जज्ञे वाराहमतुलं रूपं या बिभ्रती हरेः । शक्तिः साप्यायौ तत्र वाराहीं बिभ्रती तनुम्
There appeared the incomparable form of Varaha, which she bore as the power of Hari; she too arrived there, assuming the body of Varahi.
नारसिंही नृसिंहस्य बिभ्रती सदृशं वपुः । प्राप्ता तत्र सटाक्षेपक्षिप्तनक्षत्रसंहतिः
Narasimhi, resembling Narasimha in form, arrived there, her mane flinging aside the host of stars.
वज्रहस्ता तथैवैन्द्री गजराजोपरि स्थिता । प्राप्ता सहस्रनयना यथा शक्रस्तथैव सा
Indrāṇī, holding the thunderbolt, stood upon the king of elephants, possessing a thousand eyes, just as Indra himself does.
ततः परिवृतस्ताभिरीशानो देवशक्तिभिः । हन्यन्तामसुराः शीघ्रं मम प्रीत्याऽह चण्डिकाम्
Then, surrounded by those divine powers, the Lord said to Caṇḍikā, 'Let the asuras be swiftly slain for my satisfaction.'
ततो देवोशरीरात्तु विनिष्क्रान्तातिभीषणा । चण्डिकाशक्तिरत्युग्रा शिवाशतनिनादिनी
From the body of the god emerged a terrifying and exceedingly fierce power of Caṇḍikā, resounding with the roar of a hundred thunderbolts.
सा चाह धूम्रजटिलमीशानमपराजिता । दूत त्वं गच्छ भगवन् पार्श्वं शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः
That unconquered goddess spoke to the Lord with matted hair, 'O messenger, go, O blessed one, to the side of Śumbha and Niśumbha.'
ब्रूहि शुम्भं निशुम्भं च दानवावतिगर्वितौ । ये चान्ये दानवास्तत्र युद्धाय समुपस्थिताः
Tell Śumbha and Niśumbha, the excessively proud demons, and all the other demons assembled there for battle.
त्रैलोक्यमिन्द्रो लभतां देवाः सन्तु हविर्भुजः । यूयं प्रयात पातालं यदि जीवितुमिच्छथ
Let Indra obtain the three worlds, let the gods be the receivers of offerings; you depart to the netherworld if you wish to live.
बलावलेपादथ चेद्भवन्तो युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः । तदागच्छत तृप्यन्तु मच्छिवाः पिशितेन वः
If, out of arrogance in your strength, you desire battle, then come—let my attendants be satisfied with your flesh.
यतो नियुक्तो दौत्येन तया देव्या शिवः स्वयम् । शिवदूतीति लोके ऽस्मिंमस्ततः सा ख्यातिमागता
Because Śiva himself was sent as a messenger by that Goddess, I am known in this world as Śivadūtī, the Messenger of Śiva.
ते ऽपि श्रुत्वा वचो देव्याः शर्वाख्यातं महासुराः । अमर्षापूरिता जग्मुर्यत्र कात्यायनी स्थिता
Hearing the words of the Goddess, as declared by Śarva, those great asuras, filled with rage, went to where Kātyāyanī stood.
ततः प्रथममेवाग्रे शरशक्त्यृष्टिवृष्टिभिः । ववर्षुरुद्धतामर्षास्तां देवीममरारयः
Then, first and foremost, those enemies of the immortals, driven by violent anger, showered the Goddess with arrows, spears, and javelins.
सा च तान् प्रहितान् बाणाञ्छूलशक्तिपरश्वधान् । चिच्छेद लीलयाऽध्मातधनुर्मुक्तैर्महेषुभिः
And she, with ease, cut down the arrows, spears, and axes sent at her, with great arrows released from her drawn bow.
तस्याग्रतस्तथा काली शूलपातविदारितान् । खट्वाङ्गपोथितांश्चारीन् कुर्वती व्यचरत्तदा
In front of her, Kālī moved about, striking down the enemies—some torn apart by her spear, others beaten with her skull-topped staff.
कमण्डलुजलाक्षेपहतवीर्यान् हतौजसः । ब्रह्माणी चाकरोच्छत्रून् येन येन स्म धावति
Brahmāṇī, by sprinkling water from her water-pot, sapped the strength and vigor of the enemies, wherever she pursued them.
माहेश्वरी त्रिशूलेन तथा चक्रेण वैष्णवी । दैत्याञ्जघान कौमारी तथा शक्त्यातिकोपना
Māheśvarī struck the demons with her trident, Vaiṣṇavī with her discus, and Kaumārī, filled with intense fury, struck them with her spear.
ऐन्द्रीकुलिशपातेन शतशो दैत्यदानवाः । पेतुर्विदारिताः पृथ्व्यां रुधिरौघप्रवर्षिणः
By the blows of Aindrī’s thunderbolt, hundreds of demons and Dānavas, torn apart and pouring streams of blood, fell to the earth.
तुण्डप्रहारविध्वस्ता दंष्ट्राग्रक्षतवक्षसः । वाराहमूर्त्या न्यपतंश्चक्रेण च विदारिताः
Some, shattered by the blows of the boar-form’s snout and wounded on the chest by her sharp fangs, fell down, while others were torn apart by her discus.
नखैर्विदारितांश्चान्यान् भक्षयन्ती महासुरान् । नारसिंही चचाराजौ नादापूर्णदिगन्तरा
Nārasiṃhī, roaring so that all directions resounded, tore apart other great demons with her claws and devoured them on the battlefield.
चण्डाट्टहासैरसुराः शिवदूत्यभिदूषिताः । पेतुः पृथिव्यां पतितांस्तांश्चखादाथ सा तदा
The demons, terrified by Caṇḍikā’s loud laughter and the threats of Śivadūtī, fell to the ground, and then she devoured those who had fallen.
इति मातृगणं क्रुद्धं मर्दयन्तं महासुरान् । दृष्ट्वाभ्युपायैर्विविधैर्नेशुर्देवारिसैनिकाः
Seeing the host of Mothers, enraged, crushing the great demons, the soldiers of the enemies of the gods perished through various means.
पलायनपरान् दृष्ट्वा दैत्यान् मातृगणार्दितान् । योद्धुमभ्याययौ क्रुद्धो रक्तबीजो महासुरः
When he saw the demons fleeing, afflicted by the host of Mothers, the great demon Raktabīja, enraged, advanced to fight.
रक्तबिन्दुर्यदा भूमौ पतत्यस्य शरीरतः । समुत्पतति मेदिन्यां तत्प्रमाणो महासुरः
Whenever a drop of blood fell from his body onto the earth, from that spot on the ground arose a great demon equal in size.
युयुधे स गदापाणिपरिन्द्रशक्त्या महासुरः । ततश्चैन्द्री स्ववज्रेण रक्तबीजमताडयत्
That great demon, wielding a mace, fought with Indrāṇī’s spear; then Indrāṇī struck Raktabīja with her own thunderbolt.
कुलिशेनाहतस्याशु बहु सुस्त्राव शोणितम् । समुत्तस्थुस्ततो योधास्तद्रूपास्तत्पराक्रमाः
Struck swiftly by the thunderbolt, much blood flowed from him; from that, warriors arose, bearing his form and his valor.
यावन्तः पतितास्तस्य शरीराद्रक्तबिन्दवः । तावन्तः पुरुषा जातास्तद्वीर्यबलविक्रमाः
As many drops of blood as fell from his body, so many men were born, possessing his strength, power, and courage.
ते चापि युयुधुस्तत्र पुरुषा रक्तसम्भवाः । समं मातृबिरत्युग्रशस्त्रपातातिभीषणम्
And there, men born from his blood also fought, together with the Mothers, in a most terrible battle, dreadful from the fall of exceedingly fierce weapons.
पुनश्च वज्रपातेन क्षतमस्य शिरो यदा । ववाह रक्तं पुरुषास्ततो जाताः सहस्रशः
And again, whenever his head was wounded by the blow of the thunderbolt, blood flowed, and from that, men arose by the thousands.
वैष्णवी समरे चैनं चक्रेणाभिजघान ह । गदया दाडयामास ऐन्द्री तमसुरेश्वरम्
In battle, Vaiṣṇavī struck him with her discus, and Aindrī battered the lord of the demons with her mace.
वेष्णावीचक्रभिन्नस्य रुधिरस्त्रावसम्भवैः । सहस्रशौ जगद्व्याप्तं तत्प्रमाणैर्महासुरैः
From the streams of blood flowing from the one pierced by Vaiṣṇavī's discus, countless great demons arose, filling the world in number equal to him.