Chapter 9 — The Slaying of Nishumbha

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजाने कहा--

English

Om. The king spoke:

हिन्दी अर्थ

“३०” विचित्रमिदमाख्यातं भगवन्‌ भवता मम । देव्याश्वरितमाहात्म्यं रक्तबीजवधाश्रितम्‌

English

Wonderful is this that thou, Sir, hast related to me, the majesty of the goddess' exploits in connexion with the slaying of Raktavija;

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूयश्वेच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं रक्तबीजे निपातिते । चकार शुम्भो यत्कर्म निशुम्भश्नातिकोपन:

English

and I wish to hear further what deed did Shumbha do after Raktavija was killed, and what the very irascible Nishumbha did.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषि कहते हैं--

English

The rishi spoke:

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषिरुवाच ॥/ ४ ॥/ चकार कोपमतुलं रक्तबीजे निपातिते । शुम्भासुरो निशुम्भश्न हतेष्वन्येषु चाहवे

English

After Raktavija was slain and other demons were killed in the fight, the Asura Shumbha gave way to unbounded wrath, and Nishumbha also.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपनी विशाल सेना इस प्रकार मारी जाती देख निशुम्भ अमर्षमें भरकर देवीकी ओर दौड़ा। उसके साथ असुरोंकी प्रधान सेना थी

English

Pouring out his indignation at beholding his great army being slaughtered, Nishumbha then rushed forward with the flower of the Asura army.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्याग्रतस्तथा पृष्ठे पार्श्रयोश्व॒ महासुरा: । संदष्टौष्पुटा: क्रुद्धा हन्तुं देवीमुपाययु:

English

In front of him and behind and on both sides great Asuras, biting their lips and enraged, advanced to slay the goddess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महापराक्रमी शुम्भ भी अपनी सेनाके साथ मातृगणोंसे युद्ध करके क्रोधवश चण्डिकाको मारनेके लिये आ पहुँचा

English

Shumbha also went forward, mighty in valour, surrounded with his own troops, to slay Chandika in his rage, after engaging in battle with the Mothers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

३. पा०--स च। २. पा०--तान्नादानम्बिका। ३. पा०--जज्ञे वाराह०। ४. पा०--ती। ३. पा०--जम्मुर्यतः। ३. पा०--न्यास्त०। २. पा०--तस्य ३. पा०--विस्तरं। २. पा०--वेगिता। 3. इसके बाद कहीं-कहीं “ऋषिरुवाच” इतना अधिक पाठ है। ४. पा०--चक्रेण। . पा०--श स्त्रसंहतितो हतः । 4५ 4 नवमो5डध्याय: निशुम्भ-वध ध्यान (३० बन्धूककाञ्चननिभं रुचिराक्षमालां पाशाड्कुशौ च वरदां निजबाहुदण्डै: । बिभ्राणमिन्दुशकला भरणं त्रिनेत्र- मर्धाम्बिकेशमनिशं वपुराश्रयामि ।। मैं अर्धनारीश्वरके श्रीविग्रहकी निरन्तर शरण लेता हूँ। उसका वर्ण बन्धूकपुष्प और सुवर्णके समान रक्त-पीतमिश्रित है। वह अपनी भुजाओंमें सुन्दर अक्षमाला, पाश, अंकुश और वरद-मुद्रा धारण करता है; अर्धचन्द्र उसका आभूषण है तथा वह तीन नेत्रोंसे सुशोभित है।) राजीवाच

English

Then occurred a desperate combat between the goddess and Shumbha and Nishumbha, who both, like two thunder-clouds, rained a most tempestuous shower of arrows on her.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन दोनोंके चलाये हुए बाणोंको चण्डिकाने अपने बाणोंके समूहसे तुरंत काट डाला और शणस्त्रसमूहोंकी वर्षा करके उन दोनों दैत्यपतियोंके अज़ोंमें भी चोट पहुँचायी

English

Chandika with multitudes of arrows quickly split the arrows shot by them, and smote the two Asura lords on their limbs with her numerous weapons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निशुम्भने तीखी तलवार और चमकती हुई ढाल लेकर देवीके श्रेष्ठ वाहन सिंहके मस्तकपर प्रहार किया

English

Nishumbha, grasping a sharp scymitar and glittering shield, struck the lion, the noble beast that bore the goddess, on the head.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ताडिते वाहने देवी क्षुरप्रेणासिमुत्तमम्‌ । निशुम्भस्याशु चिच्छेद चर्म चाप्यष्टचन्द्रकम्‌

English

When her animal was struck, the goddess quickly clove Nishumbha's superb sword with a horse-shoe-shaped arrow, and also his shield on which eight moons were pourtrayed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ढाल और तलवारके कट जानेपर उस असुरने शक्ति चलायी, किंतु सामने आनेपर देवीने चक्रसे उसके भी दो टुकड़े कर दिये

English

When his shield was cloven and his sword too, the Asura hurled his spear; and that his missile also, as it came towards her, she split in two with her discus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कोपाध्मातो निशुम्भो5थ शूलं जग्राह दानव: । आयातं मुष्टिपातेन देवी तच्चाप्यचूर्णयत्‌

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब उसने गदा घुमाकर चण्डीके ऊपर चलायी, परंतु वह भी देवीके त्रिशूलसे कटकर भस्म हो गयी

English

And then, aiming his club, he flung it against Chandika; yet that was shivered by the goddess' trident and became ashes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः परशुहस्तं तमायान्तं दैत्यपुड्भवम्‌ । आहत्य देवी बाणौघैरपातयत भूतले

English

As that lordly Daitya then advanced with battle-axe in hand, the goddess struck him with a multitude of arrows and laid him low on the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस भयंकर पराक्रमी भाई निशुम्भके धराशायी हो जानेपर शुम्भको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ और अम्बिकाका वध करनेके लिये वह आगे बढ़ा

English

When his brother Nishumbha, who was terrible in prowess, fell to the ground, Shumbha in utmost fury strode forward to slay Ambika.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स रथस्थस्तथात्युच्चैर्गहीतपरमायुधै: । भुजैरष्टाभिरतुलैव्याप्याशेषं बभौ नभ:

English

And he, standing in his chariot, appeared to fill the entire sky with his eight arms, which were lifted far on high grasping his superb weapons.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमायान्तं समालोक्य देवी शड्खमवादयत्‌ । ज्याशब्दं चापि धनुषश्चकारातीव दुःसहम्‌

English

Beholding him approaching, the goddess sounded her conch, and made her bow also give forth from its string a note which was exceedingly hard to endure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साथ ही अपने घंटेके शब्दसे, जो समस्त दैत्य-सैनिकोंका तेज नष्ट करनेवाला था, सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको व्याप्त कर दिया

English

And she filled all regions with the clanging of her bell, which caused the vigour of all the Daitya hosts to die away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदनन्तर सिंहने भी अपनी दहाड़से, जिसे सुनकर बड़े-बड़े गजराजोंका महान्‌ मद दूर हो जाता था, आकाश, पृथ्वी और दसों दिशाओंको गुँजा दिया

English

Then her lion filled the heaven, the earth and the ten regions of the sky with loud roars, which checked the copious flow of the exudation from the demons' rutting elephants.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फिर कालीने आकाशमें उछलकर अपने दोनों हाथोंसे पृथ्वीपर आघात किया। उससे ऐसा भयंकर शब्द हुआ, जिससे पहलेके सभी शब्द शान्त हो गये

English

Kali, springing upward, then struck the heaven and the earth with both her hands; the boom thereof drowned those previous sounds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्पश्चात्‌ शिवदूतीने दैत्योंके लिये अमज़्लजनक अट्टहास किया, इन शब्दोंको सुनकर समस्त असुर थर्रा उठे; किंतु शुम्भको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ

English

Shivaduti uttered a loud inauspicious laugh. At those sounds the Asuras trembled; Shumbha gave way to utmost rage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस समय देवीने जब शुम्भको लक्ष्य करके कहा--'ओ दुरात्मन्‌! खड़ा रह, खड़ा रह,” तभी आकाशमें खड़े हुए देवता बोल उठे, जय हो, जय हो”

English

When Ambika cried out 'Stand, O evil-souled! stand!', the gods who had taken their stations in the air then called to her, 'Be thou victorious!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुम्भने वहाँ आकर ज्वालाओंसे युक्त अत्यन्त भयानक शक्ति चलायी। अग्निमय पर्वतके समान आती हुई उस शक्तिको देवीने बड़े भारी लूकेसे दूर हटा दिया

English

The spear flaming most terribly, which Shumbha approaching hurled—that, gleaming like a mass of fire as it came along, was driven aside by a great fire-brand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस समय शुम्भके सिंहनादसे तीनों लोक गूँज उठे। राजन्‌! उसकी प्रतिध्वनिसे वज्रपातके समान भयानक शब्द हुआ, जिसने अन्य सब शब्दोंको जीत लिया

English

The vault between the three worlds reverberated with Shumbha's lion-like roaring, but the dreadful sound of the slaughter among his soldiers surpassed that, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुम्भमुक्ताञ्छरान्देवी शुम्भस्तत्प्रहिताञ्छरान्‌ । चिच्छेद स्वशरैरुग्रै: शतशो5थ सहस्रश:

English

The goddess split the arrows shot by Shumbha, and Shumbha the arrows that she discharged, each with her and his sharp arrows in hundreds and thousands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब क्रोधमें भरी हुई चण्डिकाने शुम्भको शूलसे मारा। उसके आघातसे मूर्च्छित हो वह पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

English

Chandika, enraged thereat, smote him with a dart. Wounded therewith, he fell in a faint to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो निशुम्भ: सम्प्राप्य चेतनामात्तकार्मुक: । आजचघान शरैदेवीं कालीं केसरिणं तथा

English

Thereupon Nishumbha, regaining consciousness, seized his bow again and struck the goddess, and Kali and the lion, with arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फिर उस दैत्यराजने दस हजार बाँहें बनाकर चक्रोंके प्रहारसे चण्डिकाको आच्छादित कर दिया

English

And the Danava lord, that son of Diti, putting forth a myriad arms, again covered Chandika with a myriad discuses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तब दुर्गम पीड़ाका नाश करनेवाली भगवती दुर्गने कुपित होकर अपने बाणोंसे उन चक्रों तथा बाणोंको काट गिराया

English

The goddess then, enraged—she, Durga who destroys the afflictions of adversity—split those discuses and those arrows with her own arrows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह देख निशुम्भ दैत्यसेनाके साथ चण्डिकाका वध करनेके लिये हाथमें गदा ले बड़े वेगसे दौड़ा

English

Then Nishumbha, seizing his club, rushed impetuously at Chandika to slay her outright, with the Daitya host surrounding him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसके आते ही चण्डीने तीखी धारवाली तलवारसे उसकी गदाको शीघ्र ही काट डाला। तब उसने शूल हाथमें लिया

English

As he was just falling upon her, Chandika swiftly clove his club with her sharp-edged scymitar. And he took hold of a dart.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवताओंको पीड़ा देनेवाले निशुम्भको शूल हाथमें लिये आते देख चण्डिकाने वेगसे चलाये हुए अपने शूलसे उसकी छाती छेद डाली

English

Chandika, with a dart hurled swiftly, pierced Nishumbha, the afflicter of the Immortals, in the heart, as he approached with dart in hand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शूलसे विदीर्ण हो जानेपर उसकी छातीसे एक दूसरा महाबली एवं महापराक्रमी पुरुष 'खड़ी रह, खड़ी रह” कहता हुआ निकला

English

When he was pierced by the dart, out of his heart issued another man of great strength and great valour, exclaiming 'Stand!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य निष्क्रामतो देवी प्रहस्य स्वनवत्तत: । शिरश्विच्छेद खड्गेन ततो5सावपतद्भुवि

English

When he stepped forth, the goddess, laughing aloud, then struck off his head with her scymitar; thereupon he fell to the ground.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः सिंहश्नखादोग्रं+ दंष्टा क्षणणशिरोधरान्‌ । असुरांस्तांस्तथा काली शिवदूती तथापरान्‌

English

The lion then devoured those Asuras whose necks he had crushed with his savage teeth, and Kali and Shivaduti devoured the others.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कौमारीकी शक्तिसे विदीर्ण होकर कितने ही महादैत्य नष्ट हो गये। ब्रह्माणीके मन्त्रपूत जलसे निस्तेज होकर कितने ही भाग खड़े हुए

English

Some great Asuras perished, being pierced through by the spear held by Kumara's Energy; others were driven back by the water purified by the spell uttered by Brahma's Energy;

हिन्दी अर्थ

माहेश्वरीत्रिशूलेन भिन्ना: पेतुस्तथापरे । वाराहीतुण्डघातेन केचिच्चूर्णीकृता भुवि

English

and others fell, pierced by the trident wielded by Shiva's Energy; some were pounded to dust on the ground by blows from the snout of Varaha's Energy;

हिन्दी अर्थ

खण्डंः खण्डं च चक्रेण वैष्णव्या दानवा: कृता: । वज्ञेण चैन्द्रीहस्ताग्रविमुक्तेन तथापरे

English

some Danavas were cut to pieces by the discus hurled by Vishnu's Energy; and others again by the thunderbolt discharged from the fingers of Indra's Energy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुछ असुर नष्ट हो गये, कुछ उस महायुद्धसे भाग गये तथा कितने ही काली, शिवदूती तथा सिंहके ग्रास बन गये

English

Some Asuras perished outright, some fled from the great battle, and others were devoured by Kali, Shivaduti and the lion.