Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 41
Sourceपुलस्त्य उवाच। आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा अश्विनौ च महाबलौ। सबलाः सानुगाश्चैव संनह्यन्त यथाक्रमम्१। पुरुहूतश्च पुरतो लोकपालः सहस्रदृक्। ग्रामणीः सर्वदेवानामारुरोह वरद्विपम्२। सव्ये चास्य रथः पार्श्वे पक्षिप्रवरकेतनः। सुरारुचक्रचरणो हैमच्छत्रपरिष्कृतः३। देवगंधर्वयक्षौघैरनुयातः सहस्रशः। दीप्तिमद्भिश्च स्वर्गस्थैर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिरभिष्टुतः४। वज्रविस्फारितोद्भूतैर्विद्युदिंद्रायुधप्रभैः। युक्तं बलाहकगणैः पर्वतैरिव कामगैः५। यमारूढः स भगवान्पर्येति सकलं जगत्। हविर्दानेषु गायंति विप्रा मखमुखेस्थिताः६। स्वर्गसंग्रामयातेषु देवतूर्यनिनादिषु। सेंद्रं तमुपनृत्यंति शतशो ह्यप्सरोगणाः७। केतुना नागराजेन राजमानो यथा रविः। युक्तो हयसहस्रेण मनोमारुतरंहसा८। सम्यग्रथवरो भाति युक्तो मातलिना तदा। कृत्स्नः परिवृतो मेरुर्भास्करस्येव तेजसा९। यमस्तु दंडमुद्यम्य कालयुक्तं च मुद्गरं। तस्थौ सुरगणानीके दैत्यानां चैव दर्शयन्१०। चतुर्भिः सागरैर्युक्तो लेलिहानैश्च पन्नगैः। शंखमुक्तांगदधरो बिभ्रत्तोयमयं वपुः११। कालपाशान्समाविध्य हयैः शशिकरोपमैः। वाय्वीरितजलाकारैः कुर्वन्लीलाः सहस्रशः१२। पांडुरोद्धूतवसनः प्रवालरुचिरांगदः। मणिश्यामोत्तमवपुर्हारकेणार्चितोदरः१३। वरुणः पाशधृङ्मध्ये देवानीकस्य तस्थिवान्। युद्धवेलामभिलषन्भिन्नवेल इवार्णवः१४। यक्षराक्षससैन्येन गुह्यकानां गणैरपि। युक्तश्च शंखपद्माभ्यां निधीनामधिपः प्रभुः१५। राजराजेश्वरःश्रीमान्गदापाणिरदृश्यत। विमानयोधी धनदो विमाने पुष्पके स्थितः१६। स राजराजः शुशुभे यक्षेशो नरवाहनः। पूर्वपक्षे सहस्राक्षः पितृराजश्च दक्षिणे१७। वरुणः पश्चिमे पक्ष उत्तरे नरवाहनः। चतुःपक्षाश्च चत्त्वारो लोकपाला महाबलाः१८। आत्मदिक्षुचरंतश्चतस्यदेवबलस्यते। सूर्यः सप्ताश्वयुक्तेन रथेनानिलगामिना१९। श्रिया जाज्वल्यमानेन दीप्यमानैश्च रश्मिभिः। उदयास्तमयौ चक्रे मेरुपर्यन्तगामिना२०। त्रिदिव द्वारचक्रेण तपसा लोकमव्ययम्। सहस्ररश्मियुक्तेन भ्राजमानेन तेजसा२१। चचार मध्ये देवानां द्वादशात्मा दिवाकरः। सोमः श्वेतहयो भाति स्यंदने शीतरश्मिमान्२२। हिमतोयप्रपूर्णाभिर्भाभिराह्लादयञ्जगत्। तमृक्षयोगानुगतं शिशिरांशुं द्विजेश्वरम्२३। शशच्छायांकिततनुं नैशस्य तमसः क्षयम्। ज्योतिषामीश्वरं व्योम्नि रसदं प्रभुमव्ययम्२४। ओषधीनां पवित्राणां निधानममृतस्य च। जगतः परमं भागं सौम्यं सर्वमयं रसम्२५। ददृशुर्दानवाः सोमं हिमप्रहरणं स्थितम्। यः प्राणः सर्वभूतानां पंचधा भिद्यते नृषु२६। सप्तस्कंधगतो लोकांस्त्रीन्दधार चकार च। यमाहुरग्निकर्त्तारं सर्वप्रभवमीश्वरम्२७। सप्तस्वरगता यस्य योनिर्गीर्भिरुदीर्यते। यं वदंति चलं भूतं यं वदंत्यशरीरिणम्२८। यमाहुराकाशगमं शीघ्रगं शब्दयोनिजम्। स वायुः सर्वभूतायुरुद्धतः स्वेन तेजसा२९। ववौ प्रव्यथयन्दैत्यान्प्रतिलोमं सतोयदः। मारुतो देवगंधर्वैर्विद्याधरगणैः सह३०। चिक्रीड रश्मिभिश्शुभ्रैर्निर्मुक्तैरिव पन्नगैः। सृजंतः सर्पपतयस्तीव्रं रोषमयं विषम्३१। शरभूता विलग्नाश्च चेरुर्व्यात्तानना दिवि। पर्वताश्च शिलाशृंगैः शतशाखैश्च पादपैः३२। उपतस्थुः सुरगणान्प्रहर्तुं दानवं बलम्। यः स देवो हृषीकेशः पद्मनाभस्त्रिविक्रमः३३। युगांते कृष्णवर्त्मा च विश्वस्य जगतः प्रभुः। सर्वयोनिः समधुहा हव्यभुक्क्रतुसंस्थितः३४। भूम्यम्बुव्योमभूतात्मा श्यामः शांतिकरोरिहा। अविघ्नममरादीनां चक्रे चक्रगदाधरः३५। सव्येनालभ्य महतीं सर्वायुधविनाशिनीं। करेण कालीं वपुषा शत्रुकालप्रदां गदां३६। शेषैर्भुजैः प्रदीप्ताभैर्भुजगारिध्वजः प्रभुः। दधारायुधजालानि शार्ङ्गादीनि महाबलः३७। स कश्यपस्यात्मभवं द्विजं भुजगभोजनम्। भुजगेंद्रेण वदने निविष्टेन विराजितम्३८। अमृतारंभसंयुक्तं मंदराद्रिमिवोच्छितम्। देवासुरविमर्देषु बहुशो दृष्टविक्रमम्३९। महेंद्रेणामृतस्यार्थे वज्रेण कृतलक्षणम्। विचित्रपत्रवसनं धातुमंतमिवाचलम्४०। स्फीतक्रोधावलंबेन शीतांशुसमतेजसा। भोगिभोगावसक्तेन मणिरत्नेन भास्वता४१। पक्षाभ्यां चारुपत्राभ्यामावृतं दिवि लीलया। युगांते सेंद्रचापाभ्यां तोयदाभ्यामिवांबरम्४२। नीललोहितपीताभिः पताकाभिरलंकृतम्। अरुणावरजं श्रीमानारुह्य समरे प्रभुः४३। सुवर्णवर्णवपुषं सुपर्णं खेचरोत्तमम्। तमन्वयुः सुरगणा मुनयश्च समाहिताः४४। गीर्भिः परममंत्राभिस्तुष्टुवुश्च गदाधरम्। तद्वैश्रवणसंश्लिष्टं वैवस्वतपुरःसरम्४५। वारिराजपरिक्षिप्तं देवराजविराजितम्। पवनाबद्धनिर्घोषं संप्रदीप्त हुताशनम्४६। विष्णोर्जिष्णोः सहिष्णोश्च भ्राजिष्णोस्तेजसावृतम्। बलं बलवदुद्रिक्ते युद्धाय समवर्तत४७। स्वस्त्यस्तु देवेभ्य इति बृहस्पतिरभाषत। स्वस्त्यस्तु दैत्येभ्य इति उशना वाक्यमाददे४८। ताभ्यां बलाभ्यां संजज्ञे तुमुलो विग्रहस्तथा। सुराणामसुराणां च परस्परजयैषिणाम्४९। दानवा दैवतैः सार्द्धं नानाप्रहरणोद्यमाः। समीयुर्युध्यमाना वै पर्वता इव पर्वतैः1.41.५०। तत्सुरासुरसंयुक्तं युद्धमत्यद्भुतं बभौ। धर्माधर्मसमायुक्तं दर्पेण विनयेन च५१। ततो हयैः प्रजवितैर्वारणैश्च प्रचोदितैः। उत्पतद्भिश्च गगने सासिहस्तैः समंततः५२। क्षिप्यमाणैश्च मुसलैः संपतद्भिश्च सायकैः। चापैर्विस्फार्यमाणैश्च पात्यमानैः सुदारुणैः५३। तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरं देवदानवसंकुलम्। जगतस्त्रासजननं युगसंवर्तकोपमम्५४। स्वहस्तमुक्तैः परिघैर्मुद्गरैश्चैव पर्वतैः। दानवास्समरे जघ्नुर्देवानिंद्रपुरोगमान्५५। ते वध्यमाना बलिभिर्दानवैर्जितकाशिभिः। विषण्णवदना देवा जग्मुरार्तिं परां मृधे५६। ते चास्त्रशूलमथिताः परिघैर्भिन्नमस्तकाः। भिन्नोरस्का दितिसुतैः स्रवद्रक्ता रणे बहु५७। सूदिताः शरजालैश्च निर्यत्नाश्च शरैः कृताः। प्रविष्टा दानवीं मायां न शेकुस्ते विचेष्टितम्५८। उत्तंभितमिवाभाति निष्प्राण सदृशाकृति। बलं सुराणामसुरैर्निष्प्रयत्नायुधं कृतम्५९। दैत्यचापच्युतान्घोरांश्छित्वा वज्रेण तान्शरान्। शक्रो दैत्यबलं घोरं विवेश बहुलोचनः६०। स दैत्यप्रमुखान्सर्वान्हत्वा दैत्यबलं महत्। तामसेनास्त्रजालेन तमोभूतमथाकरोत्६१। तेऽन्योन्यं नान्वबुध्यंत दैत्यानां वाहनानि च। घोरेण तमसाविष्टाः पुरुहूतस्य तेजसा६२। मायापाशैर्विमुक्तास्तु यत्नवंतः सुरोत्तमाः। शिरांसि दैत्यसंघानां तमोभूतान्यपातयन्६३। अपध्वस्ता विसंज्ञाश्च तमसा नीलवर्चसा। पेतुस्ते दानवास्सद्यश्छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रयः६४। तत्राभिभूतदैत्यैंद्रमंधकारमिवांतरं। दानवं देहसदनं तमोभूतमिवाभवत्६५। तथाऽसृजन्महामायां मयस्तां तामसीं दहन्। युगांतोद्योतजननीं सृष्टा मौर्वेण वह्निना६६। स ददाह च तां शाक्रीं माया मयविकल्पिता। दैत्याश्चादित्यवपुषा सद्य उत्तस्थुराहवे६७। मायां मौर्वीं समासाद्य दह्यमाना दिवौकसः। भेजिरे चंद्रविषयं शीतांशुसलिलह्रदम्६८। ते दह्यमाना और्वेण वह्निना नष्टचेतसः। शशंसुर्वज्रिणं देवाः संतप्ताः शरणैषिणः६९। संतप्ते मायया सैन्ये हन्यमाने च दानवैः। चोदितो देवराजेन वरुणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्७०। पुरा ब्रह्मर्षिजः शक्र तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम्। उर्वः स पूर्वं तेजस्वी सदृशो ब्रह्मणो गुणैः७१। तं तपंतमिवादित्यं तपसा जगदव्ययं। उपतस्थुर्मुनिगणा देवा देवर्षिभिः सह७२। हिरण्यकशिपुश्चैव दानवो दानवेश्वरः। ॠषिं विज्ञापयामास पुरा परमतेजसम्७३। ऊचुर्ब्रह्मर्षयस्ते तु वचनं धर्मसंहितम्। ॠषिवंशेषु भगवंश्छिन्नमूलमिदं कुलं७४। एकस्त्वमनपत्यश्च गोत्रा याऽन्यो न विद्यते। कौमारं व्रतमास्थाय क्लेशमेवानुवर्तसे७५। बहूनि विप्रगोत्राणि मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्। एकदेहानि तिष्ठंति विविक्तानि विना प्रजाः७६। एवंभूतेषु सर्वेषु पुत्रैर्मे नास्ति कारणम्। भवांश्च तापसश्रेष्ठः प्रजापति समद्युतिः७७। तत्प्रवर्तस्व वंशाय वर्धयात्मानमात्मना। समाधत्स्वोर्जितं तेजो द्वितीयां कुरु वै तनुं७८। स एवमुक्तो मुनिभिर्मुनिर्मनसि ताडितः। जगर्ह तानृषिगणान्वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्७९। यथा हि विहितो धर्मो मुनीनां शाश्वतः पुरा। आर्षं हि केवलं कर्म वन्यमूलफलाशिनः८०। ब्रह्मयोनौ प्रसूतस्य ब्राह्मणस्यात्मवर्तिनः। ब्रह्मचर्यं सुचरितं ब्रह्माणमपि चालयेत्८१। जनानां वृत्तयस्तिस्रो ये गृहाश्रमवासिनः। अस्माकं च वने वृत्तिर्वनाश्रमनिवासिनां८२। अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश्च दंतोलूखलिनस्तथा। अश्मकुट्टादयो यत्र पंचाग्नितपसश्च ये८३। एते तपसि तिष्ठंतो व्रतैरपि सुदुश्चरैः। ब्रह्मचर्यं पुरस्कृत्य प्रार्थयंति परां गतिम्८४। ब्रह्मचर्याद्ब्रह्मणस्य ब्राह्मणत्वं विधीयते। एवमाहुः परे लोके ब्राह्मचर्यविदो जनाः८५। ब्रह्मचर्ये स्थितो धर्मो ब्रह्मचर्ये स्थितं तपः। ये स्थिता ब्रह्मचर्ये तु ब्राह्मणा दिवि ते स्थिताः८६। नास्ति योगं विना सिद्धिर्नास्ति योगं विना यशः। नास्ति लोके यशोमूलं ब्रह्मचर्यात्परंतपः८७। यो निगृह्येंद्रियग्रामं भूतग्रामं च पंचकम्। ब्रह्मचर्यं समाधत्ते किमतः परमं तपः८८। अयोगकेशधरणमसंकल्प व्रत क्रिया। अब्रह्मचर्या चर्या च त्रयं स्याद्दंभसंज्ञितं८९। क्व दाराः क्व च संयोगः क्व च भावविपर्ययः। नन्वियं ब्रह्मणा सृष्टा मनसा मानसी प्रजा९०। यद्यस्ति तपसो वीर्यं युष्माकं विजितात्मनाम्। सृजध्वं मानसान्पुत्रान्प्राजापत्येन कर्मणा९१। मनसा निर्मिता योनिराधातव्या तपस्विभिः। नो दारयोगं बीजं च व्रतमुक्तं तपस्विनां९२। यदिदं लुप्तधर्माख्यं युष्माभिरिह निर्भयैः। व्याहृतं सद्भिरत्यर्थमसद्भिरिव संमतं९३। वपुर्दीप्तांतरात्मानमेष कृत्वा मनोमयं। दारयोगं विना स्रक्ष्ये पुत्रमात्मतनूरुहं९४। एवमात्मानमात्मा मे द्वितीयं जनयिष्यति। प्राजापत्येन विधिना दिधक्षंतमिव प्रजाः९५। वरुण उवाच। उर्वस्तु तपसाविष्टो निवेश्योरुं हुताशने। ममंथैकेन दर्भेण पुत्रस्य प्रसवारणिं९६। तस्योरुं सहसा भित्वा वरोऽसौ ह्यग्निरुत्थितः। जगतो दहनाकांक्षी पुत्रोग्निस्समपद्यत९७। उर्वस्योरुं विनिर्भिद्य और्वो नामांतकोऽनलः। दिधक्षुरिव लोकांस्त्रीन्जज्ञे परमकोपनः९८। उत्पद्यमानश्चोवाच पितरं दीनया गिरा। क्षुधा मे बाधते तात जगद्भक्षेत्यजस्व मां९९। त्रिदिवारोहिभिर्ज्वालैर्जृम्भमाणो दिशो दश। निर्दहन्सर्वभूतानि ववृधे सोंतकोपमः1.41.१००। एतस्मिन्नंतरे ब्रह्मा मुनिमुर्वं समागतः। उवाच वार्यतां पुत्रो जगतस्त्वं दयां कुरु१०१। अस्यापत्पस्यते विप्र करिष्ये साह्यमुत्तमं। तथ्यमेतद्वचः पुत्र शृणु त्वं वदतां वर१०२। और्व उवाच। धन्योस्म्यनुगृहीतोस्मि यन्मे त्वं भगवन्शिशोः। मतिमेतां ददासीह परमात्मन्हिताय वै१०३। प्रभातकाले संप्राप्ते कांक्षितव्ये समागमे। भगवंस्तर्पितः पुत्रः कैर्हव्यैः प्राप्स्यते सुखम्१०४। कुत्र चास्य निवासः स्याद्भोजनं तु किमात्मकम्। विधास्यतीह भगवान्वीर्यतुल्यं महौजसः१०५। ब्रह्मोवाच। बडवामुखे च वसतिः समुद्रे वै भविष्यति। ममयोनिर्जलं विप्र तच्चामेयं व्रजत्वयं१०६। तत्राऽयमास्ते नियतं पिबन्वारिमयं हविः। तद्वारिविस्तरं विप्र विसृजाम्यालयं च तम्१०७। ततो युगांते भूतानामेष चाहं च पुत्रक। सहितो विचरिष्यावो निष्पुराणकराविह१०८। एषोग्निरंतकाले तु सलिलाशी मया कृतः। दहनः सर्वभूतानां सदेवासुररक्षसाम्१०९। एवमस्त्विति तं सोग्निः संवृतज्वालमंडलः। प्रविवेशार्णवमुखं नत्वोर्वं पितरं प्रभुम्११०। प्रतियातस्ततो ब्रह्मा ते च सर्वे महर्षयः। और्वस्याग्नेः प्रभावज्ञाः स्वांस्वां गतिमुपागताः१११। हिरण्यकशिपुर्दृष्ट्वा तदा तन्महदद्भुतम्। उर्वं प्रणतसर्वांगो वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह११२। भगवन्नद्भुतमिदं संवृत्तं लोकसाक्षिकम्। तपसा ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ परितुष्टः पितामहः११३। अहं तु तव पुत्रस्य तव चैव महाव्रत। भृत्य इत्यवगंतव्यः श्लाघ्यस्त्वमिह कर्मणा११४। तन्मां पश्य समापन्नं तवैवाराधने रतम्। यदि सीदेन्मुनिश्रेष्ठ तवै वस्यात्पराजयः११५। उर्व उवाच। धन्योस्म्यनुगृहीतोस्मि यस्य तेऽहं गुरुर्मतः। नास्ति ते तपसानेन भयं चैवेह सुव्रत११६। तामेव मायां गृह्णीष्व मम पुत्रेण निर्मिताम्। निरिंधिनामग्निमयीं दुःस्पर्शां पावकैरपि११७। एषा ते स्वस्य वंशस्य वशगारि विनिग्रहे। रक्षिष्यत्यात्मपक्षं च विपक्षं च प्रधक्ष्यति११८। वरुण उवाच। एषा दुर्विषहा माया देवैरपि दुरासदा। और्वेण निर्मिता पूर्वं पावकेनोर्वसूनुना११९। तस्मिंस्तु व्यथिते दैत्ये निर्वीर्यैषा न संशयः। शापो ह्यस्याः पुरा दत्तः सृष्टा येनैव तेजसा१२०। यद्येषा प्रतिहंतव्या कर्तव्यो भगवान्सुखी। दीयतां मे सखो शक्र तोययोनिर्निशाकरः१२१। तेनाहं सहसं गम्य यादोभिश्च समावृतः। मायामेतां हनिष्यामि त्वत्प्रसादान्न संशयः१२२। एवमस्त्वितिसंहृष्टः शक्रस्त्रिदशवर्धनः। संदिदेशाग्रतः सोमं युद्धाय शिशिरायुधम्१२३। गच्छ सोम सहायन्त्वं कुरु पाशधरस्य वै। असुराणां विनाशाय जयार्थं त्रिदिवौकसाम्१२४। त्वं मतः प्रतिवीर्यश्च ज्योतिषामपि चेश्वरः। त्वन्मयान्सर्वलोकेषु रसान्वेदविदो विदुः१२५। त्वया समो न लोकेस्मिन्विद्यते शिशिरायुधः। क्षयवृद्धीतवाव्यक्तेसागरेचैवचांबरे१२६। प्रवर्तयस्यहोरात्रात्कालं संमोहयन्जगत्। लोकच्छायामयं लक्ष्म तवांकः शशविग्रहः१२७। न विदुः सोम ते मायां ये च नक्षत्रयोनयः। त्वमादित्यपथादूर्ध्वं ज्योतिषां चोपरिस्थितः१२८। तमः प्रोत्सार्य सहसा भासयस्यखिलं जगत्। शीतभानुर्हिमतनुर्ज्योतिषामधिपः शशी१२९। अपि तत्कालयोगात्मा इज्यो यज्ञरथोऽव्ययः। ओषधीशः क्रियायोनिरपां योनिरनुष्णगुः१३०। शीतांशुरमृताधारश्चपलः श्वेतवाहनः। त्वं कांतिः कांतवपुषां त्वं सोमः सोमपायिनाम्१३१। सौम्यस्त्वं सर्वभूतानां तिमिरघ्नस्त्वमृक्षराट्। तद्गच्छ त्वं महासेन वरुणेन वरूथिना१३२। शमयस्वासुरीं मायां यया दह्यामहे रणे। सोम उवाच। यन्मां वदसि युद्धार्थं देवराजवरप्रद१३३। एष वर्षामि शिशिरं दैत्यमायापकर्षणं। एतान्मे शीतनिर्दग्धान्पश्यस्व हिमवेष्टितान्१३४। तथा हिमकरोत्सृष्टाः सपाशा हिमवृष्टयः। वेष्टयंति च तान्दैत्यान्वायुर्मेघगणानिव१३५। तौ पाशशीतांशुधरौ वरुणेंदू महाबलौ। जघ्नतुर्हिमपातैश्च पाशपातैश्च दानवान्१३६। द्वावंबुनाथौ समरे तौ पाशहिमयोधिनौ। मृधे चेरतुरंभोभिः क्षुब्धाविव महार्णवौ१३७। ताभ्यामापूरितं सर्वं तद्दानवबलं महत्। जगत्संवर्त्तकांभोदैः प्रवर्षैरिव संवृतं१३८। तावुद्यतावंबुनाथौ शशांकवरुणावुभौ। शमयामासतुस्तां तु मायां दैत्येन्द्रनिर्मितां१३९। शीतांशुजालनिर्दग्धाः पाशैश्चास्कंदिता रणे। न शेकुश्चलितुं दैत्या विशिरस्का इवाद्रयः१४०। शीतांशु निहतास्ते तु दैत्यास्सर्वे निपातिताः। हिमप्लावित सर्वांगानिरूष्माण इवाग्नयः१४१। तेषां तु दिवि दैत्यानां निपतंति शुभानि वै। विमानानि विचित्राणि निपतंत्युत्पतंति च१४२। तान्पाशहस्तग्रथितान्छादितान्शीतरश्मिभिः। मयो ददर्श मायावी दानवान्दिवि दानवः१४३। सशैलजालां विततां खड्गपट्टसहासिनीम्। पादपोत्करकूटस्थां कंदराकीर्णकाननां१४४। सिंहव्याघ्रगणाकीर्णां नदद्भिर्देवयूथपैः। ईहामृगगणाकीर्णां पवनाघूर्णितद्द्रुमाम्१४५। निर्मितां स्वेन पुत्रेण कूजंतीं दिविकामगां। प्रथितां पार्वतीं मायां ससृजे स समंततः१४६। सासिशब्दैश्शिलावर्षैः संपतद्भिश्च पादपैः। जघान देवसंघांस्ते दानवानभ्यजीवयत्१४७। नैशाकरी वारुणी च माये अंतर्हिते तदा। अभवद्घोरसंचारा पृथिवी पर्वतैरिव१४८। न चारुद्धो द्रुमगणैर्देवो दृश्यत कश्चन। तदपध्वस्तधनुषं भग्नप्रहरणाविलम्१४९। निष्प्रयत्नं सुरानीकं वर्जयित्वा गदाधरं। स हि युद्धगतः श्रीमानीशो न स्म व्यकंपत1.41.१५०। सहिष्णुत्वाज्जगत्स्वामी न चुक्रोध गदाधरः। कालज्ञः कालमेघाभः समीक्षन्कालमाहवे१५१। देवासुरविमर्दं च द्रष्टुकामस्तदा हरिः। ततो भगवतादिष्टौ रणे पावकमारुतौ१५२। चोदितौ विष्णुवाक्येन ततो मायां व्यकर्षतां। ताभ्यामुद्भ्रांतवेगाभ्यां प्रबुद्धाभ्यां महाहवे१५३। दग्धा सा पार्वती माया भस्मीभूता ननाश ह। सोनिलोनलसंयुक्तस्सोनलश्चानिलाकुलः१५४। दैत्यसेनां ददहतुर्युगांतेष्विव मूर्च्छितौ। वायुः प्रजवितस्तत्र पश्चादग्निश्च मारुतात्१५५। चेरतुर्दानवानीके क्रीडंतावनलानिलौ। भस्मीभूतेषु भूतेषु प्रपतत्सूत्पतत्सु च१५६। दानवानां विमानेषु निपतत्सु समंततः। वातस्कंधापविद्धेषु कृतकर्मणि पावके१५७। मायावधे प्रवृत्ते तु स्तूयमाने गदाधरे। निष्प्रयत्नेषु दैत्येषु त्रैलोक्ये मुक्तबंधने१५८। प्रहृष्टेषु च देवेषु साधुसाध्विति जल्पिषु। जये दशशताक्षस्य दैत्यानां च पराजये१५९। दिक्षु सर्वासु शुद्धासु प्रवृत्ते धर्मविस्तरे। अपावृते चंद्रपथे स्वस्थानस्थे दिवाकरे१६०। प्रवृत्तिस्थेषु भूतेषु नृषु चारित्रवत्सु च। अभिन्नबंधने मृत्यौ हूयमाने हुताशने१६१। यज्ञशोभिषु देवेषु स्वर्गमार्गं दिशत्सु च। लोकपालेषु सर्वेषु दिक्षु संधानवर्तिषु१६२। भावे तपसि सिद्धानामभावे पापकर्मणाम्। देवपक्षे प्रमुदिते दैत्यपक्षे विषीदति१६३। त्रिपादविग्रहे धर्मेऽधर्मे पादपरिग्रहे। अपावृत्ते महाद्वारे वर्तमाने च सत्पथे१६४। लोकेषु धर्मवृत्तेषु प्रवृत्तेष्वाश्रमेषु च। प्रजारक्षणयुक्तेषु राजमानेषु राजसु१६५। प्रशांतेषु च लोकेषु शांते तमसि दानवे। अग्निमारुतयोस्तस्मिन्वृत्ते संग्रामकर्मणि१६६। तन्मया विमला लोकास्ताभ्यां जयकृतक्रियाः। तीव्रं दैत्यभयं श्रुत्वा मारुताग्निकृतं महत्१६७। कालनेमीति विख्यातो दानवः प्रत्यदृश्यत। भास्कराकारमुकुटः शिंजिताभरणांगदः१६८। मंदराद्रिप्रतीकाशो महारजतसंवृतः। शतप्रहरणोदग्रः शतबाहुः शताननः१६९। शतशीर्षः स्थितः श्रीमान्शतशृंग इवाचलः। कक्षे महति संवृद्धो निदाघ इव पावकः१७०। धूम्रकेशो हरिश्मश्रुर्दंतुरो विकटाननः। त्रैलोक्यांतरविस्तारं धारयन्विपुलं वपुः१७१। बाहुभिस्तुलयन्व्योम क्षिपन्पद्भ्यां महीधरान्। ईरयन्मुखनिःश्वासैर्वृष्टिकारान्बलाहकान्१७२। तिर्यगायतरक्ताक्षं मंदरोदग्रवर्चसाम्। दिधक्षंतमिवायांतं सर्वान्देवगणान्मृधे१७३। तर्जयंतं सुरगणांश्छादयंतं दिशो दश। संवर्तकाले हृषितं दृष्टं मृत्युमिवोत्थितम्१७४। सुतलेनोच्छ्रयवता विपुलांगुलिपर्वणा। लंबाभरणपूर्णेन किंचिच्चलितकर्मणा१७५। उच्छ्रितेनाग्रहस्तेन दक्षिणेन वपुष्मता। दानवान्देवनिहतान्ब्रुवन्तं तिष्ठतेति च१७६। तं कालनेमिं समरे द्विषतां कालनेमिनम्। वीक्षंते स्म सुराः सर्वे भयविह्वललोचनाः१७७। तं वीक्षंते स्म भूतानि ग्रसंतं कालनेमिनम्। त्रिविक्रमं विक्रमं तं नारायणमिवापरम्१७८। सोभ्युच्छ्रयं पुनः प्राप्तो मारुताघूर्णितांबरः। प्रक्रामदसुरो योद्धुं त्रासयन्सर्वदेवताः१७९। समेयिवान्सुरेंद्रेण परिष्वक्तो भ्रमन्रणे। कालनेमिर्बभौ दैत्यः सविष्णुरिव मंदरः१८०। अथ विव्यथिरे देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः। कालनेमिनमायांतं दृष्ट्वा कालमिवापरम्१८१। दानवाननुपिप्रीषुः कालनेमिर्महासुरः। व्यवर्धत महातेजास्तपांते जलदो यथा१८२। तं त्रैलोक्यांतरगतं दृष्ट्वा ते दानवेश्वराः। उत्तस्थुरपरिश्रांताः पीत्वेवामृतमुत्तमम्१८३। ते वीतभयसंत्रासा मयतारपुरोगमाः। तारकामयसंग्रामे सततं जितकाशिनः१८४। रेजुरायोधनगता दानवा युद्धकांक्षिणः। मंत्रमभ्यसतां तेषां व्यूहं च परिधावताम्१८५। प्रेक्षतां चाभवत्प्रीतिर्दानवं कालनेमिनम्। ये तु तत्र मयस्यासन्मुख्या युद्धपुरस्सराः१८६। ते तु सर्वे भयं त्यक्त्वा हृष्टा योद्धुमुपस्थिताः। मयस्तारो वराहश्च हयग्रीवश्च दानवः१८७। विप्रचित्तिसुतः श्वेतः खरलंबावुभावपि। अरिष्टो बलिपुत्रश्च किशोराख्यस्तथैव च१८८। सुर्भानुश्चामरप्रख्यश्चक्रयोधी महासुरः। एतेऽस्त्रवेदिनः सर्वे सर्वे तपसि सुस्थिताः१८९। दानवाः कृतिनो जग्मुः कालनेमिनमुद्धतम्। ते गदाभिस्सुगुर्वीभिश्चक्रैरथपरश्वधैः१९०। कालकल्पैश्च मुसलैः क्षेपणीयैश्च मुद्गरैः। अश्मभिश्चास्त्रसदृशैस्तथा शैलैश्च दारुणैः१९१। पट्टिशैर्भिंडिपालैश्च परिघैश्चोत्तमायसैः। घातिनीभिश्च गुर्वीभिः शतघ्नीभिस्तथैव च१९२। युगैर्यंत्रैश्च निर्मुक्तैर्लांगलैरुग्रताडितैः। दोर्भिरायतमानैश्च पाशैश्च परिघादिभिः१९३। भुजंगवक्त्रैर्लेलिहानैर्विसर्पद्भिश्च सायकैः। वज्रैः प्रहरणीयैश्च दीप्यमानैश्च तोमरैः१९४। विकोशैरसिभिस्तीक्ष्णैः शूलैश्च शितनिर्मलैः। दैत्यैः संदीप्यमानैश्च प्रगृहीतशरासनैः१९५। ततः पुरस्कृत्य तदा कालनेमिनमाहवे। सा दीप्तशस्त्रप्रवरा दैत्यानां रुरुचे चमूः१९६। यैर्निमीलितसर्वांगा वनालीवांबुदागमे। देवतानामपि चमूर्मुमुदे शक्रपालिता१९७। उपेता शिशिरोष्णाभ्यां तेजोभ्यां चंद्रसूर्ययोः। वायुवेगवती सौम्या तारागणपताकिनी१९८। तोयदा बद्धवसना ग्रहनक्षत्रहासिनी। यमेंद्रधनदैर्गुप्ता वरुणेन च धीमता१९९। सा प्रदीप्ताग्निपवना नारायणपरायणा। सासमुद्रौघसदृशी दीप्यमाना महाचमूः1.41.२००। रराजास्त्रवती भीमा यक्षगंधर्वशालिनी। तयोश्चम्वोस्तदानीं तु बभूव स समागमः२०१। द्यावापृथिव्योस्संयोगो यथा स्याद्युगपर्यये। तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरं देवदानवसंकुलं२०२। क्षमापराक्रमपरं सदर्पविनयस्यदं। निश्चक्रमुर्बलाभ्यां तु भीमाभ्यां च सुराऽसुराः२०३। पूर्वापराभ्यां संरब्धाः सागराभ्यामिवांबुदाः। ताभ्यां बलाभ्यां संहृष्टाश्चेरुस्ते देवदानवाः२०४। वनाभ्यां पार्वतीयाभ्यां पुष्पिताभ्यां यथा नगाः। समाजघ्नुस्तथा भेरीः शंखान्दध्मुरनेकशः२०५। ब्रह्मांडं च भुवं चैव दिशश्च समपूरयन्। ज्याघाततलनिर्घोष धनुषां कूजितानि च२०६। दुंदुभीनां च निर्ह्रादो दैत्यमंतर्दधुः स्वनम्। तेऽन्योन्यमभिसंपेतुर्यातयंतः परस्परम्२०७। बभंजुर्बाहुभिर्बाहु युद्धमन्ये युयुत्सवः। देवानामशनीर्घोराः परिघांश्चोत्तमायुधान्२०८। निस्त्रिंशान्ससृजुः संख्ये गदागुर्वीश्च दानवाः। गदानिपातैर्भग्नांगा बाणैश्च शकलीकृताः२०९। परिपेतुर्भृशं केचित्पुनः केचित्तु जघ्निरे। ततो रथैश्च तुरगैर्विमानैश्च पदातिभिः२१०। समीयुस्तेतिसंरब्धा रोषादन्योन्यमाहवे। संवर्त्तमानास्समरे संदष्टौष्टपुटाननाः२११। रथा रथैर्नियुध्यंते पादाताश्च पदातिभिः। तेषां रथानां तुमुलः सशब्दः शब्दवाहिनाम्२१२। नभो निदद्ध्वानयथा नभस्ये जलदस्वनैः। बभंजिरे रथान्केचित्केचित्संमृदिता रथैः२१३। संबाधमन्ये संप्राप्ता न शेकुश्चलितुं रथाः। अन्योन्य मध्ये समरे दोर्भ्यामुत्क्षिप्य दंशिताः२१४। संह्रादमाणास्सबला जघ्नुस्तत्रासि चर्मिणः। अस्त्रैरन्ये विनिर्भिन्ना रक्तं वेमुर्हतायुधि२१५। क्षरज्जलानां सदृशा जलदानां समागताः। अन्योन्यबाणवर्षेण युद्धदुर्दिनमाबभौ२१६। एतस्मिन्नंतरे क्रुद्धः कालनेमिस्स दानवः। अवर्धत समुद्रौघैः पूर्यमाण इवांबुदः२१७। तस्य विद्युल्लतापीडाः प्रदीप्ताशनिवर्षिणः। गात्रैर्नगगिरिप्रख्यैर्विनिपेतुर्बलाहकाः२१८। क्रोधान्निश्वसतस्तस्य भ्रूभेदस्वेदवर्षिणः। साग्निस्फुलिंगाः प्रतता मुखान्निश्चेरुरर्चिषः२१९। तिर्यगूर्ध्वं च गगने ववृधुस्तस्य बाहवः। पर्वतादिव निष्क्रांताः पंचास्या इव पन्नगाः२२०। सोऽस्त्रजालैर्बहुविधैर्धनुर्भिः परिघैरपि। दिव्यमाकाशमावव्रे पर्वतैरुच्छ्रितैरिव२२१। सोनिलोद्भूतवसनस्तस्थौ संग्रामलालसः। संध्यातपग्रस्तशिलः साक्षान्मेरुरिवाचलः२२२। ऊरुवेगप्रमथितैः शृंगशैलाग्रपादपैः। अपातयद्देवगणान्वज्रेणेव महागिरीन्२२३। बाहुभिश्च सनिस्त्रिंशैश्छिन्नभिन्नशिरोरुहाः। न शेकुश्चलितुं देवाः कालनेमिहता युधि२२४। मुष्टिभिर्निहताः केचित्केचिच्च द्विदलीकृताः। यक्षगंधर्वपतगाः समहोरगकिन्नराः२२५। तेन वित्रासिताः पेतुः समरे कालनेमिना। न शेकुर्यत्नवंतोपि यत्नं कर्तुं विचेतसः२२६। तेन शक्रः सहस्राक्षोऽस्पंदितः शरबंधनैः। निष्प्रयत्नः कृतः संख्ये चलितुं न शशाक ह२२७। निर्जलांभोदसदृशो निर्जलार्णवसप्रभः। निर्व्यापारः कृतस्तेन विपाशो वरुणो मृधे२२८। रणे वैश्रवणस्तेन परीतः कालरूपिणा। विलपन्लोकपालेशस्त्याजितो धनदः क्रियां२२९। यमः सर्वहरस्तेन मृत्युप्रहरणो रणे। याम्यामवस्थां संत्यज्य भीतः स्वां दिशमाविशत्२३०। सलोकपालानुत्सार्य हृत्वा तेषां च कर्म तत्। दिक्षु सर्वासु देहं स्वं चतुर्धा विदधे तदा२३१। स नक्षत्रपथं गत्वा दिव्यं स्वर्भानुदर्शितं। जहार लक्ष्मीं सोमस्य यच्चास्य विषयं महत्२३२। चालयामास दीप्तांशुं धर्मद्वारा सभास्करं। शासनं चास्य विषयं जहार दिनकर्म च२३३। सोग्निं देवमुखं जित्वा चकारात्ममुखाश्रयं। वायुं च तरसा जित्वा चकारात्मवशानुगं२३४। स समुद्रात्समानीय समस्ताः सरितो बलात्। चकाराभिसुखावीर्या देहभूताश्च सिंधवः२३५। अपः स्ववशगाः कृत्वा दिविजायाश्च भूमिजाः। छादयामास जगतीं सुगुप्तां धरणीधरैः२३६। स स्वयंभूरिवाभाति महाभूतपतिर्महान्। सर्वलोकमयो दैत्यः सर्वलोकभयावहः२३७। स लोकपालैकवपुश्चंद्रसूर्यग्रहात्मवान्। पावकानिलसंभूतो रराज युधि दानवः२३८। पारमेष्ठ्ये स्थितः स्थाने लोकानां प्रभवोपमे। तं तुष्टुवुर्दैत्यगणा देवा इव पितामहं२३९। पंच तं नाभ्यवर्तंत विपरीतेन कर्मणा। वेदो धर्मः क्षमा सत्यं श्रीश्च नारायणाश्रया२४०। स तेषामनुपस्थानात्सक्रोधो दानवेश्वरः। वैष्णवं पदमन्विच्छन्स गतो देवतायतः२४१। स ददर्श सुपर्णस्थं शंखचक्रगदाधरं। दानवानां विनाशाय भ्रामयंतं गदां शुभां२४२। सजलांभोदसदृशं विद्युत्सदृशवाससं। आरूढं स्वर्णपत्राढ्यं खेचरं काश्यपं खगं२४३। दुष्टदैत्यविनाशाय दृष्ट्वा खस्थमिवस्थितं। दानवो विष्णुमक्षोभ्यं बभाषे क्षुब्धमानसः२४४। अयं स रिपुरस्माकं पूर्वेषां प्राणनाशनः। अर्णवावासिनश्चैव मधोश्च कैटभस्य च२४५। अयं स रिपुरस्माकमसमः किल कथ्यते। अनेकसंयुगेनेन दानवा बहवो हताः२४६। अयं स निर्घृणो लोके स्त्रीबालनिरपत्त्रपः। येन दानवनारीणां सीमंतोद्वरणं कृतम्२४७। अयं स विष्णुर्देवानां वैकुंठश्च दिवौकसाम्। अनंतो भोगिनां मध्ये स्वयंभूश्च स्वयंभुवः२४८। अयं स नाथो देवानामस्माभिर्विप्रकृष्यते। अस्य क्रोधं समासाद्य हिरण्यकशिपुर्हतः२४९। अस्यच्छायामुपाश्रित्य देवा मखमुखे स्थिताः। आज्यं महर्षिभिर्दत्तमश्नुवंति त्रिधा हुतम्1.41.२५०। अयं स निधने हेतुः सर्वेषाममरद्विषाम्। अस्य चक्रप्रविष्टानि कुलान्यस्माकमाहवे२५१। अयं स किल युद्धेषु सुरार्थे त्यक्तजीवितः। स विभुस्तेजसा युक्तं चक्रं क्षिपति शत्रुषु२५२। अयं स कालो दैत्यानां कालभूते मयि स्थिते। अतिक्रांतस्य कालस्य फलं प्राप्स्यति केशवः२५३। दिष्ट्येदानीं समक्षं मे विष्णुरेष समागतः। निष्पिष्टो बहुना संख्ये मय्येव प्रणशिष्यति२५४। यास्याम्यपचितिं दिष्ट्या पूर्वेषामद्य संयुगे। इमन्नारायणं हत्वा दानवानां भयावहम्२५५। क्षिप्रमेव हनिष्यामि रणेऽमरगणानहम्। जात्यंतरगतोप्येष बाधते दानवान्मृधे२५६। एषोऽनंतः पुरा भूत्वा पद्मनाभ इति श्रुतः। जघानैकार्णवे घोरे तावुभौ मधुकैटभौ२५७। द्विधाभूतं वपुः कृत्वा सिंहस्यार्द्धं नरस्य च। पितरं मे जघानैको हिरण्यकशिपुं पुरा२५८। शुभं गर्भमधत्तैनमदितिर्देवतारणिः। त्रीन्लोकानाजहारैकः क्रममाणस्त्रिभिः क्रमैः२५९। भूयस्त्विदानीं संप्राप्ते संग्रामे तारकामये। मया सह समागम्य स देवो विनशिष्यति२६०। एवमुक्त्वा बहुविधं क्षिप्रं नारायणं रणे। वाग्भिरप्रतिरूपाभिर्युद्धमेवाभ्यरोचयत्२६१। क्षिप्यमाणोऽसुरेंद्रेण न चुकोप गदाधरः। क्षमाबलेन महता सस्मितं चेदमब्रवीत्२६२। अल्पं दर्पबलं दैत्य स्थिरमक्रोधजं बलम्। हतस्त्वं दर्पजैर्दोषैर्हित्वा यो भाषसे क्षमाम्२६३। अधमस्त्वं मम मतो धिगेतत्तव वाग्बलम्। के तत्र पुरुषाः संति यत्र गर्जंति योषितः२६४। अहं त्वां दैत्य पश्यामि पूर्वेषां मार्गगामिनम्। प्रजापतिं कृतं सेतुं त्यक्त्वा कः स्वस्तिमान्भवेत्२६५। अद्य त्वां नाशयिष्यामि देवव्यापारघातकम्। स्वेषु स्वेषु च स्थानेषु स्थापयिष्यामि देवताः२६६। एवं ब्रुवति वाक्यं तु मृधे श्रीवत्सधारिणि। जहास दानवः क्रोधाद्धस्तांश्चक्रेण सायुधान्२६७। स बाहुशतमुद्यम्य सर्वायुधगणान्रणे। क्रोधाद्विगुणरक्ताक्षो विष्णोर्वक्षस्य पातयत्२६८। दानवाश्चापि समरे मयतारपुरोगमाः। उद्यतायुधनिस्त्रिंशा विष्णुमभ्यद्रवन्रणे२६९। स ताड्यमानोऽतिबलैर्दैत्यैः सर्वायुधोद्यतैः। न चचाल ततो युद्धे कंप्यमान इवाचलः२७०। संयुक्तश्च सुपर्णेन कालनेमिर्महासुरः। सर्वप्राणेन महतीं गदामुद्यम्य बाहुभिः२७१। घोरां ज्वलंतीं मुमुचे संरब्धो गरुडोपरि। कर्मणा तेन दैत्यस्य विष्णुर्विस्मयमागमत्२७२। तदा तेन सुपर्णस्य पातिता मूर्ध्नि सा गदा। सुपर्णं व्यथितं दृष्ट्वा क्षतं च वपुरात्मनः२७३। क्रोधसंरक्तनयनो वैकुंठश्चक्रमाददे। व्यवर्द्धत च वेगेन सुपर्णेन समं विभुः२७४। भुजाश्चास्य व्यवर्धंत व्याप्तवंतो दिशो दश। विदिशश्चैव खं चापि गां चैव प्रतिपूरयन्२७५। ववृधे स पुनर्लोकान्क्रांतुकाम इवौजसा। तं जयाय सुरेंद्राणां वर्द्धमानं नभस्तले२७६। ॠषयः सह गंधर्वास्तुष्टुवुर्मधुसूदनम्। सद्यां किरीटेन लिखन्शिरसा भास्वरेण च२७७। पद्भ्यामाक्रम्यवसुधां दिशः प्रच्छाद्य बाहुभिः। सहस्रकरतुल्याभं सहस्रारमरिक्षयम्२७८। दीप्ताग्निसदृशं घोरंदर्शनेन सुदर्शनम्। सुवर्णरेणुपर्यंतं वज्रनाभं भयावहं२७९। मेदोस्थिमज्जरुधिरैः सिक्तं दानवसंभवैः। अद्वितीयं प्रहरणं क्षुरपर्यंतमंडलम्२८०। स्रग्दाममालानिचितं कामगं कामरूपिणं। स्वयं स्वयंभुवा सृष्टं भयदं सर्वविद्विषाम्२८१। दधार रोषेणाविष्टं नित्यमाहवदर्पितं। क्षेपणाद्यस्य मुह्यंति लोकाः सस्थाणुजंगमाः२८२। क्रव्यादानि च भूतानि तृप्तिं यांति महामृधे। तमप्रतिमकर्माणं समानं सूर्यवर्चसा२८३। चक्रमुद्यम्य समरे कोपदीप्तो गदाधरः। प्रणष्टं दानवं तेजः कुर्वाणं स्वेन तेजसा२८४। चिच्छेद बाहूंस्तेनैव समरे कालनेमिनः। तच्च वक्त्रशतं घोरं साग्निचूर्णाट्टहासि वै२८५। तस्य दैत्यस्य चक्रेण प्रममाथ बलाद्धरिः। सच्छिन्नबाहुर्विशिरानप्राकंपत दानवः२८६। कबंधावस्थितः संख्ये विशाखइव पादपः। तंवितत्य महापक्षौ वायोः कृत्वा समं जवम्२८७। उरसा ताडयामास गरुडः कालनेमिनं। स तस्य देहोभिमुखो विबाहुः खात्परिभ्रमन्२८८। निपपात दिवं त्यक्त्वा क्षोभयन्धरणीतलम्। तस्मिन्निपतिते दैत्ये देवाः सर्षिगणास्तथा२८९। साधुसाध्विति वैकुंठं समेताः प्रत्यपूजयन्। अपरे ये तु दैत्या वै युद्धे दृष्टपराक्रमाः२९०। ते सर्वे बाहुभिर्व्याप्ता न शेकुश्चलितुं रणे। कांश्चित्केशेषु जग्राह कांश्चित्कंठेष्वपीडयत्२९१। चकर्त कस्यचिद्वक्त्रं मध्ये गृह्णात्तथापरम्। ते गदाचक्रनिर्दग्धा गतसत्वा गतासवः२९२। गगनाद्भ्रष्टसर्वांगा निपेतुर्धरणीतले। तेषु सर्वेषु दैत्येषु हतेषु पुरुषोत्तमः२९३। शक्रप्रियं ततः कृत्वा कृतकर्मगदाधरः। तस्मिन्विमर्दे संवृत्ते संग्रामे तारकामये२९४। तं च देशं जगामाशु ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। सर्वैर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिः सार्द्धं गंधर्वाप्सरसांगणैः२९५। देवदेवं हरिं देवः पूजयन्वाक्यमब्रवीत्। कृतं देव महत्कर्म सुराणां शल्यमुद्धृतम्२९६। निधनेन च दैत्यानां वयं च परितोषिताः। योऽयं त्वया हतो विष्णो कालनेमिर्महासुरः२९७। त्वामेतस्य ॠते ह्यस्मिन्शास्ता कश्चिन्न विद्यते। एष देवान्परिभवन्लोकांश्च सचराचरान्२९८। ॠषीणां कदनं कृत्वा मामपि प्रतिगर्जति। तदनेन त्वदीयेन परितुष्टोस्मि कर्मणा२९९। यदयं कालकल्पस्ते कालनेमिर्निपातितः। तदागच्छस्व भद्रं ते गच्छाम दिवमुत्तमाम्1.41.३००। ब्रह्मर्षयस्त्वां तत्रस्थाः प्रतीक्षंते सदो गताः। कं चाहं तव दास्यामि वरं वरभृतां वर३०१। स्वस्थानस्थेषु देवेषु तेषां च वरदो भवान्। निर्यातमेतत्त्रैलोक्यं स्फीतं निहतकंटकम्३०२। अस्मिन्नेव मृधे विष्णो शक्राय सुमहात्मने। एवमुक्तो भगवता ब्रह्मणा हरिरव्ययः३०३। देवान्शक्रमुखान्सर्वानुवाच शुभया गिरा। विष्णुरुवाच। श्रूयतां त्रिदशास्सर्वे यावंतोऽत्र समागताः३०४। सुपर्णसहितैस्तत्र पुरस्कृत्य पुरंदरं। अस्माभिः समरे सर्वैः कालनेमिमुखा हताः३०५। दानवा विक्रमोपेताः शक्रादपि महत्तराः। अस्मिन्महति संग्रामे द्वावेव तु विनिस्सृतौ३०६। विरोचनस्तु दैतेयः स्वर्भानुश्च महाबलः। स्वां दिशं भजतां शक्रो दिशं वरुण एव च३०७। याम्यां यमः पालयतामुत्तरां च धनाधिपः। ॠक्षैः सह सदा योगं गच्छतां चंद्रमास्तथा३०८। अयमृतुमुखं सूर्यो भजतामयनैः सह। आज्यभागाः प्रवर्तंतां सदस्यैरभिपूजिताः३०९। हूयंतामग्नयो विप्रैर्वेददृष्टेन कर्मणा। देवाश्च बलिहोमेन स्वाध्यायेन महर्षयः३१०। श्राद्धेन पितरश्चैव तुष्टिं यांतु यथासुखम्। वायुश्चरतु मार्गस्थस्त्रिधा दीप्यतु पावकः३११। त्रयोवर्णाश्च लोकांस्त्रीस्तपर्पयंत्वात्मजैर्गुणैः। क्रतवः संप्रवर्तंतां दीक्षणीयैर्द्विजातिभिः३१२। दक्षिणाश्चोपपद्यंतां याज्ञिकैश्च पृथक्पृथक्। गाश्च सूर्यो रसान्सोमो वायुः प्राणांश्च प्राणिषु३१३। तर्पयन्तः प्रवर्तंतामेते सोम्यैः स्वकर्मभिः। यथावदनुपूर्वेण महेंद्रमलयोद्भवाः३१४। त्रैलोक्यमातरः सर्वाः समुद्रं यांतु सिंधवः। दैत्येभ्यस्त्यज्यतां भीश्च शांतिं व्रजत देवताः३१५। स्वस्ति वोऽस्तु गमिष्यामि ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनं। स्वगृहे स्वर्गलोके वा संग्रामे वा विशेषतः३१६। विश्वस्तैश्च न गंतव्यं नित्यं क्षुद्रा हि दानवाः। छिद्रेषु प्रहरंत्येते न तेषां संस्थितिर्ध्रुवा३१७। सौम्यानां निजभावानां भवतामार्जवे मनः। एवमुक्त्वा सुरगणान्विष्णुस्सत्यपराक्रमः३१८। जगाम ब्रह्मणा सार्द्धं ब्रह्मलोकं महायशाः। देवानां महतीं प्रीतिमुत्पाद्य भगवान्प्रभुः३१९। एतदाश्चर्यमभवत्संग्रामे तारकामये। दानवानां च विष्णोश्च यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि३२०।
pulastya uvāca| ādityā vasavo rudrā aśvinau ca mahābalau| sabalāḥ sānugāścaiva saṃnahyanta yathākramam1| puruhūtaśca purato lokapālaḥ sahasradṛk| grāmaṇīḥ sarvadevānāmāruroha varadvipam2| savye cāsya rathaḥ pārśve pakṣipravaraketanaḥ| surārucakracaraṇo haimacchatrapariṣkṛtaḥ3| devagaṃdharvayakṣaughairanuyātaḥ sahasraśaḥ| dīptimadbhiśca svargasthairbrahmarṣibhirabhiṣṭutaḥ4| vajravisphāritodbhūtairvidyudiṃdrāyudhaprabhaiḥ| yuktaṃ balāhakagaṇaiḥ parvatairiva kāmagaiḥ5| yamārūḍhaḥ sa bhagavānparyeti sakalaṃ jagat| havirdāneṣu gāyaṃti viprā makhamukhesthitāḥ6| svargasaṃgrāmayāteṣu devatūryaninādiṣu| seṃdraṃ tamupanṛtyaṃti śataśo hyapsarogaṇāḥ7| ketunā nāgarājena rājamāno yathā raviḥ| yukto hayasahasreṇa manomārutaraṃhasā8| samyagrathavaro bhāti yukto mātalinā tadā| kṛtsnaḥ parivṛto merurbhāskarasyeva tejasā9| yamastu daṃḍamudyamya kālayuktaṃ ca mudgaraṃ| tasthau suragaṇānīke daityānāṃ caiva darśayan10| caturbhiḥ sāgarairyukto lelihānaiśca pannagaiḥ| śaṃkhamuktāṃgadadharo bibhrattoyamayaṃ vapuḥ11| kālapāśānsamāvidhya hayaiḥ śaśikaropamaiḥ| vāyvīritajalākāraiḥ kurvanlīlāḥ sahasraśaḥ12| pāṃḍuroddhūtavasanaḥ pravālarucirāṃgadaḥ| maṇiśyāmottamavapurhārakeṇārcitodaraḥ13| varuṇaḥ pāśadhṛṅmadhye devānīkasya tasthivān| yuddhavelāmabhilaṣanbhinnavela ivārṇavaḥ14| yakṣarākṣasasainyena guhyakānāṃ gaṇairapi| yuktaśca śaṃkhapadmābhyāṃ nidhīnāmadhipaḥ prabhuḥ15| rājarājeśvaraḥśrīmāngadāpāṇiradṛśyata| vimānayodhī dhanado vimāne puṣpake sthitaḥ16| sa rājarājaḥ śuśubhe yakṣeśo naravāhanaḥ| pūrvapakṣe sahasrākṣaḥ pitṛrājaśca dakṣiṇe17| varuṇaḥ paścime pakṣa uttare naravāhanaḥ| catuḥpakṣāśca cattvāro lokapālā mahābalāḥ18| ātmadikṣucaraṃtaścatasyadevabalasyate| sūryaḥ saptāśvayuktena rathenānilagāminā19| śriyā jājvalyamānena dīpyamānaiśca raśmibhiḥ| udayāstamayau cakre meruparyantagāminā20| tridiva dvāracakreṇa tapasā lokamavyayam| sahasraraśmiyuktena bhrājamānena tejasā21| cacāra madhye devānāṃ dvādaśātmā divākaraḥ| somaḥ śvetahayo bhāti syaṃdane śītaraśmimān22| himatoyaprapūrṇābhirbhābhirāhlādayañjagat| tamṛkṣayogānugataṃ śiśirāṃśuṃ dvijeśvaram23| śaśacchāyāṃkitatanuṃ naiśasya tamasaḥ kṣayam| jyotiṣāmīśvaraṃ vyomni rasadaṃ prabhumavyayam24| oṣadhīnāṃ pavitrāṇāṃ nidhānamamṛtasya ca| jagataḥ paramaṃ bhāgaṃ saumyaṃ sarvamayaṃ rasam25| dadṛśurdānavāḥ somaṃ himapraharaṇaṃ sthitam| yaḥ prāṇaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ paṃcadhā bhidyate nṛṣu26| saptaskaṃdhagato lokāṃstrīndadhāra cakāra ca| yamāhuragnikarttāraṃ sarvaprabhavamīśvaram27| saptasvaragatā yasya yonirgīrbhirudīryate| yaṃ vadaṃti calaṃ bhūtaṃ yaṃ vadaṃtyaśarīriṇam28| yamāhurākāśagamaṃ śīghragaṃ śabdayonijam| sa vāyuḥ sarvabhūtāyuruddhataḥ svena tejasā29| vavau pravyathayandaityānpratilomaṃ satoyadaḥ| māruto devagaṃdharvairvidyādharagaṇaiḥ saha30| cikrīḍa raśmibhiśśubhrairnirmuktairiva pannagaiḥ| sṛjaṃtaḥ sarpapatayastīvraṃ roṣamayaṃ viṣam31| śarabhūtā vilagnāśca cerurvyāttānanā divi| parvatāśca śilāśṛṃgaiḥ śataśākhaiśca pādapaiḥ32| upatasthuḥ suragaṇānprahartuṃ dānavaṃ balam| yaḥ sa devo hṛṣīkeśaḥ padmanābhastrivikramaḥ33| yugāṃte kṛṣṇavartmā ca viśvasya jagataḥ prabhuḥ| sarvayoniḥ samadhuhā havyabhukkratusaṃsthitaḥ34| bhūmyambuvyomabhūtātmā śyāmaḥ śāṃtikarorihā| avighnamamarādīnāṃ cakre cakragadādharaḥ35| savyenālabhya mahatīṃ sarvāyudhavināśinīṃ| kareṇa kālīṃ vapuṣā śatrukālapradāṃ gadāṃ36| śeṣairbhujaiḥ pradīptābhairbhujagāridhvajaḥ prabhuḥ| dadhārāyudhajālāni śārṅgādīni mahābalaḥ37| sa kaśyapasyātmabhavaṃ dvijaṃ bhujagabhojanam| bhujageṃdreṇa vadane niviṣṭena virājitam38| amṛtāraṃbhasaṃyuktaṃ maṃdarādrimivocchitam| devāsuravimardeṣu bahuśo dṛṣṭavikramam39| maheṃdreṇāmṛtasyārthe vajreṇa kṛtalakṣaṇam| vicitrapatravasanaṃ dhātumaṃtamivācalam40| sphītakrodhāvalaṃbena śītāṃśusamatejasā| bhogibhogāvasaktena maṇiratnena bhāsvatā41| pakṣābhyāṃ cārupatrābhyāmāvṛtaṃ divi līlayā| yugāṃte seṃdracāpābhyāṃ toyadābhyāmivāṃbaram42| nīlalohitapītābhiḥ patākābhiralaṃkṛtam| aruṇāvarajaṃ śrīmānāruhya samare prabhuḥ43| suvarṇavarṇavapuṣaṃ suparṇaṃ khecarottamam| tamanvayuḥ suragaṇā munayaśca samāhitāḥ44| gīrbhiḥ paramamaṃtrābhistuṣṭuvuśca gadādharam| tadvaiśravaṇasaṃśliṣṭaṃ vaivasvatapuraḥsaram45| vārirājaparikṣiptaṃ devarājavirājitam| pavanābaddhanirghoṣaṃ saṃpradīpta hutāśanam46| viṣṇorjiṣṇoḥ sahiṣṇośca bhrājiṣṇostejasāvṛtam| balaṃ balavadudrikte yuddhāya samavartata47| svastyastu devebhya iti bṛhaspatirabhāṣata| svastyastu daityebhya iti uśanā vākyamādade48| tābhyāṃ balābhyāṃ saṃjajñe tumulo vigrahastathā| surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca parasparajayaiṣiṇām49| dānavā daivataiḥ sārddhaṃ nānāpraharaṇodyamāḥ| samīyuryudhyamānā vai parvatā iva parvataiḥ1.41.50| tatsurāsurasaṃyuktaṃ yuddhamatyadbhutaṃ babhau| dharmādharmasamāyuktaṃ darpeṇa vinayena ca51| tato hayaiḥ prajavitairvāraṇaiśca pracoditaiḥ| utpatadbhiśca gagane sāsihastaiḥ samaṃtataḥ52| kṣipyamāṇaiśca musalaiḥ saṃpatadbhiśca sāyakaiḥ| cāpairvisphāryamāṇaiśca pātyamānaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ53| tadyuddhamabhavadghoraṃ devadānavasaṃkulam| jagatastrāsajananaṃ yugasaṃvartakopamam54| svahastamuktaiḥ parighairmudgaraiścaiva parvataiḥ| dānavāssamare jaghnurdevāniṃdrapurogamān55| te vadhyamānā balibhirdānavairjitakāśibhiḥ| viṣaṇṇavadanā devā jagmurārtiṃ parāṃ mṛdhe56| te cāstraśūlamathitāḥ parighairbhinnamastakāḥ| bhinnoraskā ditisutaiḥ sravadraktā raṇe bahu57| sūditāḥ śarajālaiśca niryatnāśca śaraiḥ kṛtāḥ| praviṣṭā dānavīṃ māyāṃ na śekuste viceṣṭitam58| uttaṃbhitamivābhāti niṣprāṇa sadṛśākṛti| balaṃ surāṇāmasurairniṣprayatnāyudhaṃ kṛtam59| daityacāpacyutānghorāṃśchitvā vajreṇa tānśarān| śakro daityabalaṃ ghoraṃ viveśa bahulocanaḥ60| sa daityapramukhānsarvānhatvā daityabalaṃ mahat| tāmasenāstrajālena tamobhūtamathākarot61| te'nyonyaṃ nānvabudhyaṃta daityānāṃ vāhanāni ca| ghoreṇa tamasāviṣṭāḥ puruhūtasya tejasā62| māyāpāśairvimuktāstu yatnavaṃtaḥ surottamāḥ| śirāṃsi daityasaṃghānāṃ tamobhūtānyapātayan63| apadhvastā visaṃjñāśca tamasā nīlavarcasā| petuste dānavāssadyaśchinnapakṣā ivādrayaḥ64| tatrābhibhūtadaityaiṃdramaṃdhakāramivāṃtaraṃ| dānavaṃ dehasadanaṃ tamobhūtamivābhavat65| tathā'sṛjanmahāmāyāṃ mayastāṃ tāmasīṃ dahan| yugāṃtodyotajananīṃ sṛṣṭā maurveṇa vahninā66| sa dadāha ca tāṃ śākrīṃ māyā mayavikalpitā| daityāścādityavapuṣā sadya uttasthurāhave67| māyāṃ maurvīṃ samāsādya dahyamānā divaukasaḥ| bhejire caṃdraviṣayaṃ śītāṃśusalilahradam68| te dahyamānā aurveṇa vahninā naṣṭacetasaḥ| śaśaṃsurvajriṇaṃ devāḥ saṃtaptāḥ śaraṇaiṣiṇaḥ69| saṃtapte māyayā sainye hanyamāne ca dānavaiḥ| codito devarājena varuṇo vākyamabravīt70| purā brahmarṣijaḥ śakra tapastepe sudāruṇam| urvaḥ sa pūrvaṃ tejasvī sadṛśo brahmaṇo guṇaiḥ71| taṃ tapaṃtamivādityaṃ tapasā jagadavyayaṃ| upatasthurmunigaṇā devā devarṣibhiḥ saha72| hiraṇyakaśipuścaiva dānavo dānaveśvaraḥ| ṝṣiṃ vijñāpayāmāsa purā paramatejasam73| ūcurbrahmarṣayaste tu vacanaṃ dharmasaṃhitam| ṝṣivaṃśeṣu bhagavaṃśchinnamūlamidaṃ kulaṃ74| ekastvamanapatyaśca gotrā yā'nyo na vidyate| kaumāraṃ vratamāsthāya kleśamevānuvartase75| bahūni vipragotrāṇi munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām| ekadehāni tiṣṭhaṃti viviktāni vinā prajāḥ76| evaṃbhūteṣu sarveṣu putrairme nāsti kāraṇam| bhavāṃśca tāpasaśreṣṭhaḥ prajāpati samadyutiḥ77| tatpravartasva vaṃśāya vardhayātmānamātmanā| samādhatsvorjitaṃ tejo dvitīyāṃ kuru vai tanuṃ78| sa evamukto munibhirmunirmanasi tāḍitaḥ| jagarha tānṛṣigaṇānvacanaṃ cedamabravīt79| yathā hi vihito dharmo munīnāṃ śāśvataḥ purā| ārṣaṃ hi kevalaṃ karma vanyamūlaphalāśinaḥ80| brahmayonau prasūtasya brāhmaṇasyātmavartinaḥ| brahmacaryaṃ sucaritaṃ brahmāṇamapi cālayet81| janānāṃ vṛttayastisro ye gṛhāśramavāsinaḥ| asmākaṃ ca vane vṛttirvanāśramanivāsināṃ82| abbhakṣā vāyubhakṣāśca daṃtolūkhalinastathā| aśmakuṭṭādayo yatra paṃcāgnitapasaśca ye83| ete tapasi tiṣṭhaṃto vratairapi suduścaraiḥ| brahmacaryaṃ puraskṛtya prārthayaṃti parāṃ gatim84| brahmacaryādbrahmaṇasya brāhmaṇatvaṃ vidhīyate| evamāhuḥ pare loke brāhmacaryavido janāḥ85| brahmacarye sthito dharmo brahmacarye sthitaṃ tapaḥ| ye sthitā brahmacarye tu brāhmaṇā divi te sthitāḥ86| nāsti yogaṃ vinā siddhirnāsti yogaṃ vinā yaśaḥ| nāsti loke yaśomūlaṃ brahmacaryātparaṃtapaḥ87| yo nigṛhyeṃdriyagrāmaṃ bhūtagrāmaṃ ca paṃcakam| brahmacaryaṃ samādhatte kimataḥ paramaṃ tapaḥ88| ayogakeśadharaṇamasaṃkalpa vrata kriyā| abrahmacaryā caryā ca trayaṃ syāddaṃbhasaṃjñitaṃ89| kva dārāḥ kva ca saṃyogaḥ kva ca bhāvaviparyayaḥ| nanviyaṃ brahmaṇā sṛṣṭā manasā mānasī prajā90| yadyasti tapaso vīryaṃ yuṣmākaṃ vijitātmanām| sṛjadhvaṃ mānasānputrānprājāpatyena karmaṇā91| manasā nirmitā yonirādhātavyā tapasvibhiḥ| no dārayogaṃ bījaṃ ca vratamuktaṃ tapasvināṃ92| yadidaṃ luptadharmākhyaṃ yuṣmābhiriha nirbhayaiḥ| vyāhṛtaṃ sadbhiratyarthamasadbhiriva saṃmataṃ93| vapurdīptāṃtarātmānameṣa kṛtvā manomayaṃ| dārayogaṃ vinā srakṣye putramātmatanūruhaṃ94| evamātmānamātmā me dvitīyaṃ janayiṣyati| prājāpatyena vidhinā didhakṣaṃtamiva prajāḥ95| varuṇa uvāca| urvastu tapasāviṣṭo niveśyoruṃ hutāśane| mamaṃthaikena darbheṇa putrasya prasavāraṇiṃ96| tasyoruṃ sahasā bhitvā varo'sau hyagnirutthitaḥ| jagato dahanākāṃkṣī putrognissamapadyata97| urvasyoruṃ vinirbhidya aurvo nāmāṃtako'nalaḥ| didhakṣuriva lokāṃstrīnjajñe paramakopanaḥ98| utpadyamānaścovāca pitaraṃ dīnayā girā| kṣudhā me bādhate tāta jagadbhakṣetyajasva māṃ99| tridivārohibhirjvālairjṛmbhamāṇo diśo daśa| nirdahansarvabhūtāni vavṛdhe soṃtakopamaḥ1.41.100| etasminnaṃtare brahmā munimurvaṃ samāgataḥ| uvāca vāryatāṃ putro jagatastvaṃ dayāṃ kuru101| asyāpatpasyate vipra kariṣye sāhyamuttamaṃ| tathyametadvacaḥ putra śṛṇu tvaṃ vadatāṃ vara102| aurva uvāca| dhanyosmyanugṛhītosmi yanme tvaṃ bhagavanśiśoḥ| matimetāṃ dadāsīha paramātmanhitāya vai103| prabhātakāle saṃprāpte kāṃkṣitavye samāgame| bhagavaṃstarpitaḥ putraḥ kairhavyaiḥ prāpsyate sukham104| kutra cāsya nivāsaḥ syādbhojanaṃ tu kimātmakam| vidhāsyatīha bhagavānvīryatulyaṃ mahaujasaḥ105| brahmovāca| baḍavāmukhe ca vasatiḥ samudre vai bhaviṣyati| mamayonirjalaṃ vipra taccāmeyaṃ vrajatvayaṃ106| tatrā'yamāste niyataṃ pibanvārimayaṃ haviḥ| tadvārivistaraṃ vipra visṛjāmyālayaṃ ca tam107| tato yugāṃte bhūtānāmeṣa cāhaṃ ca putraka| sahito vicariṣyāvo niṣpurāṇakarāviha108| eṣogniraṃtakāle tu salilāśī mayā kṛtaḥ| dahanaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sadevāsurarakṣasām109| evamastviti taṃ sogniḥ saṃvṛtajvālamaṃḍalaḥ| praviveśārṇavamukhaṃ natvorvaṃ pitaraṃ prabhum110| pratiyātastato brahmā te ca sarve maharṣayaḥ| aurvasyāgneḥ prabhāvajñāḥ svāṃsvāṃ gatimupāgatāḥ111| hiraṇyakaśipurdṛṣṭvā tadā tanmahadadbhutam| urvaṃ praṇatasarvāṃgo vākyametaduvāca ha112| bhagavannadbhutamidaṃ saṃvṛttaṃ lokasākṣikam| tapasā te muniśreṣṭha parituṣṭaḥ pitāmahaḥ113| ahaṃ tu tava putrasya tava caiva mahāvrata| bhṛtya ityavagaṃtavyaḥ ślāghyastvamiha karmaṇā114| tanmāṃ paśya samāpannaṃ tavaivārādhane ratam| yadi sīdenmuniśreṣṭha tavai vasyātparājayaḥ115| urva uvāca| dhanyosmyanugṛhītosmi yasya te'haṃ gururmataḥ| nāsti te tapasānena bhayaṃ caiveha suvrata116| tāmeva māyāṃ gṛhṇīṣva mama putreṇa nirmitām| niriṃdhināmagnimayīṃ duḥsparśāṃ pāvakairapi117| eṣā te svasya vaṃśasya vaśagāri vinigrahe| rakṣiṣyatyātmapakṣaṃ ca vipakṣaṃ ca pradhakṣyati118| varuṇa uvāca| eṣā durviṣahā māyā devairapi durāsadā| aurveṇa nirmitā pūrvaṃ pāvakenorvasūnunā119| tasmiṃstu vyathite daitye nirvīryaiṣā na saṃśayaḥ| śāpo hyasyāḥ purā dattaḥ sṛṣṭā yenaiva tejasā120| yadyeṣā pratihaṃtavyā kartavyo bhagavānsukhī| dīyatāṃ me sakho śakra toyayonirniśākaraḥ121| tenāhaṃ sahasaṃ gamya yādobhiśca samāvṛtaḥ| māyāmetāṃ haniṣyāmi tvatprasādānna saṃśayaḥ122| evamastvitisaṃhṛṣṭaḥ śakrastridaśavardhanaḥ| saṃdideśāgrataḥ somaṃ yuddhāya śiśirāyudham123| gaccha soma sahāyantvaṃ kuru pāśadharasya vai| asurāṇāṃ vināśāya jayārthaṃ tridivaukasām124| tvaṃ mataḥ prativīryaśca jyotiṣāmapi ceśvaraḥ| tvanmayānsarvalokeṣu rasānvedavido viduḥ125| tvayā samo na lokesminvidyate śiśirāyudhaḥ| kṣayavṛddhītavāvyaktesāgarecaivacāṃbare126| pravartayasyahorātrātkālaṃ saṃmohayanjagat| lokacchāyāmayaṃ lakṣma tavāṃkaḥ śaśavigrahaḥ127| na viduḥ soma te māyāṃ ye ca nakṣatrayonayaḥ| tvamādityapathādūrdhvaṃ jyotiṣāṃ coparisthitaḥ128| tamaḥ protsārya sahasā bhāsayasyakhilaṃ jagat| śītabhānurhimatanurjyotiṣāmadhipaḥ śaśī129| api tatkālayogātmā ijyo yajñaratho'vyayaḥ| oṣadhīśaḥ kriyāyonirapāṃ yoniranuṣṇaguḥ130| śītāṃśuramṛtādhāraścapalaḥ śvetavāhanaḥ| tvaṃ kāṃtiḥ kāṃtavapuṣāṃ tvaṃ somaḥ somapāyinām131| saumyastvaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ timiraghnastvamṛkṣarāṭ| tadgaccha tvaṃ mahāsena varuṇena varūthinā132| śamayasvāsurīṃ māyāṃ yayā dahyāmahe raṇe| soma uvāca| yanmāṃ vadasi yuddhārthaṃ devarājavaraprada133| eṣa varṣāmi śiśiraṃ daityamāyāpakarṣaṇaṃ| etānme śītanirdagdhānpaśyasva himaveṣṭitān134| tathā himakarotsṛṣṭāḥ sapāśā himavṛṣṭayaḥ| veṣṭayaṃti ca tāndaityānvāyurmeghagaṇāniva135| tau pāśaśītāṃśudharau varuṇeṃdū mahābalau| jaghnaturhimapātaiśca pāśapātaiśca dānavān136| dvāvaṃbunāthau samare tau pāśahimayodhinau| mṛdhe ceraturaṃbhobhiḥ kṣubdhāviva mahārṇavau137| tābhyāmāpūritaṃ sarvaṃ taddānavabalaṃ mahat| jagatsaṃvarttakāṃbhodaiḥ pravarṣairiva saṃvṛtaṃ138| tāvudyatāvaṃbunāthau śaśāṃkavaruṇāvubhau| śamayāmāsatustāṃ tu māyāṃ daityendranirmitāṃ139| śītāṃśujālanirdagdhāḥ pāśaiścāskaṃditā raṇe| na śekuścalituṃ daityā viśiraskā ivādrayaḥ140| śītāṃśu nihatāste tu daityāssarve nipātitāḥ| himaplāvita sarvāṃgānirūṣmāṇa ivāgnayaḥ141| teṣāṃ tu divi daityānāṃ nipataṃti śubhāni vai| vimānāni vicitrāṇi nipataṃtyutpataṃti ca142| tānpāśahastagrathitānchāditānśītaraśmibhiḥ| mayo dadarśa māyāvī dānavāndivi dānavaḥ143| saśailajālāṃ vitatāṃ khaḍgapaṭṭasahāsinīm| pādapotkarakūṭasthāṃ kaṃdarākīrṇakānanāṃ144| siṃhavyāghragaṇākīrṇāṃ nadadbhirdevayūthapaiḥ| īhāmṛgagaṇākīrṇāṃ pavanāghūrṇitaddrumām145| nirmitāṃ svena putreṇa kūjaṃtīṃ divikāmagāṃ| prathitāṃ pārvatīṃ māyāṃ sasṛje sa samaṃtataḥ146| sāsiśabdaiśśilāvarṣaiḥ saṃpatadbhiśca pādapaiḥ| jaghāna devasaṃghāṃste dānavānabhyajīvayat147| naiśākarī vāruṇī ca māye aṃtarhite tadā| abhavadghorasaṃcārā pṛthivī parvatairiva148| na cāruddho drumagaṇairdevo dṛśyata kaścana| tadapadhvastadhanuṣaṃ bhagnapraharaṇāvilam149| niṣprayatnaṃ surānīkaṃ varjayitvā gadādharaṃ| sa hi yuddhagataḥ śrīmānīśo na sma vyakaṃpata1.41.150| sahiṣṇutvājjagatsvāmī na cukrodha gadādharaḥ| kālajñaḥ kālameghābhaḥ samīkṣankālamāhave151| devāsuravimardaṃ ca draṣṭukāmastadā hariḥ| tato bhagavatādiṣṭau raṇe pāvakamārutau152| coditau viṣṇuvākyena tato māyāṃ vyakarṣatāṃ| tābhyāmudbhrāṃtavegābhyāṃ prabuddhābhyāṃ mahāhave153| dagdhā sā pārvatī māyā bhasmībhūtā nanāśa ha| sonilonalasaṃyuktassonalaścānilākulaḥ154| daityasenāṃ dadahaturyugāṃteṣviva mūrcchitau| vāyuḥ prajavitastatra paścādagniśca mārutāt155| ceraturdānavānīke krīḍaṃtāvanalānilau| bhasmībhūteṣu bhūteṣu prapatatsūtpatatsu ca156| dānavānāṃ vimāneṣu nipatatsu samaṃtataḥ| vātaskaṃdhāpaviddheṣu kṛtakarmaṇi pāvake157| māyāvadhe pravṛtte tu stūyamāne gadādhare| niṣprayatneṣu daityeṣu trailokye muktabaṃdhane158| prahṛṣṭeṣu ca deveṣu sādhusādhviti jalpiṣu| jaye daśaśatākṣasya daityānāṃ ca parājaye159| dikṣu sarvāsu śuddhāsu pravṛtte dharmavistare| apāvṛte caṃdrapathe svasthānasthe divākare160| pravṛttistheṣu bhūteṣu nṛṣu cāritravatsu ca| abhinnabaṃdhane mṛtyau hūyamāne hutāśane161| yajñaśobhiṣu deveṣu svargamārgaṃ diśatsu ca| lokapāleṣu sarveṣu dikṣu saṃdhānavartiṣu162| bhāve tapasi siddhānāmabhāve pāpakarmaṇām| devapakṣe pramudite daityapakṣe viṣīdati163| tripādavigrahe dharme'dharme pādaparigrahe| apāvṛtte mahādvāre vartamāne ca satpathe164| lokeṣu dharmavṛtteṣu pravṛtteṣvāśrameṣu ca| prajārakṣaṇayukteṣu rājamāneṣu rājasu165| praśāṃteṣu ca lokeṣu śāṃte tamasi dānave| agnimārutayostasminvṛtte saṃgrāmakarmaṇi166| tanmayā vimalā lokāstābhyāṃ jayakṛtakriyāḥ| tīvraṃ daityabhayaṃ śrutvā mārutāgnikṛtaṃ mahat167| kālanemīti vikhyāto dānavaḥ pratyadṛśyata| bhāskarākāramukuṭaḥ śiṃjitābharaṇāṃgadaḥ168| maṃdarādripratīkāśo mahārajatasaṃvṛtaḥ| śatapraharaṇodagraḥ śatabāhuḥ śatānanaḥ169| śataśīrṣaḥ sthitaḥ śrīmānśataśṛṃga ivācalaḥ| kakṣe mahati saṃvṛddho nidāgha iva pāvakaḥ170| dhūmrakeśo hariśmaśrurdaṃturo vikaṭānanaḥ| trailokyāṃtaravistāraṃ dhārayanvipulaṃ vapuḥ171| bāhubhistulayanvyoma kṣipanpadbhyāṃ mahīdharān| īrayanmukhaniḥśvāsairvṛṣṭikārānbalāhakān172| tiryagāyataraktākṣaṃ maṃdarodagravarcasām| didhakṣaṃtamivāyāṃtaṃ sarvāndevagaṇānmṛdhe173| tarjayaṃtaṃ suragaṇāṃśchādayaṃtaṃ diśo daśa| saṃvartakāle hṛṣitaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ mṛtyumivotthitam174| sutalenocchrayavatā vipulāṃguliparvaṇā| laṃbābharaṇapūrṇena kiṃciccalitakarmaṇā175| ucchritenāgrahastena dakṣiṇena vapuṣmatā| dānavāndevanihatānbruvantaṃ tiṣṭhateti ca176| taṃ kālanemiṃ samare dviṣatāṃ kālaneminam| vīkṣaṃte sma surāḥ sarve bhayavihvalalocanāḥ177| taṃ vīkṣaṃte sma bhūtāni grasaṃtaṃ kālaneminam| trivikramaṃ vikramaṃ taṃ nārāyaṇamivāparam178| sobhyucchrayaṃ punaḥ prāpto mārutāghūrṇitāṃbaraḥ| prakrāmadasuro yoddhuṃ trāsayansarvadevatāḥ179| sameyivānsureṃdreṇa pariṣvakto bhramanraṇe| kālanemirbabhau daityaḥ saviṣṇuriva maṃdaraḥ180| atha vivyathire devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ| kālaneminamāyāṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā kālamivāparam181| dānavānanupiprīṣuḥ kālanemirmahāsuraḥ| vyavardhata mahātejāstapāṃte jalado yathā182| taṃ trailokyāṃtaragataṃ dṛṣṭvā te dānaveśvarāḥ| uttasthurapariśrāṃtāḥ pītvevāmṛtamuttamam183| te vītabhayasaṃtrāsā mayatārapurogamāḥ| tārakāmayasaṃgrāme satataṃ jitakāśinaḥ184| rejurāyodhanagatā dānavā yuddhakāṃkṣiṇaḥ| maṃtramabhyasatāṃ teṣāṃ vyūhaṃ ca paridhāvatām185| prekṣatāṃ cābhavatprītirdānavaṃ kālaneminam| ye tu tatra mayasyāsanmukhyā yuddhapurassarāḥ186| te tu sarve bhayaṃ tyaktvā hṛṣṭā yoddhumupasthitāḥ| mayastāro varāhaśca hayagrīvaśca dānavaḥ187| vipracittisutaḥ śvetaḥ kharalaṃbāvubhāvapi| ariṣṭo baliputraśca kiśorākhyastathaiva ca188| surbhānuścāmaraprakhyaścakrayodhī mahāsuraḥ| ete'stravedinaḥ sarve sarve tapasi susthitāḥ189| dānavāḥ kṛtino jagmuḥ kālaneminamuddhatam| te gadābhissugurvībhiścakrairathaparaśvadhaiḥ190| kālakalpaiśca musalaiḥ kṣepaṇīyaiśca mudgaraiḥ| aśmabhiścāstrasadṛśaistathā śailaiśca dāruṇaiḥ191| paṭṭiśairbhiṃḍipālaiśca parighaiścottamāyasaiḥ| ghātinībhiśca gurvībhiḥ śataghnībhistathaiva ca192| yugairyaṃtraiśca nirmuktairlāṃgalairugratāḍitaiḥ| dorbhirāyatamānaiśca pāśaiśca parighādibhiḥ193| bhujaṃgavaktrairlelihānairvisarpadbhiśca sāyakaiḥ| vajraiḥ praharaṇīyaiśca dīpyamānaiśca tomaraiḥ194| vikośairasibhistīkṣṇaiḥ śūlaiśca śitanirmalaiḥ| daityaiḥ saṃdīpyamānaiśca pragṛhītaśarāsanaiḥ195| tataḥ puraskṛtya tadā kālaneminamāhave| sā dīptaśastrapravarā daityānāṃ ruruce camūḥ196| yairnimīlitasarvāṃgā vanālīvāṃbudāgame| devatānāmapi camūrmumude śakrapālitā197| upetā śiśiroṣṇābhyāṃ tejobhyāṃ caṃdrasūryayoḥ| vāyuvegavatī saumyā tārāgaṇapatākinī198| toyadā baddhavasanā grahanakṣatrahāsinī| yameṃdradhanadairguptā varuṇena ca dhīmatā199| sā pradīptāgnipavanā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇā| sāsamudraughasadṛśī dīpyamānā mahācamūḥ1.41.200| rarājāstravatī bhīmā yakṣagaṃdharvaśālinī| tayoścamvostadānīṃ tu babhūva sa samāgamaḥ201| dyāvāpṛthivyossaṃyogo yathā syādyugaparyaye| tadyuddhamabhavadghoraṃ devadānavasaṃkulaṃ202| kṣamāparākramaparaṃ sadarpavinayasyadaṃ| niścakramurbalābhyāṃ tu bhīmābhyāṃ ca surā'surāḥ203| pūrvāparābhyāṃ saṃrabdhāḥ sāgarābhyāmivāṃbudāḥ| tābhyāṃ balābhyāṃ saṃhṛṣṭāśceruste devadānavāḥ204| vanābhyāṃ pārvatīyābhyāṃ puṣpitābhyāṃ yathā nagāḥ| samājaghnustathā bherīḥ śaṃkhāndadhmuranekaśaḥ205| brahmāṃḍaṃ ca bhuvaṃ caiva diśaśca samapūrayan| jyāghātatalanirghoṣa dhanuṣāṃ kūjitāni ca206| duṃdubhīnāṃ ca nirhrādo daityamaṃtardadhuḥ svanam| te'nyonyamabhisaṃpeturyātayaṃtaḥ parasparam207| babhaṃjurbāhubhirbāhu yuddhamanye yuyutsavaḥ| devānāmaśanīrghorāḥ parighāṃścottamāyudhān208| nistriṃśānsasṛjuḥ saṃkhye gadāgurvīśca dānavāḥ| gadānipātairbhagnāṃgā bāṇaiśca śakalīkṛtāḥ209| paripeturbhṛśaṃ kecitpunaḥ kecittu jaghnire| tato rathaiśca turagairvimānaiśca padātibhiḥ210| samīyustetisaṃrabdhā roṣādanyonyamāhave| saṃvarttamānāssamare saṃdaṣṭauṣṭapuṭānanāḥ211| rathā rathairniyudhyaṃte pādātāśca padātibhiḥ| teṣāṃ rathānāṃ tumulaḥ saśabdaḥ śabdavāhinām212| nabho nidaddhvānayathā nabhasye jaladasvanaiḥ| babhaṃjire rathānkecitkecitsaṃmṛditā rathaiḥ213| saṃbādhamanye saṃprāptā na śekuścalituṃ rathāḥ| anyonya madhye samare dorbhyāmutkṣipya daṃśitāḥ214| saṃhrādamāṇāssabalā jaghnustatrāsi carmiṇaḥ| astrairanye vinirbhinnā raktaṃ vemurhatāyudhi215| kṣarajjalānāṃ sadṛśā jaladānāṃ samāgatāḥ| anyonyabāṇavarṣeṇa yuddhadurdinamābabhau216| etasminnaṃtare kruddhaḥ kālanemissa dānavaḥ| avardhata samudraughaiḥ pūryamāṇa ivāṃbudaḥ217| tasya vidyullatāpīḍāḥ pradīptāśanivarṣiṇaḥ| gātrairnagagiriprakhyairvinipeturbalāhakāḥ218| krodhānniśvasatastasya bhrūbhedasvedavarṣiṇaḥ| sāgnisphuliṃgāḥ pratatā mukhānniścerurarciṣaḥ219| tiryagūrdhvaṃ ca gagane vavṛdhustasya bāhavaḥ| parvatādiva niṣkrāṃtāḥ paṃcāsyā iva pannagāḥ220| so'strajālairbahuvidhairdhanurbhiḥ parighairapi| divyamākāśamāvavre parvatairucchritairiva221| sonilodbhūtavasanastasthau saṃgrāmalālasaḥ| saṃdhyātapagrastaśilaḥ sākṣānmerurivācalaḥ222| ūruvegapramathitaiḥ śṛṃgaśailāgrapādapaiḥ| apātayaddevagaṇānvajreṇeva mahāgirīn223| bāhubhiśca sanistriṃśaiśchinnabhinnaśiroruhāḥ| na śekuścalituṃ devāḥ kālanemihatā yudhi224| muṣṭibhirnihatāḥ kecitkecicca dvidalīkṛtāḥ| yakṣagaṃdharvapatagāḥ samahoragakinnarāḥ225| tena vitrāsitāḥ petuḥ samare kālaneminā| na śekuryatnavaṃtopi yatnaṃ kartuṃ vicetasaḥ226| tena śakraḥ sahasrākṣo'spaṃditaḥ śarabaṃdhanaiḥ| niṣprayatnaḥ kṛtaḥ saṃkhye calituṃ na śaśāka ha227| nirjalāṃbhodasadṛśo nirjalārṇavasaprabhaḥ| nirvyāpāraḥ kṛtastena vipāśo varuṇo mṛdhe228| raṇe vaiśravaṇastena parītaḥ kālarūpiṇā| vilapanlokapāleśastyājito dhanadaḥ kriyāṃ229| yamaḥ sarvaharastena mṛtyupraharaṇo raṇe| yāmyāmavasthāṃ saṃtyajya bhītaḥ svāṃ diśamāviśat230| salokapālānutsārya hṛtvā teṣāṃ ca karma tat| dikṣu sarvāsu dehaṃ svaṃ caturdhā vidadhe tadā231| sa nakṣatrapathaṃ gatvā divyaṃ svarbhānudarśitaṃ| jahāra lakṣmīṃ somasya yaccāsya viṣayaṃ mahat232| cālayāmāsa dīptāṃśuṃ dharmadvārā sabhāskaraṃ| śāsanaṃ cāsya viṣayaṃ jahāra dinakarma ca233| sogniṃ devamukhaṃ jitvā cakārātmamukhāśrayaṃ| vāyuṃ ca tarasā jitvā cakārātmavaśānugaṃ234| sa samudrātsamānīya samastāḥ sarito balāt| cakārābhisukhāvīryā dehabhūtāśca siṃdhavaḥ235| apaḥ svavaśagāḥ kṛtvā divijāyāśca bhūmijāḥ| chādayāmāsa jagatīṃ suguptāṃ dharaṇīdharaiḥ236| sa svayaṃbhūrivābhāti mahābhūtapatirmahān| sarvalokamayo daityaḥ sarvalokabhayāvahaḥ237| sa lokapālaikavapuścaṃdrasūryagrahātmavān| pāvakānilasaṃbhūto rarāja yudhi dānavaḥ238| pārameṣṭhye sthitaḥ sthāne lokānāṃ prabhavopame| taṃ tuṣṭuvurdaityagaṇā devā iva pitāmahaṃ239| paṃca taṃ nābhyavartaṃta viparītena karmaṇā| vedo dharmaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ śrīśca nārāyaṇāśrayā240| sa teṣāmanupasthānātsakrodho dānaveśvaraḥ| vaiṣṇavaṃ padamanvicchansa gato devatāyataḥ241| sa dadarśa suparṇasthaṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharaṃ| dānavānāṃ vināśāya bhrāmayaṃtaṃ gadāṃ śubhāṃ242| sajalāṃbhodasadṛśaṃ vidyutsadṛśavāsasaṃ| ārūḍhaṃ svarṇapatrāḍhyaṃ khecaraṃ kāśyapaṃ khagaṃ243| duṣṭadaityavināśāya dṛṣṭvā khasthamivasthitaṃ| dānavo viṣṇumakṣobhyaṃ babhāṣe kṣubdhamānasaḥ244| ayaṃ sa ripurasmākaṃ pūrveṣāṃ prāṇanāśanaḥ| arṇavāvāsinaścaiva madhośca kaiṭabhasya ca245| ayaṃ sa ripurasmākamasamaḥ kila kathyate| anekasaṃyugenena dānavā bahavo hatāḥ246| ayaṃ sa nirghṛṇo loke strībālanirapattrapaḥ| yena dānavanārīṇāṃ sīmaṃtodvaraṇaṃ kṛtam247| ayaṃ sa viṣṇurdevānāṃ vaikuṃṭhaśca divaukasām| anaṃto bhogināṃ madhye svayaṃbhūśca svayaṃbhuvaḥ248| ayaṃ sa nātho devānāmasmābhirviprakṛṣyate| asya krodhaṃ samāsādya hiraṇyakaśipurhataḥ249| asyacchāyāmupāśritya devā makhamukhe sthitāḥ| ājyaṃ maharṣibhirdattamaśnuvaṃti tridhā hutam1.41.250| ayaṃ sa nidhane hetuḥ sarveṣāmamaradviṣām| asya cakrapraviṣṭāni kulānyasmākamāhave251| ayaṃ sa kila yuddheṣu surārthe tyaktajīvitaḥ| sa vibhustejasā yuktaṃ cakraṃ kṣipati śatruṣu252| ayaṃ sa kālo daityānāṃ kālabhūte mayi sthite| atikrāṃtasya kālasya phalaṃ prāpsyati keśavaḥ253| diṣṭyedānīṃ samakṣaṃ me viṣṇureṣa samāgataḥ| niṣpiṣṭo bahunā saṃkhye mayyeva praṇaśiṣyati254| yāsyāmyapacitiṃ diṣṭyā pūrveṣāmadya saṃyuge| imannārāyaṇaṃ hatvā dānavānāṃ bhayāvaham255| kṣiprameva haniṣyāmi raṇe'maragaṇānaham| jātyaṃtaragatopyeṣa bādhate dānavānmṛdhe256| eṣo'naṃtaḥ purā bhūtvā padmanābha iti śrutaḥ| jaghānaikārṇave ghore tāvubhau madhukaiṭabhau257| dvidhābhūtaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā siṃhasyārddhaṃ narasya ca| pitaraṃ me jaghānaiko hiraṇyakaśipuṃ purā258| śubhaṃ garbhamadhattainamaditirdevatāraṇiḥ| trīnlokānājahāraikaḥ kramamāṇastribhiḥ kramaiḥ259| bhūyastvidānīṃ saṃprāpte saṃgrāme tārakāmaye| mayā saha samāgamya sa devo vinaśiṣyati260| evamuktvā bahuvidhaṃ kṣipraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ raṇe| vāgbhirapratirūpābhiryuddhamevābhyarocayat261| kṣipyamāṇo'sureṃdreṇa na cukopa gadādharaḥ| kṣamābalena mahatā sasmitaṃ cedamabravīt262| alpaṃ darpabalaṃ daitya sthiramakrodhajaṃ balam| hatastvaṃ darpajairdoṣairhitvā yo bhāṣase kṣamām263| adhamastvaṃ mama mato dhigetattava vāgbalam| ke tatra puruṣāḥ saṃti yatra garjaṃti yoṣitaḥ264| ahaṃ tvāṃ daitya paśyāmi pūrveṣāṃ mārgagāminam| prajāpatiṃ kṛtaṃ setuṃ tyaktvā kaḥ svastimānbhavet265| adya tvāṃ nāśayiṣyāmi devavyāpāraghātakam| sveṣu sveṣu ca sthāneṣu sthāpayiṣyāmi devatāḥ266| evaṃ bruvati vākyaṃ tu mṛdhe śrīvatsadhāriṇi| jahāsa dānavaḥ krodhāddhastāṃścakreṇa sāyudhān267| sa bāhuśatamudyamya sarvāyudhagaṇānraṇe| krodhādviguṇaraktākṣo viṣṇorvakṣasya pātayat268| dānavāścāpi samare mayatārapurogamāḥ| udyatāyudhanistriṃśā viṣṇumabhyadravanraṇe269| sa tāḍyamāno'tibalairdaityaiḥ sarvāyudhodyataiḥ| na cacāla tato yuddhe kaṃpyamāna ivācalaḥ270| saṃyuktaśca suparṇena kālanemirmahāsuraḥ| sarvaprāṇena mahatīṃ gadāmudyamya bāhubhiḥ271| ghorāṃ jvalaṃtīṃ mumuce saṃrabdho garuḍopari| karmaṇā tena daityasya viṣṇurvismayamāgamat272| tadā tena suparṇasya pātitā mūrdhni sā gadā| suparṇaṃ vyathitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣataṃ ca vapurātmanaḥ273| krodhasaṃraktanayano vaikuṃṭhaścakramādade| vyavarddhata ca vegena suparṇena samaṃ vibhuḥ274| bhujāścāsya vyavardhaṃta vyāptavaṃto diśo daśa| vidiśaścaiva khaṃ cāpi gāṃ caiva pratipūrayan275| vavṛdhe sa punarlokānkrāṃtukāma ivaujasā| taṃ jayāya sureṃdrāṇāṃ varddhamānaṃ nabhastale276| ṝṣayaḥ saha gaṃdharvāstuṣṭuvurmadhusūdanam| sadyāṃ kirīṭena likhanśirasā bhāsvareṇa ca277| padbhyāmākramyavasudhāṃ diśaḥ pracchādya bāhubhiḥ| sahasrakaratulyābhaṃ sahasrāramarikṣayam278| dīptāgnisadṛśaṃ ghoraṃdarśanena sudarśanam| suvarṇareṇuparyaṃtaṃ vajranābhaṃ bhayāvahaṃ279| medosthimajjarudhiraiḥ siktaṃ dānavasaṃbhavaiḥ| advitīyaṃ praharaṇaṃ kṣuraparyaṃtamaṃḍalam280| sragdāmamālānicitaṃ kāmagaṃ kāmarūpiṇaṃ| svayaṃ svayaṃbhuvā sṛṣṭaṃ bhayadaṃ sarvavidviṣām281| dadhāra roṣeṇāviṣṭaṃ nityamāhavadarpitaṃ| kṣepaṇādyasya muhyaṃti lokāḥ sasthāṇujaṃgamāḥ282| kravyādāni ca bhūtāni tṛptiṃ yāṃti mahāmṛdhe| tamapratimakarmāṇaṃ samānaṃ sūryavarcasā283| cakramudyamya samare kopadīpto gadādharaḥ| praṇaṣṭaṃ dānavaṃ tejaḥ kurvāṇaṃ svena tejasā284| ciccheda bāhūṃstenaiva samare kālaneminaḥ| tacca vaktraśataṃ ghoraṃ sāgnicūrṇāṭṭahāsi vai285| tasya daityasya cakreṇa pramamātha balāddhariḥ| sacchinnabāhurviśirānaprākaṃpata dānavaḥ286| kabaṃdhāvasthitaḥ saṃkhye viśākhaiva pādapaḥ| taṃvitatya mahāpakṣau vāyoḥ kṛtvā samaṃ javam287| urasā tāḍayāmāsa garuḍaḥ kālaneminaṃ| sa tasya dehobhimukho vibāhuḥ khātparibhraman288| nipapāta divaṃ tyaktvā kṣobhayandharaṇītalam| tasminnipatite daitye devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstathā289| sādhusādhviti vaikuṃṭhaṃ sametāḥ pratyapūjayan| apare ye tu daityā vai yuddhe dṛṣṭaparākramāḥ290| te sarve bāhubhirvyāptā na śekuścalituṃ raṇe| kāṃścitkeśeṣu jagrāha kāṃścitkaṃṭheṣvapīḍayat291| cakarta kasyacidvaktraṃ madhye gṛhṇāttathāparam| te gadācakranirdagdhā gatasatvā gatāsavaḥ292| gaganādbhraṣṭasarvāṃgā nipeturdharaṇītale| teṣu sarveṣu daityeṣu hateṣu puruṣottamaḥ293| śakrapriyaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā kṛtakarmagadādharaḥ| tasminvimarde saṃvṛtte saṃgrāme tārakāmaye294| taṃ ca deśaṃ jagāmāśu brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ| sarvairbrahmarṣibhiḥ sārddhaṃ gaṃdharvāpsarasāṃgaṇaiḥ295| devadevaṃ hariṃ devaḥ pūjayanvākyamabravīt| kṛtaṃ deva mahatkarma surāṇāṃ śalyamuddhṛtam296| nidhanena ca daityānāṃ vayaṃ ca paritoṣitāḥ| yo'yaṃ tvayā hato viṣṇo kālanemirmahāsuraḥ297| tvāmetasya ṝte hyasminśāstā kaścinna vidyate| eṣa devānparibhavanlokāṃśca sacarācarān298| ṝṣīṇāṃ kadanaṃ kṛtvā māmapi pratigarjati| tadanena tvadīyena parituṣṭosmi karmaṇā299| yadayaṃ kālakalpaste kālanemirnipātitaḥ| tadāgacchasva bhadraṃ te gacchāma divamuttamām1.41.300| brahmarṣayastvāṃ tatrasthāḥ pratīkṣaṃte sado gatāḥ| kaṃ cāhaṃ tava dāsyāmi varaṃ varabhṛtāṃ vara301| svasthānastheṣu deveṣu teṣāṃ ca varado bhavān| niryātametattrailokyaṃ sphītaṃ nihatakaṃṭakam302| asminneva mṛdhe viṣṇo śakrāya sumahātmane| evamukto bhagavatā brahmaṇā hariravyayaḥ303| devānśakramukhānsarvānuvāca śubhayā girā| viṣṇuruvāca| śrūyatāṃ tridaśāssarve yāvaṃto'tra samāgatāḥ304| suparṇasahitaistatra puraskṛtya puraṃdaraṃ| asmābhiḥ samare sarvaiḥ kālanemimukhā hatāḥ305| dānavā vikramopetāḥ śakrādapi mahattarāḥ| asminmahati saṃgrāme dvāveva tu vinissṛtau306| virocanastu daiteyaḥ svarbhānuśca mahābalaḥ| svāṃ diśaṃ bhajatāṃ śakro diśaṃ varuṇa eva ca307| yāmyāṃ yamaḥ pālayatāmuttarāṃ ca dhanādhipaḥ| ṝkṣaiḥ saha sadā yogaṃ gacchatāṃ caṃdramāstathā308| ayamṛtumukhaṃ sūryo bhajatāmayanaiḥ saha| ājyabhāgāḥ pravartaṃtāṃ sadasyairabhipūjitāḥ309| hūyaṃtāmagnayo viprairvedadṛṣṭena karmaṇā| devāśca balihomena svādhyāyena maharṣayaḥ310| śrāddhena pitaraścaiva tuṣṭiṃ yāṃtu yathāsukham| vāyuścaratu mārgasthastridhā dīpyatu pāvakaḥ311| trayovarṇāśca lokāṃstrīstaparpayaṃtvātmajairguṇaiḥ| kratavaḥ saṃpravartaṃtāṃ dīkṣaṇīyairdvijātibhiḥ312| dakṣiṇāścopapadyaṃtāṃ yājñikaiśca pṛthakpṛthak| gāśca sūryo rasānsomo vāyuḥ prāṇāṃśca prāṇiṣu313| tarpayantaḥ pravartaṃtāmete somyaiḥ svakarmabhiḥ| yathāvadanupūrveṇa maheṃdramalayodbhavāḥ314| trailokyamātaraḥ sarvāḥ samudraṃ yāṃtu siṃdhavaḥ| daityebhyastyajyatāṃ bhīśca śāṃtiṃ vrajata devatāḥ315| svasti vo'stu gamiṣyāmi brahmalokaṃ sanātanaṃ| svagṛhe svargaloke vā saṃgrāme vā viśeṣataḥ316| viśvastaiśca na gaṃtavyaṃ nityaṃ kṣudrā hi dānavāḥ| chidreṣu praharaṃtyete na teṣāṃ saṃsthitirdhruvā317| saumyānāṃ nijabhāvānāṃ bhavatāmārjave manaḥ| evamuktvā suragaṇānviṣṇussatyaparākramaḥ318| jagāma brahmaṇā sārddhaṃ brahmalokaṃ mahāyaśāḥ| devānāṃ mahatīṃ prītimutpādya bhagavānprabhuḥ319| etadāścaryamabhavatsaṃgrāme tārakāmaye| dānavānāṃ ca viṣṇośca yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi320|
English translation
Pulastya said :
1. The Ādityas , the Vasus , the two mighty Aśvins got ready for battle with their troops and followers in due order.
2. The thousand-eyed Indra , the guardian of the worlds and the leader of gods mounted on an excellent elephant.
3-6a. To his right stood the chariot, which had the best bird (i.e. Garuḍa ) as its banner; which moved on very fine wheels; which was adorned with a golden umbrella; which was followed by the multitudes of gods, Gandharvas and Yakṣas in thousands; which was eulogised by brahmanic brilliant sages living in heaven; having mounted upon which chariot, furnished with multitudes of clouds having the lustre of lightning and rain-bow risen due to the vibration of the thunderbolt, and resembling mountains moving according to their will, the lord moves in the entire world.
6b-7. The brāhmaṇas remaining at the front of a sacrifice sing at the (time of the) presentation of oblations. Hundreds of groups of celestial nymphs dance by him accompanied by Indra when the sounds of the trumpets of gods were (heard) at the heavenly battle.
8-9. The best chariot which was at that time occupied by Mātalin, to which a thousand horses, having the speed of the mind and the wind, were yoked, shone, like the Sun, with the banner of the lord of serpents; (it shone) like the Meru mountain which is fully covered with the Sun’s lustre.
10. And Yama , raising his staff and his fatal mallet and displaying them to the demons, stood in the army of gods.
11-14. Varuṇa , who held the nooses, who was accompanied by four oceans and the repeatedly licking snakes, who had put on ornaments of conches and pearls, who possessed a watery body, who had held together his fatal nooses, who wore excellent white garments and coral ornaments, who had an excellent body brown with gems, who indulged in thousands of sports with his horses of a watery appearance and resembling the moon and being impelled by the wind, remained in the gods’ army, desiring (i.e. waiting for) the time to fight, (looking) like the ocean that had broken the coast.
15-16. Dhanada (i.e. Kubera ), accompanied by the army of Yakṣas and demons, and by the hosts of Guhyakas , endowed with a conch and a lotus, who was the lord of treasures, and king of kings, possessed of prosperity and holding a mace in his hand, and fighting by remaining in an aeroplane, was seen there seated in the Puṣpaka .
17a. He i.e. Kubera, the king of kings, the lord of Yakṣas, shone (there).
17b-18a. Indra remained in the eastern wing, Yama in the southern, Varuṇa in the western and Kubera in the northern wing (of the army).
18b-19a. The very mighty four regents of quarters remaining in the four wings moved in their respective regions of that army of gods.
19b-20. The Sun, moving in a chariot to which seven horses were yoked, which was moving like the wind, which was resplendent with beauty, and which was shining with rays, and which went to the skirt of Meru, rose and set (i.e. went up and down).
21-22a. The Sun, of twelve forms, heating the unchangeable world with heat by means of the orb at the gate of the heaven which had a thousand rays and which had illuminating lustre, moved among the gods.
22b-23a. Soma (i.e. the Moon), of white horses, having cool rays, delighting the world with lustre full of cool water, shines (i.e. shone) in his chariot.
23b-26a. The demons saw that Soma, who was accompanied by Stars, whose rays were cool, who was the lord of brāhmaṇas, whose form was marked with the shadow of a hare, who removed the nocturnal darkness, who was the lord of the Stars in the sky, who gave nectar, who was the immutable lord, who was the store of pure herbs and of nectar, who was the great lot of the world, who was agreeable, who was full of nectar, who had the snow-weapon, and who remained (in his chariot).
26b-30a. The Wind, [1] that is the life of the beings, and has divided himself into five in men (i.e. remains in five forms in the bodies of men), who went along seven tracts, who supports and has fashioned the three worlds, whom they call Agni , the creator of the worlds, and the lord, the source of all, whose origin, found in the seven notes (of the gamut), is proclaimed by words, whom they describe as a moving element and as one having no body, whom they call as moving in the sky, as quick moving, and as being produced from the source of sound, who is the life of all beings, who was stirred up by his own lustre, blew, with clouds, in a hostile manner and troubled the Daityas .
30b-31a. The Wind, along with the gods, Gandharvas, and hosts of Vidyādharas , sported with the rays white like serpents that had lately cast their skins.
31b-32a. Lords of serpents, producing strong poison of wrath, being thin and turning themselves into arrows and with their mouths wide open moved (there).
32b-33a. The mountains also stood with their rocky peaks and trees having hundred branches, by the gods in order to strike the army of the demons.
33b-35. He, god Hṛṣīkeśa , Padmanābha , Trivikrama [2] , who is the fire at the end of the yuga , who is the lord of the entire world, who is the source of all, who killed (the demon) Madhu , who enjoys the oblations, who is the soul of the elements like earth, water and ether, who is dark, who brings about peace, who kills the enemies, who holds the mace and the disc, getting well-settled, caused absence of danger among the gods and others.
36-37. The very powerful lord, having the enemy of the serpents (i.e. Garuḍa) as his banner, held, in his right hand, the great mace, destroying all weapons, fatal in nature and bringing destruction to the enemies, and held in his other bright hands, the multitudes of other weapons like (his bow) Śārṅga etc.
38-44a. On the battlefield, the lord, having mounted upon the best bird (i.e. Garuḍa) [3] , who was the offspring of Kaśyapa , who was the younger brother of Aruṇa , who had serpents as his food, who shone with the lord of serpents put into his mouth, who was (formerly) connected with the activity of (carrying) nectar, who was lofty like Mandara , whose valour was many times seen in the war between gods and demons, who was used like the thunderbolt for (securing) the nectar by Indra, who had put on a garment in the form of variegated wings, who was like a mountain full of minerals, who was, in the sky, covered beautifully with the brightest gem with its lustre like the moon and (as it were) a prop of increased wrath, adhering to the hood of a serpent, and with two wings having charming feathers, like the sky being covered with two clouds with the rainbow, at the time of the destruction of the world, who was adorned with dark and reddish banners, whose wings were golden (was ready to fight).
44b-45a. All the hosts of gods and sages, calm in mind, followed him and praised the mace-holder with words couching great sacred texts.
45b-47. That mighty army of Viṣṇu , who was victorious, who was tolerant and bright, (the army) which was joined by Kubera, led by Yama, encircled by Varuṇa, adorned by the lord of gods, in which great sound was made by Vāyu , which was blazing with Agni was arranged for the battle.
48. Bṛhaspati said: “Well-being to the gods.” Uśanas (i.e. Śukra ) said these words: “Well-being to the demons”.
49. Then a fierce battle took place between the two armies of gods and demons who were desirous of conquering each other.
50. The demons, with many weapons raised, went to fight with the gods, like mountains with mountains.
51. That was a very wonderful fight between the gods and the demons, charged with piety and impiety and pride and politeness.
52-54. Then with the very speedy horses, and with elephants that were goaded, and with warriors having swords in their hands and jumping, with pestles being thrown, with falling arrows, with stretched bows, and with very fearful missiles being dropped, that battle, in which gods and demons had crowded, and which produced fear to the world and which resembled the fire of destruction, took place.
55. The demons struck the gods led by Indra in the battle with iron bars, mallets and rocks.
56. The gods, who were being killed by the strong demons behaving like conquerors, whose faces were dejected, were very much afflicted in the war..
57-58. They, crushed down by missiles and spears, and with their heads broken with iron bars, with their chests pierced by the sons of Diti (i.e. the demons), and bleeding profusely, were killed with volleys of arrows; their exertion was rendered useless, and getting (caught) into the illusion of the demons, they were unable to move.
59. The exertion of the army of the gods which as it were appeared to be arrested by the demons and which was (almost) lifeless, was rendered useless by the demons.
60. Indra, of many (i.e. a thousand) eyes, cutting off the terrible arrows discharged from the bows of the demons, entered the fierce army of the demons.
61. He, having killed all important demons rendered the army of the demons covered with darkness by a multitude of darkening missiles.
62. They, overpowered by darkness due to the prowess of Indra, did not recognize one another nor the vehicles of demons.
63. The gods, freed from the nooses of illusion, exerted, and felled (on the ground) the heads of the hosts of demons which were (covered with) darkness.
64. The wretched demons, who became unconscious due to the darkness of a black colour, instantly fell down like mountains with their wings cut off.
65. There (i.e. on the battlefield) the body of the lord of demons, who was overcome (with darkness) was, as it were, full of internal darkness.
66. Maya , burning the illusion (produced by gods) produced a great illusion like the one at the time of the destruction of the world produced by the Aurva [4] fire.
67. That illusion produced by Maya burnt the illusion created by Indra; and the demons instantly rose (taking up) the forms ofgods in the battle.
68. Reaching (i.e. being covered by) the Aurvī illusion, the gods being burnt (by the fire produced by it) resorted to the pond of water cool (with) the rays of the moon on the region of tbe moon.
69. The gods, being burnt by that Aurva fire and being insensible and afflicted, seeking the refuge of Indra, praised him.
70. When the army (of gods) was (thus) distressed and was being killed by the demons, Varuṇa, impelled by the lord of gods, said (these) words:
Varuṇa said :
71. O Indra, formerly, Urva the son of a brāhmaṇic sage, and bright due to qualities similar to those of Brahman , practised a very severe penance.
72. Hosts of sages and gods with divine sages approached him, who was as it were tormenting the world with his penance, like the sun.
73. The demon, Hiraṇyakaśipu , the lord of demons, also formerly requested that sage (Urva) of a great lustre.
74-75. The brāhmaṇic sages spoke words conforming to dharma : “O revered sir, this family has its root cut off among the families of sages. You are all alone, without a child. There is on one else (to continue) the family. Practising the vow of abstinence you are following (i.e. suffering from) affliction only.”
76-77a. “Many brāhmaṇa families, those of sages of purified souls remain all alone and secluded and without progeny. When all of them are like that, I have nothing to do with sons.”
77b-78. “You are the best among ascetics and are bright like the creator. Therefore proceed to continue your family and multiply your self by yourself. Put together your mighty lustre and make your body a second (i.e. generate a son)”.
79. The sage thus addressed by the sages being hurt in the mind censured all those and said these words to them:
80-81. “As the eternal duty of the sages, it was laid down formerly that the only duty approved by seers, of a brāhmaṇa who eats (i.e. subsists on) wild roots and fruits, and who is born in a brāhmaṇa family and who lives by himself, (is celibacy). If celibacy is well-practised it would even move Brahmā .
82-83. There are three courses of conduct of people: (One is that of those) who live as householders; (there is another) of those like us who live in the forest; and those who live in hermitages, eating (i.e. drinking) water, eating (i.e. living on) air, using their teeth as the mortar (i.e. the anchorites) and those who break things on stones, and there is the one of those who practise penance with five fires. [5]
84. These remaining in penance, and giving importance to celibacy (by performing) vows very difficult to perform, desire the highest position.
85. The brāhmaṇa-hood of a brāhmaṇa is occasioned by (i.e. is due to) his celibacy. This is what people knowing (the importance of) celibacy say in the other world.
86. Piety resides in celibacy; penance resides in celibacy. Those brāhmaṇas who remain in celibacy, reside in heaven.
87. Perfection is not possible without yoga (deep and abstract meditation); glory is not possible without yoga. O you tormentor of the enemies in this world, there is no better means of glory than austerity (in the form of) celibacy.
88. For him, who restrains the group of the organs of sense and the group of the five elements, and concentrates on celibacy what greater penance than that is there?
89. Having (i.e. growing) hair without yoga (a deep and abstract meditation), performing a vow without (proper) volition and religious mendicant’s life without celibacy—these three are called religious hypocrisy.
90. Where is (the need of) a wife and of union (with her)? Where again is the need of the perverse (i.e. unnatural) condition (viz. that of a householder etc.)? Indeed these mind-born offsprings were created by Brahmā with his mind.
91. If you, who are self-subdued, have the power of penance then by the act like that of Brahmā, create mind-born sons.
92. The ascetics should have mentally produced offspring. There is no union with a wife, no (depositing of) seed (i.e. semen)—this is said to be a vow of the ascetics.
93. What you, the good and fearless persons have said here, is indeed like that which is very much liked by bad persons.
94. This I, making by body blazing with the soul, will produce a mind (-born) son without copulation with a wife.
95. Thus, with the act like that of the creator my soul (i.e. I) will produce another self (i.e. a son), as itwere desiring to burn the beings”.
Varuṇa said :
96. (Then) Urva engrossed in penance, put his thigh into the fire, and shook with one darbha the fire-producing wooden stick (for) generating a son.
97. Suddenly breaking his thigh, an excellent fire came up. The son—the fire, became desirous of burning the world.
98. Breaking open the thigh of Urva a destructive fire called Aurva , very angry and as it were desiring to burn the three worlds, was produced.
99. While being produced he said to his father in piteous words: “O father, hunger is oppressing me; I shall swallow the world; leave me.”
100. He, resembling Yama, spreading in the ten quarters with his flames going up to the heaven, and consuming all beings, grew.
101-102. In the meanwhile, Brahmā came to the sage Urva, and said (to him): “(Please) ward off your son; show pity for the world. O brāhmaṇa, I shall give excellent help to this your son. O you son, O you best among the speakers, listen to these true words of me.”
Aurva said :
103. I am blessed, I am favoured that you, revered sir, O highest soul, are giving this idea to this child (viz. me).
104. When the morning time has arrived, and when his association is to be desired, revered sir, satisfied with what oblations would my son obtain happiness?
105. Where will be his residence? What will be the nature of the mighty food of him of great lustre that the lord will give?
Brahma said :
106. His residence will be in the mare’s mouth in the ocean. O brāhmaṇa, my source is water that is immeasurable. Let him go there.
107. There he will certainly live, drinking the oblation of the form of water. I am giving him that residence, viz. that expanse of water (i.e. the ocean).
108. Then, O son, he and I removing things of the past will move together at the end of the Yuga .
109. This fire, who is made by me to eat (i.e. subsist on) water, will, at the time of the deluge, burn all being along with the demons and goblins.
110. Saying, “Let it be so”, that fire, having suppressed the circle of flames, entered the mouth of the ocean and not his father, the lord, viz. Urva.
111. Then Brahmā returned, and also the great sages. Knowing the prowess of the fire Aurva they took their respective courses.
112. Then, seeing that great wonder, Hiraṇyakaśipu, saluting Urva by touching the ground with all the limbs of his body (i.e. prostrating himself before Urva), said these words (to him):
113. “O revered sir, this wonder has taken place in the presence of the world. O greatest sage, the grandsire is quite pleased with your penance.
114. O you of a great vow, I should be looked upon as the servant of your son and you. You are fit to be praised due to (your having done) this deed.
115. Then see me to be distressed and engaged in propitiating you. If, O greatest sage, I sink into distress, that would be your defeat.”
Urva said :
116. I am blessed, I am favoured since you have looked upon me as your preceptor. O you of good vow, you have no fear due to this penance.
117. Accept that illusion only, which is created by my son, which is fuel-less and full of fire, which is difficult to be touched even by fires.
118. While subduing the enemy it will be under the control of you and (the members) of your family. It will protect your side and will burn (i.e. destroy) the enemy.
Varuṇa said :
119. This illusion unassailable even by gods, was formerely created by Aurva, the fire, the son of Urva.
120. When the demon was afflicted it would become powerless; there was no doubt about it. That was the curse given by him who had created it with his lustre.
121. O Śakra , if this (illusion) is to be set aside and the lord is to be made happy, then give me, as my companion, the Moon, born of water (of the ocean).
122. There is no doubt that united with him and surrounded by the aquatic animals, I shall destroy this illusion through your favour.
123. Śakra, who helped the gods to prosper, being delighted, said, “Let it be so,” and ordered Soma, having cold weapons, to fight at the head (of the army):
124. “O Soma, help Varuṇa for the destruction of the demons and the victory of the gods.
125. You are regarded as being of matchless prowess [6] and the lord of the luminaries. Those well-versed in the Vedas know that all juices are full of you.
126. None like you having cold weapons is (to be found) in the world. Your waning and waxing are uncreated in the ocean as well as in the sky.
127. Deluding the world you cause the time through day and night. Your characteristic is reflected in the world and the spot on you is of the form of a hare.
128. O Soma, those who are not born of kṣatriya wombs do not know your illusory power. You remain above the course of the Sun, and above the luminaries.
129. Driving away darkness suddenly, you illumine the entire world. You are cool-rayed, snow-bodies, the lord of the luminaries and have the form of the hare on your body.
130-133a. You are also of the nature of destiny; you are fit to be offered a sacrifice to; you are the sacrifice; and you are the unmanifest one; you are the lord of the herbs; you are the source of rites; also of water and you are cool-rayed; your rays are cool; you are the prop of nectar; you are smart and have a white vehicle; you are the loveliness of the lovely bodies; you are the Soma of those who drink Soma. You are agreeable to all beings; you destroy the darkness; you are the lord of the constellations. Therefore, O you commander of a large army, go with Varuṇa, wearing an armour. Put an end to the demonish illusion, by which we are being burnt.”
Soma said :
133b-134. Since, O king of gods, O giver of boons, you tell me to fight I shall shower hoarfrost which would remove the demonish illusion. See these my cool and tormenting rays, covered with snow.
135. So the snow-showers discharged by the Moon, with nooes (of Varuṇa) surrounded the demons as the wind surrounds the multitudes of clouds.
136. The two mighty (heroes), Varuṇa and Indu (i.e. the Moon). holding nooses and cool rays, killed the demons by sending down snow and nooses.
137. The two lords of water—the two warriors fighting with nooses and snow moved with water in the army like two agitated great oceans.
138. The entire great army of the demons was filled, as the entire world is covered by the showering destructive clouds (at the time of deluge).
139. The two lords of water, viz. Soma and Varuṇa, getting ready, destroyed that illusion created by the lord of demons.
140. Consumed by the multitudes of the cool rays, and assailed by (Varuṇa’s) nooses, the demons could not move in the battle like topless mountains.
141. All the demons struck down by Soma, were destroyed. Their bodies were flooded with snow like fires that were not hot (i.e. that were extinguished).
142. The variegated and auspicious heavenly cars of those demons fell down. They fell down and again came up.
143. Maya, the demon skilled in magic, saw,in the heaven, the demons bound by the groups of nooses and covered over with the lunar rays.
144-146. He released the celebrated, mountainous illusion with a group of mountains, with swords and sharp-edged spears, with heaps of trees standing at the top, crowded with groups of lions and tigers when the hosts of gods were making noise, crowded with herds of wolves, with trees shaken by wind; it was created by his own son, it was warbling and it moved freely in the heaven everywhere.
147. The demons struck the gods with showers of rocks accompanied by sounds of swords and with falling trees (i.e. trees that fell) and did not allow them to live. [7]
148. The two illusions—that of the demons and that of Varuṇa—then disappeared. Movement on the earth became fearful as it were with mountains (everywhere).
149-150. No god was seen as (each one) was screened by multitudes of trees. Except the Mace-holder (i.e. Viṣṇu) all other (soldiers in) the army of gods had their bows destroyed, had become loathsome due to the weapons being broken, and had discontinued their exertion. That majestic lord, who had entered the war, did not tremble at all.
151-152. The lord of the world, Hari , who resembled the (dark) destructive cloud, who knew the occasion, and who realized (imminent) death in the war, who desired to witness the fight between gods and demons, did not get angry because of his forbearance. Then the lord ordered Fire and Wind to fight.
153-155. Impelled by the words of Viṣṇu they drew the illusion. That mountainous illusion perished (when) it was burnt by the two, who had been roaming about and had commenced to exert themselves. That Wind accompanied by Fire and that Fire in the company of Wind, augmented as it were at the time of deluge, burnt the army of demons. Wind became speedy there; and then Agni also became like that due to Māruta (i.e. Wind).
156-166a. Fire and Wind who were amusing themselves, moved in the army of the demons. Then the beings were (being) reduced to ashes and they were rising and falling. Everywhere the aeroplanes of the demons were falling. The branches (of trees) were being thrown off by Wind, and Fire was doing his duty. The killing by Māyā (i.e, illusion) was going on; the Mace-holder (i.e. Viṣṇu) was being praised; the exertion ofthe demons had stopped; the three worlds were free from bondage; gods were pleased. Good people said: ‘Well (done), well(done).’ The thousand-eyed one (i.e. Indra) achieved victory, and the demons were defeated. All the directions were pure; the righteous began to increase. The course of the Moon was uncovered, and the Sun remained steady in his own place. Beings were taking an active part in worldly affairs; people were endowed with good character; the bonds of death were unaffected. Oblations were offered into fire; gods shone with sacrifices and they showed the path to heaven. All the regents of the quarters supported their quarters; the perfect ones remained in penance; the sinful ones did not exist. The side of the gods was glad and the side of the demons was dejected. Righteousness had the three feet, and unrighteousness had just one foot (i.e. righteousness was very much predominant). The great gate (to righteousness etc.) was open, and good path existed; people were inclined to piety, and the hermitages proceeded with their activity uninterruptedly (i.e. the hermits led a peaceful life). Kings were engaged in protecting their subjects and shone; the worlds were calm (and) the dark demon was subdued.
166b-172. When that (great) deed of Agni and Vāyu took place in the war, all worlds were wholly interested in them, were bright and performed acts (celebrating) their victory. Hearing about the great fear caused to the demons by Agni and Vāyu, the well-known demon Kālanemi took notice (of what was happening). He was having a crown of the shape of the sun, and tinkling ornaments and armlets. He resembled the Mandara mountain. He was covered with great pearl-ornaments, and looking fearful due to having hundreds of weapons, a hundred arms and a hundred faces, and a hundred heads. He stood like a majestic mountain having a hundred peaks and augmented in the great side, (looking) like fire in the summer. He had smoky hair, ruddy moustache, projected teeth, and a hideous face. He had a large body expanding in the three worlds, lifting up the sky with his arms, and throw ing off the mountains with his two feet, and setting in motion showering clouds with his breaths.
173-177. All gods, with their eyes afflicted with fear, saw Kālanemi, whose broad red eyes were (looking) obliquely, whose exalted lustre was like (the) Mandara (mountain), who was, while approaching the groups of gods, as it were desiring to burn them in the battle, who was threatening the hosts of gods, and covering the ten quarters, who was seen like Death risen and delighted at the time of deluge, and who said to the demons, struck by gods, ‘Wait, wait!’ with his strong right hand lifted up, which had a raised nice palm, the fingers of which had large joints, which was long and full of ornaments, which did not move at all.
178. Beings observed that Kālanemi destroying (the gods), like another Trivikrama Nārāyaṇa (i.e. Viṣṇu) overcoming e verything.
179. That demon, having shaken the sky with wind, and rising again, came and started to fight causing fear to all gods.
180-181. That demon Kālanemi, while moving (on the battlefield), being encircled by Indra, came near him, and shone like Mandara with Viṣṇu. Seeing Kālanemi, like another death, coming to them, all the gods, led by Indra were very much frightened.
182. That great demon, desiring to do what was agreeable to the demons, and of great lustre, increased (in size) like a cloud at the end of the summer.
183. The lordly demons, seeing him to have entered the three worlds, stood up unfatigued (i.e. enthusiastically) as if after having drunk the excellent nectar.
184. The demons, desiring to fight, free from fear and alarm, led by Maya and Tāra , behaving like conquerors in the Tārakāmaya war, and going (out) to fight, shone.
185. They who were repeating (magic) formulas, who were running through the army became glad when they saw the demon Kālanemi.
186. All those chief (soldiers) of Maya, who were leaders in the battle, gave up their fear (and) stood (near him) to fight.
187-195. These successful demons, knowing the (art of the use of) missiles, well-settled in penance, viz. Maya, Tāra, Varāha , Hayagrīva , Vipracitti ’s son Śveta , both Khara and Lamba , Bali ’s son Ariṣṭa , so also the one known as Kiśora , and the great demon Surbhānu, famous like gods and as (an expert) fighter in a circular military array, went to Kālanemi, with (i.e. taking with them) very heavy maces, discs, chariots, hatchets, pestles resembling death, slings, mallets, stones like missiles, so also terrible rocks, sharp-edged weapons, small javelins and bars of excellent iron, heavy destructive śataghnī missiles, pairs of fetters, so also ploughs that struck fiercely when discharged, with long arms, nooses and (weapons) like iron-bars, with arrows having the licking and spreading mouths of serpents, with destructive weapons and shining iron-clubs, with sharp unsheathed swords, with sharp and bright lances, and with bright demons holding bows.
196. That army of the demons, excellent on account of shining weapons, then led by Kālanemi, shone in the battle.
197. The army of the gods, which was closed (i.e. encircled) on all sides by them (i.e. the demons) like a thicket of trees at the time of the advent of the clouds, also became glad (as) it was protected by Indra.
198-202a. That great shining (divine) army, which was endowed with cold and hot lustre (respectively) of the Moon and the Sun, which was speedy like the wind, which was agreeable, which was having the banners of stars, which had put on the garments of clouds, which was smiling with the planets and constellations, which was protected by Yama, Indra, Kubera, and also by intelligent Varuṇa, which was having (in it) blazing fire and wind, which was devoted to Nārāyaṇa, and which resembled a current in the ocean, which had missiles which are fearful and had (in it) Yakṣas and Gandharvas, shone. At that time, the encounter between the two armies took place like the union of the heaven and earth at the time of the expiration of a Yuga.
202b-204a. That war in which gods and demons had thronged, in which forgiveness and valour were excessive, which had arrogance, politeness and speed, was fierce. The gods and demons set out with terrible armies like the excited clouds from the eastern and the western oceans.
204b-205. The gods and demons were delighted with the two armies, as the mountains with the blossomed thickets on them. They beat the drums and blew the conches repeatedly.
206-207. The sound of the stroke of the bow-string on the fore-arm, filling the universe, the earth and the directions, so also the twangs of the bows and the sound of the drums obscured the cries of the demons. Making each other go forward and backward, they (i.e. the gods and demons) assailed one another.
208-210. Others desiring hand-to-hand fight, broke (the arms of their enemies) with their own arms. The demons discharged terrible thunderbolts, iron bars, excellent missiles [8] , swords and heavy maces on the gods, in the battle. Some, with their bodies broken by the fall of the maces, and shattered to pieces (i.e. excessively wounded) repeatedly fell down, while others struck again. In the battle, those who were much excited, angrily encountered one another, with chariots, horses, aeroplanes and elephants etc.
211-213. Moving in the battle (i.e. on the battlefield), biting their lips (literally, having faces the lips of which were bitten), those (who were seated in) the chariots fought with (those who also were seated in) the chariots, and the foot-soldiers fought with foot-soldiers. The great sound of those noisy chariots resounded in the sky as by the thundering of the clouds in the rainy season. Some broke the (enemy’s) chariots (while) some were crushed under chariots.
214. Others were distressed; the chariots could not move on. Some lifting up their enemies with their hands in the fight were bitten (by the enemies).
215. Those strong ones, having swords and being covered with hides struck (the enemies) with joy. Others. pierced with missiles and struck (with weapons) in the battle vomitted blood.
216. Some, resembling clouds dripping water, came (there). Due to their showering of arrows on one another, the day of the fight appeared to be a rainy day.
217. In the meanwhile that demon Kālanemi grew like a cloud being filled with the ocean-floods.
218. Due to his limbs resembling elephants and mountains, clouds, having chaplets of lightning, and showering blazing fire, fell down.
219. Far extended flames with fire-sparks went out from his mouth, who was showering sweat and knitting the eyebrows, when he was hissing with anger.
220. His arms grew obliquely and upwards in the sky like serpents with five mouths coming out from a mountain.
221. He screened the divine sky with multitudes of missiles of many kinds, with bows and with iron-bars as with lofty mountains.
222. He desiring to fight and with his garments tossed by wind [9] remained there actually like Meru mountain with its rocks scorched by the evening sun.
223. He struck down the hosts of gods with peaked mountains and tops of trees, hurled with great speed, (as Indra struck down) the great mountains with (his) thunderbolt.
224. The gods struck by Kālanemi in the battle, with the hair on their heads cut off and removed, with his arms having swords, could not move.
225. Some Yakṣas, Gandharvas, birds and Kinnaras with great serpents were struck with fists and some were split into two parts.
226. The gods, who were frightened in the battle by that Kālanemi, and who were perplexed, were unable to exert themselves.
227. He rivetted the thousand-eyed Śakra with arrows thrown round him, and stopped all his exertion in the war.
228. In the battle he made Varuṇa like a cloud without water, like a waterless ocean and nooseless and motionless.
229. He, of the form of death, surrounded Kubera in the war. Dhanada (i.e. Kubera), the lord of the regents of quarters was made actionless by him in the battle.
230. On account of that the frightened Yama, who snatches all, whose weapon is deadly, gave up his state of Yama hood in the battle and entered his own (i. e. the southern) direction.
231. Having driven away the Guardians of the Quarters and assumed their protection duties he divided his body into four parts corresponding to the four directions.
232. Having gone to the divine path of the luminaries indicated by the divine Sun, he took away Soma’s grandeur and all his great domain.
233. He drove away Bhāskara (i.e. the Sun) of bright rays by means of Dharma and snatched his rule, his domain and his daily activity.
234. Having conquered Agni, the gods’ mouth, he made him resort to his own mouth; and having speedily conquered Vāyu, he brought him under his own control.
235. Forcibly bringing (back) the great rivers from the ocean he made them, the embodied ones, give him comfort and power [10] .
236. Having brought under his control the water in the heaven and on the earth, he covered the earth well-protected by the mountains.
237. The great demon, occupying all the worlds, and causing fear to all the worlds, appeared like the self-born one, the lord of the gross elements (or of the great beings).
238. The demon, having the body of the regents of quarters, having the soul of the Moon and the Sun, born of Fire and Wind, shone in the battle.
239. The demons praised him, who remained at the position of the highest god, resembling the creator of the worlds, as the gods praised the grandsire.
240. Due to his perverse deeds (these) five, viz. Vedas, Righteousness, Forbearance, Truth, and Śrī, who had resorted to Nārāyaṇa, did not go to him.
241. That lord of demons, getting angry because the five did not approach him, went to the place of Viṣṇu where the god remained.
242. (There) he saw (Viṣṇu) who was seated on Garuḍa, who held a conch, a discus and a mace, and who whirled round the auspicious mace to destroy the demons.
243-244. That demon (viz. Kālanemi), with his mind agitated, seeing Viṣṇu, who resembled a cloud containing water, whose garments were like lightning, who had mounted upon the bird, Kaśyapa’s son, of golden wings, and moving in the sky (i.e. upon Garuḍa) and who as it were, remained in the sky, and who was unperturbed, and was ready to destroy the demons said:
245. “This is our enemy who destroyed our ancestors and also Madhu and Kaiṭabha who lived in the ocean.
246. This is our enemy who is indeed described to be matchless. In many battles he killed many demons.
247. This is the one who is cruel in the world and is impudent to women and children. He uncovered the parted hair of (i.e. behaved impolitely with) the wives of demons.
248-249. He is the Viṣṇu or Vaikuṇṭha of the gods, the residents of heaven; among the serpents he is Ananta ; he is the self-born of the self-born (i.e. superior to him); this is the lord of the gods who will be wronged by us. Getting (i.e. inviting his anger) Hiraṇyakaśipu was killed.
250. Gods, having resorted to his shadow (i.e. having sought his protection), remain at the mouth of the sacrifice and eat the clarified butter offered in three ways by the great sages.
251. He (alone) is the cause of the death of all the enemies of gods. In the war all our families entered his discus (i.e. were destroyed by his disc).
252. He is said to have given up (i.e. offered) his life for gods. He, the lord, discharged the disc endowed with lustre on the enemies.
253. When I, who am death, remain here, he has become the death to the demons. Keśava will get the fruit of the time that has gone by.
254. Luckily (for me) now this Viṣṇu has come before me. Crushed with my arm [11] in the battle by me, he will perish.
255. I shall luckily pay homage to the former demons, by killing, in the battle, this Viṣṇu causing fear to the demons.
256. In the battle I shall quickly destroy the hosts of gods. Even though he has gone (i.e. has taken up) another existence, he torments the demons in battle.
257. He was formerly (called) Ananta and also well-known as Padmanābha. In the terrible single ocean he killed both Madhu and Kaiṭabha.
258. Dividing his body into two halves—one half of lion and another of man—he (all) alone formerly killed my father, Hiraṇyakaśipu.
259. Aditi , the origin (i.e. the mother) of gods conceived him as an auspicious embryo. Walking three steps he alone had the three worlds (under his control).
260. Now that god, when he has encountered me, when this Tārakāmaya battle has come up, will perish.”
261. Speaking like this in many ways, he quickly caused Nārāyaṇa to like (i.e. made Nārāyaṇa) to fight by (saying) ugly words to him in the battle.
262. The Mace-holder (i.e. Viṣṇu), being (thus) abused by the lord of demons did not get angry. With great power of forbearance and with a smile, he said:
263. “O demon, the power of arrogance is small, (while) the power of (i.e. due to) the suppression of anger is steady. You, who, forsaking forbearance, talk (like this), are doomed by (i.e. as a result of) faults due to pride.
264. I look upon you as mean; fie upon your might of words! Which men would remain there where women shout?
265. O demon, I shall see that you go along the same path as your predecessors have gone. Who would be prosperous by giving up (i.e. violating) the rule laid down by the creator?
266. Today I shall kill you who destroy the operation of gods; and I shall (re-)place the deities in their own respective positions.”
267. When, in the battle (i.e. on the battlefield) Viṣṇu was speaking like this, the demon laughed, and made his hands endowed with weapons (i.e. took weapons in his hands).
268. He, with his eyes doubly red due to anger, raised his hundred hands, and dropped all the multitudes of weapons on the chest of Viṣṇu in the battle.
269. The demons too, led by Maya and Tāra in the battle, and with their weapons and swords raised, attacked Viṣṇu in the war.
270. He, being struck by the very mighty demons, with all their weapons raised, did not move from there (i.e. from that place) like an unmoving mountain.
271-272. Kālanemi, the great demon, encountered by Garuḍa, got excited, and raising with his arms his terrible, blazing mace, released it on Garuḍa, with all his life (i.e. with all his might). Viṣṇu was amazed by that deed of the demon.
273-274. Then he (again) hit the mace on Garuḍa’s head. Seeing Garuḍa afflicted, and his own body unhurt, Vaikuṇṭha (i.e. Viṣṇu) with eyes red due to anger, took his disc; and with Suparṇa , the lord speedily grew up.
275-277a. His arms, pervading the ten quarters, also grew. He, as it were desiring to occupy all the worlds with his prowess, filling the intermediate directions, and the sky and the earth as well, grew (in size).The sages with Gandharvas praised Madhusūdana , growing (in size) for the victory of the gods.
277b-283a. He scratching (i.e. touching) the sky with his crown and shining head, having pervaded the earth with his two feet and having covered the directions with his arms wetted with fat, blood and marrow of the demons, held his discus, which resembled the sun in lustre, which had a thousand spokes which destroyed the enemy, which was like a blazing fire, which was fierce (yet) beautiful to look at, which had golden particles stuck to its circumference, which caused fear, which was matchless, the circular edge of which was razor-like, which was filled with wreaths, garlands and chaplets, which moved according to its desire, which took up any form it liked, which was fashioned by the Self-born himself, which caused fear to all enemies, which was full of wrath, and arrogant in the war, by the discharge of which the worlds, along with the immobile and the mobile, got bewildered, and the ghosts eating raw flesh were satisfied in the great war.
283b-285a. The Mace-holder (i.e. Viṣṇu), blazing with anger, having raised his discus of a matchless action, and resembling the sun in brilliance, and destroying the demon’s lustre with his own lustre, cut off with that (discus) only the arms of Kālanemi in the battle.
285b-286a. Hari forcibly destroyed with that discus the discus (of Kālanemi) which had a hundred points, and which was (as it were) laughing loudly due to fire-powder (i.e. splinters of fire).
286b-288a. That demon, with his arms cut off and without a head, did not move. With his headless trunk firm he stood in the battle like a branchless tree. Garuḍa, spreading out his two wings, and having speed like that of the wind, struck Kālanemi with his chest.
288b-289a. He (i.e. Kālanemi) facing Garuḍa’s body, and having no arms, whirling from the sky, fell down leaving (i.e. from) the sky, and shaking the earth.
289b-29la. When the demon fell down, gods along with hosts of sages, (saying) ‘Well (done), well (done)’, together honoured Vaikuṇṭha (i.e. Viṣṇu). Other demons whose valour was seen in the battle, were all pervaded by (his) arms and could not move in the battle.
291b-293a. He seized some with their hair; pressed the throats of some; cut off the face of someone; and held someone by his waist. They, who were consumed by the mace and the discus, who had lost their energy, and life, tumbling with all their bodies (i.e. fully) from the sky, dropped down on the earth.
293b-295. When all the demons were killed, Puruṣottama (i.e. Viṣṇu), having performed that (feat) dear to Indra, was successful. When in the Tārakāmaya battle that destruction took place, Brahmā, the grandsire of all the worlds, came to that region with all brāhmaṇic sages and hosts of Gandharvas and celestial nymphs.
296-297a. The god (i.e. Brahmā) honouring Hari, the god of gods, said: “O god, you have done a great job; you have taken out the dart in the form of the demons; and we are pleased by the death of the demons.
297b-300. O Viṣṇu, there is none else except you who would have controlled that great demon, Kālanemi, whom you killed. He, insulting the gods and the movable and immovable worlds, having destroyed the sages, even opposed me. So, I am pleased with this your deed, viz. that you struck down Kālanemi, resembling death. So come on, well-being to you; let us go to the excellent heaven.
301. There the brāhmaṇic sages, sitting in the assembly are waiting for you. O you best among those who have boons, which boon shall I grant to you?
302-304. You grant boons to the gods when they are in their positions. You have delivered these big three worlds (by) killing the troublesome fellow. O Viṣṇu, in this very war (you have helped that) great-souled Indra.”
Thus addressed by revered Brahman, the immutable Viṣṇu spoke in auspicious words to all gods led by Indra:
Viṣṇu said ;
Let all the gods that have come here listen:
305-307a. Led by Indra, all of us with Garuḍa have killed in the battle demons led by Kālanemi and endowed with valour and superior even to Indra. In this great war only two have escaped: the demon Virocana and the very mighty Svarabhānu.
307b-308. Let Indra resort (i.e. go) to his own direction; so also let (Varuṇa go to his own direction); let Yama look after his (i.e. southern direction), and Kubera the northern direction. Let Candramas (i.e. the Moon) be always united with the constellations.
309-311. Let this Sun go to (i.e. be united with) the first day of the season with the equinoctial and solstitial points. Let the portions of clarified butter, presented with respect by the members (of the sacrifice) proceed. Let oblations be offered into fire by Brāhmaṇas according to rites mentioned in the Vedas. Let gods be pleased with offerings in the sacrifices, great sages with the Vedic studies, and the dead ancestors with śrāddha , as they like. Let Vāyu, taking his course, move (i.e. blow). Let Agni blaze in three ways.
312-314a. Let the (first) three castes please the three worlds by their own virtues. Let sacrifices be performed by brāhmaṇas fit to be initiated. Let the sacrificing priests receive presents separately. Let the Sun, the Moon and Vāyu, proceed by gratifying cows, fluids and life in beings (respectively) by their pleasing deeds.
314b-315a. Let all the big rivers, the mothers of the three worlds, rising from Mahendra and Malaya , go one by one to the sea as before.
315b. O gods, give up the fear of the demons and be calm. Well-being to you.
316-31 7. I shall go to the eternal world of Brahmā. Do not ever fearlessly (i.e. without proper caution) go to your own house or to heaven, and especially to the battle (-field); for the demons are mean. They strike at the weak points. Their position is fixed.
318a. Let you who are good and remain in (i.e. behave according to) your own nature, have your mind in honesty.
318b-320. Speaking thus to the hosts of gods, that very successful Viṣṇu, the revered lord, of a true (i.e. unfailing) valour, went with Brahmā, to Brahmā’s world, after having created great affection for him in (the minds of) gods. This was the wonder in the Tārakāmaya battle between the demons and Viṣṇu about which you have asked me.
[1]: [1] : Prāṇa of five kinds: Prāṇa, Vyāna, Apāna, Udāna, Samāna.
[2]: [2] : Trivikrama —Viṣṇu in his fifth or dwarf (Vāmana) incarnation. He was born as a dwarf to humble the demon Bali.
[3]: [3] : Garuḍa —Son of Kaśyapa and Vinatā.
[4]: [4] : Orva —It should be Aurva.
[5]: [5] : Pañcāgnitapas —A kind of penance practised with five fires: four fires in the four directions around the person practising the penance; and the fifth fire is the sun, above the head.
[6]: [6] : Prativīrya —should in fact be ‘aprativīrya’.
[7]: [7] : Stanzas like this are not quite intelligble.
[8]: [8] : Uttamāyuyudhān —The correct word appears to be Uttamāyudhān.
[9]: [9] : Anilodbhūta —should be aniloddhūta.
[10]: [10] : Abhisukha Vīrya —the expressions are not very happy.
[11]: [11] : Bahunā —should be bāhunā.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 35909, revision 334531 (2022-04-05T10:54:48Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364164.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.