वदना हन्तुकामेवेदं महाट्टहासमतिसंरम्भेण विमुञ्चन्ती तत
उत्पत्य पापीयसां दुष्टानां तेनैवासिना विवृक्णशीर्ष्णां गलात्स्रवन्तमसृगासव
मत्युष्णं सह गणेन निपीयातिपानमदविह्वलोच्चैस्तरां स्वपार्षदैः सह जगौ ननर्त च
विजहार च शिरःकन्दुकलीलया ॥१८॥
bhṛśam amará¹£a-roá¹£ÄveÅ›a-rabhasa-vilasita-bhru-kuá¹i-viá¹apa-kuá¹ila-daá¹á¹£á¹rÄruṇeká¹£aṇÄá¹opÄti-bhayÄnaka-vadanÄ hantu-kÄmevedaá¹ mahÄá¹á¹a-hÄsam ati-saá¹rambheṇa vimuñcantÄ« tata utpatya pÄpÄ«yasÄá¹ duá¹£á¹ÄnÄá¹ tenaivÄsinÄ vivá¹›kṇa-śīrṣṇÄá¹ galÄt sravantam asá¹›g-Äsavam atyuṣṇaá¹ saha gaṇena nipÄ«yÄti-pÄna-mada-vihvaloccaistarÄá¹ sva-pÄrá¹£adaiḥ saha jagau nanarta ca vijahÄra ca Å›iraḥ-kanduka-lÄ«layÄ
bhṛśam - very highly; amará¹£a - in intolerance of the offenses; roá¹£a - in anger; ÄveÅ›a - of her absorption; rabhasa-vilasita - expanded by the force; bhru-kuá¹i - of her eyebrows; viá¹apa - the branches; kuá¹ila - curved; daá¹á¹£á¹ra - teeth; aruṇa-Ä«ká¹£aṇa - of reddish eyes; Äá¹opa - by the agitation; ati - very much; bhayÄnaka - fearful; vadanÄ - having a face; hantu-kÄmÄ - desirous to destroy; iva - as if; idam - this universe; mahÄ-aá¹á¹a-hÄsam - a greatly fearful laugh; ati - great; saá¹rambheṇa - because of anger; vimuñcantÄ« - releasing; tataḥ - from that altar; utpatya - coming forth; pÄpÄ«yasÄm - of all the sinful; duá¹£á¹ÄnÄm - great offenders; tena eva asinÄ - by that same chopper; vivá¹›kṇa - separated; śīrṣṇÄm - whose heads; galÄt - from the neck; sravantam - oozing out; asá¹›k-Äsavam - the blood, compared to an intoxicating beverage; ati-uṣṇam - very hot; saha - with; gaṇena - her associates; nipÄ«ya - drinking; ati-pÄna - from drinking so much; mada - by intoxication; vihvalÄ - overwhelmed; uccaiḥ-tarÄm - very loudly; sva-pÄrá¹£adaiḥ - her own associates; saha - with; jagau - sang; nanarta - danced; ca - also; vijahÄra - played; ca - also; Å›iraḥ-kanduka - using the heads as balls; lÄ«layÄ - by sports.
Intolerant of the offenses committed, the infuriated Goddess KÄlÄ« flashed her eyes and displayed her fierce, curved teeth. Her reddish eyes glowed, and she displayed her fearsome features. She assumed a frightening body, as if she were prepared to destroy the entire creation. Leaping violently from the altar, she immediately decapitated all the rogues and thieves with the very sword with which they had intended to kill Jaá¸a Bharata. She then began to drink the hot blood that flowed from the necks of the beheaded rogues and thieves, as if this blood were liquor. Indeed, she drank this intoxicant with her associates, who were witches and female demons. Becoming intoxicated with this blood, they all began to sing very loudly and dance as though prepared to annihilate the entire universe. At the same time, they began to play with the heads of the rogues and thieves, tossing them about as if they were balls.
It is evident from this verse that the devotees of Goddess KÄlÄ« are not at all favored by her. It is Goddess KÄlī’s work to kill and punish the demons. Goddess KÄlÄ« (DurgÄ) engages in decapitating many demons, dacoits and other unwanted elements in society. Neglecting Kṛṣṇa consciousness, foolish people try to satisfy the goddess by offering her many abominable things, but ultimately when there is a little discrepancy in this worship, the goddess punishes the worshiper by taking his life. Demoniac people worship Goddess KÄlÄ« to obtain some material benefit, but they are not excused of the sins performed in the name of worship. To sacrifice a man or animal before the deity is specifically forbidden.
