तं विधूय शरत्रातं निजेषु निकरैरलम् । महेषुणाथ विव्याध सा तं दैत्यजनेश्वरम्
taṃ vidhūya śaratrātaṃ nijeṣu nikarairalam | maheṣuṇātha vivyādha sā taṃ daityajaneśvaram
اس نے اپنے لشکروں کی پوری قوت سے تیروں کی بارش کو جھٹک دیا؛ پھر ایک عظیم ہتھیار سے دیَتیہ فوج کے سردار کو چھید ڈالا۔
Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī, surrounded by her attendant hosts, shakes off a dense rain of arrows and releases a single great missile that strikes the daitya-lord; the moment is poised, kinetic, and decisive.
Divine Śakti protects dharma by overcoming hostile forces; the Goddess’ victory is presented as the restoration of cosmic order.
The broader frame is Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī/Varanasi Māhātmya), where divine interventions safeguard the sanctity of Kāśī.
None in this verse; it is a battle-narrative line leading into celebratory praise.