Mata receives the weapons

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Then looking at her, who had come into being from the assembled lights of all the devas, the immortals who were oppressed by Mahisasura experienced joy.

Siva drawing forth a trident from his own trident presented it to her, and Vishnu bringing forth a discus out of his own discus gave her. 

Varuna gave her a conch, Agni a spear; and Maruta gave a bow as well as two quivers full of arrows.

Indra, lord of devas, bringing forth a thunderbolt out of (his own) thunderbolt and a bell from that of his elephant Airavata, gave her.

 Yama gave a staff from his own staff of Death and Varuna, the lord of waters, a noose; and Brahma, the lord of beings, gave a string of beads and a water-pot.

Surya bestowed his own rays on all the pores of her skin and Kala (Time) gave a spotless sword and a shield.

The milk-ocean gave a pure necklace, a pair of un-decaying garments, a divine crest-jewel, a pair of earrings, bracelets, a brilliant half-moon(ornament), armlets on all arms, a pair of shining anklets, a unique necklace, and excellent rings on all the fingers.

 Visvakarman gave her a very brilliant ax, weapons of various forms, and also impenetrable armor. 

The ocean gave her a garland of unfading lotuses for her head and another for her breast, besides a very beautiful lotus in her hand.

 The (mountain) Himavat gave her a lion to ride on various jewels.

The lord of wealth (Kubera) gave her a drinking cup, ever full of wine.

 Sesa, the lord of all serpents, who supports this earth, gave her a serpent-necklace bedecked with best jewels.

 Honored likewise by other devas also with ornaments and weapons, she (the Devi) gave out a loud roar with a decrying laugh again and again.

 By her unending, exceedingly great, terrible roar the entire sky was filled, and there was great reverberation. 

All worlds shook, the seas trembled.

Mata had received all the weapons she needed.

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