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युधिष्ठिर उवाच- इंद्रादिभिस्तदा देवैः किं कृतं द्विजसत्तम । जालंधरेण विजितैः स्वर्गराज्ये हृते सति १। नारद उवाच-। अथ त्यक्त्वा दिवं देवाः प्रापुस्ते दुर्दशां चिरम् । न पीयूषं नैव यज्ञाः ययुः स्थानं स्वयंभुवः २। ददृशुर्ब्राह्मभुवने ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । प्राणायामेन युंजानं मनः स्वं परमात्मनि ३। ते तुष्टुवुः सुराः सर्वे वाग्भिस्तथ्याभिरादृताः । ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्किंकरोमीति चाब्रवीत् ४। ततो निवेदयांचक्रुः ब्रह्मणे विबुधाः पुनः । जालंधरस्य सकलं तथा निजपराभवम् ५। क्षणं ध्यात्वा ययौ ब्रह्मा कैलासं त्रिदशैः सह । तस्य शैलस्य पार्श्वे ते वैचित्र्येण समाकुलाः । स्थिताः संतुष्टुवुर्देवा ब्रह्मशक्रपुरोगमाः ६। नमो भवाय शर्वाय नीलग्रीवाय ते नमः । नमः स्थूलाय सूक्ष्माय बहुरूपाय ते नमः ७। इति सर्वमुखो भूत्वा वाणीमाकर्ण्य शंकरः । प्रोवाच नंदिनं देवा नानयस्वेति सत्वरम् ८। श्रुत्वा शंभोर्वचो देवा आहूता नंदिना द्रुतम् । प्रविश्यांतःपुरे देवा ददृशुर्विस्मितेक्षणाः ९। तत्रासने समासीनं शंकरं लोकशंकरम् । गणैः कोटिसहस्रैस्तु सेवितं भक्तिशालिभिः १०। नग्नैर्विरूपैः कुटिलैर्जटिलैर्धूलिधूसरैः । प्रणिपत्याग्रतः प्राह सह देवैः पितामहः ११। सुखरोगो यथा स्यासीच्छक्रः सोऽयं वृथागतः । कृपां कुरु महादेव शरणागतवत्सल १२। तत उच्चैर्विभोर्हास्यं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा पिनाकिनः । उवाच देवदेवेशं पश्यावस्थां दिवौकसाम् १३ । ततः सर्वेश्वरो ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मणो मनसेप्सितम् । शक्रस्य मानभंगं च देवार्थे परमेश्वरः १४। प्रेम्णा भवान्या विज्ञप्तो नृप प्राह वचो हरः । विष्णुना न हतो योऽरि स कथं हन्यते मया १५। पूर्वसृष्टान्यायुधानि वज्रादीनि पितामह । तैः शस्त्रैर्नैव वध्योऽसौ बली जालंधरोऽसुरः १६। हेतिभिः पूर्वसंसृष्टैः समयापि न हन्यते । देवाः कुर्वंतु शस्त्रं हि मम प्राणसहं दृढम् १७। शंभोरित्युत्तरं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मोवाचाथ शंकरम् । स्वयं कुरु महाशस्त्रं त्वं वेत्थ स्वात्मनो बलम् १८। इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच महेश्वरः । ब्रह्मन्विमुंच तेजस्त्वं क्रोधयुक्तं सुरैः सह १९। ततस्तेजो मुमोचाथ ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मास्त्रसूचकः । रुद्रस्त्रिनेत्रजं तेजस्ततो निर्मुक्तवान्स्वयम् २०। देवाश्च मुमुचुः सर्वे सक्रोधं तेजसां चयम् । अत्रांतरे स्मृतः प्राप्तो हरेण मधुसूदनः २१। किं करोमीति तेनोक्तः शिवः प्राह जनार्दनम् । विष्णो जालंधरः कस्मान्न हतः संगरे त्वया २२। कथं सुरान्परित्यज्य क्षीराब्धिं शयितुं गतः २३। श्रीविष्णुरुवाच-। यदि तं हन्मि देवेश श्रीः कथं मम वल्लभा । तस्मात्त्वं पार्वतीकांत जहि जालंधरं रणे २४। तेजस्त्वं क्रोधजं मुंचेत्युक्तः शर्वेण केशवः । मुमोच वैष्णवं तेजः तत्सर्वं समवर्द्धत । तेजः प्रवृद्धं तद्दृष्ट्वा व्यापकं प्राह केशवम् २५। शंकर उवाच-। एतेन तेजसा शीघ्रं ममास्त्रं कर्तुमर्हथ । विश्वकर्मादयस्तच्च श्रुत्वा शंकरभाषितम् २६। निरीक्ष्य च तदाऽन्योऽन्यं किं कुर्म इति शंकिताः । दृष्ट्वा तूष्णीं स्थितांस्तांश्च ज्ञात्वा तन्मनसि स्थितम् २७। तदाह भगवान्ब्रह्मा अनालोक्यं हि दैवतैः । सोढुं न शक्तास्ते तेजो धर्तुं केन च शक्यते २८। ततः प्रहस्य भगवानुत्पत्योपरि तेजसः । वामांघ्रिपार्ष्णिना शंभुर्ननर्त भ्रमरीचयम् २९। ततो देवा महेंद्राद्यास्तेजसोपरि शंकरम् । नृत्यमानं तदा दृष्ट्वा मुदा वाद्यान्यवादयन् ३०। तदाप्रभृति नृत्येषु भ्राम्यते भ्रमरीचयम् । अथ चक्रं समुत्पन्नं शंभोर्नर्तनमर्दनात् ३१। आरलक्षत्रयोपेतं अस्थिकोटिसमाकुलम् । शर्वांघ्रिकषणात्तस्य तेजसो निसृताः कणाः ३२। विश्वकर्मा च तेनास्त्रं विमानानि च निर्ममे । ततस्ते निर्ज्जरा भीत्या दृष्ट्वा चक्रं सुदर्शनम् ३३। त्राहित्राहीति देवेशं प्रत्यूचुस्ते सुरान्नृप । पृथ्वीकाठिन्यमादाय लोहानामपि तेजसाम् ३४। यद्विश्वकर्मणा कोशं कृतं भस्मीकृतं च तत् । सृष्टेन तेन चक्रेण दग्धः कालोऽपतत्क्षितौ ३५। ततस्तद्ब्रह्मणो हस्ते ददौ चक्रं स धूर्जटिः । चक्रार्चिर्निचयैः कूर्चं दृष्ट्वा दग्धमुमापतिः ३६। हसित्वा ब्रह्मणो हस्ताद्गृहीत्वा सत्वरं शिवः । दधौ कक्षापुटे चक्रं निधानं निर्धनो यथा ३७। ततो न दृश्यते चक्रं शिवकक्षापुटेस्थितम् । महामूर्खस्य यद्दत्तं दानं तस्य फलं यथा ३८। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे उत्तरखंडे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्र। संहितायां युधिष्ठिरनारदसंवादे जालंधरोपाख्याने सर्व। देवतेजोमयचक्रोत्पत्तिर्नाम नवमोऽध्यायः ९।

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- iṃdrādibhistadā devaiḥ kiṃ kṛtaṃ dvijasattama | jālaṃdhareṇa vijitaiḥ svargarājye hṛte sati 1| nārada uvāca-| atha tyaktvā divaṃ devāḥ prāpuste durdaśāṃ ciram | na pīyūṣaṃ naiva yajñāḥ yayuḥ sthānaṃ svayaṃbhuvaḥ 2| dadṛśurbrāhmabhuvane brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam | prāṇāyāmena yuṃjānaṃ manaḥ svaṃ paramātmani 3| te tuṣṭuvuḥ surāḥ sarve vāgbhistathyābhirādṛtāḥ | tataḥ prasanno bhagavānkiṃkaromīti cābravīt 4| tato nivedayāṃcakruḥ brahmaṇe vibudhāḥ punaḥ | jālaṃdharasya sakalaṃ tathā nijaparābhavam 5| kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā yayau brahmā kailāsaṃ tridaśaiḥ saha | tasya śailasya pārśve te vaicitryeṇa samākulāḥ | sthitāḥ saṃtuṣṭuvurdevā brahmaśakrapurogamāḥ 6| namo bhavāya śarvāya nīlagrīvāya te namaḥ | namaḥ sthūlāya sūkṣmāya bahurūpāya te namaḥ 7| iti sarvamukho bhūtvā vāṇīmākarṇya śaṃkaraḥ | provāca naṃdinaṃ devā nānayasveti satvaram 8| śrutvā śaṃbhorvaco devā āhūtā naṃdinā drutam | praviśyāṃtaḥpure devā dadṛśurvismitekṣaṇāḥ 9| tatrāsane samāsīnaṃ śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram | gaṇaiḥ koṭisahasraistu sevitaṃ bhaktiśālibhiḥ 10| nagnairvirūpaiḥ kuṭilairjaṭilairdhūlidhūsaraiḥ | praṇipatyāgrataḥ prāha saha devaiḥ pitāmahaḥ 11| sukharogo yathā syāsīcchakraḥ so'yaṃ vṛthāgataḥ | kṛpāṃ kuru mahādeva śaraṇāgatavatsala 12| tata uccairvibhorhāsyaṃ śrutvā brahmā pinākinaḥ | uvāca devadeveśaṃ paśyāvasthāṃ divaukasām 13 | tataḥ sarveśvaro jñātvā brahmaṇo manasepsitam | śakrasya mānabhaṃgaṃ ca devārthe parameśvaraḥ 14| premṇā bhavānyā vijñapto nṛpa prāha vaco haraḥ | viṣṇunā na hato yo'ri sa kathaṃ hanyate mayā 15| pūrvasṛṣṭānyāyudhāni vajrādīni pitāmaha | taiḥ śastrairnaiva vadhyo'sau balī jālaṃdharo'suraḥ 16| hetibhiḥ pūrvasaṃsṛṣṭaiḥ samayāpi na hanyate | devāḥ kurvaṃtu śastraṃ hi mama prāṇasahaṃ dṛḍham 17| śaṃbhorityuttaraṃ śrutvā brahmovācātha śaṃkaram | svayaṃ kuru mahāśastraṃ tvaṃ vettha svātmano balam 18| iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvāca maheśvaraḥ | brahmanvimuṃca tejastvaṃ krodhayuktaṃ suraiḥ saha 19| tatastejo mumocātha brahmā brahmāstrasūcakaḥ | rudrastrinetrajaṃ tejastato nirmuktavānsvayam 20| devāśca mumucuḥ sarve sakrodhaṃ tejasāṃ cayam | atrāṃtare smṛtaḥ prāpto hareṇa madhusūdanaḥ 21| kiṃ karomīti tenoktaḥ śivaḥ prāha janārdanam | viṣṇo jālaṃdharaḥ kasmānna hataḥ saṃgare tvayā 22| kathaṃ surānparityajya kṣīrābdhiṃ śayituṃ gataḥ 23| śrīviṣṇuruvāca-| yadi taṃ hanmi deveśa śrīḥ kathaṃ mama vallabhā | tasmāttvaṃ pārvatīkāṃta jahi jālaṃdharaṃ raṇe 24| tejastvaṃ krodhajaṃ muṃcetyuktaḥ śarveṇa keśavaḥ | mumoca vaiṣṇavaṃ tejaḥ tatsarvaṃ samavarddhata | tejaḥ pravṛddhaṃ taddṛṣṭvā vyāpakaṃ prāha keśavam 25| śaṃkara uvāca-| etena tejasā śīghraṃ mamāstraṃ kartumarhatha | viśvakarmādayastacca śrutvā śaṃkarabhāṣitam 26| nirīkṣya ca tadā'nyo'nyaṃ kiṃ kurma iti śaṃkitāḥ | dṛṣṭvā tūṣṇīṃ sthitāṃstāṃśca jñātvā tanmanasi sthitam 27| tadāha bhagavānbrahmā anālokyaṃ hi daivataiḥ | soḍhuṃ na śaktāste tejo dhartuṃ kena ca śakyate 28| tataḥ prahasya bhagavānutpatyopari tejasaḥ | vāmāṃghripārṣṇinā śaṃbhurnanarta bhramarīcayam 29| tato devā maheṃdrādyāstejasopari śaṃkaram | nṛtyamānaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā mudā vādyānyavādayan 30| tadāprabhṛti nṛtyeṣu bhrāmyate bhramarīcayam | atha cakraṃ samutpannaṃ śaṃbhornartanamardanāt 31| āralakṣatrayopetaṃ asthikoṭisamākulam | śarvāṃghrikaṣaṇāttasya tejaso nisṛtāḥ kaṇāḥ 32| viśvakarmā ca tenāstraṃ vimānāni ca nirmame | tataste nirjjarā bhītyā dṛṣṭvā cakraṃ sudarśanam 33| trāhitrāhīti deveśaṃ pratyūcuste surānnṛpa | pṛthvīkāṭhinyamādāya lohānāmapi tejasām 34| yadviśvakarmaṇā kośaṃ kṛtaṃ bhasmīkṛtaṃ ca tat | sṛṣṭena tena cakreṇa dagdhaḥ kālo'patatkṣitau 35| tatastadbrahmaṇo haste dadau cakraṃ sa dhūrjaṭiḥ | cakrārcirnicayaiḥ kūrcaṃ dṛṣṭvā dagdhamumāpatiḥ 36| hasitvā brahmaṇo hastādgṛhītvā satvaraṃ śivaḥ | dadhau kakṣāpuṭe cakraṃ nidhānaṃ nirdhano yathā 37| tato na dṛśyate cakraṃ śivakakṣāpuṭesthitam | mahāmūrkhasya yaddattaṃ dānaṃ tasya phalaṃ yathā 38| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe uttarakhaṃḍe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasra| saṃhitāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhiranāradasaṃvāde jālaṃdharopākhyāne sarva| devatejomayacakrotpattirnāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ 9|

English translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said :

I. O best brāhmaṇa , what did Indra and other gods, vanquished by Jālandnara, do then, when the kingdom of the heaven was snatched (by him)?

Nārada said :

2-7. The gods, having abandoned heaven, met with a bad condition. They (had) neither ambrosia, nor (the portions in the offerings made at) sacrifices. They went to the place of the Self-born ( Brahmā ). In Brahmā’s house they saw Brahmā, Para -meṣṭhin, who had engaged his mind through suspension of his breath in the Supreme Soul. All the careful gods praised him with true words. Then the lord who was pleased, said: “What should I do?” Then the gods again told Brahmā, all (the acts) of Jālandhara , and (about) their own defeat. Thinking for a moment, Brahmā along with the gods went to Kailāsa . They, full of surprise, remained by the side of Kailāsa; and the gods, led by Brahmā and Indra praised ( Śiva ): “Salutation to you, Bhava , Śarva , Nīlagrīva . Salutation to you, Sthūla , Sūkṣma , Bahurūpa (having many forms).”

8-11a. Śiva, turning his face to all sides, and having heard (these) words, said to Nandin : “Quickly bring the gods (here).” Hearing the words of Śiva, Nandin quickly called the gods. The gods having entered the inner apartment, with their eyes full of wonder, saw there, seated on a seat, Śiva who conferred happiness on the world, who was waited upon by crores of devout attendants who were greyish due to dust.

11b-15a. Having first, along with the gods, saluted him, the grandsire (i.e. Brahmā) said: “Since this Indra had a malady he has foolishly come here. O great god, to whom those who seek his refuge, are dear, favour (us).” Then having heard the loud laughter of the Trident-holder (i.e. Śiva), Brahmā said to the lord of gods: “See the condition of the residents of heaven.” Then the lord of all, the highest god (Śiva) having known the desire of Brahmā’s (i.e. in Brahmā’s) mind, and having known Indra’s insult for the sake of gods, and being affectionately requested by Pārvatī , spoke (these) words, O king:

l5b-18. “How can I kill that enemy who is not killed by Viṣṇu ? O grandsire, the weapons like the thunderbolt have been fashioned in olden times. That demon Jālandhara would not at all be killed with those weapons. Even I cannot kill him with weapons fashioned in olden times. Let gods fashion a weapon bearing my energy and strong.” Having heard this reply of Śiva, Brahmā said to him: “You (please) fashion the great weapon. You know your own power.”

19-23. Hearing these words of him, Śiva spoke to him: “O Brahman , with gods you discharge your lustre united with wrath.” Then Brahmā, the teacher of the Brahmāstra (Brahmā’s missile), discharged (his) lustre. Then Rudra (i.e. Śiva) himself discharged the lustre produced in his three eyes. All gods also angrily discharged a mass of lustres. In the meantime, Viṣṇu who was remembered by Śiva, came (there). Śiva, who was addressed by him, ‘What should I do?’ spoke to Viṣṇu: “O Viṣṇu, why was Jālandhara not killed by you in the war? How is it that leaving the gods you have gone to the Ocean of Milk, for lying there?”

Śrī Viṣṇu said :

24-25. O lord of gods, if I kill him, how (can I say) Lakṣmī is dear to me? Therefore, O you, husband of Pārvatī, you (should) kill Jālandhara in a battle.

Viṣṇu who was told by Śiva, ‘Discharge your lustre due to anger’, discharged the lustre of Viṣṇu (i.e. his own lustre) and all that increased. Seeing the lustre to have increased and to have become extensive, (Śiva) spoke to Viṣṇu:

Śiva said :

26-29. Please fashion my missile with this lustre.

Hearing those words of Śiva, Viśvakarman and others, looking at one another, thought: ‘What should we do?’ Seeing them to be silent, and knowing what was in their mind, Brahmā said: “The deities cannot bear your lustre which they are unable to look at. Who can curb your lustre?” Then jumping over the lustre, lord Śiva danced by roving in all directions with the hinder part of his left foot.

30-38. Then gods like Indra and others, seeing Śiva dancing over the lustre, joyfully sounded musical instruments. Since then, in dances roving in all directions is practised. Then due to the crushing caused by Śiva’s dance, a disc was produced, which had three lakhs of spokes, and which was full of a crore of bones. Due to being crushed by the foot of Śiva, particles went out from the lustre. And with that Viśvakarman fashioned a missile and aeroplanes. O king, the ageless gods, seeing that Sudarśana disc, said, through fear, to the lord of gods: “Protect us, protect us.” The earth received hardness due to the bright metals. The sheath that was fashioned by Viśvakarman was reduced to ash. With that weapon which was fashioned, Kāla , being burnt, fell on the ground. Then Śiva gave that disc into Brahma ’s hand. The lord of Umā, Śiva, seeing that the beard (of Brahmā) was burnt by the masses of lustre from the disc, laughed, and quickly taking it (back) from Brahma’s hand, kept it under his arm-pit, as a poor man keeps a treasure. Then, the disc, remaining under the arm-pit of Śiva was not seen, as the fruit of the gift which is given by a great fool.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 44599, revision 334363 (2022-04-02T00:11:37Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365440.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.