Devi Was Playful in the Battle, but Her Lion Was in Rage
The battle between Devi and Mahishasura is going on. A detailed description of the battle is being given.
Headless bodies of Asuras are getting up. The Sangrama Devatas, such as Manyu, have already filled them with so much rage that even after their heads are cut, they are not dying; they still continue to fight. A household lizard, the gecko, even if its tail is cut, will keep on moving for some time. These headless bodies were not just moving. Some of them reconnected their heads because they were Mayavis. Some danced to the tune of the drums. Some went after Devi, saying, 'Stop, stop!'
How can they make sound with no head? They were not making sound; they were gesturing with their hands, 'Stop, stop!' Tishta tishteti. They had Khadgas, the twin-edged swords, Shaktis, spears, and Rishtis—single-edged swords in their hands. Some Asuras had eight hands. They were holding weapons in all their hands. Some were enthusiastically overtaking others and rushing towards Devi, saying, 'Stop, stop!'
There were so many of them—broken chariots, dead bodies of elephants, horses, and Asuras lying around on that battlefield, all who had become targets of Devi’s weapons and her Ganas—that there was not even space to keep your foot anywhere. It was so much filled with dead bodies.
The blood that had come out of all these bodies—of Asuras, elephants, and horses—formed big rivers amidst the Asura side.
Devi Ambika, Mahamaya, did all this instantly. She didn’t take long. It didn’t take her hours or days. As soon as they came before her, one by one, army after army, commander after commander, they were finished. Only they took time to come before her. The moment they were before her, they were finished. It didn’t take her long. It was not a long battle for her. Each commander would take hours or days to gather his huge army and come before her to attack her. She would finish all of them in a second, then wait for the next army to come.
Devi was doing this playfully, but the lion was angry. He was so angry that the hair around his neck and shoulders was standing up. He was roaring loudly and taking lives out of the bodies of Asuras as if he was plucking flowers.
As this battle was going on, Devas, hopeful of the restoration of their position and power, became happy and showered flowers from the sky. Remember that Devi was fighting this battle alone. Devas had given her weapons, but they were not with her on the battlefield. She produced her soldiers from every exhalation that she did. Otherwise, the Devas were not fighting by her side.
With these 68 shlokas ends the second chapter of Durga Saptashati. There were 78 shlokas in the first chapter. Full chanting of Durga Saptashati is available in the mantras section of the Vedadhara website.
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