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Shricandi 16

Śrīcaṇḍī 16

Language
Sanskrit

16.1

ṛṣiruvāca

16.2

niśumbhaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā, bhrātaraṃ prāṇa-sammitam
hanya-mānaṃ balaṃ caiva, śumbhaḥ kruddho'bravīd vacaḥ

16.3

balāvalepād duṣṭe! tvaṃ, mā durge! garvamāvaha
anyāsāṃ balamāśritya, yuddhyase yāti-māninī

16.4

devyuvāca

16.5

ekaivā'haṃ jagatyatra, dvitīyā kā mamāparā
paśyaitā duṣṭa! mayyeva, viśantyo mad-vibhūtayaḥ

16.6

ṛṣiruvāca

16.7

tataḥ samastāstā devyo, brahmāṇī-pramukhā layam
tasyāṃ devyāstanau jagmurekaivāsīt tadā'mbikā

16.8

devyuvāca

16.9

ahaṃ vibhūtyā bahubhiriha rūpairyadāsthitā
tat-saṃhṛtaṃ mayaikaiva, tiṣṭhāmyājau sthiro bhava

16.10

ṛṣiruvāca

16.11

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ devyāḥ śumbhasya cobhayoḥ
paśyatāṃ sarva-devānāmasurāṇāṃ ca dāruṇam

16.12

śara-varṣaiḥ śitaiḥ śastraistathāstraiścaiva dāruṇaiḥ
tayoryuddhamabhūd bhūyaḥ, sarva-loka-bhayaṅkaram

16.13

divyānyastrāṇi śataśo, mumuce yānyathā'mbikā
babhañja tāni daityendrastat-pratīghāta-kartṛbhiḥ

16.14

muktāni tena cāstrāṇi, divyāni parameśvarī
babhañja līlayaivogra-huṅkāroccāraṇādibhiḥ

16.15

tataḥ śara-śatairdevīmācchādayata so'suraḥ
sā'pi tat-kupitā devī, dhanuściccheda ceṣubhiḥ

16.16

chinne dhanuṣi daityendrastathā śaktimathādade
ciccheda devī cakreṇa, tāmapyasya kare sthitām

16.17

tataḥ khaḍgamupādāya, śata-candraṃ ca bhānu-mat
abhyadhāvat tadā devīṃ, daityānāmadhipeśvaraḥ

16.18

tasyāpatata evāśu, khaḍgaṃ ciccheda caṇḍikā
dhanurmuktaiḥ śitairvāṇaiścarma cārka-karāmalam

16.19

hatāśvaḥ sa tadā daityaśchinna-dhanvā vi-sārathiḥ
jagrāha mudgaraṃ ghoramambikā-nidhanodyataḥ

16.20

cicchedāpatatastasya, mudgaraṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
tathāpi so'bhyadhāvat tāṃ, muṣṭimudyamya vegavān

16.21

sa muṣṭiṃ pātayāmāsa, hṛdaye daitya-puṅgavaḥ
devyāstaṃ cāpi sā devī, talenorasyatāḍayat

16.22

tala-prahārābhi-hato, nipapāta mahī-tale
sa daitya-rājaḥ sahasā, punareva tathotthitaḥ

16.23

utpatya ca pragṛhyoccairdevīṃ gaganamāsthitaḥ
tatrāpi sā nirādhārā, yuyudhe tena caṇḍikā

16.24

niyuddhaṃ khe tadā daityaścaṇḍikā ca parasparam
cakratuḥ prathamaṃ siddha-muni-vismaya-kārakam

16.25

dhanuḥ-śreṣṭhāni yuddhāni, prāsa-madhyāni tāni ca
tāni khaḍga-jaghanyāni, bāhu-pratyavarāṇi ca
tato niyuddhaṃ su-ciraṃ, kṛtvā tenāmbikā saha
utpātya bhrāmayāmāsa, cikṣepa dharaṇī-tale

16.26

sa kṣipto dharaṇīṃ prāpya, muṣṭimudyamya vegitaḥ
abhyadhāvata duṣṭātmā, caṇḍikā-nidhanecchayā

16.27

tamāyāntaṃ tato devī, sarva-daitya-janeśvaram
jagatyāṃ pātayāmāsa, bhitvā śūlena vakṣasi

16.28

sa gatāsuḥ papātorvyāṃ, devī-śūlāgra-vikṣataḥ
cālayan sakalāṃ pṛthivīṃ, sābdhi-dvīpāṃ sa-parvatām

16.29

tataḥ prasannamakhilaṃ, hate tasmin durātmani
jagat svāsthyamatīvāpa, nirmalaṃ cābhavannabhaḥ

16.30

utpāta-meghāḥ solkā ye, prāgāsaṃste śamaṃ yayuḥ
sarito mārga-vāhinyastathā''saṃstatra pātite

16.31

tato deva-gaṇāḥ sarve, harṣa-nirbhara-mānasāḥ
babhūvurnihate tasmin, gandharvā lalitaṃ jaguḥ

16.32

avādayaṃstathaivānye nanṛtuścāpsaro-gaṇāḥ

16.33

vavuḥ puṇyāstathā vātāḥ, suprabho'bhūd divākaraḥ
jajvaluścāgnayaḥ śāntāḥ, śāntā dig-janita-svanāḥ

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