Chapter 9

The Defeat of NishumbhaThe Defeat of Niśumbha

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9.1

King Suratha / राजा सुरथ

राजोवाच

The king said.

Roman reading

raajovaacharājovāca

Explanation

The speaker changes from the sage to King Suratha. His question links this chapter with Raktabīja’s defeat and reminds us that the battle is being recounted within a larger conversation about the Goddess’s power.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यहाँ वक्ता ऋषि से बदलकर राजा सुरथ हो जाते हैं। उनका प्रश्न रक्तबीज के वध से इस अध्याय को जोड़ता है और याद दिलाता है कि युद्ध-कथा देवी के सामर्थ्य पर चल रहे एक बड़े संवाद के भीतर सुनाई जा रही है।

9.2

King Suratha / राजा सुरथ

विचित्रमिदमाख्यातं भगवन्भवता मम । देव्याश्चरितमाहात्म्यं रक्तबीजवधाश्रितम्

Revered sage, you have told me a remarkable account of the Goddess’s deeds and greatness in connection with Raktabīja’s destruction.

Roman reading

vichitramidamaakhyaatam bhagavanbhavataa mama | devyaashcharitamaahaatmyam raktabeejavadhaashritamvicitramidamākhyātaṃ bhagavanbhavatā mama | devyāścaritamāhātmyaṃ raktabījavadhāśritam

Explanation

Suratha is not merely asking for another spectacle. By naming both the deed and its mahatmya, he seeks to understand how the events reveal the Goddess’s extraordinary nature. The speaker’s respectful address also signals that the narrative is received as a teaching.

Suratha is not merely asking for another spectacle. By naming both the deed and its māhātmya, he seeks to understand how the events reveal the Goddess’s extraordinary nature. The speaker’s respectful address also signals that the narrative is received as a teaching.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

सुरथ केवल एक और युद्ध देखना नहीं चाहते। वे देवी के चरित्र और उसके माहात्म्य का नाम लेकर समझना चाहते हैं कि ये घटनाएँ देवी के असाधारण स्वरूप को कैसे प्रकट करती हैं। उनका आदरपूर्ण संबोधन बताता है कि कथा को वे शिक्षा के रूप में ग्रहण कर रहे हैं।

9.3

King Suratha / राजा सुरथ

भूयश्चेच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं रक्तबीजे निपातिते । चकार शुम्भो यत्कर्म निशुम्भश्चातिकोपनः

I wish to hear further what Shumbha and the exceedingly furious Nishumbha did after Raktabīja had fallen.I wish to hear further what Śumbha and the exceedingly furious Niśumbha did after Raktabīja had fallen.

Roman reading

bhooyashchechchhaamyaham shrotum raktabeeje nipaatite | chakaara shumbho yatkarma nishumbhashchaatikopanahbhūyaścecchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ raktabīje nipātite | cakāra śumbho yatkarma niśumbhaścātikopanaḥ

Explanation

The question narrows the story to the two commanders whose ambitions remain despite the loss of their ally. It also prepares the listener for an escalation: the defeat of one powerful adversary has not ended the conflict.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

प्रश्न अब उन दो असुर-शासकों पर केंद्रित है जिनकी महत्वाकांक्षा अपने समर्थक के विनाश के बाद भी बनी हुई है। इससे अगली घटना की तीव्रता स्पष्ट होती है—एक बड़े योद्धा का वध अभी पूरे संघर्ष का अंत नहीं है।

9.4

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ऋषिरुवाच

The sage said.

Roman reading

rishiruvaachaṛṣiruvāca

Explanation

The narration returns to Medhas. This brief formula is a counted recitation unit in the traditional arrangement; it should not be mistaken for an independent metrical description of battle.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

कथा फिर मेधा ऋषि के मुख से आगे बढ़ती है। परंपरागत गणना में यह छोटा वक्ता-सूत्र भी एक पाठ-इकाई है; इसे युद्ध का स्वतंत्र छंदबद्ध श्लोक नहीं मानना चाहिए।

9.5

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

चकार कोपमतुलं रक्तबीजे निपातिते । शुम्भासुरो निशुम्भश्च हतेष्वन्येषु चाहवे

When Raktabīja and the other fighters were slain in battle, Shumbha and Nishumbha were seized by extraordinary anger.When Raktabīja and the other fighters were slain in battle, Śumbha and Niśumbha were seized by extraordinary anger.

Roman reading

chakaara kopamatulam raktabeeje nipaatite | shumbhaasuro nishumbhashcha hateshvanyeshu chaahavecakāra kopamatulaṃ raktabīje nipātite | śumbhāsuro niśumbhaśca hateṣvanyeṣu cāhave

Explanation

Their anger follows loss, but the narrative also shows that rage can become a response to frustrated domination. The text depicts their state; it does not ask the reader to admire it.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

उनका क्रोध हानि के बाद पैदा हुआ, पर कथा यह भी दिखाती है कि नियंत्रण की लालसा टूटने पर रोष कैसे भड़क सकता है। पाठ उनकी स्थिति का वर्णन करता है; उसका उद्देश्य उस क्रोध को आदर्श बनाना नहीं है।

9.6

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

हन्यमानं महासैन्यं विलोक्यामर्षमुद्वहन्। अभ्यधावन्निशुम्भोऽथ मुख्ययासुरसेनया

Seeing his great army being destroyed, Nishumbha, unable to bear it, rushed forward with the leading troops of the asura army.Seeing his great army being destroyed, Niśumbha, unable to bear it, rushed forward with the leading troops of the asura army.

Roman reading

hanyamaanam mahaasainyam vilokyaamarshamudvahan| abhyadhaavannishumbho’tha mukhyayaasurasenayaahanyamānaṃ mahāsainyaṃ vilokyāmarṣamudvahan| abhyadhāvanniśumbho’tha mukhyayāsurasenayā

Explanation

The verse changes from emotion to military action. Nishumbha is no longer directing the conflict from a distance; he puts himself at the head of the remaining force. His impatience accelerates the contest.

The verse changes from emotion to military action. Niśumbha is no longer directing the conflict from a distance; he puts himself at the head of the remaining force. His impatience accelerates the contest.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह श्लोक भावना से सीधे सैन्य-कार्यवाही की ओर बढ़ता है। निशुम्भ अब दूर से युद्ध संचालित नहीं करता, बल्कि शेष सेना के प्रमुख दल के साथ स्वयं आगे आता है। उसकी अधीरता संघर्ष को और तीव्र कर देती है।

9.7

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

तस्याग्रतस्तथा पृष्ठे पार्श्वयोश्च महासुराः । सन्दष्टौष्ठपुटाः क्रुद्धा हन्तुं देवीमुपाययुः

Enraged great asuras came from his front, rear, and both sides, biting their lips as they approached to kill the Goddess.

Roman reading

tasyaagratastathaa prishthe paarshvayoshcha mahaasuraah | sandashtaushthaputaah kruddhaa hantum deveemupaayayuhtasyāgratastathā pṛṣṭhe pārśvayośca mahāsurāḥ | sandaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭāḥ kruddhā hantuṃ devīmupāyayuḥ

Explanation

The four-sided formation conveys an attempt to surround the Goddess. The detail of compressed lips gives the attackers a vividly human gesture of anger without changing the account’s mythic character.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

चारों दिशाओं से बढ़ना देवी को घेर लेने का प्रयास दिखाता है। होंठ भींचने का संकेत उनके क्रोध को दृश्य बनाता है; फिर भी पूरा प्रसंग पौराणिक युद्ध-वर्णन ही है, सामान्य इतिहास का विवरण नहीं।

9.8

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

आजगाम महावीर्यः शुम्भोऽपि स्वबलैर्वृतः । निहन्तुं चण्डिकां कोपात्कृत्वा युद्धं तु मातृभिः

Powerful Shumbha too arrived with his own forces, intent on killing Chandika after the clash involving the divine Mothers.Powerful Śumbha too arrived with his own forces, intent on killing Caṇḍikā after the clash involving the divine Mothers.

Roman reading

aajagaama mahaaveeryah shumbho’pi svabalairvritah | nihantum chandikaam kopaatkritvaa yuddham tu maatribhihājagāma mahāvīryaḥ śumbho’pi svabalairvṛtaḥ | nihantuṃ caṇḍikāṃ kopātkṛtvā yuddhaṃ tu mātṛbhiḥ

Explanation

The two brothers enter the same confrontation, yet the chapter’s immediate climax centers on Nishumbha. Shumbha’s presence keeps the larger struggle open for the following chapter.

The two brothers enter the same confrontation, yet the chapter’s immediate climax centers on Niśumbha. Śumbha’s presence keeps the larger struggle open for the following chapter.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

दोनों भाई एक ही संघर्ष में उतरते हैं, लेकिन इस अध्याय का तात्कालिक चरमबिंदु निशुम्भ से जुड़ा है। शुम्भ की उपस्थिति बताती है कि अगला अध्याय भी इसी युद्ध को आगे ले जाएगा।

9.9

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ततो युद्धमतीवासीद्देव्या शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः । शरवर्षमतीवोग्रं मेघयोरिव वर्षतोः

Then a terribly fierce battle arose between the Goddess and Shumbha and Nishumbha, with torrents of arrows pouring down like rainclouds.Then a terribly fierce battle arose between the Goddess and Śumbha and Niśumbha, with torrents of arrows pouring down like rainclouds.

Roman reading

tato yuddhamateevaaseeddevyaa shumbhanishumbhayoh | sharavarshamateevogram meghayoriva varshatohtato yuddhamatīvāsīddevyā śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ | śaravarṣamatīvograṃ meghayoriva varṣatoḥ

Explanation

The raincloud comparison makes the density and speed of arrows imaginable. It is a poetic simile for overwhelming combat, not a claim that clouds themselves have joined the battle.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

मेघों की उपमा बाणों की घनता और वेग को सामने लाती है। यह अत्यधिक युद्ध-प्रहारों का काव्यात्मक चित्र है, बादलों के सचमुच युद्ध करने का कथन नहीं।

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Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

चिच्छेदास्ताञ्छरांस्ताभ्यां चण्डिका स्वशरोत्करैः । ताडयामास चाङ्गेषु शस्त्रौघैरसुरेश्वरौ

Chandika cut apart the arrows released by both opponents with showers of her own arrows, and struck the two asura lords with many weapons.Caṇḍikā cut apart the arrows released by both opponents with showers of her own arrows, and struck the two asura lords with many weapons.

Roman reading

chichchhedaastaanchharaamstaabhyaam Chandika svasharotkaraih | taadayaamaasa chaangeshu shastraughairasureshvaraucicchedāstāñcharāṃstābhyāṃ caṇḍikā svaśarotkaraiḥ | tāḍayāmāsa cāṅgeṣu śastraughairasureśvarau

Explanation

The verse portrays the Goddess as both defensive and active: she neutralizes the incoming attack before answering it. The exact sandhi in the first compound requires checking against the printed Sanskrit.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यहाँ देवी केवल प्रहार नहीं करतीं; पहले आने वाले बाणों को निष्फल बनाती हैं और फिर प्रतिघात करती हैं। प्रथम संयुक्त पद के संधि-पाठ को मुद्रित संस्कृत से स्वतंत्र रूप से मिलाना आवश्यक है।

9.11

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

निशुम्भो निशितं खड्गं चर्म चादाय सुप्रभम्। अताडयन्मूर्ध्नि सिंहं देव्या वाहनमुत्तमम्

Nishumbha raised a sharp sword and bright shield and struck the head of the lion, the Goddess’s excellent mount.Niśumbha raised a sharp sword and bright shield and struck the head of the lion, the Goddess’s excellent mount.

Roman reading

nishumbho nishitam khadgam charma chaadaaya suprabham| ataadayanmoordhni simham devyaa vaahanamuttamamniśumbho niśitaṃ khaḍgaṃ carma cādāya suprabham| atāḍayanmūrdhni siṃhaṃ devyā vāhanamuttamam

Explanation

The target shifts briefly from the Goddess to her lion. The lion is an active participant in the narrative and not simply decorative iconography; an attack on it intensifies the threat to her entourage.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

इस बार प्रहार देवी पर नहीं, उनके सिंह पर होता है। कथा में सिंह केवल प्रतिमा का अलंकार नहीं, सक्रिय युद्ध-सहचर है; उस पर हमला देवी के साथ जुड़े पूरे बल को चुनौती देता है।

9.12

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ताडिते वाहने देवी क्षुरप्रेणासिमुत्तमम्। निशुम्भस्याशु चिच्छेद चर्म चाप्यष्टचन्द्रकम्

As her mount was struck, the Goddess swiftly severed Nishumbha’s fine sword with a sharp-edged arrow and cut his shield adorned with eight crescent motifs.As her mount was struck, the Goddess swiftly severed Niśumbha’s fine sword with a sharp-edged arrow and cut his shield adorned with eight crescent motifs.

Roman reading

taadite vaahane devee kshuraprenaasimuttamam| nishumbhasyaashu chichchheda charma chaapyashtachandrakamtāḍite vāhane devī kṣurapreṇāsimuttamam| niśumbhasyāśu ciccheda carma cāpyaṣṭacandrakam

Explanation

The unusually specific shield description helps preserve the scene’s texture. The arrow’s sharp cutting edge, rather than generalized divine power, explains the immediate action within the poem.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

ढाल के आठ चंद्राकार चिह्नों का उल्लेख दृश्य को विशिष्ट बनाता है। यहाँ तत्काल क्रिया किसी अस्पष्ट शक्ति से नहीं, तेज धार वाले बाण से संपन्न होती है—पाठ के भौतिक वर्णन को बनाए रखना जरूरी है।

9.13

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

छिन्ने चर्मणि खड्गे च शक्तिं चिक्षेप सोऽसुरः । तामप्यस्य द्विधा चक्रे चक्रेणाभिमुखागताम्

With sword and shield cut away, the asura hurled a spear. As it came toward her, the Goddess split it in two with her discus.

Roman reading

chhinne charmani khadge cha shaktim chikshepa so’surah | taamapyasya dvidhaa chakre chakrenaabhimukhaagataamchinne carmaṇi khaḍge ca śaktiṃ cikṣepa so’suraḥ | tāmapyasya dvidhā cakre cakreṇābhimukhāgatām

Explanation

The sequence emphasizes repeated changes of weapon. The Sanskrit word shakti can mean a spear-like missile in this context; it should not be conflated automatically with the philosophical term for divine power.

The sequence emphasizes repeated changes of weapon. The Sanskrit word śakti can mean a spear-like missile in this context; it should not be conflated automatically with the philosophical term for divine power.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

लगातार बदलते आयुध इस प्रसंग की गति बढ़ाते हैं। यहाँ 'शक्ति' शब्द भाले-जैसे फेंके जाने वाले अस्त्र को सूचित करता है; इसे हर बार दार्शनिक 'दैवी शक्ति' का अर्थ देना सही नहीं होगा।

9.14

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

कोपाध्मातो निशुम्भोऽथ शूलं जग्राह दानवः । आयातं मुष्टिपातेन देवी तच्चाप्यचूर्णयत्

Swollen with fury, Nishumbha seized a trident; the Goddess shattered the weapon rushing toward her with a blow of her fist.Swollen with fury, Niśumbha seized a trident; the Goddess shattered the weapon rushing toward her with a blow of her fist.

Roman reading

kopaadhmaato nishumbho’tha shoolam jagraaha daanavah | aayaatam mushtipaatena devee tachchaapyachoornayatkopādhmāto niśumbho’tha śūlaṃ jagrāha dānavaḥ | āyātaṃ muṣṭipātena devī taccāpyacūrṇayat

Explanation

The text moves from blades and missiles to a striking image of direct strength. The contrast is purposeful: a seemingly formidable weapon proves powerless before the Goddess.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

अब तलवार और दूर से फेंके अस्त्रों के बाद सीधी शारीरिक शक्ति का दृश्य आता है। इस विरोध से कथा बताती है कि अत्यंत प्रभावशाली दिखाई देने वाला आयुध भी देवी के सामने निष्फल हो सकता है।

9.15

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

आविद्याथ गदां सोऽपि चिक्षेप चण्डिकां प्रति । सापि देव्यास्त्रिशूलेन भिन्ना भस्मत्वमागता

He then hurled a mace toward Chandika, but her trident broke it apart and reduced it to ashes.He then hurled a mace toward Caṇḍikā, but her trident broke it apart and reduced it to ashes.

Roman reading

aavidyaatha gadaam so’pi chikshepa chandikaam prati | saapi devyaastrishoolena bhinnaa bhasmatvamaagataaāvidyātha gadāṃ so’pi cikṣepa caṇḍikāṃ prati | sāpi devyāstriśūlena bhinnā bhasmatvamāgatā

Explanation

The mace joins the inventory of failed weapons. Its destruction brings the encounter toward close combat; the verse should be read as the next discrete step, not a repetition of the earlier spear scene.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

गदा भी निष्फल आयुधों की श्रृंखला में जुड़ जाती है। इसका नष्ट होना संघर्ष को निकट युद्ध की ओर ले जाता है। यह पहले वाली शक्ति के प्रसंग की पुनरावृत्ति नहीं, अगला स्वतंत्र चरण है।

9.16

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ततः परशुहस्तं तमायान्तं दैत्यपुङ्गवम्। आहत्य देवी बाणौघैरपातयत भूतले

The asura champion rushed forward carrying an axe, but the Goddess struck him with volleys of arrows and brought him down to the ground.

Roman reading

tatah parashuhastam tamaayaantam daityapungavam| aahatya devee baanaughairapaatayata bhootaletataḥ paraśuhastaṃ tamāyāntaṃ daityapuṅgavam| āhatya devī bāṇaughairapātayata bhūtale

Explanation

The action looks decisive, but the narrative deliberately leaves room for the next surge of fighting. A warrior falling in an epic battle is not always the final resolution of the episode.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह घटना निर्णायक लगती है, किंतु कथा जान-बूझकर संघर्ष को आगे बढ़ाती है। महाकाव्यात्मक युद्ध में किसी योद्धा का गिरना हमेशा उसी क्षण पूरे प्रसंग के समाप्त होने का संकेत नहीं होता।

9.17

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

तस्मिन्निपतिते भूमौ निशुम्भे भीमविक्रमे । भ्रातर्यतीव सङ्क्रुद्धः प्रययौ हन्तुमम्बिकाम्

When the mighty Nishumbha fell to the ground, his brother became intensely enraged and advanced to kill Ambikā.When the mighty Niśumbha fell to the ground, his brother became intensely enraged and advanced to kill Ambikā.

Roman reading

tasminnipatite bhoomau nishumbhe bheemavikrame | bhraataryateeva sankruddhah prayayau hantumambikaamtasminnipatite bhūmau niśumbhe bhīmavikrame | bhrātaryatīva saṅkruddhaḥ prayayau hantumambikām

Explanation

This is a crucial transition: Shumbha’s anger is sharpened by his brother’s defeat. Yet Nishumbha’s story is not over; the later verses will return to his final assault.

This is a crucial transition: Śumbha’s anger is sharpened by his brother’s defeat. Yet Niśumbha’s story is not over; the later verses will return to his final assault.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह परिवर्तन महत्वपूर्ण है। भाई के गिरने से शुम्भ का क्रोध और बढ़ता है। फिर भी निशुम्भ का प्रसंग अभी समाप्त नहीं हुआ है; आगे उसके अंतिम आक्रमण का वर्णन आता है।

9.18

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

स रथस्थस्तथात्युच्चैर्गृहीतपरमायुधैः । भुजैरष्टाभिरतुलैर्व्याप्याशेषं बभौ नभः

Shumbha appeared standing in his chariot, his eight great arms carrying powerful weapons, seeming to occupy the whole sky.Śumbha appeared standing in his chariot, his eight great arms carrying powerful weapons, seeming to occupy the whole sky.

Roman reading

sa rathasthastathaatyuchchairgriheetaparamaayudhaih | bhujairashtaabhiratulairvyaapyaashesham babhau nabhahsa rathasthastathātyuccairgṛhītaparamāyudhaiḥ | bhujairaṣṭābhiratulairvyāpyāśeṣaṃ babhau nabhaḥ

Explanation

Eight arms here describe Shumbha, the asura king, not the Goddess. Keeping the grammatical subject clear is important for both translations and any later website artwork.

Eight arms here describe Śumbha, the asura king, not the Goddess. Keeping the grammatical subject clear is important for both translations and any later website artwork.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यहाँ आठ भुजाएँ असुर-राज शुम्भ की बताई गई हैं, देवी की नहीं। हिंदी-अंग्रेजी अनुवाद तथा भविष्य के चित्रण, दोनों के लिए कर्ता का यह भेद अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण है।

9.19

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

तमायान्तं समालोक्य देवी शङ्खमवादयत्। ज्याशब्दं चापि धनुषश्चकारातीव दुःसहम्

Seeing him come, the Goddess blew her conch and made an almost unbearable twang with her bowstring.

Roman reading

tamaayaantam samaalokya devee shankhamavaadayat| jyaashabdam chaapi dhanushashchakaaraateeva duhsahamtamāyāntaṃ samālokya devī śaṅkhamavādayat| jyāśabdaṃ cāpi dhanuṣaścakārātīva duḥsaham

Explanation

The Goddess answers the visual display of weapons with sound. The conch and bowstring serve as unmistakable signs of readiness before arrows are exchanged.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

असुर के आयुध-प्रदर्शन का उत्तर देवी ध्वनि से देती हैं। शंखनाद और प्रत्यंचा की टंकार बाण चलने से पहले युद्ध के लिए तत्परता के संकेत बनते हैं।

9.20

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Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

पूरयामास ककुभो निजघण्टास्वनेन च । समस्तदैत्यसैन्यानां तेजोवधविधायिना

Her bell also filled the directions with sound, undermining the strength and confidence of the asura armies.

Roman reading

poorayaamaasa kakubho nijaghantaasvanena cha | samastadaityasainyaanaam tejovadhavidhaayinaapūrayāmāsa kakubho nijaghaṇṭāsvanena ca | samastadaityasainyānāṃ tejovadhavidhāyinā

Explanation

The bell is not merely ornament here; its sound operates within the story as a weapon of morale. The compound about diminishing tejas deserves careful Sanskrit interpretation, rather than reduction to a modern physical claim about sound waves.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यहाँ घंटा केवल आभूषण नहीं; कथा में उसका नाद शत्रुबल के मनोबल पर प्रभाव डालता है। 'तेज' को क्षीण करने वाले संयुक्त पद की सावधानी से व्याख्या करनी चाहिए; इसे आधुनिक ध्वनि-विज्ञान का दावा नहीं बना देना चाहिए।

9.21

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ततः सिंहो महानादैस्त्याजितेभमहामदैः । पूरयामास गगनं गां तथैव दिशो दश

The lion roared so mightily that even great elephants would lose their pride; its voice filled heaven, earth, and all ten directions.

Roman reading

tatah simho mahaanaadaistyaajitebhamahaamadaih | poorayaamaasa gaganam gaam tathaiva disho dashatataḥ siṃho mahānādaistyājitebhamahāmadaiḥ | pūrayāmāsa gaganaṃ gāṃ tathaiva diśo daśa

Explanation

The image enlarges the scale of the battlefield and the lion’s agency. 'Ten directions' belongs to classical cosmological language for total surrounding space.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह चित्र युद्धभूमि का विस्तार और सिंह की सक्रियता दिखाता है। 'दस दिशाएँ' आसपास के संपूर्ण विस्तार को व्यक्त करने की परंपरागत भारतीय भाषा है।

9.22

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ततः काली समुत्पत्य गगनं क्ष्मामताडयत्। कराभ्यां तन्निनादेन प्राक्स्वनास्ते तिरोहिताः

Kali leapt upward and struck the earth with both hands; the resulting crash overwhelmed the sounds that had come before.Kālī leapt upward and struck the earth with both hands; the resulting crash overwhelmed the sounds that had come before.

Roman reading

tatah Kali samutpatya gaganam kshmaamataadayat| karaabhyaam tanninaadena praaksvanaaste tirohitaahtataḥ kālī samutpatya gaganaṃ kṣmāmatāḍayat| karābhyāṃ tanninādena prāksvanāste tirohitāḥ

Explanation

Different manifestations of the Goddess now contribute to a single terrifying sonic scene. The sequence of conch, bell, lion, and Kali is deliberate, each increasing the intensity.

Different manifestations of the Goddess now contribute to a single terrifying sonic scene. The sequence of conch, bell, lion, and Kālī is deliberate, each increasing the intensity.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

देवी के विभिन्न प्राकट्य अब मिलकर एक प्रचंड नादमय दृश्य रचते हैं। शंख, घंटा, सिंह और काली की ध्वनियों का क्रम विचारपूर्वक बढ़ता हुआ दिखाई देता है।

9.23

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

अट्टाट्टहासमशिवं शिवदूती चकार ह । वैः शब्दैरसुरास्त्रेसुः शुम्भः कोपं परं ययौ

Śivadūtī uttered a fearsome, inauspicious laugh. Those sounds frightened the asuras, and Shumbha grew still more furious.Śivadūtī uttered a fearsome, inauspicious laugh. Those sounds frightened the asuras, and Śumbha grew still more furious.

Roman reading

attaattahaasamashivam shivadootee chakaara ha | vaih shabdairasuraastresuh shumbhah kopam param yayauaṭṭāṭṭahāsamaśivaṃ śivadūtī cakāra ha | vaiḥ śabdairasurāstresuḥ śumbhaḥ kopaṃ paraṃ yayau

Explanation

Śivadūtī is a distinct named manifestation in the earlier chapter; she should not be erased by casually replacing her name with Kali. The laughter is presented as terrifying to the hostile army.

Śivadūtī is a distinct named manifestation in the earlier chapter; she should not be erased by casually replacing her name with Kālī. The laughter is presented as terrifying to the hostile army.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

शिवदूती का नाम पिछले अध्याय से आया हुआ एक विशिष्ट देवी-प्राकट्य है; उन्हें बिना स्पष्टीकरण सीधे 'काली' लिखकर अलग पहचान मिटानी नहीं चाहिए। उनका हास शत्रु-सेना के लिए भय उत्पन्न करने वाला बताया गया है।

9.24

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

दुरात्मंस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति व्याजहाराम्बिका यदा । तदा जयेत्यभिहितं देवैराकाशसंस्थितैः

When Ambikā challenged him, “Stand there, wicked one—stand!”, the gods stationed in the sky cried out, “Victory!”

Roman reading

duraatmamstishtha tishtheti vyaajahaaraambikaa yadaa | tadaa jayetyabhihitam devairaakaashasamsthitaihdurātmaṃstiṣṭha tiṣṭheti vyājahārāmbikā yadā | tadā jayetyabhihitaṃ devairākāśasaṃsthitaiḥ

Explanation

The Goddess’s direct address reverses the posture of the attackers: she issues the command rather than being ordered by them. The gods’ acclamation functions as narrative recognition, not the cause of victory.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

देवी की सीधी ललकार आक्रमणकारियों की स्थिति उलट देती है—अब आदेश वे नहीं, देवी देती हैं। देवताओं का जयघोष विजय की स्वीकृति व्यक्त करता है, उसके होने का वास्तविक कारण नहीं बताया गया है।

9.25

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

शुम्भेनागत्य या शक्तिर्मुक्ता ज्वालातिभीषणा । आयान्ती वह्निकूटाभा सा निरस्ता महोल्कया

Shumbha hurled a fiercely blazing weapon like a mass of fire, but the Goddess warded it off with a great flaming missile.Śumbha hurled a fiercely blazing weapon like a mass of fire, but the Goddess warded it off with a great flaming missile.

Roman reading

shumbhenaagatya yaa shaktirmuktaa jvaalaatibheeshanaa | aayaantee vahnikootaabhaa saa nirastaa maholkayaaśumbhenāgatya yā śaktirmuktā jvālātibhīṣaṇā | āyāntī vahnikūṭābhā sā nirastā maholkayā

Explanation

The verse turns from sound to blazing weapons. The precise word for the Goddess’s counter-weapon, maholkā, should be retained as a poetic weapon-image until specialists confirm the preferred technical gloss.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यहाँ ध्वनियों के बाद तेजस्वी अस्त्रों का संघर्ष आता है। देवी के प्रतिरोधक आयुध 'महोुल्का' के लिए उपयुक्त पारिभाषिक अर्थ की समीक्षा आवश्यक है; अभी उसे ज्वलंत उल्का-जैसे अस्त्र की काव्यात्मक छवि के रूप में समझना अधिक सावधान है।

9.26

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

सिंहनादेन शुम्भस्य व्याप्तं लोकत्रयान्तरम्। निर्घातनिःस्वनो घोरो जितवानवनीपते

Shumbha’s lion-like roar filled the three worlds, yet an even more dreadful thunderous report overcame it, O king.Śumbha’s lion-like roar filled the three worlds, yet an even more dreadful thunderous report overcame it, O king.

Roman reading

simhanaadena shumbhasya vyaaptam lokatrayaantaram| nirghaatanihsvano ghoro jitavaanavaneepatesiṃhanādena śumbhasya vyāptaṃ lokatrayāntaram| nirghātaniḥsvano ghoro jitavānavanīpate

Explanation

Medhas’s address to the king briefly reappears within the battle story. The comparison of rival sounds underscores that the asura’s display cannot finally dominate the field.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

युद्ध के बीच 'हे राजन्' संबोधन श्रोता राजा सुरथ को फिर सामने लाता है। विभिन्न नादों की तुलना दिखाती है कि असुर का प्रदर्शन युद्धभूमि पर स्थायी प्रभुत्व नहीं स्थापित कर पाता।

9.27

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

शुम्भमुक्ताञ्छरान्देवी शुम्भस्तत्प्रहिताञ्छरान्। चिच्छेद स्वशरैरुग्रैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः

The Goddess cut apart the arrows released by Shumbha, while Shumbha cut those she sent; fierce arrows flew back and forth by hundreds and thousands.The Goddess cut apart the arrows released by Śumbha, while Śumbha cut those she sent; fierce arrows flew back and forth by hundreds and thousands.

Roman reading

shumbhamuktaanchharaandevee shumbhastatprahitaanchharaan| chichchheda svasharairugraih shatasho’tha sahasrashahśumbhamuktāñcharāndevī śumbhastatprahitāñcharān| ciccheda svaśarairugraiḥ śataśo’tha sahasraśaḥ

Explanation

The contest is still reciprocal; the opponent resists vigorously. A responsible translation should not prematurely skip to an easy, effortless victory when the Sanskrit describes an extended exchange.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह युद्ध अभी द्विपक्षीय और प्रबल है; प्रतिद्वंद्वी भी जोरदार प्रतिरोध करता है। जब संस्कृत में लंबा बाण-संघर्ष है, तब अनुवाद में सीधे सरल विजय पर पहुँच जाना कथा के प्रति न्याय नहीं होगा।

9.28

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ततः सा चण्डिका क्रुद्धा शूलेनाभिजघान तम्। स तदाभिहतो भूमौ मूर्च्छितो निपपात ह

Then the angered Chandika struck him with her trident; hit by it, he fell unconscious upon the ground.Then the angered Caṇḍikā struck him with her trident; hit by it, he fell unconscious upon the ground.

Roman reading

tatah saa Chandika kruddhaa shoolenaabhijaghaana tam| sa tadaabhihato bhoomau moorchchhito nipapaata hatataḥ sā caṇḍikā kruddhā śūlenābhijaghāna tam| sa tadābhihato bhūmau mūrcchito nipapāta ha

Explanation

The pronoun points to Shumbha in the immediate sequence. This is a temporary collapse, not Shumbha’s ultimate death, which belongs to Chapter 10.

The pronoun points to Śumbha in the immediate sequence. This is a temporary collapse, not Śumbha’s ultimate death, which belongs to Chapter 10.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

तत्काल प्रसंग के अनुसार सर्वनाम शुम्भ की ओर संकेत करता है। उसका गिरना अस्थायी मूर्च्छा है, अंतिम मृत्यु नहीं; शुम्भ का निर्णायक वध अगले अध्याय का विषय है।

9.29

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ततो निशुम्भः सम्प्राप्य चेतनामात्तकार्मुकः । आजघान शरैर्देवीं कालीं केसरिणं तथा

Nishumbha recovered consciousness, took up a bow, and shot arrows at the Goddess, Kali, and the lion.Niśumbha recovered consciousness, took up a bow, and shot arrows at the Goddess, Kālī, and the lion.

Roman reading

tato nishumbhah sampraapya chetanaamaattakaarmukah | aajaghaana sharairdeveem kaaleem kesarinam tathaatato niśumbhaḥ samprāpya cetanāmāttakārmukaḥ | ājaghāna śarairdevīṃ kālīṃ kesariṇaṃ tathā

Explanation

The narrative returns to Nishumbha after Shumbha’s fall. This shift is easy to miss; maintaining the two brothers’ names accurately prevents confusion in the next sequence of weapons.

The narrative returns to Niśumbha after Śumbha’s fall. This shift is easy to miss; maintaining the two brothers’ names accurately prevents confusion in the next sequence of weapons.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

शुम्भ के गिरने के बाद कथा फिर निशुम्भ पर लौटती है। यह बदलाव आसानी से छूट सकता है; आगे आयुधों के क्रम को ठीक समझने के लिए दोनों भाइयों के नाम स्पष्ट रखना आवश्यक है।

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Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

पुनश्च कृत्वा बाहूनामयुतं दनुजेश्वरः । चक्रायुधेन दितिजश्छादयामास चण्डिकाम्

The asura lord then manifested ten thousand arms and covered Chandika with discus weapons.The asura lord then manifested ten thousand arms and covered Caṇḍikā with discus weapons.

Roman reading

punashcha kritvaa baahoonaamayutam danujeshvarah | chakraayudhena ditijashchhaadayaamaasa chandikaampunaśca kṛtvā bāhūnāmayutaṃ danujeśvaraḥ | cakrāyudhena ditijaśchādayāmāsa caṇḍikām

Explanation

This is explicitly supernatural imagery within the Purāṇic narrative. The multitude of arms indicates an overwhelming new phase of attack; it should not be reinterpreted as a literal count of ordinary soldiers.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह पुराण-कथा के भीतर स्पष्ट अलौकिक चित्र है। अत्यधिक भुजाएँ आक्रमण के असाधारण विस्तार को दर्शाती हैं; उन्हें साधारण सैनिकों की शाब्दिक संख्या बनाकर प्रस्तुत करना सही नहीं होगा।

9.31

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ततो भगवती क्रुद्धा दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी । चिच्छेद देवी चक्राणि स्वशरैः सायकांश्च तान्

Then the angered Blessed Goddess Durga, remover of difficulties, cut all those discuses and missiles apart with her arrows.Then the angered Blessed Goddess Durgā, remover of difficulties, cut all those discuses and missiles apart with her arrows.

Roman reading

tato bhagavatee kruddhaa Durga durgaartinaashinee | chichchheda devee chakraani svasharaih saayakaamshcha taantato bhagavatī kruddhā durgā durgārtināśinī | ciccheda devī cakrāṇi svaśaraiḥ sāyakāṃśca tān

Explanation

The epithet Durgārtināśinī invokes her compassionate protective role even amid violence. The action remains a specific interception of weapons, giving continuity to the battle.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

'दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी' विशेषण हिंसक युद्ध-दृश्य में भी देवी के रक्षक एवं करुणामय रूप का स्मरण कराता है। क्रिया फिर भी आयुधों को काटने की ठोस घटना है, जिससे युद्ध-क्रम जुड़ा रहता है।

9.32

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ततो निशुम्भो वेगेन गदामादाय चण्डिकाम्। अभ्यधावत वै हन्तुं दैत्यसैन्यसमावृतः

Nishumbha seized a mace and charged swiftly toward Chandika, surrounded by the asura host, intent on killing her.Niśumbha seized a mace and charged swiftly toward Caṇḍikā, surrounded by the asura host, intent on killing her.

Roman reading

tato nishumbho vegena gadaamaadaaya chandikaam| abhyadhaavata vai hantum daityasainyasamaavritahtato niśumbho vegena gadāmādāya caṇḍikām| abhyadhāvata vai hantuṃ daityasainyasamāvṛtaḥ

Explanation

After the mass of discus weapons fails, Nishumbha returns to close combat. His continued aggression builds toward the heart-strike rather than introducing an unrelated battle.

After the mass of discus weapons fails, Niśumbha returns to close combat. His continued aggression builds toward the heart-strike rather than introducing an unrelated battle.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

असंख्य चक्र निष्फल होने के बाद निशुम्भ फिर निकट युद्ध में उतरता है। उसका लगातार आक्रामक होना आगामी हृदय-प्रहार की भूमिका बनाता है, कोई अलग युद्ध नहीं।

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Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

तस्यापतत एवाशु गदां चिच्छेद चण्डिका । खड्गेन शितधारेण स च शूलं समाददे

As he rushed forward, Chandika quickly cut his mace with her keen-edged sword; he then took up a trident.As he rushed forward, Caṇḍikā quickly cut his mace with her keen-edged sword; he then took up a trident.

Roman reading

tasyaapatata evaashu gadaam chichchheda Chandika | khadgena shitadhaarena sa cha shoolam samaadadetasyāpatata evāśu gadāṃ ciccheda caṇḍikā | khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa sa ca śūlaṃ samādade

Explanation

The verse makes the chain of weapons precise: mace, the Goddess’s sword, then the opponent’s trident. This order matters because the following verse names the weapon with which he is struck.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

श्लोक आयुधों की श्रृंखला को स्पष्ट करता है—गदा, देवी की तलवार और फिर असुर का त्रिशूल। यह क्रम इसलिए महत्त्वपूर्ण है क्योंकि अगले श्लोक में उसके ऊपर होने वाले निर्णायक प्रहार का आयुध बताया गया है।

9.34

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

शूलहस्तं समायान्तं निशुम्भममरार्दनम्। हृदि विव्याध शूलेन वेगाविद्धेन चण्डिका

As Nishumbha, tormentor of the gods, approached carrying a trident, Chandika pierced his heart with her forcefully hurled trident.As Niśumbha, tormentor of the gods, approached carrying a trident, Caṇḍikā pierced his heart with her forcefully hurled trident.

Roman reading

shoolahastam samaayaantam nishumbhamamaraardanam| hridi vivyaadha shoolena vegaaviddhena Chandikaśūlahastaṃ samāyāntaṃ niśumbhamamarārdanam| hṛdi vivyādha śūlena vegāviddhena caṇḍikā

Explanation

The opponent carries a trident, and the Goddess strikes him with hers; the two agents must not be confused. This is the decisive blow to the embodied opponent in the chapter.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

असुर के हाथ में भी त्रिशूल है और देवी उसे अपने त्रिशूल से भेदती हैं; दोनों के आयुधों और कर्ताओं को उलटना नहीं चाहिए। इस अध्याय में यह उसके शरीर पर निर्णायक आघात है।

9.35

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

भिन्नस्य तस्य शूलेन हृदयान्निःसृतोऽपरः । महाबलो महावीर्यस्तिष्ठेति पुरुषो वदन्

From the heart pierced by that trident another extraordinarily strong and valiant being emerged, crying, “Stand!”

Roman reading

bhinnasya tasya shoolena hridayaannihsrito’parah | mahaabalo mahaaveeryastishtheti purusho vadanbhinnasya tasya śūlena hṛdayānniḥsṛto’paraḥ | mahābalo mahāvīryastiṣṭheti puruṣo vadan

Explanation

The emergent figure is one of the chapter’s most striking supernatural moments. It belongs to the literal narrated event; an interpretation about persistent ego or residual violence may be offered only as an explicitly labeled symbolic reading.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

हृदय से दूसरे पुरुष का निकलना इस अध्याय की सबसे विलक्षण अलौकिक घटनाओं में है। पाठ में इसे कथित घटना के रूप में रखा गया है; बचे हुए अहंकार या हिंसक वृत्ति जैसे अर्थ केवल स्पष्ट रूप से चिह्नित प्रतीकात्मक व्याख्या के रूप में जोड़े जा सकते हैं।

9.36

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

तस्य निष्क्रामतो देवी प्रहस्य स्वनवत्ततः । शिरश्चिच्छेद खड्गेन ततोऽसावपतद्भुवि

As that figure came forth, the Goddess laughed, and with her sword cut off his head; he fell to the earth.

Roman reading

tasya nishkraamato devee prahasya svanavattatah | shirashchichchheda khadgena tato’saavapatadbhuvitasya niṣkrāmato devī prahasya svanavattataḥ | śiraściccheda khaḍgena tato’sāvapatadbhuvi

Explanation

The quick reversal answers the figure’s challenge. The narrative establishes that even the newly emerging threat cannot endure against the Goddess; no invented additional exchange is required.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

उस पुरुष की चुनौती का उत्तर तत्काल मिल जाता है। कथा बताती है कि नव-उत्पन्न संकट भी देवी के सामने टिक नहीं पाता; इसमें कोई काल्पनिक अतिरिक्त संवाद जोड़ने की आवश्यकता नहीं है।

9.37

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ततः सिंहश्चखादोग्रदंष्ट्राक्षुण्णशिरोधरान्। असुरांस्तांस्तथा काली शिवदूती तथापरान्

The lion devoured some asuras whose heads had been crushed by its fierce fangs; Kali and Śivadūtī consumed others.The lion devoured some asuras whose heads had been crushed by its fierce fangs; Kālī and Śivadūtī consumed others.

Roman reading

tatah simhashchakhaadogradamshtraakshunnashirodharaan| asuraamstaamstathaa Kali shivadootee tathaaparaantataḥ siṃhaścakhādogradaṃṣṭrākṣuṇṇaśirodharān| asurāṃstāṃstathā kālī śivadūtī tathāparān

Explanation

The scene widens from Nishumbha to the remaining army. The lion, Kali and Śivadūtī act separately; the text’s graphic imagery should be conveyed without sensational embellishment.

The scene widens from Niśumbha to the remaining army. The lion, Kālī and Śivadūtī act separately; the text’s graphic imagery should be conveyed without sensational embellishment.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह दृश्य निशुम्भ से बढ़कर शेष सेना को दिखाता है। सिंह, काली और शिवदूती अलग-अलग भूमिका में सक्रिय हैं; पाठ की उग्र छवियों को अनावश्यक सनसनीखेज विवरण जोड़े बिना प्रस्तुत करना चाहिए।

9.38

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

कौमारीशक्तिनिर्भिन्नाः केचिन्नेशुर्महासुराः । ब्रह्माणीमन्त्रपूतेन तोयेनान्ये निराकृताः

Some great asuras were pierced and slain by Kaumārī’s spear; others were driven away by water sanctified through Brāhmāṇī’s mantra.

Roman reading

kaumaareeshaktinirbhinnaah kechinneshurmahaasuraah | brahmaaneemantrapootena toyenaanye niraakritaahkaumārīśaktinirbhinnāḥ kecinneśurmahāsurāḥ | brahmāṇīmantrapūtena toyenānye nirākṛtāḥ

Explanation

The Mothers’ methods differ. Kaumārī uses a piercing weapon; Brāhmāṇī’s water is ritually empowered within the story. Their distinctive attributes should be preserved rather than collapsed into a generic attack.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

मातृशक्तियों के उपाय भिन्न हैं। कौमारी भेदने वाले अस्त्र से प्रहार करती हैं, जबकि कथा में ब्राह्माणी का जल मंत्र से संस्कारित है। इन विशिष्ट आयुधों को सबके लिए एक समान सामान्य प्रहार लिखकर मिटाना नहीं चाहिए।

9.39

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

माहेश्वरीत्रिशूलेन भिन्नाः पेतुस्तथापरे । वाराहीतुण्डघातेन केचिच्चूर्णीकृता भुवि

Others fell pierced by Māheśvarī’s trident, while some were crushed upon the earth by Vārāhī’s snout.

Roman reading

maaheshvareetrishoolena bhinnaah petustathaapare | vaaraaheetundaghaatena kechichchoorneekritaa bhuvimāheśvarītriśūlena bhinnāḥ petustathāpare | vārāhītuṇḍaghātena keciccūrṇīkṛtā bhuvi

Explanation

The association of Māheśvarī with the trident and Vārāhī with the boar form is central to their iconography. The translation must keep the two figures distinct and grounded in this exact verse.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

माहेश्वरी का त्रिशूल और वाराही का वराहमुख उनकी पहचान के मुख्य प्रतीक हैं। अनुवाद में दोनों देवियों की क्रियाएँ अलग रखनी चाहिए और इसी श्लोक से उनका आधार स्पष्ट करना चाहिए।

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Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

खण्डं खण्डं च चक्रेण वैष्णव्या दानवाः कृताः । वज्रेण चैन्द्रीहस्ताग्रविमुक्तेन तथापरे

Vaiṣṇavī’s discus cut some dānavas into pieces, while others were struck by the thunderbolt hurled from Aindrī’s hand.

Roman reading

khandam khandam cha chakrena vaishnavyaa daanavaah kritaah | vajrena chaindreehastaagravimuktena tathaaparekhaṇḍaṃ khaṇḍaṃ ca cakreṇa vaiṣṇavyā dānavāḥ kṛtāḥ | vajreṇa caindrīhastāgravimuktena tathāpare

Explanation

Discus and thunderbolt recall the weapon traditions of Vishnu and Indra. The Mothers manifest related powers without becoming mere interchangeable names.

Discus and thunderbolt recall the weapon traditions of Viṣṇu and Indra. The Mothers manifest related powers without becoming mere interchangeable names.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

चक्र और वज्र क्रमशः विष्णु तथा इन्द्र से जुड़ी आयुध-परंपराओं की याद दिलाते हैं। मातृकाएँ संबंधित शक्तियों को प्रकट करती हैं, लेकिन वे केवल परस्पर बदले जा सकने वाले नाम नहीं हैं।

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Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

केचिद्विनेशुरसुराः केचिन्नष्टा महाहवात्। भक्षिताश्चापरे कालीशिवदूतीमृगाधिपैः

Some asuras perished, others fled the great battle, and others were devoured by Kali, Śivadūtī, and the lion.Some asuras perished, others fled the great battle, and others were devoured by Kālī, Śivadūtī, and the lion.

Roman reading

kechidvineshurasuraah kechinnashtaa mahaahavaat| bhakshitaashchaapare kaaleeshivadooteemrigaadhipaihkecidvineśurasurāḥ kecinnaṣṭā mahāhavāt| bhakṣitāścāpare kālīśivadūtīmṛgādhipaiḥ

Explanation

This closing panorama marks the collapse of the army after Nishumbha’s defeat. Shumbha remains for the following chapter, so the text should not be presented as the final conclusion of the entire war.

This closing panorama marks the collapse of the army after Niśumbha’s defeat. Śumbha remains for the following chapter, so the text should not be presented as the final conclusion of the entire war.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

निशुम्भ के वध के बाद यह अंतिम समग्र दृश्य असुर-सेना के विघटन को दर्शाता है। शुम्भ का संघर्ष अगले अध्याय के लिए शेष है, इसलिए इसे पूरे युद्ध की अंतिम समाप्ति बताना उचित नहीं होगा।

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9.12 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.12 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.13 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.13 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.13 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.13 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.13 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.14 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.14 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.14 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.14 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.14 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.15 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.15 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.15 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.15 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.15 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.16 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.16 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.16 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.16 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.16 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.17 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.17 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.17 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.17 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.17 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.18 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.18 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.18 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.18 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.18 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.19 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.19 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.19 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.19 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.19 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.20 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.20 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.20 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.20 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.20 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.21 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.21 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.21 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.21 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.21 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.22 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.22 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.22 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.22 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.22 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.23 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.23 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.23 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.23 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.23 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.24 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.24 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.24 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.24 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.24 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.25 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.25 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.25 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.25 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.25 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.26 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.26 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.26 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.26 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.26 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.27 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.27 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.27 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.27 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.27 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.28 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.28 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.28 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.28 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.28 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.29 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.29 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.29 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.29 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.29 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.30 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.30 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.30 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.30 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.30 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.31 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.31 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.31 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.31 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.31 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.32 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.32 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.32 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.32 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.32 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.33 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.33 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.33 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.33 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.33 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.34 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.34 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.34 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.34 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.34 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.35 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.35 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.35 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.35 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.35 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.36 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.36 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.36 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.36 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.36 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.37 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.37 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.37 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.37 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.37 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.38 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.38 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.38 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.38 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.38 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.39 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.39 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.39 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.39 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.39 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.40 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.40 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.40 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.40 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.40 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.41 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.41 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.41 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.41 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
9.41 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization

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ShivGoraksh English Translation

ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

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ShivGoraksh English Translation

ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

Original / source text

ShivGoraksh English Translation

ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

Original / source text

ShivGoraksh English Translation

ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

Original / source text

ShivGoraksh English Translation

ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

Original / source text

ShivGoraksh English Translation

ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

Original / source text

ShivGoraksh English Translation

ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

Original / source text

ShivGoraksh English Translation

ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

Original / source text

ShivGoraksh English Translation

ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation