते देवीं पश्यन्नेव हि पोत्रिणीम्
He always serves the Goddess, gazing intently at the one who grants boons.
वार्त्ताल्याद्या अष्ट देव्यो दिक्ष्वष्टासूपविश्रुताः
The eight goddesses beginning with Vārttālī are famed in the eight directions.
अष्टनागस्फुरद्भूषा अनष्टबलतेजसः
Adorned with ornaments of eight serpent-hoods, their strength and brilliance undiminished.
सेवन्ते ललितां देव्यो दण्डनाथामहर्निशम्
The goddesses, led by Daṇḍanātha, serve Lalitā day and night.
वार्ताली चैव वाराहीसा वाराहमुखी परा
Vārtālī, Vārāhī, Sā, and the supreme Vārāhamukhī.
स्तंभिनीति रिपुक्षोभस्तंभनोच्चाटनक्षमाः
Staṃbhinī and Ripukṣobha, skilled in immobilizing and expelling enemies.
दण्डनाथोपवाह्यस्तु कासरो धूसराकृतिः
Daṇḍanātha's mount is Kāsara, gray in appearance.
खड्गवन्निष्ठुरैर्लोमजातैः संवृतविग्रहः
His body is covered with bristling hair, rough as a sword.
नीलाञ्जनाचलप्रख्यो विकटोन्नतरुष्टभूः
He resembles a mountain of dark collyrium, with a fierce and elevated form.
प्रभूतोष्मलनिश्वासप्रसराकंपितांबुधिः
His powerful, fiery breath causes the ocean to tremble.
वर्त्तते खुरविक्षिप्तपुष्कलावर्तवारिदः
Where he stands, the clouds are churned into great whorls by his stamping hooves.
इन्द्रादयो ऽनेकभेदा दिशामष्टकदेवताः
Indra and others, in many forms, are the eight guardian deities of the directions.
इन्द्रश्चाप्सरसश्चैव स चतुष्षष्टिकोटयः
Indra and the Apsarases, numbering sixty-four crores.
विश्वकर्मा मयश्चैव मातरश्च बलोन्नताः
Viśvakarmā, Maya, and the Mothers, exalted in strength.
क्रन्दञ्चिरक्षसां नाथा राक्षसा बहवस्तथा
The lords of the Rākṣasas, howling, and many other Rākṣasas as well.
विश्वावसुप्रभृतयो विख्यातास्तत्पुरोगमाः
The renowned ones such as Viśvāvasu and his followers,
विद्याधराः किन्नराश्च मारुतेश्वर एव च
Vidyādharas, Kinnaras, and also the lord of the winds,
तुंबुरुर्नारदो यक्षः सोमोयक्षेश्वरस्तथा
Tuṃburu, Nārada, the Yakṣa Soma, and the lord of the Yakṣas as well,
ईशानश्च जगच्चक्रभक्षकः शूलभीषणः
Īśāna, the devourer of the world-wheel, and the terrifying one with the trident,
धन्वन्तरिश्च भगवानथान्ये गणनायकाः
And the blessed Dhanvantari, along with other leaders of hosts,
अनन्तो वासुकिस्तक्षः कर्केटः पद्म एव च
Ananta, Vāsuki, Takṣa, Karkeṭa, and also Padma,
एते नागेश्वराश्चैव नागकोटिभिरावृताः
These lords of the nāgas, indeed, are surrounded by multitudes of nāgas,
पूर्वादिदिशमारभ्य परितः कृतमन्दिराः
Beginning from the eastern direction, they have established their dwellings all around,
आश्रित्य किल वर्तन्ते तदधिष्ठातृदेवताः
Residing there, indeed, are the presiding deities of those places,
तस्यैव पर्वणः प्रान्ते किरिचक्रस्य भास्वतः
At the very end of that shining circle of peaks,
पातालतलजंबालबहुला कारकालिमा
There is a dense, dark region, abundant with subterranean Jambāla,
भिन्दन्डमरुकध्वानै रोदसीकन्दरोदरम्
With the sounds of breaking drums and winds, the cavernous space between heaven and earth,
क्षेत्रपालः सदा भाति सेवमानः किटीश्वरीम्
The Kṣetrapāla always shines there, serving the queen of the Kiṭis,
यमा रुह्य प्रववृते भण्टासुरबधैषिणी
Ascending there, Yamāru began, desiring the destruction of Bhaṇṭāsura,