Varaha Purana

एवमुक्ता तदा देवैर्देवी भीमपराक्रमा । जहास परया प्रीत्या देवानां पुरतः शुभा ।। ९५.

Thus addressed by the gods, the goddess of terrible power, beautiful, laughed with great delight before the gods.

तस्या हसन्त्या वक्त्रात् तु बह्व्यो देव्यो विनिर्ययुः । याभिर्विश्वमिदं व्याप्तं विकृताभिरनेकशः ।। ९५.

As she laughed, many goddesses emerged from her mouth, by whom this whole world is pervaded, taking on many fierce forms.

पाशाङ्कुशधराः सर्वाः सर्वाः पीनपयोधराः । सर्वाः शूलधरा भीमाः सर्वाश्चापधराः शुभाः ।। ९५.

All of them held nooses and goads, all had full breasts, all bore spears and were terrifying, and all were beautiful archers.

ताः सर्वाः कोटिशो देव्यस्तां देवीं वेष्ट्य संस्थिताः । युयुधुदर्निवैः सार्द्धं बद्धतूणा महाबलाः । क्षणेन दानवबलं तत्सर्वं निहतं तु तैः ।। ९५.

All those goddesses, numbering in the millions, surrounded that Goddess and stood firm; together, possessing great might and armed with bows, they fought with the armies of the demons, and in a moment, all the demon forces were destroyed by them.

देवाश्च सर्वे संयत्ता युयुधुर्दानवं बलम् । आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा विश्वेदेवास्तथाश्विनौ । सर्वे शस्त्राणि संगृह्य युयुधुर्दानवं बलम् ।। ९५.

And all the gods, having assembled, fought against the army of the demons—the Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Visvedevas, and the Ashvins—all took up weapons and battled the demon forces.

कालरात्र्या बलं यच्च यच्च देवबलं महत् । तत्सर्वं दानवबलमनयद् यमसादनम् ।। ९५.

Whatever power belonged to Kalaratri and whatever great strength the gods possessed, all of it drove the demon army to the abode of Yama (death).

एक एव महादैत्यो रुरुस्तस्थौ महामृधे । स च मायां महारौद्रीं रौरवीं विससर्ज ह ।। ९५.

Only one great demon, Ruru, remained standing in the mighty battle; and he unleashed a most terrible and fearsome illusion.

सा माया ववृधे भीमा सर्वदेवप्रमोहिनी । तया तु मोहिता देवाः सद्यो निद्रां तु भेजिरे ।। ९५.

That illusion grew immense and dreadful, deluding all the gods; and under its spell, the gods immediately fell into sleep.

देवी च त्रिशिखेनाजौ तं दैत्यं समताड्यत् । तया तु ताडितान्तस्य दैत्यस्य शुभलोचने । चर्ममुण्डे उभे सम्यक् पृथग्भूते बभूवतुः ।। ९५.

But the Goddess, with her trident on the battlefield, struck that demon; and from the demon, thus struck by her, two beings—Charma and Munda—emerged, separate and distinct.

रुरोस्तु दानवेन्द्रस्य चर्ममुण्डे क्षणाद् यतः । अपहृत्याहरद् देवी चामुण्डा तेन साभवत् ।। ९५.

From Ruru, the lord of the demons, Charma and Munda instantly arose; and the Goddess, having taken them, became known as Chamunda.

सर्वभूतमहारौद्री या देवी परमेश्वरी । संहारिणी तु या चैव कालरात्रिः प्रकीर्तिता ।। ९५.

That Goddess, the supreme ruler, who is the most terrible among all beings, the destroyer, and who is called Kalaratri—

तस्या ह्यनुचरा देव्यो या ह्यसंख्यातकोटयः । तास्तां देवीं महाभागां परिवार्य व्यवस्थिताः ।। ९५.

Her attendants, the goddesses, numbering countless millions, surrounded that highly fortunate Goddess and stood by her.

या क्यामासुरव्यग्रास्तास्तां देवीं बुभुक्षिताः । बुभुक्षिता वयं देवि देहि नो भोजनं शुभे ।। ९५.

Those who were eager for demon flesh, those hungry ones, addressed the Goddess: 'We are hungry, O auspicious one; give us food, O Goddess.'

एवमुक्ता तदा देवी दध्यौ तासां तु भोजनम् । न चाध्यगच्छच्च यदा तासां भोजनमन्तिकात् ।। ९५.

Thus addressed, the Goddess contemplated food for them; but she could not find anything suitable nearby to give them.

ततो दध्यौ महादेवं रुद्रं पशुपतिं विभुम् । सोऽपि ध्यानात् समुत्तस्थौ परमात्मा त्रिलोचनः ।। ९५.

Then she meditated upon Mahadeva, Rudra, the lord of creatures, the all-pervading one; and he, too, arose from meditation, the supreme self, the three-eyed one.

उवाच च द्रुतं देवीं किं ते कार्यं विवक्षितम् । ब्रूहि देवि वरारोहे यत् ते मनसि वर्त्तते ।। ९५.

He quickly spoke to the Goddess: 'What task do you wish to accomplish? Speak, O beautiful one, tell me what is on your mind.'

देव्युवाच । भक्ष्यार्थमासां देवेश किञ्चिद् दातुमिहार्हसि । बलात्कुर्वन्ति मामेता भक्षार्थिन्यो महाबलाः । अन्यथा मामपि बलाद् भक्षयिष्यन्ति मां प्रभो ।। ९५.

The Goddess said: 'O lord of the gods, you should give something here for these ones to eat; these mighty ones are forcefully demanding food from me. Otherwise, O lord, they will forcibly devour even me.'

रुद्र उवाच । एतासां श्रृणु देवेशि भक्षमेकं मयोद्यतम् । कथ्यमानं वरारोहे कालरात्रि महाप्रभे ।। ९५.

Rudra said: 'Hear from me, O queen of the gods, of one food I have prepared for them. Listen as I declare it, O beautiful one, O Kalaratri, O greatly radiant.'

या स्त्री सगर्भा देवेशि अन्यस्त्रीपरिधानकम् । परिधत्ते स्पृशेच्चापि पुरुषस्य विशेषतः ।। ९५.

Any woman who, while pregnant, wears the clothing of another woman, or puts it on, or even touches it—especially that of a man—

स भागोऽस्तु महाभागे कासाञ्चित् पृथिवीतले । अन्याश्छिद्रेषु बालानि गृहीत्वा तत्र वै बलिम् । लब्ध्वा तिष्ठन्तु सुप्रीता अपि वर्षशतान्यपि ।। ९५.

Let that portion, O highly fortunate one, belong to some of them upon the earth; let others, having seized children at openings (doorways), receive offerings there and remain well-pleased, even for hundreds of years.

अन्याः सूतिगृहे छिद्रं गृह्णीयुस्तत्र पूजिताः । निवसिष्यन्ति देवेशि तथान्या जातहारिकाः ।। ९५.

Others, honored in the birthing chamber, may seize an opening there, O queen of the gods; and still others may dwell as takers of newborns.

गृहे क्षेत्रे तडागेषु वाप्युद्यानेषु चैव हि । अन्यचित्ता रुदन्त्यो याः स्त्रियस्तिष्ठन्ति नित्यशः । तासां शरीराण्याविश्य काश्चित्तृप्तिमवाप्स्यथ ।। ९५.

In houses, fields, ponds, reservoirs, and gardens, women who stand constantly, distracted and weeping—some beings enter their bodies and attain satisfaction.

एवमुक्त्वा तदा देवीं स्वयं रुद्रः प्रतापवान् । दृष्ट्वा रुरुं च सबलमसुरेन्द्रं निपातितम् । स्तुतिं चकार भगवान् स्वयं देवस्त्रिलोचनः ।। ९५.

Having spoken thus to the goddess, Rudra himself, radiant in power, seeing Ruru and his army, the lord of the demons, fallen, the three-eyed god himself offered praise.

रुद्र उवाच । जयस्व देवि चामुण्डे जय भूतापहारिणि । जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ९५.

Rudra said: Triumph, O goddess Chamunda! Triumph, remover of beings! Triumph, all-pervading goddess! O Kalaratri, I bow to you.

विश्वमूर्त्ते शुभे शुद्धे विरूपाक्षि त्रिलोचने । भीमरूपे शिवे विद्ये महामाये महोदये ।। ९५.

O universal form, auspicious, pure, three-eyed with strange eyes, fierce in appearance, O Shiva, O knowledge, O great illusion, O great awakening!

मनोजवे जये जृम्भे भीमाक्षि क्षुभितक्षये । महामारि विचित्राङ्गे गेयनृत्यप्रिये शुभे ।। ९५.

Swift as the mind, victorious, expanding, fierce-eyed, agitated destroyer, great death, of wondrous form, fond of song and dance, auspicious one!

विकराले महाकालि कालिके पापहारिणि । पाशहस्ते दण्डहस्ते भीमरूपे भयानके ।। ९५.

Terrible, great Kali, O Kalika, remover of sin, holding a noose and a staff, fierce in form, frightening one!

चामुण्डे ज्वलमानास्ये तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रे महाबले । शवयानस्थिते देवि प्रेतासनगते शिवे ।। ९५.

O Chamunda, with blazing mouth, sharp fangs, mighty strength, goddess seated upon a corpse, Shiva dwelling among spirits!

भीमाक्षि भीषणे देवि सर्वभूतभयंकरि । कराले विकराले च महाकाले करालिनि । काली कराली विक्रान्ता कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ९५.

Fierce-eyed, terrifying goddess, causing fear to all beings, grim, dreadful, great time, fierce one, Kali, Karali, powerful, O Kalaratri, I bow to you.