Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 98
Sourceनारद उवाच- पुनर्दैत्यं समायांतं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सवासवाः । भयप्रकंपिताः सर्वे विष्णुं स्तोतुं प्रचक्रमुः १। देवा ऊचुः। नमो मत्स्यकूर्मादि नानास्वरूपैः सदाभक्तकार्योद्यतायार्तिहंत्रे । विधात्रादिसर्गस्थितिध्वंसकर्त्रे गदाशंखपद्मारिहस्तायतेऽस्तु २। रमावल्लभायासुराणां निहंत्रे भुजंगादिनाथाय पीतांबराय । मखादिक्रियापाककर्त्रे विकर्त्रे शरण्याय तस्मै नताः स्मो नताः स्मः ३। नमो दैत्यसंतापिता मर्त्यदुःखाचलध्वंस दंभोलये विष्णवेते । भुजंगेशतल्पेशयायार्कचंद्र द्विनेत्राय तस्मै नतास्मो नताः स्मः ४। नारद उवाच- संकष्टनाशनं स्तोत्रं नित्यं यस्तु पठेन्नरः । स कदाचिन्नसंकष्टै पीड्यते कृपया हरेः ५। इति देवाः स्तुतिं यावत्कुर्वंति दनुजद्विषः । तावत्सुराणामापत्तिर्विज्ञाता विष्णुना तदा ६। सहसोत्थाय दैत्यारिः कृपया खिन्नमानसः । आरुह्य गरुडं वेगाल्लक्ष्मीं वचनमब्रवीत् ७। विष्णुरुवाच- जलंधरेण ते भ्रात्रा देवानां कदनं कृतम् । तैराहूतो गमिष्यामि युद्धायाद्य त्वरान्वितः ८। लक्ष्मीरुवाच- अहं ते वल्लभा नाथ भक्ता च यदि सर्वदा । तत्कथं ते मम भ्राता युद्धे वध्यः कृपानिधे ९। श्रीभगवानुवाच- रुद्रांशसंभवत्वाच्च ब्रह्मणो वचनादपि । प्रीत्या च तव नैवायं मम वध्यो जलंधरः १०। नारद उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा गरुडारूढः शंखचक्रगदासिभृत् । विष्णुर्वेगाद्ययौ योद्धुं यत्र देवाः स्तुवंति ते ११। अथारुणानुजात्युग्रपक्षवातप्रपीडिताः । वात्याविवर्तिता दैत्या बभ्रमुः खे यथा घनाः १२। ततो जलंधरो दृष्ट्वा दैत्यान्वात्या प्रपीडितान् । नोवाच वचनं क्रोधात्ततो विष्णुं समभ्ययात् १३। ततः समभवद्युद्धं विष्णुदैत्येंद्रयोर्महत् । आकाशं कुर्वतोर्बाणैरंते निरवकाशवत् १४। विष्णुर्दैत्यस्य बाणौघैर्ध्वजं च्छत्रं धनुर्हयान् । चिच्छेद तं च हृदये बाणेनैकेनताडयन् १५। ततो दैत्यं समुत्पत्य गदापाणिस्त्वरान्वितः । आगत्य गरुडं मूर्ध्नि पातयामास भूतले १६। विष्णुर्गदां च खड्गेन चिच्छेद प्रहसन्निव । तावत्स सुहृदे विष्णुं जघान दृढमुष्टिना १७। ततस्तौ बाहुयुद्धेन युयुधाते महाबलौ । बाहुभिर्मुष्टिभिश्चैव जानुभिर्नादयन्महीम् १८। एवं सुरुचिरं युद्धं कृत्वा विष्णुः प्रतापवान् । उवाच दैत्यराजानं मेघगंभीरया गिरा १९। विष्णुरुवाच- वरं वरय दैत्येंद्र प्रीतोऽस्मि तव विक्रमात् । अदेयमपि ते दद्मि यत्ते मनसि वर्तते २०। जलंधर उवाच- यदि भावुकतुष्टोऽसि वरमेतं ददस्व मे । मद्भगिन्या सह तया मद्गृहे सगणो वस २१। नारद उवाच- तथेत्युक्त्वा स भगवान्सर्वदेवगणैः सह । जलंधरं नाम पुरमगमद्रमया सह २२। जलंधरश्च देवानामधिकारेषु दानवान् । स्थापयित्वा सहर्षः सन्पुनरागान्महीतले २३। देवगंधर्वसिद्धेषु यत्किंचिद्रत्नसंज्ञितम् । तदात्मवशगं कृत्वा तिष्ठत्सागरनंदनः २४। पातालभवने दैत्यं निशुंभं च महाबलम् । स्थापयित्वा स शेषादीननयद्भूतलं बली २५। देवगंधर्वसिद्धौघान्यक्षरासमानुषान् । स्वपुरे नागरान्कृत्वा शशास भुवनत्रयम् २६। एवं जलंधरः कृत्वा देवांश्च वशवर्त्तिनः । धर्मेण पालयामास प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान् २७। न कश्चित्व्याधितो नैव दुःखितो न कृशस्तथा । न दीनो दृश्यते तस्मिन्धर्माद्राज्यं प्रशासति २८। एवं महीं शासति दानवेंद्रे धर्मेण सम्यक्च यदृच्छयाहम् । कदाचिदागामथ तस्य लक्ष्मीं विलोकितुं श्रीरमणं च सेवितुम् २९। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायामुत्तरखंडे कार्त्तिकमाहात्म्ये श्रीकृष्णसत्यभामासंवादे जलंधरप्रवेशोनाम अष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः ९८।
nārada uvāca- punardaityaṃ samāyāṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ | bhayaprakaṃpitāḥ sarve viṣṇuṃ stotuṃ pracakramuḥ 1| devā ūcuḥ| namo matsyakūrmādi nānāsvarūpaiḥ sadābhaktakāryodyatāyārtihaṃtre | vidhātrādisargasthitidhvaṃsakartre gadāśaṃkhapadmārihastāyate'stu 2| ramāvallabhāyāsurāṇāṃ nihaṃtre bhujaṃgādināthāya pītāṃbarāya | makhādikriyāpākakartre vikartre śaraṇyāya tasmai natāḥ smo natāḥ smaḥ 3| namo daityasaṃtāpitā martyaduḥkhācaladhvaṃsa daṃbholaye viṣṇavete | bhujaṃgeśatalpeśayāyārkacaṃdra dvinetrāya tasmai natāsmo natāḥ smaḥ 4| nārada uvāca- saṃkaṣṭanāśanaṃ stotraṃ nityaṃ yastu paṭhennaraḥ | sa kadācinnasaṃkaṣṭai pīḍyate kṛpayā hareḥ 5| iti devāḥ stutiṃ yāvatkurvaṃti danujadviṣaḥ | tāvatsurāṇāmāpattirvijñātā viṣṇunā tadā 6| sahasotthāya daityāriḥ kṛpayā khinnamānasaḥ | āruhya garuḍaṃ vegāllakṣmīṃ vacanamabravīt 7| viṣṇuruvāca- jalaṃdhareṇa te bhrātrā devānāṃ kadanaṃ kṛtam | tairāhūto gamiṣyāmi yuddhāyādya tvarānvitaḥ 8| lakṣmīruvāca- ahaṃ te vallabhā nātha bhaktā ca yadi sarvadā | tatkathaṃ te mama bhrātā yuddhe vadhyaḥ kṛpānidhe 9| śrībhagavānuvāca- rudrāṃśasaṃbhavatvācca brahmaṇo vacanādapi | prītyā ca tava naivāyaṃ mama vadhyo jalaṃdharaḥ 10| nārada uvāca- ityuktvā garuḍārūḍhaḥ śaṃkhacakragadāsibhṛt | viṣṇurvegādyayau yoddhuṃ yatra devāḥ stuvaṃti te 11| athāruṇānujātyugrapakṣavātaprapīḍitāḥ | vātyāvivartitā daityā babhramuḥ khe yathā ghanāḥ 12| tato jalaṃdharo dṛṣṭvā daityānvātyā prapīḍitān | novāca vacanaṃ krodhāttato viṣṇuṃ samabhyayāt 13| tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ viṣṇudaityeṃdrayormahat | ākāśaṃ kurvatorbāṇairaṃte niravakāśavat 14| viṣṇurdaityasya bāṇaughairdhvajaṃ cchatraṃ dhanurhayān | ciccheda taṃ ca hṛdaye bāṇenaikenatāḍayan 15| tato daityaṃ samutpatya gadāpāṇistvarānvitaḥ | āgatya garuḍaṃ mūrdhni pātayāmāsa bhūtale 16| viṣṇurgadāṃ ca khaḍgena ciccheda prahasanniva | tāvatsa suhṛde viṣṇuṃ jaghāna dṛḍhamuṣṭinā 17| tatastau bāhuyuddhena yuyudhāte mahābalau | bāhubhirmuṣṭibhiścaiva jānubhirnādayanmahīm 18| evaṃ suruciraṃ yuddhaṃ kṛtvā viṣṇuḥ pratāpavān | uvāca daityarājānaṃ meghagaṃbhīrayā girā 19| viṣṇuruvāca- varaṃ varaya daityeṃdra prīto'smi tava vikramāt | adeyamapi te dadmi yatte manasi vartate 20| jalaṃdhara uvāca- yadi bhāvukatuṣṭo'si varametaṃ dadasva me | madbhaginyā saha tayā madgṛhe sagaṇo vasa 21| nārada uvāca- tathetyuktvā sa bhagavānsarvadevagaṇaiḥ saha | jalaṃdharaṃ nāma puramagamadramayā saha 22| jalaṃdharaśca devānāmadhikāreṣu dānavān | sthāpayitvā saharṣaḥ sanpunarāgānmahītale 23| devagaṃdharvasiddheṣu yatkiṃcidratnasaṃjñitam | tadātmavaśagaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhatsāgaranaṃdanaḥ 24| pātālabhavane daityaṃ niśuṃbhaṃ ca mahābalam | sthāpayitvā sa śeṣādīnanayadbhūtalaṃ balī 25| devagaṃdharvasiddhaughānyakṣarāsamānuṣān | svapure nāgarānkṛtvā śaśāsa bhuvanatrayam 26| evaṃ jalaṃdharaḥ kṛtvā devāṃśca vaśavarttinaḥ | dharmeṇa pālayāmāsa prajāḥ putrānivaurasān 27| na kaścitvyādhito naiva duḥkhito na kṛśastathā | na dīno dṛśyate tasmindharmādrājyaṃ praśāsati 28| evaṃ mahīṃ śāsati dānaveṃdre dharmeṇa samyakca yadṛcchayāham | kadācidāgāmatha tasya lakṣmīṃ vilokituṃ śrīramaṇaṃ ca sevitum 29| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe kārttikamāhātmye śrīkṛṣṇasatyabhāmāsaṃvāde jalaṃdharapraveśonāma aṣṭanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ 98|
English translation
Nārada said :
1. Seeing the demon to have come again, gods with Indra trembled with fear and started praising Viṣṇu .
Gods said :
2-4. Obeisance to you who are always ready for (serving) the purpose of the devotee by (taking) many forms like that of the Fish or the Tortoise; (to you) who remove affliction, who are the author of the Creator etc., the creation, maintenance and destruction (of the world); who have in your hands a mace, a conch, a lotus etc. We bow to you, lord of Ramā (i.e. Lakṣmī ), the killer of the demons, the lord of the first among the serpents (i.e. Śeṣa ), (to you) wearing a yellow garment, maturing the rites like a sacrifice etc., the great author (of everything), fit to be resorted to. Salutation to that Viṣṇu, the thunderbolt of Indra for destroying the mountain of the grief of the gods tormented by the demons, (to Viṣṇu) lying on the bed of the lord of serpents, having two eyes in the form of the Sun and the Moon. We salute him.
Nārada said :
5-7. He who would everyday recite (this) hymn, destroying calamities, is never troubled by calamities due to Viṣṇu’s grace. When the gods thus praised (Viṣṇu) the enemy of the demons, Viṣṇu came to know about the calamity of the gods. The enemy of the demons, getting up quickly with his mind dejected through pity, quickly mounted upon Garuḍa , and said (these) words to Lakṣmī.
Viṣṇu said :
8. Your brother Jalandhara has played havoc among the gods. Invited by them, I shall quickly go to fight.
Lakṣmī said :
9. O you treasure of compassion, O my lord, if I am always dear to you and your devotee, then how should my brother be killed by you in a battle?
The lord said :
10. Due to his being born from a portion of Rudra , due to Brahmā ’s statement (about him), and due to your love (for him), Jalandhara shall never be killed by me.
Nārada said :
11-19. Speaking like this, Viṣṇu holding a conch, a disc, a mace and a sword, mounted upon Garuḍa, and went there where the gods were praising him. The demons tormented by the wind (produced) by the very strong wings of (Garuḍa) whose younger brother is Aruṇa wandered like the clouds in the sky turned round by a storm. Then Jalandhara, seeing the demons tormented, did not utter a word, (but) angrily came to Viṣṇu. Then a great fight took place between Viṣṇu and the lord of demons, making the sky having no room in it with their arrows. With volleys of arrows Viṣṇu cut off the demon’s banner, umbrella, bow and horses and struck him on his chest with one arrow. Then the demon having a mace in his hand, jumped quickly, struck Garuḍa on his head and knocked him down on the ground. Viṣṇu laughed and cut off the mace with his sword. (Just) then he struck on Viṣṇu’s strong heart (chest) with his strong fist. Then the two very strong ones had a hand-to-hand fight, resounding the earth with their arms, fists, and knees. Having thus fought for a very long time, the brave Viṣṇu spoke with a deep-sounding voice to the king of the demons.
Viṣṇu said :
20. O lord of demons, ask for a boon. Due to your valour I am pleased with you. I shall even give you what cannot be given—(ask for) whatever is in your mind.
Jalandhara said :
21. O brother-in-law, if you are pleased with me, then grant me this boon—with that my sister (Lakṣmī) and with your attendants, you stay in my house.
Nārada said :
22-29. Saying “Let it be so”, the lord with all his divine attendants went with Lakṣmī to the city named Jalandhara. Jalandhara also putting the gods in the custody of the demons, gladly again came back to the earth. The Ocean’s son brought under his control whatever jewels belonged to the gods, gandharvas and siddhas . The strong one having placed the very strong Niśumbha in the Pātāla -abode took Śeṣa and others to the earth. Making the multitudes of gods, gandharvas, siddhas, yakṣas , demons and human beings the residents of his city, he ruled over the three worlds. Having thus subjugated the gods he righteously looked after his subjects like his own sons. When he was (thus) ruling righteously, no one was sick, no one was afflicted; similarly no one was weak, no one appeared helpless. When thus the lord of demons was righteously and properly ruling over the earth, some time, by chance, I went (to that city) to see his prosperity and to serve (Viṣṇu), Lakṣmī’s husband.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 44668, revision 336529 (2022-04-23T23:37:01Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365677.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.