Text 11]
The Atrocities of King Kainsa
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meaning “the younger sister,” is significant. When Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa, took birth from Devakī, He must have simultaneously taken birth from Yaśodā also. Otherwise how could Yogamāyā have been  anujā , the Lord’s younger sister?
TEXTS 10-11
दिव्यस्रगम्बरालेपरत्नाभरणभूषिता 
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 धनुःशूलेषुचर्मासिशङ्खचक्रगदाधरा 
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 सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वैरप्सरःकिन्नरोरगैः 
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 उपाहृतोरुबलिभिः स्तूयमानेदमब्रवीत् 
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divya-srag-ambarālepa- ratnābharaṇa-bhūṣitā dhanuḥ-śūleṣu-carmāsi- śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharā
siddha-cāraṇa-gandharvair apsaraḥ-kinnaroragaiḥ upāhṛtoru-balibhiḥ stūyamānedam abravīt
divya-srak-ambarā-ālepa —she then assumed the form of a demigod-dess, 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.
TRANSLATION
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