Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Verse 38
कौमारीशक्तिनिर्भिन्नाः केचिन्नेशुर्महासुराः। ब्रह्माणीमन्त्रपूतेन तोयेनान्ये निराकृताः ॥ ३८ ॥
kaumārīśaktinirbhinnāḥ kēcinnēśurmahāsurāḥ | brahmāṇīmantrapūtēna tōyēnānyē nirākṛtāḥ || 38 ||
Translation
Some great demons perished, pierced by Kaumārī’s spear, while others were destroyed by Brahmāṇī’s mantra-purified water.
Word by word
- kaumārīśakti
- Kaumārī’s spear
- nirbhinnāḥ
- pierced
- kecit
- some
- neśuḥ
- perished
- mahāsurāḥ
- great demons
- brahmāṇī
- Brahmāṇī
- mantrapūtena
- purified by mantras
- toyena
- with water
- anye
- others
- nirākṛtāḥ
- destroyed
Meaning
Kaumārī’s spear pierces and kills some demons, while Brahmāṇī uses sacred water purified by mantras to annihilate others, showcasing the Matrikas’ powers.