Bhakti Arohan
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Durga Saptashati — Chapter 2, Verse 42

Mahishasura Sainya Vadha

अयुध्यतायुतानां च सहस्रेण महाहनुः । पञ्चाशद्भिश्च नियुतैरसिलोमा महासुरः ॥ ४२ ॥

ayudhyatāyutānāṁ cha sahasreṇa mahāhanuḥ pañchāśhadbhiśhcha niyutairasilomā mahāsuraḥ

Translation

Mahahanu fought with ten million, and the great asura Asiloma with fifty million,

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

महाहनु ने एक करोड़ रथियों के साथ, और महादैत्य असिलोमा ने पाँच करोड़ के साथ युद्ध किया,

Commentary

The numbers are deliberately vast, to show that no army, however great, can stand against her. Asiloma means "sword-haired."

Durga Saptashati Chapter 2.42 (Mahishasura Sainya Vadha)