divya-srak-ambara-ālepa - she then assumed the form of a demigoddess, completely decorated with sandalwood pulp, flower garlands and a nice dress; ratna-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitā - decorated with ornaments of valuable jewels; dhanuḥ-śūla-iṣu-carma-asi - with bow, trident, arrows, shield and sword; śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharā - and holding the weapons of Viṣṇu (conchshell, disc and club); siddha-cāraṇa-gandharvaiḥ - by the Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas; apsaraḥ-kinnara-uragaiḥ - and by the Apsarās, Kinnaras and Uragas; upāhṛta-uru-balibhiḥ - who brought all kinds of presentations to her; stūyamānā - being praised; idam - these words; abravīt - she said.

The goddess Durgā was decorated with flower garlands, smeared with sandalwood pulp and dressed with excellent garments and ornaments made of valuable jewels. Holding in her hands a bow, a trident, arrows, a shield, a sword, a conchshell, a disc and a club, and being praised by celestial beings like Apsarās, Kinnaras, Uragas, Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas, who worshiped her with all kinds of presentations, she spoke as follows.