Fifth Skandha · Chapter 3
Sourceव्यास उवाच एवं स महिषो नाम दानवो वरदर्पितः । प्राप्य राज्यं जगत्सर्वं वशे चक्रे महाबलः ॥ १ ॥ पृथिवीं पालयामास सागरान्तां भुजार्जिताम् । एकच्छत्रां निरातङ्कां वैरिवर्गविवर्जिताम् ॥ २ ॥ सेनानीश्चिक्षुरस्तस्य महावीर्यो मदोत्कटः । धनाध्यक्षस्तथा ताम्रः सेनायुतसमावृतः ॥ ३ ॥ असिलोमा तथोदर्को बिडालाख्यश्च बाष्कलः । त्रिनेत्रोऽथ तथा कालबन्धको बलदर्पितः ॥ ४ ॥ एते सैन्ययुताः सर्वे दानवा मेदिनीं तदा । आवृत्य संस्थिताः काममृद्धां सागरमेखलाम् ॥ ५ ॥ करदाश्च कृताः सर्वे भूमिपालाः पुरातनाः । निहता ये बलोदग्राः क्षात्रधर्मव्यवस्थिताः ॥ ६ ॥ ब्राह्मणा वशगा जाता यज्ञभागसमर्पकाः । महिषस्य महाराज निखिले क्षितिमण्डले ॥ ७ ॥ एकातपत्रं तद्राज्यं कृत्वा स महिषासुरः । स्वर्गं जेतुं मनश्चक्रे वरदानेन गर्वितः ॥ ८ ॥ प्रणिधिं प्रेषयामास हयारिस्तु शचीपतिम् । स सन्देशहरं शीघ्रमाहूयोवाच दैत्यराट् ॥ ९ ॥ गच्छ वीर महाबाहो दूतत्वं कुरु मेऽनघ । ब्रूहि शक्रं दिवं गत्वा निःशङ्कः सुरसन्निधौ ॥ १० ॥ मुञ्च स्वर्गं सहस्राक्ष यथेष्टं गच्छ मा चिरम् । सेवां वा कुरु देवेश महिषस्य महात्मनः ॥ ११ ॥ स त्वां संरक्षयेन्नूनं राजा शरणमागतम् । तस्मात्त्वं शरणं याहि महिषस्य शचीपते ॥ १२ ॥ नोचेद्वज्रं गहाणाशु युद्धाय बलसूदन । पूर्वैर्जितोऽसि चास्माकं जानामि तव पौरुषम् ॥ १३ ॥ अहल्याजार विज्ञातं बलं ते सुरसङ्घप । युध्यस्व व्रज वा कामं यत्र ते रमते मनः ॥ १४ ॥ व्यास उवाच तच्छुत्वा वचनं तस्य शक्रः क्रोधसमन्वितः । उवाच तं नृपश्रेष्ठ स्मितपूर्वं वचस्तदा ॥ १५ ॥ न जानेऽहं सुमन्दात्मन् यतस्त्वं मददर्पितः । चिकित्सां संकरिष्यामि रोगस्यास्य प्रभोस्तव ॥ १६ ॥ अतः परं करिष्यामि मूलस्यास्य निमूलनम् । गच्छ दूत तथा ब्रूहि तस्याग्रे मम भाषितम् ॥ १७ ॥ शिष्टैर्दूता न हन्तव्यास्तस्मात्त्वां विसृजाम्यहम् । युद्धेच्छा चेत्समागच्छ त्वरितो महिषीसुत ॥ १८ ॥ हयारे त्वद्बलं ज्ञातं तृणादस्त्वं जडाकृतिः । शृङ्गयोस्ते करिष्यामि सुदृढं च शरासनम् ॥ १९ ॥ दर्पः शृङ्गबलात्तेऽस्ति विदितं कारणं मया । विषाणे ते परिच्छिद्य संहरिष्यामि तद् बलम् ॥ २० ॥ यद् बलेनातिपूर्णस्त्वं जातोऽसि बलदर्पितः । कुशलस्त्वं तदाघाते न युद्धे महिषाधम ॥ २१ ॥ व्यास उवाच इत्युक्तोऽसौ सुरेन्द्रेण स दूतस्त्वरितो गतः । जगाम महिषं मत्तं प्रणम्य प्रत्युवाच ह ॥ २२ ॥ दूत उवाच राजन्देवाधिपः कामं न त्वां विगणयत्यसौ । मन्यते स्वबलं पूर्णं देवसैन्यसमावृतः ॥ २३ ॥ यदुक्तं तेन मूर्खेण कथमन्यद् ब्रवीम्यहम् । प्रियं सत्यं च वक्तव्यं भृत्येन पुरतः प्रभोः ॥ २४ ॥ प्रियं सत्यं च वक्तव्यं प्रभोरग्रे शुभेच्छुना । इति नीतिर्महाराज जागर्ति शुभकारिणी ॥ २५ ॥ केवलं चेत्प्रियं ब्रूयान्न ते कार्यं भविष्यति । परुषं च न वक्तव्यं कदाचिच्छुभमिच्छता ॥ २६ यथा रिपुमुखाद्वाचः प्रसरन्ति विषोपमाः । तथा भृत्यमुखान्नाथ निःसरन्ति कथं गिरः ॥ २७ ॥ यादृशानीह वाक्यानि तेनोक्तानि महीपते । तादृशानि न मे जिह्वा वक्तुमर्हति कर्हिचित् ॥ २८ ॥ व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य हेतुगर्भं तृणाशनः । भृशं कोपपरीतात्मा बभूव महिषासुरः ॥ २९ ॥ समाहूयाब्रवीद्दैत्यान्क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । लाङ्गूलं पृष्ठदेशे च कृत्वा मूत्रं परित्यजन् ॥ ३० ॥ भो भो दैत्याः सुरेन्द्रोऽसौ युद्धकामोऽस्ति सर्वथा । बलोद्योगं कुरुध्वं वै जेतव्योऽसौ सुराधमः ॥ ३१ ॥ मदग्रे को भवेच्छूरः कोटिशश्चेत्तथाविधाः । न बिभेम्येकतः कामं हनिष्याम्यद्य सर्वथा ॥ ३२ ॥ शरः शान्तेष्वसौ नूनं तपस्विषु बलाधिकः । बलकर्ता हि कुहको लम्पटः परदारहृत् ॥ ३३ ॥ अप्सरोबलसम्मत्तस्तपोविघ्नकरः खलः । छिद्रप्रहरणः पापो नित्यं विश्वासघातकः ॥ ३४ ॥ नमुचिर्निहतो येन कृत्वा सन्धिं दुरात्मना । शपथान्विविधानादौ कृत्वा भीतेन छद्मना ॥ ३५ ॥ विष्णुस्तु कपटाचार्यः कुहकः शपथाकरः । नानारूपधरः कामं बलकृद्दम्भपण्डितः ॥ ३६ ॥ कृत्वा कोलाकृतिं येन हिरण्याक्षो निपातितः । हिरण्यकशिपुर्येन नृसिंहेन च घातितः ॥ ३७ ॥ नाहं तद्वशगो नूनं भवेयं दनुनन्दनाः । विश्वासं नैव गच्छामि देवानां कुत्र कर्हिचित् ॥ ३८ ॥ किं करिष्यति मे विष्णुरिन्द्रो वा बलवत्तरः । रुद्रो वापि न मे शक्तः प्रतिकर्तुं रणाङ्गणे ॥ ३९ ॥ त्रिविष्टपं ग्रहीष्यामि जित्वेन्द्रं वरुणं यमम् । धनदं पावकं चैव चन्द्रसूर्यौ विजित्य च ॥ ४० ॥ यज्ञभागभुजः सर्वे भविष्यामोऽद्य सोमपाः । जित्वा देवसमूहञ्च विहरिष्यामि दानवैः ॥ ४१ ॥ न मे भयं सुरेभ्यश्च वरदानेन दानवाः । मरणं न नरेभ्यश्च नारी किं मे करिष्यति ॥ ४२ ॥ पातालपर्वतेभ्यश्च समाहूय वरान्वरान् । दानवान्मम सैन्येशान्कुर्वन्तु त्वरिताश्चराः ॥ ४३ ॥ एकोऽहं सर्वदेवेशान्विजेतुं दानवाः क्षमः । शोभार्थं वः समाहूय नयामि सुरसङ्गमे ॥ ४४ ॥ शृङ्गाभ्यां च खुराभ्यां च हनिष्येऽहं सुरान्किल । न मे भयं सुरेभ्यश्च वरदानप्रभावतः ॥ ४५ ॥ अवध्योऽहं सुरगणैरसुरैर्मानवैस्तथा । तस्मात्सज्जा भवन्त्वद्य देवलोकजयाय वै ॥ ४६ ॥ जित्वा सुरालयं दैत्या विहरिष्यामि नन्दने । मन्दारकुसुमापीडा देवयोषित्समन्विताः ॥ ४७ ॥ कामधेनुपयोत्सिक्ताः सुधापानप्रमोदिताः । देवगन्धर्वगीतादिनृत्यलास्यसमन्विताः ॥ ४८ ॥ उर्वशी मेनका रम्भा घृताची च तिलोत्तमा । प्रमद्वरा महासेना मिश्रकेशी मदोत्कटा ॥ ४९ ॥ विप्रचित्तिप्रभृतयो नृत्यगीतविशारदाः । रञ्जयिष्यन्ति वः सर्वान्नानासवनिषेवणैः ॥ ५० ॥ सर्वे सज्जा भवन्त्वद्य रोचतां गमनं दिवि । संग्रामार्थं सुरैः सार्धं कृत्वा मङ्गलमुत्तमम् ॥ ५१ ॥ रक्षणार्थं च सर्वेषां भार्गवं मुनिसत्तमम् । समाहूय च संपूज्य स्थाप्य यज्ञे गुरुं परम् ॥ ५२ ॥ व्यास उवाच इति सन्दिश्य दैत्येन्द्रान्महिषः पापधीस्तदा । जगाम त्वरितो राजन्भवनं स्वं मुदान्वितः ॥ ५३ ॥
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ sa mahiṣo nāma dānavo varadarpitaḥ | prāpya rājyaṃ jagatsarvaṃ vaśe cakre mahābalaḥ || 1 || pṛthivīṃ pālayāmāsa sāgarāntāṃ bhujārjitām | ekacchatrāṃ nirātaṅkāṃ vairivargavivarjitām || 2 || senānīścikṣurastasya mahāvīryo madotkaṭaḥ | dhanādhyakṣastathā tāmraḥ senāyutasamāvṛtaḥ || 3 || asilomā tathodarko biḍālākhyaśca bāṣkalaḥ | trinetro'tha tathā kālabandhako baladarpitaḥ || 4 || ete sainyayutāḥ sarve dānavā medinīṃ tadā | āvṛtya saṃsthitāḥ kāmamṛddhāṃ sāgaramekhalām || 5 || karadāśca kṛtāḥ sarve bhūmipālāḥ purātanāḥ | nihatā ye balodagrāḥ kṣātradharmavyavasthitāḥ || 6 || brāhmaṇā vaśagā jātā yajñabhāgasamarpakāḥ | mahiṣasya mahārāja nikhile kṣitimaṇḍale || 7 || ekātapatraṃ tadrājyaṃ kṛtvā sa mahiṣāsuraḥ | svargaṃ jetuṃ manaścakre varadānena garvitaḥ || 8 || praṇidhiṃ preṣayāmāsa hayāristu śacīpatim | sa sandeśaharaṃ śīghramāhūyovāca daityarāṭ || 9 || gaccha vīra mahābāho dūtatvaṃ kuru me'nagha | brūhi śakraṃ divaṃ gatvā niḥśaṅkaḥ surasannidhau || 10 || muñca svargaṃ sahasrākṣa yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha mā ciram | sevāṃ vā kuru deveśa mahiṣasya mahātmanaḥ || 11 || sa tvāṃ saṃrakṣayennūnaṃ rājā śaraṇamāgatam | tasmāttvaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāhi mahiṣasya śacīpate || 12 || nocedvajraṃ gahāṇāśu yuddhāya balasūdana | pūrvairjito'si cāsmākaṃ jānāmi tava pauruṣam || 13 || ahalyājāra vijñātaṃ balaṃ te surasaṅghapa | yudhyasva vraja vā kāmaṃ yatra te ramate manaḥ || 14 || vyāsa uvāca tacchutvā vacanaṃ tasya śakraḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ | uvāca taṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha smitapūrvaṃ vacastadā || 15 || na jāne'haṃ sumandātman yatastvaṃ madadarpitaḥ | cikitsāṃ saṃkariṣyāmi rogasyāsya prabhostava || 16 || ataḥ paraṃ kariṣyāmi mūlasyāsya nimūlanam | gaccha dūta tathā brūhi tasyāgre mama bhāṣitam || 17 || śiṣṭairdūtā na hantavyāstasmāttvāṃ visṛjāmyaham | yuddhecchā cetsamāgaccha tvarito mahiṣīsuta || 18 || hayāre tvadbalaṃ jñātaṃ tṛṇādastvaṃ jaḍākṛtiḥ | śṛṅgayoste kariṣyāmi sudṛḍhaṃ ca śarāsanam || 19 || darpaḥ śṛṅgabalātte'sti viditaṃ kāraṇaṃ mayā | viṣāṇe te paricchidya saṃhariṣyāmi tad balam || 20 || yad balenātipūrṇastvaṃ jāto'si baladarpitaḥ | kuśalastvaṃ tadāghāte na yuddhe mahiṣādhama || 21 || vyāsa uvāca ityukto'sau surendreṇa sa dūtastvarito gataḥ | jagāma mahiṣaṃ mattaṃ praṇamya pratyuvāca ha || 22 || dūta uvāca rājandevādhipaḥ kāmaṃ na tvāṃ vigaṇayatyasau | manyate svabalaṃ pūrṇaṃ devasainyasamāvṛtaḥ || 23 || yaduktaṃ tena mūrkheṇa kathamanyad bravīmyaham | priyaṃ satyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ bhṛtyena purataḥ prabhoḥ || 24 || priyaṃ satyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ prabhoragre śubhecchunā | iti nītirmahārāja jāgarti śubhakāriṇī || 25 || kevalaṃ cetpriyaṃ brūyānna te kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati | paruṣaṃ ca na vaktavyaṃ kadācicchubhamicchatā || 26 yathā ripumukhādvācaḥ prasaranti viṣopamāḥ | tathā bhṛtyamukhānnātha niḥsaranti kathaṃ giraḥ || 27 || yādṛśānīha vākyāni tenoktāni mahīpate | tādṛśāni na me jihvā vaktumarhati karhicit || 28 || vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya hetugarbhaṃ tṛṇāśanaḥ | bhṛśaṃ kopaparītātmā babhūva mahiṣāsuraḥ || 29 || samāhūyābravīddaityānkrodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ | lāṅgūlaṃ pṛṣṭhadeśe ca kṛtvā mūtraṃ parityajan || 30 || bho bho daityāḥ surendro'sau yuddhakāmo'sti sarvathā | balodyogaṃ kurudhvaṃ vai jetavyo'sau surādhamaḥ || 31 || madagre ko bhavecchūraḥ koṭiśaścettathāvidhāḥ | na bibhemyekataḥ kāmaṃ haniṣyāmyadya sarvathā || 32 || śaraḥ śānteṣvasau nūnaṃ tapasviṣu balādhikaḥ | balakartā hi kuhako lampaṭaḥ paradārahṛt || 33 || apsarobalasammattastapovighnakaraḥ khalaḥ | chidrapraharaṇaḥ pāpo nityaṃ viśvāsaghātakaḥ || 34 || namucirnihato yena kṛtvā sandhiṃ durātmanā | śapathānvividhānādau kṛtvā bhītena chadmanā || 35 || viṣṇustu kapaṭācāryaḥ kuhakaḥ śapathākaraḥ | nānārūpadharaḥ kāmaṃ balakṛddambhapaṇḍitaḥ || 36 || kṛtvā kolākṛtiṃ yena hiraṇyākṣo nipātitaḥ | hiraṇyakaśipuryena nṛsiṃhena ca ghātitaḥ || 37 || nāhaṃ tadvaśago nūnaṃ bhaveyaṃ danunandanāḥ | viśvāsaṃ naiva gacchāmi devānāṃ kutra karhicit || 38 || kiṃ kariṣyati me viṣṇurindro vā balavattaraḥ | rudro vāpi na me śaktaḥ pratikartuṃ raṇāṅgaṇe || 39 || triviṣṭapaṃ grahīṣyāmi jitvendraṃ varuṇaṃ yamam | dhanadaṃ pāvakaṃ caiva candrasūryau vijitya ca || 40 || yajñabhāgabhujaḥ sarve bhaviṣyāmo'dya somapāḥ | jitvā devasamūhañca vihariṣyāmi dānavaiḥ || 41 || na me bhayaṃ surebhyaśca varadānena dānavāḥ | maraṇaṃ na narebhyaśca nārī kiṃ me kariṣyati || 42 || pātālaparvatebhyaśca samāhūya varānvarān | dānavānmama sainyeśānkurvantu tvaritāścarāḥ || 43 || eko'haṃ sarvadeveśānvijetuṃ dānavāḥ kṣamaḥ | śobhārthaṃ vaḥ samāhūya nayāmi surasaṅgame || 44 || śṛṅgābhyāṃ ca khurābhyāṃ ca haniṣye'haṃ surānkila | na me bhayaṃ surebhyaśca varadānaprabhāvataḥ || 45 || avadhyo'haṃ suragaṇairasurairmānavaistathā | tasmātsajjā bhavantvadya devalokajayāya vai || 46 || jitvā surālayaṃ daityā vihariṣyāmi nandane | mandārakusumāpīḍā devayoṣitsamanvitāḥ || 47 || kāmadhenupayotsiktāḥ sudhāpānapramoditāḥ | devagandharvagītādinṛtyalāsyasamanvitāḥ || 48 || urvaśī menakā rambhā ghṛtācī ca tilottamā | pramadvarā mahāsenā miśrakeśī madotkaṭā || 49 || vipracittiprabhṛtayo nṛtyagītaviśāradāḥ | rañjayiṣyanti vaḥ sarvānnānāsavaniṣevaṇaiḥ || 50 || sarve sajjā bhavantvadya rocatāṃ gamanaṃ divi | saṃgrāmārthaṃ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛtvā maṅgalamuttamam || 51 || rakṣaṇārthaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bhārgavaṃ munisattamam | samāhūya ca saṃpūjya sthāpya yajñe guruṃ param || 52 || vyāsa uvāca iti sandiśya daityendrānmahiṣaḥ pāpadhīstadā | jagāma tvarito rājanbhavanaṃ svaṃ mudānvitaḥ || 53 ||
English translation
1-14. Vyasa said The very powerful Asura Mahisa, puffed up with vanity on his getting the boon, obtained sovereignty and brought the whole world under his control! He, being the paramount power, began to protect the sea-girt earth acquired by the power of his own arms, over which he had the sole sovereignty, there being no other rival king nor any cause of the slightest fear. His Commander-in- Chief was then the very powerful Chiksura, maddened with pride; and Tamra was in charge of the Royal Treasury, guarded by many soldiers. There were, then, many generals Asiloma, Vidala, Udarka, Vaskala, Trinetra, Kala, Bandhaka and others, very proud, and each in charge of his own corps respectively and occupying this sea-girt earth. O king! The powerful kings that reigned before were made subservient and tributary; and those, that fought valiantly befitting the Ksattriya line, were slain by Mahisa. The Brahmanas over the earth became subservient to Mahisa and gave their Yajha offerings to him. When that Mahisasura got the sole sovereign sway of this world, he, proud of his boons, desired to conquer the Heavens. Then Mahisa, the Lord of the Daityas, desirous to send an envoy to Indra, the Lord of S'achi, instantly called for the messenger and spoke to him thus:- - Go, O hero! O valiant one! to Heaven. Act as my messenger and tell Indra fearlessly thus “O thousand-eyed one! Quit the Heavens; go anywhere you like, or offer your service to the high-souled Mahisa! He is the lord; and if you take refuge unto him, he will certainly protect you. Therefore, O Lord of S'achi, better seek the protection of Mahisa. If, O Balasudana! Not willing, wield your Vajra at once; we know your powers; you were, in days of yore, conquered by our ancestors. O chief of the Suras! You are the paramour of Ahalya; your strength is well known, give battle or go anywhere you like.”
15-21. Vyasa said Hearing the messenger's words, Indra became very indignant and laughed and said I did not know, O you stupid, that you were maddened with vanity; I will shortly give medicines for your master's disease. Now I will extirpate him by the roots; wise persons do not slay messengers; I therefore let you go. Better go and tell him what I say “Son of a buffalo! If you are willing to fight, better come and do not delay. O Enemy of horse! (Buffaloes and horses are always at war with each other) Your strength is well known to me; you are a grass eater and your appearance is stupid, idiotic; out of your horns I will make a good bow. You depend on your horns for your strength; that I well know. You are clever in striking with your horns; you don't know anything about warfare; therefore I will out off your both the weapons and render you powerless. You are very much puffed up with vanity due to that.”
22. Vyasa said Indra having spoken thus, the messenger quickly returned to his haughty master Mahisa and saluting, spoke
23-28. The messenger said Indra counts you not even a fig, as he is surrounded by his Deva forces and considers himself quite sufficient. It ought one's servant to speak true and pleasant before one's master; how can I utter the words before my master, that are spoken by that brute Indra. Whereas the well known maxim reigns in my mind withal that I am your well-wishing servant and I ought to speak truth before you, my master, and that truth is to be pleasant to hear also. If pleasant words I speak only, then I fail in my duty; at the same time, harsh words ought not to be spoken by me, your sincere well-wisher. My Lord! The cruel poison-like words that come from the mouth of an enemy, how can I, a servant of yours, utter those harsh sayings! O Lord of the Earth! I will never be able to utter those rude sayings that Indra has spoken.
29-53. Vyasa said Hearing the messenger's words full of meaning the grass-eater Mahisa Danava got very angry and, waggling his tail behind his back, passed urine; then his eyes reddened with anger, he called the Danavas before him and said:-0 Danavas! The Lord of the Devas is firmly resolved on battle; therefore collect your forces; we will have to conquer that devil, the chief of the Suras.
Who can stand for him a my rival here! If hundreds and thousands of warriors like Indra come I do not fear any of them at all; O Danavas, we will thoroughly put a end to him. His heroism is before those only that are peaceful and quiet before the ascetics that have become lean and thin by the penances; he is licentious and can only seduce other's wives by craftiness and arts. He is a thorough rogue and hypocrite, vicious and faultfinding; otherwise why does he put obstacles before others, depending for his strength only on the beauties of the Apsaras or heavenly prostitutes. He is treacherous to his very core; therefore he, being afraid at the very outset, took oaths, and entered into agreement with the high-souled Namuchi; afterwards, when his time turned favourable, that villain broke his treaty and treacherously killed him. Again the powerful Visnu is a thorough master of treachery and hypocrisy, the mine in taking oaths and can only show his vanity and is expert in that. He can assume many forms at will by his Magic power. For these very reasons Visnu had to take the form of a boar and kill Hiranyaksa; and again he had to take up a man-lion form to kill Hiranya Kas'Tpu. O Danavas! Never shall I surrender myself to Visnu, for I never place my trust in the words or deeds of Visnu and his Devas. What can Indra or Visnu do against me, when the most powerful Rudra is not able to fight against me in the battle-field! I will instantly defeat Indra, Varuna, Yama, Kuvera, Fire, Sun and Moon and get possession of their Heavens. On our conquering the Devas, we all shall get our share of Yajhas and we along with other Danavas drink the Soma juice and enjoy ourselves in Heaven. O Danavas! I have got the boon; what do I now care for the Devas. My death is not from men too. What can a woman do to me? O my emissaries! Call without any delay the chief Danavas from the nether regions and the mountains and make them my generals? O Danavas! I can alone conquer all the Devas; only to
make the war arrangements look nice, that I am taking you to defeat them. There is no fear of mine from the Devas, consequent on the boon conferred on me. I will kill them by my hoofs and horns. I am not to be killed by Suras, Asuras, as men; therefore get yourselves ready to conquer the Devas. O Danavas! After conquering the Heavens we will be garlanded with Parijata wreaths and we will enjoy the Deva women in the Nandana Garden. We will drink the milk of the heavenly milching cow (the cow that yields all desires) and, intoxicated with the heavenly drinks, we will hear and see the music and singing the dancing of the Gandarbhas there. You will all be served there with various bottles of wine by Urvasi, Menaka, Rambha, Ghritachi, Tillottama, Pramadvara Mahasena, Mira Kesi, Madotkata, Viprachitti and others. Then be all ready at once for this auspicious occasion to march to Heavens and fight there with the Suras. And be pleased to call that pure-souled Muni S'ukracharya, the son of Bhrigu and the Guru of the Daityas and worship him and tell him to perform sacrificial ceremonies for the safety and victory of the Danavas. O king! Thus, ordering the chief Danavas, the wicked Mahisa went to his abode, with gladness.
Here ends the Third Chapter of the Fifth Book on the Daitya armies getting ready in S'ri Mad Devi Bhagavatam, the Mahapuranam by Maharsi Vedavyasa of 18,000 verses.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 24402, revision 74835 (2016-07-21T14:42:38Z). English is Swami Vijñanananda’s complete 1921–23 public-domain translation, controlled against the archival OCR and its chapter page at https://sacred-texts.com/hin/db/bk05ch03.htm. Historic spelling and transliteration are lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.