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# Matsyapurana 158.16

Matsyapurāṇa 158.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [158.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.158.16)

nigaditā bhuvanairiti caṇḍikā janani śumbhaniśumbhaniṣūdanī  
praṇatacintitadānavadānavapramathanaikaratistarasā bhuvi //

> Thus proclaimed as Caṇḍikā by the worlds, O mother, slayer of Śumbha and Niśumbha,  
> the destruction of the Daityas thought of by the suppliant Daitya being your sole delight, swiftly on earth!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.158.16) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.44.115) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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