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Markandeyapurana 82.22

Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 82.22

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Sanskrit

82.22

vajramindraḥ samutpādya kuliśādamarādhipaḥ /
dadau tasyai sahasrākṣo ghaṇṭāmairāvatād gajāt //

Then gazing at her, who had sprung from the combined energies of all the gods, the Immortals who were afflicted by Mahiṣa felt a keen joy.[3] The bearer of the low Pināka drawing a trident forth from his own trident gave it to her; and Kṛṣṇa gave a discus pulling it out of his own discus; and Varuṇa gave her a conch, Agni a spear, Māruta gave a bow and a quiver filled with arrows.[4] Indra lord of the Immortals gave a thunder-bolt pulling it out of his own thunder-bolt; the Thousand-eyed gave her a bell from his elephant Airāvata. Yama gave a rod from his own rod of Fate, and the lord of the waters a noose; and the Prajāpati gave her a necklace of beads, Brahmā an earthen water-pot; the Sun bestowed his own rays on all the pores of her skin, and Destiny[5] gave her a sword and a spotless shield; and the Ocean of milk a spotless necklace of pearls and also a pair of undecaying garments. And a celestial crest-jewel, a pair of ear-rings, and bracelets, and a brilliant half-moon ornament, and armlets over all her arms, and also a pair of bright anclets, a necklet, of the finest make, and rings and gems on all her fingers — these Viśvakarman gave to her, and also a brightly polished axe, weapons of many shapes and also armour that could not be pierced. And Ocean gave her a garland of fadeless lotus-flowers for her head and another for her breast, and a very brilliant lotus-flower besides. Himavat gave her a lion to ride on and gems of various kinds. Kuvera gave a drinking cup full of wine. And Śeṣa, the lord of all the serpents, who supports this earth, gave her a serpent-necklace adorned with large gems. Honoured by other gods also with gifts of ornaments[6] and weapons, the goddess uttered a loud roar blended with a horse-laugh again and again. The whole welkin was filled with her terrible roar. By that penetrating and exceedingly great roar a great echo arose, all the worlds shook and the seas trembled, the earth quaked and all the mountains moved. And “Conquer thou!” exclaimed the gods with joy to her who rode on the lion and the munis extolled her as they bowed their bodies in faith.

Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

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