Legend:
Once devas prayed devi to kill Bhandasura.
When Devi started for the war with Bandasura, she was accompanied by the powers
called Anima, Mahima, Brahmani, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Maheshwari,
Chamundi, Rudrani, Nitya Devaths and Avarna Devathas who occupy the chakra.
While Sampatkari was the captain of the elephant regiment, Aswarooda was the
captain of the cavalry. The army was commanded by Dhandini riding on the
chariot called Giri Chakra assisted by Manthrini riding on the chariot called
Geya Chakra. Jwala Malini protected the army by creating a fire ring around it.
Tripura Sundari rode in the center on the chariot of Chakra.
Nithya destroyed a large chunk of Bhandasura's armies, Bala killed the son of Bhandasura,
and Manthrini and Dhandini killed his brothers called Vishanga and Vishukra.
When the asuras created a blockade for the marching army, Tripura Sundari created
Ganesha with the help of Kameshwara to remove the blockade. Then
Bhandasura created the asuras called Hiranyaksha,
Hiranyakashyapu and Ravana. She killed all his army using Pasupathastra and killed him with Kameshwarasthra. The gods then praised
her. She then recreated Manmatha for the good of the world.
This story is contained in the first 84 names of the first 34 slokas of Lalitha sahasranama. All together it contains one thousand names. This is also called the Rahasya Nama Sahasra (the thousand secret names). Reading it, meditating on the meaning of the names would lead to the fulfillment of all the wishes of the devotees.