तस्माद् गच्छ महादूत स्वामिनं ब्रूहि चादृतः । प्रतिज्ञां चापि मे सत्यां विधास्यति बलाधिकः
Therefore, go, great messenger, and respectfully tell your master: if he is stronger, he will fulfill my promise in truth.
एवं वाक्यं महादेव्याः समाकर्ण्य स दानवः । कथयामास शुम्भाय देव्या वृत्तान्तमादितः
Hearing these words of the great goddess, the demon listened and related the entire account to Shumbha from the beginning.
तदाप्रियं दूतवाक्यं शुम्भः श्रुत्वा महाबलः । कोपमाहारयामास महान्तं दनुजाधिपः
Then, upon hearing the messenger's unpleasant words, Shumbha, the mighty lord of the demons, became greatly enraged.
ततो धूम्राक्षनामानं दैत्यं दैत्यपतिः प्रभुः । आदिदेश शृणु वचो धूम्राक्ष मम चादृतः
Then the lord and master of the demons commanded the demon named Dhumraksha: 'Listen to my words, Dhumraksha, and obey me.'
तां दुष्टां केशपाशेषु हत्वाप्यानीयतां मम । समीपमविलम्बेन शीघ्रं गच्छस्व मे पुरः
Bring that wicked woman to me quickly, even if you must kill her and drag her by her hair; go at once ahead for me.
इत्यादेशं समासाद्य दैत्येशो धूम्रलोचनः । षष्ट्यासुराणां सहितः सहस्राणां महाबलः
Receiving this command, Dhumralochana, the lord of the demons, set out, accompanied by sixty thousand powerful demons.
तुहिनाचलमासाद्य देव्याः सविधमेव सः । उच्चैर्देवीं जगादाशु भज दैत्यपतिं शुभे
Arriving at the snowy mountain, he approached the goddess and loudly said: 'O auspicious one, quickly submit to the lord of the demons.'
शुम्भं नाम महावीर्यं सर्वभोगानवाप्नुहि । नोचेत्केशान्गृहीत्वा त्वां नेष्ये दैत्यपतिं प्रति
'Accept Shumbha, the mighty one, and enjoy all pleasures; otherwise, I will seize you by your hair and take you to the lord of the demons.'
इत्युक्ता सा ततो देवी दैत्येन त्रिदशारिणा । उवाच दैत्य यद् ब्रूषे तत्सत्यं ते महाबल
Thus addressed by the demon, the goddess replied: 'What you say is true, O mighty one.'
राजा शुम्भासुरस्त्वं च किं करिष्यसि तद्वद । इत्युक्तो दैत्यपोऽधावत्तूर्णं शस्त्रसमन्वितः
'King Shumbha is an asura, and you too; tell me, what will you do?' Thus addressed, the demon lord rushed forward, armed with weapons.
भस्मसात्तं चकाराशु हुङ्कारेण महेश्वरी । ततः सैन्यं वाहनेन देव्या भग्नं महीपते
With a roar, the great goddess instantly reduced him to ashes; then, O king, the goddess destroyed his army with her vehicle.
दिशो दशाभजच्छीघ्रं हाहाभूतमचेतनम् । तद्वृत्तान्तं समाश्रुत्य स शुम्भो दैत्यराड् विभुः
The army scattered swiftly in all directions, becoming unconscious and crying out; hearing this account, Shumbha, the lord of the demons, was informed.
चुकोप च महाकोपाद् भ्रुकुटीकुटिलाननः । ततः कोपपरीतात्मा दैत्यराजः प्रतापवान्
He became furious, his face twisted with rage; then, possessed by anger, the powerful demon king was inflamed.
चण्डं मुण्डं रक्तबीजं क्रमतः प्रैषयद्विभुः । ते च गत्वा त्रयो दैत्या विक्रान्ता बहुविक्रमाः
He sent forth Chanda, Munda, and Raktabija in turn; those three mighty demons, renowned for their valor, went forth.
देवीं ग्रहीतुमारब्धयत्नास्ते ह्यभवन्बलात् । तानापतत एवासौ जगद्धात्री मदोत्कटा
They began their attempt to seize the goddess by force; but as they attacked, the fierce world-protecting goddess confronted them.
शूलं गहीत्वा वेगेन पातयामास भूतले । ससैन्यान्निहताञ्छ्रुत्वा दैत्यांस्त्रीन्दानवेश्वरौ
Seizing her spear, she hurled it swiftly to the ground; hearing of the demons and their armies being slain, the two demon lords were informed.
शुम्भश्चैव निशुम्भश्च समाजग्मतुरोजसा । निशुम्भश्चैव शुम्भश्च कृत्वा युद्धं महोत्कटम्
Both Śumbha and Niśumbha came forth with great vigor; and Niśumbha as well as Śumbha engaged in a fierce and terrible battle.
देव्याश्च वशगौ जातौ निहतौ च तयासुरौ । इति दैत्यवरं शुम्भं घातयित्वा जगन्मयी
And both those demons were subdued and slain by the Goddess; thus, after killing the foremost demon Śumbha, the All-pervading One—
विबुधैः संस्तुता तद्वत्साक्षाद्वागीश्वरी परा । एवं ते वर्णितो राजन् प्रादुर्भावोऽतिरम्यकः
—was praised by the gods, and likewise by the supreme Goddess of Speech herself; O King, in this way, her most wondrous manifestation has been described.
काल्याश्चैव महालक्ष्याः सरस्वत्याः क्रमेण च । परा परेश्वरी देवी जगत्सर्गं करोति च
In the forms of Kālī, Mahālakṣmī, and Sarasvatī in succession, the supreme Lady, the Goddess, creates the universe.
पालनं चैव संहारं सैव देवी दधाति हि । तां समाश्रय देवेशीं जगन्मोहनिवारिणीम्
She alone, the Goddess, upholds the universe, and brings about its dissolution; take refuge in that Lady of the gods, who dispels the delusion of the world.
महामायां पूज्यतमां सा कार्यं ते विधास्यति । श्रीनारायण उवाच इति राजा वचः श्रुत्वा मुनेः परमशोभनम्
That Great Māyā, most worthy of worship, will accomplish your purpose; Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Thus, hearing the most excellent words of the sage—
देवीं जगाम शरणं सर्वकामफलप्रदाम् । निराहारो यतात्मा च तन्मनाश्च समाहितः
The king sought refuge in the Goddess, who grants all desires; fasting, self-controlled, with mind fixed, and fully concentrated.
देवीमूर्तिं मृण्मयीं च पूजयामास भक्तितः । पूजनान्ते बलिं तस्यै निजगात्रासृजं ददत्
He worshipped the clay image of the Goddess with devotion; at the end of the worship, he offered as oblation his own bodily blood.
तदा प्रसन्ना देवेशी जगद्योनिः कृपावती । प्रादुर्बभूव पुरतो वरं ब्रूहीति भाषिणी
Then, the Lady of the gods, the source of the universe, full of compassion, appeared before him, pleased, and spoke: 'Ask for a boon.'
स राजा निजमोहस्य नाशनं ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । राज्यं निष्कण्टकं चैव याचति स्म महेश्वरीम्
That king requested from the great Goddess the destruction of his own delusion, supreme knowledge, and a kingdom free from obstacles.
देव्युवाच राजन्निष्कण्टकं राज्यं ज्ञानं वै मोहनाशनम् । भविष्यति मया दत्तमस्मिन्नेव भवे तव
The Goddess said: 'O King, a kingdom free from obstacles, knowledge that destroys delusion—these will be granted by me to you in this very life.'
अन्यच्च शृणु भूपाल जन्मान्तरविचेष्टितम् । भानोर्जन्म समासाद्य सावर्णिर्भविता भवान्
And listen further, O ruler of the earth, to the deeds of your future birth: attaining the birth of Bhānu, you will become Sāvarṇi.
तत्र मन्वन्तरस्यापि पतित्वं बहुविक्रमम् । सन्ततिं बहुलां चापि प्राप्स्यते मद्वराद्भवान्
There, in that Manvantara, you will attain the position of Manu with great prowess, and by my boon you will obtain a large and prosperous lineage.
एवं दत्त्वा वरं देवी जगामादर्शनं तदा । सोऽपि देव्याः प्रसादेन जातो मन्वन्तराधिपः
Thus, after granting the boon, the Goddess disappeared; and by her grace, he became the lord of the Manvantara.