durgA stutiH - 9

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brahmANDadiShu sa.ngatAsu shivadUtI.n cha svashakti.n tadA

sR^iShTvA tatprahitendumaulivachasA daityaiH pravR^itte raNe .

krudhyanmAtR^iigaNArdita.n ripubala.n dR^iShTvA prahR^iShTAshayA

roddhu.n ghorakr^itAntasainyamiha me durgaiva durgAyatAm .. 9 ..

 

Then SivadUtI (one who sent Siva as messenger) - her own power was created

from combining the powers of all the devas of the brahmANDa. Then She was

called to battle by the asuras who were incited by the words of Siva (lord

with the moon on his head) who was sent by Her. She became delighted on

seeing the army being attacked by the angry mothers - the manifestations of

the devas' powers. Let that Goddess Durga become a fort for me to stop the

terrible army of kr^tAnta, the god of death.

 

The power that emerged from brahmA was brahmANI, Siva - mahESvarI, guha -

kaumArI, viShNu - vaiShNavI, indra - aindrI, narasimha - nArasimhI.