Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 lyrics in Sanskrit & English, with meaning
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Shloka 1#
राजोवाच
विचित्रमिदमाख्यातं भगवन् भवता मम ।
देव्याश्चरितमाहात्म्यं रक्तबीजवधाश्रितम् ॥rājovāca
vicitramidamākhyātaṃ bhagavan bhavatā mama |
devyāścaritamāhātmyaṃ raktabījavadhāśritam ||राजा ने कहा: भगवन्! आपने रक्तबीज के वध से जुड़ा देवी के चरित्र का यह अद्भुत माहात्म्य मुझे सुनाया।
The king said: Revered sir, you have told me this wonderful account of the Goddess's deeds and greatness in the slaying of Raktabija.
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Shloka 2#
भूयश्चेच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं रक्तबीजे निपातिते ।
चकार शुम्भो यत्कर्म निशुम्भश्चातिकोपनः ॥bhūyaścecchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ raktabīje nipātite |
cakāra śumbho yatkarma niśumbhaścātikopanaḥ ||रक्तबीज के मारे जाने पर अत्यन्त क्रोधी शुम्भ और निशुम्भ ने क्या किया, यह मैं और सुनना चाहता हूँ।
I wish to hear further what Shumbha did after Raktabija fell, and what the furious Nishumbha did.
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Shloka 3#
ऋषिरुवाच
चकार कोपमतुलं रक्तबीजे निपातिते ।
शुम्भासुरो निशुम्भश्च हतेष्वन्येषु चाहवे ॥ṛṣiruvāca
cakāra kopamatulaṃ raktabīje nipātite |
śumbhāsuro niśumbhaśca hateṣvanyeṣu cāhave ||ऋषि बोले: युद्ध में रक्तबीज और दूसरे असुरों के मारे जाने पर शुम्भ और निशुम्भ को अपार क्रोध हुआ।
The sage said: When Raktabija and the others had been slain in battle, the asuras Shumbha and Nishumbha were filled with boundless rage.
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Shloka 4#
हन्यमानं महासैन्यं विलोक्यामर्षमुद्वहन् ।
अभ्यधावन्निशुम्भोऽथ मुख्ययासुरसेनया ॥hanyamānaṃ mahāsainyaṃ vilokyāmarṣamudvahan |
abhyadhāvanniśumbho'tha mukhyayāsurasenayā ||अपनी विशाल सेना को मरते देखकर क्रोध से भरा निशुम्भ असुरों की प्रधान सेना लेकर आगे दौड़ा।
Seeing his great army being slaughtered, Nishumbha, burning with indignation, rushed forward with the pick of the asura army.
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Shloka 5#
तस्याग्रतस्तथा पृष्ठे पार्श्वयोश्च महासुराः ।
संदष्टौष्ठपुटाः क्रुद्धा हन्तुं देवीमुपाययुः ॥tasyāgratastathā pṛṣṭhe pārśvayośca mahāsurāḥ |
saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭāḥ kruddhā hantuṃ devīmupāyayuḥ ||उसके आगे, पीछे और दोनों ओर बड़े-बड़े असुर क्रोध से होंठ चबाते हुए देवी को मारने आए।
Before him, behind him and on both sides came great asuras, biting their lips in anger, to kill the Goddess.
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Shloka 6#
आजगाम महावीर्यः शुम्भोऽपि स्वबलैर्वृतः ।
निहन्तुं चण्डिकां कोपात्कृत्वा युद्धं तु मातृभिः ॥ājagāma mahāvīryaḥ śumbho'pi svabalairvṛtaḥ |
nihantuṃ caṇḍikāṃ kopātkṛtvā yuddhaṃ tu mātṛbhiḥ ||महापराक्रमी शुम्भ भी अपनी सेना से घिरा हुआ, मातृगणों से युद्ध करके, क्रोध में चण्डिका को मारने आया।
The mighty Shumbha too came, surrounded by his own forces, to slay Chandika in his fury, after battling with the Mothers.
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Shloka 7#
ततो युद्धमतीवासीद्देव्या शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः ।
शरवर्षमतीवोग्रं मेघयोरिव वर्षतोः ॥tato yuddhamatīvāsīddevyā śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ |
śaravarṣamatīvograṃ meghayoriva varṣatoḥ ||तब देवी का शुम्भ और निशुम्भ से घोर युद्ध हुआ; वे दोनों बरसते हुए दो मेघों की तरह भयंकर बाणों की वर्षा करने लगे।
Then a fierce battle raged between the Goddess and Shumbha and Nishumbha, who loosed terrible showers of arrows like two clouds pouring rain.
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Shloka 8#
चिच्छेदास्ताञ्छरांस्ताभ्यां चण्डिका स्वशरोत्करैः ।
ताडयामास चाङ्गेषु शस्त्रौघैरसुरेश्वरौ ॥cicchedāstāñcharāṃstābhyāṃ caṇḍikā svaśarotkaraiḥ |
tāḍayāmāsa cāṅgeṣu śastraughairasureśvarau ||चण्डिका ने अपने बाणों के समूह से उनके बाण काट डाले और शस्त्रों की बौछार से उन दोनों असुरराजों के अंगों पर प्रहार किया।
Chandika cut down the arrows they shot with swarms of her own, and struck the two asura lords on their limbs with volleys of weapons.
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Shloka 9#
निशुम्भो निशितं खड्गं चर्म चादाय सुप्रभम् ।
अताडयन्मूर्ध्नि सिंहं देव्या वाहनमुत्तमम् ॥niśumbho niśitaṃ khaḍgaṃ carma cādāya suprabham |
atāḍayanmūrdhni siṃhaṃ devyā vāhanamuttamam ||निशुम्भ ने तीखी तलवार और चमकती ढाल लेकर देवी के श्रेष्ठ वाहन सिंह के मस्तक पर प्रहार किया।
Nishumbha, taking a sharp sword and a gleaming shield, struck the lion, the Goddess's noble mount, on the head.
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Shloka 10#
ताडिते वाहने देवी क्षुरप्रेणासिमुत्तमम् ।
निशुम्भस्याशु चिच्छेद चर्म चाप्यष्टचन्द्रकम् ॥tāḍite vāhane devī kṣurapreṇāsimuttamam |
niśumbhasyāśu ciccheda carma cāpyaṣṭacandrakam ||वाहन पर प्रहार होते ही देवी ने क्षुरप्र नामक बाण से निशुम्भ की उत्तम तलवार और आठ चन्द्रों से अंकित ढाल को तुरन्त काट डाला।
When her mount was struck, the Goddess quickly cut Nishumbha's fine sword with a razor-edged arrow, and his shield marked with eight moons.
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Shloka 11#
छिन्ने चर्मणि खड्गे च शक्तिं चिक्षेप सोऽसुरः ।
तामप्यस्य द्विधा चक्रे चक्रेणाभिमुखागताम् ॥chinne carmaṇi khaḍge ca śaktiṃ cikṣepa so'suraḥ |
tāmapyasya dvidhā cakre cakreṇābhimukhāgatām ||ढाल और तलवार कट जाने पर उस असुर ने शक्ति चलाई; सामने आती हुई उस शक्ति के भी देवी ने चक्र से दो टुकड़े कर दिए।
With shield and sword cut, the asura hurled a spear; as it came at her, she split that too in two with her discus.
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Shloka 12#
कोपाध्मातो निशुम्भोऽथ शूलं जग्राह दानवः ।
आयातं मुष्टिपातेन देवी तच्चाप्यचूर्णयत् ॥kopādhmāto niśumbho'tha śūlaṃ jagrāha dānavaḥ |
āyātaṃ muṣṭipātena devī taccāpyacūrṇayat ||क्रोध से भरकर दानव निशुम्भ ने त्रिशूल उठाया; आते हुए उस त्रिशूल को भी देवी ने मुक्के के प्रहार से चूर-चूर कर दिया।
Swelling with rage, the danava Nishumbha seized a trident; as it came, the Goddess crushed it with a blow of her fist.
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Shloka 13#
अथादाय गदां सोऽपि चिक्षेप चण्डिकां प्रति ।
सापि देव्या त्रिशूलेन भिन्ना भस्मत्वमागता ॥athādāya gadāṃ so'pi cikṣepa caṇḍikāṃ prati |
sāpi devyā triśūlena bhinnā bhasmatvamāgatā ||फिर उसने गदा लेकर चण्डिका पर फेंकी; वह भी देवी के त्रिशूल से टूटकर भस्म हो गई।
Then he took up a mace and hurled it at Chandika; split by the Goddess's trident, it turned to ashes.
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Shloka 14#
ततः परशुहस्तं तमायान्तं दैत्यपुङ्गवम् ।
आहत्य देवी बाणौघैरपातयत भूतले ॥tataḥ paraśuhastaṃ tamāyāntaṃ daityapuṅgavam |
āhatya devī bāṇaughairapātayata bhūtale ||तब फरसा हाथ में लेकर आते हुए उस दैत्यश्रेष्ठ को देवी ने बाणों के समूह से मारकर धरती पर गिरा दिया।
As that bull among daityas came at her, axe in hand, the Goddess struck him with a flood of arrows and felled him to the ground.
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Shloka 15#
तस्मिन्निपतिते भूमौ निशुम्भे भीमविक्रमे ।
भ्रातर्यतीव संक्रुद्धः प्रययौ हन्तुमम्बिकाम् ॥tasminnipatite bhūmau niśumbhe bhīmavikrame |
bhrātaryatīva saṃkruddhaḥ prayayau hantumambikām ||भयंकर पराक्रमी भाई निशुम्भ के धरती पर गिरते ही शुम्भ अत्यन्त क्रोधित होकर अम्बिका को मारने दौड़ा।
When his brother Nishumbha, of terrible valour, had fallen to the earth, Shumbha, utterly enraged, rushed to kill Ambika.
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Shloka 16#
स रथस्थस्तथात्युच्चैर्गृहीतपरमायुधैः ।
भुजैरष्टाभिरतुलैर्व्याप्याशेषं बभौ नभः ॥sa rathasthastathātyuccairgṛhītaparamāyudhaiḥ |
bhujairaṣṭābhiratulairvyāpyāśeṣaṃ babhau nabhaḥ ||रथ पर खड़ा, आठ अतुलनीय भुजाओं में बड़े-बड़े शस्त्र ऊँचे उठाए हुए वह सारे आकाश को घेरता हुआ शोभा पा रहा था।
Standing in his chariot, with great weapons raised high in eight matchless arms, he seemed to fill the whole sky.
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Shloka 17#
तमायान्तं समालोक्य देवी शङ्खमवादयत् ।
ज्याशब्दं चापि धनुषश्चकारातीव दुःसहम् ॥tamāyāntaṃ samālokya devī śaṅkhamavādayat |
jyāśabdaṃ cāpi dhanuṣaścakārātīva duḥsaham ||उसे आते देखकर देवी ने शंख बजाया और धनुष की असहनीय टंकार की।
Seeing him come, the Goddess blew her conch and twanged her bowstring with a sound hard to bear.
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Shloka 18#
पूरयामास ककुभो निजघण्टास्वनेन च ।
समस्तदैत्यसैन्यानां तेजोवधविधायिना ॥pūrayāmāsa kakubho nijaghaṇṭāsvanena ca |
samastadaityasainyānāṃ tejovadhavidhāyinā ||उन्होंने अपने घण्टे की ध्वनि से दिशाओं को भर दिया, जो सारी दैत्य-सेनाओं का तेज नष्ट कर देती है।
She filled the directions with the ringing of her bell, which destroys the vigour of all the demon armies.
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Shloka 19#
ततः सिंहो महानादैस्त्याजितेभमहामदैः ।
पूरयामास गगनं गां तथैव दिशो दश ॥tataḥ siṃho mahānādaistyājitebhamahāmadaiḥ |
pūrayāmāsa gaganaṃ gāṃ tathaiva diśo daśa ||तब सिंह ने अपनी गर्जना से, जिससे बड़े-बड़े हाथियों का मद उतर जाता है, आकाश, पृथ्वी और दसों दिशाओं को भर दिया।
Then the lion filled the sky, the earth and the ten directions with mighty roars that made great elephants lose their pride.
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Shloka 20#
ततः काली समुत्पत्य गगनं क्ष्मामताडयत् ।
कराभ्यां तन्निनादेन प्राक्स्वनास्ते तिरोहिताः ॥tataḥ kālī samutpatya gaganaṃ kṣmāmatāḍayat |
karābhyāṃ tanninādena prāksvanāste tirohitāḥ ||फिर काली ने आकाश में उछलकर दोनों हाथों से पृथ्वी पर प्रहार किया; उस नाद से पहले के सब शब्द दब गए।
Then Kali, leaping into the sky, struck the earth with both hands, and with that sound all the earlier sounds were drowned.
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Shloka 21#
अट्टाट्टहासमशिवं शिवदूती चकार ह ।
तैः शब्दैरसुरास्त्रेसुः शुम्भः कोपं परं ययौ ॥aṭṭāṭṭahāsamaśivaṃ śivadūtī cakāra ha |
taiḥ śabdairasurāstresuḥ śumbhaḥ kopaṃ paraṃ yayau ||शिवदूती ने भयानक अट्टहास किया; उन शब्दों से असुर काँप उठे और शुम्भ को बड़ा क्रोध हुआ।
Shivaduti let out a fearful, ominous laugh; at those sounds the asuras trembled, and Shumbha grew wildly angry.
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Shloka 22#
दुरात्मंस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति व्याजहाराम्बिका यदा ।
तदा जयेत्यभिहितं देवैराकाशसंस्थितैः ॥durātmaṃstiṣṭha tiṣṭheti vyājahārāmbikā yadā |
tadā jayetyabhihitaṃ devairākāśasaṃsthitaiḥ ||जब अम्बिका ने कहा, 'रे दुरात्मा, ठहर, ठहर!', तब आकाश में स्थित देवताओं ने 'जय हो' कहा।
When Ambika cried, 'Stand, wicked one, stand!', the gods in the sky called out, 'Victory!'
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Shloka 23#
शुम्भेनागत्य या शक्तिर्मुक्ता ज्वालातिभीषणा ।
आयान्ती वह्निकूटाभा सा निरस्ता महोल्कया ॥śumbhenāgatya yā śaktirmuktā jvālātibhīṣaṇā |
āyāntī vahnikūṭābhā sā nirastā maholkayā ||शुम्भ ने आकर जो ज्वालाओं से भयानक, आग के पहाड़ जैसी शक्ति छोड़ी, उसे देवी ने एक बड़ी उल्का से दूर हटा दिया।
The spear Shumbha hurled, flaming and terrifying, coming like a mass of fire, was turned aside by a great meteor-like weapon.
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Shloka 24#
सिंहनादेन शुम्भस्य व्याप्तं लोकत्रयान्तरम् ।
निर्घातनिःस्वनो घोरो जितवानवनीपते ॥siṃhanādena śumbhasya vyāptaṃ lokatrayāntaram |
nirghātaniḥsvano ghoro jitavānavanīpate ||हे राजन्! शुम्भ के सिंहनाद से तीनों लोक भर गए, पर (देवी के) वज्रपात जैसे घोर शब्द ने उसे जीत लिया।
Shumbha's lion-like roar filled the three worlds, O king, but the terrible thunderclap (of the Goddess) overpowered it.
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Shloka 25#
शुम्भमुक्ताञ्छरान्देवी शुम्भस्तत्प्रहिताञ्छरान् ।
चिच्छेद स्वशरैरुग्रैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥śumbhamuktāñcharāndevī śumbhastatprahitāñcharān |
ciccheda svaśarairugraiḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ||शुम्भ के छोड़े बाणों को देवी ने, और देवी के बाणों को शुम्भ ने, अपने भयंकर बाणों से सैकड़ों-हज़ारों की संख्या में काट डाला।
The Goddess cut the arrows Shumbha shot, and Shumbha hers, with fierce arrows, by the hundred and the thousand.
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Shloka 26#
ततः सा चण्डिका क्रुद्धा शूलेनाभिजघान तम् ।
स तदाभिहतो भूमौ मूर्च्छितो निपपात ह ॥tataḥ sā caṇḍikā kruddhā śūlenābhijaghāna tam |
sa tadābhihato bhūmau mūrcchito nipapāta ha ||तब क्रोधित चण्डिका ने उसे त्रिशूल से मारा; उस प्रहार से घायल होकर वह मूर्छित होकर धरती पर गिर पड़ा।
Then the furious Chandika struck him with her trident; wounded, he fell senseless to the ground.
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Shloka 27#
ततो निशुम्भः सम्प्राप्य चेतनामात्तकार्मुकः ।
आजघान शरैर्देवीं कालीं केसरिणं तथा ॥tato niśumbhaḥ samprāpya cetanāmāttakārmukaḥ |
ājaghāna śarairdevīṃ kālīṃ kesariṇaṃ tathā ||तब निशुम्भ ने होश में आकर धनुष उठाया और देवी, काली और सिंह पर बाणों से प्रहार किया।
Then Nishumbha, regaining consciousness, seized his bow and struck the Goddess, Kali and the lion with arrows.
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Shloka 28#
पुनश्च कृत्वा बाहूनामयुतं दनुजेश्वरः ।
चक्रायुधेन दितिजश्छादयामास चण्डिकाम् ॥punaśca kṛtvā bāhūnāmayutaṃ danujeśvaraḥ |
cakrāyudhena ditijaśchādayāmāsa caṇḍikām ||फिर उस दानवराज दैत्य ने दस हज़ार भुजाएँ बनाकर चक्रों से चण्डिका को ढक दिया।
The lord of the danavas, making ten thousand arms for himself, covered Chandika with discuses.
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ततो भगवती क्रुद्धा दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी ।
चिच्छेद तानि चक्राणि स्वशरैः सायकांश्च तान् ॥tato bhagavatī kruddhā durgā durgārtināśinī |
ciccheda tāni cakrāṇi svaśaraiḥ sāyakāṃśca tān ||तब कठिन पीड़ाओं का नाश करने वाली भगवती दुर्गा ने क्रोधित होकर अपने बाणों से उन चक्रों और बाणों को काट डाला।
Then the blessed Durga, destroyer of hard-to-bear afflictions, grew angry and cut down those discuses and arrows with her own.
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ततो निशुम्भो वेगेन गदामादाय चण्डिकाम् ।
अभ्यधावत वै हन्तुं दैत्यसेनासमावृतः ॥tato niśumbho vegena gadāmādāya caṇḍikām |
abhyadhāvata vai hantuṃ daityasenāsamāvṛtaḥ ||तब दैत्य-सेना से घिरा निशुम्भ गदा लेकर बड़े वेग से चण्डिका को मारने दौड़ा।
Then Nishumbha, surrounded by the demon army, seized a mace and rushed swiftly to kill Chandika.
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तस्यापतत एवाशु गदां चिच्छेद चण्डिका ।
खड्गेन शितधारेण स च शूलं समाददे ॥tasyāpatata evāśu gadāṃ ciccheda caṇḍikā |
khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa sa ca śūlaṃ samādade ||उसके झपटते ही चण्डिका ने तीखी धार वाली तलवार से उसकी गदा काट डाली; तब उसने शूल उठाया।
As he rushed at her, Chandika at once cut his mace with her keen-edged sword; then he took up a spear.
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शूलहस्तं समायान्तं निशुम्भममरार्दनम् ।
हृदि विव्याध शूलेन वेगाविद्धेन चण्डिका ॥śūlahastaṃ samāyāntaṃ niśumbhamamarārdanam |
hṛdi vivyādha śūlena vegāviddhena caṇḍikā ||देवताओं को पीड़ा देने वाले निशुम्भ को शूल लिए आते देखकर चण्डिका ने वेग से चलाए शूल से उसका हृदय बेध दिया।
As Nishumbha, the scourge of the gods, came on with spear in hand, Chandika pierced his heart with a swiftly hurled spear.
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भिन्नस्य तस्य शूलेन हृदयान्निःसृतोऽपरः ।
महाबलो महावीर्यस्तिष्ठेति पुरुषो वदन् ॥bhinnasya tasya śūlena hṛdayānniḥsṛto'paraḥ |
mahābalo mahāvīryastiṣṭheti puruṣo vadan ||शूल से फटे उसके हृदय से एक दूसरा महाबली, महापराक्रमी पुरुष 'ठहर' कहता हुआ निकला।
From his pierced heart came out another man, of great strength and valour, crying 'Stop!'
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तस्य निष्क्रामतो देवी प्रहस्य स्वनवत्ततः ।
शिरश्चिच्छेद खड्गेन ततोऽसावपतद् भुवि ॥tasya niṣkrāmato devī prahasya svanavattataḥ |
śiraściccheda khaḍgena tato'sāvapatad bhuvi ||उसके निकलते ही देवी ने ज़ोर से हँसकर तलवार से उसका सिर काट डाला, और वह धरती पर गिर पड़ा।
As he came out, the Goddess laughed aloud and cut off his head with her sword, and he fell to the ground.
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ततः सिंहश्चखादोग्रं दंष्ट्राक्षुण्णशिरोधरान् ।
असुरांस्तांस्तथा काली शिवदूती तथापरान् ॥tataḥ siṃhaścakhādograṃ daṃṣṭrākṣuṇṇaśirodharān |
asurāṃstāṃstathā kālī śivadūtī tathāparān ||तब सिंह अपनी भयंकर दाढ़ों से गर्दनें कुचलकर असुरों को खाने लगा, और काली तथा शिवदूती दूसरों को खाने लगीं।
Then the lion devoured asuras whose necks it crushed with its fierce fangs, while Kali and Shivaduti devoured others.
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कौमारीशक्तिनिर्भिन्नाः केचिन्नेशुर्महासुराः ।
ब्रह्माणीमन्त्रपूतेन तोयेनान्ये निराकृताः ॥kaumārīśaktinirbhinnāḥ kecinneśurmahāsurāḥ |
brahmāṇīmantrapūtena toyenānye nirākṛtāḥ ||कुछ महादैत्य कौमारी की शक्ति से बिंधकर नष्ट हो गए, और दूसरे ब्रह्माणी के मन्त्रपूत जल से भगा दिए गए।
Some great asuras perished, pierced by Kaumari's spear; others were driven off by water purified by Brahmani's mantras.
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माहेश्वरीत्रिशूलेन भिन्नाः पेतुस्तथापरे ।
वाराहीतुण्डघातेन केचिच्चूर्णीकृता भुवि ॥māheśvarītriśūlena bhinnāḥ petustathāpare |
vārāhītuṇḍaghātena keciccūrṇīkṛtā bhuvi ||कुछ माहेश्वरी के त्रिशूल से बिंधकर गिर पड़े, और कुछ वाराही के थूथन के प्रहार से धरती पर चूर-चूर हो गए।
Others fell pierced by Maheshvari's trident; some were ground to dust on the earth by blows of Varahi's snout.
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खण्डं खण्डं च चक्रेण वैष्णव्या दानवाः कृताः ।
वज्रेण चैन्द्रीहस्ताग्रविमुक्तेन तथापरे ॥khaṇḍaṃ khaṇḍaṃ ca cakreṇa vaiṣṇavyā dānavāḥ kṛtāḥ |
vajreṇa caindrīhastāgravimuktena tathāpare ||वैष्णवी के चक्र से दानवों के टुकड़े-टुकड़े हो गए, और दूसरे ऐन्द्री के हाथ से छोड़े वज्र से मारे गए।
Danavas were cut to pieces by Vaishnavi's discus, and others by the thunderbolt hurled from Aindri's hand.
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केचिद्विनेशुरसुराः केचिन्नष्टा महाहवात् ।
भक्षिताश्चापरे कालीशिवदूतीमृगाधिपैः ॥kecidvineśurasurāḥ kecinnaṣṭā mahāhavāt |
bhakṣitāścāpare kālīśivadūtīmṛgādhipaiḥ ||कुछ असुर मर गए, कुछ उस महायुद्ध से भाग गए, और दूसरों को काली, शिवदूती और सिंह खा गए।
Some asuras perished, some fled the great battle, and others were devoured by Kali, Shivaduti and the lion.
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What Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 means
Nishumbha, Shumbha's younger brother, attacks with his army. After a fierce battle, the Goddess strikes him down with her trident and sword. A second figure rises from his heart, and she beheads it. The Matrikas destroy the rest of his army.
How to chant Durga Saptashati Chapter 9
- PartUttama charitra (last episode, chapters 5–13)
- Presiding formMahasaraswati
- WhenNavratri (Chaitra and Sharad), Ashtami, Fridays
- Prepare. Bathe, sit facing the Goddess on a clean (often red) cloth, and light a ghee lamp. Keep the book on a stand, not on the floor or your lap.
- Continue from the previous chapter. If you are reading the whole text, take up where you stopped; many read one or more chapters each day of Navratri.
- Recite clearly. Read without hurrying and without stopping in the middle of a chapter. If you cannot read Sanskrit fluently, read the Hindi or English meaning alongside.
- Close. At the end of your day's reading, offer flowers and do the aarti.
A common Navratri plan: day 1 — chapter 1; day 2 — chapters 2–3; day 3 — chapter 4; day 4 — chapters 5–8; day 5 — chapters 9–10; day 6 — chapter 11; day 7 — chapters 12–13 (traditions differ). Others read all thirteen chapters in one sitting.
Where Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 comes from
The Durga Saptashati, also called the Devi Mahatmya or Chandi Path, forms chapters 81–93 of the Markandeya Purana and is usually dated to about the 5th–6th century CE. It has seven hundred verses (sapta-shati) as counted in recitation, and is the central text of Shakta worship, read especially during the two Navratris.
About Durga Saptashati Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmya): The battle with Nishumbha, who falls to the Goddess's trident and sword. Verse numbers follow the Markandeya Purana (chapter 89); recitation books that number each speaker line separately count more mantras. It comes from the Markandeya Purana (Devi Mahatmya), Puranic. The text is in Sanskrit.
Sanskrit text: Sanskrit Wikisource — Markandeya Purana, chapter 89. Transliteration and meanings by The Hindu Book.
Frequently asked questions
Who wrote Durga Saptashati Chapter 9?
Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 comes from the Markandeya Purana (Devi Mahatmya) (Puranic).
Where can I read Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 lyrics in English?
This page has the full Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 in Sanskrit (Devanagari) with the English transliteration under every verse, and the meaning of each verse in Hindi and English. Use the Chant and Meaning buttons above the verses to show only what you need.
दुर्गासप्तशती नवमोऽध्यायः — निशुम्भवध का अर्थ क्या है?
इस पेज पर दुर्गासप्तशती नवमोऽध्यायः — निशुम्भवध के हर पद के नीचे उसका सरल हिंदी अर्थ और अंग्रेज़ी अर्थ दिया गया है।
How many verses are there in Durga Saptashati Chapter 9?
Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 has 39 verses as given on this page.
In which language is Durga Saptashati Chapter 9?
Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 is in Sanskrit. This page gives the original text in Devanagari with Roman transliteration and meaning in Hindi and English.
How long does it take to recite Durga Saptashati Chapter 9?
A full recitation takes about 11 min.
To whom is Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 dedicated?
Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 is dedicated to Durga. Chapter 9 of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmya): The battle with Nishumbha, who falls to the Goddess's trident and sword. Verse numbers follow the Markandeya Purana (chapter 89); recitation books that number each speaker line separately count more mantras.
Who is slain in chapter 9?
Nishumbha, the younger of the two demon brothers.
Which weapons does the Goddess use?
Her trident and sword, as the text describes.
