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Chapter 15

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।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। ये देवैर्निर्जिताः पूर्वं दैत्याः पातालसंस्थिताः ।। तेऽपि भूमंडलं याता निर्भयास्तमुपाश्रिताः ।।१।। कदाचिच्छिन्नशिरसं राहुं दृष्ट्वा स दैत्यराट् ।। पप्रच्छ भार्गवं तत्र तच्छिरश्छेदकारणम् ।। २ ।। स शशंस समुद्रस्य मथनं देवकारितम् ।। रत्नापहरणं चैव दैत्यानां च पराभवम् ।। ३ ।। स श्रुत्वा क्रोधरक्ताक्षः स्वपितुर्मथनं तदा ।। दूतं संप्रेषयामास घस्मरं शक्रसन्निधौ ।।४।। दूतस्त्रिविष्टपं गत्वा सुधर्मां प्राविशद्वराम्।। जगादाखर्वमौलिस्तु देवेंद्रं वाक्यमद्भुतम् ।। ५ ।। ।। घस्मर उवाच ।। ।। जलंधरोऽब्धितनयः सर्वदैत्यजनेश्वरः ।। दूतोऽहंप्रेषितस्तेन स यदाह शृणुष्व तत् ।। ६ ।। कस्मात्त्वया मम पिता मथितः सागरोऽद्रिणा ।। नीतानि सर्वरत्नानि तानि शीघ्रं प्रयच्छ मे ।। ७ ।। इति दूतवचः श्रुत्वा विस्मितस्त्रिदशाधिपः।। उवाच घस्मरं रौद्रं भयरोषसमन्वितः ।। ८ ।। ।। इंद्र उवाच ।। ।। शृणु दूत मया पूर्वं मथितः सागरो यथा ।। अद्रयो मद्भयात्त्रस्ताः स्वकुक्षिस्थाः कृतास्तथा ।।९।। अन्येऽपि मद्द्विषस्तेन रक्षिता दितिजाः पुरा ।। तस्माद्यत्तत्प्रजातं तु मयाऽप्यपहृतं किल ।।2.4.15.१०।। शंखोऽप्येवं पुरा देवानद्विषत्सागरात्मजः ।। ममाऽनुजेन निहतः प्रविष्टः सागरोदरम् ।। ११ ।। तद्गच्छ कथयस्वाऽस्य सर्वं मथनकारणम् ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। इत्थं विसर्जितो दूतस्तदेंद्रेणाऽगमद्भुवम् ।।१२।। तदिदं वचनं सर्वं दैत्यायाकथयत्तदा ।। तन्निशम्य तदा दैत्यो रोषात्प्रस्फुरिताऽधरः।। १३ ।। दैत्यसेनासमायुक्तो ययौ योद्धुं त्रिविष्टपम् ।। ततो युद्धे महाञ्जातो देवदानवसंक्षयः ।। १४ ।। तत्र युद्धे मृतान्दैत्यान्भार्गवस्तूदतिष्ठपत् ।। विद्यया मृतजीविन्या मंत्रितैस्तोयबिंदुभिः ।। १५ ।। देवानपि तथा युद्धे तत्राऽजीवयदंगिराः ।। दिव्यौषधी समानीय द्रोणाद्रेः स पुनःपुनः ।।१६।। दृष्ट्वा देवांस्तथा युद्धे पुनरेव समुत्थितान् ।। जलंधरः क्रोधवशो भार्गवं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।।१७।। ।। जलंधर उवाच ।। ।। मया युद्धे हता देवा उत्तिष्ठंति कथं पुनः ।। तव संजीविनीविद्या न वाऽन्यत्रेति विश्रुतम् ।।१८।। ।। शुक्र उवाच ।। ।। दिव्यौषधीः समानीय द्रोणाद्रेरंगिराः सुरान्।। जीवयत्येव तच्छीघ्रं द्रोणाद्रिं त्वमपाहर ।। १९ ।। ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। इत्युक्तः स तु दैत्येंद्रो नीत्वा द्रोणाचलं तदा ।। प्राक्षिपत्सागरे तूर्णं पुनरागान्महाहवम् ।। 2.4.15.२० ।। अथ देवान्हतान्दृष्ट्वा द्रोणाद्रिमगमद्गुरुः ।। तावत्तत्र गिरींद्रं तु न ददर्श सुरार्चितः ।। २१ ।। ज्ञात्वा दैत्यहृतं द्रोणं धिषणो भयविह्वलः ।। आगत्य दूराद्व्याजह्रे श्वासाऽऽकुलितविग्रहः ।। २२ ।। पलायध्वं हवाद्देवा नाऽयं जेतुं क्षमो यतः ।। रुद्रांशसंभवो ह्येष स्मरध्वं शक्रचेष्टितम् ।। २३ ।। श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं देवा भयविह्वलितास्तदा ।। दैत्येन वध्यमानास्ते पलायंते दिशो दश ।। २४ ।। देवान्विद्रावितान्दृष्ट्वा दैत्यैः सागरनंदनः ।। शंखभेरीजयरवैः प्रविवेशाऽमरावतीम् ।। २५ ।। प्रविष्टे नगरीं दैत्ये देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ।। सुवर्णाद्रिगुहां प्राप्ता न्यवसन्दैत्यतापिताः।। २६ ।। ततश्च सर्वेष्वसुरोऽधिकारेष्विंद्रादिकानां विनिवेशयत्तदा ।। शुंभादिकान्दैत्यवरान्पृथक्पृथक्स्वयं सुवर्णाद्रिगुहामगात्पुनः ।। २७ ।। इति श्री स्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे कार्तिकमासमाहात्म्ये जलंधरविजयप्राप्तिर्नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः ।।१५।।

|| nārada uvāca || || ye devairnirjitāḥ pūrvaṃ daityāḥ pātālasaṃsthitāḥ || te'pi bhūmaṃḍalaṃ yātā nirbhayāstamupāśritāḥ ||1|| kadācicchinnaśirasaṃ rāhuṃ dṛṣṭvā sa daityarāṭ || papraccha bhārgavaṃ tatra tacchiraśchedakāraṇam || 2 || sa śaśaṃsa samudrasya mathanaṃ devakāritam || ratnāpaharaṇaṃ caiva daityānāṃ ca parābhavam || 3 || sa śrutvā krodharaktākṣaḥ svapiturmathanaṃ tadā || dūtaṃ saṃpreṣayāmāsa ghasmaraṃ śakrasannidhau ||4|| dūtastriviṣṭapaṃ gatvā sudharmāṃ prāviśadvarām|| jagādākharvamaulistu deveṃdraṃ vākyamadbhutam || 5 || || ghasmara uvāca || || jalaṃdharo'bdhitanayaḥ sarvadaityajaneśvaraḥ || dūto'haṃpreṣitastena sa yadāha śṛṇuṣva tat || 6 || kasmāttvayā mama pitā mathitaḥ sāgaro'driṇā || nītāni sarvaratnāni tāni śīghraṃ prayaccha me || 7 || iti dūtavacaḥ śrutvā vismitastridaśādhipaḥ|| uvāca ghasmaraṃ raudraṃ bhayaroṣasamanvitaḥ || 8 || || iṃdra uvāca || || śṛṇu dūta mayā pūrvaṃ mathitaḥ sāgaro yathā || adrayo madbhayāttrastāḥ svakukṣisthāḥ kṛtāstathā ||9|| anye'pi maddviṣastena rakṣitā ditijāḥ purā || tasmādyattatprajātaṃ tu mayā'pyapahṛtaṃ kila ||2.4.15.10|| śaṃkho'pyevaṃ purā devānadviṣatsāgarātmajaḥ || mamā'nujena nihataḥ praviṣṭaḥ sāgarodaram || 11 || tadgaccha kathayasvā'sya sarvaṃ mathanakāraṇam || || nārada uvāca || || itthaṃ visarjito dūtastadeṃdreṇā'gamadbhuvam ||12|| tadidaṃ vacanaṃ sarvaṃ daityāyākathayattadā || tanniśamya tadā daityo roṣātprasphuritā'dharaḥ|| 13 || daityasenāsamāyukto yayau yoddhuṃ triviṣṭapam || tato yuddhe mahāñjāto devadānavasaṃkṣayaḥ || 14 || tatra yuddhe mṛtāndaityānbhārgavastūdatiṣṭhapat || vidyayā mṛtajīvinyā maṃtritaistoyabiṃdubhiḥ || 15 || devānapi tathā yuddhe tatrā'jīvayadaṃgirāḥ || divyauṣadhī samānīya droṇādreḥ sa punaḥpunaḥ ||16|| dṛṣṭvā devāṃstathā yuddhe punareva samutthitān || jalaṃdharaḥ krodhavaśo bhārgavaṃ vākyamabravīt ||17|| || jalaṃdhara uvāca || || mayā yuddhe hatā devā uttiṣṭhaṃti kathaṃ punaḥ || tava saṃjīvinīvidyā na vā'nyatreti viśrutam ||18|| || śukra uvāca || || divyauṣadhīḥ samānīya droṇādreraṃgirāḥ surān|| jīvayatyeva tacchīghraṃ droṇādriṃ tvamapāhara || 19 || || nārada uvāca || || ityuktaḥ sa tu daityeṃdro nītvā droṇācalaṃ tadā || prākṣipatsāgare tūrṇaṃ punarāgānmahāhavam || 2.4.15.20 || atha devānhatāndṛṣṭvā droṇādrimagamadguruḥ || tāvattatra girīṃdraṃ tu na dadarśa surārcitaḥ || 21 || jñātvā daityahṛtaṃ droṇaṃ dhiṣaṇo bhayavihvalaḥ || āgatya dūrādvyājahre śvāsā''kulitavigrahaḥ || 22 || palāyadhvaṃ havāddevā nā'yaṃ jetuṃ kṣamo yataḥ || rudrāṃśasaṃbhavo hyeṣa smaradhvaṃ śakraceṣṭitam || 23 || śrutvā tadvacanaṃ devā bhayavihvalitāstadā || daityena vadhyamānāste palāyaṃte diśo daśa || 24 || devānvidrāvitāndṛṣṭvā daityaiḥ sāgaranaṃdanaḥ || śaṃkhabherījayaravaiḥ praviveśā'marāvatīm || 25 || praviṣṭe nagarīṃ daitye devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ || suvarṇādriguhāṃ prāptā nyavasandaityatāpitāḥ|| 26 || tataśca sarveṣvasuro'dhikāreṣviṃdrādikānāṃ viniveśayattadā || śuṃbhādikāndaityavarānpṛthakpṛthaksvayaṃ suvarṇādriguhāmagātpunaḥ || 27 || iti śrī skānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe kārtikamāsamāhātmye jalaṃdharavijayaprāptirnāma pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ ||15||

English translation

Nārada said :

1. Daityas who had been formerly defeated by Devas and who had been staying in the nether worlds came without any fear whatsoever to the earth and resorted to him.

2. Once, on seeing Rāhu with his head cut, that king of Daityas asked Śukra about the cause of his head being cut off.

3. He told him the detailed story of the churning of the Ocean, the fact that all jewels were taken away by Devas and the defeat of the Daityas etc.

4. On hearing about the churning of his father (i.e. Ocean), he became furious with eyes turned red. He sent Ghasmara as his messenger to the presence of Śakra .

5. The messenger went to heaven and entered the excellent (Assembly of Indra called) Sudharmā . With his head raised up (with self-respect) the messenger spoke to Devendra the following wonderful words.

Ghasmara said :

6. Jalandhara , the son of the Ocean, is the lord of all the Daitya -folks. I am sent by him as his messenger. Hear what he says:

7. “Why was my father, the Ocean, churned by you with a mountain? All the jewels had been carried away (by you). Return all those things to me immediately.”

8. On hearing these words of the messenger the Lord of Devas became surprised. Moved by fear as well as anger, he spoke to the terrible Ghasmara:

Indra said :

9-10. Listen, O messenger, why the Ocean was churned by me formerly. The Mountains who were afraid of me were kept by him within his bowels. Other enemies too of mine, Daityas, were accorded shelter by him formerly. Hence, what came out of him has been taken away by me.

11. Śaṅkha too, a son of the Ocean, became inimical to Devas formerly. He was killed by my younger brother ( Viṣṇu ) and he entered the bowels of the Ocean for good.

12a. Therefore, go and tell him everything about the cause of the churning (of the Ocean).

Nārada said :

12b. Thus the messenger who was sent back by Indra went to the earth.

13. Then he told the Daitya all these words. On hearing them the Daitya became furious. His lips throbbed due to anger.

14. Accompanied by the army of Daityas, he went to heaven in order to fight. Then in that war the destruction of Devas and Dānavas was excessive.

15. Bhārgava (i.e. Śukra) resuscitated all those Daityas who died in the war there by means of his Vidyā (secret formula) named Mṛtajīvanī (‘enlivener of the dead’) and with water drops charged with Mantras .

16. Aṅgiras (i.e. Bṛhaspati ) acquired divine medicinal herbs from the Droṇa mountain [1] frequently and resuscitated the Devas who were killed in the war.

17. On seeing that the (resuscitated) Devas were coming up again in the battle, Jalandhara became furious and he spoke these words to Bhārgava:

Jalandhara said :

18. How is it that the Devas killed by me in the battle rise up again? It is well-known that your Vidyā named Sañjīvinī is not known to others.

Śukra said :

19. Aṅgiras brings divine herbs from the Droṇa mountain and resuscitates the Suras . Hence you remove the Droṇa mountain quickly.

Nārada said :

20. On being told thus, the Lord of Daityas carried the Droṇa mountain and cast it into the ocean. Then he returned to the battlefield quickly.

21. On seeing the Devas being killed, Guru (i.e. Bṛhaspati) went to the Droṇa mountain but the preceptor who was honoured by the Suras could not find the important mountain there.

22. On coming to know that the Droṇa mountain had been taken away by the Daitya, Dhiṣaṇa (Bṛhaspati) became frightened. He came to the battleground and spoke from a distance with all his body gasping for breath:

23. “Run away from the battle, O Devas. This (Daitya) cannot be vanquished because he is born of a part of Rudra . Remember the act of Śakra (such as striking the Bhīma Puruṣa with Vajra ).”

24. On hearing his words the Devas became alarmed. On being killed and hit by the Daitya they ran to all the ten directions.

25. On seeing that the Devas had been routed by the Daityas, the son of the Ocean entered Amarāvatī to the accompaniment of the victorious sounds of conchs and Bherī drums.

26. When the Daitya entered the city, the Devas with Śakra as their leader went to the cave of the Meru mountain and stayed there. They were excessively harassed by the Daityas.

27. Then the Asura employed Śuṃbha and other excellent Daityas severally in all the offices of Indra and others. Then he himself went to the cave of the Meru mountain.

[1]: [1] : Droṇa : Identified with Mt. Doonagiri in Kumaun (De 58, 110). Local tradition in Satara District (Maharashtra) believes that the Jaraṇḍā hill in that District is a part of Droṇagiri.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 22993, revision 71258 (2016-06-14T08:42:02Z). English is G. V. Tagare’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-skanda-purana/d/doc371657.html and the archival publication witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.