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Vamana Purana — Slaying of Raktabija, Shloka 10

The Slaying of Raktabīja and Niśumbha–Śumbha; the Manifestation of the Mātṛkās and the Devas’ Hymn

Devanagari script

ताभिर्निपात्यमानं तु निरीक्ष्य बलमासुरम् ननाद भूयो नादान् वै चण्डिका निर्भया रिपून् तन्निनादं महच्छ्रुत्वा त्रैलोक्यप्रतिपूरकम्

Transliteration

tābhirnipātyamānaṃ tu nirīkṣya balamāsuram nanāda bhūyo nādān vai caṇḍikā nirbhayā ripūn tanninādaṃ mahacchrutvā trailokyapratipūrakam

Translation

见阿修罗军被她们击倒，无畏的旃提迦（Caṇḍikā）又向敌众发出雄浑的咆哮。敌人听到那充满三界的巨大吼声，战场为之震荡，仿佛被惊醒。

Word by Word

ताभिःby them (those goddesses)

निपात्यमानम्being felled / being struck down

तुbut, indeed

निरीक्ष्यhaving seen

बलम्army, force

आसुरम्demonic, of the asuras

ननादroared, resounded

भूयःagain, further

नादान्roars, sounds

वैindeed

चण्डिकाCaṇḍikā

निर्भयाfearless

रिपून्enemies

तत्-निनादम्that roar

महत्great

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

त्रैलोक्य-प्रतिपूरकम्filling the three worlds

Speakers

Narrator voice (Purāṇic narration) describing Devī Caṇḍikā’s actions; no direct speech in this verse.

Primary Deities

Devī (Caṇḍikā/Durgā)

Key Themes

Devī’s martial power (Śākta valor)Cosmic scale of divine action (trailokya resonance)Defeat of asuras

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who are “tābhiḥ” (“by them”)—who is assisting Caṇḍikā here?

In Purāṇic battle scenes, “tābhiḥ” commonly points to Devī’s emanated powers—Śaktis, Mātṛkās, or attendant goddesses—who fight alongside her and fell the asura ranks.

Why emphasize that the roar “filled the three worlds” (trailokya-pratipūrakam)?

This is a standard epic-Purāṇic marker of cosmic magnitude: Devī’s sound is not merely battlefield noise but a theophanic sign that her power operates across all realms, compelling divine attention and destabilizing demonic confidence.

Does this verse contain any tīrtha or geographic marker typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa?

No. Despite the Vāmana Purāṇa’s strong geographical/tīrtha orientation, this particular śloka is purely martial-cosmological and names no rivers, lakes, forests, or pilgrimage sites.