THIRD CANTO OF THE DURGAASAPTASATI
Risiruvaacha
The sage said
Nihanyamaanam tat sainyam
Avalokya mahaasurah
Senaani chiksurah kopaad
Yayou yoddhumathaambikaam
Seeing the demon soldiers being mayhemmed the great demon Chiksurah
took fire and rushed to fight the Mother Ambica
Sa devim saravarsena
Vavarsa samare- surah
Yathaa merugireh sringam
Toyavarsena toyadah..
The demons rained a shower of sharpest shafts on the goddess in the
battle just as the clouds rain upon the crest of the mountain Meru
Tasya chcchhittvaa tato devi
Lilayaiva sarotkaraan
Jaghaana turagaan vaanair
Yantaaranchaiva vaajinaam
The goddess dispersed them with playful ease and killed with arrows
not only the horses but also those who rode them
Chichheda cha dhanuh sadyo
Dhvajanchaapi samuchhratam
Vivyaadha chaiva gaatresu
Chinna dhanvaanamaasugaih
She instantly tore the bows of her enemies. She tore the flag that
had been flying high. She presently hurt the bodies of those whose
bows were undone.
Sa chhina dhanvaa viratho
Hataasvo hatasaarathih
Abhyadhaavata taam devim
Khdgacharmadharo’surah..
Chiksura lost his bow. He lost his chariot. His horse was killed. His
chariot driver was killed. He now rushed at the goddess with his
scimitar and shield.
Sinhamaahatya khadgena
Tiksnadhaarena murdhani
Aajaghaana bhuje savye
Devimapyati vegavaan
He hit the lion on his head with the sharp edge of the scimitar. He
was very fast. He hit the left arm of the goddess.
Tasyah khadgo bhujam praapya
Pafaala Nripanandana
Tato jagraaha sulam sa
Kopaadarunalochana
The scimitar broke into pieces getting at her hand. The demon
immediately took a sula. His eyes were red with anger.
Chiksepa sa tatastattu
Bhadrakaalyam mahasurah
Jaajvalyamaanam tejobhi
Ravivimbamivaambaraat..
The fierce demon flung the sula at Bhadrakaali-one who eats Time for
the well being of the world.The sula rushed at her aburning with power
like the sunrays from the desert skies.
Dristvaa tada aapatatchhulam
Devi sulam amunchata
Tachhulam satadhaa tena
Neetam sa cha mahaasurah
Seeing the sula coming upon her the goddess released her sula. It
broke the sula rushing at her into hundred pieces. The demon himself
fell.
Hate tasmin mahaavirye
Mahisasya chamupatau
Aajagama gajaarudhas
Chaamarastridasardanah
With the fall of the great demon who led a chamu – a vast division of
army under the Buffalo demon, there came Chaamara who defeated the
gods. Chaamara came on elephant back.
So’pi saktim mumochaatha
Devyaastamambica drutam
Humkaarabhihataam bhumau
Paatayaamaasa nisprabhaam
He also shot sakti at the goddess, mother Ambica without delay.The
goddess roared at him and he fell on the earth reft of all lustre.
Bhagnaam saktim nipotitaam
Dristvaa krodhasamanvitah
Chiksepa Chaamarah sulam
Vaanaistadapi saachhinat
Seeing the sakti broken into pieces the demon Chamara was angered.
He flung sula at the goddess. The goddess broke it too with arrows.
Tatah sinhah samutpatya
Gajakumbhaantarasthitah
Baahuyuddhena yuyudhe
Tenoschaistridasarinaa
Then the lion leaped forth and fought hand to hand with the
demon ,from behind the head of the elephant.
Yudhyamaano tatastau tu
Tasmaannaagaan mahim gatau
Yuyudhaateti samrabdhau
Prahaarairatidaarunaih
While fighting, the demon alighted from the elephant. And they fought
fiercely hitting each other.
Tato vegaat khamutpatya
Nipatya cha mrigaarinaa
Karaprahaarena sirah
Chaamarasya prithak kritam..
Then with great speed the lion, the enemy of the animals,lifted up the
demon in the skies and then flung him onto the earth.The lion with his
hands chopped off the head of the demon Chaamara.
Udagrascha rane devyaa
Silaavriksaadibhirhatah
Dandamusthi talaschaiva
Karaalascha nipaatitah
In the fight with the goddess Udagra was killed with stones and trees.
She also killed the demon Kasraala by name hitting him with stick ,
fists and slaps
Devi Kruddhaa gadaa paatais
Churnayaamaasa choddhatam
Vaaskalam Bhindipaalena
Vaanaistamram tathaandhakam
The goddess , now angry,smashed the demon Uddhata also..She killed
Vaaskala with bhindipaala. She killed Andhaka and Taamra with arrows
Ugraasyamugraviryancha
Tathaiva cha mahaahanum
Trinetraa cha trisulena
Jaghaana parameswari
The goddess of gods, Parameswari, who has three eyes, killed
Ughraasya and Ugravirya as well as
Mahaahanu with trident
Bidaalasyasinaa kaayat
Paatayaamaasa vai sirah
Durdharam durmukhanchobhau
Sarairnirnye yamaksayam
She felled the head from the body of the demon Bidaalaasya. She sent
both Durdhara and Durmukh to the realm of Death.
Evam samkshiyamaane tu
Svasainye mahisaasurah
Maahisena swarupena
Traasayaamaasa tan ganaan
When the demons were thus being decimated , the Buffalo demon showed
up ,with his army in the shape of a buffalo and sent terror into the
hearts of the ganah, that constituted the army of the goddess.
Kaanschit tundaprahaarena
Ksurakshepaistathaaparaan
Laangulataaditaam schaanyaan
Sringaabhyancha vidaaritaan
He beat some with his mouth.He scared others with his hoofs flinging
at them.He drove away others with his tail.He pushed his horns into
others.
Vegena kangschidaparaan
Naadena bhraamanena cha
Niswasa pavanenaanyaan
Paatayaamaasa bhutale
He killed some with his speed.He put others to death by sheer lowing.
He moved others to death.He threw others onto the ground with the
force of his exhalation.
Nipaatya pramathaanikam
Abhyadhaavata so’surah
Sinham hantum mahaadevyah
Kopanchakre tato’mbica
Having ravaged the army of the pramathas or the army of the goddess
the demon now rushed to kill the lion.The goddess- the mother of all,
now got angry.
So’pi kopaan mahaaviryah
Ksurakshunna mahitalah
Sringaabhyaam parvataanuchchaan
Chiksepa cha nanaada cha..
The great warrior Buffalo demon also shook the earth with his hoofs
in a huff. He lifted up tall mountains with his horns and hurled them
at the goddess and shouted.
Vegabhramana viksunnaa
Mahi tasya vyasiryata
Laangulenaahataschaabdhih
Plaavayaamaasa sarvatah
Wounded by his fast movements the Earth trembled.The seas being
churned by his tail flooded in all directions.
Dhutasringavibhinnascha
Khandakhandam yayurghanaah
Shvasaanilaastah satasho
Nipeturnabhas’ochalah
The clouds went scattered being shattered by the excited horns. With
the wind of his breath mountains were flung from the skies.
Iti krodhasamaadhmaatam
Aapatantam mahaasuram
Dristvaa saa chandikaa kopam
Tadvadhaaya tadaakarot
The great demon rushed at her from the skies.Seeing this, goddess
Chandikaa was angry and acted to kill him.
Saa ksiptvaa tasya vai pasam
Tam vavandha mahaasuram
Tatyaja maahisam rupam
So’pi vaddho mahaamridhe
She threw a rope and chained the Buffalo demon.At once the demon gave
up his buffalo shape being roped in the fierce fight.
Tatah sinho’bhavat sadyo
Yavattasyaambikaa shirah
Chhinatti tavatpurusa
Khadgapaaniradrisyata
Instantly the demon became a lion. Ambica the mother goddess was about
to chop off his head. And at once he revealed himself as a man with
sabre in his hand.
Tata evaasu purusam
Devi chichcheda saayakaih
Tam khadga charmanaa sardham
Tata so’bhunmahaagaja
He was armed with the sabre and the shield. The goddess hit him with
arrows presently.At once he became a giant elephant.
Karena cha mahaasinham
Tanchakarsa jagarja cha
Karsatastu karam devi
khadgena nirakrintata
The elephant hit the lion with its trunk and shouted.The goddess cut
off the trunk with an axe while it was whipping the lion.
Tato mahaasuro bhuyo
Maahisam vapuraasthitah
Tathaiva ksobhayaamaasa
Trailokyamsacharaacharam
Then the fierce demon took refuge in the body of a buffalo again and
shook the three worlds with all their movables and immovables.
Tatah kruddhaa jaganmaataa
Chandikaa paanamuttamam
Papau punah punaschaiva
Jahaasaarunalochanaa
Then Chandikaa , the angry Mother of the existence, drank manna over
and over again and burst in rocking laughter. Her eyes were red.
Nanarda chaasurah so’pi
Balaviryamadoddhata
Visaanaabhyancha chiksepa
Chandikaan prati bhudharaan
The demon also danced intoxicated with strength,prowess and pride.
With great flourish he hurled mountains at Chandikaa
Saa cha taan prahitaams
Tena churnayanti sarotkaraih
Uvaacha tam madoddhuta
Mukharaagaa kulaksaram
She destroyed those missiles hurled at her with arrows. Her face was
red.She spoke to the vain demon-----
Devi Uvaaca
The goddess said
Garja garja ksanam mudha
Madhu yaavat pivaamyaham
Mayaa tvayi hate’traiva
Garjisyantyasu devatah
Oh you fool! Shout for the moment as long as I drink honey. Here
only you will be slain by me. The gods will roar presently.
Risiruvaacha
The sage said
Evamukta samutpatya
Saarudhaa tam mahaasuram
Paadenaakramya kanthe cha
Sulenainamataadayat
Saying this she stamped on the demon and pressed his neck with her
legs. She hit her with the trident.
Tatah so’ pi padaakraantas
Tayaa nijamukhaattatah
Ardhaniskraanta evaapi
Devya viryena samvritah
Then the demon also being stamped by the goddess came half way from
his mouth. But the prowess of the goddess made him inert there
Ardhaniskraanta evaasau
Yuddhamano mahaasurah
Tayaa mahaasinaa devyaa
Sira chhittvaa nipaatitah
Come half way out from its own mouth the great demon, still
flourishing ,was beheaded by the great sword of the goddess. Thus the
demon fell.
Tato haa haa kritam sarvam
Daityasainyam nanaasa tat
Praharsancha param jagmuh
Sakalaa devataa ganaah
The rest of the army of the demon was destroyed with Haa Haa. And
every one among the gods was exceedingly happy.
Tushtuvustaam suraa devim
saha divyairmaharsibhih
Jagu gandharvapatayor
Nanrituschaapsaroganah
The gods now propitiated the goddess The divine sages joined the gods.
The heavenly choir was loud. The divine damsels took to dance in
spright..
The canto three ends here. It dwells on how the Buffalo demon was
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