ଶ୍ରୀ ଦୁର୍ଗା ଆର୍ଯା ସ୍ତଵମ୍

Thirty-six verses from the Harivamsha, spoken by Vaishampayana and placed just before Krishna's birth, in which the Goddess is told what she is in every place at once. The list keeps one of the oldest strata of her worship: her dwelling on fearful mountain peaks, in rivers and in caves; the honour paid her by the Shabaras, Barbaras and Pulindas; the peacock-feather banner; the crowd of cocks, goats, rams, lions and tigers, and the loud bells; the offerings of wine and flesh. She is the sister of Baladeva and the daughter of Nandagopa, Sita to ploughmen and Dharani to living things, the tide of the sea, Rohini among the stars, memory in Dvaipayana and speech in Valmiki. The frame closes it: the Lord tells her she will delude Kamsa, and vanishes.