Chapter 10
The Defeat of ShumbhaThe Defeat of Śumbha

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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
ऋषिरुवाच
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The sage said.
Roman reading
rishiruvaachaṛṣiruvāca
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
This is the traditional cue returning the narrative to Sage Medhas. It identifies the narrator before Shumbha reacts to the loss of his brother, rather than contributing an independent metrical śloka.
This is the traditional cue returning the narrative to Sage Medhas. It identifies the narrator before Śumbha reacts to the loss of his brother, rather than contributing an independent metrical śloka.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
यह मेधा ऋषि की कथा को फिर आगे बढ़ाने वाला वक्ता-सूत्र है। इससे स्पष्ट होता है कि निशुम्भ के वध के बाद शुम्भ की प्रतिक्रिया का वर्णन अब ऋषि करेंगे; इसे सामान्य छन्दबद्ध श्लोक नहीं समझना चाहिए।
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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
निशुम्भं निहतं दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं प्राणसम्मितम्। हन्यमानं बलं चैव शुम्भः क्रुद्धोऽब्रवीद्वचः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
Seeing Nishumbha, his brother as dear to him as life, slain, and his army being destroyed, Shumbha spoke angrily.Seeing Niśumbha, his brother as dear to him as life, slain, and his army being destroyed, Śumbha spoke angrily.
Roman reading
nishumbham nihatam drishtvaa bhraataram praanasammitam| hanyamaanam balam chaiva shumbhah kruddho’braveedvachahniśumbhaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhrātaraṃ prāṇasammitam| hanyamānaṃ balaṃ caiva śumbhaḥ kruddho’bravīdvacaḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Shumbha's grief and outrage are the immediate causes of this last confrontation. The narrator does not portray the battle as arising without provocation: an intimate loss and military collapse precede Shumbha's accusation.
Śumbha's grief and outrage are the immediate causes of this last confrontation. The narrator does not portray the battle as arising without provocation: an intimate loss and military collapse precede Śumbha's accusation.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
शुम्भ का शोक और क्रोध इस अंतिम युद्ध की पृष्ठभूमि बनते हैं। कथा अचानक युद्ध शुरू नहीं करती; भाई की मृत्यु और सेना के विनाश के बाद वह देवी पर आरोप लगाता है।
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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
बलावलेपदुष्टे त्वं मा दुर्गे गर्वमावह । अन्यासां बलमाश्रित्य युद्ध्यसे चातिमानिनी
ShivGoraksh English Translation
“Do not grow proud, Durgā, corrupted by the conceit of strength! You fight with the support of others' power and imagine yourself supreme.”
Roman reading
balaavalepadushte tvam maa durge garvamaavaha | anyaasaam balamaashritya yuddhyase chaatimaanineebalāvalepaduṣṭe tvaṃ mā durge garvamāvaha | anyāsāṃ balamāśritya yuddhyase cātimāninī
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Shumbha mistakes the Goddess's many manifestations for outside assistance. His taunt sets up the teaching that apparent multiplicity need not imply independent competing powers. This is the antagonist's claim, not the narrator's verdict.
Śumbha mistakes the Goddess's many manifestations for outside assistance. His taunt sets up the teaching that apparent multiplicity need not imply independent competing powers. This is the antagonist's claim, not the narrator's verdict.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
शुम्भ देवी की अनेक शक्तियों को उनसे अलग बाहरी सहायता समझता है। उसका यह ताना अगले उत्तर की भूमिका है, जिसमें अनेक रूपों और एक मूल सत्ता का सम्बन्ध स्पष्ट किया जाता है। यह शुम्भ का आरोप है, ग्रन्थ का अंतिम निष्कर्ष नहीं।
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Goddess / देवी
देव्युवाच
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The Goddess said.
Roman reading
devyuvaachadevyuvāca
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The count marks a change of speaker from Shumbha to the Goddess. The short formula is recited separately in the traditional scheme; the theological reply itself begins in the following unit.
The count marks a change of speaker from Śumbha to the Goddess. The short formula is recited separately in the traditional scheme; the theological reply itself begins in the following unit.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
यह सूत्र शुम्भ से देवी की ओर वक्ता बदलने का संकेत है। परम्परागत गणना में यह स्वतंत्र इकाई है; वास्तविक दार्शनिक उत्तर अगली इकाई से शुरू होता है।
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Goddess / देवी
एकैवाहं जगत्यत्र द्वितीया का ममापरा । पश्यैता दुष्ट मय्येव विशन्त्यो मद्विभूतयः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
“I alone exist here in the world. Who else is there apart from me? Look, O wicked one: these manifestations of mine are entering back into me.”
Roman reading
ekaivaaham jagatyatra dviteeyaa kaa mamaaparaa | pashyaitaa dushta mayyeva vishantyo madvibhootayahekaivāhaṃ jagatyatra dvitīyā kā mamāparā | paśyaitā duṣṭa mayyeva viśantyo madvibhūtayaḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The line “I alone” is the chapter's doctrinal centre. In the story it explains the unity of the Mother behind her varied forms; a broader Shakta nondual interpretation is possible, but should be identified as interpretation rather than a substitute for the spoken verse.
The line “I alone” is the chapter's doctrinal centre. In the story it explains the unity of the Mother behind her varied forms; a broader Śākta nondual interpretation is possible, but should be identified as interpretation rather than a substitute for the spoken verse.
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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
“एकैवाहं” इस अध्याय का प्रमुख दार्शनिक कथन है। कथा में यह देवी के अनेक रूपों की मूल एकता बताता है। शाक्त अद्वैत की व्यापक व्याख्या की जा सकती है, किन्तु उसे श्लोक के सीधे अर्थ से अलग पहचानना चाहिए।
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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
ततः समस्तास्ता देव्यो ब्रह्माणीप्रमुखा लयम्। तस्या देव्यास्तनौ जग्मुरेकैवासीत्तदाम्बिका
ShivGoraksh English Translation
Then all those goddesses, with Brāhmāṇī at their head, returned into the body of the Goddess; Ambikā alone remained.
Roman reading
tatah samastaastaa devyo brahmaaneepramukhaa layam| tasyaa devyaastanau jagmurekaivaaseettadaambikaatataḥ samastāstā devyo brahmāṇīpramukhā layam| tasyā devyāstanau jagmurekaivāsīttadāmbikā
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The narrative makes the previous assertion visible. The Mātṛkās' withdrawal is not a denial of their importance in earlier battles; it is a demonstration that their powers belong to one encompassing divine presence.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
पिछले कथन को अब दृश्य रूप मिलता है। मातृकाओं का लौटना उनके पूर्व युद्ध-कार्य का निषेध नहीं, बल्कि यह दिखाना है कि वे एक व्यापक देवी-सत्ता की अभिव्यक्तियाँ हैं।
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Goddess / देवी
देव्युवाच
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The Goddess said.
Roman reading
devyuvaachadevyuvāca
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
A second speech cue introduces the Goddess's direct challenge after the merging of her manifestations. The distinct formula matters for source counting and for accurately tagging the speaker.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
शक्तियों के लीन हो जाने के बाद देवी का सीधा उत्तर आरम्भ होता है। यह पृथक वक्ता-सूत्र पाठ की परम्परागत गणना तथा संवाद की सही पहचान, दोनों के लिए महत्त्वपूर्ण है।
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Goddess / देवी
अहं विभूत्या बहुभिरिह रूपैर्यदास्थिता । तत्संहृतं मयैकैव तिष्ठाम्याजौ स्थिरो भव
ShivGoraksh English Translation
“I had stood here in many forms through my own power; I have now drawn them back. I stand alone. Remain firm in battle!”
Roman reading
aham vibhootyaa bahubhiriha roopairyadaasthitaa | tatsamhritam mayaikaiva tishthaamyaajau sthiro bhavaahaṃ vibhūtyā bahubhiriha rūpairyadāsthitā | tatsaṃhṛtaṃ mayaikaiva tiṣṭhāmyājau sthiro bhava
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The command to stand firm belongs to the scene of battle. The verse affirms that plurality and unity are compatible aspects of the Goddess's manifestation; it does not turn the narrative into a general instruction to seek violence.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
युद्धभूमि में स्थिर रहने का आदेश इसी पौराणिक प्रसंग का हिस्सा है। श्लोक अनेक रूपों और एक मूल देवी-सत्ता के सम्बन्ध को स्पष्ट करता है; इसे सामान्य जीवन में हिंसा का निर्देश नहीं मानना चाहिए।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
ऋषिरुवाच
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The sage said.
Roman reading
rishiruvaachaṛṣiruvāca
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The story now shifts from direct dialogue back to Sage Medhas's narration. This fourth speaker formula completes the chapter's traditional count of four such units.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
यहाँ देवी-शुम्भ संवाद से कथा फिर मेधा ऋषि के वर्णन में लौटती है। यह अध्याय का चौथा वक्ता-सूत्र है और पारम्परिक चार ‘उवाच’ इकाइयों की गणना को पूरा करता है।
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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं देव्याः शुम्भस्य चोभयोः । पश्यतां सर्वदेवानामसुराणां च दारुणम्
ShivGoraksh English Translation
A terrible battle then began between the Goddess and Shumbha, while all the gods and asuras watched.A terrible battle then began between the Goddess and Śumbha, while all the gods and asuras watched.
Roman reading
tatah pravavrite yuddham devyaah shumbhasya chobhayoh | pashyataam sarvadevaanaamasuraanaam cha daarunamtataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ devyāḥ śumbhasya cobhayoḥ | paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāmasurāṇāṃ ca dāruṇam
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The armies' clash gives way to a direct contest between the two principal figures. The presence of both groups as witnesses underlines the cosmic significance the text assigns to the encounter.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
सेनाओं के व्यापक संघर्ष के बाद अब दो मुख्य पात्र आमने-सामने हैं। देवता और असुर दोनों साक्षी हैं; इससे कथा इस मुकाबले को केवल व्यक्तिगत द्वन्द्व नहीं, व्यापक व्यवस्था से जुड़ी घटना बनाती है।
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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
शरवर्षैः शितैः शस्त्रैस्तथा चास्त्रैः सुदारुणैः । तयोर्युद्धमभूद्भूयः सर्वलोकभयङ्करम्
ShivGoraksh English Translation
They fought with showers of arrows, sharp weapons and dreadful missiles; their combat inspired fear throughout the worlds.
Roman reading
sharavarshaih shitaih shastraistathaa chaastraih sudaarunaih | tayoryuddhamabhoodbhooyah sarvalokabhayankaramśaravarṣaiḥ śitaiḥ śastraistathā cāstraiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ | tayoryuddhamabhūdbhūyaḥ sarvalokabhayaṅkaram
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The repeated catalogue of weapons heightens the intensity before the decisive reversal. “All worlds” is the epic's cosmic idiom; the verse should not be re-presented as a measurable physical event.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
अस्त्र-शस्त्रों का बार-बार उल्लेख निर्णायक मोड़ से पहले युद्ध की तीव्रता बढ़ाता है। “समस्त लोकों का भय” पौराणिक महाकाव्य की व्यापक अभिव्यक्ति है, किसी आधुनिक मापन का दावा नहीं।
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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि शतशो मुमुचे यान्यथाम्बिका । बभञ्ज तानि दैत्येन्द्रस्तत्प्रतीघातकर्तृभिः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
Ambikā released hundreds of divine missiles, but the lord of the asuras shattered them with counter-weapons.
Roman reading
divyaanyastraani shatasho mumuche yaanyathaambikaa | babhanja taani daityendrastatprateeghaatakartribhihdivyānyastrāṇi śataśo mumuce yānyathāmbikā | babhañja tāni daityendrastatpratīghātakartṛbhiḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Shumbha is depicted as formidable and technically resourceful, not simply helpless before the Goddess. The countering of divine missiles establishes the strength of the opponent and sustains the encounter's tension.
Śumbha is depicted as formidable and technically resourceful, not simply helpless before the Goddess. The countering of divine missiles establishes the strength of the opponent and sustains the encounter's tension.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
शुम्भ को यहाँ शक्तिशाली और अस्त्रविद्या में समर्थ बताया गया है, न कि आरम्भ से असहाय। दिव्य अस्त्रों का प्रतिकार करके वह संघर्ष की चुनौती को और तीव्र बना देता है।
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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
मुक्तानि तेन चास्त्राणि दिव्यानि परमेश्वरी । बभञ्ज लीलयैवोग्रहुङ्कारोच्चारणादिभिः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The Supreme Goddess easily destroyed the divine weapons he launched, using her fierce sound of “huṃ” and other means.
Roman reading
muktaani tena chaastraani divyaani parameshvaree | babhanja leelayaivograhunkaarochchaaranaadibhihmuktāni tena cāstrāṇi divyāni parameśvarī | babhañja līlayaivograhuṅkāroccāraṇādibhiḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Sound here functions as a mark of divine potency within the Purāṇic narrative. It should not be converted into an unsupported scientific explanation of sound waves or weapon technology.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
यहाँ देवी की हुंकार पौराणिक आख्यान में दैवी सामर्थ्य का संकेत है। इसे ध्वनि-तरंगों या आधुनिक अस्त्र-विज्ञान का अप्रमाणित वैज्ञानिक विवरण बनाकर प्रस्तुत नहीं करना चाहिए।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
ततः शरशतैर्देवीमाच्छादयत सोऽसुरः । सापि तत्कुपिता देवी धनुश्चिच्छेद चेषुभिः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The asura covered the Goddess with hundreds of arrows; angered, she cut his bow apart with her own arrows.
Roman reading
tatah sharashatairdeveemaachchhaadayata so’surah | saapi tatkupitaa devee dhanushchichchheda cheshubhihtataḥ śaraśatairdevīmācchādayata so’suraḥ | sāpi tatkupitā devī dhanuściccheda ceṣubhiḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The Goddess counters a rain of missiles by disabling its immediate source. Her response is precise: she attacks Shumbha's bow rather than simply absorbing the assault.
The Goddess counters a rain of missiles by disabling its immediate source. Her response is precise: she attacks Śumbha's bow rather than simply absorbing the assault.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
देवी बाणों की वर्षा का उत्तर उसके मूल साधन, धनुष, को काटकर देती हैं। इससे कथानक में उनके युद्ध-कौशल का सटीक पक्ष सामने आता है।
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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
छिन्ने धनुषि दैत्येन्द्रस्तथा शक्तिमथाददे । चिच्छेद देवी चक्रेण तामप्यस्य करे स्थिताम्
ShivGoraksh English Translation
When his bow was broken, the asura king seized a spear; the Goddess cut it, still held in his hand, with her discus.
Roman reading
chhinne dhanushi daityendrastathaa shaktimathaadade | chichchheda devee chakrena taamapyasya kare sthitaamchinne dhanuṣi daityendrastathā śaktimathādade | ciccheda devī cakreṇa tāmapyasya kare sthitām
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
This sequence moves weapon by weapon and should not be merged into a vague statement that the Goddess “destroyed his arms.” Here shakti is the name of a spear-like weapon, not the abstract spiritual power of the Goddess.
This sequence moves weapon by weapon and should not be merged into a vague statement that the Goddess “destroyed his arms.” Here śakti is the name of a spear-like weapon, not the abstract spiritual power of the Goddess.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
यह क्रम एक-एक शस्त्र के टूटने का विवरण है, जिसे अस्पष्ट “सभी अस्त्र नष्ट हुए” कहकर नहीं समेटना चाहिए। यहाँ ‘शक्ति’ भाले जैसे अस्त्र का नाम है, देवी की अमूर्त शक्ति नहीं।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
ततः खड्गमुपादाय शतचन्द्रं च भानुमत्। अभ्यधावत तां देवीं दैत्यानामधिपेश्वरः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
Then the lord of the asuras took up a sword and a shining shield decorated with a hundred crescent motifs and rushed toward the Goddess.
Roman reading
tatah khadgamupaadaaya shatachandram cha bhaanumat| abhyadhaavata taam deveem daityaanaamadhipeshvarahtataḥ khaḍgamupādāya śatacandraṃ ca bhānumat| abhyadhāvata tāṃ devīṃ daityānāmadhipeśvaraḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The expression for the shield's decoration requires close Sanskrit collation. Its function in the scene is clear: Shumbha turns to close combat after losing his bow and spear. The comparator's broken word spacing must not be accepted as a historical reading.
The expression for the shield's decoration requires close Sanskrit collation. Its function in the scene is clear: Śumbha turns to close combat after losing his bow and spear. The comparator's broken word spacing must not be accepted as a historical reading.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ढाल के अलंकरण से सम्बन्धित संस्कृत पद की सूक्ष्म जाँच आवश्यक है। कथा का क्रम स्पष्ट है: धनुष और भाला खोने के बाद शुम्भ निकट युद्ध के लिए बढ़ता है। तुलनात्मक पाठ का टूटा हुआ शब्द-विभाजन मूल पाठ नहीं माना जाएगा।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
तस्यापतत एवाशु खड्गं चिच्छेद चण्डिका । धनुर्मुक्तैः शितैर्बाणैश्चर्म चार्ककरामलम्। अश्वांश्च पातयामास रथं सारथिना सह
ShivGoraksh English Translation
As he rushed forward, Chandika severed his sword and dazzling shield with sharp arrows from her bow; she also struck down his horses, chariot and charioteer.As he rushed forward, Caṇḍikā severed his sword and dazzling shield with sharp arrows from her bow; she also struck down his horses, chariot and charioteer.
Roman reading
tasyaapatata evaashu khadgam chichchheda Chandika | dhanurmuktaih shitairbaanaishcharma chaarkakaraamalam| ashvaamshcha paatayaamaasa ratham saarathinaa sahatasyāpatata evāśu khaḍgaṃ ciccheda caṇḍikā | dhanurmuktaiḥ śitairbāṇaiścarma cārkakarāmalam| aśvāṃśca pātayāmāsa rathaṃ sārathinā saha
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
This is a long traditionally numbered unit with more material than a standard two-line śloka in the comparison transcription. Its exact boundaries must be checked against the 1917 print before any public verse layout or audio synchronization is approved.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
तुलनात्मक लिप्यन्तरण में यह सामान्य दो-पंक्ति श्लोक से अधिक लम्बी पारम्परिक इकाई है। सार्वजनिक पाठ-विन्यास अथवा ऑडियो मिलान से पहले इसके सही पद-विभाग को 1917 की छपाई से मिलाना अनिवार्य है।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
हताश्वः स तदा दैत्यश्छिन्नधन्वा विसारथिः । जग्राह मुद्गरं घोरमम्बिकानिधनोद्यतः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
With horses gone, bow broken and charioteer lost, the asura seized a dreadful mace, determined to kill Ambikā.
Roman reading
hataashvah sa tadaa daityashchhinnadhanvaa visaarathih | jagraaha mudgaram ghoramambikaanidhanodyatahhatāśvaḥ sa tadā daityaśchinnadhanvā visārathiḥ | jagrāha mudgaraṃ ghoramambikānidhanodyataḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Shumbha continues despite losing his chariot and earlier weapons. The movement from archery to mace underscores the escalating personal nature of the duel.
Śumbha continues despite losing his chariot and earlier weapons. The movement from archery to mace underscores the escalating personal nature of the duel.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
रथ और पहले के अस्त्र छिन जाने पर भी शुम्भ युद्ध नहीं छोड़ता। धनुष से मुद्गर तक का बदलाव सीधे शारीरिक संघर्ष की तीव्रता को दिखाता है।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
चिच्छेदापततस्तस्य मुद्गरं निशितैः शरैः । तथापि सोऽभ्यधावत्तां मुष्टिमुद्यम्य वेगवान्
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The Goddess cut the approaching mace with sharp arrows; even then Shumbha ran at her quickly with a raised fist.The Goddess cut the approaching mace with sharp arrows; even then Śumbha ran at her quickly with a raised fist.
Roman reading
chichchhedaapatatastasya mudgaram nishitaih sharaih | tathaapi so’bhyadhaavattaam mushtimudyamya vegavaancicchedāpatatastasya mudgaraṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | tathāpi so’bhyadhāvattāṃ muṣṭimudyamya vegavān
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The pattern of disarmament reaches its limit: deprived of successive weapons, Shumbha attacks barehanded. This sets up the paired blows of the next unit.
The pattern of disarmament reaches its limit: deprived of successive weapons, Śumbha attacks barehanded. This sets up the paired blows of the next unit.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
एक-एक शस्त्र नष्ट होने की श्रृंखला यहाँ चरम पर पहुँचती है। अब शुम्भ निहत्थे हाथ उठाकर आक्रमण करता है, जिससे अगले दृश्य में दोनों के प्रहार आमने-सामने आते हैं।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
स मुष्टिं पातयामास हृदये दैत्यपुङ्गवः । देव्यास्तं चापि सा देवी तलेनोरस्यताडयत्
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The mighty asura struck the Goddess on the chest with his fist; she struck him on the chest with her palm.
Roman reading
sa mushtim paatayaamaasa hridaye daityapungavah | devyaastam chaapi saa devee talenorasyataadayatsa muṣṭiṃ pātayāmāsa hṛdaye daityapuṅgavaḥ | devyāstaṃ cāpi sā devī talenorasyatāḍayat
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The symmetry of the two blows gives the action unusual dramatic closeness. The text depicts a contest between supernatural characters; it is not practical guidance for fighting.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
दोनों प्रहारों की समानता से संघर्ष निकट और नाटकीय बनता है। यह अलौकिक पात्रों की पौराणिक युद्धकथा है, वास्तविक जीवन के लिए लड़ाई की विधि नहीं।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
तलप्रहाराभिहतो निपपात महीतले । स दैत्यराजः सहसा पुनरेव तथोत्थितः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
Struck by her palm, the asura king fell to the ground, but immediately rose again.
Roman reading
talaprahaaraabhihato nipapaata maheetale | sa daityaraajah sahasaa punareva tathotthitahtalaprahārābhihato nipapāta mahītale | sa daityarājaḥ sahasā punareva tathotthitaḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The fall is not yet the final defeat. By explicitly reporting his recovery, the narrator prevents a premature conclusion and prepares the startling aerial contest.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
यह गिरना अंतिम मृत्यु नहीं है। कथाकार उसके फिर उठने को स्पष्ट बताता है, ताकि आगे होने वाले आकाश-युद्ध को ठीक क्रम में समझा जा सके।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
उत्पत्य च प्रगृह्योच्चैर्देवीं गगनमास्थितः । तत्रापि सा निराधारा युयुधे तेन चण्डिका
ShivGoraksh English Translation
Leaping up, he seized the Goddess and rose high into the sky; there too Chandika fought him without any support beneath her.Leaping up, he seized the Goddess and rose high into the sky; there too Caṇḍikā fought him without any support beneath her.
Roman reading
utpatya cha pragrihyochchairdeveem gaganamaasthitah | tatraapi saa niraadhaaraa yuyudhe tena Chandikautpatya ca pragṛhyoccairdevīṃ gaganamāsthitaḥ | tatrāpi sā nirādhārā yuyudhe tena caṇḍikā
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
“Without support” describes the marvel of the aerial scene, not an invitation to add modern physics claims. Even removed from earthly footing, the Goddess's power is undiminished.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
“बिना आधार” आकाश में होने वाले अद्भुत दृश्य का वर्णन है; उससे आधुनिक भौतिकी का दावा नहीं निकालना चाहिए। धरती का सहारा न होने पर भी देवी का सामर्थ्य घटता नहीं।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
नियुद्धं खे तदा दैत्यश्चण्डिका च परस्परम्। चक्रतुः प्रथमं सिद्धमुनिविस्मयकारकम्
ShivGoraksh English Translation
In the sky the asura and Chandika grappled with one another, astonishing Siddhas and sages who witnessed it.In the sky the asura and Caṇḍikā grappled with one another, astonishing Siddhas and sages who witnessed it.
Roman reading
niyuddham khe tadaa daityashchandikaa cha parasparam| chakratuh prathamam siddhamunivismayakaarakamniyuddhaṃ khe tadā daityaścaṇḍikā ca parasparam| cakratuḥ prathamaṃ siddhamunivismayakārakam
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The account changes from missile exchange to wrestling in the sky. Siddhas and sages serve as the narrative witnesses, confirming that the marvel is experienced within the story's sacred world.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
यहाँ अस्त्र-युद्ध आकाश में मल्लयुद्ध में बदल जाता है। सिद्ध और मुनि दृश्य के कथात्मक साक्षी हैं, जिससे प्रसंग की अलौकिकता और बढ़ती है।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
ततो नियुद्धं सुचिरं कृत्वा तेनाम्बिका सह । उत्पाट्य भ्रामयामास चिक्षेप धरणीतले
ShivGoraksh English Translation
After wrestling with him for a long time, Ambikā lifted him, whirled him around and hurled him to the earth.
Roman reading
tato niyuddham suchiram kritvaa tenaambikaa saha | utpaatya bhraamayaamaasa chikshepa dharaneetaletato niyuddhaṃ suciraṃ kṛtvā tenāmbikā saha | utpāṭya bhrāmayāmāsa cikṣepa dharaṇītale
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The Goddess decisively changes the course of the airborne encounter by bringing Shumbha back to the ground. The action precedes, but is not identical to, the final trident strike.
The Goddess decisively changes the course of the airborne encounter by bringing Śumbha back to the ground. The action precedes, but is not identical to, the final trident strike.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
देवी आकाशीय संघर्ष की दिशा बदलकर शुम्भ को फिर धरती पर लाती हैं। यह निर्णायक मोड़ है, किन्तु अंतिम त्रिशूल-प्रहार से अलग घटना है।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
स क्षिप्तो धरणीं प्राप्य मुष्टिमुद्यम्य वेगवान्। अभ्यधावत दुष्टात्मा चण्डिकानिधनेच्छया
ShivGoraksh English Translation
Thrown down onto the earth, the furious Shumbha raised his fist and rushed toward Chandika, eager to kill her.Thrown down onto the earth, the furious Śumbha raised his fist and rushed toward Caṇḍikā, eager to kill her.
Roman reading
sa kshipto dharaneem praapya mushtimudyamya vegavaan| abhyadhaavata dushtaatmaa chandikaanidhanechchhayaasa kṣipto dharaṇīṃ prāpya muṣṭimudyamya vegavān| abhyadhāvata duṣṭātmā caṇḍikānidhanecchayā
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
A further attempted attack follows his fall. The sequence preserves Shumbha's agency and repeated refusal to yield until the moment of death in the next verse.
A further attempted attack follows his fall. The sequence preserves Śumbha's agency and repeated refusal to yield until the moment of death in the next verse.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
गिराए जाने के बाद भी शुम्भ फिर आक्रमण करता है। इस क्रम से स्पष्ट है कि अंतिम मृत्यु से पहले वह लगातार संघर्ष करता रहा।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
तमायान्तं ततो देवी सर्वदैत्यजनेश्वरम्। जगत्यां पातयामास भित्त्वा शूलेन वक्षसि
ShivGoraksh English Translation
As the lord of all the asuras approached, the Goddess pierced his chest with her trident and cast him to the ground.
Roman reading
tamaayaantam tato devee sarvadaityajaneshvaram| jagatyaam paatayaamaasa bhittvaa shoolena vakshasitamāyāntaṃ tato devī sarvadaityajaneśvaram| jagatyāṃ pātayāmāsa bhittvā śūlena vakṣasi
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
This is the actual decisive blow of Chapter 10. It should be distinguished from his earlier fall, the blow to his chest with a palm, and the aerial wrestling scene.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
यही अध्याय का निर्णायक वध-प्रहार है। इसे उसके पहले गिरने, हथेली के प्रहार और आकाश में हुए मल्लयुद्ध से अलग स्पष्ट रखना चाहिए।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
स गतासुः पपातोर्व्यां देवी शूलाग्रविक्षतः । चालयन्सकलां पृथ्वीं साब्धिद्वीपां सपर्वताम्
ShivGoraksh English Translation
Pierced by the tip of the Goddess's trident and lifeless, he fell upon the earth, shaking it with its seas, islands and mountains.
Roman reading
sa gataasuh papaatorvyaam devee shoolaagravikshatah | chaalayansakalaam prithveem saabdhidveepaam saparvataamsa gatāsuḥ papātorvyāṃ devī śūlāgravikṣataḥ | cālayansakalāṃ pṛthvīṃ sābdhidvīpāṃ saparvatām
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The cosmic tremor amplifies the enormity of Shumbha's fall in Purāṇic imagery. The shaking of earth is the narrator's sacred-cosmic language rather than independently verified geophysical history.
The cosmic tremor amplifies the enormity of Śumbha's fall in Purāṇic imagery. The shaking of earth is the narrator's sacred-cosmic language rather than independently verified geophysical history.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
पृथ्वी का काँपना शुम्भ के पतन की विराटता दिखाने वाली पौराणिक अभिव्यक्ति है। इसे किसी ऐतिहासिक भूकम्प का प्रमाण बताना उचित नहीं होगा।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
ततः प्रसन्नमखिलं हते तस्मिन्दुरात्मनि । जगत्स्वास्थ्यमतीवाप निर्मलं चाभवन्नभः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
When that wicked adversary was slain, everything became clear and tranquil; the world regained well-being and the sky grew spotless.
Roman reading
tatah prasannamakhilam hate tasminduraatmani | jagatsvaasthyamateevaapa nirmalam chaabhavannabhahtataḥ prasannamakhilaṃ hate tasmindurātmani | jagatsvāsthyamatīvāpa nirmalaṃ cābhavannabhaḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The tone changes from combat to restoration. The poem makes order and clarity visible through the world and the sky, linking the Goddess's victory to cosmic welfare.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
युद्ध से कथा अब व्यवस्था की पुनर्स्थापना की ओर मुड़ती है। जगत् और आकाश का निर्मल होना देवी की विजय के बाद कल्याण और स्थिरता का चित्र है।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
उत्पातमेघाः सोल्का ये प्रागासंस्ते शमं ययुः । सरितो मार्गवाहिन्यस्तथासंस्तत्र पातिते
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The ominous clouds that had carried meteors disappeared; rivers again flowed along their accustomed courses after his fall.
Roman reading
utpaatameghaah solkaa ye praagaasamste shamam yayuh | sarito maargavaahinyastathaasamstatra paatiteutpātameghāḥ solkā ye prāgāsaṃste śamaṃ yayuḥ | sarito mārgavāhinyastathāsaṃstatra pātite
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Disordered natural signs return to order. The narrative meaning is the ending of disturbance; readers should not be told that the passage is a modern meteorological observation.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
प्रकृति के असामान्य संकेत फिर सामान्य हो जाते हैं। इसका कथा-सार्थक आशय उपद्रव का समाप्त होना है; इसे आधुनिक मौसम-विज्ञान की प्रत्यक्ष रिपोर्ट के रूप में प्रस्तुत नहीं करना चाहिए।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
ततो देवगणाः सर्वे हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः । बभूवुर्निहते तस्मिन्गन्धर्वा ललितं जगुः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
After his death all the hosts of gods were filled with joy, and the Gandharvas sang sweetly.
Roman reading
tato devaganaah sarve harshanirbharamaanasaah | babhoovurnihate tasmingandharvaa lalitam jaguhtato devagaṇāḥ sarve harṣanirbharamānasāḥ | babhūvurnihate tasmingandharvā lalitaṃ jaguḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
The restoration of peace becomes a collective celebration. The Gandharvas' singing belongs to the traditional imagery of celestial rejoicing following a divine victory.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
शान्ति की वापसी सामूहिक उत्सव बन जाती है। गन्धर्वों का गान दैवी विजय के बाद स्वर्गीय उल्लास की परम्परागत पौराणिक छवि है।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
अवादयंस्तथैवान्ये ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । ववुः पुण्यास्तथा वाताः सुप्रभोऽभूद्दिवाकरः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
Others played their instruments, groups of Apsarases danced, auspicious breezes blew and the sun shone brightly.
Roman reading
avaadayamstathaivaanye nanritushchaapsaroganaah | vavuh punyaastathaa vaataah suprabho’bhooddivaakarahavādayaṃstathaivānye nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ | vavuḥ puṇyāstathā vātāḥ suprabho’bhūddivākaraḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Music, dance, wind and sunlight are gathered into one conclusion of harmony. This verse continues the celebratory scene rather than starting a separate worship instruction.
Other languages and readings
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
संगीत, नृत्य, वायु और सूर्य का प्रकाश मिलकर सन्तुलन लौट आने का उत्सवी चित्र बनाते हैं। यह प्रसंग कथा के समापन का वर्णन है, कोई अलग पूजा-विधि नहीं।
Original / source text
Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का वर्णन
जज्वलुश्चाग्नयः शान्ताः शान्ता दिग्जनितस्वनाः
ShivGoraksh English Translation
The sacred fires burned peacefully, and the ominous sounds arising in the quarters fell silent.
Roman reading
jajvalushchaagnayah shaantaah shaantaa digjanitasvanaahjajvaluścāgnayaḥ śāntāḥ śāntā digjanitasvanāḥ
Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
This closing half-verse completes the movement from terror to calm. Its partial metrical length is essential to the traditional 32-unit count; it must not be silently joined to 10.31 or expanded into an invented full verse.
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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
यह अंतिम अर्धश्लोक भय से शान्ति की ओर आए परिवर्तन को पूरा करता है। पारम्परिक 32 इकाइयों की गणना के लिए इसका अर्धश्लोक होना महत्त्वपूर्ण है; इसे चुपचाप 10.31 में जोड़ना या नया आधा पद गढ़ना उचित नहीं।
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Devi Mahatmyam (Durga Saptashati) · Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional) · Initial editorial V1
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Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
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10.1 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
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Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
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10.1 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
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10.30 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.30 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.31 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.31 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.31 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.31 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.31 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.32 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.32 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.32 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.32 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
10.32 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization



