Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.10.30-31

aparājitena namucir

aśvinau vṛṣaparvaṇā

sūryo bali-sutair devo

bāṇa-jyeṣṭhaiḥ śatena ca

rāhuṇā ca tathā somaḥ

pulomnā yuyudhe 'nilaḥ

niśumbha-śumbhayor devī

bhadrakālī tarasvinī

SYNONYMS

aparājitena — with the demigod Aparājita; namuciḥ — the demon Namuci; aśvinau — the Aśvinī brothers; vṛṣaparvaṇā — with the demon Vṛṣaparvā; sūryaḥ — the sun-god; bali-sutaiḥ — with the sons of Bali; devaḥ — the god; bāṇa-jyeṣṭhaiḥ — the chief of whom is Bāṇa; śatena — numbering one hundred; ca — and; rāhuṇā — by Rāhu; ca — also; tathāas well as; somaḥ — the moon-god; pulomnāPuloma; yuyudhe — fought; anilaḥ — the demigod Anila, who controls air; niśumbha — the demon Niśumbha; śumbhayoḥ — with Śumbha; devī — the goddess Durgā; bhadrakālīBhadra Kālī; tarasvinī — extremely powerful.

TRANSLATION

The demigod Aparājita fought with Namuci, and the two Aśvinī-kumāra brothers fought with Vṛṣaparvā. The sun-god fought with the one hundred sons of Mahārāja Bali, headed by Bāṇa, and the moon-god fought with Rāhu. The demigod controlling air fought with Puloma, and Śumbha and Niśumbha fought the supremely powerful material energy, Durgādevī, who is called Bhadra Kālī.

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