Then she struck Niśumbha with her sharp, terrible serpentine poisonous arrows that were accustomed to drink the blood of Asuras and brought him down to the earth.
When his younger brother of great honour and strength fell Śumbha was furious. The eight-armed demon seated himself in a chariot and came to the place where Śivā was present.
Then the mother of the universe laughed boisterously making all the demons tremble with fear. The gods shouted cries of “Victory” when she challenged the Asuras in the battle.
दैत्यराजो महतीं ज्वलच्छिखां मुमोच शक्तिं निहता च सोल्कया।। बिभेद शुंभप्रहिताञ्छराच्छिवा शिवेरितान्सोपि सहस्रधा शरान् ।। ४० ।।
The king of Daityas hurled a spear of shining flames which was struck down by a meteor. Śivā shattered the arrows discharged by Śumbha. He too split the arrows discharged by Śivā into a thousand pieces.