ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥

SWAYYA,

When the goddess heard the tumult of demons, she was filled with great rage in her mind.,

She moved immediately, riding on her lion, blowing her conch and carrying all the weapons on her body.,

She descended from the mountain on the forces of the enemy and the poet felt,

That the falcon hath swooped down from the sky on the flock of cranes and sparrows.110.,

One arrow shot from the bow of Chandi increases in number to ten, one hundred and one thousand.,

Then becomes one lakh and pierces its target of demons’ bodies and remain fixed there.,

Without extracting those arrows, which poet can praise them and make an appropriate comparison.,

It appears that with the blowing of the wind of Phalgun, the trees are standing without the leaves.111.,

The demon Mund held his sword and shouting loudly, the struck many blows on the limbs of the lion.,

Then very swiftly, he gave a blow on the body of the goddess, wounding it and then drew the sword out.,

Covered with blood, the sword in the hand of the demon is vibrating, what comparison the poet can give except,

Yama, the god of death, after eating the betel leaf to his satisfaction, is proudly watching his protruded tongue.112.,

When the demon returned after wounding the goddess, she took out a shaft from her quiver.,

She pulled the bow upto her ear and let go the arrow, which increased enormously in numbers.,

The demon Mund put his shield before face and the arrow are fixed in the shield.,

It seemed that seated on the back of the Tortoise, the hoods of Sheshnaga are standing erect.113.,

Caressing the lion, the goddess moved forward and holding the sword in hand, she sustained herself,

And began a terrible war, killing rolling in dust and mashing innumerable warriors of the enemy.,

Taking back the lion, she encircled the enemy from the front and gave such a blow that the head of Mund was separated from his body,

Which fell on the ground, like the pumpkin cut off from the creeper.114.,

The goddess riding on the lion and blowing the conch with her mouth seems like the lightning glistening among dark clouds.,

She killed the running superb mighty warriors with her disc.,

The ghosts and goblins are eating the flesh of the dead, raising loud dhouts.,

Removing the head of Mund, now Chandi is preparing to deal with Chand.115.,

Killing Mund in the battlefield, the dagger of Chandi then did this,

She killed and destroyed all the forces of the enemy confronting Chand in the war.,

Taking her dagger in her hand, she struck it with great force on the head of the enemy and separated it from the body.,

It seemed that god Shiva hath separated the trunk of Ganesh from his head with his trident.116.,

End of the Fourth Chapter entitled ‘Slaying of Chand Mund’ of SRI CHANDI CHARITRA in Markandeya Purana.4.,