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b y m e a n s o f h u n d r e d s o f imperial insignia. H e r W e a l t h a n d g r a n d e u r were b e i n g eulogised by t h e vocal as well as instru m e n t a l music of the celestial deities. 6-8. She (justifiably) assumed and a d o p t e d t h e h o n o u r a n d pride of the imperial wealth t h a t filled up the cavities of t h e three worlds with troops of Śaktis (the various deities assisting goddess). T h e p r i d e could not be expressed in words, n o r could it be c o m p r e h e n d e d by means of intellect. It could not be defined clearly by stating " I t is like this or t h a t " . It could not be compared with a n y t h i n g else. She shed benign glances on the faces of all excellent Suras, the chiefs of w h o m were B r a h m a , Iśa, Vŕsnu a n d Vrsā ( I n d r a ) as they uttered prayers continuously, offered their services with a spirit of eagerness a n d vying with one a n o t h e r with palms joined together a n d kept close to their diadems. She at once r a n d e r e d the t h r e e worlds perfectly luminous by the refulgence arising from t h e five flowery arrows t h a t shone brightly. 9-1 l a . Auspicious shower of fried grains scattered by g r o u p s of celestial damsels having a refulgence like t h e streak of lightning, i n d i c a t e d their h o p e and wish for h e r victory. She was being ever served at her feet by Kāmeśvarī a n d o t h e r s of lovely a n d desirable lustre, w h o were very c h a r m i n g in their m a r t i a l dress a n d a c c o u n t r e m e n t s , w h o were eternal a n d w h o obscured t h e sun (i.e. surpassed the s u n ) by means of lustre of their glistening weapons. In t h e course of h e r m a r t i a l activity, she drove her c h a r i o t t h a t h a d t h e excellent n a m e Śrīcakra, t h a t scraped t h e clusters of clouds h i g h above by m e a n s :of flagstaffs m o r e t h a n ten Yojanas in height, a n d t h a t was e q u i p p e d with t h e power of continuously m a k i n g roaring a n d r u m b l i n g sounds. l l b - 1 2 . I n t h a t w a r (i.e. preparations for war) she h a d t h e t a w n y colour as she was robed in such a g a r m e n t free from impurities. She glittered with c h a r m i n g splendour. Lalitā moved a h e a d w i t h an i n t e n t i o n for waging w a r as she was being eulogised by t h e gods t h r o u g h twentyfive epithets of great value (like precious stones), a n d w h i c h were exceedingly c o m p e t e n t to s u b d u e sins of t h e whole w o r l d . "