Chapter 2, Verse 48
Chapter 2: Mahiṣāsura-Sainya Vadha — महिषासुरसैन्यवधदेवीं खड्गप्रहारैस्तु ते तां हन्तुं प्रचक्रमुः । सापि देवी ततस्तानि शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि चण्डिका ॥
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Transliteration
devīṃ khaḍgaprahāraistu te tāṃ hantuṃ pracakramuḥ sāpi devī tatastāni śastrāṇyastrāṇi caṇḍikā
Meaning
and they began to strike the Goddess with sword-blows to slay her. But that Goddess Chandika, raining her own weapons and missiles,
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What is the meaning of Durga Saptashati Chapter 2, Verse 48?▼
and they began to strike the Goddess with sword-blows to slay her. But that Goddess Chandika, raining her own weapons and missiles,
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This is verse 48 of Chapter 2 (Mahiṣāsura-Sainya Vadha — The Slaughter of Mahishasura's Armies) of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam), a scripture of 13 chapters from the Markandeya Purana.