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Devi Mahatmyam Tamil With Meaning Full Of Arrows

The mount of the Goddess, the lion, shaking its mane in rage, stalked amidst the armies of the asuras like a blazing forest fire.

So make yourself a cup of tea or coffee and settle down to hear the story.

Hear now, he said, of another epic battle fought across three worlds.

Of how the Goddess defeated the terrible Mahishasur and his armies and saved the gods.

A war in which the gods were vanquished by the mighty demons.

Having conquered the devas, Mahishasura proclaimed himself the lord of the heavens.

To them, the devas narrated the story of their defeat wrought by Mahishasura in great detail.

He (Mahishasura) himself has assumed the jurisdictions of Surya, Indra, Agni, Vayu, Chandra, Yama and Varuna and of other gods too.

And then a light sprang forth from bodies of Brahma, Indra, and other devas too.

Drawing forth a trident from his own trident Shiva presented it to her; Vishnu brought forth a discus out of his own discus and gave it to her.

Devi Mahatmyam Tamil With Meaning Full Of Arrows

Varuna gave her a conch, Agni a spear; and Maruta gave a bow as well as two quivers full of arrows.

Yama gave a staff from his own staff of death and Varuna, the lord of waters, gave her a noose.

Brahma, the lord of beings, gave a string of beads and a water-pot.

Surya placed his own rays on all the pores of her skin, while Kala gave her a sword and a spotless shield.

The milky ocean gave her the best ornaments and garments, Vishwakarma gave her a brilliant axe, various missiles, and an unbreakable armour.

Kubera the lord of wealth gave her a drinking cup always full of celestial wine.

The earth quaked and the mountains rocked in the wake of the Warrior Goddess, the great union of shaktis of all the gods.

Crying out in fury, Mahishasura rushed towards that sound, accompanied by innumerable asuras.

Then he saw the Goddess pervading the three worlds with her effulgence.

Making the earth bend with her footstep, scraping the sky with her diadem, shaking the netherworlds with the twang of the bow-string, she stood there covering all the quarters with her thousand arms.

She, the Goddess Durga, the embodiment of divine anger, turned against evil and set herself to destroy the armies of Mahishasura.

The asuras fought with iron maces and javelins, with spears and clubs, with swords, battle-axes, and halberds.

Devi Mahatmyam Full Tamil With Meaning Pdf