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Chapter 6: The killing of Dhoomra lochana
The sage told:-
Hearing the words of the Goddess, that emissary became full of anger and went to Shumbhasura and told her words in detail.
Hearing those words the king of asuras Shumbha became angry and told his commander in chief Dhoomralochana as follows.
Hey, Dhoomrlochana, you go along with my army and catch hold of that bad lady by her hair and forcefully bring her here fast.
If any body tries to protect her, be he a deva or yaksha or Gandharwa or any one else he is fit to be killed.
The sage told:-
Afterwards Dhoomrlochana thus ordeered by Shumbha went fast surrounded by sixty thousand asuras.
Then
that Dhoomralochana seeing the goddess who was living in Himalayas,
shouted at her (Ordered her) to go near Shumbha and Nishumbha.
Suppose
you do not come with love to my Lord Shumbha, because of that I would
drag you there forcefully catching hold of your hair.
The Goddess told:-
Surrounded by an efficient army and sent by the Lords of Asuras, if you are going to take me forcefully, what I can do?
Hearing these words of the Goddess, Dhoomralochana ran towards her but was made in to ashes just by the sound of “hum” by her.
Afterwards that goddess with great anger rained sharp arrows, spears and other weapons at the big army of asuras
Afterwards
the Lion, which was the steed of the Goddess became very angry and with
shaking disheveled hair entered the army of asuras.
(The lion fought because it thought that it was not proper for the Goddess to fight with an army without a commander. )
That lion killed some asuras with a beat by its hand, some by its face, by attack and by its lips many of the great Asuras.
That lion tore the heart from many with its claws and by his beating separated the head from the body of many.
That
courageous lion made many great asuras armless and headless and shaking
the hairs of its mane it drank the blood of many asuras from their
digestive parts.
That steed of the Goddess, which was a great soul, became very angry and within a short time destroyed the entire army.
Hearing
that that Asura called Dhoomralochana was killed by the Goddess and his
entire army was killed by her lion, Shumbha, the king of Asuras with
shaking lips due to anger ordered the Great Asuras called Chanda and
Munda as follows.
Hey Chanda and Hey Munda both of you should go along with a huge army of asuras and bring her here speedily.
Bring
her here either catching her hair or tied by rope. If you have any
doubts in the war use all asuras and all weapons and kill her.
Once
that Goddess who hates asuras is beaten and fallen and the lion is
killed, that Goddess should be brought by catching her or tying her.
This
is the sixth chapter in Devi Mahatmya dealing with the killing of
Dhoomra lochana Occuring in the Savarnika period of Markandeya Purana.
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