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Shiva Purana

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तस्या भीषणनादेन पूरिता च नभःस्थली ॥ प्रतिशब्दो महानासीच्चुक्षुभे भुवनत्रयम् ॥ ३१॥

The sky was filled with her terrible noise that echoed tremendously and made the three worlds agitated.

english translation

चेलुः समुद्राश्चत्वारो वसुधा च चचाल ह ॥ जयशब्दस्ततो देवैरकारि महिषार्दितैः ॥ ३२॥

The four oceans shook and rolled. The earth quaked. Cries of victory were shouted by “the gods harassed by Mahiṣa.

english translation

ततोऽम्बिकां परां शक्तिं महालक्ष्मीस्वरूपिणीम् ॥ तुष्टुवुस्ते सुरास्सर्वे भक्तिगद्गदया गिरा ॥ ३३ ॥

Then the gods eulogised the great Śakti, Ambikā in the form of Mahālakṣmī with words choked with devotion.

english translation

लोकं संक्षुब्धमालोक्य देवतापरिपन्थिनः ॥ सन्नद्धसैनिकास्ते च समुत्तस्थुरुदायुधाः ॥ ३४ ॥

On seeing the world agitated, the enemies of the gods got up with uplifted arms and with their armies ready for war.

english translation

महिषोऽपि च तं शब्दमभ्यधावद्रुषान्वितः ॥ स ददर्श ततो देवीं व्याप्तलोकत्रयां रुचा ॥ ३५ ॥

The infuriated Mahiṣa rushed at the direction of the sound and saw the goddess who had pervaded the three worlds with her beautiful lustre.

english translation