निःश्वासवातनिहताः पेतुरुर्व्यां महाद्रुमाः
Struck down by the breath and wind, the great trees fell to the earth.
महामहिषरूपेण तेन त्रैलोक्यमंडपः
In the form of a great buffalo, he filled the pavilion of the three worlds.
ब्रह्मांडमप्यकांडेन तद्भयेन समाकुलम्
Even the cosmic egg, in its entirety, was filled with fear because of him.
त्रिशूलघातविभ्रांतः पतित्वा पुनरुत्थितः
Struck by the trident, he was bewildered, fell down, and then rose again.
स दुर्गो नितरां दुर्गो विबभौ समराजिरे
That fortress was truly formidable, shining brilliantly on the battlefield.
अथ तूर्णं स दैत्येंद्रस्तां देवीं रणकोविदाम्
Then, swiftly, the lord of the Daityas confronted that goddess, skilled in the art of war.
ततो नभोंगणाद्दूरात्क्षिप्त्वा स जगदंबिकाम् 4.2.72.
Thereupon, from a great distance in the sky, he hurled the World-Mother.
अथांतरिक्षगा देवी तस्य मार्गणमध्यगा
Then the goddess, moving through the mid-air, entered the path of his arrow.
तं विधूय शरत्रातं निजेषु निकरैरलम्
Shaking off that arrow, she overwhelmed him with her own countless shafts.
हृदि विद्धस्तया देव्या स च तेन महेषुणा
Struck in the heart by the goddess with that mighty arrow, he fell.
महारुधिरधाराभिः स्रवंतीं च प्रवर्तयन्
He began to pour forth streams of blood in great torrents.
देवदुंदुभयो नेदुः प्रहृष्टानि जगंति च
The divine drums resounded, and the worlds rejoiced.
पुष्पवृष्टिं प्रकुर्वंतः प्राप्ता देवा महर्षिभिः
The gods, together with the great sages, arrived, showering flowers.
महेश्वर महाशक्ते दैत्यद्रुमकुठारके
O Great Lord, O Supreme Power, O destroyer of the Daitya-tree,
त्रैलोक्यव्यापिनि शिवे शंखचक्रगदाधरि
O Śiva, pervader of the three worlds, bearer of conch, discus, and mace,
हंसयाने नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वसृष्टिविधायिनि
O you who ride the swan, we bow to you, creator of all creation.
त्वमैंद्री त्वं च कौबेरी वायवी त्वं त्वमंबुपा 4.2.72.
You are Indrāṇī, you are Kubera's consort, you are Vāyu's power, and you are the mistress of waters.
शशांककौमुदी त्वं च सौरी शक्तिस्त्वमेव च
You are the moonlight of the full moon, you are Sūrya's energy, and you alone are the power.
त्वं गौरी त्वं च सावित्री त्वं गायत्री सरस्वती
You are Gaurī, you are Sāvitrī, you are Gāyatrī, and Sarasvatī.
चेतः स्वरूपिणी त्वं वै त्वं सर्वेंद्रियरूपिणी
You are the very form of consciousness, you are the embodiment of all the senses.
शब्दादि रूपिणी त्वं वै करणानुग्रहा त्वमु
You are the form of sound and the rest, and you are the grace behind the faculties.
त्वं परासि महादेवि त्वं च देवि परापरा
You are the Supreme, O Great Goddess; you, O Goddess, are both the transcendent and the immanent.
सर्वरूपा त्वमीशानि त्वमरूपासि सर्वगे
O Lady of all, you are of every form; you are also formless, O all-pervading one.
वषड्वौषट्स्वरूपासि त्वमेव प्रणवात्मिका
You are the essence of the syllables vaṣaṭ and vauṣaṭ; you alone are the very soul of the sacred syllable Oṃ.
चतुर्वर्गात्मिका त्वं वै चतुर्वर्गफलोदये
You are the embodiment of the four aims of life, and the source of the fruits arising from them.
यद्दृश्यं यददृश्यं च स्थूलसूक्ष्मस्वरूपतः
Whatever is seen and whatever is unseen, in gross and subtle forms, is your very nature.
मातस्त्वयाद्य विनिहत्य महासुरेंद्रं दुर्गं निसर्गविबुधार्पितदैत्यसैन्यम् 4.2.72.
O Mother, today you have slain the great demon king Durgam, whose army was naturally supported by the wise gods.
लोके त एव धनधान्यसमृद्धिभाजस्ते पुत्रपौत्रसुकलत्र सुमित्रवंतः
In this world, those alone enjoy abundance of wealth and grain, sons, grandsons, good wives, and true friends.
त्वद्भक्तिचेतसि जनेन विपत्तिलेशः क्लेशः क्व वानुभवती नतिकृत्सु पुंसु
For those whose minds are devoted to you, what trace of misfortune or suffering can be found, even among those not wholly virtuous?
चित्रं यदत्र समरे स हि दुर्गदैत्यस्त्वद्दृष्टिपातमधिगम्य सुधानिधानम्
It is remarkable that in this battle, the demon Durgam, by receiving your glance, attained the nectar of immortality.