When Chanda was killed, Munda has fallen and a huge army was destroyed, the God of Asuras Shumbha who was very famous became extremely angry and gave orders for the entire army of asuras to fight against the goddess.

Let the war ready eighty six groups along with the four sections of the army and all the eighty four Kambus(a group of asuras) surrounded by their own army march against her.

The fifty groups called Koti veeryas (crore heroes) and the fifty groups born in the dhoomra family also start as per my order.

Those called Kalaka, those born in the family of Durhruth, those sons of Kalaka, also start speedily with all arrangements as per my order.

After ordering thus that Asura chief Shumbha who had strong control started surrounded by thousands of great armies.

Seeing that great horror filled army of Shumbha coming towards her, that goddess Chandika pulled the thread of her bow and filled the space between sky and earth with a sound of “twang”

Hey king, afterwards the lion also roared greatly and the goddess increased the sound of that roar by ringing of the bell.

This sound of lion, twang of the bow and the sound of the bell, which filled all directions, was victorious (much louder) over the sound made by the broad-faced goddess Kali.

Hearing that sound, the very angry Asura army surrounded the goddess Ambika, the lion and Goddess Kali.

Hey king, at this time for causing the destruction of asuras and for benefit of the devas, the very strong and intelligent Sakthis (innate female powers) of Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, Subrahmanya and Indra came out and with the looks of the corresponding gods reached Chandika. (Shakthi literally means strength and here it is the essential force. The shakthi from Brahma was called Brahmani, from Shiva called Maheswari, From Vishnu, Vaishnavi, Narasimhi and Varahi, from Indra Indrani and from Subramanya as Kaumari. Along with Chandika they are called the Ashta Durgas)

Each of these shakthis had the same mien of the god, same ornaments and same steed and all of them started for war with the asuras.

The shakthi from Brahma came on a plane with swans and was having the drinking vessel and the chain of beads and that goddess was known as Brahmani.

Maheswari reached there riding on a bull, holding the great trident, and wearing snakes as bangles and the crescent as an ornament on her head.

The shakthi of Subrahmanya called Kaumari started for the war with the asuras holding a spear, riding on the glorious peacock and having a form similar to Subrahmanya.

Similarly the Shakthi of Vishnu rode on Garuda (Eagle) and was armed with conch, wheel, mace, bow and sword.

The incomparable sagely form of Lord Vishnu in the form of boar; called Varahi also came there.

A Shakthi connected with the form on lion-man (Narasimha also came there, which with its mane was breaking apart the collection of stars.

Similarly resembling Indra, a power Indrani reached there riding on elephant called Iravatha, holding the vajrayudha (weapon of diamond) and having thousand eyes.

Then surrounded by those Shakthis from different devas, Parameshwara told goddess Chandika that she should kill the asuras swiftly because of his love for her.
(This is slightly confusing but one reading suggests that it is not “Parameshwara “ but the “shakthi from parameshwara. ”)

Then from the body of Goddess, the horrifying and very angry power of Chandika rose with hundreds of sounds of Shiva.

That invinicible Chandika told Lord Shive with red flowing hair, “Hey God, please go to Shumbha and Nishumbha as my emissary. ”

Please tell those proud egotistical Shumbha and Nishmbha as well other Asuras who have assembled there for war.

If you interested in staying alive, go to Patala (Underworld) and allow Indra to rule over the three worlds as also permit Devas to eat their share from fire sacrifice.

Otherwise because of your over estimate of self, if you are interested in war, let my followers be satisfied by your meat.

Because of the fact that She sent Lord Shiva himself as emissary, in this human world she became famous as Shiva dhoothi. (She who sent Shiva as an emissary).

Those great asuras hearing the words of Chandika as told by Lord Shiva, became full of anger and marched in the direction where the Goddess was available.

Then those enemies of devas, due to their ebbing anger sent rains of arrows, spears and swords towards the body of the goddesses.

That Chandika cut off all the arrows, spears and swords sent by the asuras playfully with her great arrows.

Then similarly Goddess Kali walked in front of her by breaking open the skulls of some by spears and hurting others by swords.

Whichever way Brahmani traveled, she sprinkled water from her holy vessel and made the soldiers power less and without vigour.

Maheswari with her trident, Vaishnavi with her holy Wheel and Kaumari with her spear killed those asuras with great anger.

With the hit of Vajaraudha of Iyndri, numerous asuras and Rakshasas fell in the battlefield bleeding profusely.

Several of them fell because of the hit by the face of Varahi, because of her claws tearing them and by her Chakrayudha (Wheel).

Narasimhi killed some great asuras by tearing them by her claws and some by eating them and filling all sides and the sky with great sound which traveled all over the space.

Those asuras who fell hearing the great roar of Shivadhoothi were eaten by her immediately.

The Asura soldiers thus being killed by such different war techniques by the angry group of goddesses ran away.

The great Asura called Raktha Bheeja (He who uses his blood as seed) seeing that his army is troubled by the mother goddesses and were intent on running away, became very angry and went for war.

When a drop of his blood falls on the ground, from that will rise another Asura exactly like him.

He with a mace in his hand fought with Iyndrani and she hit him with her Vajrayudha,

By the hit of Vajrayudha lot of blood fell from his body and from that blood rose several asuras similar to him looks and valour.

As per the number of drops of blood that fell from his body, from that rose similar number of asuras equal to him in strength and valour.

In that war all those men who rose from the drops of blood fought with the mother goddesses with very powerful weapons.

Afterwards when Raktha Beeja’s head was cut by the hit of vajrayudha, he bled a lot and from that flow of blood rose thousands of men.

In the war Vishnavi cut him with wheel and Indri beat him with Vajrayudha again.

Due to the wound inflicted by the Chakra (Holy wheel) of Vaishnavi blood flowed profusely and the world was filled by several thousands of asuras like him.

Kaumari with her spear, Varahi with her sword and Maaheswari with her trident troubled Rakthabheeja.

That great Asura called Raktha Bheeja with great anger gave thrashing to the mother goddesses seperately.

The quanitity of blood that fell on the floor from him due to weapons like spear and sword gave raise to numerous asuras.

The asuras who rose from the blood of that Asura spread and filled the universe and because of this devas were filled with great fear.

That Goddess Chandika seeing that the devas looked worried, told Goddess Kali speedily, “Hey Chamunde, make your face very broad. ”

You catch with your broad face these great asuras, as drops of blood when the blood falls due to my weapons.

Travel in the battle field eating the asuras who rise from the drops of blood and this Rakthabheeja would die soon with loss of blood.

Saying, “Because you are eating them, new asuras will not be produced” that Chandika hit that Asura Raktha bheeja with her trident.

Kali drank Raktha Bheeja’s blood with her face and afterwards Raktha Bheeja hit chandika by his mace.

That hit by the mace did not give any pain to Chandika and Rakthabheeja who was hit by Chandika lost lot of blood.

That Goddess Chamunda caught the blood falling here and there from Raktha Bheeja by her face and drank it. She also ate those asuras who were already produced by falling of his blood. She also drank the blood of Raktha Bheeja.

Goddess Chandika hit Rakthabheeja whose blood has been drank by Goddess Chandika with weapons like Trident, Vajrayudha, arrows and swords.

Hey king, That Asura called Raktha Bheeja was punished suffeciently and lost all the blood from his body and fell on the floor.

Hey king, afterwards, the devas attained great happiness, when Raktha Bheeja died and those mother Goddesses drunk heavily by his blood danced.