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उवाच कालीं प्रति कौशिकी तदा समीक्ष्यतामेष दुराग्रहोऽनयोः ।। करोति कालो विपदागमे मतिं विभिन्नवृत्तिं सदसत्प्रवर्तकः ।। ३१ ।।

The goddess addressed Kālī then—“See the foolish ambition of the two Asuras. Time the instigator of good and bad actions renders the mind work in a different way when adversity is imminent.”

english translation

uvAca kAlIM prati kauzikI tadA samIkSyatAmeSa durAgraho'nayoH || karoti kAlo vipadAgame matiM vibhinnavRttiM sadasatpravartakaH || 31 ||

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ततो निशुंभोऽभिजघान चण्डिकां शरैस्सहस्रैश्च तथैव कालिकाम् ।। बिभेद बाणानसुरप्रचोदितान्सहस्रखण्डं स्वशरोत्करैः शिवा।। ३२ ।।

Then Niśumbha attacked Caṇḍikā as well as Kālī with thousands of arrows. With the volleys of her arrows Śivā split into a thousand pieces the arrows discharged by the Asura.

english translation

tato nizuMbho'bhijaghAna caNDikAM zaraissahasraizca tathaiva kAlikAm || bibheda bANAnasurapracoditAnsahasrakhaNDaM svazarotkaraiH zivA|| 32 ||

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ततः समुत्थाय कृपाणमुज्ज्वलं स चर्म्म कण्ठीरवमूर्ध्न्यताडयत् ।। बिभेद तं चापि महासिनाम्बिका यथा कुठारेण तरुं तरुश्छिदः ।। ३३ ।।

He then lifted up his lustrous sword along with the shield and struck the lion on its head. With her great sword she split it too as the woodcutters do to a tree with the axe.

english translation

tataH samutthAya kRpANamujjvalaM sa carmma kaNThIravamUrdhnyatADayat || bibheda taM cApi mahAsinAmbikA yathA kuThAreNa taruM taruzchidaH || 33 ||

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स भिन्नखड्गो निचखान मार्गणं पराम्बिका वक्षसि सोऽपि चिच्छिदे ।। पुनस्त्रिशूलं हृदयेऽक्षिपत्तदप्यचूर्ण यन्मुष्टिनिपातनेन सा ।। ३४ ।।

When the sword was split he thrust an arrow into her chest. The arrow too was cut. He then hurled the trident which powdered it with her fist.

english translation

sa bhinnakhaDgo nicakhAna mArgaNaM parAmbikA vakSasi so'pi cicchide || punastrizUlaM hRdaye'kSipattadapyacUrNa yanmuSTinipAtanena sA || 34 ||

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गदां समादाय पुनर्महारथोऽभ्यधावदम्बां मरणोन्मुखोऽसुरः।। अचूर्णयत्तामपि शूलधारया पुनस्त्रि शूलं विददार सोऽन्यया ।। ३५ ।।

Prepared to die the heroic Asura seized a mace and rushed at her. She reduced the mace into powder with the edge of her trident. The demon shattered the trident with another mace.

english translation

gadAM samAdAya punarmahAratho'bhyadhAvadambAM maraNonmukho'suraH|| acUrNayattAmapi zUladhArayA punastri zUlaM vidadAra so'nyayA || 35 ||

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Chapter 48

Verses 36-40

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Umā-Saṃhitā

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