Harivamsha — Chapter 106

HV 106.1

कर्माण्य् अपरिमेयानि श्रुतानि द्विजसत्तम भूय एव महाबाहोर् यदुसिंहस्य धीमतः । त्वत्तः श्रुतवतां श्रेष्ठ वासुदेवस्य धीमतः

karmāṇy aparimeyāni śrutāni dvijasattama bhūya eva mahābāhor yadusiṃhasya dhīmataḥ | tvattaḥ śrutavatāṃ śreṣṭha vāsudevasya dhīmataḥ

Immeasurable deeds have been heard (by me), O best of the twice-born—and (I would hear) yet again of the mighty-armed, wise lion of the Yadus, from you, O best of the learned: (the deeds) of the wise Vāsudeva.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.3

यच् च तत् कथितं पूर्वं बाणं प्रति महासुरम् तद् अहं श्रोतुम् इच्छामि विस्तरेण तपोधन ॥ ह्व्_१०६।२ कथं च देवदेवस्य पुत्रत्वम् असुरो गतः । यो ऽभिगुप्तः स्वयं ब्रह्मञ् शंकरेण महात्मना । सहवासं गतेनेह सगणेन गुहेन च ॥ बलेर् बलवतः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो भ्रातृशतस्य यः । वृतो बाहुसहस्रेण दिव्यास्त्रशतधारिणा । असंख्यैश् च महाकायैर् मायाशतसहैर् बलैः । मायाशतबलैर् दैत्यैर् अमरादिभिर् अर्चितः । वासुदेवेन स कथं बाणः संख्ये पराजितः संरब्धो द्वंद्वयुद्धार्थी जीवन् मुक्तः कथं च सः

yac ca tat kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ bāṇaṃ prati mahāsuram tad ahaṃ śrotum icchāmi vistareṇa tapodhana // HV_106.2 kathaṃ ca devadevasya putratvam asuro gataḥ | yo 'bhiguptaḥ svayaṃ brahmañ śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā | sahavāsaṃ gateneha sagaṇena guhena ca || baler balavataḥ putro jyeṣṭho bhrātṛśatasya yaḥ | vṛto bāhusahasreṇa divyāstraśatadhāriṇā | asaṃkhyaiś ca mahākāyair māyāśatasahair balaiḥ | māyāśatabalair daityair amarādibhir arcitaḥ | vāsudevena sa kathaṃ bāṇaḥ saṃkhye parājitaḥ saṃrabdho dvaṃdvayuddhārthī jīvan muktaḥ kathaṃ ca saḥ

And that which was told before concerning the great asura Bāṇa—that I wish to hear in detail, O you rich in austerity. And how did the asura attain sonship of the god of gods—he who was himself protected, O brahman, by the great-souled Śaṃkara, who came here to dwell with him together with his host and with Guha; he who was the eldest son of the mighty Bali among a hundred brothers, endowed with a thousand arms bearing a hundred divine weapons, and with countless huge-bodied forces possessed of a hundred illusions, honoured by daityas whose strength was a hundred illusions and by the immortals and others—how was that Bāṇa defeated in battle by Vāsudeva, and how was he, enraged and seeking single combat, released alive?

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

HV 106.4

शृणुष्वावहितो राजन् कृष्णस्यामिततेजसः मनुष्यलोके बाणेन यथाभूद् विग्रहो महान्

śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājan kṛṣṇasyāmitatejasaḥ manuṣyaloke bāṇena yathābhūd vigraho mahān

Listen attentively, O king, how there came about, in the world of men, the great conflict of Kṛṣṇa of measureless splendour with Bāṇa.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.5

वासुदेवेन यत्रासौ रुद्रस्कन्दसहायवान् बलिपुत्रो रणश्लाघी जित्वा जीवन् विसर्जितः

vāsudevena yatrāsau rudraskandasahāyavān baliputro raṇaślāghī jitvā jīvan visarjitaḥ

—wherein that son of Bali, a boaster in battle, having Rudra and Skanda as his helpers, was conquered by Vāsudeva and released alive.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.7

यथा चास्य वरो दत्तः शंकरेण महात्मना नित्यं सांनिध्यता चैव गाणपत्यं तथाक्षयम् ॥ ह्व्_१०५।६ यथा बाणस्य तद् युद्धं जीवन् मुक्तो यथा च सः । यथा च देवदेवस्य पुत्रत्वं सो ऽसुरो गतः । यदर्थं च महद् युद्धं तत् सर्वम् अखिलं शृणु ॥ दृष्ट्वा वपुः कुमारस्य क्रीडतो ऽस्य महात्मनः । बलिपुत्रो महावीर्यो विस्मयं परमं गतः ॥ तस्य बुद्धिः समुत्पन्ना तपश् चर्तुं सुदारुणम् । रुद्रस्याराधनार्थाय यथास्य स्याम् अहं सुतः ॥ ततो ऽग्लपयद् आत्मानं तपसा सो ऽसुरोत्तमः । देवश् च परमं तोषं जगाम च सहोमया ॥ नीलकण्ठः परां प्रीतिं गत्वा चासुरम् अब्रवीत् । वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते यत् ते मनसि वर्तते ॥ अथ बाणो ऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं देवदेवं सनातनम् । देव्याः पुत्रत्वम् इच्छामि त्वया दत्तं त्रिलोचन ॥ शंकरश् च तथेत्य् उक्त्वा रुद्राणीम् इदम् अब्रवीत् । कनीयान् कार्तिकेयस्य पुत्रो ऽयं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥ यत्रोत्थितो महासेनः सो ऽग्निजो रुधिरे पुरे । तत्रोद्देशे पुरं चास्य भविष्यति न संशयः ॥ नाम्ना तच् छोणितपुरं भविष्यति पुरोत्तमम् । मयाभिगुप्तं श्रीमन्तं न कश्चित् प्रसहिष्यति ॥ ततः स निवसन् बाणः पुरे शोणितसाह्वये । राज्यं प्रशासते दिव्यं क्षोभयन् सर्वदेवताः ॥ अथ वीर्यमदोत्सिक्तो बाणो बाहुसहस्रवान् । अचिन्तयन् देवगणान् युद्धम् आकाङ्क्षते सदा ॥ ध्वजं चास्य ददौ प्रीतः कुमारो ह्य् अग्नितेजसम् । वाहनं चैव बाणस्य मयूरं दीप्ततेजसम् ॥ न देवा न च गन्धर्वा न यक्षा न च पन्नगाः । तस्य युद्धे व्यतिष्ठन्त देवदेवस्य तेजसा ॥ त्र्यम्बकेनाभिगुप्तश् च दर्पोत्सिक्तो महासुरः । भूयो मृगयते युद्धं शूलिनं सो ऽभ्यगच्छत । आराध्य च जगन्नाथं शंकरं वृषवाहनम् । शूलिनं भस्मदिग्धाङ्गं गिरिवासरतं सदा ॥ जटिनं मुण्डिनं नित्यं त्र्यक्षं गिरिसुताश्रयम् । तुष्टाव देवम् ईशानं वरेष्यं वरदं शिवम् ॥ नमस् ते भस्मदिग्धाङ्ग शूलिने ते नमो नमः । नमो विरूपरूपाय श्मशाननिरताय च ॥ हराय हरिरूपाय शंकराय नमो नमः । नमस् तुभ्यं विरूपाक्ष व्याघ्रचर्मनिवासिने ॥ नमस् तुण्डाय देवाय नग्नाय विकटाय च । ज्ञानप्रदायिने तुभ्यं योगिने यतचेतसे ॥ नम आद्याय बीजाय वृषाय वृषरूपिणे । नमो घोराय घोराय घोरघोराय ते नमः ॥ घोरप्रियाय घोराय रुद्राय वृषणाय च । वृषस्कन्धाय मोघाय गदिने खङ्गिने नमः ॥ मुण्डायाथ विरूपाय वामदेवाय ते नमः । नमो दक्षमखघ्नाय भगनेत्रहराय च ॥ नमः स्मरविनाशाय गुहपित्रे नमो नमः । नमस् तुभ्यं नमस् तुभ्यं द्वीपिचर्मनिवासिने ॥ नमो नमः पशुपते सर्वात्मन् सर्वभावन । मनोरथो जगन्नाथ पूर्यतां तव भावनात् ॥ एवं स्तुतो जगन्नाथः शूली वृषभकेतनः । देहि बाहुसहस्रं मे देवेभ्यश् चाप्य् अवध्यताम् । स रुद्रम् अभिगम्याथ प्रणिपत्याभिवाद्य च बलिसूनुर् इदं वाक्यं पप्रच्छ वृषभध्वजम्

yathā cāsya varo dattaḥ śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā nityaṃ sāṃnidhyatā caiva gāṇapatyaṃ tathākṣayam // HV_105.6 yathā bāṇasya tad yuddhaṃ jīvan mukto yathā ca saḥ | yathā ca devadevasya putratvaṃ so 'suro gataḥ | yadarthaṃ ca mahad yuddhaṃ tat sarvam akhilaṃ śṛṇu || dṛṣṭvā vapuḥ kumārasya krīḍato 'sya mahātmanaḥ | baliputro mahāvīryo vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ || tasya buddhiḥ samutpannā tapaś cartuṃ sudāruṇam | rudrasyārādhanārthāya yathāsya syām ahaṃ sutaḥ || tato 'glapayad ātmānaṃ tapasā so 'surottamaḥ | devaś ca paramaṃ toṣaṃ jagāma ca sahomayā || nīlakaṇṭhaḥ parāṃ prītiṃ gatvā cāsuram abravīt | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te yat te manasi vartate || atha bāṇo 'bravīd vākyaṃ devadevaṃ sanātanam | devyāḥ putratvam icchāmi tvayā dattaṃ trilocana || śaṃkaraś ca tathety uktvā rudrāṇīm idam abravīt | kanīyān kārtikeyasya putro 'yaṃ pratigṛhyatām || yatrotthito mahāsenaḥ so 'gnijo rudhire pure | tatroddeśe puraṃ cāsya bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || nāmnā tac choṇitapuraṃ bhaviṣyati purottamam | mayābhiguptaṃ śrīmantaṃ na kaścit prasahiṣyati || tataḥ sa nivasan bāṇaḥ pure śoṇitasāhvaye | rājyaṃ praśāsate divyaṃ kṣobhayan sarvadevatāḥ || atha vīryamadotsikto bāṇo bāhusahasravān | acintayan devagaṇān yuddham ākāṅkṣate sadā || dhvajaṃ cāsya dadau prītaḥ kumāro hy agnitejasam | vāhanaṃ caiva bāṇasya mayūraṃ dīptatejasam || na devā na ca gandharvā na yakṣā na ca pannagāḥ | tasya yuddhe vyatiṣṭhanta devadevasya tejasā || tryambakenābhiguptaś ca darpotsikto mahāsuraḥ | bhūyo mṛgayate yuddhaṃ śūlinaṃ so 'bhyagacchata | ārādhya ca jagannāthaṃ śaṃkaraṃ vṛṣavāhanam | śūlinaṃ bhasmadigdhāṅgaṃ girivāsarataṃ sadā || jaṭinaṃ muṇḍinaṃ nityaṃ tryakṣaṃ girisutāśrayam | tuṣṭāva devam īśānaṃ vareṣyaṃ varadaṃ śivam || namas te bhasmadigdhāṅga śūline te namo namaḥ | namo virūparūpāya śmaśānaniratāya ca || harāya harirūpāya śaṃkarāya namo namaḥ | namas tubhyaṃ virūpākṣa vyāghracarmanivāsine || namas tuṇḍāya devāya nagnāya vikaṭāya ca | jñānapradāyine tubhyaṃ yogine yatacetase || nama ādyāya bījāya vṛṣāya vṛṣarūpiṇe | namo ghorāya ghorāya ghoraghorāya te namaḥ || ghorapriyāya ghorāya rudrāya vṛṣaṇāya ca | vṛṣaskandhāya moghāya gadine khaṅgine namaḥ || muṇḍāyātha virūpāya vāmadevāya te namaḥ | namo dakṣamakhaghnāya bhaganetraharāya ca || namaḥ smaravināśāya guhapitre namo namaḥ | namas tubhyaṃ namas tubhyaṃ dvīpicarmanivāsine || namo namaḥ paśupate sarvātman sarvabhāvana | manoratho jagannātha pūryatāṃ tava bhāvanāt || evaṃ stuto jagannāthaḥ śūlī vṛṣabhaketanaḥ | dehi bāhusahasraṃ me devebhyaś cāpy avadhyatām | sa rudram abhigamyātha praṇipatyābhivādya ca balisūnur idaṃ vākyaṃ papraccha vṛṣabhadhvajam

And how a boon was given to him by the great-souled Śaṃkara — perpetual nearness (to the god) and likewise an imperishable lordship among the Gaṇas; how that battle of Bāṇa's took place, and how he was released alive, and how that Asura attained sonship to the God of gods, and for what purpose the great battle (was fought) — hear all of that in full. Seeing the body of the great-souled Kumāra as he played, the mighty son of Bali fell into the utmost astonishment. A thought arose in him: to practise very severe austerity in order to propitiate Rudra, so that I might become his son. Then that best of Asuras wasted his body away with austerity, and the god, together with Umā, came to the highest satisfaction. The Blue-throated one, having come to the greatest delight, said to the Asura: "Choose a boon, blessings on you — whatever is in your mind." Then Bāṇa spoke these words to the eternal God of gods: "I wish for sonship to the Goddess, granted by you, O three-eyed one." And Śaṃkara, saying "So be it," said this to Rudrāṇī: "Let this one be accepted as a son, younger than Kārtikeya. Where that great commander born of fire arose in the city, in blood — in that place there will be a city for him, no doubt. By name it will be Śoṇitapura, the best of cities; guarded by me and prosperous, no one will overcome it." Then that Bāṇa, dwelling in the city named Śoṇita, ruled a divine kingdom, agitating all the deities. Then Bāṇa, thousand-armed, puffed up with the intoxication of his valour, thinking nothing of the hosts of gods, constantly longed for battle. And Kumāra, pleased, gave him a banner with the splendour of fire, and as Bāṇa's mount a peacock of blazing splendour. Neither gods, nor Gandharvas, nor Yakṣas, nor serpents could stand up to him in battle, by the power of the God of gods. And guarded by the three-eyed one, the great Asura, puffed up with pride, sought battle again; he approached the Trident-bearer. And having propitiated the Lord of the world, Śaṃkara, borne by the bull, the trident-bearer, his limbs smeared with ash, ever delighting in dwelling on the mountain, matted-haired, ever shaven-headed, three-eyed, the resort of the mountain's daughter, he praised the god Īśāna, the choicest, the boon-giver, Śiva: "Homage to you, whose limbs are smeared with ash; homage, homage to you, the trident-bearer. Homage to him whose form is misshapen, and to him who delights in cremation grounds. Homage, homage to Hara, whose form is Hari, to Śaṃkara. Homage to you, misshapen-eyed one, who dwells in a tiger's skin. Homage to the god (Tuṇḍa), naked and grim; homage to you, giver of knowledge, the yogin of restrained mind. Homage to the first one, the seed, to the bull, to him whose form is a bull. Homage to the terrible, the terrible; homage to you, terrible of the terrible. To him who loves the terrible, the terrible, to Rudra, to the virile one, to him bull-shouldered, to the futile(?), to the mace-bearer, to the sword-bearer, homage. To the shaven-headed, to the misshapen, to Vāmadeva, homage to you; homage to the destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice, and to him who tore out Bhaga's eye. Homage to the destroyer of Smara, homage, homage to Guha's father. Homage to you, homage to you, who dwells in a panther's skin. Homage, homage, O Paśupati, O self of all, O bringer-into-being of all; O Lord of the world, let my heart's wish be fulfilled by your favour." Thus praised, the Lord of the world, the trident-bearer whose emblem is a bull — "Give me a thousand arms, and invulnerability even to the gods!" Then the son of Bali, having approached Rudra, bowing down and saluting him, asked this of him whose banner is the bull:

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

HV 106.9

असकृन् निर्जिता देवाः ससाध्याः समरुद्गणाः मया बलमदोत्सेकात् ससैन्येन तवाश्रयात् ॥ ह्व्_१०६।८ इमं देशं समागम्य वसन्ति स्म पुरे सुखम् । ते पराजयसंत्रस्ता निराशा मत्पराजये नाकपृष्ठम् उपागम्य निवसन्ति यथासुखम्

asakṛn nirjitā devāḥ sasādhyāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ mayā balamadotsekāt sasainyena tavāśrayāt // HV_106.8 imaṃ deśaṃ samāgamya vasanti sma pure sukham | te parājayasaṃtrastā nirāśā matparājaye nākapṛṣṭham upāgamya nivasanti yathāsukham

Again and again the gods, along with the Sādhyas and the hosts of Maruts, were conquered by me with my army, out of the arrogance of my strength, by (your) protection. Having come to this region, they were living happily in the city; but they, terrified by defeat and hopeless of defeating me, have gone to the vault of heaven and dwell there at ease.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.10

सो ऽहं निराशो युद्धस्य जीवितं नाद्य कामये अयुध्यतो वृथा ह्य् एषां बाहूनां धारणं मम

so 'haṃ nirāśo yuddhasya jīvitaṃ nādya kāmaye ayudhyato vṛthā hy eṣāṃ bāhūnāṃ dhāraṇaṃ mama

So I, with no hope of battle, no longer desire life; for since I do not fight, my bearing of these arms is in vain.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.11

तद् ब्रूहि मम युद्धस्य कच्चिद् आगमनं भवेत् न मे युद्धं विना देव रतिर् अस्ति प्रसीद मे

tad brūhi mama yuddhasya kaccid āgamanaṃ bhavet na me yuddhaṃ vinā deva ratir asti prasīda me

So tell me: will there ever come a battle for me? Without battle, O god, I have no pleasure — be gracious to me.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.12

ततः प्रहस्य भगवान् अब्रवीद् वृषभध्वजः भविता बाण युद्धं ते तथा तच् छृणु दानव

tataḥ prahasya bhagavān abravīd vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ bhavitā bāṇa yuddhaṃ te tathā tac chṛṇu dānava

Then the Lord whose banner is the bull laughed and said: "There will be a battle for you, Bāṇa; hear how it will be, O Dānava.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.13

ध्वजस्यास्य यदा भङ्गस् तव तात भविष्यति स्वस्थाने स्थापितस्याथ तदा युद्धं भविष्यति

dhvajasyāsya yadā bhaṅgas tava tāta bhaviṣyati svasthāne sthāpitasyātha tadā yuddhaṃ bhaviṣyati

When, my dear, this banner of yours — set up in its own place — comes to be broken, then the battle will take place."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.14

इत्य् एवम् उक्तः प्रहसन् बाणः सुबहुशो मुदा प्रसन्नवदनो भूत्वा पादयोः पतितो ऽब्रवीत्

ity evam uktaḥ prahasan bāṇaḥ subahuśo mudā prasannavadano bhūtvā pādayoḥ patito 'bravīt

Addressed thus, Bāṇa laughed again and again with joy, and, his face grown bright, fell at (the god's) feet and said:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.15

दिष्ट्या बाहुसहस्रस्य न वृथा धारणं मम दिष्टा सहस्राक्षम् अहं विजेता पुनर् आहवे

diṣṭyā bāhusahasrasya na vṛthā dhāraṇaṃ mama diṣṭā sahasrākṣam ahaṃ vijetā punar āhave

"Happily, then, my bearing of a thousand arms is not in vain; happily I shall conquer the Thousand-eyed one again in battle."

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HV 106.16

आनन्दजाश्रुपूर्णाभ्यां नेत्राभ्याम् अरिमर्दनः पञ्चाञ्जलिशतैर् देवं पूजयन् पतितो भुवि

ānandajāśrupūrṇābhyāṃ netrābhyām arimardanaḥ pañcāñjaliśatair devaṃ pūjayan patito bhuvi

With his two eyes full of tears born of joy, the crusher of foes fell to the ground, worshipping the god with five hundred joinings of the palms.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.17

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ बाहूनाम् आत्मनः स्वकुलस्य च सदृशं प्रात्स्यसे वीरे युद्धम् अप्रतिमं रणे

uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bāhūnām ātmanaḥ svakulasya ca sadṛśaṃ prātsyase vīre yuddham apratimaṃ raṇe

"Rise, rise! You shall obtain, O hero, a battle in combat that has no match, worthy of your arms, of yourself, and of your own lineage."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.18

एवम् उक्तस् ततो बाणस् त्र्यम्बकेन महात्मना हर्षेणाभ्युत्थितः शीघ्रं नत्वा स वृषभध्वजम्

evam uktas tato bāṇas tryambakena mahātmanā harṣeṇābhyutthitaḥ śīghraṃ natvā sa vṛṣabhadhvajam

Addressed thus by the great-souled three-eyed one, Bāṇa sprang up at once with delight, bowing to him whose banner is the bull.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.19

शितिकण्ठविसृष्टस् तु बाणः परपुरंजयः ययौ स्वभवनं येन यत्र ध्वजगृहं महत्

śitikaṇṭhavisṛṣṭas tu bāṇaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ yayau svabhavanaṃ yena yatra dhvajagṛhaṃ mahat

Dismissed by the Dark-throated one, Bāṇa, conqueror of enemies' cities, went to his own palace, to where the great banner-house was.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.22

तत्रोपविष्टः प्रहसन् कुम्भाण्डम् इदम् अब्रवीत् प्रियम् आवेदयिष्यामि भवतो मनसो ऽनुगम् ॥ ह्व्_१०६।२० येनाहम् इह संप्राप्तः कुम्भाण्ड शृणु मे वचः । इत्य् एवम् उक्तः प्रहसन् बाणम् अप्रतिमं रणे प्रोवाच राजन् किं त्व् एतद् वक्तुकामो ऽसि मत्प्रियम् विस्मयोत् फुल्लनयनः प्रहर्षाद् इव सत्तम ॥ ह्व्_१०६।२१ त्वत्तस् तच् छ्रोतुम् इच्छामि वरं किं लब्धवान् असि । देवदेवप्रसादात् तु स्कन्दस्य च महात्मनः । ईप्सितं किं त्वया प्राप्तं तन् मे ब्रूहि महासुर । शितिकण्ठप्रसादेन स्कन्दगोपायनेन च कच्चिन् त्रैलोक्यराज्यं ते व्यादिष्टं शृलपाणिना

tatropaviṣṭaḥ prahasan kumbhāṇḍam idam abravīt priyam āvedayiṣyāmi bhavato manaso 'nugam // HV_106.20 yenāham iha saṃprāptaḥ kumbhāṇḍa śṛṇu me vacaḥ | ity evam uktaḥ prahasan bāṇam apratimaṃ raṇe provāca rājan kiṃ tv etad vaktukāmo 'si matpriyam vismayot phullanayanaḥ praharṣād iva sattama // HV_106.21 tvattas tac chrotum icchāmi varaṃ kiṃ labdhavān asi | devadevaprasādāt tu skandasya ca mahātmanaḥ | īpsitaṃ kiṃ tvayā prāptaṃ tan me brūhi mahāsura | śitikaṇṭhaprasādena skandagopāyanena ca kaccin trailokyarājyaṃ te vyādiṣṭaṃ śṛlapāṇinā

Seated there, laughing, he said this to Kumbhāṇḍa: "I shall announce good news, agreeable to your mind. Hear my words, Kumbhāṇḍa, as to why I have come here." Addressed thus, (Kumbhāṇḍa) laughed and said to Bāṇa, unmatched in battle: "O king, what is this that you wish to tell me as good news?" — his eyes wide with astonishment, as if from delight, O best of men. "I wish to hear from you what boon you have obtained. By the grace of the God of gods and of the great-souled Skanda, what desired thing have you gained? Tell me that, great Asura. By the Dark-throated one's grace and by Skanda's protection, has the sovereignty of the three worlds been assigned to you by the Trident-bearer?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.23

कच्चिद् इन्द्रस् तव भयात् पातालम् उपयास्यति कच्चिद् विष्णुपरित्रासं विमोक्ष्यन्ति दितेः सुताः

kaccid indras tava bhayāt pātālam upayāsyati kaccid viṣṇuparitrāsaṃ vimokṣyanti diteḥ sutāḥ

Will Indra go down to Pātāla out of fear of you? Will the sons of Diti be released from their terror of Viṣṇu —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.24

यस्य चक्रभयत्रस्ता वसन्ति सलिलाशये कच्चिच् छार्ङ्गगदापाणेः स्थितस्य परम् आहवे न विष्णोर् भयसंत्रासात् प्रयास्यन्ति दिशो ऽसुराः

yasya cakrabhayatrastā vasanti salilāśaye kaccic chārṅgagadāpāṇeḥ sthitasya param āhave na viṣṇor bhayasaṃtrāsāt prayāsyanti diśo 'surāḥ

(the Asuras) who, terrified by fear of whose discus, dwell in the waters — will the Asuras no longer flee in all directions out of terror and fear of Viṣṇu, bearer of the Śārṅga bow and the mace, when he stands foremost in battle?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.25

पातालवासम् उत्सृज्य कच्चित् तव बलाश्रयात् विबुधावासनिरता भविष्यन्ति महासुराः

pātālavāsam utsṛjya kaccit tava balāśrayāt vibudhāvāsaniratā bhaviṣyanti mahāsurāḥ

Will the great Asuras abandon their dwelling in Pātāla and, relying on your strength, come to delight in dwelling among the gods?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.26

बलिर् विष्णुबलाक्रान्तो बद्धस् तव पिता नृप सलिलौघाद् विनिःसृत्य कच्चिद् राज्यम् अवाप्स्यति

balir viṣṇubalākrānto baddhas tava pitā nṛpa salilaughād viniḥsṛtya kaccid rājyam avāpsyati

Bali, your father, O king, who was overpowered by Viṣṇu's might and bound — will he come out from the flood of waters and regain his kingdom?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.27

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यस्रगनुलेपनम् कच्चिद् वैरोचनिं तात द्रक्ष्यामः पितरं तव

divyamālyāmbaradharaṃ divyasraganulepanam kaccid vairocaniṃ tāta drakṣyāmaḥ pitaraṃ tava

Shall we, my dear, see your father, Virocana's son, wearing divine garlands and garments, with divine wreath and ointment?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.28

कच्चिन्त्रभिः क्रमैः पूर्वं हृतांल् लोकान् इमान् प्रभो पुनः प्रत्यानयिष्यामो जित्वा सर्वान् दिवौकसः

kaccintrabhiḥ kramaiḥ pūrvaṃ hṛtāṃl lokān imān prabho punaḥ pratyānayiṣyāmo jitvā sarvān divaukasaḥ

Shall we, O lord, conquer all the dwellers in heaven and bring back again these worlds that were formerly taken away by three strides?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.29

स्निग्धगम्भीरनिर्घोषं शञ्खस्वनपुरोजवम् कच्चिन् नारायणं देवं जेष्यामः समितिंजयम्

snigdhagambhīranirghoṣaṃ śañkhasvanapurojavam kaccin nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ jeṣyāmaḥ samitiṃjayam

Shall we conquer the god Nārāyaṇa, victorious in assemblies, whose roar is smooth and deep, who is preceded in speed by the sound of his conch?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.30

कच्चिद् वृषध्वजस् तात प्रसादसुमुखस् तव यथा ते हृदयोत्कम्पः साश्रुबिन्दुः प्रवर्तते

kaccid vṛṣadhvajas tāta prasādasumukhas tava yathā te hṛdayotkampaḥ sāśrubinduḥ pravartate

(Tell me,) dear one, is the bull-bannered god (Śiva) gracious and well-disposed toward you? — for that trembling of your heart, with tears, is welling up.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.31

कच्चिद् ईश्वरतोषेण कार्त्तिकेयमतेन च प्राप्तवान् असि सर्वेषाम् अस्माकं पार्थिवं पदम्

kaccid īśvaratoṣeṇa kārttikeyamatena ca prāptavān asi sarveṣām asmākaṃ pārthivaṃ padam

Have you, by the Lord's favour and with Kārttikeya's approval, obtained the kingly rank over all of us?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.35

इति कुम्भाण्डवचनैश् चोदितः पुरुषर्षभः बाणो वाचम् असंसक्तां प्रोवाच वदतां वरः ॥ ह्व्_१०६।३२ नीतिमन्तम् अथामात्यम् अनयो नीतिमत् तदा । चिरात् प्रभृति कुम्भाण्ड न युद्धं प्राप्यते मया तदा मया मुदा पृष्टः शितिकण्ठः प्रतापवान् ॥ ह्व्_१०६।३३ ततो ऽहं पतितो मूर्ध्ना देवदेवस्य धीमतः । युद्धाभिलाषः सुमहान् देव संजायते मम अपि प्राप्स्याम्य् अहं युद्धं मनसस् तुष्टिकारकम् ॥ ह्व्_१०६।३४ विज्ञप्तः स मया देव प्राह मां वृषभध्वजः । ततो ऽहं देवदेवेन हरेणामित्रघातिना प्रहस्य सुचिरं कालम् उक्तो ऽद्य वचनं प्रियम्

iti kumbhāṇḍavacanaiś coditaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ bāṇo vācam asaṃsaktāṃ provāca vadatāṃ varaḥ // HV_106.32 nītimantam athāmātyam anayo nītimat tadā | cirāt prabhṛti kumbhāṇḍa na yuddhaṃ prāpyate mayā tadā mayā mudā pṛṣṭaḥ śitikaṇṭhaḥ pratāpavān // HV_106.33 tato 'haṃ patito mūrdhnā devadevasya dhīmataḥ | yuddhābhilāṣaḥ sumahān deva saṃjāyate mama api prāpsyāmy ahaṃ yuddhaṃ manasas tuṣṭikārakam // HV_106.34 vijñaptaḥ sa mayā deva prāha māṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | tato 'haṃ devadevena hareṇāmitraghātinā prahasya suciraṃ kālam ukto 'dya vacanaṃ priyam

Thus urged by Kumbhāṇḍa's words, that bull among men, Bāṇa, best of speakers, spoke words unfaltering: (106.32) Then the ill-counselled (king spoke) to the well-counselled minister: "For a long time now, Kumbhāṇḍa, no battle has been obtained by me. Then I joyfully asked the mighty Blue-throated one — (106.33) and I fell with my head (at the feet) of the wise god of gods (saying): 'A very great longing for battle arises in me, O god; may I too obtain a battle that will content my mind.' (106.34) When I had made this request, O god, the bull-bannered one spoke to me; then by the god of gods, Hara, slayer of foes, laughing for a very long while, I was told today these welcome words:"

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

HV 106.37

प्राप्स्यसे सुमहद् युद्धं त्वं बाणाप्रतिमं महत् मयूरध्वजभङ्गस् ते भविष्यति यदासुर ॥ ह्व्_१०६।३६ तदा त्वं प्राप्स्यसे युद्धं सुमहद् दितिनन्दन । ततो ऽहं परमप्रीतो भगवन्तं वृषध्वजम् प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं तवान्तिकम् उपागतः

prāpsyase sumahad yuddhaṃ tvaṃ bāṇāpratimaṃ mahat mayūradhvajabhaṅgas te bhaviṣyati yadāsura // HV_106.36 tadā tvaṃ prāpsyase yuddhaṃ sumahad ditinandana | tato 'haṃ paramaprīto bhagavantaṃ vṛṣadhvajam praṇamya śirasā devaṃ tavāntikam upāgataḥ

"You will obtain a very great, incomparably mighty battle, Bāṇa; when the breaking of your peacock-banner occurs, O demon, (106.36) then you will obtain a very great battle, son of Diti." Then, greatly delighted, having bowed my head to the blessed bull-bannered god, I came into your presence.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.38

इत्य् एवम् उक्तः कुम्भाण्डः प्रोवाच नृपतिं तदा अहो न शोभनं राजन् यद् एवं भाषसे वचः

ity evam uktaḥ kumbhāṇḍaḥ provāca nṛpatiṃ tadā aho na śobhanaṃ rājan yad evaṃ bhāṣase vacaḥ

Thus addressed, Kumbhāṇḍa then said to the king: "Alas, O king, it is not auspicious, this speech you utter so."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.39

एवं कथयतोर् एव तयोर् अन्योन्यम् उच्छ्रितः ध्वजः पपात वेगेन शक्राशनिसमाहतः

evaṃ kathayator eva tayor anyonyam ucchritaḥ dhvajaḥ papāta vegena śakrāśanisamāhataḥ

While the two were talking thus with each other, the raised banner fell down violently, struck by Śakra's thunderbolt.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.40

तं तथा पतितं दृष्ट्वा सो ऽसुरो ध्वजम् उत्तमम् प्रहर्षम् अतुलं लेभे मेने चाहवम् आगतम्

taṃ tathā patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā so 'suro dhvajam uttamam praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe mene cāhavam āgatam

Seeing that supreme banner thus fallen, that demon felt matchless joy and thought that battle had come.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.41

ततश् चकम्पे वसुधा शक्राशनिसमाहता ननादान्तर्हितो भूमौ वृषदंशो जगर्ज च

tataś cakampe vasudhā śakrāśanisamāhatā nanādāntarhito bhūmau vṛṣadaṃśo jagarja ca

Then the earth quaked, struck by Śakra's thunderbolt; an unseen (being) howled upon the ground, and the cat roared.

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

HV 106.42

देवानाम् अपि यो देवः सो ऽप्य् अवर्षत वासवः शोणितं शोणितपुरे सर्वतः पुरम् अन्तिकात्

devānām api yo devaḥ so 'py avarṣata vāsavaḥ śoṇitaṃ śoṇitapure sarvataḥ puram antikāt

And he who is the god even of the gods, Vāsava, rained blood in Śoṇitapura, all around the city, near it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.43

सूर्यं भित्त्वा महोल्का च पपात धरणीतले स्वपक्षे चोदितः सूर्यो भरणीं समपीडयत्

sūryaṃ bhittvā maholkā ca papāta dharaṇītale svapakṣe coditaḥ sūryo bharaṇīṃ samapīḍayat

And a great meteor, splitting the sun, fell to the earth's surface; the sun, driven onto its own wing (side), oppressed (the asterism) Bharaṇī.

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

HV 106.44

चैत्यवृक्षेषु सहसा धाराः शतसहस्रशः शोणितस्यास्रवन् घोरा निपेतुस् तारका भृशम्

caityavṛkṣeṣu sahasā dhārāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ śoṇitasyāsravan ghorā nipetus tārakā bhṛśam

Upon the sacred trees, suddenly, dreadful streams of blood flowed in hundreds of thousands, and stars fell thickly.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.45

राहुर् अग्रसद् आदित्यम् अपर्वणि विशां पते लोकक्षयकरे काले निर्घातश् चाभवन् महान्

rāhur agrasad ādityam aparvaṇi viśāṃ pate lokakṣayakare kāle nirghātaś cābhavan mahān

Rāhu swallowed the sun on a non-conjunction day, lord of the peoples, at a time that brings destruction of the world, and there was a great crash (of thunder from a clear sky).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.46

दक्षिणां दिशम् आस्थाय धूमकेतुः स्थितो ऽभवत् अनिशं चाप्य् अविच्छिन्ना ववुर् वाताः सुदारुणाः

dakṣiṇāṃ diśam āsthāya dhūmaketuḥ sthito 'bhavat aniśaṃ cāpy avicchinnā vavur vātāḥ sudāruṇāḥ

A comet took its stand in the southern quarter and remained there; and ceaselessly, without break, most terrible winds blew.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.47

श्वेतलोहितपर्यन्तः कृष्णग्रीवस् तडिद्द्युतिः त्रिवर्णः परिघो भानोः संध्यारागम् अथावृणोत्

śvetalohitaparyantaḥ kṛṣṇagrīvas taḍiddyutiḥ trivarṇaḥ parigho bhānoḥ saṃdhyārāgam athāvṛṇot

A three-coloured halo of the sun — white and red at its edges, dark at the neck, with the flash of lightning — then covered over the glow of twilight.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.48

वक्रम् अङ्गारकश् चक्रे कृत्तिकासु भयंकरः बाणस्य जन्मनक्षत्रं भर्त्सयन्न् इव सर्वशः

vakram aṅgārakaś cakre kṛttikāsu bhayaṃkaraḥ bāṇasya janmanakṣatraṃ bhartsayann iva sarvaśaḥ

Fearsome Aṅgāraka (Mars) made a retrograde course in the Kṛttikās, as if threatening on all sides the birth-asterism of Bāṇa.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.49

अनेकशाखश् चैत्यश् च निपपात महीतले अर्चितः सर्वकन्याभिर् दानवानां महात्मनाम्

anekaśākhaś caityaś ca nipapāta mahītale arcitaḥ sarvakanyābhir dānavānāṃ mahātmanām

And the many-branched sacred tree, worshipped by all the maidens of the great-souled Dānavas, fell to the ground.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.50

एवं विविधरूपाणि निमित्तानि निशामयन् बाणो बलमदोन्मत्तो निश्चयं नाधिगच्छति

evaṃ vividharūpāṇi nimittāni niśāmayan bāṇo balamadonmatto niścayaṃ nādhigacchati

Thus, though observing omens of various kinds, Bāṇa, mad with the intoxication of his strength, came to no conclusion.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

HV 106.52

विचेतास् त्व् अभवत् प्राज्ञः कुम्भाण्डस् तत्त्वदर्शिवान् बाणस्य सचिवस् तत्र कीर्तयन् बहु किल्बिषम् ॥ ह्व्_१०६।५१ उत्पाता ह्य् अत्र दृश्यन्ते कथयन्तो नशोभनम् । तव राज्यविनाशाय भविष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥ वयं चान्ये च सचिवा भृत्या ये च तवानुगाः । क्षयं यास्यन्ति नचिरात् सर्वे पार्थिव दुर्नयात् ॥ यथा शक्रध्वजतरोः स्वदर्पात् पतनं भवेत् । रणम् आकाङ्क्षतो मोहात् तथा बाणस्य नर्दतः ॥ देवदेवप्रसादात् तु त्रैलोक्यविजयं गतः । उत्सेकाद् दृश्यते नाशो युद्धाकाङ्क्षी ननर्द ह । बाणः प्रीतमनास् त्व् एव पपौ पानम् अनुत्तमम् दैत्यदानवनारीभिः सार्धम् उत्तमविक्रमः

vicetās tv abhavat prājñaḥ kumbhāṇḍas tattvadarśivān bāṇasya sacivas tatra kīrtayan bahu kilbiṣam // HV_106.51 utpātā hy atra dṛśyante kathayanto naśobhanam | tava rājyavināśāya bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ || vayaṃ cānye ca sacivā bhṛtyā ye ca tavānugāḥ | kṣayaṃ yāsyanti nacirāt sarve pārthiva durnayāt || yathā śakradhvajataroḥ svadarpāt patanaṃ bhavet | raṇam ākāṅkṣato mohāt tathā bāṇasya nardataḥ || devadevaprasādāt tu trailokyavijayaṃ gataḥ | utsekād dṛśyate nāśo yuddhākāṅkṣī nanarda ha | bāṇaḥ prītamanās tv eva papau pānam anuttamam daityadānavanārībhiḥ sārdham uttamavikramaḥ

But the wise Kumbhāṇḍa, seer of the truth, Bāṇa's minister, became distraught, declaring there much evil: (106.51) "Portents are seen here, telling of what is not auspicious; without doubt they will bring about the destruction of your kingdom. And we and the other ministers and the servants who follow you — all will soon come to ruin, O king, through (your) misgovernment. As the fall of the tree that was Śakra's banner came about through its own pride, so (will be the fall) of Bāṇa, who roars and out of delusion craves battle. Though by the favour of the god of gods you attained the conquest of the three worlds, through arrogance your destruction is foreseen — he roared, craving war." But Bāṇa, glad at heart, of highest valour, drank the finest liquor together with the women of the Daityas and Dānavas.

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HV 106.53

कुम्भाण्डश् चिन्तयाविष्टो राजवेश्माभ्ययात् तदा अचिन्तयच् च तत्त्वार्थं तैस् तैर् उत्पातदर्शनैः

kumbhāṇḍaś cintayāviṣṭo rājaveśmābhyayāt tadā acintayac ca tattvārthaṃ tais tair utpātadarśanaiḥ

Then Kumbhāṇḍa, filled with worry, went to the king's palace, and pondered the real meaning (of things) by those various appearances of portents.

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HV 106.54

राजा प्रमादी दुर्बुद्धिर् जितकाशी महासुरः युद्धम् एवाभिलषते न दोषान् पश्यते मदात्

rājā pramādī durbuddhir jitakāśī mahāsuraḥ yuddham evābhilaṣate na doṣān paśyate madāt

"The king is heedless, of evil understanding, the great demon flushed with victory; he longs for battle only and, out of intoxication, does not see the faults (in it)."

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HV 106.55

महोत्पातभयं चैव न तन् मिथ्या भविष्यति अपीदानीं भवेन् मिथ्या सर्वम् उत्पातदर्शनम्

mahotpātabhayaṃ caiva na tan mithyā bhaviṣyati apīdānīṃ bhaven mithyā sarvam utpātadarśanam

And that great fear (portended) by the mighty omens will not prove false — or could it be that now all this appearance of portents should turn out false?

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HV 106.56

इह त्व् आस्ते त्रिनयनः कार्त्तिकेयश् च वीर्यवान् तेनोत्पन्नो ऽपि दोषो नः कच्चिद् गच्छेत् पराभवम्

iha tv āste trinayanaḥ kārttikeyaś ca vīryavān tenotpanno 'pi doṣo naḥ kaccid gacchet parābhavam

But here dwell the three-eyed (god) and the valiant Kārttikeya; so, even though the fault has arisen, could any (of it) come to our defeat?

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HV 106.57

उत्पन्नदोषप्रभवः क्षयो ऽयं भविता महान् दोषाणां न भवेन् नाश इति मे धीयते मतिः

utpannadoṣaprabhavaḥ kṣayo 'yaṃ bhavitā mahān doṣāṇāṃ na bhaven nāśa iti me dhīyate matiḥ

This great destruction will arise out of the fault that has arisen; my mind holds the view that there will be no undoing of the faults.

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HV 106.58

नियतं दोष एवायं भविष्यति न संशयः दौरात्म्यान् नृपतेर् अस्य दोषभूता हि दानवाः

niyataṃ doṣa evāyaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ daurātmyān nṛpater asya doṣabhūtā hi dānavāḥ

Assuredly this will be a calamity, there is no doubt; for through the wickedness of this king the Dānavas have become the (embodied) fault.

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HV 106.59

देवदानवसंघानां यः कर्ता भुवनप्रभुः स भवः कार्त्तिकेयश् च कृतवासो हि नः पुरे

devadānavasaṃghānāṃ yaḥ kartā bhuvanaprabhuḥ sa bhavaḥ kārttikeyaś ca kṛtavāso hi naḥ pure

He who is the maker of the hosts of gods and Dānavas, the lord of the world — that Bhava, and Kārttikeya (too), have made their dwelling in our city.

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HV 106.62

प्राणैः प्रियतरो नित्यं भवस्य तु गुहः सदा तद् विशिष्टश् च बाणो ऽपि भवस्य सततं प्रियः ॥ ह्व्_१०६।६० दर्पोत्सेकात् तु नाशाय वरं याचितवान् भवम् । युद्धहेतोः स लुब्धस् तु सर्वथा न भविष्यति ॥ यदि विष्णुपुरोगाणाम् इन्द्रादीनां दिवौकसाम् । भविता ह्य् अभयत् प्राप्तिर् भवहस्तात् कृता भवेत् । एतयोश् च हि को युद्धं कुमारभवयोर् इह शक्तो दातुं समागम्य बाणसाहाय्यकाङ्क्षिणोः ॥ ह्व्_१०६।६१ न च देववचो मिथ्या भविष्यति कथंचन । भविष्यति महद् युद्धं सर्वदैत्यविनाशनम् । एवं स चिन्तयाविष्टः कुम्भाण्डस् तत्त्वदर्शिवान् स्वस्तिप्रणिहितां बुद्धिं चकार स महासुरः

prāṇaiḥ priyataro nityaṃ bhavasya tu guhaḥ sadā tad viśiṣṭaś ca bāṇo 'pi bhavasya satataṃ priyaḥ // HV_106.60 darpotsekāt tu nāśāya varaṃ yācitavān bhavam | yuddhahetoḥ sa lubdhas tu sarvathā na bhaviṣyati || yadi viṣṇupurogāṇām indrādīnāṃ divaukasām | bhavitā hy abhayat prāptir bhavahastāt kṛtā bhavet | etayoś ca hi ko yuddhaṃ kumārabhavayor iha śakto dātuṃ samāgamya bāṇasāhāyyakāṅkṣiṇoḥ // HV_106.61 na ca devavaco mithyā bhaviṣyati kathaṃcana | bhaviṣyati mahad yuddhaṃ sarvadaityavināśanam | evaṃ sa cintayāviṣṭaḥ kumbhāṇḍas tattvadarśivān svastipraṇihitāṃ buddhiṃ cakāra sa mahāsuraḥ

Guha is always dearer to Bhava than his own life, and Bāṇa too, distinguished (even) beyond him, is constantly dear to Bhava. But out of the overflow of his pride he has begged a boon of Bhava for his own destruction; greedy for the sake of battle, he will in no way survive. If the gods headed by Viṣṇu, with Indra and the rest, are to obtain safety, it will have been brought about by Bhava's hand. And who here, coming (against them), is able to give battle to these two, Kumāra and Bhava, when they wish to be Bāṇa's helpers? Nor will the goddess's word turn out false in any way: there will be a great battle, the destruction of all the Daityas. Thus possessed by such reflection, Kumbhāṇḍa, who saw the truth, that great Asura set his mind on (securing) welfare.

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HV 106.63

ये हि देवैर् विरुध्यन्ते पुण्यकर्मभिर् आहवे यथा बलिर् नियमितस् तथा ते यान्ति संक्षयम्

ye hi devair virudhyante puṇyakarmabhir āhave yathā balir niyamitas tathā te yānti saṃkṣayam

For those who oppose in battle the gods, whose deeds are meritorious, go to utter destruction, just as Bali was subdued.

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