Matsya Purana — Chapter 134
MtP 134.1
पूज्यमाने रथे तस्मिंल् लोकैर्देवे रथे स्थिते प्रमथेषु नदत्सूग्रं प्रवदत्सु च साध्विति
pūjyamāne rathe tasmiṃl lokairdeve rathe sthite pramatheṣu nadatsūgraṃ pravadatsu ca sādhviti
While that chariot was being honoured by the worlds, while the god stood on the chariot, while the Pramathas roared fiercely and cried out "Well done!",
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MtP 134.2
ईश्वरस्वरघोषेण नर्दमाने महावृषे जयत्सु विप्रेषु तथा गर्जत्सु तुरगेषु च
īśvarasvaraghoṣeṇa nardamāne mahāvṛṣe jayatsu vipreṣu tathā garjatsu turageṣu ca
while the great bull bellowed with a sound like the Lord's own voice, while the brahmins cried "Victory!" and the horses neighed,
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MtP 134.3
रणाङ्गणात्समुत्पत्य देवर्षिर्नारदः प्रभुः कान्त्या चन्द्रोपमस्तूर्णं त्रिपुरं पुरमागतः
raṇāṅgaṇātsamutpatya devarṣirnāradaḥ prabhuḥ kāntyā candropamastūrṇaṃ tripuraṃ puramāgataḥ
the divine seer Nārada, the mighty one, like the moon in beauty, springing up from the field of battle, swiftly came to the city Tripura.
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MtP 134.4
औत्पातिकं तु दैत्यानां त्रिपुरे वर्तते ध्रुवम् नारदश्चात्र भगवान् प्रादुर्भूतस्तपोधनः
autpātikaṃ tu daityānāṃ tripure vartate dhruvam nāradaścātra bhagavān prādurbhūtastapodhanaḥ
"Surely some portent for the demons is at work in Tripura, and here the lord Nārada, rich in austerity, has appeared."
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MtP 134.5
आगतं जलदाभासं समेताः सर्वदानवाः उत्तस्थुर्नारदं दृष्ट्वा अभिवादनवादिनः
āgataṃ jaladābhāsaṃ sametāḥ sarvadānavāḥ uttasthurnāradaṃ dṛṣṭvā abhivādanavādinaḥ
Seeing Nārada arrived, looking like a rain-cloud, all the Dānavas gathered together and stood up, uttering salutations.
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MtP 134.6
तमर्घ्येण च पाद्येन मधुपर्केण चेश्वराः नारदं पूजयामासुर् ब्रह्माणमिव वासवः
tamarghyeṇa ca pādyena madhuparkeṇa ceśvarāḥ nāradaṃ pūjayāmāsur brahmāṇamiva vāsavaḥ
With water for offering, water for the feet, and with a honey-mixture, those lords honoured Nārada, as Vāsava honours Brahmā.
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MtP 134.7
तेषां स पूजां पूजार्हः प्रतिगृह्य तपोधनः नारदः सुखमासीनः काञ्चने परमासने
teṣāṃ sa pūjāṃ pūjārhaḥ pratigṛhya tapodhanaḥ nāradaḥ sukhamāsīnaḥ kāñcane paramāsane
Accepting their worship, he who was worthy of worship, Nārada, rich in austerity, sat comfortably on an excellent golden seat.
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MtP 134.8
मयस्तु सुखमासीने नारदे नारदोद्भवे यथार्हं दानवैः सार्धम् आसीनो दानवाधिपः
mayastu sukhamāsīne nārade nāradodbhave yathārhaṃ dānavaiḥ sārdham āsīno dānavādhipaḥ
But when Nārada, sprung from Nārada, was seated comfortably, Maya, the lord of the Dānavas, sat down together with the Dānavas as was fitting.
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MtP 134.9
आसीनं नारदं प्रेक्ष्य मयस्त्वथ महासुरः अब्रवीद्वचनं तुष्टो हृष्टरोमाननेक्षणः
āsīnaṃ nāradaṃ prekṣya mayastvatha mahāsuraḥ abravīdvacanaṃ tuṣṭo hṛṣṭaromānanekṣaṇaḥ
Then, looking at the seated Nārada, Maya the great Asura, pleased, with the hair of his body bristling and (joy) in his face and eyes, spoke these words:
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MtP 134.10
औत्पातिकं पुरे ऽस्माकं यथा नान्यत्र कुत्रचित् वर्तते वर्तमानज्ञ वद त्वं हि च नारद
autpātikaṃ pure 'smākaṃ yathā nānyatra kutracit vartate vartamānajña vada tvaṃ hi ca nārada
"Such portents (of calamity) occur in our city as (occur) nowhere else at all — tell (us), O Nārada, for you know what is happening now.
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MtP 134.11
दृश्यन्ते भयदाः स्वप्ना भज्यन्ते च ध्वजाः परम् विना च वायुना केतुः पतते च तथा भुवि
dṛśyante bhayadāḥ svapnā bhajyante ca dhvajāḥ param vinā ca vāyunā ketuḥ patate ca tathā bhuvi
Dreams that bring fear are seen, and the banners break exceedingly; and without any wind the flag-standard falls to the ground.
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MtP 134.12
अट्टालकाश्च नृत्यन्ते सपताकाः सगोपुराः हिंस हिंसेति श्रूयन्ते गिरश्च भयदाः पुरे
aṭṭālakāśca nṛtyante sapatākāḥ sagopurāḥ hiṃsa hiṃseti śrūyante giraśca bhayadāḥ pure
And the watchtowers, with their flags and gateways, dance; and in the city fearful voices are heard, (crying) 'Strike! Strike!'
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MtP 134.13
नाहं बिभेमि देवानां सेन्द्राणामपि नारद मुक्त्वैकं वरदं स्थाणुं भक्ताभयकरं हरम्
nāhaṃ bibhemi devānāṃ sendrāṇāmapi nārada muktvaikaṃ varadaṃ sthāṇuṃ bhaktābhayakaraṃ haram
I do not fear the gods, not even with Indra among them, O Nārada — except the one boon-giver Sthāṇu, Hara, who grants safety to his devotees.
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MtP 134.14
भगवन्नास्त्यविदितम् उत्पातेषु तवानघ अनागतमतीतं च भवाञ्जानाति तत्त्वतः
bhagavannāstyaviditam utpāteṣu tavānagha anāgatamatītaṃ ca bhavāñjānāti tattvataḥ
Lord, there is nothing unknown to you concerning portents, O sinless one; you know truly both the future and the past.
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MtP 134.15
तदेतन्नो भयस्थानम् उत्पाताभिनिवेदितम् कथयस्व मुनिश्रेष्ठ प्रपन्नस्य तु नारद
tadetanno bhayasthānam utpātābhiniveditam kathayasva muniśreṣṭha prapannasya tu nārada
So tell (us), best of sages, of this ground of fear of ours announced by the portents — to one who has taken refuge (in you), O Nārada.
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MtP 134.16
इत्युक्तो नारदस्तेन मयेनामयवर्जितः
ityukto nāradastena mayenāmayavarjitaḥ
Thus addressed by that Maya, Nārada, free from affliction, (said):
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MtP 134.17
शृणु दानव तत्त्वेन भवन्त्यौत्पातिका यथा धर्मेति धारणे धातुर् माहात्म्ये चैव पठ्यते धारणाच्च महत्त्वेन धर्म एष निरुच्यते
śṛṇu dānava tattvena bhavantyautpātikā yathā dharmeti dhāraṇe dhātur māhātmye caiva paṭhyate dhāraṇācca mahattvena dharma eṣa nirucyate
"Hear, Dānava, truly how portents come to be. 'Dharma' — the root is recited in the sense of 'upholding' and also of 'greatness'; from its upholding, with greatness, this is called dharma.
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MtP 134.18
स इष्टप्रापको धर्म आचार्यैरुपदिश्यते इतरश्चानिष्टफल आचार्यैर्नोपदिश्यते
sa iṣṭaprāpako dharma ācāryairupadiśyate itaraścāniṣṭaphala ācāryairnopadiśyate
That dharma which brings about what is desired is taught by the teachers; the other, whose fruit is undesired, is not taught by the teachers.
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MtP 134.19
उत्पथान्मार्गमागच्छेन् मार्गाच्चेव विमार्गताम् विनाशस्तस्य निर्देश्य इति वेदविदो विदुः
utpathānmārgamāgacchen mārgācceva vimārgatām vināśastasya nirdeśya iti vedavido viduḥ
From a wrong path one may come to the (right) path, and from the path indeed to wrong-pathedness; the destruction of such a one is to be declared — so those who know the Veda know.
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MtP 134.20
त्वमधर्मरथारूढः सहैभिर्मत्तदानवैः अपकारिषु देवानां कुरुषे त्वं सहायताम्
tvamadharmarathārūḍhaḥ sahaibhirmattadānavaiḥ apakāriṣu devānāṃ kuruṣe tvaṃ sahāyatām
You, mounted on the chariot of unrighteousness together with these intoxicated Dānavas, render aid to those who do injury to the gods.
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MtP 134.21
तदेतान्येवमादीनि उत्पातावेदितानि च वैनाशिकानि दृश्यन्ते दानवानां तथैव च
tadetānyevamādīni utpātāveditāni ca vaināśikāni dṛśyante dānavānāṃ tathaiva ca
Therefore these and such (signs), announced as portents and portending destruction, are seen — and so too (they portend the destruction) of the Dānavas.
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MtP 134.22
एष रुद्रः समास्थाय महालोकमयं रथम् आयाति त्रिपुरं हन्तुं मय त्वामसुरानपि
eṣa rudraḥ samāsthāya mahālokamayaṃ ratham āyāti tripuraṃ hantuṃ maya tvāmasurānapi
This Rudra, mounting the chariot made of the great worlds, comes to destroy Tripura, and you too, Maya, and the Asuras.
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MtP 134.23
स त्वं महौजसं नित्यं प्रपद्यस्व महेश्वरम् यास्यसे सह पुत्रेण दानवैः सह मानद
sa tvaṃ mahaujasaṃ nityaṃ prapadyasva maheśvaram yāsyase saha putreṇa dānavaiḥ saha mānada
So do you take refuge in the ever mighty Maheśvara; (otherwise) you will perish along with your son and along with the Dānavas, O giver of honour.
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MtP 134.24
इत्येवमावेद्य भयं दानवोपस्थितं महत् दानवानां पुनर्देवो देवेशपदमागतः
ityevamāvedya bhayaṃ dānavopasthitaṃ mahat dānavānāṃ punardevo deveśapadamāgataḥ
Having thus announced the great fear that had come upon the Dānavas, the god (Nārada) went back again to the abode of the lord of gods.
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MtP 134.25
नारदे तु मुनौ याते मयो दानवनायकः शूरसंमतमित्येवं दानवानाह दानवः
nārade tu munau yāte mayo dānavanāyakaḥ śūrasaṃmatamityevaṃ dānavānāha dānavaḥ
But when the sage Nārada had gone, Maya, the leader of the Dānavas, that Dānava spoke to the Dānavas thus, (words) approved by heroes:
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MtP 134.26
शूराः स्थ जातपुत्राः स्थ कृतकृत्याः स्थ दानवाः युध्यध्वं दैवतैः सार्धं कर्तव्यं चापि नो भयम्
śūrāḥ stha jātaputrāḥ stha kṛtakṛtyāḥ stha dānavāḥ yudhyadhvaṃ daivataiḥ sārdhaṃ kartavyaṃ cāpi no bhayam
"You are heroes, you have begotten sons, you have done what was to be done, O Dānavas; fight with the gods — and no fear should be felt by us.
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MtP 134.27
जित्वा वयं भविष्यामः सर्वे ऽमरसभासदः देवांश्च सेन्द्रकान्हत्वा लोकान्भोक्ष्यामहे ऽसुराः
jitvā vayaṃ bhaviṣyāmaḥ sarve 'marasabhāsadaḥ devāṃśca sendrakānhatvā lokānbhokṣyāmahe 'surāḥ
Having conquered, we shall all become sitters in the assembly of the immortals; and having slain the gods together with Indra, we Asuras shall enjoy the worlds.
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MtP 134.28
अट्टालकेषु च तथा तिष्ठध्वं शस्त्रपाणयः दंशिता युद्धसज्जाश्च तिष्ठध्वं प्रोद्यतायुधाः
aṭṭālakeṣu ca tathā tiṣṭhadhvaṃ śastrapāṇayaḥ daṃśitā yuddhasajjāśca tiṣṭhadhvaṃ prodyatāyudhāḥ
And so station yourselves on the watchtowers with weapons in hand; armed and ready for battle, stand with weapons raised.
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MtP 134.29
पुराणि त्रीणि चैतानि यथास्थानेषु दानवाः तिष्ठध्वं लङ्घनीयानि भविष्यन्ति पुराणि च
purāṇi trīṇi caitāni yathāsthāneṣu dānavāḥ tiṣṭhadhvaṃ laṅghanīyāni bhaviṣyanti purāṇi ca
And station yourselves in your proper places in these three cities, Dānavas — (otherwise) the cities will become assailable.
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MtP 134.30
नमोगतास्तथा शूरा देवता विदिता हि वः ताः प्रयत्नेन वार्याश्च विदार्याश्चैव सायकैः
namogatāstathā śūrā devatā viditā hi vaḥ tāḥ prayatnena vāryāśca vidāryāścaiva sāyakaiḥ
"The gods, valiant, ... are indeed known to you; they must be held back with effort and split open with arrows."
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MtP 134.31
इति दनुतनयान्मयस्तथोक्त्वा सुरगणवारणवारणे वचांसि युवतिजनविषण्णमानसं तत् त्रिपुरपुरं सहसा विवेश राजा
iti danutanayānmayastathoktvā suragaṇavāraṇavāraṇe vacāṃsi yuvatijanaviṣaṇṇamānasaṃ tat tripurapuraṃ sahasā viveśa rājā
Having thus spoken these words to the sons of Danu concerning the warding off of the host of gods, King Maya suddenly entered that city of Tripura, whose young women were downcast in mind.
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MtP 134.32
अथ रजतविशुद्धभावभावो भवमभिपूज्य दिगम्बरं सुगीर्भिः शरणमुपजगाम देवदेवं मदनार्यन्धकयज्ञदेहघातम्
atha rajataviśuddhabhāvabhāvo bhavamabhipūjya digambaraṃ sugīrbhiḥ śaraṇamupajagāma devadevaṃ madanāryandhakayajñadehaghātam
Then he whose being was of a pure silver nature, having worshipped Bhava, the sky-clad one, with fair hymns, went for refuge to the God of gods, the foe of Madana, the slayer of Andhaka and destroyer of the body of the Sacrifice.
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MtP 134.33
मयमभयपदैषिणं प्रपन्नं न किल बुबोध तृतीयदीप्तनेत्रः तदभिमतमदात्ततः शशाङ्की स च किल निर्भय एव दानवो ऽभूत्
mayamabhayapadaiṣiṇaṃ prapannaṃ na kila bubodha tṛtīyadīptanetraḥ tadabhimatamadāttataḥ śaśāṅkī sa ca kila nirbhaya eva dānavo 'bhūt
He of the third blazing eye did not, it is said, take notice of Maya, who had come to him seeking a state of safety; then the moon-crested one granted him what he desired, and that dānava became wholly free from fear.
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