There was rain of arrows and with this the goddess became victorious.
All the tyrants were killed by the goddess and the Mother saved the saints.32.154.
The goddess killed Nisumbh and destroyed the army of demons.
On this side the lion roared and form the other side all the demons fled.33.155.
On the victory of the army of gods, there was rain of flowers.
The saints hailed it nd the demos trembled with fear.34.156.
Here ends the Fifth Chapter entitled ‘The Killing of Nisumbh’ of Chandi Charitra in BACHITTAR NATAK.5.
Now the war with Sumbh is described:
BHUJANG PRAYAAT STANZA
When Sumbh heard about the death of his younger brother
He, in fury and excitement, marched forward to wage war, bedecking himself with arms and amour.
There was terrible sound which permeted in the firmament.
Hearing this sound, the gods, demons and Shiva all trembled.1.157.
Brahma was fightened and the throne of Indra, the king of gods, wavered.
Seeing the bedecked form of the demon-king, the mountains also began to fall.
Shriking and screaming in great ire the demons appear
Like the seventh peak of Sumeru mountain.2.158.
Bedecking himself, Sumbh raised a terrible sound
Hearing which the pregnancy of women was miscarried.
The furious warriors made continuous use of steel arms and the weapons began to rain.
The voices of vultures and vampires were heard in the battlefield.3.159.
With the use of weapons and arms, the winsome armours were being cut
And the warriors performed their religious duties in a nice manner.
There was consternation in the whole battlefield and the canopies and garments began to fall.
The chopped bodies were being trodden in the dust and because of the infliction of arrows, the warriors were becoming senseless.4.160.
The warriors fell in the battlefield along with the elephants and goads.
The headless trunks began to dance senselessly.
The large-sized vultures began to fly and the crows with curved beaks began to caw.
The frightful sound of drums and the clatter of tabors was heard.5.161.
There was knocking of helmets and the sound of blows on the shields.
The swords began to chop the bodies with terrible noises.
The warriors were attacked continuously and the clatter of daggers was being heard.
There was such consternation that its noise was heard in the netherworld by the Nagas.6.162.
The vampires, female demons, ghosts
Headless trunks and the kapalikas are dancing in the battlefield.
All the gods appear pleased and the demon-king is getting furious.
It appears that the flame of fire is blazing.7.163.
DOHRA
All those demons, sent by Sumbh, I great fury
Were destroyed by the goddess like the water-drops on the hot iron-griddle.8.164.
NARAAJ STANZA