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Sixth Skandha · Chapter 2

Chapter 2

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Sixth Skandha · Chapter 2

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व्यास उवाच अथ स लोभमुपेत्य सुराधिपः समधिगम्य गजासनसंस्थितः । त्रिशिरसं प्रति दुष्टमतिस्तदा मुनिमपश्यदमेयपराक्रमम् ॥ १ ॥ तमभिवीक्ष्य दृढासनसंस्थितं जितगिरं सुसमाधिवशं गतम् । रविविभावसुसन्निभमोजसा सुरपतिः परमापदमभ्यगात् ॥ २ ॥ कथमसौ विनिहन्तुमहो मया मुनिरपापमतिः किल सम्मतः । रिपुरयं सुसमिद्धतपोबलः कथमुपेक्ष्य इहासनकामुकः ॥ ३ ॥ इति विचिन्त्य पविं परमायुधं प्रति मुमोच मुनिं तपसि स्थितम् । शशिदिवाकरसन्निभमाशुगं त्रिशिरसं सुरसङ्घपतिः स्वयम् ॥ ४ ॥ तदभिघातहतः स धरातले किल पपात ममार च तापसः । शिखरिणः शिखरं कुलिशार्दितं निपतितं भुवि चाद्‌भुतदर्शनम् ॥ ५ ॥ तं निहत्य मुदमाप सुरेश- श्चुक्रुशुश्च मुनयस्तु संस्थिताः । हा हतेति भृशमार्तनिःस्वनाः किं कृतं शतमखेन पापिना ॥ ६ ॥ विनापराधं तपसां निधिर्हतः शचीपतिः पापमतिर्दुरात्मा । फलं किलायं तरसा कृतस्य प्राप्नोतु पापी हननोद्‌भवस्य ॥ ७ ॥ तं निहत्य तरसा सुरराजो निर्जगाम निजमन्दिरमाशु । स हतोऽपि विरराज महात्मा जीवमान इव तेजसां निधिः ॥ ८ ॥ तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ जीवन्तमिव वृत्रहा । चिन्तामापातिखिन्नाङ्गः किं वा जीवेदयं पुनः ॥ ९ ॥ विमृश्य मनसातीव तक्षाणं पुरतः स्थितम् । मघवा वीक्ष्य तं प्राह स्वकार्यसदृशं वचः ॥ १० ॥ तक्षंश्छिन्धि शिरांस्यस्य कुरुष्व वचनं मम । मा जीवतु महातेजा भाति जीवन्निव स्वयम् ॥ ११ ॥ इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य तक्षोवाच विगर्हयन् । तक्षोवाच महास्कन्धो भृशं भाति परशुर्न तरिष्यति ॥ १२ ॥ ततो नाहं करिष्यामि कार्यमेतद्विगर्हितम् । त्वया वै निन्दितं कर्म कृतं सद्‌भिर्विगर्हितम् ॥ १३ ॥ अहं बिभेमि पापाद्वै मृतस्यैव च मारणे । मृतोऽयं मुनिरस्त्येव शिरसः कृन्तनेन किम् ॥ १४ ॥ भयं किं तेऽत्र सञ्जातं पाकशासन कथ्यताम् । इन्द्र उवाच सजीव इव देहोऽयमाभाति विशदाकृतिः ॥ १५ ॥ तस्माद्‌बिभेमि मा जीवेन्मुनिः शत्रुरयं मम । तक्षोवाच नात्र किं त्रपसे विद्वन् क्रूरेणानेन कर्मणा ॥ १६ ॥ ऋषिपुत्रमिमं हत्वा ब्रह्महत्याभयं न किम् । इन्द्र उवाच प्रायश्चित्तं करिष्यामि पश्चात्पापक्षयाय वै ॥ १७ ॥ शत्रुस्तु सर्वथा वध्यश्छलेनापि महामते । तक्षोवाच त्वं लोभाभिहतः पापं करोषि मघवन्निह ॥ १८ ॥ तं विनाहं कथं पापं करोमि वद मे विभो । इन्द्र उवाच मखेषु खलु भागं ते करिष्यामि सदैव हि ॥ १९ ॥ शिरः पशोस्तु ते भागं यज्ञे दास्यन्ति मानवाः । शुल्केनानेन छिन्धि त्वं शिरांस्यस्य कुरु प्रियम् ॥ २० ॥ व्यास उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा महेन्द्रस्य वचस्तक्षा मुदान्वितः । कुठारेण शिरांस्यस्य चकर्त सुदृढेन हि ॥ २१ ॥ छिन्नानि त्रीणि शीर्षाणि पतितानि यदा भुवि । तेभ्यस्तु पक्षिणः क्षिप्रं विनिष्पेतुः सहस्रशः ॥ २२ ॥ कलविङ्कास्तित्तिरयस्तथैव च कपिञ्जलाः । पृथक्पृथग्विनिष्पेतुर्मुखतस्तरसा तदा ॥ २३ ॥ येन वेदानधीते स्म सोमं च पिबते तथा । तस्माद्वक्त्रात्किलोत्पेतुः सद्य एव कपिञ्जलाः ॥ २४ ॥ येन सर्वा दिशः कामं पिबन्निव निरीक्षते । तस्मात्तु तित्तिरास्तत्र निःसृतास्तिग्मतेजसः ॥ २५ ॥ यत्सुरापं तु तद्वक्त्रं तस्मात्तु चटकाः किल । विनिष्पेतुस्त्रिशिरस एवं ते विहगा नृप ॥ २६ ॥ एवंविनिःसृतान्दृष्ट्वा तेभ्यः शक्रस्तदाण्डजान् । मुमोद मनसा राजन् जगाम त्रिदिवं पुनः ॥ २७ ॥ गते शक्रे तु तक्षापि स्वगृहं तरसा ययौ । यज्ञभागं परं लब्ध्वा मुदमाप महीपते ॥ २८ ॥ इन्द्रोऽथ स्वगृहं गत्वा हत्वा शत्रुं महाबलम् । मेने कृतार्थमात्मानं ब्रह्महत्यामचिन्तयन् ॥ २९ ॥ तं श्रुत्वा निहतं त्वष्टा पुत्रं परमधार्मिकम् । चुकोपातीव मनसा वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३० ॥ अनागसं मुनिं यस्मात्पुत्रं निहतवान्मम । तस्मादुत्पादयिष्यामि तद्वधार्थं सुतं पुनः ॥ ३१ ॥ सुराः पश्यन्तु मे वीर्यं तपसश्च बलं तथा । जानातु सर्वं पापात्मा स्वकृतस्य फलं महत् ॥ ३२ ॥ इत्युक्त्वाग्निं जुहावाथ मन्त्रैराथर्वणोदितैः । पुत्रस्योत्पादनार्थाय त्वष्टा क्रोधसमाकुलः ॥ ३३ ॥ कृते होमेऽष्टरात्रं तु सन्दीप्ताच्च विभावसोः । प्रादुर्बभूव तरसा पुरुषः पावकोपमः ॥ ३४ ॥ तं दृष्ट्वाग्रे सुतं त्वष्टा तेजोबलसमन्वितम् । वेगात्प्रकटितं वह्नेर्दीप्यमानमिवानलम् ॥ ३५ ॥ उवाच वचनं त्वष्टा सुतं वीक्ष्य पुरःस्थितम् । इन्द्रशत्रो विवर्धस्व प्रतापात्तपसो मम ॥ ३६ ॥ इत्युक्ते वचने त्वष्ट्रा क्रोधप्रज्वलितेन च । सोऽवर्धत दिवं स्तब्ध्वा वैश्वानरसमद्युतिः ॥ ३७ ॥ जातः स पर्वताकारः कालमृत्युसमः स्वराट् । किं करोमीति तं प्राह पितरं परमातुरम् ॥ ३८ ॥ कुरु मे नामकं नाथ कार्यं कथय सुव्रत । चिन्तातुरोऽसि कस्मात्त्वं ब्रूहि मे शोककारणम् ॥ ३९ ॥ नाशयाम्यद्य ते शोकमिति मे व्रतमाहितम् । तेन जातेन किं भूयः पिता भवति दुःखितः ॥ ४० ॥ पिबामि सागरं सद्यश्चूर्णयामि धराधरान् । उद्यन्तं वारयाम्यद्य तरणिं तिग्मतेजसम् ॥ ४१ ॥ हन्मीन्द्रं ससुरं सद्यो यमं वा देवतान्तरम् । क्षिपामि सागरे सर्वान्समुत्पाट्य च मेदिनीम् ॥ ४२ ॥ इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य त्वष्टा पुत्रस्य पेशलम् । प्रत्युवाचातिमुदितस्तं सुतं पर्वतोपमम् ॥ ४३ ॥ वृजिनात्त्रातुमधुना यस्माच्छक्तोऽसि पुत्रक । तस्माद्‌वृत्र इति ख्यातं तव नाम भविष्यति ॥ ४४ ॥ भ्राता तव महाभाग त्रिशिरा नाम तापसः । त्रीणि तस्य च शीर्षाणि ह्यभवन्वीर्यवन्ति च ॥ ४५ ॥ वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञः सर्वविद्याविशारदः । संस्थितस्तपसि प्रायस्त्रिलोकीविस्मयप्रदे ॥ ४६ ॥ शक्रेण तु हतः सोऽद्य वज्रघातेन साम्प्रतम् । विनापराधं सहसा छिन्नानि मस्तकानि च ॥ ४७ ॥ तस्मात्त्वं पुरुषव्याघ्र जहि शक्रं कृतागसम् । ब्रह्महत्यायुतं पापं निस्त्रपं दुर्मतिं शठम् ॥ ४८ ॥ इत्युक्त्वा च तदा त्वष्टा पुत्रशोकसमाकुलः । आयुधानि च दिव्यानि चकार विविधानि च ॥ ४९ ॥ ददावस्मै सहस्राक्षवधाय प्रबलानि च । खड्गशूलगदाशक्तितोमरप्रमुखानि वै ॥ ५० ॥ शार्ङ्ग धनुस्तथा बाणं परिघं पट्टिशं तथा । चक्रं दिव्यं सहस्रारं सुदर्शनसमप्रभम् ॥ ५१ ॥ तूणीरौ चाक्षयौ दिव्यौ कवचं चातिसुन्दरम् । रथं मेघप्रतीकाशं दृढं भारसहं जवम् ॥ ५२ ॥ युद्धोपकरणं सर्वं कृत्वा पुत्राय पार्थिव । दत्त्वासौ प्रेरयामास त्वष्टा क्रोधसमन्वितः ॥ ५३ ॥

vyāsa uvāca atha sa lobhamupetya surādhipaḥ samadhigamya gajāsanasaṃsthitaḥ | triśirasaṃ prati duṣṭamatistadā munimapaśyadameyaparākramam || 1 || tamabhivīkṣya dṛḍhāsanasaṃsthitaṃ jitagiraṃ susamādhivaśaṃ gatam | ravivibhāvasusannibhamojasā surapatiḥ paramāpadamabhyagāt || 2 || kathamasau vinihantumaho mayā munirapāpamatiḥ kila sammataḥ | ripurayaṃ susamiddhatapobalaḥ kathamupekṣya ihāsanakāmukaḥ || 3 || iti vicintya paviṃ paramāyudhaṃ prati mumoca muniṃ tapasi sthitam | śaśidivākarasannibhamāśugaṃ triśirasaṃ surasaṅghapatiḥ svayam || 4 || tadabhighātahataḥ sa dharātale kila papāta mamāra ca tāpasaḥ | śikhariṇaḥ śikharaṃ kuliśārditaṃ nipatitaṃ bhuvi cād‌bhutadarśanam || 5 || taṃ nihatya mudamāpa sureśa- ścukruśuśca munayastu saṃsthitāḥ | hā hateti bhṛśamārtaniḥsvanāḥ kiṃ kṛtaṃ śatamakhena pāpinā || 6 || vināparādhaṃ tapasāṃ nidhirhataḥ śacīpatiḥ pāpamatirdurātmā | phalaṃ kilāyaṃ tarasā kṛtasya prāpnotu pāpī hananod‌bhavasya || 7 || taṃ nihatya tarasā surarājo nirjagāma nijamandiramāśu | sa hato'pi virarāja mahātmā jīvamāna iva tejasāṃ nidhiḥ || 8 || taṃ dṛṣṭvā patitaṃ bhūmau jīvantamiva vṛtrahā | cintāmāpātikhinnāṅgaḥ kiṃ vā jīvedayaṃ punaḥ || 9 || vimṛśya manasātīva takṣāṇaṃ purataḥ sthitam | maghavā vīkṣya taṃ prāha svakāryasadṛśaṃ vacaḥ || 10 || takṣaṃśchindhi śirāṃsyasya kuruṣva vacanaṃ mama | mā jīvatu mahātejā bhāti jīvanniva svayam || 11 || ityākarṇya vacastasya takṣovāca vigarhayan | takṣovāca mahāskandho bhṛśaṃ bhāti paraśurna tariṣyati || 12 || tato nāhaṃ kariṣyāmi kāryametadvigarhitam | tvayā vai ninditaṃ karma kṛtaṃ sad‌bhirvigarhitam || 13 || ahaṃ bibhemi pāpādvai mṛtasyaiva ca māraṇe | mṛto'yaṃ munirastyeva śirasaḥ kṛntanena kim || 14 || bhayaṃ kiṃ te'tra sañjātaṃ pākaśāsana kathyatām | indra uvāca sajīva iva deho'yamābhāti viśadākṛtiḥ || 15 || tasmād‌bibhemi mā jīvenmuniḥ śatrurayaṃ mama | takṣovāca nātra kiṃ trapase vidvan krūreṇānena karmaṇā || 16 || ṛṣiputramimaṃ hatvā brahmahatyābhayaṃ na kim | indra uvāca prāyaścittaṃ kariṣyāmi paścātpāpakṣayāya vai || 17 || śatrustu sarvathā vadhyaśchalenāpi mahāmate | takṣovāca tvaṃ lobhābhihataḥ pāpaṃ karoṣi maghavanniha || 18 || taṃ vināhaṃ kathaṃ pāpaṃ karomi vada me vibho | indra uvāca makheṣu khalu bhāgaṃ te kariṣyāmi sadaiva hi || 19 || śiraḥ paśostu te bhāgaṃ yajñe dāsyanti mānavāḥ | śulkenānena chindhi tvaṃ śirāṃsyasya kuru priyam || 20 || vyāsa uvāca etacchrutvā mahendrasya vacastakṣā mudānvitaḥ | kuṭhāreṇa śirāṃsyasya cakarta sudṛḍhena hi || 21 || chinnāni trīṇi śīrṣāṇi patitāni yadā bhuvi | tebhyastu pakṣiṇaḥ kṣipraṃ viniṣpetuḥ sahasraśaḥ || 22 || kalaviṅkāstittirayastathaiva ca kapiñjalāḥ | pṛthakpṛthagviniṣpeturmukhatastarasā tadā || 23 || yena vedānadhīte sma somaṃ ca pibate tathā | tasmādvaktrātkilotpetuḥ sadya eva kapiñjalāḥ || 24 || yena sarvā diśaḥ kāmaṃ pibanniva nirīkṣate | tasmāttu tittirāstatra niḥsṛtāstigmatejasaḥ || 25 || yatsurāpaṃ tu tadvaktraṃ tasmāttu caṭakāḥ kila | viniṣpetustriśirasa evaṃ te vihagā nṛpa || 26 || evaṃviniḥsṛtāndṛṣṭvā tebhyaḥ śakrastadāṇḍajān | mumoda manasā rājan jagāma tridivaṃ punaḥ || 27 || gate śakre tu takṣāpi svagṛhaṃ tarasā yayau | yajñabhāgaṃ paraṃ labdhvā mudamāpa mahīpate || 28 || indro'tha svagṛhaṃ gatvā hatvā śatruṃ mahābalam | mene kṛtārthamātmānaṃ brahmahatyāmacintayan || 29 || taṃ śrutvā nihataṃ tvaṣṭā putraṃ paramadhārmikam | cukopātīva manasā vacanaṃ cedamabravīt || 30 || anāgasaṃ muniṃ yasmātputraṃ nihatavānmama | tasmādutpādayiṣyāmi tadvadhārthaṃ sutaṃ punaḥ || 31 || surāḥ paśyantu me vīryaṃ tapasaśca balaṃ tathā | jānātu sarvaṃ pāpātmā svakṛtasya phalaṃ mahat || 32 || ityuktvāgniṃ juhāvātha mantrairātharvaṇoditaiḥ | putrasyotpādanārthāya tvaṣṭā krodhasamākulaḥ || 33 || kṛte home'ṣṭarātraṃ tu sandīptācca vibhāvasoḥ | prādurbabhūva tarasā puruṣaḥ pāvakopamaḥ || 34 || taṃ dṛṣṭvāgre sutaṃ tvaṣṭā tejobalasamanvitam | vegātprakaṭitaṃ vahnerdīpyamānamivānalam || 35 || uvāca vacanaṃ tvaṣṭā sutaṃ vīkṣya puraḥsthitam | indraśatro vivardhasva pratāpāttapaso mama || 36 || ityukte vacane tvaṣṭrā krodhaprajvalitena ca | so'vardhata divaṃ stabdhvā vaiśvānarasamadyutiḥ || 37 || jātaḥ sa parvatākāraḥ kālamṛtyusamaḥ svarāṭ | kiṃ karomīti taṃ prāha pitaraṃ paramāturam || 38 || kuru me nāmakaṃ nātha kāryaṃ kathaya suvrata | cintāturo'si kasmāttvaṃ brūhi me śokakāraṇam || 39 || nāśayāmyadya te śokamiti me vratamāhitam | tena jātena kiṃ bhūyaḥ pitā bhavati duḥkhitaḥ || 40 || pibāmi sāgaraṃ sadyaścūrṇayāmi dharādharān | udyantaṃ vārayāmyadya taraṇiṃ tigmatejasam || 41 || hanmīndraṃ sasuraṃ sadyo yamaṃ vā devatāntaram | kṣipāmi sāgare sarvānsamutpāṭya ca medinīm || 42 || ityākarṇya vacastasya tvaṣṭā putrasya peśalam | pratyuvācātimuditastaṃ sutaṃ parvatopamam || 43 || vṛjināttrātumadhunā yasmācchakto'si putraka | tasmād‌vṛtra iti khyātaṃ tava nāma bhaviṣyati || 44 || bhrātā tava mahābhāga triśirā nāma tāpasaḥ | trīṇi tasya ca śīrṣāṇi hyabhavanvīryavanti ca || 45 || vedavedāṅgatattvajñaḥ sarvavidyāviśāradaḥ | saṃsthitastapasi prāyastrilokīvismayaprade || 46 || śakreṇa tu hataḥ so'dya vajraghātena sāmpratam | vināparādhaṃ sahasā chinnāni mastakāni ca || 47 || tasmāttvaṃ puruṣavyāghra jahi śakraṃ kṛtāgasam | brahmahatyāyutaṃ pāpaṃ nistrapaṃ durmatiṃ śaṭham || 48 || ityuktvā ca tadā tvaṣṭā putraśokasamākulaḥ | āyudhāni ca divyāni cakāra vividhāni ca || 49 || dadāvasmai sahasrākṣavadhāya prabalāni ca | khaḍgaśūlagadāśaktitomarapramukhāni vai || 50 || śārṅga dhanustathā bāṇaṃ parighaṃ paṭṭiśaṃ tathā | cakraṃ divyaṃ sahasrāraṃ sudarśanasamaprabham || 51 || tūṇīrau cākṣayau divyau kavacaṃ cātisundaram | rathaṃ meghapratīkāśaṃ dṛḍhaṃ bhārasahaṃ javam || 52 || yuddhopakaraṇaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtvā putrāya pārthiva | dattvāsau prerayāmāsa tvaṣṭā krodhasamanvitaḥ || 53 ||

English translation

1-11. Vyasa said The extremely covetous Indra, then, mounted on his Airavata elephant and determined to kill the Muni. He went to him and saw him immersed in deep Samadhi, firmly seated in his posture and with his speech controlled. At that time, a halo of light emanated from his body and he looked like a second Sun and a blazing fire. Indra became very sad and dejected when he saw that. Indra then thought within himself thus “Oh! Can I slay this Muni, free from any vicious inclinations, and endowed with the power of Tapas, blazing like a fire! This is quite against the Dharma. But, Alas! He wants to usurp my position; how can I, then, neglect such an enemy?” Thus cogitating, Indra hurled at the Muni his swift going, infallible thunderbolt, the Muni remaining engaged in his penance and shining like the Sun and Moon. The ascetic, struck thus, fell on the ground and died, like a mountain peak struck by thunder falling on the ground and presenting a wondrous sight. Indra became very glad when he killed the Muni; but the other Munis then cried aloud “Oh! We are killed! Alas! What a crime has Indra committed today! Oh! The vicious Indra has killed today this jewel amongst the Munis without any offence! Let, then, this sinner reap the fruits of his sinful act without any delay.” Indra, then, went back soon to his own abode; on the other hand, the high-souled Muni, though killed, looked as it were, living by the lustre of his own body. Indra, then, seeing him lying like a living man thought that the Muni might get alive and so became very sad. While he was thus arguing in his mind, he saw before him a wood cutter named Taksa and began to speak to him for his own selfish ends thus “O Artisan! Cut all the heads of this Muni and keep my word; this highly lustrous Muni is looking as it were alive; therefore, if you sever his heads, he cannot be alive.” Taksa then cursed him and spoke thus.

12-14. “O King of the Devas! The neck of this Muni is very big and therefore cannot be severed; my axe is not at all fit for this work. Specially I cannot do such a blameable act. You have done a very heinous crime, quite against the law of the good persons; I fear sin; I will not be able to cut the heads of a dead man. This Muni is lying dead; what use is there in severing his head again? O Pakas'asana! The killer of the demon Paka! Why do you fear in this?”

15. Indra said “O Artisan! This Muni is my dire enemy. Life seems to be still lingering in his body; his body is still lustrous, I fear if the Muni be alive again!”

16. Taksa told “Do you not feel shame in doing this heinous crime, when you know everything? Do you not fear God for the crime of killing a Brahmin?”

17. Indra said I will make Prayas'chitta (penance) afterwards for the washing away of my sins; but my duty at present is to kill my enemy.

O Fortunate One! The wise men, clever in polity, say that enemies must be killed by any excuse whatsoever.

18. Taksa then replied “O Maghavan! You are doing this sinful deed out of your avarice; but, O Lord! I have no cause whatsoever; how then without any cause, can I engage myself in such a vicious act?”

19-20. Indra said “O Taksan! I will allot a share to you wherever there will be a sacrifice. The human beings will invariably offer to you the head of the animal killed at any sacrifice. Now cut his head according to this rule.”

21-42. Vyasa said O King! That Taksa became very glad when he heard thus from Indra and struck off the heads of the Muni with his very strong axe. O powerful King! When the three heads, thus severed, fell to the ground, thousands and thousands of birds came out of those heads in quick succession. The three groups of birds Kalavinkas, Tittiris and Kapinjalas came out very rapidly from the three heads in due succession. The Kapinjala birds came out of that mouth that used to chant the Vedas and used to drink Soma; the Tittiri birds came out of that mouth that used to see all the quarters as if it drank them; and the Kalavinka birds came out of that face that used to drink wine. Indra became very glad to see the birds thus coming out of his mouths and went back at once to his Heavens. O King! No sooner Indra went back, than Taksa came back to his own house and felt himself very pleased to receive his share of sacrificial things. On returning to his home, Indra thought that he had done his duty in slaying his powerful enemy. It did not pass in his mind that he had committed the Brahmahattya sin (i. e., that he had killed a Brahmin). When VisVakarma heard that his virtuous son had been killed, he became very angry (in his mind) and said that as Indra had killed his qualified son engaged in asceticism without any offence, he would create another son to kill Indra. Let the Devas see his strength and power of Tapasya and let Indra, too, reap the far-reaching effects of his own Karma. Thus saying, VisVakarma distressed with anger, offered oblations in the sacrificial Fire, reciting Mantram from the Atharvan Vedas, with the object of producing a son. When Homa was performed for eight nights consecutively, a man quickly came out of that burning fire, as if he was the Incarnate of Fire itself.

Seeing the lustrous son before him, come out of the fire and endowed with power and energy, VisVakarma said “O Indra's

enemy! Grow by my power of asceticism.” When VisVakarma spoke these words, burning with anger, that brilliant fiery son began to grow, towering high above the Heavens. Within a moment that man looked a second God of Death and appeared like a mountain and shone like the God Himself. Then he spoke to his own father VisVakarma, who was very distressed “O Father! Put my name.

Pray, what use can I be to you? Why do you look so aggrieved and anxious; please explain to me all the causes. I make a firm vow today that will remove the cause of your sorrow. Father! Of what avail is that to his father when he is not able to remove his sorrows!” O Father! Shall I drink the ocean or crumble the mountains to dust or shall I obstruct the passage of the rising Sun or shall I kill Indra, Yama, or the other host of Devas or shall I root out the earth and throw it with all beings into the ocean?”

43-53. O King! Hearing thus the sweet words of his son, VisVakarma gladly told his mountain-like son “O my Son! You are capable to save me from troubles (Vrijina) hence you are named Vritra. O highly Fortunate One! Your brother, named Tris'ira, was a great ascetic; his three faces were all very strong. He was thoroughly conversant with the Vedas and the Vedangas and well versed in all the other knowledges. He remained always engaged in practising asceticism, surprising to the three worlds. Indra killed my qualified son with his thunderbolt; that wicked soul severed the three heads without any offence. Therefore, O Best of beings! Kill that vicious, shameless, deceitful, wicked Indra guilty of the sin of Brahmahattya.” O King! Thus saying, VisVakarma very much confounded with the breavement of his son, created various divine weapons. He prepared weapons specially suited to kill Indra, the best axes, tridents, clubs, S'aktis, Tomaras and bows made of horns and arrows, Parighas, Pattis'as, divine discus like the Sudars'an Chakra, divine inexhaustible arrow cases with arrows, nice Kavacha, very substantial air-like swift-going chariot looking like a cloud and capable to carry great loads; all these he created and gave over to

his son. O King! VisVakarma, the best of architects, excited by anger, made ready all the equipments necessary for war and gave them to his son Vritrasura and sent him to kill Indra.

Here ends the Second Chapter of the Sixth Book on the birth of Vritrasura in the Maha Puranam S’ri Mad Devi Bhagavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyasa.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 25317, revision 76775 (2016-08-27T22:15:36Z). 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/bk06ch02.htm. Historic spelling and transliteration are lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.