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Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 11

SB 8 11.1

श्रीशुक उवाच अथो सुराः प्रत्युपलब्धचेतसः परस्य पुंसः परयानुकम्पया जघ्नुर्भृशं शक्रसमीरणादयस् तांस्तान् रणे यैरभिसंहताः पुरा

śrīśuka uvāca atho surāḥ pratyupalabdhacetasaḥ parasya puṃsaḥ parayānukampayā jaghnurbhṛśaṃ śakrasamīraṇādayas tāṃstān raṇe yairabhisaṃhatāḥ purā

Śrī Śuka said: Then the gods, having regained their senses through the supreme compassion of the Supreme Person — Śakra, Vāyu and the rest — struck hard in battle at those very ones by whom they had earlier been beaten down.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.2

वैरोचनाय संरब्धो भगवान् पाकशासनः उदयच्छद्यदा वज्रं प्रजा हा हेति चुक्रुशुः

vairocanāya saṃrabdho bhagavān pākaśāsanaḥ udayacchadyadā vajraṃ prajā hā heti cukruśuḥ

When the lord, the chastiser of Pāka, in fury raised his thunderbolt against the son of Virocana, the creatures cried out, 'Alas, alas!'

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.3

वज्रपाणिस्तमाहेदं तिरस्कृत्य पुरःस्थितम् मनस्विनं सुसम्पन्नं विचरन्तं महामृधे

vajrapāṇistamāhedaṃ tiraskṛtya puraḥsthitam manasvinaṃ susampannaṃ vicarantaṃ mahāmṛdhe

The wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra), scorning him who stood before him — resolute, well equipped, ranging about in the great battle — said this to him:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.4

नटवन् मूढ मायाभिर्मायेशान् नो जिगीषसि जित्वा बालान् निबद्धाक्षान् नटो हरति तद्धनम्

naṭavan mūḍha māyābhirmāyeśān no jigīṣasi jitvā bālān nibaddhākṣān naṭo harati taddhanam

"Fool, like a juggler you wish to conquer us, the masters of illusion, by illusions! Having beaten children whose eyes are bound, a conjurer carries off their wealth."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.5

आरुरुक्षन्ति मायाभिरुत्सिसृप्सन्ति ये दिवम् तान् दस्यून् विधुनोम्य् अज्ञान् पूर्वस्माच् च पदादधः

ārurukṣanti māyābhirutsisṛpsanti ye divam tān dasyūn vidhunomy ajñān pūrvasmāc ca padādadhaḥ

"Those who wish to climb up by illusions, who wish to creep up to heaven — such ignorant brigands I shake down from even their former station."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.6

सो ऽहं दुर्मायिनस्ते ऽद्य वज्रेण शतपर्वणा शिरो हरिष्ये मन्दात्मन्घटस्व ज्ञातिभिः सह

so 'haṃ durmāyinaste 'dya vajreṇa śataparvaṇā śiro hariṣye mandātmanghaṭasva jñātibhiḥ saha

"I, being such, will today take off the head of you, the evil illusionist, with my hundred-jointed thunderbolt. Dull-witted one, make your effort together with your kinsmen!"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.7

श्रीबलिरुवाच सङ्ग्रामे वर्तमानानां कालचोदितकर्मणाम् कीर्तिर्जयो ऽजयो मृत्युः सर्वेषां स्युरनुक्रमात्

śrībaliruvāca saṅgrāme vartamānānāṃ kālacoditakarmaṇām kīrtirjayo 'jayo mṛtyuḥ sarveṣāṃ syuranukramāt

Śrī Bali said: For all those engaged in battle, whose actions are impelled by time, fame, victory, defeat and death come about in turn.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.8

तदिदं कालरशनं जगत् पश्यन्ति सूरयः न हृष्यन्ति न शोचन्ति तत्र यूयमपण्डिताः

tadidaṃ kālaraśanaṃ jagat paśyanti sūrayaḥ na hṛṣyanti na śocanti tatra yūyamapaṇḍitāḥ

Seeing that this world here has time for its cord, the wise neither rejoice nor grieve at it; in that matter you are unlearned.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.9

न वयं मन्यमानानामात्मानं तत्र साधनम् गिरो वः साधुशोच्यानां गृह्णीमो मर्मताडनाः

na vayaṃ manyamānānāmātmānaṃ tatra sādhanam giro vaḥ sādhuśocyānāṃ gṛhṇīmo marmatāḍanāḥ

We do not take to heart the words of you who consider yourselves the agent in this — words that strike the vital points, coming from those who are to be pitied by the good.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.10

श्रीशुक उवाच इत्य् आक्षिप्य विभुं वीरो नाराचैर्वीरमर्दनः आकर्णपूर्णैरहनदाक्षेपैराह तं पुनः

śrīśuka uvāca ity ākṣipya vibhuṃ vīro nārācairvīramardanaḥ ākarṇapūrṇairahanadākṣepairāha taṃ punaḥ

Śrī Śuka said: Having thus taunted the mighty one, the hero, crusher of heroes, struck him with iron arrows drawn full to the ear, and spoke to him again with taunts.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.11

एवं निराकृतो देवो वैरिणा तथ्यवादिना नामृष्यत् तदधिक्षेपं तोत्राहत इव द्विपः

evaṃ nirākṛto devo vairiṇā tathyavādinā nāmṛṣyat tadadhikṣepaṃ totrāhata iva dvipaḥ

Thus rebuffed by his enemy who spoke the truth, the god did not tolerate that abuse, like an elephant struck with a goad.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.12

प्राहरत् कुलिशं तस्मा अमोघं परमर्दनः सयानो न्यपतद्भूमौ छिन्नपक्ष इवाचलः

prāharat kuliśaṃ tasmā amoghaṃ paramardanaḥ sayāno nyapatadbhūmau chinnapakṣa ivācalaḥ

The crusher of foes hurled at him the unfailing thunderbolt; he fell to the ground along with his mount, like a mountain with its wings cut off.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.13

सखायं पतितं दृष्ट्वा जम्भो बलिसखः सुहृत् अभ्ययात् सौहृदं सख्युर्हतस्यापि समाचरन्

sakhāyaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā jambho balisakhaḥ suhṛt abhyayāt sauhṛdaṃ sakhyurhatasyāpi samācaran

Seeing his friend fallen, Jambha, Bali's comrade and well-wisher, came forward, showing friendship for his friend even though he was slain.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.14

स सिंहवाह आसाद्य गदामुद्यम्य रंहसा जत्रावताडयच् छक्रं गजं च सुमहाबलः

sa siṃhavāha āsādya gadāmudyamya raṃhasā jatrāvatāḍayac chakraṃ gajaṃ ca sumahābalaḥ

Riding a lion, that one of very great strength approached, raised his mace with force, and struck Indra on the collarbone, and the elephant too.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.15

गदाप्रहारव्यथितो भृशं विह्वलितो गजः जानुभ्यां धरणीं स्पृष्ट्वा कश्मलं परमं ययौ

gadāprahāravyathito bhṛśaṃ vihvalito gajaḥ jānubhyāṃ dharaṇīṃ spṛṣṭvā kaśmalaṃ paramaṃ yayau

Pained by the blow of the mace, the elephant, badly shaken, touched the earth with its knees and went into a deep swoon.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.16

ततो रथो मातलिना हरिभिर्दशशतैर्वृतः आनीतो द्विपमुत्सृज्य रथमारुरुहे विभुः

tato ratho mātalinā haribhirdaśaśatairvṛtaḥ ānīto dvipamutsṛjya rathamāruruhe vibhuḥ

Then the chariot, yoked with a thousand horses, was brought by Mātali; leaving the elephant, the mighty one mounted the chariot.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.17

तस्य तत् पूजयन् कर्म यन्तुर्दानवसत्तमः शूलेन ज्वलता तं तु स्मयमानो ऽहनन् मृधे

tasya tat pūjayan karma yanturdānavasattamaḥ śūlena jvalatā taṃ tu smayamāno 'hanan mṛdhe

Applauding that deed of his, the driver's, the best of the Dānavas, smiling, struck him in the battle with a blazing spear.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.18

सेहे रुजं सुदुर्मर्षां सत्त्वमालम्ब्य मातलिः इन्द्रो जम्भस्य सङ्क्रुद्धो वज्रेणापाहरच् छिरः

sehe rujaṃ sudurmarṣāṃ sattvamālambya mātaliḥ indro jambhasya saṅkruddho vajreṇāpāharac chiraḥ

Mātali, summoning his fortitude, endured the pain that was very hard to bear; and Indra, greatly enraged, took off Jambha's head with the thunderbolt.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.19

जम्भं श्रुत्वा हतं तस्य ज्ञातयो नारदादृषेः नमुचिश्च बलः पाकस्तत्रापेतुस्त्वरान्विताः

jambhaṃ śrutvā hataṃ tasya jñātayo nāradādṛṣeḥ namuciśca balaḥ pākastatrāpetustvarānvitāḥ

Hearing from the sage Nārada that Jambha had been slain, his kinsmen Namuci, Bala and Pāka rushed there in haste.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.20

वचोभिः परुषैरिन्द्रमर्दयन्तो ऽस्य मर्मसु शरैरवाकिरन् मेघा धाराभिरिव पर्वतम्

vacobhiḥ paruṣairindramardayanto 'sya marmasu śarairavākiran meghā dhārābhiriva parvatam

Wounding Indra at his vital points with harsh words, they covered him with arrows, as clouds cover a mountain with their torrents.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.21

हरीन् दशशतान्य् आजौ हर्यश्वस्य बलः शरैः तावद्भिरर्दयामास युगपल् लघुहस्तवान्

harīn daśaśatāny ājau haryaśvasya balaḥ śaraiḥ tāvadbhirardayāmāsa yugapal laghuhastavān

With his hand quick, Bala in the fight tormented the thousand horses of Indra with as many arrows all at once.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.22

शताभ्यां मातलिं पाको रथं सावयवं पृथक् सकृत् सन्धानमोक्षेण तदद्भुतमभूद्रणे

śatābhyāṃ mātaliṃ pāko rathaṃ sāvayavaṃ pṛthak sakṛt sandhānamokṣeṇa tadadbhutamabhūdraṇe

Pāka (struck) Mātali with two hundred, and the chariot with its parts separately, with a single fitting and release (of arrows); that was a marvel in the battle.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.23

नमुचिः पञ्चदशभिः स्वर्णपुङ्खैर्महेषुभिः आहत्य व्यनदत् सङ्ख्ये सतोय इव तोयदः

namuciḥ pañcadaśabhiḥ svarṇapuṅkhairmaheṣubhiḥ āhatya vyanadat saṅkhye satoya iva toyadaḥ

Namuci, striking (him) with fifteen great arrows fitted with golden shafts, roared in the battle like a water-laden cloud.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.24

सर्वतः शरकूटेन शक्रं सरथसारथिम् छादयामासुरसुराः प्रावृट्सूर्यमिवाम्बुदाः

sarvataḥ śarakūṭena śakraṃ sarathasārathim chādayāmāsurasurāḥ prāvṛṭsūryamivāmbudāḥ

From every side the demons covered Śakra, together with his chariot and charioteer, with a mass of arrows, as clouds cover the sun in the rainy season.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.25

अलक्षयन्तस्तमतीव विह्वला विचुक्रुशुर्देवगणाः सहानुगाः अनायकाः शत्रुबलेन निर्जिता वणिक्पथा भिन्ननवो यथार्णवे

alakṣayantastamatīva vihvalā vicukruśurdevagaṇāḥ sahānugāḥ anāyakāḥ śatrubalena nirjitā vaṇikpathā bhinnanavo yathārṇave

Not seeing him, the hosts of gods with their followers, exceedingly distressed, cried out; leaderless, overcome by the enemy's force, they were like merchants whose ship has broken up on the ocean.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.26

ततस्तुराषाड् इषुबद्धपञ्जराद् विनिर्गतः साश्वरथध्वजाग्रणीः बभौ दिशः खं पृथिवीं च रोचयन् स्वतेजसा सूर्य इव क्षपात्यये

tatasturāṣāḍ iṣubaddhapañjarād vinirgataḥ sāśvarathadhvajāgraṇīḥ babhau diśaḥ khaṃ pṛthivīṃ ca rocayan svatejasā sūrya iva kṣapātyaye

Then the Conqueror-of-the-swift (Indra), emerging from that cage bound of arrows, with his horses, chariot, banner and driver, shone forth, illuminating the directions, the sky and the earth with his own splendour, like the sun at the end of night.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.27

निरीक्ष्य पृतनां देवः परैरभ्यर्दितां रणे उदयच्छद्रिपुं हन्तुं वज्रं वज्रधरो रुषा

nirīkṣya pṛtanāṃ devaḥ parairabhyarditāṃ raṇe udayacchadripuṃ hantuṃ vajraṃ vajradharo ruṣā

Seeing his army sorely pressed in battle by the foes, the god, the wielder of the thunderbolt, raised his thunderbolt in fury to slay the enemy.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.28

स तेनैवाष्टधारेण शिरसी बलपाकयोः ज्ञातीनां पश्यतां राजन् जहार जनयन् भयम्

sa tenaivāṣṭadhāreṇa śirasī balapākayoḥ jñātīnāṃ paśyatāṃ rājan jahāra janayan bhayam

With that very eight-edged (weapon) he took off the two heads of Bala and Pāka while their kinsmen looked on, O king, generating terror.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.29

नमुचिस्तद्वधं दृष्ट्वा शोकामर्षरुषान्वितः जिघांसुरिन्द्रं नृपते चकार परमोद्यमम्

namucistadvadhaṃ dṛṣṭvā śokāmarṣaruṣānvitaḥ jighāṃsurindraṃ nṛpate cakāra paramodyamam

Seeing their slaughter, Namuci, filled with grief, indignation and rage, wishing to kill Indra, O king, made a supreme effort.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.30

अश्मसारमयं शूलं घण्टावद्धेमभूषणम् प्रगृह्याभ्यद्रवत् क्रुद्धो हतो ऽसीति वितर्जयन् प्राहिणोद्देवराजाय निनदन् मृगराड् इव

aśmasāramayaṃ śūlaṃ ghaṇṭāvaddhemabhūṣaṇam pragṛhyābhyadravat kruddho hato 'sīti vitarjayan prāhiṇoddevarājāya ninadan mṛgarāḍ iva

Taking up a spear made of iron, hung with bells and adorned with gold, he rushed at (him) in anger, threatening, "You are slain!" — and, roaring like a lion, he hurled it at the king of the gods.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.31

तदापतद्गगनतले महाजवं विचिच्छिदे हरिरिषुभिः सहस्रधा तमाहनन् नृप कुलिशेन कन्धरे रुषान्वितस्त्रिदशपतिः शिरो हरन्

tadāpatadgaganatale mahājavaṃ vicicchide haririṣubhiḥ sahasradhā tamāhanan nṛpa kuliśena kandhare ruṣānvitastridaśapatiḥ śiro haran

As it flew in the vault of the sky with great speed, Hari (Indra) cut it into a thousand pieces with his arrows; and, O king, the lord of the thirty (gods), filled with rage, struck him on the neck with the thunderbolt, intending to take off his head.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.32

न तस्य हि त्वचमपि वज्र ऊर्जितो बिभेद यः सुरपतिनौजसेरितः तदद्भुतं परमतिवीर्यवृत्रभित् तिरस्कृतो नमुचिशिरोधरत्वचा

na tasya hi tvacamapi vajra ūrjito bibheda yaḥ surapatinaujaseritaḥ tadadbhutaṃ paramativīryavṛtrabhit tiraskṛto namuciśirodharatvacā

Yet the mighty thunderbolt, which was hurled by the lord of the gods with (all his) force, did not cut even his skin. That was a marvel — that the splitter of Vṛtra of surpassing valour was foiled by the skin of Namuci's neck.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.33

तस्मादिन्द्रो ऽबिभेच् छत्रोर्वज्रः प्रतिहतो यतः किमिदं दैवयोगेन भूतं लोकविमोहनम्

tasmādindro 'bibhec chatrorvajraḥ pratihato yataḥ kimidaṃ daivayogena bhūtaṃ lokavimohanam

Therefore Indra was afraid, since his thunderbolt was repelled by the enemy: "What is this that has happened, by some working of fate, bewildering the world?"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.34

येन मे पूर्वमद्रीणां पक्षच्छेदः प्रजात्यये कृतो निविशतां भारैः पतत्त्रैः पततां भुवि

yena me pūrvamadrīṇāṃ pakṣacchedaḥ prajātyaye kṛto niviśatāṃ bhāraiḥ patattraiḥ patatāṃ bhuvi

"By it (the thunderbolt) I formerly cut off the wings of the mountains, at the time of (their) generation, when they settled down with their weight and fell to the earth with their pinions —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 8 11.35

तपःसारमयं त्वाष्ट्रं वृत्रो येन विपाटितः अन्ये चापि बलोपेताः सर्वास्त्रैरक्षतत्वचः

tapaḥsāramayaṃ tvāṣṭraṃ vṛtro yena vipāṭitaḥ anye cāpi balopetāḥ sarvāstrairakṣatatvacaḥ

— by which Vṛtra, the son of Tvaṣṭṛ, made of the essence of austerity, was torn asunder, and others too, endowed with strength, whose skins were unwounded by all weapons.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.36

सो ऽयं प्रतिहतो वज्रो मया मुक्तो ऽसुरे ऽल्पके नाहं तदाददे दण्डं ब्रह्मतेजो ऽप्य् अकारणम्

so 'yaṃ pratihato vajro mayā mukto 'sure 'lpake nāhaṃ tadādade daṇḍaṃ brahmatejo 'py akāraṇam

That same thunderbolt, released by me at a puny demon, has been repelled. I shall no longer take up that rod (weapon), though it be the power of brahman, since it is useless."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.37

इति शक्रं विषीदन्तमाह वाग् अशरीरिणी नायं शुष्कैरथो नार्द्रैर्वधमर्हति दानवः

iti śakraṃ viṣīdantamāha vāg aśarīriṇī nāyaṃ śuṣkairatho nārdrairvadhamarhati dānavaḥ

To Śakra thus despondent a bodiless voice spoke: "This Dānava can be killed neither by dry things nor by wet.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.38

मयास्मै यद्वरो दत्तो मृत्युर्नैवार्द्रशुष्कयोः अतो ऽन्यश्चिन्तनीयस्ते उपायो मघवन् रिपोः

mayāsmai yadvaro datto mṛtyurnaivārdraśuṣkayoḥ ato 'nyaścintanīyaste upāyo maghavan ripoḥ

"For the boon that was given by me to him (was that) there be no death for him from anything wet or dry; therefore, O Maghavan, some other means against the enemy must be devised by you."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.39

तां दैवीं गिरमाकर्ण्य मघवान् सुसमाहितः ध्यायन् फेनमथापश्यदुपायमुभयात्मकम्

tāṃ daivīṃ giramākarṇya maghavān susamāhitaḥ dhyāyan phenamathāpaśyadupāyamubhayātmakam

Hearing that divine speech, Maghavan, well concentrated and meditating, then saw foam, a means partaking of both natures.

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SB 8 11.40

न शुष्केण न चार्द्रेण जहार नमुचेः शिरः तं तुष्टुवुर्मुनिगणा माल्यैश्चावाकिरन् विभुम्

na śuṣkeṇa na cārdreṇa jahāra namuceḥ śiraḥ taṃ tuṣṭuvurmunigaṇā mālyaiścāvākiran vibhum

Neither with a dry thing nor with a wet, he took off Namuci's head. The hosts of sages praised him and showered the lord with garlands.

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SB 8 11.41

गन्धर्वमुख्यौ जगतुर्विश्वावसुपरावसू देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुर्नर्तक्यो ननृतुर्मुदा

gandharvamukhyau jagaturviśvāvasuparāvasū devadundubhayo nedurnartakyo nanṛturmudā

The two chief Gandharvas, Viśvāvasu and Parāvasu, sang; the divine drums resounded; the dancing girls danced in joy.

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SB 8 11.42

अन्ये ऽप्य् एवं प्रतिद्वन्द्वान् वाय्वग्निवरुणादयः सूदयामासुरसुरान् मृगान् केसरिणो यथा

anye 'py evaṃ pratidvandvān vāyvagnivaruṇādayaḥ sūdayāmāsurasurān mṛgān kesariṇo yathā

Others too in this way — Vāyu, Agni, Varuṇa and the rest — destroyed the demons who were their opponents, as lions destroy deer.

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SB 8 11.43

ब्रह्मणा प्रेषितो देवान् देवर्षिर्नारदो नृप वारयामास विबुधान् दृष्ट्वा दानवसङ्क्षयम्

brahmaṇā preṣito devān devarṣirnārado nṛpa vārayāmāsa vibudhān dṛṣṭvā dānavasaṅkṣayam

O King, the divine sage Nārada, sent by Brahmā, restrained the gods, the wise ones, on seeing the utter destruction of the Dānavas.

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SB 8 11.44

श्रीनारद उवाच भवद्भिरमृतं प्राप्तं नारायणभुजाश्रयैः श्रिया समेधिताः सर्व उपारमत विग्रहात्

śrīnārada uvāca bhavadbhiramṛtaṃ prāptaṃ nārāyaṇabhujāśrayaiḥ śriyā samedhitāḥ sarva upāramata vigrahāt

Nārada said: The nectar has been obtained by you who have the arms of Nārāyaṇa for your shelter; all of you have prospered through Śrī — desist from fighting.

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SB 8 11.45

श्रीशुक उवाच संयम्य मन्युसंरम्भं मानयन्तो मुनेर्वचः उपगीयमानानुचरैर्ययुः सर्वे त्रिविष्टपम्

śrīśuka uvāca saṃyamya manyusaṃrambhaṃ mānayanto munervacaḥ upagīyamānānucarairyayuḥ sarve triviṣṭapam

Śrī Śuka said: Restraining the fury of their anger, honouring the sage's words, they all went to heaven, praised in song by their followers.

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SB 8 11.46

ये ऽवशिष्टा रणे तस्मिन् नारदानुमतेन ते बलिं विपन्नमादाय अस्तं गिरिमुपागमन्

ye 'vaśiṣṭā raṇe tasmin nāradānumatena te baliṃ vipannamādāya astaṃ girimupāgaman

Those who survived in that battle, with Nārada's consent, took the fallen Bali and went to the mountain of setting (the western mountain).

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SB 8 11.47

तत्राविनष्टावयवान् विद्यमानशिरोधरान् उशना जीवयामास संजीवन्या स्वविद्यया

tatrāvinaṣṭāvayavān vidyamānaśirodharān uśanā jīvayāmāsa saṃjīvanyā svavidyayā

There Uśanas (Śukra) brought back to life, by his own knowledge, the Saṃjīvanī, those whose limbs were not destroyed and whose necks (heads) were still present.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 11.48

बलिश्चोशनसा स्पृष्टः प्रत्यापन्नेन्द्रियस्मृतिः पराजितो ऽपि नाखिद्यल् लोकतत्त्वविचक्षणः

baliścośanasā spṛṣṭaḥ pratyāpannendriyasmṛtiḥ parājito 'pi nākhidyal lokatattvavicakṣaṇaḥ

And Bali, touched by Uśanas, regained his senses and memory; though defeated, he was not distressed, being skilled in discerning the truth of the world.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition