Chapter 10 — The Slaying of Shumbha

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषि कहते हैं--

English

Om. The rishi spoke:

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने प्राण-प्रिय भाई निशुम्भ को मारा हुआ देखकर, और सेना के नष्ट होते देखकर, शुम्भ क्रोध में बोला।

English

Seeing Nishumbha — his brother, dear as his own life — slain, and his army being destroyed, Shumbha spoke in fury.

हिन्दी अर्थ

*दुष्ट दुर्ग! तू बलके अभिमानमें आकर झूठ-मूठका घमंड न दिखा। तू बड़ी मानिनी बनी हुई है, किन्तु दूसरी स्त्रियोंक बलका सहारा लेकर लड़ती है”

English

'O Durga, who art tainted with the arrogance of strength, bring not thy pride here, thou who, trusting in the strength of the other goddesses, dost fight in exceeding haughtiness!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवी बोलीं--

English

The goddess spoke:

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस जगत में केवल मैं ही हूँ — मेरे अतिरिक्त दूसरा कौन है? हे दुष्ट! देख, ये मेरी सभी शक्तियाँ मुझमें ही समा रही हैं।

English

I alone exist in this world — what second is there besides me? O wicked one, see — these my powers are now entering back into me alone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदनन्तर ब्रह्माणी आदि समस्त देवियाँ अम्बिका देवीके शरीरमें लीन हो गयीं। उस समय केवल अम्बिका देवी ही रह गयीं

English

Then all those goddesses, Brahmani and the others, became absorbed into the body of the goddess; Ambika then remained alone indeed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवी बोलीं--

English

The goddess spoke:

हिन्दी अर्थ

मैं अपनी ऐश्वर्यशक्तिसे अनेक रूपोंमें यहाँ उपस्थित हुई थी। उन सब रूपोंको मैंने समेट लिया। अब अकेली ही युद्धमें खड़ी हूँ। तुम भी स्थिर हो जाओ

English

Whereas I existed with my divine power in many forms here—that has been drawn in by me; truly alone I stand now. Be thou steadfast in combat!

हिन्दी अर्थ

३२ ।। ऋषि कहते हैं--

English

The rishi spoke:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदनन्तर देवी और शुम्भ दोनोंमें सब देवताओं तथा दानवोंके देखते-देखते भयडूकर युद्ध छिड़ गया

English

Thereupon commenced a battle between them both, the goddess and Shumbha, while all the gods and the Asuras looked on—a battle without quarter.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरवर्ष: शितै: शस्त्रैस्तथास्त्रैश्नैव दारुणै: । तयोर्युद्धमभूद्धूय: सर्वलोकभयड्करम्‌

English

With showers of arrows, with sharp weapons and also with pitiless missiles, both engaged anew in a combat which set all the world in fear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि शतशो मुमुचे यान्यथाम्बिका । बभज्ज तानि दैत्येन्द्रस्तत्प्रतीघातकर्तृभि:

English

And the lord of the Daityas broke the heavenly missiles, which Ambika discharged in hundreds, with weapons that parried them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असुरों ने जो बड़े-बड़े अस्त्र-शस्त्र चलाये, उनको देवी ने क्रोध में भरकर मुँह से पकड़ लिया और दाँतों से पीस डाला।

English

And the supreme goddess in merest play broke the heavenly missiles that he discharged, with fierce shouts, ejaculations and other sounds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः शरशतैर्देवीमाच्छादयत सो<सुर: । सापिः तत्कुपिता देवी धनुश्चिच्छेद चेषुभि:

English

Then the Asura covered the goddess with hundreds of arrows, and the goddess, enraged thereat, split his bow also with her arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

छिन्ने धनुषि दैत्येन्द्रस्तथा शक्तिमथाददे । चिच्छेद देवी चक्रेण तामप्यस्य करे स्थिताम्‌

English

And when his bow was split, the lord of the Daityas took up his spear. The goddess split it, as he held it in his hand, with a discus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत:ः खड्गमुपादाय शतचन्द्रं च भानुमत्‌ । अभ्यधावत्तदाः देवीं दैत्यानामधिपेश्वर:

English

Next the supreme monarch of the Daityas, seizing his scymitar and sunlike shield, on which a hundred moons were pourtrayed, rushed at the goddess at that moment.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसके आते ही चण्डिकाने अपने धनुषसे छोड़े हुए तीखे बाणोंद्वारा उसकी सूर्य-किरणोंके समान उज्ज्वल ढाल और तलवारको तुरंत काट दिया

English

Just as he was falling upon her, Chandika hastily split his scymitar with sharp arrows shot from her bow, and his shield also which was spotless as the sun's rays; and she felled his steeds, and his chariot together with its charioteer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फिर उस दैत्यके घोड़े और सारथि मारे गये, धनुष तो पहले ही कट चुका था, अब उसने अम्बिकाको मारनेके लिये उद्यत हो भयंकर मुद्गर हाथमें लिया

English

With his steeds slain, with his bow split, without a charioteer, the Daitya then grasped his terrible mace, being ready to slay Ambika.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिच्छेदापततस्तस्य मुद्गरं निशितै: शरै: । तथापि सो<भ्यधावत्तां मुष्टिमुद्यम्प वेगवान्‌

English

As he was falling upon her, she clove his mace with sharp arrows; nevertheless, raising his fist, he rushed swiftly at her.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स मुष्टिं पातयामास हृदये दैत्यपुड्भव: । देव्यास्तं चापि सा देवी तलेनोरस्यताडयत्‌

English

The lordly Daitya brought his fist down on the goddess' heart, and the goddess also smote him on his breast with her palm.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवीका थप्पड़ खाकर दैत्यराज शुम्भ पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा, किन्तु पुनः सहसा पूर्ववत्‌ उठकर खड़ा हो गया

English

Wounded by the blow of her palm, the Daitya king fell suddenly on the earth; and again indeed he rose up,

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्पत्य च प्रगृह्मोच्चैदेवीं गगनमास्थित: । तत्रापि सा निराधारा युयुधे तेन चण्डिका

English

and springing upward he seized the goddess and mounted on high into the sky. There also Chandika, being without any support, fought with him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नियुद्ध॑ खे तदा दैत्यश्षण्डिका च परस्परम्‌ । चक्रतुः प्रथमं सिद्धमुनिविस्मपकारकम्‌

English

The Daitya and Chandika then fought at first with each other in the sky in a close combat, which wrought dismay among the Siddhas and munis;

हिन्दी अर्थ

फिर अम्बिकाने शुम्भके साथ बहुत देरतक युद्ध करनेके पश्चात्‌ उसे उठाकर घुमाया और पृथ्वीपर पटक दिया

English

after carrying on the close combat for a very long time with him, Ambika lifted him up then and whirled him around and flung him on the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पटके जानेपर पृथ्वीपर आनेके बाद वह दुष्टात्मा दैत्य पुन: चण्डिकाका वध करनेके लिये उनकी ओर बड़े वेगसे दौड़ा

English

When flung thus he touched the earth, he raised his fist hastily and rushed, evil of soul as he was, with the wish to kill Chandika.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमायान्तं ततो देवी सर्वदैत्यजने श्वरम्‌ । जगत्यां पातयामास भिन्त्वा शूलेन वक्षसि

English

Seeing him, the lord of all the Daitya folk, approaching, the goddess then pierced him in the breast with a dart and felled him down on the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स गतासु: पपातोर्व्या देवीशूलाग्रविक्षत: । चालयन्‌ सकलां पृथ्वीं साब्धिद्वीपां सपर्वताम्‌

English

Shattered by the point of the goddess' dart, he fell lifeless on the ground, shaking the whole earth and its seas, islands and mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदनन्तर उस दुरात्माके मारे जानेपर सम्पूर्ण जगत्‌ प्रसन्न एवं पूर्ण स्वस्थ हो गया। आकाश स्वच्छ दिखायी देने लगा

English

When that evil-souled demon was slain, the universe became placid, the earth regained perfect well-being, and the sky grew pure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्पातमेघा: सोल्का ये प्रागासंस्ते शमं ययु: । सरितो मार्गवाहिन्यस्तथासंस्तत्र पातिते

English

Portent-clouds, which were full of flame before, became tranquil, and the rivers kept within their channels, when he was stricken down there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस समय शुम्भकी मृत्युके बाद सम्पूर्ण देवताओंका हृदय हर्षसे भर गया और गन्धर्वगण मधुर गीत गाने लगे

English

I alone exist in this world — what second is there besides me? O wicked one, see — these my powers are now entering back into me alone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवादयंस्तथैवान्ये ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणा: । ववुः पुण्यास्तथा वाता: सुप्रभो5 भूद्विवाकर:

English

and others of them sounded their instruments, and the bevies of Apsarases danced; and favourable breezes blew; very brilliant grew the sun;

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्निशालाकी बुझी हुई आग अपने-आप प्रज्वलित हो उठी तथा सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंके भयड्कर शब्द शान्त हो गये

English

and the tranquil sacred fires blazed freely, and tranquil became the strange sounds that had occurred in the regions of the sky.