Durga

O best of twice-born ones, the Goddess Durgā dispatched Bāṣkala to Yama’s realm—bringing him to his end—by the battle-axe (paṭṭiśa) and also by her discus, at close quarters.

As torrents of copious blood streamed forth, when that mighty foe fell—overpowered by Durgā’s great and formidable valor—

And the other, the elder, auspicious one was famed as Kātyāyanī—she whose son was Kātyāyana, an eloquent expounder of the meanings of the Vedas.

O Mother, You should always reside in this city of mine. May You, the Supreme Shakti, be established here by the name of Goddess Durga.

Seeing Nishumbha releasing nets of arrows in the battle, Chandika took up Her excellent bow and laughed aloud repeatedly with a melodious voice.

O King! While staying there, I thought in my mind: 'I shall constantly worship the fiercely courageous Goddess Chandika.'

At that moment, Goddess Durgā—her lotus-like face smiling—spoke to her Lord Śambhu, the Supreme Master, the God of gods, the sovereign Lord.

O Goddess, I ever praise Durgā—the pure one who is the very essence of both knowledge and ignorance, whose nature is the Supreme Brahman, the sustainer of the worlds, and the one eternally beloved of Śambhu (Śiva).

Nārada said: “When the Goddess Durgā had disappeared and returned to her own abode, and when the hosts of devas had departed to their respective dwellings, what happened immediately thereafter?”

She is praised as Durgā, as Bhadrakālī, as Caṇḍī, and also as Māheśvarī; as Kaumārī and Vaiṣṇavī; and likewise as Vārāhī, Indrī, and Śāmbhavī.

Vināyaka and Yama; Nāga and Candra; Skanda and the two Vasus; Mahendra and Vāsava; Nāga, Durgā, and the one called Daṇḍadhara—these are the divine names (invoked/recited) in this context.

Pradyumna is joined with Prīti (Affection), and Aniruddha is joined with Rati (Delight). Thereafter the Discus-bearer (Vishnu) is accompanied by Jayā (Victory), and then the Mace-bearer is accompanied by Durgā (Protective Power).