Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 8
अतिविस्तारवदना जिह्वाललनभीषणा। निमग्नारक्तनयना नादापूरितदिङ्मुखा ॥ ८ ॥
ativistāravadanā jihvālalanabhīṣaṇā | nimagnāraktanayanā nādāpūritadiṅmukhā || 8 ||
Translation
With a very wide mouth, terrifying with a lolling tongue, sunken blood-red eyes, and a resounding mouth filled with a roar.
Word by word
- ativistāra
- very wide
- vadanā
- mouth
- jihvālalana
- with a lolling tongue
- bhīṣaṇā
- terrifying
- nimarna
- sunken
- araktanayanā
- blood-red eyes
- nāda
- with a roar
- pūrita
- filled
- diḍḍamukhā
- resounding mouth
Meaning
Kālī’s terrifying appearance is elaborated: her wide mouth with a lolling tongue, sunken blood-red eyes, and roaring voice fill the battlefield with dread, intensifying her fearsome presence as she prepares to destroy the demons.