चुक्षुभुः सकला लोकाः समुद्राश्च चकम्पिरे । चचाल वसुधा चेलुः सकलाश्च महीधराः
All the worlds were shaken, and the oceans trembled; the earth quaked, and all the mountains moved.
जयेति देवाश्च मुदा तामूचुः सिंहवाहिनीम् । तुष्टुवुर्मुनयश्चैनां भक्तिनम्रात्ममूर्तयः
With joy, the gods cried out to her who rides the lion, 'Victory!' The sages, their forms bowed in devotion, praised her as well.
दृष्ट्वा समस्तं संक्षुब्धं त्रैलोक्यममरारयः । सन्नद्धाखिलसैन्यास्ते समुत्तस्थुरुदायुधाः
Seeing the entire three worlds agitated, the enemies of the gods, fully armed and with all their armies arrayed, rose up.
आः किमेतदिति क्रोधादाभाष्य महिषासुरः । अभ्यधावत तं शब्दमशेषैरसुरैर्वृतः
Mahishasura, speaking in anger, said, 'Ah! What is this?' and, surrounded by all the asuras, rushed toward that sound.
स ददर्श ततो देवीं व्याप्तलोकत्रयां त्विषा । पादाक्रान्त्या नतभुवं किरीटोल्लिखिताम्बराम्
Then he beheld the Goddess, her radiance pervading the three worlds; the earth bowed beneath her tread, and her crown brushed against the sky.
क्षोभिताशेषपातालां धनुर्ज्यानिः स्वनेन ताम् । दिशो भुजसहस्रेण समन्ताद् व्याप्य संस्थिताम्
By the thunderous twang of her bowstring, the nether realms were shaken; she stood, her thousand arms extending in all directions, filling the quarters.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तया देव्या सुरद्विषाम् । शस्त्रास्त्रैर्बहुधा मुक्तैरादीपितदिगन्तरम्
Then battle commenced between the Goddess and the enemies of the gods, with countless weapons and missiles unleashed, illuminating the horizons.
महिषासुरसेनानीश्चिक्षुराख्यो महासुरः । युयुधे चामरश्चान्यैश्चतुरङ्गबलान्वितः
The great demon Cikṣura, commander of Mahishasura’s army, fought alongside Camara and others, accompanied by troops of four divisions.
रथानामयुतैः षड्भिरुदग्राख्यो महासुरः । अयुध्यतायुतानाञ्च सहस्रेण महाहनुः
The mighty demon Udagra fought with sixty thousand chariots, and Mahāhanu engaged with a thousand companies of ten thousand warriors.
पञ्चाशद्भिश्च नियुतैरसिलोमा महासुरः । अयुतानां शतैः षड्भिर्वाष्कलो युयुधे रणे
Asiloma, the great demon, fought with fifty million troops, and Vāṣkala battled in the field with six hundred thousand units of ten thousand.
गजवाजिसहस्रौघैरनेकैरुग्रदर्शनः । वृतो रथानां कोट्या च युद्धे तस्मिन्नयुध्यत
In that battle, he fought, surrounded by thousands of elephants and horses, many fierce in appearance, and by a crore of chariots.
बिडालाक्षो ऽयुतानाञ्च पञ्चाशद्भिरथायुतैः । युयुधे संयुगे तत्र रथानां परिवारितः
Biḍālākṣa fought there in the battle, encircled by fifty thousand chariots and fifty thousand warriors.
वृतः कालो रथानाञ्च रणे पञ्चाशतायुतैः । युयुधे संयुगे तत्र तावद्भिः परिवारितः
Kāla, surrounded in the battle by fifty thousand chariots, fought there in the conflict, encircled by so many.
अन्ये च तत्रायुतशो रथनागहयैर्वृताः । युयुधुः संयुगे देव्या सह तत्र महासुराः
And other great asuras there, surrounded by tens of thousands of chariots, elephants, and horses, fought in battle with the Goddess.
कोटिकोटिसहस्रैस्तु रथानां दन्तिनां तथा । हयानाञ्च वृतो युद्धे तत्राभून्महिषासुरः
There, Mahishasura was surrounded in battle by crores upon crores of thousands of chariots, as well as elephants and horses.
तोमरैर्भिन्दिपालैश्च शक्तिभिर्मुसलैस्तथा । युयुधुः संयुगे देव्या खड्गैः परशुपट्टिशैः
They fought in battle with the Goddess, wielding spears, clubs, javelins, swords, axes, and pattiśas.
केचिच्च चिक्षिपुः शक्तीः केचित् पाशांस्तथापरे । देवीं खड्गप्रहारैस्तु ते तां हन्तुं प्रचक्रमुः
Some hurled spears, others threw nooses, and yet others attacked the Goddess with sword blows, seeking to slay her.
सापि देवी ततस्तानि शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि चण्डिका । लीलयैव प्रचिच्छेद निजशस्त्रास्त्रवर्षिणी
But that Goddess Chandika, effortlessly and playfully, cut down those weapons and missiles, showering her own superior arms in return.
अनायस्तानना देवी स्तूयमाना सुरर्षिभिः । मुमोचासुरदेहेषु शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि चेश्वरी
Unwearied, her face serene, the Goddess—praised by the gods and seers—released her weapons and missiles upon the bodies of the asuras.
सो ऽपि क्रुद्धो धुतसटो देव्या वाहनकेशरी । चचारासुरसैन्येषु वनेष्विव हुताशनः
Enraged, the lion who was the Goddess's mount, shook his mane and ranged through the asura armies like a blazing fire through forests.
निश्वसान्मुमुचे यांश्च युध्यमाना रणे ऽम्बिका । त एव सद्यः सम्भूता गणाः शतसहस्रशः
And from the breaths that Ambika exhaled as she fought in battle, there instantly arose hosts of attendants by the hundreds of thousands.
युयुधुस्ते परशुभिर्भिन्दिपालासिपट्टिशैः । नाशयन्तो ऽसुरगणान् देवीशक्त्युपबृंहिताः
Armed with axes, maces, swords, and spears, these hosts, empowered by the Goddess's energy, fought and destroyed the asura hordes.
अवादयन्त पटहान् गणाः शङ्खांस्तथापरे । मृदङ्गांश्च तथैवान्ये तस्मिन् युद्धमहोत्सवे
The hosts sounded drums, others blew conches, and still others played mridangas, in that great festival of battle.
ततो देवी त्रिशूलेन गदया शक्तिवृष्टिभिः । शड्गादिभिश्च शतशो निजघान महासुरान्
Then the Goddess, with her trident, mace, showers of spears, and hundreds of other weapons, struck down the great asuras.
पातयामास चैवान्यान् घण्टास्वनविमोहितान् । असुरान् भुवि पाशेन बद्ध्वा चान्यानकर्षयत्
She felled others, who were bewildered by the sound of her bell, and, binding some asuras with her noose, dragged them on the ground.
केचिद् द्विधा कृतास्तीक्ष्णैः खड्गपातैस्तथापरे । विपोथिता निपातेन गदया भुवि शेरते
Some were cut in two by sharp sword-blows, others were battered and lay on the earth, struck down by the mace.
वेमुश्च केचिद्रुधिरं मुसले भृशं हताः । केचिन्नपातिता भूमौ भिन्नाः शूलेन वक्षसि
Some, struck hard by the pestle, vomited blood; others, pierced in the chest by the trident, fell broken on the ground.
निरन्तराः शरौघेण कृताः केचिद्रणाजिरे । शैलानुकारिणः प्राणान् मुमुचुस्त्रिदशार्दनाः
Some, made full of arrows in the battlefield, resembling mountains, released their lives—these tormentors of the gods.
केषाञ्चिद्वाहवश्छिन्नाश्छिन्नग्रीवास्तथापरे । शिरांसि पेतुरन्येषामन्ये मध्ये विदारिताः
Some had their arms severed, others their necks cut; some lost their heads, while others were split in the middle.
विच्छिन्नजङ्घास्त्वपरे पेतुरुर्व्यां महासुराः । एकबाह्वक्षिचरणाः केचिद्देव्या द्विधा कृताः
Other great asuras, with their legs cut off, fell to the ground; some, with only one arm, chest, or leg remaining, were split in two by the Goddess.