एवमुक्त्वा समुत्पत्य साऽऽरूढा तं महासुरम् । पादेनाक्रम्य कण्ठे च शूलेनैनमताडयत् ॥ ४० ॥
evamuktvā samutpatya sā’’rūḍhā taṁ mahāsuram pādenākramya kaṇṭhe cha śhūlenainamatāḍayat
Translation
Having said this, she leapt up and mounted that great asura, pressed him down with her foot, and struck him on the neck with her spear.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
यह कहकर वे उछलीं और उस महादैत्य पर चढ़ गईं, अपने पैर से उसे दबाया, और शूल से उसके कंठ पर प्रहार किया।
Commentary
This is the scene shown in countless images of Mahishasuramardini: the Devi with one foot on the buffalo, spear in its neck.