Devishataka 43_35

43_35

(Combination of four verses)
"Bow to that Devī"—bow down to her who, being placed upon the lap, mounted upon the lap, by her husband Hara, the Slayer of Smara, caused fresh, unprecedented wonder, astonishment, among women; and the clanging twang also belonging to whose bow did not fail to bring about the diminishment, destruction, of enemies; furthermore, who, shining, going through the sky, said to the daitya named Kaṃsa in this manner: "The blessed Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa, your devoted killer, will strike [you] down!" How? He explains: abandoning transcendent māyā, giving up the deceitful stratagems of the enemy, with his arm of supreme strength, together with his brother, the blessed one named Saṃkarṣaṇa, of matched strength, by whom enemies were slain; and who, as Bhadrakālī, Kātyāyanī, shines, appears in many ways, in battles; and through whom, through that Devī, when bowed to, the multitude of people, endowed with the radiant splendor of discernment, the illumination of superior knowledge, shines, is made evident—the meaning is that the Devī shines—by being exceedingly connected to what is auspicious, as a worthy cause; the connection is: "Bow [to her]!" (Verses 41, 42, 43)