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Chapter 102

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Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 102

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नारद उवाच- पतितं वीरभद्रं तु दृंष्ट्वा रुद्रगणा भयात् । आगतास्ते रणं हित्वा क्रोशमाना महेश्वरम् १। अथ कोलाहलं श्रुत्वा गणानां चंद्रशेखरः २। अभ्ययाद्वृषमारूढः संग्रामं प्रहसन्निव । रुद्रमायां तमालोक्य सिंहनादैर्गणाः पुनः ३। निवृत्ताः संगरे दैत्यान्निजघ्नुः शरवृष्टिभिः । दैत्याश्च भीषणं रुद्रं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे विदुद्रुवुः ४। कार्त्तिकव्रतिनं दृष्ट्वा पातकानीव तद्भयात् । अथ जालंधरो दैत्यान्विद्रुतान्प्रेक्ष्य संगरे ५। रोषादधावच्चंडीशं मुंचन्बाणान्सहस्रशः । शुंभो निशुंभोऽश्वमुखः कालनेमिर्बलाहकः ६। खड्गरोमा प्रचंडश्च घस्मरश्च शिवं ययुः । बाणांधकारसंच्छन्नं दृष्ट्वा गणबलं शिवः ७। तद्बाणजालं विच्छिद्य स्वबाणैरावृणोन्नभः । दैत्यांश्च बाणवात्याभिः पीडितानकरोत्तदा ८। प्रचंडजालबाणौघैरपातयत भूतले । खड्गरोम्णः शिरः कोपात्तथा परशुनाच्छिनत् ९। बलाहकस्य च शिरः खंट्वागेनाकरोद्द्विधा । बद्ध्वा च घस्मरं दैत्यं पाशेनाभ्यहनाद्भुवि १०। वृषभेण हताः केचित्केचिद्बाणैर्निराकृताः । न शेकुरसुराः स्थातुं गजाः सिंहार्दिता यथा ११। ततः कोपपरीतात्मा वेगाद्रुद्रं जलंधरः । आह्वयामास समरे तीव्राशनिसमस्वनः १२। जलंधर उवाच- युध्यस्वाद्य मया सार्द्धं किमेभिर्निहितैस्तव । यच्च किंचिद्बलं तेऽस्ति तद्दर्शय जटाधर १३। नारद उवाच। इत्युक्त्वा बाणसप्तत्या जघान वृषभध्वजम् । तानप्राप्तान्शितैर्बाणैश्चिच्छेद प्रहसन्निव १४। ततो हयान्ध्वजं छत्रं धनुश्चिच्छेद सप्तभिः । सच्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो गदामादाय वीर्यवान् १५। अभ्यधावच्छिवस्तावद्गदाबाणैर्द्विधाकरोत् । तथापि मुष्टिमुद्यम्य ययौ रुद्रजिघांसया १६। तावच्छिवेन बाणौघैः क्रोशमात्रमपाकृतः । ततो जालंधरो दैत्यो मत्वा रुद्रं बलाधिकम् १७। ससर्ज मायां गांधर्वीमद्भुतां रुद्रमोहिनीम् । ततो जगुश्च ननृतुर्गंधर्वाप्सरसांगणाः १८। तालवेणुमृदंगांश्च वादयंतः परस्परम् । तं दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं रुद्रो नादविमोहितः १९। पतितान्यपि शस्त्राणि करेभ्यो न विवेद सः । एकाग्रभूतमालोक्यरुद्रं दैत्यो जलंधरः २०। कामार्त्तः सञ्जगामाशु यत्र गौरी स्थिताभवत् । युद्धे शुंभनिशुंभाख्यौ स्थापयित्वा महाबलौ २१। दशदोर्दंडपंचास्यस्त्रिनेत्रश्च जटाधरः । महावृषभमारूढः स बभूव जलंधरः २२। अथ रुद्रं समायांतमालोक्य भववल्लभा । अभ्याययौ सखीमध्यात्तद्दर्शनपथेऽभवत् २३। यावद्ददर्श चार्वगीं पार्वतीं दनुजेश्वरः । तावत्स वीर्यं मुमुचे जडांगश्चाभवत्तदा २४। अथ ज्ञात्वा तदा गौरी दानवं भयविह्वला । जगामांतर्हिता तावत्सा तदोत्तरमानसम् २५। तामदृष्ट्वा तदा दैत्यः क्षणाद्विद्युल्लतामिव । जवेनायात्पुनर्युद्धं यत्र देवो वृषध्वजः २६। पार्वत्यपि महाविष्णुं सस्मार मनसा तदा । तावद्ददर्श तं देवी सोपविष्टं समीपगम् २७। पार्वत्युवाच। विष्णो जलंधरो दैत्यः कृतवान्परमाद्भुतम् । तत्किं न विदितं तेऽस्ति चेष्टितं तस्य दुर्मतेः २८। श्रीभगवानुवाच- तेनैव दर्शितः पंथा वयमप्यन्वयामहे । नान्यथा स भवेद्वध्यः पातिव्रत्यात्सुरक्षितः २९। नारद उवाच- जगाम विष्णुरित्युक्त्वा पुनर्जालंधरं पुरम् । अथ रुद्रश्च गंधर्वानुगतः संगरे स्थितः ३०। अंतर्द्धानगतां मायां दृष्ट्वा तु बुबुधे तदा । ततः शिवो विस्मितमानसः पुनर्जगाम युद्धाय जलंधरं रुषा ३१। स चापि दैत्यः पुनरागतं शिवं दृष्ट्वा शरौघैः समवाकिरद्रणे ३२। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायामुत्तरखंडे कार्त्तिकमाहात्म्ये श्रीकृष्णसत्यभामासंवादे दैत्यकपटवर्णनोनाम द्व्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः १०२।

nārada uvāca- patitaṃ vīrabhadraṃ tu dṛṃṣṭvā rudragaṇā bhayāt | āgatāste raṇaṃ hitvā krośamānā maheśvaram 1| atha kolāhalaṃ śrutvā gaṇānāṃ caṃdraśekharaḥ 2| abhyayādvṛṣamārūḍhaḥ saṃgrāmaṃ prahasanniva | rudramāyāṃ tamālokya siṃhanādairgaṇāḥ punaḥ 3| nivṛttāḥ saṃgare daityānnijaghnuḥ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ | daityāśca bhīṣaṇaṃ rudraṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve vidudruvuḥ 4| kārttikavratinaṃ dṛṣṭvā pātakānīva tadbhayāt | atha jālaṃdharo daityānvidrutānprekṣya saṃgare 5| roṣādadhāvaccaṃḍīśaṃ muṃcanbāṇānsahasraśaḥ | śuṃbho niśuṃbho'śvamukhaḥ kālanemirbalāhakaḥ 6| khaḍgaromā pracaṃḍaśca ghasmaraśca śivaṃ yayuḥ | bāṇāṃdhakārasaṃcchannaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṇabalaṃ śivaḥ 7| tadbāṇajālaṃ vicchidya svabāṇairāvṛṇonnabhaḥ | daityāṃśca bāṇavātyābhiḥ pīḍitānakarottadā 8| pracaṃḍajālabāṇaughairapātayata bhūtale | khaḍgaromṇaḥ śiraḥ kopāttathā paraśunācchinat 9| balāhakasya ca śiraḥ khaṃṭvāgenākaroddvidhā | baddhvā ca ghasmaraṃ daityaṃ pāśenābhyahanādbhuvi 10| vṛṣabheṇa hatāḥ kecitkecidbāṇairnirākṛtāḥ | na śekurasurāḥ sthātuṃ gajāḥ siṃhārditā yathā 11| tataḥ kopaparītātmā vegādrudraṃ jalaṃdharaḥ | āhvayāmāsa samare tīvrāśanisamasvanaḥ 12| jalaṃdhara uvāca- yudhyasvādya mayā sārddhaṃ kimebhirnihitaistava | yacca kiṃcidbalaṃ te'sti taddarśaya jaṭādhara 13| nārada uvāca| ityuktvā bāṇasaptatyā jaghāna vṛṣabhadhvajam | tānaprāptānśitairbāṇaiściccheda prahasanniva 14| tato hayāndhvajaṃ chatraṃ dhanuściccheda saptabhiḥ | sacchinnadhanvā viratho gadāmādāya vīryavān 15| abhyadhāvacchivastāvadgadābāṇairdvidhākarot | tathāpi muṣṭimudyamya yayau rudrajighāṃsayā 16| tāvacchivena bāṇaughaiḥ krośamātramapākṛtaḥ | tato jālaṃdharo daityo matvā rudraṃ balādhikam 17| sasarja māyāṃ gāṃdharvīmadbhutāṃ rudramohinīm | tato jaguśca nanṛturgaṃdharvāpsarasāṃgaṇāḥ 18| tālaveṇumṛdaṃgāṃśca vādayaṃtaḥ parasparam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryaṃ rudro nādavimohitaḥ 19| patitānyapi śastrāṇi karebhyo na viveda saḥ | ekāgrabhūtamālokyarudraṃ daityo jalaṃdharaḥ 20| kāmārttaḥ sañjagāmāśu yatra gaurī sthitābhavat | yuddhe śuṃbhaniśuṃbhākhyau sthāpayitvā mahābalau 21| daśadordaṃḍapaṃcāsyastrinetraśca jaṭādharaḥ | mahāvṛṣabhamārūḍhaḥ sa babhūva jalaṃdharaḥ 22| atha rudraṃ samāyāṃtamālokya bhavavallabhā | abhyāyayau sakhīmadhyāttaddarśanapathe'bhavat 23| yāvaddadarśa cārvagīṃ pārvatīṃ danujeśvaraḥ | tāvatsa vīryaṃ mumuce jaḍāṃgaścābhavattadā 24| atha jñātvā tadā gaurī dānavaṃ bhayavihvalā | jagāmāṃtarhitā tāvatsā tadottaramānasam 25| tāmadṛṣṭvā tadā daityaḥ kṣaṇādvidyullatāmiva | javenāyātpunaryuddhaṃ yatra devo vṛṣadhvajaḥ 26| pārvatyapi mahāviṣṇuṃ sasmāra manasā tadā | tāvaddadarśa taṃ devī sopaviṣṭaṃ samīpagam 27| pārvatyuvāca| viṣṇo jalaṃdharo daityaḥ kṛtavānparamādbhutam | tatkiṃ na viditaṃ te'sti ceṣṭitaṃ tasya durmateḥ 28| śrībhagavānuvāca- tenaiva darśitaḥ paṃthā vayamapyanvayāmahe | nānyathā sa bhavedvadhyaḥ pātivratyātsurakṣitaḥ 29| nārada uvāca- jagāma viṣṇurityuktvā punarjālaṃdharaṃ puram | atha rudraśca gaṃdharvānugataḥ saṃgare sthitaḥ 30| aṃtarddhānagatāṃ māyāṃ dṛṣṭvā tu bubudhe tadā | tataḥ śivo vismitamānasaḥ punarjagāma yuddhāya jalaṃdharaṃ ruṣā 31| sa cāpi daityaḥ punarāgataṃ śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā śaraughaiḥ samavākiradraṇe 32| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe kārttikamāhātmye śrīkṛṣṇasatyabhāmāsaṃvāde daityakapaṭavarṇanonāma dvyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ 102|

English translation

Nārada said :

1-12. Seeing that Vīrabhadra fallen, Rudra ’s attendants leaving the battle through fear and crying came to Śiva . Then hearing the uproar of his attendants, Śiva having mounted on his bull and laughing a little, came to the battle. Seeing Śiva coming, the attendants roaring like lions, again returned (to the battlefield). In the battle they struck the demons with showers of arrows. All the demons, seeing the fierce Śiva, ran away as sins run away through fear on seeing him who observes the vow of Kārtika . Then Jalandhara , seeing the demons fleeing on the battlefield, angrily ran to Śiva and discharged thousands of arrows. Śumbha , Niśumbha , Aśvamukha , Kālanemi , Balāhaka , Khadgaroman, Pracaṇḍa and Ghasmara went (i.e. rushed) to Śiva. Śiva, seeing the army of his attendants covered with the darkness caused by the arrows (of the demons), cut off the volley of arrows and with his own arrows covered the sky. He then troubled the demons with the hurricanes of his arrows. With fierce and continuous volleys of arrows he knocked (them) on the ground. Similarly he angrily cut off the head of Khaḍgaroman with a battle-axe. With a club having a skull at the top he also cut into two Balāhaka’s head; and binding the demon Ghasmara with a noose, he knocked him down on the ground. Some were struck by the bull; some were driven away by the arrows. The demons, like elephants tormented by lions, could not stand (before Śiva). Then Jalandhara with his mind full of anger and a voice sharp like (the sound of) thunderbolt, quickly challenged (Śiva) in the battle.

Jalandhara said :

13. Fight with me today. What is the use of striking these? O you having matted hair, show me whatever might you have.

Nārada said :

14-27. Speaking like this he struck Śiva with seventy arrows. He, laughing a little, cut them off before they reached (him) with sharp arrows. Then with seven (arrows) he cut off his horses, banners, umbrella and bow. He the powerful one, with his bow cut off and without his chariot, took a mace. Śiva ran (to him) and cut into two his mace with arrows. Yet, raising his fist he went to kill Śiva. (Just) then Śiva drove him away up to a krośa with the volleys of arrows. Then the demon Jalandhara, thinking Śiva to be stronger, created a gāndharvī illusion which was wonderful, and deluded Śiva. Then gandharvas and bevies of celestial nymphs sang and danced. They sounded musical instruments made of bell-metal, lutes and tabors with one another. Seeing that great wonder Rudra was deluded by the sound, and he did not even notice weapons dropped from his hands. The demon seeing Rudra concentrated, was overpowered by sexual desire, quickly went where Pārvatī was seated, after putting the very strong Śumbha and Niśumbha in (charge of) the battle. That Jalandhara became one having ten staff-like arms, five faces, three eyes, matted hair, and mounted upon a mighty bull. Then seeing Rudra coming, his beloved came from among her friends, and remained within the range of his sight. When the lord of demons saw Pārvatī of a charming body, he ejected his semen and his body became dull. Then Pārvatī, recognising him to be the demon, was overcome by fear, and vanished and went to Uttaramānasa . Not seeing her in a moment like a streak of lighting, he again quickly went to the battle(-field) where god Śiva stood. Then Pārvatī also mentally recollected the great Viṣṇu . Then the goddess saw him seated by her.

Pārvatī said :

28. O Viṣṇu, the demon Jalandhara has done a great wonder. Do you not know the act of that wicked-minded (demon)?

The lord said :

29. We are following the path shown by him only. Otherwise, he well-protected by (his wife’s) chastity would not be fit to be killed.

Nārada said :

30-32. Speaking like this, Viṣṇu again went to Jalandhara city. And Śiva, followed by gandharvas remained in the battle. Seeing the illusion to have disappeared, he awoke. Then Śiva, with his mind amazed, again angrily went to fight Jalandhara. The demon too seeing Śiva to have come back again, covered him with volleys of arrows in the battle.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 44672, revision 336553 (2022-04-24T08:28:01Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365681.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.