कङ्कमारुह्य समरे चकाशे गिरिसन्निभम्
Mounted upon a vulture in battle, he shone forth, resembling a mountain.
भेरुण्डपतनारूढः प्रचण्डयुद्धमातनोत्
Riding on a Bherunda bird, he unleashed a fierce and tumultuous fight.
उवाह समरे चण्डः कुक्कुटो ऽतिभयङ्करः
In battle, the terrifying rooster carried Caṇḍa.
पश्यन्पुरः शक्तिसैन्यं चचाल चरणायुधः
Seeing the army of Śakti ahead, the one armed with weapons at his feet trembled.
वज्रनिष्ठुरघोषश्च प्राचलत्प्रेतवाहनः
With the thunderous sound of adamantine weapons, the carrier of corpses moved.
प्रेतो भूतसमाविष्टस्तमुवाह रणाजिरे
Possessed by spirits, the corpse bore him onto the battlefield.
प्रोतो वाहनतां प्राप्तःकरालाक्षमथावहत्
The corpse, having become a vehicle, then carried the fierce-eyed one.
सर्दयामास शक्तीनां सैन्यं वेतालवाहनः
The army of Śakti was crushed by the Vetāla as a mount.
श्मशानभूमौ वेतालो मन्त्रेणानेन साधितः
In the cremation ground, the Vetāla was subdued by this mantra.
बहुधायुध्यत तदा शक्तिभिः सह दानवः
Then the demon fought in many ways together with the Śaktis.
शक्तीनां सैनिकं तत्र व्याकुलीचक्रुरुद्धताः
There, the soldiers of Śakti were thrown into confusion by their agitation.
तेन दत्तो वरस्तेषां तपस्तुष्टेन भास्वता
A boon was granted to them by the radiant one, pleased by their austerity.
परितुष्टो ऽस्मि भद्रं वो भवन्तो वृणतां वरम्
I am satisfied; may auspiciousness be yours. You may choose a boon.
प्रार्थयामासुरत्यर्थं दुर्दान्तं वरमीदृशम्
They earnestly requested a formidable boon of this kind.
भवता घोरतेजोभिर्दहता प्रतिरोधिनः
By your dreadful brilliance, may you burn those who oppose us.
तदाक्षिविषयः सर्वो निश्चेष्टो भवतात्प्रभो
Then, O Lord, may all within the range of your gaze become motionless.
स्तब्धशस्त्रा भविष्यन्ति प्रतिरोधकसैनिकाः
The soldiers who resist will have their weapons frozen.
निश्चेष्टा रिपवो ऽस्माभिर्हन्तव्याः सुकरत्वतः
Our enemies, rendered motionless, will be easily slain by us.
वरदानेन ते तत्र युद्धे चेरुर्मधोद्धताः
By the boon granted to them, those arrogant Madhus fought in that battle.
शक्तयः स्तब्धशस्त्रौघा विफलोत्सा हतां गताः
Their powers, with their weapons rendered motionless, became futile and lost their vigor.
विष्टंभितास्त्रशस्त्राणां शक्तीनां नोद्यमो ऽभवत्
The weapons and missiles were restrained, and the powers could not exert themselves.
अभिभूताः सनिश्वासं शक्तयो जोषमासत
Overcome and sighing, the powers remained quietly subdued.
व्यमर्दयञ्छक्तिसैन्यं दैत्याः स्वस्वामिदेशिताः
The Daityas, following their own leaders’ commands, crushed the army of powers.
अक्षुभ्यन्त शरैस्तेषां वज्रकङ्कटभोदिभिः
They were not shaken by the arrows of those whose weapons shone like thunderbolts and clubs.
सुपल्लवा रणे रेजुः कङ्कोललतिका इव
In battle, they shone forth like flourishing creepers of Kankola with fresh leaves.
चुक्रुशुः शक्तयः सर्वास्तैः स्तंभितनिजायुधाः
All the powers cried out, their own weapons having been paralyzed by those means.
तिरस्करणिका देवी समुत्तस्थौ रणाजिरे
Then the goddess Tiraskaraṇikā arose on the battlefield.
महामाया समारुह्य शक्तीनामभयं व्यधात्
The great Māyā, mounting up, granted fearlessness to the powers.
श्यामच्छाये तमोलिप्ते श्यामयुक्ततुरङ्गमे
She was shaded dark, covered in gloom, riding a horse of dark hue.
सिंहनादं विनद्येषूनवर्षत्सर्पसन्निभान्
Roaring like a lion, she rained arrows resembling serpents.