They had conquered the nine continents, which (previously) could not be won over by the warriors of the Continents themselves.
But they could not stand to face furious goddess Kali, and fell down cut into pieces.(25)
Totak Chhand
I cannot describe how gracefully goddess
Kali brandished the sword in her hand,
The heroes took to their heels
The way the stars hide themselves when the Sun becomes apparent.(26)
Holding the sword, and in flare, she jumped into the hordes of demons.
Holding the sword, and in flare, she jumped into the hordes of demons.
She proclaimed to exterminate all the champions in a single stroke,
And would leave none to become eminent combatants.(27)
Savaiyya
To the beats of Nigara, Mirdang, Muchang and other drums, the dauntless ones flung forward.
Filled with self-esteem and confidence, they did not take even one step back.
The angel of death tried to take their lives away, but they remained in the combats, undeterred.
They were fighting free of dread, and with glories ferried across (the temporal existence).(28)
The heroes who did not succumbed to death, and who could not be subjugated even by Indra, jumped into the fight,
Then, O Goddess Kali, without your help, all the brave (enemies) took to their heels.
Kali, herself, decapitated them like the banana trees are cropped, and they are thrown on the earth,
And their garments, drenched in blood, depicted the effect of Holi, the Festival of Colours.(29)
Dohira
With eyes full of fire like copper
Goddess Chandika raided, and inebriated spoke:(30)
Savaiyya
‘I will invalidate all the enemies in an instant,’ thus thinking she was filled with wrath,
Brandishing the sword, mounting the lion, she forced herself into the battlefield.
The weapons of the Matriarch of the Universe sparkled in the flocks
Of demons, like the sea-waves swinging in the sea.(31)
Flying in rage, in fury, the goddess unsheathed the passionate sword.
Both, the deities and demons were bewildered to see the grace of the sword.
It struck such a blow on the head of Devil Chakharshuk that I could not narrate.
The sword, slaying the enemies, flew up the mountains and, slaying the enemies, reached supernal region.(32)
Dohira
The gun, the axe, the bow and the sword were sparkling,
And small banners were waving in such intensity that the Sun had become invisible.(33)
Thundering and fatalist trumpets blew and the vultures started to hover in the sky.
(Supposedly) indestructible braves began to topple over in a flash.(34)
Bhairi, Bhravan, Mirdang, Sankh, Vajas, Murlis, Murjs, Muchangs,
The musical instrument of various types commenced to blow. 35
Listening to Nafiris and Dundlis the warriors started to fight
Among themselves and none could escape.(36)
Gnashing their teeth, the enemies came face to face.
The (decapitated) heads sprung up, rolled down, and (the souls) departed for the heavens.(37)
The jackals came to roam in the battlefield and the ghosts went around licking the blood.
The vultures pounced down and flew away tearing the flesh. (In spite of all that) the heroes did not abandon the fields.(38)
Savaiyya
The ones who were protagonists of the tabor’s noises and the beats of the drums,
Who had looked down upon the enemies, were the conquerors of the