Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.10.30-31

aparajitena namucir

asvinau vrishaparvana

suryo bali-sutair devo

bana-jyeshthaih satena ca

rahuna ca tatha somah

pulomna yuyudhe 'nilah

nisumbha-sumbhayor devi

bhadrakali tarasvini

SYNONYMS

aparajitena -- with the demigod Aparajita; namucih -- the demon Namuci; asvinau -- the Asvini brothers; vrishaparvana -- with the demon Vrishaparva; suryah -- the sun-god; bali-sutaih -- with the sons of Bali; devah -- the god; bana-jyeshthaih -- the chief of whom is Bana; satena -- numbering one hundred; ca -- and; rahuna -- by Rahu; ca -- also; tatha -- as well as; somah -- the moon-god; pulomna -- Puloma; yuyudhe -- fought; anilah -- the demigod Anila, who controls air; nisumbha -- the demon Nisumbha; sumbhayoh -- with Sumbha; devi -- the goddess Durga; bhadrakali -- Bhadra Kali; tarasvini -- extremely powerful.

TRANSLATION

The demigod Aparajita fought with Namuci, and the two Asvini-kumara brothers fought with Vrishaparva. The sun-god fought with the one hundred sons of Maharaja Bali, headed by Bana, and the moon-god fought with Rahu. The demigod controlling air fought with Puloma, and Sumbha and Nisumbha fought the supremely powerful material energy, Durgadevi, who is called Bhadra Kali.

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