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कुंजल उवाच- अथ ते दानवाः सर्वे हुंडस्य परिचारकाः । नहुषस्यापि संवादं रंभया तु यथाश्रुतम् १। आचचक्षुश्च दैत्येंद्रं हुंडं सर्वं सुभाषितम् । तमाकर्ण्य स चुक्रोध दूतं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् २। गच्छ वीर ममादेशाज्जानीहि पुरुषं हि तम् । संभाषते तया सार्द्धं पुरुषः शिवकन्यया ३। स्वामिनिर्देशमाकर्ण्य जगाम लघुदानवः । विविक्ते नहुषं वीरमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ४। रथेन साश्वसूतेन दिव्येन परितिष्ठति । धनुषा दिव्यबाणैस्तु सभायां हि भयंकरः ५। कस्य केन तु कार्येण प्रेषितः केन वैभवान् । अनया रंभया तेऽद्य अन्यया शिवकन्यया ६। किमुक्तं तत्स्फुटं सर्वं कथयस्व ममाग्रतः । हुंडस्य देवमर्दस्य न बिभेति भवान्कथम् ७। एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व यदि जीवितुमिच्छसि । सत्वरं गच्छ मा तिष्ठ दुःसहो दानवाधिपः ८। नहुष उवाच- योऽसावायुर्बली राजा सप्तद्वीपाधिपः प्रभुः । तस्य मां तनयं विद्धि सर्वदैत्यविनाशनम् ९। नहुषं नाम विख्यातं देवब्राह्मणपूजकम् । हुंडेनापहृतं बाल्ये स्वामिना तव दानव १०। सेयं कन्या शिवस्यापि दैत्येनापहृता पुरा । घोरं तपश्चरत्येषा हुंडस्यापि वधाय च ११। योहमादौ हृतो बालस्त्वया यः सूतिकागृहात् । दास्या अपि करे दत्तः सूदस्यापि दुरात्मना १२। वधार्थं श्रूयतां पाप सोहमद्य समागतः । अस्यापि हुंडदैत्यस्य दुष्टस्य पापकर्मणः १३। अन्यांश्च दानवान्घोरान्नयिष्ये यमसादनम् । मामेवं विद्धि पापिष्ठ एवं कथय दानवम् १४। एवमाकर्ण्य तत्सर्वं नहुषस्य महात्मनः । गत्वा हुंडं स दुष्टात्मा आचचक्षेऽस्य भाषितम् १५। निशम्य तन्मुखात्तूर्णं चुक्रोध दितिजेश्वरः । कस्मात्सूदेन पापेन तया दास्या न घातितः १६। सोयं वृद्धिं समायातो मया व्याधिरुपेक्षितः । अथैनं घातयिष्यामि अनया शिवकन्यया १७। आयोः पुत्रं खलं युद्धे बाणैरेभिः शिलाशितैः । एवं सचिंतयित्वा तु सारथिं वाक्यमब्रवीत् १८। स्यंदनं योजयस्व त्वं तुरगैः साधुभिः शिवैः । सेनाध्यक्षं समाहूय इत्युवाच समातुरः १९। सज्जतां मम सैन्यं त्वं शूरान्नागान्प्रकल्पय । सारोहैस्तुरगान्योधान्पताकाच्छत्रचामरैः २०। चतुरंगबलं मेऽद्य योजयस्व हि सत्वरम् । एवमाकर्ण्य तत्तस्य हुंडस्यापि ततो लघुः २१। सेनाध्यक्षो महाप्राज्ञः सर्वं चक्रे यथाविधि । चतुरंगेन तेनासौ बलेन महता वृतः २२। जगाम नहुषं वीरं चापबाणधरं रणे । इंद्रस्य स्यंदने युक्तं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम् २३। उद्यंतं समरे वीरं दुरापं देवदानवैः । पश्यंति गगने देवा विमानस्था महौजसः २४। तेजोज्वालासमाकीर्णं द्वितीयमिव भास्करम् । सूत उवाच- अथ ते दानवाः सर्वे ववृषुस्तं शरोत्तमैः २५। खड्गैः पाशैर्महाशूलैः शक्तिभिस्तु परश्वधैः । युयुधुः संयुगे तेन नहुषेण महात्मना २६। संरब्धा गर्जमानास्ते यथा मेघा गिरौ तथा । तद्विक्रमं समालोक्य आयुपुत्रः प्रतापवान् २७। इंद्रायुधसमं चापं विस्फार्य स गुणस्वरम् । वज्रस्फोटसमः शब्दश्चापस्यापि महात्मनः २८। नहुषेण कृतो विप्रा दानवानां भयप्रदः । महता तेन घोषेण दानवाः प्रचकंपिरे २९। कश्मलाविष्टहृदया भग्नसत्वा महाहवे ३०। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रे नहुषाख्याने चतुर्दशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ११४।

kuṃjala uvāca- atha te dānavāḥ sarve huṃḍasya paricārakāḥ | nahuṣasyāpi saṃvādaṃ raṃbhayā tu yathāśrutam 1| ācacakṣuśca daityeṃdraṃ huṃḍaṃ sarvaṃ subhāṣitam | tamākarṇya sa cukrodha dūtaṃ vākyamathābravīt 2| gaccha vīra mamādeśājjānīhi puruṣaṃ hi tam | saṃbhāṣate tayā sārddhaṃ puruṣaḥ śivakanyayā 3| svāminirdeśamākarṇya jagāma laghudānavaḥ | vivikte nahuṣaṃ vīramidaṃ vacanamabravīt 4| rathena sāśvasūtena divyena paritiṣṭhati | dhanuṣā divyabāṇaistu sabhāyāṃ hi bhayaṃkaraḥ 5| kasya kena tu kāryeṇa preṣitaḥ kena vaibhavān | anayā raṃbhayā te'dya anyayā śivakanyayā 6| kimuktaṃ tatsphuṭaṃ sarvaṃ kathayasva mamāgrataḥ | huṃḍasya devamardasya na bibheti bhavānkatham 7| etanme sarvamācakṣva yadi jīvitumicchasi | satvaraṃ gaccha mā tiṣṭha duḥsaho dānavādhipaḥ 8| nahuṣa uvāca- yo'sāvāyurbalī rājā saptadvīpādhipaḥ prabhuḥ | tasya māṃ tanayaṃ viddhi sarvadaityavināśanam 9| nahuṣaṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ devabrāhmaṇapūjakam | huṃḍenāpahṛtaṃ bālye svāminā tava dānava 10| seyaṃ kanyā śivasyāpi daityenāpahṛtā purā | ghoraṃ tapaścaratyeṣā huṃḍasyāpi vadhāya ca 11| yohamādau hṛto bālastvayā yaḥ sūtikāgṛhāt | dāsyā api kare dattaḥ sūdasyāpi durātmanā 12| vadhārthaṃ śrūyatāṃ pāpa sohamadya samāgataḥ | asyāpi huṃḍadaityasya duṣṭasya pāpakarmaṇaḥ 13| anyāṃśca dānavānghorānnayiṣye yamasādanam | māmevaṃ viddhi pāpiṣṭha evaṃ kathaya dānavam 14| evamākarṇya tatsarvaṃ nahuṣasya mahātmanaḥ | gatvā huṃḍaṃ sa duṣṭātmā ācacakṣe'sya bhāṣitam 15| niśamya tanmukhāttūrṇaṃ cukrodha ditijeśvaraḥ | kasmātsūdena pāpena tayā dāsyā na ghātitaḥ 16| soyaṃ vṛddhiṃ samāyāto mayā vyādhirupekṣitaḥ | athainaṃ ghātayiṣyāmi anayā śivakanyayā 17| āyoḥ putraṃ khalaṃ yuddhe bāṇairebhiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | evaṃ saciṃtayitvā tu sārathiṃ vākyamabravīt 18| syaṃdanaṃ yojayasva tvaṃ turagaiḥ sādhubhiḥ śivaiḥ | senādhyakṣaṃ samāhūya ityuvāca samāturaḥ 19| sajjatāṃ mama sainyaṃ tvaṃ śūrānnāgānprakalpaya | sārohaisturagānyodhānpatākācchatracāmaraiḥ 20| caturaṃgabalaṃ me'dya yojayasva hi satvaram | evamākarṇya tattasya huṃḍasyāpi tato laghuḥ 21| senādhyakṣo mahāprājñaḥ sarvaṃ cakre yathāvidhi | caturaṃgena tenāsau balena mahatā vṛtaḥ 22| jagāma nahuṣaṃ vīraṃ cāpabāṇadharaṃ raṇe | iṃdrasya syaṃdane yuktaṃ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varam 23| udyaṃtaṃ samare vīraṃ durāpaṃ devadānavaiḥ | paśyaṃti gagane devā vimānasthā mahaujasaḥ 24| tejojvālāsamākīrṇaṃ dvitīyamiva bhāskaram | sūta uvāca- atha te dānavāḥ sarve vavṛṣustaṃ śarottamaiḥ 25| khaḍgaiḥ pāśairmahāśūlaiḥ śaktibhistu paraśvadhaiḥ | yuyudhuḥ saṃyuge tena nahuṣeṇa mahātmanā 26| saṃrabdhā garjamānāste yathā meghā girau tathā | tadvikramaṃ samālokya āyuputraḥ pratāpavān 27| iṃdrāyudhasamaṃ cāpaṃ visphārya sa guṇasvaram | vajrasphoṭasamaḥ śabdaścāpasyāpi mahātmanaḥ 28| nahuṣeṇa kṛto viprā dānavānāṃ bhayapradaḥ | mahatā tena ghoṣeṇa dānavāḥ pracakaṃpire 29| kaśmalāviṣṭahṛdayā bhagnasatvā mahāhave 30| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthamāhātmye cyavanacaritre nahuṣākhyāne caturdaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ 114|

English translation

Kuñjala said :

1-3. Then all the demons, Huṇḍa ’s attendants, told Huṇḍa, the lord of demons, the good words—the conversation—between Nahuṣa and Rambhā as they had heard them. Having heard them, he got angry and said (these) words to his messenger: “O hero, go and know that man who converses with that daughter of Śiva .”

4-8. Hearing the order of his master the demon left quickly. In a solitary place he said these words to Nahuṣa: “You stand round with a chariot along with horses and the charioteer, and with a bow and divine arrows, and you are fearful in an assembly. To whom to you belong? By whom are you sent, and for what purpose? Tell clearly to me all that this Rambhā and the other (one i.e.) Śiva’s daughter told you today. How is it that you are not afraid of Huṇḍa, the destroyer of gods? If you desire to live, tell me all this. Leave quickly, do not remain (here). The lord of the demons is difficult to put up with.”

Nahuṣa said :

9. Know me to be the son of that powerful lord Āyu, who is the king of the earth, (and know me) to be the destroyer of all demons, worshipper of gods and brāhmaṇas , and well known by the name Nahuṣa. O demon, in my childhood I was kidnapped by Huṇḍa, your master.

10-14. This daughter of Śiva also was formerly kidnapped by (that) demon. She practised severe penance for the death of Huṇḍa. (Tell Huṇḍa:) “O wicked one, I, who was taken away (when I was) a child from the lying-in chamber, and was handed over to the female attendant and the cook by you, the wicked-minded one, have today come to kill (you) the wicked demon Huṇḍa of sinful acts. I shall also take to Yama ’s abode other fearful demons.” Tell the demon (Huṇḍa) like this: “O most sinful one, know me to be like this.”

15-19a. That wicked-minded (messenger) having heard all those words of (i.e. spoken by) the magnanimous Huṇḍa, narrated them to Huṇḍa, after going to him. Having heard them from his mouth (i.e. as told by the messenger), the lord of the demons (i.e. Huṇḍa) got angry. (He thought:) ‘Why was he not killed by the wicked cook and the female attendant? Now he, a disease, that was ignored by me, has augmented. Now I shall kill in a battle this wicked son of Āyu along with this daughter of Śiva with these arrows sharpened on a grindstone.’ Thinking like this, he said (these) words to his charioteer: “Make ready the chariot (yoked) with excellent and lucky horses.”

19b-2la. Calling the chief of the army he, who was overanxious, said to him: “Make my army ready; make ready the brave snakes, and horses with the riders, and the soldiers with the umbrellas and chowries. Quickly make ready today my army with (all) its four constituents.”

21b-24a. Hearing the words of that Huṇḍa, the swift and very intelligent chief of the army did everything according to the proper procedure. He (i.e. Huṇḍa) surrounded by the complete army went to the battlefield to (fight) with the active hero Nahuṣa, wielding a bow and arrows, (seated) in Indra ’s chariot, best among the warriors, ready (to fight) on the battlefield, difficult to be obtained by (i.e. unassailable to) gods and demons. Gods of great prowess seated in their aeroplanes in the sky saw him full of bright flames, and as it were another sun.

Sūta said :

24b-30. Then all the demons showered him with excellent arrows. In the battle they fought with the magnanimous Nahuṣa by means of swords, nooses, large lances, (missile called) śakti and battle-axes. They were excited, and roared like clouds on a mountain. Seeing their heroism, the brave son of Āyu stretched his bow resembling Indra’s weapon, with the twang of its string. O brāhmaṇas, Nahuṣa also made the sound of his great bow like the bursting (sound) of the thunderbolt. Due to that loud sound the demons trembled. They were dejected in mind and had their spirits broken in the great war.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 43151, revision 335683 (2022-04-12T19:03:16Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365207.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.