त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कारो होताऽध्वर्युस्त्वमेव च
You are the sacrifice, you are the vaṣaṭ-call, you are the hotṛ, and you are indeed the adhvaryu.
देवानां भागधेयानि वहत्यग्निरयं भयात्
This Agni, out of fear, carries the shares of the gods.
अनुस्मरन्पूर्ववैरं नैव दास्यत्यशासितः
Remembering the former enmity, he will not give, being uncommanded.
ये च यज्ञे समानीता देवा दक्षस्य शंकर
And the gods who were assembled at Dakṣa's sacrifice, O Śaṅkara—
एवमुक्ते त्वया देवि मयाप्युक्तं वरानने
O beautiful-faced one, when you spoke thus, I too replied to you.
वह्निश्चादेशकारी च देवाः क्रीडनकाः प्रिये
The fire acted according to command, and the gods became playthings, beloved.
ललाटे भ्रुकुटीं कृत्वा प्रोच्छ्वसंत्या पुनःपुनः
With a furrowed brow upon her forehead, exhaling again and again,
तस्मिन्संमर्द्यमाने तु नासाग्रे पर्वतात्मजे
As she was being pressed there, O daughter of the mountain, at the tip of her nose—
बद्धगोधांगुलित्रा च कवचाबद्धमेखला
With a lizard-shaped ring bound on her finger, and a girdle fastened around her armor,
सहस्रास्या शतभुजा सहस्रचरणोदरी ५.२.८२.
She was thousand-faced, hundred-armed, with a thousand legs and a vast belly.
कृतं नाम त्वया देवि तां दृष्ट्वा च तमोमयीम्
O goddess, seeing that form of darkness you created—
मया सृष्टस्तु पुरुषस्तादृशो लोमहर्षणः आज्ञापय सुरेशान किं करोमि जगत्प्रभो
I created a man, terrifying to behold; command me, O lord of the gods, what shall I do, master of the world?
ततो देवि मयाज्ञप्तो भावं ज्ञात्वा त्वदीयकम्
Then, O goddess, knowing your intention, I gave the order.
वीरभद्र ममादेशाद्भद्रकाल्या सहानया
By my command, Vīrabhadra, together with Bhadrakālī,
विध्वंसय गणाध्यक्ष सयज्ञं सपरिग्रहम्
Destroy, O chief of the hosts, the sacrifice along with its attendants.
त्वयापि भद्रकाल्यास्तु दत्तं सैन्यं भयावहम्
And you, too, Bhadrakālī, were given a terrifying army.
ततस्तौ तेन सैन्येन महतातिसमावृतौ
Then those two were surrounded by that great army.
देवैः परिवृतो देवि सदस्यैर्ब्राह्मणैः सह विश्रब्धा मंत्रपूतं तु पिबंतः सोममध्वरे
O goddess, surrounded by gods and by the officiating Brahmins, they confidently drank the soma, purified by mantra, at the sacrifice.
त्रिनेत्रेण त्रिशूलेन त्रिदशाधिप ईश्वरः
The lord of the gods, with three eyes and a trident,
यमाख्येन गणेनैव यमकल्पप्रभेण च ५.२.८२.
With the troop called Yama, shining like Yama himself,
पाशेन वरुणो बद्धः पाशेन गणपेन तु
Varuṇa was bound with a noose, and by Gaṇapati with a noose as well.
ताडितोऽनिल एवाथ उत्तरे नरवाहनः वीरभद्रनियुक्तास्ते चक्रुर्युद्धं सुदारुणम्
Then the wind-god was struck, and in the north, the one who rides men—those appointed by Vīrabhadra waged a most terrible battle.
अथ युद्धं चकारो च्चैर्भद्रकाली भयावहा
Then Bhadrakālī, terrifying in aspect, began a battle with great ferocity.
प्रज्वालज्वलनाकारा शुष्कमांसातिभैरवा
She blazed like a burning fire, dreadful with her emaciated flesh.
कपालकर्त्रिकाहस्ता जघ्नुर्देवगणास्तदा दृष्ट्वाभ्युपगता देवास्तुषिता युद्धलालसा
Holding skulls and cleavers in her hands, she struck the hosts of gods; seeing this, the gods approached, eager for battle and gratified.
केचिच्च चिक्षिपुः शक्तीः केचित्प्रासांस्तथापरे
Some hurled spears, and others threw javelins.
अर्द्दितो मातृसंघस्तु पीडिताः प्रमथा यदा
When the host of Mothers was afflicted and the Pramathas were oppressed,
खड्गादिभिः षडर्कांशुः पीडयामास संयुगे
The one with six rays tormented them in battle with swords and other weapons.
करान्दिनकरस्यैव चरणौ भास्करस्य च
He struck the arms of the Sun and the feet of Bhāskara.
वमन्तो रुधिरं तेऽपि नष्टा जर्जर मस्तकाः ५.२.८२.
Even as they vomited blood, their heads shattered and destroyed, they perished.