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Then one of the demons went to Sumbh speedily on the horse.203.,

He told Sumbh all that had happened in the war.,

Telling him “When the goddess killed thy brother, then all the demons fled away.”204.,

SWAYYA,

When Sumbh heard about the death of Nisumbh, the anger of that mighty warrior knew no bounds.,

Filled with great fury, he bedecked all the paraphernalia of elephants and horses, and taking the divisions of his army, he entered the battlefield.,

In that frightening field, seeing the corpses and the amassed blood, he was greatly astonished.,

It seemed that the surging Saraswati is running to meet the ocean.205.,

The fierce Chandi, Lion Kalika other powers have waged a violent war together.,

“They have killed all the army of the demons,” saying this the mind of Sumbh was filled with rage.,

Seeing the trunk of the body of his brother on one side, and in deep sorrow he could not move a step forward.,

He was so much frightened that he could not speedily go forward, it seemed that the leopard had become lame.206.

When Sumbh commanded his army, many demons marched forward, obeying the orders.,

Who could count the riders of great elephants and horses, the chariots, warriors on chariots and warriors on foot?,

They, of very huge bodies, besieged Chandi from all the four sides.,

It seemed that the overflowing proud and thundering dark clouds have enshrouded the sun.207.,

DOHRA,

When Chadi was besieged from all the four sides, she did this:,

She laughed and said to Kali, also hinting with her eyes.208.,

KABIT,

When Chandi hinted to Kali, she killed many, chewed many and threw many far away, in great rage.,

She ripped with her nails, many big elephants and horses, such a war was waged that had not been waged before.

Many warriors ran away, none of them remained conscious about his body, there was so much uproar, and many of them died by mutual pressing.,

Seeing the demon being killed, Indra, the king of gods, was very much pleased in his mind and calling all the groups of gods, he hailed the vicory.209.,

The king Sumbh became very furious and told all the demons: “That kali hath waged she hath killed and thrown down my warriors.”,

Recouping his power, Sumbh held his sword and shield in his hands and shouting “Kill, Kill”, he entered the battlefield.,

The great heroes and warriors of great composure, took their poser, accompanied Sumbh.,

The demons marched like the flying locust swarms in order to enshroud the sun.210.,

SWAYYA,

Seeing the powerful forces of the demons, Chandi revolved the lion’s face swiftly.,

Even the disc, wind, canopy nd grindstone cannot revolve so swiftly.,

The lion hath revolved in that battlefield in such a way that even the whirlwind cannot compete with it.,

The can be no other comparison except that the face of the lion may be considered on both the sides of his body.211.,

At that time the powerful Chandi had fought a great war with huge gathering of demons.,

Challenging the unaccountable army, chastening and awakening it, Kali had destroyed it in the battlefield.,

The war was fought there upto four hundred kos and the poet hath imagined it like this:,

Only one ghari (small duration of time) was not complete, when the demons had fallen on the earth like the leaves (of trees) in autumn.212.,

When all the four divisions of army were killed, Sumbh marched forward to obstruct the advance of Chandi.,

At that time the whole earth shook and Shiva rose and ran from his seat of contemplation.,

The necklace (snake) of Shiva’s throat had withered because of fear, it trembled because of great fear in his heart.,

That snake clinging to Shiva’s throat appears like the string of the wreath of skulls.213.,

Coming in front of Chandi, the demon Sumbh uttered from his mouth: “I have come to know all this.,

“Alongwith Kali and other powers thou hast destroyed all the parts of my army.”,

At that time Chandi uttered these words from her month to Kali and other powers: “Merge in me” and at the same instant they all merged in Chandi,

Like the rain-water in the current of the steam.214.,

In the war, Chnadi, taking the dagger, struck it with great force on the demon.,

It penetrated into the breast of the enemy, the vamps were fully satisfied with his blood.

Seeing that horrible war, the poet hath imagined it like this:,