Devi Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 5.3

bhagavatīmāhātmye daityasainyodyogaḥ
vyāsa uvāca
evaṃ sa mahiṣo nāma dānavo varadarpitaḥ /
prāpya rājyaṃ jagatsarvaṃ vaśe cakre mahābalaḥ

pṛthivīṃ pālayāmāsa sāgarāntāṃ bhujārjitām /
ekacchatrāṃ nirātaṅkāṃ vairivargavivarjitām

senānīścikṣurastasya mahāvīryo madotkaṭaḥ /
dhanādhyakṣastathā tāmraḥ senāyutasamāvṛtaḥ

asilomā tathodarko biḍālākhyaśca bāṣkalaḥ /
trinetro'tha tathā kālabandhako baladarpitaḥ

ete sainyayutāḥ sarve dānavā medinīṃ tadā /
āvṛtya saṃsthitāḥ kāmamṛddhāṃ sāgaramekhalām

karadāśca kṛtāḥ sarve bhūmipālāḥ purātanāḥ /
nihatā ye balodagrāḥ kṣātradharmavyavasthitāḥ

brāhmaṇā vaśagā jātā yajñabhāgasamarpakāḥ /
mahiṣasya mahārāja nikhile kṣitimaṇḍale

ekātapatraṃ tad‌rājyaṃ kṛtvā sa mahiṣāsuraḥ /
svargaṃ jetuṃ manaścakre varadānena garvitaḥ

praṇidhiṃ preṣayāmāsa hayāristu śacīpatim /
sa sandeśaharaṃ śīghramāhūyovāca daityarāṭ

gaccha vīra mahābāho dūtatvaṃ kuru me'nagha /
brūhi śakraṃ divaṃ gatvā niḥśaṅkaḥ surasannidhau

muñca svargaṃ sahasrākṣa yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha mā ciram /
sevāṃ vā kuru deveśa mahiṣasya mahātmanaḥ

sa tvāṃ saṃrakṣayennūnaṃ rājā śaraṇamāgatam /
tasmāttvaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāhi mahiṣasya śacīpate

nocedvajraṃ gahāṇāśu yuddhāya balasūdana /
pūrvairjito'si cāsmākaṃ jānāmi tava pauruṣam

ahalyājāra vijñātaṃ balaṃ te surasaṅghapa /
yudhyasva vraja vā kāmaṃ yatra te ramate manaḥ

vyāsa uvāca
tacchutvā vacanaṃ tasya śakraḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ /
uvāca taṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha smitapūrvaṃ vacastadā

na jāne'haṃ sumandātman yatastvaṃ madadarpitaḥ /
cikitsāṃ saṃkariṣyāmi rogasyāsya prabhostava

ataḥ paraṃ kariṣyāmi mūlasyāsya nimūlanam /
gaccha dūta tathā brūhi tasyāgre mama bhāṣitam

śiṣṭairdūtā na hantavyāstasmāttvāṃ visṛjāmyaham /
yuddhecchā cetsamāgaccha tvarito mahiṣīsuta

hayāre tvad‌balaṃ jñātaṃ tṛṇādastvaṃ jaḍākṛtiḥ /
śṛṅgayoste kariṣyāmi sudṛḍhaṃ ca śarāsanam

darpaḥ śṛṅgabalātte'sti viditaṃ kāraṇaṃ mayā /
viṣāṇe te paricchidya saṃhariṣyāmi tad‌ balam

yad‌ balenātipūrṇastvaṃ jāto'si baladarpitaḥ /
kuśalastvaṃ tadāghāte na yuddhe mahiṣādhama

vyāsa uvāca
ityukto'sau surendreṇa sa dūtastvarito gataḥ /
jagāma mahiṣaṃ mattaṃ praṇamya pratyuvāca ha

dūta uvāca
rājandevādhipaḥ kāmaṃ na tvāṃ vigaṇayatyasau /
manyate svabalaṃ pūrṇaṃ devasainyasamāvṛtaḥ

yaduktaṃ tena mūrkheṇa kathamanyad‌ bravīmyaham /
priyaṃ satyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ bhṛtyena purataḥ prabhoḥ

priyaṃ satyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ prabhoragre śubhecchunā /
iti nītirmahārāja jāgarti śubhakāriṇī

kevalaṃ cetpriyaṃ brūyānna te kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati /
paruṣaṃ ca na vaktavyaṃ kadācicchubhamicchatā // २६
yathā ripumukhādvācaḥ prasaranti viṣopamāḥ /
tathā bhṛtyamukhānnātha niḥsaranti kathaṃ giraḥ

yādṛśānīha vākyāni tenoktāni mahīpate /
tādṛśāni na me jihvā vaktumarhati karhicit

vyāsa uvāca
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya hetugarbhaṃ tṛṇāśanaḥ /
bhṛśaṃ kopaparītātmā babhūva mahiṣāsuraḥ

samāhūyābravīddaityānkrodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ /
lāṅgūlaṃ pṛṣṭhadeśe ca kṛtvā mūtraṃ parityajan

bho bho daityāḥ surendro'sau yuddhakāmo'sti sarvathā /
balodyogaṃ kurudhvaṃ vai jetavyo'sau surādhamaḥ

madagre ko bhavecchūraḥ koṭiśaścettathāvidhāḥ /
na bibhemyekataḥ kāmaṃ haniṣyāmyadya sarvathā

śaraḥ śānteṣvasau nūnaṃ tapasviṣu balādhikaḥ /
balakartā hi kuhako lampaṭaḥ paradārahṛt

apsarobalasammattastapovighnakaraḥ khalaḥ /
chidrapraharaṇaḥ pāpo nityaṃ viśvāsaghātakaḥ

namucirnihato yena kṛtvā sandhiṃ durātmanā /
śapathānvividhānādau kṛtvā bhītena chadmanā

viṣṇustu kapaṭācāryaḥ kuhakaḥ śapathākaraḥ /
nānārūpadharaḥ kāmaṃ balakṛddambhapaṇḍitaḥ

kṛtvā kolākṛtiṃ yena hiraṇyākṣo nipātitaḥ /
hiraṇyakaśipuryena nṛsiṃhena ca ghātitaḥ

nāhaṃ tadvaśago nūnaṃ bhaveyaṃ danunandanāḥ /
viśvāsaṃ naiva gacchāmi devānāṃ kutra karhicit

kiṃ kariṣyati me viṣṇurindro vā balavattaraḥ /
rudro vāpi na me śaktaḥ pratikartuṃ raṇāṅgaṇe

triviṣṭapaṃ grahīṣyāmi jitvendraṃ varuṇaṃ yamam /
dhanadaṃ pāvakaṃ caiva candrasūryau vijitya ca

yajñabhāgabhujaḥ sarve bhaviṣyāmo'dya somapāḥ /
jitvā devasamūhañca vihariṣyāmi dānavaiḥ

na me bhayaṃ surebhyaśca varadānena dānavāḥ /
maraṇaṃ na narebhyaśca nārī kiṃ me kariṣyati

pātālaparvatebhyaśca samāhūya varānvarān /
dānavānmama sainyeśānkurvantu tvaritāścarāḥ

eko'haṃ sarvadeveśānvijetuṃ dānavāḥ kṣamaḥ /
śobhārthaṃ vaḥ samāhūya nayāmi surasaṅgame

śṛṅgābhyāṃ ca khurābhyāṃ ca haniṣye'haṃ surānkila /
na me bhayaṃ surebhyaśca varadānaprabhāvataḥ

avadhyo'haṃ suragaṇairasurairmānavaistathā /
tasmātsajjā bhavantvadya devalokajayāya vai

jitvā surālayaṃ daityā vihariṣyāmi nandane /
mandārakusumāpīḍā devayoṣitsamanvitāḥ

kāmadhenupayotsiktāḥ sudhāpānapramoditāḥ /
devagandharvagītādinṛtyalāsyasamanvitāḥ

urvaśī menakā rambhā ghṛtācī ca tilottamā /
pramadvarā mahāsenā miśrakeśī madotkaṭā

vipracittiprabhṛtayo nṛtyagītaviśāradāḥ /
rañjayiṣyanti vaḥ sarvānnānāsavaniṣevaṇaiḥ

sarve sajjā bhavantvadya rocatāṃ gamanaṃ divi /
saṃgrāmārthaṃ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛtvā maṅgalamuttamam

rakṣaṇārthaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bhārgavaṃ munisattamam /
samāhūya ca saṃpūjya sthāpya yajñe guruṃ param

vyāsa uvāca
iti sandiśya daityendrānmahiṣaḥ pāpadhīstadā /
jagāma tvarito rājanbhavanaṃ svaṃ mudānvitaḥ

iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ
pañcamaskandhe bhagavatīmāhāmye daityasainyodyogo nāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ