Candishataka 58

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ityamunā prakāreṇāttadarpaṃ gṛhītagarvamasuraṃ mahiṣaṃ vyasuṃ gataprāṇaṃ kurvatī
umā vastrāyatām . itīti katham . he vasavaḥ, naṣṭānpalāyitānaṣṭau gaje-
ndrāndiggajānna avata, kiṃ diśo drāk gṛhītāḥ yūyamapi palāyitāḥ . he
śārṅgin viṣṇo, tārkṣyeṇa garuḍena taikṣṇyaṃ śīghratāṃ gamitaḥ saṅgrāmayuktyā laghu-
rasi iti sādhu yuktam . he svarnātha indra, tava netrapaṅktinotkhātā kenāpi
notpāṭitā, atastvaṃ samarataḥ saṅgrāmānaśyatsvaṃ balaṃ senāṃ paśya ..
śrutvā śatruṃ duhitrā nihatamatijaḍo'pyāgato'hvāya harṣā-
dāśliṣyañchailakalpaṃ mahiṣamavanibhṛdvāndhavo vindhyabuddhyā .
yasyāḥ śvetīkṛte'sinsmitadaśanarucā tulyarūpo himādri-
rdrāgdrādhīyānivāsī2devatamasanirāsāya sā stādumā vaḥ ..58..

In this manner, Umā, draining the life, taking the breath, of the demon Mahiṣa whose pride was stripped away, whose arrogance was seized—may she protect you! "With such words"—how? “O Vasus, do you not protect the eight fleeing lordly elephants, the world-elephants? Why have you taken hastily to the directions—have you too fled? O Bearer of Śārṅga, Viṣṇu, brought with speed, swiftness, by Tārkṣya, Garuḍa, you are nimble through a tactic of battle—so bravo, well done! O Lord of Heaven, Indra, your row of eyes has not been plucked out, no one has torn it out; therefore look upon your own army, your host, fleeing from the battle!”

Hearing that the enemy was slain by his daughter, the Snowy Mountain, though extremely dull, arrived out of joy at her call,
Embracing like a mountain-kinsman the buffalo resembling a peak, mistaking him for the Vindhya;
Having his form matched to the demon whitened by the luster of her smiling teeth, he seemed at once exceedingly long—
May that Umā be yours to dispel the inner darkness of the gods! 58