Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 9
DB 4 9.1
प्रह्लादनारायणयोर्युद्धे विष्णोरागमनवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच कुर्वंस्तीर्थविधिं तत्र हिरण्यकशिपोः सुतः । न्यग्रोधं सुमहच्छायमपश्यत्पुरतस्तदा
prahlādanārāyaṇayoryuddhe viṣṇorāgamanavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca kurvaṃstīrthavidhiṃ tatra hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutaḥ | nyagrodhaṃ sumahacchāyamapaśyatpuratastadā
The description of the battle between Prahlāda and Nārāyaṇa and of Viṣṇu's coming. Vyāsa said: While performing the rites of the holy place there, the son of Hiraṇyakaśipu then saw before him a banyan tree with very ample shade.
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DB 4 9.2
ददर्श बाणानपरान्नानाजातीयकांस्तदा । गृध्रपक्षयुतांस्तीव्राच्छिलाधौतान्महोज्वलान्
dadarśa bāṇānaparānnānājātīyakāṃstadā | gṛdhrapakṣayutāṃstīvrācchilādhautānmahojvalān
Then he saw other arrows of various kinds, fitted with vulture feathers, sharp, whetted on stone, brilliantly gleaming.
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DB 4 9.3
चिन्तयामास मनसा कस्येमे विशिखास्त्विह । ऋषीणामाश्रमे पुण्ये तीर्थे परमपावने
cintayāmāsa manasā kasyeme viśikhāstviha | ṛṣīṇāmāśrame puṇye tīrthe paramapāvane
He wondered in his mind: whose are these arrows here, in the holy hermitage of the sages, at this supremely purifying ford?
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DB 4 9.4
एवं चिन्तयतानेन कृष्णाजिनधरौ मुनी । समुन्नतजटाभारौ दृष्टौ धर्मसुतौ तदा
evaṃ cintayatānena kṛṣṇājinadharau munī | samunnatajaṭābhārau dṛṣṭau dharmasutau tadā
While he was thus wondering, two sages wearing black antelope skins, with their masses of matted hair piled high, the two sons of Dharma, were then seen (by him).
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DB 4 9.5
तयोरग्रे धृते शुभ्रे धनुषी लक्षणान्विते । शार्ङ्गमाजगवञ्चैव तथाक्षय्यौ महेषुधी
tayoragre dhṛte śubhre dhanuṣī lakṣaṇānvite | śārṅgamājagavañcaiva tathākṣayyau maheṣudhī
Before them were held two bright bows marked with (auspicious) signs, the Śārṅga and the Ājagava, and likewise two great inexhaustible quivers.
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DB 4 9.6
ध्यानस्थौ तौ महाभागौ नरनारायणावृषी । दृष्ट्वा धर्मसुतौ तत्र दैत्यानामधिपस्तदा
dhyānasthau tau mahābhāgau naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī | dṛṣṭvā dharmasutau tatra daityānāmadhipastadā
Seeing those two greatly fortunate sages, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, the sons of Dharma, seated in meditation there, the lord of the Daityas then—
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DB 4 9.7
क्रोधरक्तेक्षणस्तौ तु प्रोवाचासुरपालकः । किं भवद्भ्यां समारब्धो दम्भो धर्मविनाशनः
krodharaktekṣaṇastau tu provācāsurapālakaḥ | kiṃ bhavadbhyāṃ samārabdho dambho dharmavināśanaḥ
—his eyes red with anger, the protector of the Asuras said to those two: What is this hypocrisy, destructive of dharma, that has been undertaken by you two?
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DB 4 9.8
न श्रुतं नैव दृष्टं हि संसारेऽस्मिन्कदापि हि । तपसश्चरणं तीव्रं तथा चापस्य धारणम्
na śrutaṃ naiva dṛṣṭaṃ hi saṃsāre'sminkadāpi hi | tapasaścaraṇaṃ tīvraṃ tathā cāpasya dhāraṇam
Never in this world has it been heard of or seen: fierce practice of austerity, and at the same time the bearing of a bow.
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DB 4 9.9
विरोधोऽयं युगे चाद्ये कथं युक्तं कलिप्रियम् । ब्राह्मणस्य तपो युक्तं तत्र किं चापधारणम् चतुर्थस्कन्धे प्रह्लादनारायणयोर्युद्धे विष्णोरागमनवर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः
virodho'yaṃ yuge cādye kathaṃ yuktaṃ kalipriyam | brāhmaṇasya tapo yuktaṃ tatra kiṃ cāpadhāraṇam caturthaskandhe prahlādanārāyaṇayoryuddhe viṣṇorāgamanavarṇanaṃ nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ
This is a contradiction, and in the first age; how is what belongs to the Kali age fitting (here)? Austerity is fitting for a brahmin — what has the bearing of a bow to do there? — In the fourth book, the ninth chapter, called "The description of the battle between Prahlāda and Nārāyaṇa and of Viṣṇu's coming."
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DB 4 9.10
क्व जटाधारणं देहे क्वेषुधी च विडम्बनौ । धर्मस्याचरणं युक्तं युवयोर्दिव्यभावयोः
kva jaṭādhāraṇaṃ dehe kveṣudhī ca viḍambanau | dharmasyācaraṇaṃ yuktaṃ yuvayordivyabhāvayoḥ
Where (is) the wearing of matted locks on the body, and where the two quivers — (these are) mockeries! For you two, who are of divine nature, the practice of dharma is (what is) fitting.
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DB 4 9.11
व्यास उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नरः प्रोवाच भारत । का ते चिन्तात्र दैत्येन्द्र वृथा तपसि चावयोः
vyāsa uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā naraḥ provāca bhārata | kā te cintātra daityendra vṛthā tapasi cāvayoḥ
Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of his, Nara replied, O Bhārata: "What is your worry here, lord of the Daityas, about our austerity, (which is) in vain (to you)?"
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DB 4 9.12
सामर्थ्ये सति यत्कुर्यात्तत्संपद्येत तस्य हि । आवां कार्यद्वये मन्द समर्थौ लोकविश्रुतौ
sāmarthye sati yatkuryāttatsaṃpadyeta tasya hi | āvāṃ kāryadvaye manda samarthau lokaviśrutau
When capability exists, whatever one may do, that indeed is accomplished for him. We two, dullard, are capable in both tasks, and famed in the world.
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DB 4 9.13
युद्धे तपसि सामर्थ्यं त्वं पुनः किं करिष्यसि । गच्छ मार्गे यथाकामं कस्मादत्र विकत्थसे
yuddhe tapasi sāmarthyaṃ tvaṃ punaḥ kiṃ kariṣyasi | gaccha mārge yathākāmaṃ kasmādatra vikatthase
(Our) capability is in battle and in austerity; you, on the other hand, what will you do? Go on your way as you please; why do you boast here?
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DB 4 9.14
ब्रह्मतेजो दुराराध्यं न त्वं वेद विमोहितः । विप्रचर्चा न कर्तव्या प्राणिभिः सुखमीप्सुभिः
brahmatejo durārādhyaṃ na tvaṃ veda vimohitaḥ | vipracarcā na kartavyā prāṇibhiḥ sukhamīpsubhiḥ
The brahmanical splendour is hard to propitiate; you, deluded, do not know (it). Dispute with brahmins is not to be undertaken by living beings who desire happiness.
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DB 4 9.15
प्रह्लाद उवाच तापसौ मन्दबुद्धी स्थो मृषा वां गर्वमोहितौ । मयि तिष्ठति दैत्येन्द्रे धर्मसेतुप्रवर्तके
prahlāda uvāca tāpasau mandabuddhī stho mṛṣā vāṃ garvamohitau | mayi tiṣṭhati daityendre dharmasetupravartake
Prahlāda said: You two ascetics are dull of wit; your (talk) is false, (you) deluded by pride, while I, the lord of the Daityas, the establisher of the bounds of dharma, stand (here).
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DB 4 9.16
न युक्तमेतत्तीर्थेऽस्मिन्नधर्माचरणं पुनः । का शक्तिस्तव युद्धेऽस्ति दर्शयाद्य तपोधन
na yuktametattīrthe'sminnadharmācaraṇaṃ punaḥ | kā śaktistava yuddhe'sti darśayādya tapodhana
This is not proper — moreover, the practice of unrighteousness at this holy place. What power do you have in battle? Show (it) now, you whose wealth is austerity.
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DB 4 9.17
व्यास उवाच तदाकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य नरस्तं प्रत्युवाच ह । युद्धस्वाद्य मया सार्धं यदि ते मतिरीदृशी
vyāsa uvāca tadākarṇya vacastasya narastaṃ pratyuvāca ha | yuddhasvādya mayā sārdhaṃ yadi te matirīdṛśī
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of his, Nara answered him: "Fight now with me, if such is your mind.
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DB 4 9.18
अद्य ते स्फोटयिष्यामि मूर्धानमसुराधम । ( युद्धे श्रद्धा न ते पश्चाद्भविष्यति कदाचन ।) ॥ व्यास उवाच तन्निशम्य वचस्तस्य दैत्येन्द्रः कुपितस्तदा
adya te sphoṭayiṣyāmi mūrdhānamasurādhama | ( yuddhe śraddhā na te paścādbhaviṣyati kadācana |) || vyāsa uvāca tanniśamya vacastasya daityendraḥ kupitastadā
Today I shall split your head, basest of Asuras. (Never afterwards will you have any faith in battle.)" Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of his, the lord of the Daityas, then angered—
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DB 4 9.19
प्रह्लादो बलवानत्र प्रतिज्ञामारुरोह सः । येन केनाप्युपायेन जेष्यामि तावुभावपि
prahlādo balavānatra pratijñāmāruroha saḥ | yena kenāpyupāyena jeṣyāmi tāvubhāvapi
—the mighty Prahlāda, thereupon took up a vow: "By whatever means, I shall conquer both of them,
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DB 4 9.20
नरनारायणौ दान्तावृषी तपिसमन्वितौ । व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा वचनं दैत्यः प्रतिगृह्य शरासनम्
naranārāyaṇau dāntāvṛṣī tapisamanvitau | vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā vacanaṃ daityaḥ pratigṛhya śarāsanam
Nara and Nārāyaṇa, the two self-controlled sages endowed with austerity." Vyāsa said: Having spoken this speech, the Daitya took up his bow,
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DB 4 9.21
आकृष्य तरसा चापं ज्याशब्दञ्च चकार ह । नरोऽपि धनुरादाय शरांस्तीव्राञ्छिलाशितान्
ākṛṣya tarasā cāpaṃ jyāśabdañca cakāra ha | naro'pi dhanurādāya śarāṃstīvrāñchilāśitān
and drawing the bow forcefully he made the twang of the string. Nara too, taking up his bow, (took) arrows sharp and whetted on stone,
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DB 4 9.22
मुमोच बहुशः कोधात्प्रह्लादोपरि पार्थिव
mumoca bahuśaḥ kodhātprahlādopari pārthiva
(and) in anger released (them) many times upon Prahlāda, O king.
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DB 4 9.23
तान्दैत्यराजस्तपनीयपुङ्खै- श्चिच्छेद बाणैस्तरसा समेत्य । समीक्ष्य छिन्नांश्च नरः स्वसृष्टा- नन्यान्मुमोचाशु रुषान्वितो वै
tāndaityarājastapanīyapuṅkhai- ściccheda bāṇaistarasā sametya | samīkṣya chinnāṃśca naraḥ svasṛṣṭā- nanyānmumocāśu ruṣānvito vai
The king of the Daityas, closing in swiftly, cut those (arrows) with arrows having golden shafts; and Nara, seeing his own discharged (arrows) cut down, at once, filled with wrath, released others.
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DB 4 9.24
दैत्याथिपस्तानपि तीव्रवेगै- श्छित्त्वा जघानोरसि तं मुनीन्द्रम् । नरोऽपि तं पञ्चभिराशुगैश्च कुद्धोऽहनद्दैत्यपतिं बाहुदेशे
daityāthipastānapi tīvravegai- śchittvā jaghānorasi taṃ munīndram | naro'pi taṃ pañcabhirāśugaiśca kuddho'hanaddaityapatiṃ bāhudeśe
The lord of the Daityas, cutting those too with swift-speeding (arrows), struck that best of sages on the chest; and Nara too, enraged, struck the lord of the Daityas with five swift arrows on the arm.
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DB 4 9.25
सेन्द्राः सुरास्तत्र तयोर्हि युद्धं द्रष्टुं विमानैर्गगनस्थिताश्च । नरस्य वीर्यं युधि संस्थितस्य ते तुष्टुवुर्दैत्यपतेश्च भूयः
sendrāḥ surāstatra tayorhi yuddhaṃ draṣṭuṃ vimānairgaganasthitāśca | narasya vīryaṃ yudhi saṃsthitasya te tuṣṭuvurdaityapateśca bhūyaḥ
And the gods with Indra, standing in the sky in their aerial cars to watch the battle of those two, praised again and again the valour of Nara, who stood firm in the fight, and that of the lord of the Daityas.
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DB 4 9.26
ववर्ष दैत्याधिप आत्तचापः शिलीमुखानम्बुधरो यथापः । आदाय शार्ङ्ग धनुरप्रमेयं मुमोच बाणाञ्छितहेमपुङ्खान्
vavarṣa daityādhipa āttacāpaḥ śilīmukhānambudharo yathāpaḥ | ādāya śārṅga dhanuraprameyaṃ mumoca bāṇāñchitahemapuṅkhān
The lord of the Daityas, with bow taken up, rained down arrows as a cloud (rains) waters; (and Nara,) taking up the immeasurable Śārṅga bow, released arrows sharpened and gold-shafted.
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DB 4 9.27
बभूव युद्धं तुमुलं तयोस्तु जयैषिणोः पार्थिव देवदैत्ययोः । ववर्षुराकाशपथे स्थितास्ते पुष्पाणि दिव्यानि प्रहृष्टचित्ताः
babhūva yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ tayostu jayaiṣiṇoḥ pārthiva devadaityayoḥ | vavarṣurākāśapathe sthitāste puṣpāṇi divyāni prahṛṣṭacittāḥ
There was a tumultuous battle between those two, O king, the god and the Daitya, each desiring victory; and those standing on the path of the sky, with delighted minds, rained down divine flowers.
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DB 4 9.28
चुकोप दैत्याधिपतिर्हरौ स मुमोच बाणानतितीव्रवेगान् । चिच्छेद तान्धर्मसुतः सुतीक्ष्णै- र्धनुर्विमुक्तैर्विशिखैस्तदाऽऽशु
cukopa daityādhipatirharau sa mumoca bāṇānatitīvravegān | ciccheda tāndharmasutaḥ sutīkṣṇai- rdhanurvimuktairviśikhaistadā''śu
The lord of the Daityas grew angry at Hari; he released arrows of exceedingly swift speed. The son of Dharma then quickly cut them with very sharp shafts loosed from his bow.
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DB 4 9.29
ततो नारायणं बाणैः प्रह्लादश्चातिकर्षितैः । ववर्ष सुस्थितं वीरं धर्मपुत्रं सनातनम् । नारायणोऽपि तं वेगान्मुक्तैर्बाणैः शिलाशितैः
tato nārāyaṇaṃ bāṇaiḥ prahlādaścātikarṣitaiḥ | vavarṣa susthitaṃ vīraṃ dharmaputraṃ sanātanam | nārāyaṇo'pi taṃ vegānmuktairbāṇaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ
Then Prahlāda rained upon Nārāyaṇa arrows drawn far back — upon the hero, the eternal son of Dharma, standing firm. Nārāyaṇa too (assailed) him with arrows loosed at speed, whetted on stone,
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DB 4 9.30
तुतोदातीव पुरतो दैत्यानामधिपं स्थितम् । सन्निपातोऽम्बरे तत्र दिदृक्षूणां बभूव ह
tutodātīva purato daityānāmadhipaṃ sthitam | sannipāto'mbare tatra didṛkṣūṇāṃ babhūva ha
(He) pierced (him) hard, (the one) standing in front, the lord of the Daityas. There in the sky occurred an assembly of those who wished to watch.
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DB 4 9.31
देवानां दानवानाञ्च कुर्वतां जयघोषणम् । उभयोः शरवर्षेण छादिते गगने तदा
devānāṃ dānavānāñca kurvatāṃ jayaghoṣaṇam | ubhayoḥ śaravarṣeṇa chādite gagane tadā
(the assembly) of gods and Dānavas raising shouts of victory. When the sky was then covered by the arrow-shower of both,
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DB 4 9.32
दिवापि रात्रिसदृशं बभूव तिमिरं महत् । ऊचुः परस्परं देवा दैत्याश्चातीव विस्मिताः
divāpi rātrisadṛśaṃ babhūva timiraṃ mahat | ūcuḥ parasparaṃ devā daityāścātīva vismitāḥ
even by day a great darkness came about, like night. The gods and the Daityas, exceedingly amazed, said to one another:
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DB 4 9.33
अदृष्टपूर्वं युद्धं वै वर्ततेऽद्य सुदारुणम् । देवर्षयोऽथ गन्धर्वा यक्षकिन्नरपन्नगाः
adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ yuddhaṃ vai vartate'dya sudāruṇam | devarṣayo'tha gandharvā yakṣakinnarapannagāḥ
"Truly a most terrible battle, never seen before, is going on today!" Then the divine seers, the Gandharvas, the Yakṣas, Kinnaras and serpents,
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DB 4 9.34
विद्याधराश्चारणाश्च विस्मयं परमं ययुः । नारदः पर्वतश्चैव प्रेक्षणार्थं स्थितौ मुनी
vidyādharāścāraṇāśca vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ | nāradaḥ parvataścaiva prekṣaṇārthaṃ sthitau munī
the Vidyādharas and the Cāraṇas came to the utmost astonishment. Nārada and Parvata, the two sages, stood there to watch.
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DB 4 9.35
नारदः पर्वतं प्राह नेदृशं चाभवत्पुरा । तारकासुरयुद्धञ्च तथा वृत्रासुरस्य च
nāradaḥ parvataṃ prāha nedṛśaṃ cābhavatpurā | tārakāsurayuddhañca tathā vṛtrāsurasya ca
Nārada said to Parvata: "There was nothing like this before — neither the battle of the Asura Tāraka, nor that of the Asura Vṛtra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.36
मधुकैटभयोर्युद्धं हरिणा चेदृशं कृतम् । प्रह्लादः प्रबलः शूरो यस्मान्नारायणेन च
madhukaiṭabhayoryuddhaṃ hariṇā cedṛśaṃ kṛtam | prahlādaḥ prabalaḥ śūro yasmānnārāyaṇena ca
nor was such a fight made by Hari with Madhu and Kaiṭabha — since Prahlāda, mighty and heroic,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.37
करोति सदृशं युद्धं सिद्धेनाद्भुतकर्मणा । व्यास उवाच दिने दिने तथा रात्रौ कृत्वा कृत्वा पुनः पुनः
karoti sadṛśaṃ yuddhaṃ siddhenādbhutakarmaṇā | vyāsa uvāca dine dine tathā rātrau kṛtvā kṛtvā punaḥ punaḥ
is making a matched battle with the adept of wondrous deeds." Vyāsa said: Day after day and likewise by night, fighting again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.38
चक्रतुः परमं युद्धं तौ तदा दैत्यतापसौ । नारायणस्तु चिच्छेद प्रह्लादस्य शरासनम्
cakratuḥ paramaṃ yuddhaṃ tau tadā daityatāpasau | nārāyaṇastu ciccheda prahlādasya śarāsanam
those two, the Daitya and the ascetic, then waged a supreme battle. But Nārāyaṇa cut Prahlāda's bow
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.39
तरसैकेन बाणेन स चान्यद्धनुराददे । नारायणस्तु तरसा मुक्त्वान्यञ्च शिलीमुखम्
tarasaikena bāṇena sa cānyaddhanurādade | nārāyaṇastu tarasā muktvānyañca śilīmukham
swiftly with a single arrow; and he took up another bow. But Nārāyaṇa, releasing yet another arrow with speed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.40
तदैव मध्यतश्चापं चिच्छेद लघुहस्तकः । छिन्नं छिन्नं पुनर्दैत्यो धनुरन्यत्समाददे
tadaiva madhyataścāpaṃ ciccheda laghuhastakaḥ | chinnaṃ chinnaṃ punardaityo dhanuranyatsamādade
at that very moment, quick of hand, cut the bow in the middle. Cut and cut again, the Daitya took up yet another bow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.41
नारायणस्तु चिच्छेद विशिखैराशु कोपितः । छिन्ने धनुषि दैत्येन्द्रः परिघं तु समाददे
nārāyaṇastu ciccheda viśikhairāśu kopitaḥ | chinne dhanuṣi daityendraḥ parighaṃ tu samādade
and Nārāyaṇa, angered, quickly cut it with his shafts. When his bow was cut, the lord of the Daityas took up an iron club
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.42
जघान धर्मजं तूर्णं बाह्वोर्मध्येऽतिकोपनः । तमायान्तं स बलवान्मार्गणैर्नवभिर्मुनिः
jaghāna dharmajaṃ tūrṇaṃ bāhvormadhye'tikopanaḥ | tamāyāntaṃ sa balavānmārgaṇairnavabhirmuniḥ
and, in great fury, swiftly struck the son of Dharma between the arms. As he came on, the powerful sage, with nine arrows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.43
चिच्छेद परिघं घोरं दशभिस्तमताडयत् । गदामादाय दैत्येन्द्रः सर्वायसमयीं दृढाम्
ciccheda parighaṃ ghoraṃ daśabhistamatāḍayat | gadāmādāya daityendraḥ sarvāyasamayīṃ dṛḍhām
cut the dreadful club, and struck him with ten (more). Taking up a mace, all made of iron and firm, the lord of the Daityas
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.44
जानुदेशे जघानाशु देवं नारायणं रुषा । गदया चापि गिरिवत्संस्थितः स्थिरमानसः
jānudeśe jaghānāśu devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ ruṣā | gadayā cāpi girivatsaṃsthitaḥ sthiramānasaḥ
swiftly struck the god Nārāyaṇa on the knee in rage, and with the mace too; (yet he) stood like a mountain, firm of mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.45
धर्मपुत्रोऽतिबलवान्मुमोचाशु शिलीमुखान् । गदां चिच्छेद भगवांस्तदा दैत्यपतेर्दृढाम्
dharmaputro'tibalavānmumocāśu śilīmukhān | gadāṃ ciccheda bhagavāṃstadā daityapaterdṛḍhām
The exceedingly powerful son of Dharma quickly released his arrows, and the Lord then cut the firm mace of the Daitya-lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.46
विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः प्रेक्षका गगने स्थिताः । स तु शक्तिं समादाय प्रह्लादः परवीरहा
vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmuḥ prekṣakā gagane sthitāḥ | sa tu śaktiṃ samādāya prahlādaḥ paravīrahā
The onlookers stationed in the sky came to the utmost astonishment. But Prahlāda, slayer of enemy heroes, taking up a spear,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.47
चिक्षेप तरसा क्रुद्धो बलान्नारायणोरसि । तामापतन्तीं संवीक्ष्य बाणेनैकेन लीलया
cikṣepa tarasā kruddho balānnārāyaṇorasi | tāmāpatantīṃ saṃvīkṣya bāṇenaikena līlayā
in anger hurled it forcefully with speed at Nārāyaṇa's chest. Seeing it flying at him, with a single arrow, in play,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.48
सप्तधा कृतवानाशु सप्तभिस्तं जघान ह । दिव्यवर्षशतं चैव तद्युद्धं परमं तयोः
saptadhā kṛtavānāśu saptabhistaṃ jaghāna ha | divyavarṣaśataṃ caiva tadyuddhaṃ paramaṃ tayoḥ
he quickly made it into seven pieces, and struck him with seven (arrows). That supreme battle of the two, lasting a hundred divine years,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.49
जातं विस्मयदं राजन् सर्वेषां तत्र चाश्रमे । तदाऽऽजगाम तरसा पीतवासाश्चतुर्भुजः
jātaṃ vismayadaṃ rājan sarveṣāṃ tatra cāśrame | tadā''jagāma tarasā pītavāsāścaturbhujaḥ
became a cause of astonishment, O king, to all there in the hermitage. Then swiftly there came the yellow-clad, four-armed one;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.50
प्रह्लादस्याश्रमं तत्र जगाम च गदाधरः । चतुर्भुजो रमाकान्तो रथाङ्गदरपद्मभृत्
prahlādasyāśramaṃ tatra jagāma ca gadādharaḥ | caturbhujo ramākānto rathāṅgadarapadmabhṛt
And there the mace-bearer went to Prahlāda's hermitage — four-armed, beloved of Ramā, bearing discus, conch and lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.51
दृष्ट्वा तमागतं तत्र हिरण्यकशिपोः सुतः । प्रणम्य परया भक्त्या प्राञ्जलिः प्रत्युवाच ह
dṛṣṭvā tamāgataṃ tatra hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutaḥ | praṇamya parayā bhaktyā prāñjaliḥ pratyuvāca ha
Seeing him come there, the son of Hiraṇyakaśipu bowed with supreme devotion and, with palms joined, replied.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.52
प्रह्लाद उवाच देवदेव जगनाथ भक्तवत्सल माधव । कथं न जितवानाजावहमेतौ तपस्विनौ । संग्रामस्तु मया देव कृतः पूर्णं शतं समाः
prahlāda uvāca devadeva jaganātha bhaktavatsala mādhava | kathaṃ na jitavānājāvahametau tapasvinau | saṃgrāmastu mayā deva kṛtaḥ pūrṇaṃ śataṃ samāḥ
Prahlāda said: God of gods, lord of the world, fond of your devotees, Mādhava — how is it that I did not conquer these two ascetics in battle? For a full hundred years, O god, I waged war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.53
सुराणां न जितौ कस्मादिति मे विस्मयो महान् । विष्णुरुवाच सिद्धाविमौ मदंशौ च विस्मयः कोऽत्र मारिष
surāṇāṃ na jitau kasmāditi me vismayo mahān | viṣṇuruvāca siddhāvimau madaṃśau ca vismayaḥ ko'tra māriṣa
Why were they not conquered, they who belong to the gods' side? — great is my astonishment at this. Viṣṇu said: These two are perfected ones and portions of myself; what astonishment is there here, good sir?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 9.54
तापसौ न जितात्मानौ नरनारायणौ जितौ । गच्छ त्वं वितलं राजन् कुरु भक्तिं ममाचलाम्
tāpasau na jitātmānau naranārāyaṇau jitau | gaccha tvaṃ vitalaṃ rājan kuru bhaktiṃ mamācalām
The two ascetics are not ones whose selves are conquered; Nara and Nārāyaṇa are (rather) the conquerors. Go you to Vitala, O king, and practice unwavering devotion to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 9.55
नाभ्यां कुरु विरोधं त्वं तापसाभ्यां महामते । व्यास उवाच इत्याज्ञप्तो दैत्यराजो निर्ययावसुरैः सह
nābhyāṃ kuru virodhaṃ tvaṃ tāpasābhyāṃ mahāmate | vyāsa uvāca ityājñapto daityarājo niryayāvasuraiḥ saha
Do not make enmity with those two ascetics, O greatly wise one. Vyāsa said: Thus commanded, the king of the Daityas departed together with the Asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 9.56
नरनारायणौ भूयस्तपोयुक्तौ बभूवतुः
naranārāyaṇau bhūyastapoyuktau babhūvatuḥ
Nara and Nārāyaṇa again became engaged in austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition