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Durga Saptashati — Chapter 1, Verse 67

Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha

आस्तीर्य शेषमभजत्कल्पान्ते भगवान् प्रभुः । तदा द्वावसुरौ घोरौ विख्यातौ मधुकैटभौ ॥ ६७ ॥

āstīrya śheṣhamabhajatkalpānte bhagavān prabhuḥ tadā dvāvasurau ghorau vikhyātau madhukaiṭabhau

Translation

spreading out Shesha as his bed, had entered yoga-sleep, the Lord, then two terrible demons, the famous Madhu and Kaitabha,

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

शेषनाग की शय्या बिछाकर योगनिद्रा में सो गए थे, तब मधु और कैटभ नाम के दो प्रसिद्ध भयंकर असुर

Commentary

Vishnu sleeps on the serpent Shesha in the cosmic ocean, a scene familiar from temple art. His sleep is yoganidra: not ordinary sleep but a divine state held by the Devi herself.

Durga Saptashati Chapter 1.67 (Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha)