Passage 1
ब्रह्मोवाच— इत्थं नारायणेनोच्चैस्तथा देवासुरैरपि। मथ्यमानात् पयोराशेरभूदत्युल्बणं विषम्॥१॥
Brahmā said: As the ocean was churned powerfully by Nārāyaṇa and by the gods and demons, an exceedingly violent poison arose from it.
Passage 2
स्निग्धान्धकारकूटाभं ज्वालामालातिभीषणम्। महोग्रवेगं विषहं प्रविसर्पदितस्ततः॥२॥
It resembled a dense mass of oily darkness, was terrifying with its garland of flames, and spread in every direction with immensely fierce and unbearable force.
Passage 3
उग्रं प्रतिक्रियाशून्यं व्याप्नुवद्दश दिक्षु च। शनैः शनैः स्ववीर्येण समाक्रामदुपर्यधः॥३॥
Fierce and admitting no countermeasure, it filled all ten directions. Little by little, through its own potency, it invaded everything above and below.
Passage 4
सुमहद्भीतिजननं मोहमूर्च्छादिकारणम्। रोमाञ्चस्वेदवैवर्ण्यजनकात्युष्मदुःसहम्॥४॥
It generated immense terror and caused delusion and unconsciousness. Its unbearable heat produced horripilation, sweat, and loss of color.
Passage 5
यद्धालाहलमित्याहुस्त्रैलोक्यजननाशनम्। भूचराणां खेचराणां सद्योऽन्धकरणं ह्यहो॥५॥
They call it Hālāhala, the destroyer of the beings of all three worlds. Alas, it instantly blinded creatures moving upon the earth and through the sky.
Passage 6
तदुत्सर्पद्विसर्पच्च प्रसर्पच्च दिशो दश। अन्धकारितदिग्व्योम भूमण्डलमुदञ्चितम्॥६॥
Rising, spreading apart, and advancing through the ten directions, it cast the quarters and sky into darkness and enveloped the circle of the earth.
Passage 7
तदूष्मज्वालजालेन वित्रस्तास्ते सुरासुराः। त्यक्त्वा मन्थगुणं सर्वे पलायन्ते स्म तत्क्षणे॥७॥
Terrified by its network of heat and flame, all the gods and demons abandoned the churning rope and fled at once. The Churners Take Refuge in Śiva
Passage 8
ते विष्णुना विनिर्दिष्टाः शरणं यात शङ्करम्। स वै देवः स्ववीर्येण विषवीर्यं निरोत्स्यति॥८॥
Viṣṇu directed them: “Take refuge in Śaṅkara. That god will restrain the poison's potency through his own power.”
Passage 9
तथेति मतमादाय विष्णोरमिततेजसः। जग्मुः शरणमीशानं पार्वतीशं त्रिलोचनम्॥९॥
Accepting the counsel of immeasurably radiant Viṣṇu, they sought refuge in Īśāna, the three-eyed lord of Pārvatī.
Passage 10
तेषां स्तुतिभिरर्चाभिः प्रसन्नोऽभून्महेश्वरः। ब्रूत किं करवाणीति स तानाह सुरासुरान्॥१०॥
Pleased by their praises and worship, Maheśvara said to the gods and demons, “Speak—what shall I do?”
Passage 11
तमूचुस्त्राहि नः शम्भो सुघोराद्गरलानलात्। यो मथ्यमानाज्जलनिधेर्जातो लोकान् दिधक्षति॥११॥
They said to him, “Śambhu, protect us from the exceedingly dreadful fire of poison born from the churning ocean, which seeks to burn the worlds.
Passage 12
तदूष्मज्वालया भूयः प्रसर्पन्त्या दिशो दश। वित्रस्ताः सेश्वरालोकास्त्वामेव शरणं गताः॥१२॥
“Its flame of heat spreads ever farther through the ten directions. All the worlds with their rulers are terrified and have come to you alone for refuge.” Śiva Seeks Pārvatī's Consent
Passage 13
एवमुक्तः पशुपतिर्भयत्रस्तैः सुरासुरैः। पार्वतीं कथयामास प्रभावज्ञां तदात्मनः॥१२॥
Thus addressed by the fear-stricken gods and demons, Paśupati spoke to Pārvatī, who understood the power inherent in him.
Passage 14
महोल्बणं विषं सिन्धोर्मथ्यमानादजायत। तदूष्मज्वालयालोका विनङ्क्ष्यन्ति समन्ततः॥१४॥
“An extremely violent poison has arisen from the churning ocean. The worlds will be destroyed on every side by its flame of heat.
Passage 15
प्रिये त्रैलोक्यरक्षार्थं निपेयं तन्मयाधुना। भवत्या न पुनः कार्या भीतिरत्र हिमाद्रिजे॥१५॥
“Beloved daughter of the mountain, I must drink it now to protect the three worlds. You need feel no fear about this.” The Blue-Throated Lord
Passage 16
स तया समनुज्ञातः प्रभावज्ञानशीलया। तदेकचुलुकीकृत्य पपौ हालाहलं विषम्॥१६॥
With the consent of her who knew the nature of his power, he gathered the Hālāhala poison into a single draught and drank it.
Passage 17
निपीतमपि तत्तस्य निजवीर्यमदर्शयत्। विततान गलोद्देशे नीलिमानं मनोहरम्॥१७॥
Even after being swallowed, it displayed its own potency in him, spreading a captivating blue color across the region of his throat.
Passage 18
अभूदभ्रैव सा तस्य स्फटिकस्वच्छवर्ष्मणः। अनुलिप्तेव कस्तूरी ध्यायता हृदये बभौ॥१८॥
Against his crystal-clear body, that blue appeared like a cloud. It shone like musk applied by one meditating within the heart.
Passage 19
शशंस भगवान् विष्णुर्दयालोः कर्म तस्य तत्। ब्रह्मादयस्तथा देवाः कीर्तयामासुरद्भुतम्॥१९॥
The blessed Viṣṇu praised that deed of the compassionate Lord, and Brahmā and the other gods likewise celebrated it as wondrous. The Remaining Drops of Poison
Passage 20
पिबतस्तस्य यत्किञ्चिदच्युतं पाणिदेशतः। तदाददुर्दन्दशूकाः सर्पाद्या विषजन्तवः॥२०॥
Whatever little fell from the region of his hand as he drank was taken by fang-bearing snakes and other venomous creatures.
Passage 21
धृतं तद्भुजङ्गैः पूर्णं कालजीमूतवर्ष्मभिः। तदर्धं वृश्चिकवरैस्तदर्धं कर्कटादिभिः॥२१॥
It was taken by serpents whose bodies resembled full dark rain clouds, with half taken by the foremost scorpions and half by crabs and similar creatures.
Passage 22
भागशो विषवल्लीभिर्विषौषधिमहीरुहैः। धृतं तद्धोरगरलं बिन्दुमात्रं पपात यत्॥२२॥
The mere drops of that terrible poison which fell were taken in portions by poisonous vines, venomous herbs, and trees.
Passage 23
हरिणा देवदेवेन स्वभक्तमहिमापरः। इत्थं हि ज्ञापितो लोके स्वीयानां भक्तिशालिनाम्॥२३॥
In this way Hari, God of gods, made known throughout the world the supreme glory of his own devotion-filled devotees.
Passage 24
निपीतमात्रे गरले हरस्य नेत्रे अभूतामतिरक्तवर्णे। तदूष्मकीलाशममार्थमग्रे मूर्ध्नैष पादोदकमेष धर्ता॥२४॥
As soon as Hara swallowed the poison, his two eyes became intensely red. To quell its burning heat, he bore upon his head the water from the Lord's feet. The Churning Resumes
Passage 25
शम्भौ निपीतवति घोरतरं गरं तत् प्रीताशया अमरदानवदैत्यवर्याः। भूयः पयोनिधिसमुन्मथने प्रवृत्ता आसुर्निवृत्तभिय आशु गतास्तरावाः॥२५॥
When Śambhu had drunk that most terrible poison, the gods and foremost Dānavas and Daityas rejoiced. Their fear gone and their vigor quickly restored, they again set about churning the ocean. Colophon इति श्रीमदादिरामायणे ब्रह्मभुशुण्डसंवादे दक्षिणखण्डे समुद्रमथने विषसंहरणे चतुरशीतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ८४ ॥ Thus ends Chapter 84, “The Containment of the Poison during the Churning of the Ocean,” in the Dakṣiṇa-khaṇḍa of the glorious Ādi Rāmāyaṇa, in the dialogue between Brahmā and Bhuśuṇḍa. Witness control note Dakṣiṇa-khaṇḍa Chapter 84 begins below the Chapter 83 colophon on source leaf 329 and ends at the foot of source leaf 330 (physical PDF pages 330–331). The witness prints passages 1–12, repeats marker 12 for editorial passage 13, and then continues with 14–25. The duplicated marker is preserved in the Sanskrit while the reader heading makes the passage addressable as editorial passage 13. The chapter therefore contains 25 independent passages. Both scan pages were reviewed directly, and the English is a fresh translation from the scan-controlled Sanskrit.