Harivamsha — Chapter 110
HV 110.2
ततस् तूर्यनिनादैश् च शङ्खानां च महास्वनैः बन्दिमागधसूतानां सर्वैश् चापि सहस्रशः ॥ ह्व्_११०।१ जयाजय जगन्नाथ जय चक्रगदाधर । जय लोकत्रयावास जयाशेषजगन्मय ॥ जय नाभिसमुत्थाब्ज+ +निषण्णचतुरानन । जय कौस्तुभरत्नांशु+ +विभासितजगत्त्रय ॥ जय श्रीकरपद्मस्थ+ +चरणाम्भोरुहद्वय । जय त्रिधामन्सर्वेश जय लोकपितामह ॥ जय यज्ञपते देव जय विश्वगुरो हरे । जय चक्रगदाशङ्ख+ +पद्मदीप्तकराम्बुज ॥ जय शार्ङ्गादिहेत्युद्यत्+ +सहस्रभुजमण्डल । जय चक्राग्निनिर्दग्ध+ +निखिलासुरमण्डल ॥ जय योगिमनःपद्म+ +बोधकृच्चरणाम्बुज । निजैकपादसंलीन+ +जगत्त्रय हरे जय ॥ जय स्थितिलयोत्पत्ति+ +कारणाशेषकारण । जय विष्णो हृषीकेश जय बाणं महासुर । स तून्मुखैर् जयाशीर्भिः स्तूयमानो हि मानवैः बभार रूपं सोमार्क+ +शक्राणां सदृशं हरिः
tatas tūryaninādaiś ca śaṅkhānāṃ ca mahāsvanaiḥ bandimāgadhasūtānāṃ sarvaiś cāpi sahasraśaḥ // HV_110.1 jayājaya jagannātha jaya cakragadādhara | jaya lokatrayāvāsa jayāśeṣajaganmaya || jaya nābhisamutthābja+ +niṣaṇṇacaturānana | jaya kaustubharatnāṃśu+ +vibhāsitajagattraya || jaya śrīkarapadmastha+ +caraṇāmbhoruhadvaya | jaya tridhāmansarveśa jaya lokapitāmaha || jaya yajñapate deva jaya viśvaguro hare | jaya cakragadāśaṅkha+ +padmadīptakarāmbuja || jaya śārṅgādihetyudyat+ +sahasrabhujamaṇḍala | jaya cakrāgninirdagdha+ +nikhilāsuramaṇḍala || jaya yogimanaḥpadma+ +bodhakṛccaraṇāmbuja | nijaikapādasaṃlīna+ +jagattraya hare jaya || jaya sthitilayotpatti+ +kāraṇāśeṣakāraṇa | jaya viṣṇo hṛṣīkeśa jaya bāṇaṃ mahāsura | sa tūnmukhair jayāśīrbhiḥ stūyamāno hi mānavaiḥ babhāra rūpaṃ somārka+ +śakrāṇāṃ sadṛśaṃ hariḥ
Then, with the din of drums and the great blasts of conches, and by all the heralds, panegyrists and bards, in their thousands: "Victory, victory, Lord of the world; victory, bearer of discus and mace; victory, dwelling-place of the three worlds; victory, you who are the whole universe. Victory, you on whose navel-born lotus the four-faced one is seated; victory, you by whose rays from the Kaustubha jewel the three worlds are lit. Victory, you whose pair of lotus feet rests in the lotus hand of Śrī; victory, you of the threefold abode, lord of all; victory, grandsire of the worlds. Victory, lord of sacrifice, O god; victory, teacher of the universe, Hari; victory, you whose lotus hands blaze with discus, mace, conch and lotus. Victory, you whose ring of a thousand arms is raised with the Śārṅga bow and other weapons; victory, you by whose discus-fire the entire host of asuras is burnt away. Victory, you whose lotus feet awaken the lotus of the yogins' minds; victory, Hari, in whose single foot the three worlds are absorbed. Victory, causeless cause of preservation, dissolution and origination; victory, Viṣṇu, Hṛṣīkeśa — conquer Bāṇa, the great asura!" Praised thus by men with upturned faces with benedictions of victory, Hari bore a form like that of the moon, the sun, and Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.4
अतीव शुशुभे रूपं तस्य चाभ्युत्पतिष्यतः वैनतेयस्य भद्रं ते बृंहितं हरितेजसा ॥ ह्व्_११०।३ स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वा च तद्रूपं शङ्खचक्रगदाभृतः । तृप्तिं नाद्यापि गोविन्द प्राप्नुयामो हरेः सदा । अथाष्टबाहुः कृष्णस् तु पर्वताकारसंनिभः विबभौ पुण्डरीकाक्षो विकाङ्क्षन् बाणसंक्षयम्
atīva śuśubhe rūpaṃ tasya cābhyutpatiṣyataḥ vainateyasya bhadraṃ te bṛṃhitaṃ haritejasā // HV_110.3 smṛtvā smṛtvā ca tadrūpaṃ śaṅkhacakragadābhṛtaḥ | tṛptiṃ nādyāpi govinda prāpnuyāmo hareḥ sadā | athāṣṭabāhuḥ kṛṣṇas tu parvatākārasaṃnibhaḥ vibabhau puṇḍarīkākṣo vikāṅkṣan bāṇasaṃkṣayam
Exceedingly did the form of Vainateya shine as he was about to fly up — blessings on you — swollen with Hari's splendour. Remembering again and again that form of the bearer of conch, discus and mace, we do not even now, Govinda, ever attain satiety with Hari. Then eight-armed Kṛṣṇa, resembling a mountain in shape, the lotus-eyed one, shone forth, desiring the destruction of Bāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.5
असिचक्रगदाबाणा दक्षिणं पार्श्वम् आस्थिताः चर्म शार्ङ्गं तथा चापं शङ्खं चैवास्य वामतः
asicakragadābāṇā dakṣiṇaṃ pārśvam āsthitāḥ carma śārṅgaṃ tathā cāpaṃ śaṅkhaṃ caivāsya vāmataḥ
Sword, discus, mace and arrows were placed at his right side; shield, the Śārṅga, and the bow, and the conch at his left.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.6
शीर्षाणां वै सहस्रं तु विहितं शार्ङ्गधन्वना सहस्रं चैव कायानां वहन् संकर्षणस् तदा
śīrṣāṇāṃ vai sahasraṃ tu vihitaṃ śārṅgadhanvanā sahasraṃ caiva kāyānāṃ vahan saṃkarṣaṇas tadā
A thousand heads were assigned by the wielder of the Śārṅga bow, and Saṃkarṣaṇa then bore a thousand bodies as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 110.7
श्वेतप्रहरणो ऽधृष्यः कैलास इव शृङ्गवान् आस्थितो गरुडं राम उद्यन्न् इव निशाकरः
śvetapraharaṇo 'dhṛṣyaḥ kailāsa iva śṛṅgavān āsthito garuḍaṃ rāma udyann iva niśākaraḥ
With white weapons, unassailable, like peaked Kailāsa, Rāma sat upon Garuḍa, like the rising moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.8
सनत्कुमारस्य वपुः प्रादुर् आसीन् महात्मनः प्रद्युम्नस्य महाबाहोः संग्रामे विक्रमिष्यतः
sanatkumārasya vapuḥ prādur āsīn mahātmanaḥ pradyumnasya mahābāhoḥ saṃgrāme vikramiṣyataḥ
The body of the great-souled Sanatkumāra appeared in mighty-armed Pradyumna, who was about to show his valour in the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.9
स पक्षबलविक्षेपैर् विधुन्वन् पर्वतान् बहून् जगाम मार्गं बलवान् वातस्य प्रतिषेधयन्
sa pakṣabalavikṣepair vidhunvan parvatān bahūn jagāma mārgaṃ balavān vātasya pratiṣedhayan
Shaking many mountains with the buffets of the force of his wings, the mighty one went along his way, holding back the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.10
अति वायोर् अथ गतिम् आस्थाय गरुडस् तदा सिद्धचारणसंघानां शुभं मार्गम् अवातरत्
ati vāyor atha gatim āsthāya garuḍas tadā siddhacāraṇasaṃghānāṃ śubhaṃ mārgam avātarat
Then Garuḍa, taking on a pace beyond the wind's, came down upon the auspicious path of the hosts of Siddhas and Cāraṇas.
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HV 110.11
अथ रामो ऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं कृष्णम् अप्रतिमम् रणे स्वाभिः प्रभाभिर् हीनाः स्मः कृष्ण कस्माद् अपूर्ववत्
atha rāmo 'bravīd vākyaṃ kṛṣṇam apratimam raṇe svābhiḥ prabhābhir hīnāḥ smaḥ kṛṣṇa kasmād apūrvavat
Then Rāma spoke these words to Kṛṣṇa, the peerless in battle: "We are bereft of our own radiance, Kṛṣṇa — why, as never before?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.13
सर्वे कनकवर्णाभाः संवृत्ताः स्म न संशयः किम् इदं ब्रूहि नस् तत्त्वं किं मेरोः पार्श्वगा वयम् ॥ ह्व्_११०।१२ मन्ये बाणस्य नगरम् अभ्याशस्थम् अरिंदम । रक्षार्थं तस्य नियतो वह्निर् एष स्थितो ज्वलन् । अग्नेर् आहवनीयस्य प्रभया स्म समाहताः तेन नो वर्णवैरूप्यम् इदं जातं हलायुध
sarve kanakavarṇābhāḥ saṃvṛttāḥ sma na saṃśayaḥ kim idaṃ brūhi nas tattvaṃ kiṃ meroḥ pārśvagā vayam // HV_110.12 manye bāṇasya nagaram abhyāśastham ariṃdama | rakṣārthaṃ tasya niyato vahnir eṣa sthito jvalan | agner āhavanīyasya prabhayā sma samāhatāḥ tena no varṇavairūpyam idaṃ jātaṃ halāyudha
"We have all become gold-coloured in hue, no doubt of it. Tell us the truth of this: are we passing beside Meru?" — "I think Bāṇa's city stands nearby, O tamer of foes; this blazing fire is stationed there, appointed for its protection. We are struck by the radiance of the sacrificial (āhavanīya) fire; by it this distortion of our colour has come upon us, Halāyudha."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.14
यदि स्म संनिकर्षस्था यदि निष्प्रभतां गताः तद् विधत्स्व स्वयं बुद्ध्या यद् अत्रानन्तरं हितम्
yadi sma saṃnikarṣasthā yadi niṣprabhatāṃ gatāḥ tad vidhatsva svayaṃ buddhyā yad atrānantaraṃ hitam
"Whether we are standing close by, or whether we have lost our radiance, arrange by your own judgment what is next beneficial here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.15
कुरुष्व वैनतेय त्वं यन् नः कार्यम् अनन्तरम् त्वया विधाने विहिते करिष्याम्य् अहम् उत्तरम्
kuruṣva vainateya tvaṃ yan naḥ kāryam anantaram tvayā vidhāne vihite kariṣyāmy aham uttaram
"Do you, son of Vinatā, do what must next be done for us; when the arrangement has been made by you, I will do what follows."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.18
एतच् छ्रुत्वा तदा वाक्यं केशवस्य महात्मनः एतच् छ्रुत्वा तु गरुडो वासुदेवस्य भाषितम् । चक्रे मुखसहस्रं हि कामरूपी महाबलः । गङ्गाम् उपागमत् तूर्णं वैनतेयस् ततो बली ॥ ह्व्_११०।१६ आप्लुत्याकाशगङ्गायाम् आपीय सलिलं बहु । प्रववर्षोपरिगतो वैतनेयः प्रतापवान् । तेनाग्निं शमयाम् आस बुद्धिमान् विनतात्मजः । स पक्षाभ्याम् उपादाय ववर्ष सलिलं बहु । गृहीत्वा सलिलं तत्र तम् अग्निम् अभिषेचयत् अग्निर् आहवनीयस् तु ततः शान्तिम् उपागमत् ॥ ह्व्_११०।१७ तं दृष्ट्वाहवनीयं तु शान्तम् आकाशगङ्गया । परमं विस्मयं गत्वा सुपर्णो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥ अहो वीर्यम् अथाग्नेस् तु यो दहेद् युगसंक्षये । तद् एव वर्णवैरूप्यं चक्रे कृष्णस्य धीमतः । त्रयस् त्रयाणां लोकानां पर्याप्ता इति मे मतिः कृष्णः संकर्षणश् चैव प्रद्युम्नश् च महाबलः
etac chrutvā tadā vākyaṃ keśavasya mahātmanaḥ etac chrutvā tu garuḍo vāsudevasya bhāṣitam | cakre mukhasahasraṃ hi kāmarūpī mahābalaḥ | gaṅgām upāgamat tūrṇaṃ vainateyas tato balī // HV_110.16 āplutyākāśagaṅgāyām āpīya salilaṃ bahu | pravavarṣoparigato vaitaneyaḥ pratāpavān | tenāgniṃ śamayām āsa buddhimān vinatātmajaḥ | sa pakṣābhyām upādāya vavarṣa salilaṃ bahu | gṛhītvā salilaṃ tatra tam agnim abhiṣecayat agnir āhavanīyas tu tataḥ śāntim upāgamat // HV_110.17 taṃ dṛṣṭvāhavanīyaṃ tu śāntam ākāśagaṅgayā | paramaṃ vismayaṃ gatvā suparṇo vākyam abravīt || aho vīryam athāgnes tu yo dahed yugasaṃkṣaye | tad eva varṇavairūpyaṃ cakre kṛṣṇasya dhīmataḥ | trayas trayāṇāṃ lokānāṃ paryāptā iti me matiḥ kṛṣṇaḥ saṃkarṣaṇaś caiva pradyumnaś ca mahābalaḥ
Hearing this speech of the great-souled Keśava — hearing this utterance of Vāsudeva, Garuḍa, of great strength, able to take what form he wished, made himself a thousand mouths; then the strong son of Vinatā swiftly went to the Gaṅgā. Having plunged into the heavenly Gaṅgā and drunk much water, the mighty Vainateya, going up above, rained it down; with it the wise son of Vinatā quenched the fire. Taking it up with his two wings, he rained down much water; taking water there, he doused that fire, and then the āhavanīya fire came to rest. Seeing that āhavanīya fire quieted by the heavenly Gaṅgā, Suparṇa, in the utmost amazement, spoke these words: "Ah, the might of the fire, which would burn at the dissolution of the age — that very fire wrought the discolouring of wise Kṛṣṇa! The three are a match for the three worlds, such is my judgment: Kṛṣṇa, and Saṃkarṣaṇa, and mighty Pradyumna."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.19
ततः प्रशान्ते दहने संप्रतस्थे स पक्षिराट् स्वपक्षबलविक्षेपैः कुर्वन् घोरं महास्वनम्
tataḥ praśānte dahane saṃpratasthe sa pakṣirāṭ svapakṣabalavikṣepaiḥ kurvan ghoraṃ mahāsvanam
Then, when the fire had been quieted, that king of birds set out, making a dreadful great noise with the buffets of the force of his own wings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.20
तान् दृष्ट्वाचिन्तयंस् तत्र रुद्रस्यानुचराग्नयः नियुक्ताः शूलिना पूर्वं रक्षणे नगरस्य हि । ऊचुः परमसंक्रुद्धा ज्वालयन्तो दिसो दश । आस्थिता गरुडं ह्य् एते नानारूपा भयावाहाः किम् अर्थम् इह संप्राप्ताः के वापीमे जनास् त्रयः
tān dṛṣṭvācintayaṃs tatra rudrasyānucarāgnayaḥ niyuktāḥ śūlinā pūrvaṃ rakṣaṇe nagarasya hi | ūcuḥ paramasaṃkruddhā jvālayanto diso daśa | āsthitā garuḍaṃ hy ete nānārūpā bhayāvāhāḥ kim artham iha saṃprāptāḥ ke vāpīme janās trayaḥ
Seeing them, the fires that were Rudra's attendants, appointed before by the trident-bearer to the guarding of the city, pondered there; and in extreme wrath, setting the ten directions ablaze, they said: "These beings of various forms, terror-bringing, mounted on Garuḍa — for what purpose have they come here, and who are these three persons?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.22
निश्चयं नाध्यगच्छन्त ते गिरिव्रजवह्नयः प्रावर्तयंश् च संग्रामं तैस् त्रिभिः सह यादवैः ॥ ह्व्_११०।२१ तेषां युद्धे प्रसक्तानां संनादः सुमहान् अभूत् ॥ तं च श्रुत्वा महानादं सिंहानाम् इव गर्जताम् । अथाङ्गिराः स्वपुरुषं प्रेषयाम् आस बुद्धिमान् । यत्र तद् वर्तते युद्धं तत्र गच्छस्व माचिरम् । अथाज्ञप्तस् तु बाणेन पुरुषो वै मनोजवः दृष्ट्वा तत् सर्वम् आगच्छे+ +त्युक्तः प्रह्वस् ततस् त्वरन्
niścayaṃ nādhyagacchanta te girivrajavahnayaḥ prāvartayaṃś ca saṃgrāmaṃ tais tribhiḥ saha yādavaiḥ // HV_110.21 teṣāṃ yuddhe prasaktānāṃ saṃnādaḥ sumahān abhūt || taṃ ca śrutvā mahānādaṃ siṃhānām iva garjatām | athāṅgirāḥ svapuruṣaṃ preṣayām āsa buddhimān | yatra tad vartate yuddhaṃ tatra gacchasva māciram | athājñaptas tu bāṇena puruṣo vai manojavaḥ dṛṣṭvā tat sarvam āgacche+ +tyuktaḥ prahvas tatas tvaran
Those fires of Girivraja came to no conclusion, and they began a battle with those three Yādavas. As they were engaged in the fight, a very great roar arose. And hearing that great roar, like that of roaring lions, then wise Aṅgiras sent a man of his own: "Go without delay to where that fight is going on." So, commanded by Bāṇa, the man, swift as thought, told "See all that and come back," bowing, then made haste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 110.23
तथेत्य् उक्त्वा स तद् युद्धं वर्तमानम् अवैक्षत अग्नीनां वासुदेवेन संसक्तानां महामृधे
tathety uktvā sa tad yuddhaṃ vartamānam avaikṣata agnīnāṃ vāsudevena saṃsaktānāṃ mahāmṛdhe
Saying "So be it," he looked upon that battle as it went on, of the fires locked with Vāsudeva in the great fray.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.24
ते जातवेदसः सर्वे कल्माषः खसृमस् तथा दहनः शोषणश् चैव तपनश् च महाबलः स्वधाकारस्य विषये प्रख्याताः पञ्च वह्नयः
te jātavedasaḥ sarve kalmāṣaḥ khasṛmas tathā dahanaḥ śoṣaṇaś caiva tapanaś ca mahābalaḥ svadhākārasya viṣaye prakhyātāḥ pañca vahnayaḥ
All those fire-gods — Kalmāṣa, Khasṛma, and Dahana, Śoṣaṇa, and mighty Tapana — are the five fires renowned in the domain of the call "svadhā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.25
अथापरे महाभागाः स्वैर् अनीकैर् व्यवस्थिताः अग्नयः समदृश्यन्त ज्वलमाना महाहवे । पटरः पतगः स्वर्णो अगाधो भ्राज एव च स्वाहाकाराश्रया पञ्च अयुध्यंस् ते ऽपि चाग्नयः
athāpare mahābhāgāḥ svair anīkair vyavasthitāḥ agnayaḥ samadṛśyanta jvalamānā mahāhave | paṭaraḥ patagaḥ svarṇo agādho bhrāja eva ca svāhākārāśrayā pañca ayudhyaṃs te 'pi cāgnayaḥ
Then other most eminent fires, drawn up with their own troops, were seen blazing in the great battle: Paṭara, Pataga, Svarṇa, Agādha, and Bhrāja — these five fires, whose support is the call "svāhā," also fought.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.27
ज्योतिष्टोमहविर्भागौ वषट्काराश्रयौ पुनः द्वाव् अग्नी संप्रयुध्येतां महात्मानौ महाद्युती तयोर् मध्ये ऽङ्गिराश् चैव महर्षिर् विबभौ प्रभुः ॥ ह्व्_११०।२६ आग्नेयं रथम् आस्थाय शूलम् उद्यम्य भास्वरम् । स्थितम् अङ्गिरसं दृष्ट्वा स्यन्दने पुरुषोत्तमः कृष्णः प्रोवाच वचनं स्मयन्न् इव पुनः पुनः
jyotiṣṭomahavirbhāgau vaṣaṭkārāśrayau punaḥ dvāv agnī saṃprayudhyetāṃ mahātmānau mahādyutī tayor madhye 'ṅgirāś caiva maharṣir vibabhau prabhuḥ // HV_110.26 āgneyaṃ ratham āsthāya śūlam udyamya bhāsvaram | sthitam aṅgirasaṃ dṛṣṭvā syandane puruṣottamaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ provāca vacanaṃ smayann iva punaḥ punaḥ
Then again two fires, Jyotiṣṭoma and Havirbhāga, whose support is the call "vaṣaṭ," great of soul and of great brilliance, fought together; and between them the mighty great seer Aṅgiras shone forth. // Mounting a fiery chariot and raising his gleaming spear, Aṅgiras stood there; and seeing him, Kṛṣṇa, the best of men, in his chariot spoke these words, smiling, as it were, again and again:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.28
तिष्ठध्वम् अग्नयो यूयम् एष वो विदधे भयम् ममास्त्रतेजसा दद्घा दिशो यास्यथ विक्षताः
tiṣṭhadhvam agnayo yūyam eṣa vo vidadhe bhayam mamāstratejasā dadghā diśo yāsyatha vikṣatāḥ
"Stand fast, you fires! This one (i.e. I) creates fear for you. Burned by the fiery power of my weapon you will go off in all directions, torn apart."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 110.29
अथाङ्गिरास् त्रिशूलेन दीप्तेन समधावत आददान इव क्रोधात् कृष्णप्राणान् मधामृधे
athāṅgirās triśūlena dīptena samadhāvata ādadāna iva krodhāt kṛṣṇaprāṇān madhāmṛdhe
Then Aṅgiras charged forward with his blazing trident, as if in rage seizing Kṛṣṇa's life-breaths in that great battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.30
त्रिशूलं तस्य तद् दीप्तं चिच्छेद परमेषुभिः अर्धचन्द्रैस् तथा तीक्ष्णैर् यमान्तकनिभैर् युधि
triśūlaṃ tasya tad dīptaṃ ciccheda parameṣubhiḥ ardhacandrais tathā tīkṣṇair yamāntakanibhair yudhi
(Kṛṣṇa) cut that blazing trident of his to pieces in the fight with his supreme arrows, with sharp crescent-headed shafts like Yama the ender.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.31
स्थूणाकर्णेन चास्त्रेण दीप्तेन सुमहायशाः विव्याधान्तकतुल्येन वक्षस्य् एनम् अथो ऽनदत्
sthūṇākarṇena cāstreṇa dīptena sumahāyaśāḥ vivyādhāntakatulyena vakṣasy enam atho 'nadat
And that one of very great fame pierced him in the chest with the blazing Sthūṇākarṇa weapon, equal to the ender (Death), and then roared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.32
रुधिरौघप्लुतैर् गात्रैस् तदाग्निर् चिह्वलन्न् इव विष्टब्धगात्रः सहसा पपात धरणीतले
rudhiraughaplutair gātrais tadāgnir cihvalann iva viṣṭabdhagātraḥ sahasā papāta dharaṇītale
Then that fire, with his limbs drenched in floods of blood, as if reeling, his limbs grown stiff, suddenly fell to the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.34
शेषास् ततो ऽग्नयः सर्वे चत्वारो ब्रह्मणः सुताः आवाहयंस् तदा शीघ्रं बाणस्य पुरम् अन्तिकात् ॥ ह्व्_११०।३३ अवगाहत् ततः कृष्णो यत्र बाणपुरं ततः । अथ बाणपुरं दृष्ट्वा दूरात् प्रोवाच नारदः । एतत् तच्छोणितपुरं कृष्ण पश्य महाभुज ॥ अत्र रुद्रो महातेजा रुद्राण्या सहितो ऽवसत् । गुहश् च बाणगुप्त्यर्थं सततं क्षेमकारणात् ॥ नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कृष्णस् त्व् इदम् अथाब्रवीत् । क्षेमं चिन्तयताम् अत्र श्रूयतां च महामुने ॥ यदि वावतरेद् रुद्रो बाणसंरक्षणं प्रति । शक्तितो वयम् अप्य् अत्र सह योत्स्याम तेन वै ॥ एवं विवदतोस् तत्र कृष्णनारदयोस् तदा । प्राप्ता निमेषमात्रेण शीघ्रत्वाद् गरुडेन ते । ततः शङ्खं समानीय वदने पुष्करेक्षणः प्रदध्मौ समरे कृष्णो नादेनापूरयन् दिशः । वायुवेगेन तं दध्मौ मेघश् चन्द्रम् इवोद्गिरन्
śeṣās tato 'gnayaḥ sarve catvāro brahmaṇaḥ sutāḥ āvāhayaṃs tadā śīghraṃ bāṇasya puram antikāt // HV_110.33 avagāhat tataḥ kṛṣṇo yatra bāṇapuraṃ tataḥ | atha bāṇapuraṃ dṛṣṭvā dūrāt provāca nāradaḥ | etat tacchoṇitapuraṃ kṛṣṇa paśya mahābhuja || atra rudro mahātejā rudrāṇyā sahito 'vasat | guhaś ca bāṇaguptyarthaṃ satataṃ kṣemakāraṇāt || nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā kṛṣṇas tv idam athābravīt | kṣemaṃ cintayatām atra śrūyatāṃ ca mahāmune || yadi vāvatared rudro bāṇasaṃrakṣaṇaṃ prati | śaktito vayam apy atra saha yotsyāma tena vai || evaṃ vivadatos tatra kṛṣṇanāradayos tadā | prāptā nimeṣamātreṇa śīghratvād garuḍena te | tataḥ śaṅkhaṃ samānīya vadane puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ pradadhmau samare kṛṣṇo nādenāpūrayan diśaḥ | vāyuvegena taṃ dadhmau meghaś candram ivodgiran
Then all the remaining fires, the four sons of Brahmā, quickly summoned (their forces?) near Bāṇa's city. // Then Kṛṣṇa plunged on to where Bāṇa's city was. And seeing Bāṇa's city from afar, Nārada said: "That, Kṛṣṇa, is the Blood-city — look, O mighty-armed one! Here Rudra of great splendour dwelt together with Rudrāṇī, and Guha too, constantly, for Bāṇa's protection, for the sake of his safety." Hearing Nārada's words, Kṛṣṇa then said this: "Let safety be considered here — and hear this, great sage: even if Rudra should come down to protect Bāṇa, we too will fight here with him to the best of our power." While Kṛṣṇa and Nārada were thus disputing there, in the mere blink of an eye they arrived, by Garuḍa's swiftness. Then the lotus-eyed one brought his conch to his mouth, and in the battle Kṛṣṇa blew it, filling the directions with its blast; he blew it with the force of the wind, like a cloud disgorging the moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 110.36
ततः प्रध्माप्य तं शङ्खं भयम् उत्पाद्य वीर्यवान् अग्निं जित्वा तदा विष्णुर् बाणस्य पुररक्षिणः । प्रविवेश पुरं कृष्णो बाणस्याद्भुतकर्मणः ॥ ह्व्_११०।३५ ततो बाणपुरं प्राप्य शङ्खं दध्मौ जनार्दनः । ततो हि बलभद्रस् तु दध्मौ शङ्खम् अनुत्तमम् ॥ प्रद्युम्नश् चापि संक्रुद्धो दध्मौ शङ्खम् अनुत्तमम् । गरुडः पक्षवातेन बाणसैन्यं व्यधूनयत् ॥ चतुर्णां च महाराज सागराणां यथा स्वनः । प्रादुर् बभूव तुमुलः शब्दो बाणपुरं प्रति । ततः शङ्खप्रणादेन भेरीणां च महास्वनैः बाणानीकानि सहसा समनह्यन्त सर्वशः
tataḥ pradhmāpya taṃ śaṅkhaṃ bhayam utpādya vīryavān agniṃ jitvā tadā viṣṇur bāṇasya purarakṣiṇaḥ | praviveśa puraṃ kṛṣṇo bāṇasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ // HV_110.35 tato bāṇapuraṃ prāpya śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau janārdanaḥ | tato hi balabhadras tu dadhmau śaṅkham anuttamam || pradyumnaś cāpi saṃkruddho dadhmau śaṅkham anuttamam | garuḍaḥ pakṣavātena bāṇasainyaṃ vyadhūnayat || caturṇāṃ ca mahārāja sāgarāṇāṃ yathā svanaḥ | prādur babhūva tumulaḥ śabdo bāṇapuraṃ prati | tataḥ śaṅkhapraṇādena bherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanaiḥ bāṇānīkāni sahasā samanahyanta sarvaśaḥ
Then, having blown that conch and generated terror, the valiant Viṣṇu, having conquered the fire (that was) the guard of Bāṇa's city, Kṛṣṇa entered the city of Bāṇa of wondrous deeds. // Then, having reached Bāṇa's city, Janārdana blew the conch; then indeed Balabhadra blew his unsurpassed conch; and Pradyumna too, greatly enraged, blew his unsurpassed conch; Garuḍa shook up Bāṇa's army with the wind of his wings. And, great king, like the sound of four oceans a tumultuous noise arose over against Bāṇa's city. Then at the blaring of the conches and the great sounds of the kettledrums Bāṇa's troops at once armed themselves on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.37
ततः किंकरसैन्यं तद् अभ्यागात् समरे महत् कोटिशश् चापि बहुधा दीप्तप्रहरणं तदा
tataḥ kiṃkarasainyaṃ tad abhyāgāt samare mahat koṭiśaś cāpi bahudhā dīptapraharaṇaṃ tadā
Then that great army of the Kiṃkaras came on into the battle, by the tens of millions and manifold, with blazing weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.38
तद् असंख्येयम् एकस्थं महाभ्रघनसंनिभम् नीलाञ्जनचयप्रख्यम् अप्रमेयं तथाक्षयम्
tad asaṃkhyeyam ekasthaṃ mahābhraghanasaṃnibham nīlāñjanacayaprakhyam aprameyaṃ tathākṣayam
That (army), innumerable, gathered in one place, resembling a mass of great clouds, looking like a heap of black collyrium, immeasurable and inexhaustible —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.39
ते प्रदीप्तप्रहरणा दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः प्रमाथगणमुख्याश् च ते ऽयुध्यन् कृष्णसंगताः
te pradīptapraharaṇā daityadānavarākṣasāḥ pramāthagaṇamukhyāś ca te 'yudhyan kṛṣṇasaṃgatāḥ
those Daityas, Dānavas and Rākṣasas with their blazing weapons, and the chiefs of the Pramātha hordes, fought, having closed with Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.40
सर्वतस् तैः प्रदीप्तास्यैः सार्चिष्मद्भिर् इवानलैः अभ्युपेत्य तदात्युग्रैर् यक्षराक्षसकिंनरैः । आपीयत तदा रक्तं चतुर्णाम् अपि संयुगे
sarvatas taiḥ pradīptāsyaiḥ sārciṣmadbhir ivānalaiḥ abhyupetya tadātyugrair yakṣarākṣasakiṃnaraiḥ | āpīyata tadā raktaṃ caturṇām api saṃyuge
On all sides, by those exceedingly fierce Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and Kiṃnaras with flaming mouths, like fires with their flames, who came up then, the blood of all four (heroes) was drunk in the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.41
ततो रामो महाबाहुः केशवं वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् तद्बलं तु समासाद्य बलभद्रो महाबलः । प्रोवाच वचनं तत्र परस्य बलनाशनम् । कृष्ण कृष्ण महाबाहो विधत्स्वैषां महद् भयम्
tato rāmo mahābāhuḥ keśavaṃ vākyam abravīt tadbalaṃ tu samāsādya balabhadro mahābalaḥ | provāca vacanaṃ tatra parasya balanāśanam | kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahābāho vidhatsvaiṣāṃ mahad bhayam
Then long-armed Rāma spoke words to Keśava; the mighty Balabhadra, having come up against that army, spoke there a speech that (would be) the destruction of the enemy's force: "Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed one, ordain a great terror for these!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.42
इति संचोदितः कृष्णो बलभद्रेण धीमता तेषां वधार्थम् आग्नेयं जग्राह पुरुषोत्तमः अस्त्रम् अस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठो यमान्तकसमप्रभम्
iti saṃcoditaḥ kṛṣṇo balabhadreṇa dhīmatā teṣāṃ vadhārtham āgneyaṃ jagrāha puruṣottamaḥ astram astravidāṃ śreṣṭho yamāntakasamaprabham
Thus urged on by wise Balabhadra, Kṛṣṇa, the best of men, best of those who know weapons, took up the fire-weapon, whose splendour equalled Yama the ender, in order to slay them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.43
स विधूयासुरगणान् क्रव्यादान् अस्त्रतेजसा प्रययौ त्वरया युक्तो यतो ऽदृश्यत तद्बलम्
sa vidhūyāsuragaṇān kravyādān astratejasā prayayau tvarayā yukto yato 'dṛśyata tadbalam
Having scattered the hosts of Asuras and the flesh-eaters by the fiery power of his weapon, he advanced in haste to where that army was seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.44
शूलपट्टिसशक्त्यृष्टि+ +पिनाकपरिघायुधम् प्रमाथगणभूयिष्ठं बलं तद् अभवत् क्षितौ
śūlapaṭṭisaśaktyṛṣṭi+ +pinākaparighāyudham pramāthagaṇabhūyiṣṭhaṃ balaṃ tad abhavat kṣitau
That army on the ground, armed with spears, paṭṭiśas, lances, ṛṣṭis, pināka-bows and iron bars, consisted mostly of Pramātha hordes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.47
शैलमेघप्रतीकाशैर् नानारूपैर् भयानकैः वेताऌऐश् च पिशाचैश् च भक्षयद्भिश् च मांसकम् । वाहनैः संघशः सर्वे योधास् तत्रावतस्थिरे वातोद्धूतैर् इव घनैर् विप्रकीर्णैर् इवाचलैः ॥ ह्व्_११०।४५ शुशुभे तत्र बहुलैर् अनीकैर् बहुधान्विभिः । मुसलैर् असिभिः शूलैर् गदाभिः परिघैस् तथा ॥ अधावत् तद् असंख्येयं शुशुभे सर्वतो बलम् । ततः संकर्षणो देवम् उवाच मधुसूदनम् । वैनतेयगतो रामस् तान् दृष्ट्वा कृष्णम् अब्रवीत् कृष्ण कृष्ण महाबाहो यद् एतद् दृश्यते बलम् एतैः सह रणे योद्धुम् इच्छामि पुरुषोत्तम ॥ ह्व्_११०।४६ इति ब्रुवाणं रामं तं कृष्णो वचनम् अब्रवीत् । ममाप्य् एषैव संजाता बुद्धिर् इत्य् अब्रवीच् च तम् एषो ऽभिलषितः कामः प्राग् एव हि ममाभवत् । एभिः सह समागन्तुम् इच्छेयं युद्धदुर्मदैः
śailameghapratīkāśair nānārūpair bhayānakaiḥ vetāḷaiś ca piśācaiś ca bhakṣayadbhiś ca māṃsakam | vāhanaiḥ saṃghaśaḥ sarve yodhās tatrāvatasthire vātoddhūtair iva ghanair viprakīrṇair ivācalaiḥ // HV_110.45 śuśubhe tatra bahulair anīkair bahudhānvibhiḥ | musalair asibhiḥ śūlair gadābhiḥ parighais tathā || adhāvat tad asaṃkhyeyaṃ śuśubhe sarvato balam | tataḥ saṃkarṣaṇo devam uvāca madhusūdanam | vainateyagato rāmas tān dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇam abravīt kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahābāho yad etad dṛśyate balam etaiḥ saha raṇe yoddhum icchāmi puruṣottama // HV_110.46 iti bruvāṇaṃ rāmaṃ taṃ kṛṣṇo vacanam abravīt | mamāpy eṣaiva saṃjātā buddhir ity abravīc ca tam eṣo 'bhilaṣitaḥ kāmaḥ prāg eva hi mamābhavat | ebhiḥ saha samāgantum iccheyaṃ yuddhadurmadaiḥ
With mounts resembling mountains and clouds, of many forms and frightful, and with Vetālas and Piśācas who devoured flesh, all the warriors took their stand there in throngs, like clouds driven by the wind, like mountains scattered about. // There it shone with numerous troops of many kinds of bowmen; with pestles, swords, spears, maces and iron bars that innumerable force rushed on and shone on every side. Then Saṃkarṣaṇa said to the god, the slayer of Madhu — Rāma, riding on Garuḍa, seeing them, said to Kṛṣṇa: "Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed one, this force that is seen — I wish to fight in battle with these, O best of men." // To Rāma speaking thus Kṛṣṇa spoke these words; he told him, "This very same thought has arisen in me too; this desire was wished for by me even before: I would wish to close with these who are mad with the lust for battle."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 110.48
युध्यतः प्राङ्मुखस्यास्तु सुपर्णो वै ममाग्रतः सव्ये पार्श्वे च प्रद्युम्नस् तथा मे दक्षिणे भवान्
yudhyataḥ prāṅmukhasyāstu suparṇo vai mamāgrataḥ savye pārśve ca pradyumnas tathā me dakṣiṇe bhavān
"While I fight facing east, let Suparṇa be in front of me, Pradyumna on the left side, and you, sir, on my right."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.50
रक्षितव्यम् अथान्योन्यम् अस्मिन् घोरे महामृधे एवं ब्रुवन्तस् ते ऽन्योन्यम् अधिरूढाः खगोत्तमम् ॥ ह्व्_११०।४९ ततो युद्धं महच् चक्रे लाङ्गलेनाथ लाङ्गली । सहस्रम् अयुतं रामो जघान दितिनन्दनान् । गिरिशृङ्गनिभैर् युद्धे गदामुसललाङ्गलैः युध्यतो रौहिणेयस्य रौद्रं रूपम् अभूत् तदा युगान्ते सर्वभूतानि कालस्येव दिधक्षतः
rakṣitavyam athānyonyam asmin ghore mahāmṛdhe evaṃ bruvantas te 'nyonyam adhirūḍhāḥ khagottamam // HV_110.49 tato yuddhaṃ mahac cakre lāṅgalenātha lāṅgalī | sahasram ayutaṃ rāmo jaghāna ditinandanān | giriśṛṅganibhair yuddhe gadāmusalalāṅgalaiḥ yudhyato rauhiṇeyasya raudraṃ rūpam abhūt tadā yugānte sarvabhūtāni kālasyeva didhakṣataḥ
"And in this dreadful great battle we must protect one another." Speaking thus to each other, they mounted the best of birds. Then the plough-bearer (Balarāma) made a great fight with his plough; Rāma slew the sons of Diti by the thousand and the myriad, with mace, pestle and plough that were like mountain peaks in the battle. Terrible then was the form of Rohiṇī's son as he fought, like that of Time at the end of an age, wishing to burn up all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.51
आकृष्य लाङ्गलाग्रेण मुसलेन व्यपोथयत् चरत्य् अतिबलो युद्धे युद्धमार्गविशारदः
ākṛṣya lāṅgalāgreṇa musalena vyapothayat caraty atibalo yuddhe yuddhamārgaviśāradaḥ
Dragging (them) with the tip of his plough, he crushed (them) with his pestle; the exceedingly strong one, skilled in the ways of war, ranged about in the fight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.52
प्रद्युम्नः शरजालैस् तान् समन्तात् प्रत्यवारयत् दानवान् पुरुषव्याघ्रो युद्यमानान् सहस्रशः
pradyumnaḥ śarajālais tān samantāt pratyavārayat dānavān puruṣavyāghro yudyamānān sahasraśaḥ
Pradyumna, the tiger among men, warded off those Dānavas on every side with nets of arrows as they fought by the thousands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.53
स्निग्धाञ्जनचयप्रख्यः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः प्रध्माप्य बहुशः शङ्खम् अयुध्यत जनार्दनः
snigdhāñjanacayaprakhyaḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ pradhmāpya bahuśaḥ śaṅkham ayudhyata janārdanaḥ
Resembling a mass of glossy black collyrium, bearing conch, discus and mace, Janārdana blew his conch again and again and fought.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.56
पक्षप्रहाराभिहतांस् तुण्डाग्रनखविक्षतान् अकरोत् समरे शत्रून् वैनतेयः प्रतापवान् ॥ ह्व्_११०।५४ नीता वैवस्वतमुखं वैनतेयेन धीमता । तैर् हन्यमानं दैत्यानाम् अनीकं भीमविक्रमैः अभज्यत तदा संख्ये बाणवर्षसमाहतम् ॥ ह्व्_११०।५५ निर्जित्य कैंकरं सैन्यं हरिर् लोकनमस्कृतः । पाञ्चजान्यं महाशङ्खं दध्मौ दैत्यभयंकरम् । भज्यमानेष्व् अनीकेषु त्रातुकामः समभ्ययात् एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे राजन् नारदः प्रययौ रणात् । कैलासं मेरुसंकाशं दृष्टो रुद्रेण पूजितः । पृष्टः किम् इह देवर्षे संप्राप्तस् तद् वदस्व मे ॥ ततः प्रहस्य देवर्षिः प्राह रुद्रं महीपते । बाणः संहन्यते देव कृष्णेन हलिना किल । तस्य सर्वम् अनीकं तु भग्नं तन् नावतिष्ठति ॥ किं वर्तसे ऽद्य निश्चिन्तो भर्तस् ते पीड्यते किल । कुरुष्व तस्य साहाय्यं भक्ताधीनो भवान् इति ॥ नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा हरः प्रस्फुरिताधरः । निश्वासं मुमुचे राजन्न् अस्तः कश् चिद् विनिर्गतः ॥ तं किं करोमीति हरं पृच्छन्तं प्राह भूतपः । गच्छ बाणपुरं शीघ्रं जहि कृष्णहलायुधौ ॥ तथेत्य् अन्तर्दधे सो ऽपि ययौ यत्र हरिर् हली । प्रमथान् आह रुद्रस् तु सज्जा भवत सत्तमाः ॥ सज्जैर् गच्छत मात्स्यार्द्धो (?) मयूरोन्दरवाहनौ । गच्छ नारद तत्र त्वं बाणम् आश्वासय प्रभो ॥ एष माम् आगतं पश्य त्वत्कृते दैत्यसत्तम । घातयामि यदुश्रेष्ठौ प्राप्तौ याव् इह मन्दधीः ॥ तथेति नारदः प्राप्तो बाणायावेदयत् तदा । पुनर् ययौ कृष्णपार्श्वं खेचरो वा गरुत्मनि ॥ कारयाम् आस रुद्रस् तु प्रयानोद्योगम् उत्तमम् ॥ ज्वरस् तु रणम् आगत्य ददर्श हलिनं रणे । घ्नन्तं दानवदैतेयांस् तं हन्तुं स समागतः । ज्वरस् त्रिपादस् त्रिशिरास् तदा समरदुर्जयः
pakṣaprahārābhihatāṃs tuṇḍāgranakhavikṣatān akarot samare śatrūn vainateyaḥ pratāpavān // HV_110.54 nītā vaivasvatamukhaṃ vainateyena dhīmatā | tair hanyamānaṃ daityānām anīkaṃ bhīmavikramaiḥ abhajyata tadā saṃkhye bāṇavarṣasamāhatam // HV_110.55 nirjitya kaiṃkaraṃ sainyaṃ harir lokanamaskṛtaḥ | pāñcajānyaṃ mahāśaṅkhaṃ dadhmau daityabhayaṃkaram | bhajyamāneṣv anīkeṣu trātukāmaḥ samabhyayāt etasminn antare rājan nāradaḥ prayayau raṇāt | kailāsaṃ merusaṃkāśaṃ dṛṣṭo rudreṇa pūjitaḥ | pṛṣṭaḥ kim iha devarṣe saṃprāptas tad vadasva me || tataḥ prahasya devarṣiḥ prāha rudraṃ mahīpate | bāṇaḥ saṃhanyate deva kṛṣṇena halinā kila | tasya sarvam anīkaṃ tu bhagnaṃ tan nāvatiṣṭhati || kiṃ vartase 'dya niścinto bhartas te pīḍyate kila | kuruṣva tasya sāhāyyaṃ bhaktādhīno bhavān iti || nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā haraḥ prasphuritādharaḥ | niśvāsaṃ mumuce rājann astaḥ kaś cid vinirgataḥ || taṃ kiṃ karomīti haraṃ pṛcchantaṃ prāha bhūtapaḥ | gaccha bāṇapuraṃ śīghraṃ jahi kṛṣṇahalāyudhau || tathety antardadhe so 'pi yayau yatra harir halī | pramathān āha rudras tu sajjā bhavata sattamāḥ || sajjair gacchata mātsyārddho (?) mayūrondaravāhanau | gaccha nārada tatra tvaṃ bāṇam āśvāsaya prabho || eṣa mām āgataṃ paśya tvatkṛte daityasattama | ghātayāmi yaduśreṣṭhau prāptau yāv iha mandadhīḥ || tatheti nāradaḥ prāpto bāṇāyāvedayat tadā | punar yayau kṛṣṇapārśvaṃ khecaro vā garutmani || kārayām āsa rudras tu prayānodyogam uttamam || jvaras tu raṇam āgatya dadarśa halinaṃ raṇe | ghnantaṃ dānavadaiteyāṃs taṃ hantuṃ sa samāgataḥ | jvaras tripādas triśirās tadā samaradurjayaḥ
The valorous son of Vinatā (Garuḍa) made the enemies in battle struck by blows of his wings and torn by the tips of his beak and his claws; by the wise son of Vinatā they were brought to the mouth of the son of Vivasvat (Yama). Struck down by those of dreadful prowess, the army of the Daityas was then broken in the battle, battered by showers of arrows. Having conquered the Kaiṃkara army, Hari, honoured by the worlds, blew the great conch Pāñcajanya, terrifying to the Daityas; and as the divisions were being broken, he advanced wishing to save (them). Meanwhile, O king, Nārada went from the battle to Kailāsa, which resembles Meru; seen by Rudra, he was honoured, and asked: "Why have you come here, divine seer? Tell me that." Then the divine seer laughed and said to Rudra, O lord of earth: "Bāṇa is being slain, O god, by Kṛṣṇa and the plough-bearer, it seems; his whole army is broken and does not stand fast. Why do you remain unconcerned today, when your devotee is being oppressed? Give him aid — you are subject to your devotees." Hearing Nārada's words, Hara's lip quivered; he let out a sigh, O king, and someone came forth from it. To him, who asked Hara "What shall I do?", the lord of beings said: "Go swiftly to Bāṇa's city; slay Kṛṣṇa and the plough-armed one." Saying "So be it," he too vanished and went where Hari and the plough-bearer were. And Rudra said to the Pramathas: "Be ready, best of beings! Go ready, (you) whose mounts are the peacock and the ondara (?)... Go there, Nārada, and reassure Bāṇa, O lord: 'See, I have come for your sake, best of Daityas; I shall destroy those two foremost Yādavas who have come here, dull-witted (as they are).'" Saying "So be it," Nārada arrived and then announced it to Bāṇa; again he went to Kṛṣṇa's side, a sky-goer, or upon Garuḍa. And Rudra had the highest preparations made for the march. But Fever, coming to the battle, saw the plough-bearer in the fight slaying the Dānavas and Daiteyas, and he came to slay him — Fever, three-footed, three-headed, then unconquerable in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 110.57
भस्मप्रहरणो घोरः कालान्तकयमोपमः नदन् मेघसहस्रस्य तुल्यनिर्घातनिस्वनः
bhasmapraharaṇo ghoraḥ kālāntakayamopamaḥ nadan meghasahasrasya tulyanirghātanisvanaḥ
(He was) armed with ashes, dreadful, like Yama the ender at the time of destruction, roaring with a crash equal to that of a thousand clouds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.58
हलायुधम् अभिक्रुद्धः साक्षेपम् इदम् अब्रवीत् किं मां युध्यसि दुर्बुद्धे बलवन्तं महास्वनम् । किम् एवं बलमत्तो ऽसि न मां पश्यसि संयुगे तिष्ठ तिष्ठ न मे जीवन् मोक्ष्यसे रणमूर्धनि
halāyudham abhikruddhaḥ sākṣepam idam abravīt kiṃ māṃ yudhyasi durbuddhe balavantaṃ mahāsvanam | kim evaṃ balamatto 'si na māṃ paśyasi saṃyuge tiṣṭha tiṣṭha na me jīvan mokṣyase raṇamūrdhani
Greatly enraged, he said this reproachfully to the plough-armed one: "Why do you fight me, evil-minded one, (me) who am mighty and loud-voiced? Are you so drunk with your strength that you do not see me in the battle? Stand, stand! You shall not escape me alive at the front of the fight."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.59
इत्य् एवम् उक्त्वा प्रहसन् हलायुधम् अभिद्रवत् युगान्ताग्निनिभैर् घोरैर् मुष्टिभिर् जनयन् भयम्
ity evam uktvā prahasan halāyudham abhidravat yugāntāgninibhair ghorair muṣṭibhir janayan bhayam
Having spoken thus, laughing, he rushed at the plough-armed one, generating terror with his dreadful fists that were like the fire at the end of an age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.61
चरतस् तस्य संग्रामे मण्डलानि सहस्रशः रौहिणेयस्य शैघ्र्येण नावस्थानम् अदृश्यत ॥ ह्व्_११०।६० सव्येन बाहुना भस्म चिक्षेप बलवक्षसि । तस्य भस्म तदा क्षिप्तं ज्वरेणाप्रतिमौजसा शैघ्र्याल् लक्ष्ये निपतितं शरीरे पर्वतोपमे
caratas tasya saṃgrāme maṇḍalāni sahasraśaḥ rauhiṇeyasya śaighryeṇa nāvasthānam adṛśyata // HV_110.60 savyena bāhunā bhasma cikṣepa balavakṣasi | tasya bhasma tadā kṣiptaṃ jvareṇāpratimaujasā śaighryāl lakṣye nipatitaṃ śarīre parvatopame
As he moved in circles by the thousand in the battle, no standing still of Rohiṇī's son could be seen, because of (Fever's) speed. With his left arm he flung ashes at Bala's chest; those ashes, hurled then by Fever of unequalled might, fell swiftly upon the mark, on that body like a mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.62
तद् भस्म वक्षसस् तस्य मेरोः शिखरम् आगतम् प्रदीप्तं पतितं तत् तु गिरिशृङ्गं व्यदारयत्
tad bhasma vakṣasas tasya meroḥ śikharam āgatam pradīptaṃ patitaṃ tat tu giriśṛṅgaṃ vyadārayat
Those ashes, (rebounding) from his chest, reached the peak of Meru; and, blazing, having fallen, they split that mountain peak apart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.63
रोषेणाभिप्रजज्वाल भस्मना कृष्णपूर्वजः निःश्वसञ् जृम्भमाणश् च निद्रान्विततनुर् मुहुः
roṣeṇābhiprajajvāla bhasmanā kṛṣṇapūrvajaḥ niḥśvasañ jṛmbhamāṇaś ca nidrānvitatanur muhuḥ
Kṛṣṇa's elder brother blazed up with rage from the ashes, sighing and yawning, his body overcome again and again with drowsiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.64
नेत्रयोर् आकुलत्वं च मुहुः कुर्वन् भ्रमंस् तदा संहृष्टलोमा ग्लानाक्षः क्षिप्तचित्त इव श्वसन्
netrayor ākulatvaṃ ca muhuḥ kurvan bhramaṃs tadā saṃhṛṣṭalomā glānākṣaḥ kṣiptacitta iva śvasan
And repeatedly making a confusion in his two eyes, reeling then, his hair bristling, his eyes weary, breathing hard as if his mind were deranged —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.65
ततो हलधरो मत्तः कृष्णम् आह विचेतनः कृष्ण कृष्ण महाबाहो प्रदीप्तो ऽस्म्य् अभयंकर दह्यामि सर्वतस् तात कथं शान्तिर् भवेन् मम
tato haladharo mattaḥ kṛṣṇam āha vicetanaḥ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahābāho pradīpto 'smy abhayaṃkara dahyāmi sarvatas tāta kathaṃ śāntir bhaven mama
Then the plough-bearer, dazed and senseless, said to Kṛṣṇa: "Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed one, I am set ablaze, O giver of safety! I am burning all over, dear one — how may there be relief for me?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 110.69
इत्य् एवम् उक्ते वचने परिष्वक्तो हलायुधः बलेनामिततेजसा । प्रहस्य वचनं प्राह कृष्णः प्रहरतां वरः । न भेतव्यम् इतीत्युक्त्वा । कृष्णेन परमस्नेहात् ततो दाहात् प्रमुच्यत ॥ ह्व्_११०।६६ कृष्णेन सहसा युद्धे ज्वरं भस्मप्रशान्तये । मोक्षयित्वा बलं तत्र दाहात् तु मधुसूदनः । प्रोवाच परमक्रुद्धो वासुदेवो ज्वरं तदा बलभद्रो हृषीकेशाच् छान्तिं प्राप्तस् तदा रणे ॥ तयोर् अन्तरम् आसाद्य तस्थौ युद्धाय केशवः । व्याविध्य सहसा बाहुं ज्वरम् एतद् उवाच ह । एह्य् एहि ज्वर युध्यस्व या ते शक्तिर् महामृधे तां दर्शयस्व समरे मयि युद्धविशारद ॥ ह्व्_११०।६७ यच् च ते पौरुषं सर्वं तद् दर्शयतु नो भवान् । ततः क्रुद्धो ज्वरो राजन् दुःखानाम् अग्रणीर् हरिम् । सव्येतराभ्यां बाहुभ्याम् एवम् उक्तो ज्वरस् तदा चिक्षेप चैनं तद् भस्म ज्वालागर्भं महागदः ॥ ह्व्_११०।६८ भस्मना विद्धदेहस् तु देवदेवो जनार्दनः । ततः प्रदीप्तस् तु विभुर् मुहूर्तम् अभवत् तदा कृष्णः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठः शमं चाग्निर् गतः पुनः
ity evam ukte vacane pariṣvakto halāyudhaḥ balenāmitatejasā | prahasya vacanaṃ prāha kṛṣṇaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ | na bhetavyam itītyuktvā | kṛṣṇena paramasnehāt tato dāhāt pramucyata // HV_110.66 kṛṣṇena sahasā yuddhe jvaraṃ bhasmapraśāntaye | mokṣayitvā balaṃ tatra dāhāt tu madhusūdanaḥ | provāca paramakruddho vāsudevo jvaraṃ tadā balabhadro hṛṣīkeśāc chāntiṃ prāptas tadā raṇe || tayor antaram āsādya tasthau yuddhāya keśavaḥ | vyāvidhya sahasā bāhuṃ jvaram etad uvāca ha | ehy ehi jvara yudhyasva yā te śaktir mahāmṛdhe tāṃ darśayasva samare mayi yuddhaviśārada // HV_110.67 yac ca te pauruṣaṃ sarvaṃ tad darśayatu no bhavān | tataḥ kruddho jvaro rājan duḥkhānām agraṇīr harim | savyetarābhyāṃ bāhubhyām evam ukto jvaras tadā cikṣepa cainaṃ tad bhasma jvālāgarbhaṃ mahāgadaḥ // HV_110.68 bhasmanā viddhadehas tu devadevo janārdanaḥ | tataḥ pradīptas tu vibhur muhūrtam abhavat tadā kṛṣṇaḥ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ śamaṃ cāgnir gataḥ punaḥ
When these words had been spoken, the plough-armed one was embraced by Bala (?) of measureless splendour; and Kṛṣṇa, best of strikers, laughed and spoke, saying "You must not fear" — and by Kṛṣṇa, out of the highest affection, he was then released from the burning. When Kṛṣṇa had suddenly, in the fight, released Bala there from the burning caused by the ashes of Fever, Madhusūdana, Vāsudeva, exceedingly wrathful, then addressed Fever; and Balabhadra obtained relief from Hṛṣīkeśa then in the battle. Coming between the two, Keśava stood ready for battle; swinging his arm suddenly, he said this to Fever: "Come, come, Fever, fight! Whatever power you have in a great battle, show it against me in the fray, O you skilled in war! And let your worship show us all your manhood." Then Fever, enraged, O king, the foremost of pains, (attacked) Hari; thus addressed, Fever then, the great-maced one, hurled at him with his left and right arms those ashes pregnant with flame. His body pierced by the ashes, Janārdana, god of gods — then the lord blazed up for a moment, Kṛṣṇa the best of strikers, and the fire went to quiescence again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 110.73
ततस् तैर् भुजगाकारैर् बाहुभिस् तु त्रिभिस् तदा जघान कृष्णं ग्रीवायां मुष्टिनैकेन चोरसि ॥ ह्व्_११०।७० ततः क्रुद्धो हृषीकेशो मुष्टिना निजघान तम् । वक्षःस्थले स भूतात्मा मूर्ध्नि चैव पुनः पुनः ॥ ततो ज्वरः समाविध्य बाहू धमनिसंततौ । ताभ्यां वक्षः समाहत्य ददंश च यदूत्तमम् ॥ ततो ऽसहञ् जगन्नाथः आनने समपोथयत् । स संप्रहारस् तुमुलस् तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः ज्वरस्य च महान् आसीत् कृष्णस्य च महात्मनः पर्वतेषु पतन्तीनाम् अशनीनाम् इव स्वनः ॥ ह्व्_११०।७१ अष्टाभिश् च त्रिभिश् चैव बाहुभिश् च तदा रणम् । प्रावर्तत महाघोरं देवानां तत्र पश्यताम् । कृष्णज्वरभुजप्राणैर् युद्धम् आसीत् सुदारुणम् नैवम् एवं प्रहर्तव्यम् इति तत्राभवत् स्वनः मुहूर्तम् अभवद् युद्धम् अन्योन्यं सुमहात्मनोः ॥ ह्व्_११०।७२ हन्तुम् ऐच्छत् तदा विष्णुर् ज्वरं लोकभयंकरम् । ततो ज्वरं कनकविचित्रभूषणं न्यपीडयद् भुजवलयेन संयुगे यम् अक्षयं समुपनयञ् जगत्पतिः शरीरधृग् गगनचरं महामृधे
tatas tair bhujagākārair bāhubhis tu tribhis tadā jaghāna kṛṣṇaṃ grīvāyāṃ muṣṭinaikena corasi // HV_110.70 tataḥ kruddho hṛṣīkeśo muṣṭinā nijaghāna tam | vakṣaḥsthale sa bhūtātmā mūrdhni caiva punaḥ punaḥ || tato jvaraḥ samāvidhya bāhū dhamanisaṃtatau | tābhyāṃ vakṣaḥ samāhatya dadaṃśa ca yadūttamam || tato 'sahañ jagannāthaḥ ānane samapothayat | sa saṃprahāras tumulas tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ jvarasya ca mahān āsīt kṛṣṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ parvateṣu patantīnām aśanīnām iva svanaḥ // HV_110.71 aṣṭābhiś ca tribhiś caiva bāhubhiś ca tadā raṇam | prāvartata mahāghoraṃ devānāṃ tatra paśyatām | kṛṣṇajvarabhujaprāṇair yuddham āsīt sudāruṇam naivam evaṃ prahartavyam iti tatrābhavat svanaḥ muhūrtam abhavad yuddham anyonyaṃ sumahātmanoḥ // HV_110.72 hantum aicchat tadā viṣṇur jvaraṃ lokabhayaṃkaram | tato jvaraṃ kanakavicitrabhūṣaṇaṃ nyapīḍayad bhujavalayena saṃyuge yam akṣayaṃ samupanayañ jagatpatiḥ śarīradhṛg gaganacaraṃ mahāmṛdhe
Then with those three serpent-shaped arms he struck Kṛṣṇa on the neck, and with one fist on the chest. Then the angered Hṛṣīkeśa struck him with his fist on the chest and on the head, again and again, that soul of beings. Then Fever, swinging his two arms corded with veins, struck (Kṛṣṇa's) chest with them and bit the best of the Yadus. Then the lord of the world, not enduring it, crushed him upon the face. That tumultuous clash of those two lions among men, of Fever and of great-souled Kṛṣṇa, was mighty; the sound was like that of thunderbolts falling on mountains. Then with eight arms and with three the exceedingly dreadful battle went on there, while the gods looked on; the fight was most terrible, with the arms and life-breaths of Kṛṣṇa and Fever. "It must not be struck in this way" — such was the cry there. For a moment the battle of those two great ones with each other went on. Then Viṣṇu wished to kill Fever, the terror of the worlds. Then the lord of the world, bearing a body, crushed with the circle of his arm, in the encounter, Fever with his varied golden ornaments — him, the imperishable sky-goer, he brought (under control) in the great battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain