Candishataka 18

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sā umā vaḥ śriye stāt . sā kā . yasyāḥ pādotpiṣṭo mahiṣākhyaḥ sura-
ripurnūpurāntāvalambī lolendranīlapāṣāṇakhaṇḍasāmyaṃ lebhe . nūpurasamīpa indra-
nīlaśakalenāvaśyameva bhāvyam . kathaṃbhūtaḥ . nākaukonāyakādyairindrādyairdyuva-
satibhirdevairdharitrīṃ rundhanpṛthvīmāvṛṇvandṛṣṭaḥ . kathaṃbhūtaiḥ . vardhiṣṇuvindhyācala-
cakitamanovṛttibhiḥ . kimayaṃ vindhyācala eva punarvṛddhiṃ gacchatīti bhītaiḥ .
asiśyāmadhāmā khaṅgavanmecakakāntiḥ ..
durvārasya dyudhāmnāṃ mahiṣitavapuṣo vidviṣaḥ pātu yuṣmā-
npārvatyā pretapālakhapuruṣaparuṣaḥ preṣito'sau pṛṣatkaḥ .
yaḥ kṛtvā lakṣyabhedaṃ hṛtabhuvanabhayo gāṃ vibhidya praviṣṭaḥ
pātālaṃ pakṣapālīpavanakṛtapatattārkṣyaśaṅkākulāhiḥ .. 18 ..

May that Umā be for your prosperity. Which goddess? Beneath whose foot the enemy of the gods, named Mahiṣa, when crushed, clinging to the edge of her anklet, attained resemblance to a sparkling piece of sapphire-stone. Near an anklet there must surely be a chip of sapphire. Of what sort? Seen blocking the earth, covering the world, by the gods, the dwellers of heaven headed by Indra, the lord of the denizens of heaven. By whom of what sort? Whose states of mind were alarmed by the growing Vindhya mountain: frightened, thinking, “Is this the Vindhya mountain itself growing once again?” Dark with the luster of a sword: possessing a dark-blue radiance like a scimitar.

Sent by Pārvatī, harsh as a sky-man of the Lord of the Dead,
may that arrow protect you from the irresistible adversary of the dwellers of heaven who possessed the body of a buffalo—
which, having pierced the target and dispelled the world's fear, cleaved the earth and entered
the netherworld, throwing the serpents into turmoil through fear of a falling Tārkṣya caused by the wind from the line of its feathers! || 18