Matsya Purana — Chapter 135
MtP 135.1
ततो रणे देवबलं नारदो ऽभ्यगमत्पुनः आगत्य चैव त्रिपुरात् सभायामास्थितः स्वयम्
tato raṇe devabalaṃ nārado 'bhyagamatpunaḥ āgatya caiva tripurāt sabhāyāmāsthitaḥ svayam
Then Nārada came again to the army of the gods in the battle, and having come from Tripura he seated himself in the assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.2
इलावृतमिति ख्यातं तद्वर्षं विस्तृतायतम् यत्र यज्ञो बलेर्वृत्तो बलिर्यत्र च संयतः
ilāvṛtamiti khyātaṃ tadvarṣaṃ vistṛtāyatam yatra yajño balervṛtto baliryatra ca saṃyataḥ
That region, broad and extensive, is known as Ilāvṛta, where Bali's sacrifice took place and where Bali was bound.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.3
देवानां जन्मभूमिर्या त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता विवाहाः क्रतवश्चैव जातकर्मादिकाः क्रियाः
devānāṃ janmabhūmiryā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā vivāhāḥ kratavaścaiva jātakarmādikāḥ kriyāḥ
(It is) the birth-land of the gods, famed in the three worlds, (where were held) the marriages, the sacrifices, and the rites beginning with the birth-ceremony,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.4
देवानां यत्र वृत्तानि कन्यादानानि यानि च रेमे नित्यं भवो यत्र सहायैः पार्षदैर्गणैः
devānāṃ yatra vṛttāni kanyādānāni yāni ca reme nityaṃ bhavo yatra sahāyaiḥ pārṣadairgaṇaiḥ
where the (rites) of the gods took place, and the givings of daughters in marriage, and where Bhava constantly took his pleasure with his companions, his attendants and his hosts,
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MtP 135.5
लोकपालाः सदा यत्र तस्थुर्मेरुगिरौ यथा मधुपिङ्गलनेत्रस्तु चन्द्रावयवभूषणः देवानामधिपं प्राह गणपांश्च महेश्वरः
lokapālāḥ sadā yatra tasthurmerugirau yathā madhupiṅgalanetrastu candrāvayavabhūṣaṇaḥ devānāmadhipaṃ prāha gaṇapāṃśca maheśvaraḥ
where the guardians of the worlds always stood, as on Mount Meru. And Maheśvara, honey-tawny of eye, adorned with a portion of the moon, spoke to the lord of the gods and to the chiefs of the hosts:
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MtP 135.6
वासवैतद् अरीणां ते त्रिपुरं परिदृश्यते विमानैश्च पताकाभिर् ध्वजैश्च समलंकृतम्
vāsavaitad arīṇāṃ te tripuraṃ paridṛśyate vimānaiśca patākābhir dhvajaiśca samalaṃkṛtam
"Vāsava, this Tripura of your enemies is seen there, adorned all over with aerial cars, with banners and with flags.
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MtP 135.7
इदं वृत्तमिदं ख्यातं वह्निवद्भृशतापनम् एते जना गिरिप्रख्याः सकुण्डलकिरीटिनः
idaṃ vṛttamidaṃ khyātaṃ vahnivadbhṛśatāpanam ete janā giriprakhyāḥ sakuṇḍalakirīṭinaḥ
This is what has happened, this is the famed (city), burning fiercely like fire. These folk, huge as mountains, wearing earrings and diadems,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.8
प्राकारगोपुराट्टेषु कक्षान्ते दानवाः स्थिताः इमे च तोयदाभासा दनुजा विकृताननाः
prākāragopurāṭṭeṣu kakṣānte dānavāḥ sthitāḥ ime ca toyadābhāsā danujā vikṛtānanāḥ
these dānavas, stand upon the ramparts, gate-towers and turrets, at the edge of the enclosures; and these sons of Danu, resembling rain-clouds, with distorted faces,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.9
निर्गच्छन्ति पुरो दैत्याः सायुधा विजयैषिणः
nirgacchanti puro daityāḥ sāyudhā vijayaiṣiṇaḥ
the daityas, armed and eager for victory, are coming forth from the city.
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MtP 135.10
स त्वं सुरशतैः सार्धं ससहायो वरायुधः सहद्भिर्मामकैर्भृत्यैर् व्यापादय महासुरान्
sa tvaṃ suraśataiḥ sārdhaṃ sasahāyo varāyudhaḥ sahadbhirmāmakairbhṛtyair vyāpādaya mahāsurān
So do you, together with hundreds of gods, with your allies and your excellent weapon, along with these servants of mine, destroy the great asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.11
अहं च रथवर्येण निश्चलाचलवत्स्थितः पुरः पुरस्य रन्ध्रार्थी स्थास्यामि विजयाय वः
ahaṃ ca rathavaryeṇa niścalācalavatsthitaḥ puraḥ purasya randhrārthī sthāsyāmi vijayāya vaḥ
And I, standing with my best of chariots like an unmoving mountain, shall stand before the city, seeking a weak point in it, for your victory.
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MtP 135.12
यदा तु पुष्ययोगेण एकत्वं स्थास्यते पुरम् तदेतन्निर्दहिष्यामि शरेणैकेन वासव
yadā tu puṣyayogeṇa ekatvaṃ sthāsyate puram tadetannirdahiṣyāmi śareṇaikena vāsava
But when by the conjunction of Puṣya the city shall stand as one, then, Vāsava, I shall burn it up with a single arrow."
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MtP 135.13
इत्युक्तो वै भगवता रुद्रेणेह सुरेश्वरः ययौ तत्त्रिपुरं जेतुं तेन सैन्येन संवृतः
ityukto vai bhagavatā rudreṇeha sureśvaraḥ yayau tattripuraṃ jetuṃ tena sainyena saṃvṛtaḥ
Thus addressed by the lord Rudra, the lord of the gods went to conquer that Tripura, surrounded by that army —
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MtP 135.14
प्रक्रान्तरथभीमैस्तैः सदेवैः पार्षदां गणैः कृतसिंहरवोपेतैर् उद्गच्छद्भिरिवाम्बुदैः
prakrāntarathabhīmaistaiḥ sadevaiḥ pārṣadāṃ gaṇaiḥ kṛtasiṃharavopetair udgacchadbhirivāmbudaiḥ
with those hosts of attendants, terrible with chariots set in motion, together with the gods, uttering lion-roars, like rising rain-clouds.
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MtP 135.15
तेन नादेन त्रिपुराद् दानवा युद्धलालसाः उत्पत्य दुद्रुवुश्चेलुः सायुधाः खे गणेश्वरान्
tena nādena tripurād dānavā yuddhalālasāḥ utpatya dudruvuśceluḥ sāyudhāḥ khe gaṇeśvarān
At that roar the dānavas, eager for battle, sprang up from Tripura and, armed, rushed and moved against the lords of the hosts in the sky.
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MtP 135.16
अन्ये पयोधरारावाः पयोधरसमा बभुः ससिंहनादं वादित्रं वादयामासुरुद्धताः
anye payodharārāvāḥ payodharasamā babhuḥ sasiṃhanādaṃ vāditraṃ vādayāmāsuruddhatāḥ
Others, roaring like rain-clouds and like rain-clouds (in appearance), shone forth; excited, they made the instruments sound along with lion-roars.
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MtP 135.17
देवानां सिंहनादश्च सर्वतूर्यरवो महान् ग्रस्तो ऽभूद्दैत्यनादैश्च चन्द्रस्तोयधरैरिव
devānāṃ siṃhanādaśca sarvatūryaravo mahān grasto 'bhūddaityanādaiśca candrastoyadharairiva
And the lion-roar of the gods and the great din of all the trumpets was swallowed up by the shouts of the Daityas, as the moon is (swallowed) by rain-clouds.
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MtP 135.18
चन्द्रोदयात्समुद्भूतः पौर्णमास इवार्णवः त्रिपुरं प्रभवत्तद्वद् भीमरूपमहासुरैः
candrodayātsamudbhūtaḥ paurṇamāsa ivārṇavaḥ tripuraṃ prabhavattadvad bhīmarūpamahāsuraiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.19
प्राकारेषु पुरे तत्र गोपुरेष्वपि चापरे अट्टालकान्समारुह्य केचिच् चलितवादिनः
prākāreṣu pure tatra gopureṣvapi cāpare aṭṭālakānsamāruhya kecic calitavādinaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.20
स्वर्णमालाधराः शूराः प्रभासितकराम्बराः केचिन् नदन्ति दनुजास् तोयमत्ता इवाम्बुदाः
svarṇamālādharāḥ śūrāḥ prabhāsitakarāmbarāḥ kecin nadanti danujās toyamattā ivāmbudāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.21
इतश्चेतश्च धावन्तः केचिदुद्भूतवाससः किमेतदिति पप्रच्छुर् अन्योन्यं गृहमाश्रिताः
itaścetaśca dhāvantaḥ kecidudbhūtavāsasaḥ kimetaditi papracchur anyonyaṃ gṛhamāśritāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.22
किमेतन्नैव जानामि ज्ञानमन्तर्हितं हि मे ज्ञास्यसे ऽनन्तरेणेति कालो विस्तारतो महान्
kimetannaiva jānāmi jñānamantarhitaṃ hi me jñāsyase 'nantareṇeti kālo vistārato mahān
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.23
सो ऽप्यसौ पृथ्वीसारं च सिंहश्च रथमास्थितः तिष्ठते त्रिपुरं पीड्य देहं व्याधिरिवोच्छ्रितः
so 'pyasau pṛthvīsāraṃ ca siṃhaśca rathamāsthitaḥ tiṣṭhate tripuraṃ pīḍya dehaṃ vyādhirivocchritaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.24
य एषो ऽस्ति स एषो ऽस्तु का चिन्ता सम्भ्रमे सति एहि आयुधम् आदाय क्व मे पृच्छा भविष्यति
ya eṣo 'sti sa eṣo 'stu kā cintā sambhrame sati ehi āyudham ādāya kva me pṛcchā bhaviṣyati
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.25
इति ते ऽन्योन्यमाविद्धा उत्तरोत्तरभाषिणः आसाद्य पृच्छन्ति तदा दानवास्त्रिपुरालयाः
iti te 'nyonyamāviddhā uttarottarabhāṣiṇaḥ āsādya pṛcchanti tadā dānavāstripurālayāḥ
Thus they, jostling one another, each speaking after the other, having come together, then the Dānavas dwelling in Tripura ask (about it).
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MtP 135.26
तारकाख्यपुरे दैत्यास् तारकाख्यपुरःसराः निर्गताः कुपितास्तूर्णं बिलादिव महोरगाः
tārakākhyapure daityās tārakākhyapuraḥsarāḥ nirgatāḥ kupitāstūrṇaṃ bilādiva mahoragāḥ
The Daityas in the city called Tāraka, having those of the Tāraka-city at their head, enraged, came out swiftly, like great serpents from a hole.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.27
निर्धावन्तस्तु ते दैत्याः प्रमथाधिपयूथपैः निरुद्धा गजराजानो यथा केसरियूथपैः
nirdhāvantastu te daityāḥ pramathādhipayūthapaiḥ niruddhā gajarājāno yathā kesariyūthapaiḥ
But those Daityas, as they rushed out, were held back by the troop-leaders of the Pramatha chiefs, as lordly elephants are (held back) by the leaders of lion packs.
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MtP 135.28
दर्पितानां ततश्चैषां दर्पितानाम् इवाग्नीनाम् रूपाणि जज्वलुस्तेषाम् अग्नीनामिव धम्यताम्
darpitānāṃ tataścaiṣāṃ darpitānām ivāgnīnām rūpāṇi jajvalusteṣām agnīnāmiva dhamyatām
Then the forms of these puffed-up (demons), like fires flared up, blazed forth, as of fires being fanned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.29
ततो बृहन्ति चापानि भीमनादानि सर्वशः निकृष्य जघ्नुरन्योन्यम् इषुभिः प्राणभोजनैः
tato bṛhanti cāpāni bhīmanādāni sarvaśaḥ nikṛṣya jaghnuranyonyam iṣubhiḥ prāṇabhojanaiḥ
Then, drawing back on all sides their great bows of terrifying twang, they struck one another with arrows that feed on life-breath.
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MtP 135.30
मार्जारमृगभीमास्यान् पार्षदान्विकृताननान् दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वाहसन्नुच्चैर् दानवा रूपसम्पदा
mārjāramṛgabhīmāsyān pārṣadānvikṛtānanān dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvāhasannuccair dānavā rūpasampadā
Seeing again and again the attendants (of Śiva) with their misshapen faces, faces terrible as those of cats and deer, the Dānavas laughed loudly (in comparison) with their own abundance of beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.31
बाहुभिः परिघाकारैः कृष्यतां धनुषां शराः भटवर्मेषु विविशुस् तडागानीव पक्षिणः
bāhubhiḥ parighākāraiḥ kṛṣyatāṃ dhanuṣāṃ śarāḥ bhaṭavarmeṣu viviśus taḍāgānīva pakṣiṇaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.32
मृताः स्थ क्व नु यास्यध्वं हनिष्यामो निवर्तताम् इत्येवं परुषाण्युक्त्वा दानवाः पार्षदर्षभान्
mṛtāḥ stha kva nu yāsyadhvaṃ haniṣyāmo nivartatām ityevaṃ paruṣāṇyuktvā dānavāḥ pārṣadarṣabhān
"You are as good as dead! Where will you go? We will kill (you)—turn back!" Having spoken such harsh words, the Dānavas (pierced) the bull-like attendants (of Śiva)
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MtP 135.33
बिभिदुः सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैः सूर्यपादा इवाम्बुदान् प्रमथा अपि सिंहाक्षाः सिंहविक्रान्तविक्रमाः खण्डशैलशिलावृक्षैर् बिभिदुर् दैत्यदानवान्
bibhiduḥ sāyakaistīkṣṇaiḥ sūryapādā ivāmbudān pramathā api siṃhākṣāḥ siṃhavikrāntavikramāḥ khaṇḍaśailaśilāvṛkṣair bibhidur daityadānavān
(The Dānavas) pierced them with sharp arrows, as the sun's rays pierce the clouds; and the Pramathas too, lion-eyed and of a lion's striding valour, split apart the Daityas and Dānavas with broken mountains, rocks, and trees.
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MtP 135.34
अम्बुदैराकुलमिव हंसाकुलमिवाम्बरम् दानवाकुलमत्यर्थं तत्पुरं सकलं बभौ
ambudairākulamiva haṃsākulamivāmbaram dānavākulamatyarthaṃ tatpuraṃ sakalaṃ babhau
That whole city shone, crowded exceedingly with Dānavas, like the sky crowded with clouds, or crowded with geese.
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MtP 135.35
विकृष्टचापा दैत्येन्द्राः सृजन्ति शरदुर्दिनम् इन्द्रचापाङ्कितोरस्का जलदा इव दुर्दिनम्
vikṛṣṭacāpā daityendrāḥ sṛjanti śaradurdinam indracāpāṅkitoraskā jaladā iva durdinam
With bows drawn, the Daitya chiefs make a foul weather of arrows, as clouds, their breasts marked with Indra's bow (the rainbow), make foul weather.
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MtP 135.36
इषुभिस्ताड्यमानास्ते भूयो भूयो गणेश्वराः चक्रुस्ते देहनिर्यासं स्वर्णधातुमिवाचलाः
iṣubhistāḍyamānāste bhūyo bhūyo gaṇeśvarāḥ cakruste dehaniryāsaṃ svarṇadhātumivācalāḥ
Struck again and again by the arrows, those lords of the hosts made an oozing from their bodies, as mountains (yield) gold ore.
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MtP 135.37
तथा वृक्षशिलावज्रशूलपट्टिपरश्वधैः चूर्ण्यन्ते ऽभिहता दैत्याः काचाष्टङ्कहता इव
tathā vṛkṣaśilāvajraśūlapaṭṭiparaśvadhaiḥ cūrṇyante 'bhihatā daityāḥ kācāṣṭaṅkahatā iva
Likewise the daityas, struck down by trees, rocks, thunderbolts, pikes, paṭṭiśa-blades and axes, are ground to powder, like glass shattered by a chisel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.38
चन्द्रोदयात्समुद्भूतः पौर्णमास इवार्णवः त्रिपुरं प्रभवत् तद्वद् भीमरूपमहासुरैः
candrodayātsamudbhūtaḥ paurṇamāsa ivārṇavaḥ tripuraṃ prabhavat tadvad bhīmarūpamahāsuraiḥ
As the ocean at the full moon swells up at the moon's rising, so did Tripura swell with the great asuras of terrible form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.39
तारकाख्यो जयत्येष इति दैत्या अघोषयन् जयतीन्द्रश्च रुद्रश्च इत्येव च गणेश्वराः
tārakākhyo jayatyeṣa iti daityā aghoṣayan jayatīndraśca rudraśca ityeva ca gaṇeśvarāḥ
"This one named Tāraka is victorious!" — so the daityas proclaimed; and the lords of the gaṇas likewise: "Indra is victorious, and Rudra!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.40
वारिता दारिता बाणैर् योधास्तस्मिन्बलार्णवे निःस्वनन्तो ऽम्बुसमये जलगर्भा इवाम्बुदाः
vāritā dāritā bāṇair yodhāstasminbalārṇave niḥsvananto 'mbusamaye jalagarbhā ivāmbudāḥ
In that ocean of armies the warriors, held off and torn open by arrows, roared like water-laden clouds in the rainy season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.41
करैश्छिन्नैः शिरोभिश्च ध्वजैश्छत्त्रैश्च पाण्डुरैः युद्धभूमिर्भयवती मांसशोणितपूरिता
karaiśchinnaiḥ śirobhiśca dhvajaiśchattraiśca pāṇḍuraiḥ yuddhabhūmirbhayavatī māṃsaśoṇitapūritā
With severed hands and heads, with banners and with white parasols, the field of battle was fearsome, filled with flesh and blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.42
व्योम्नि चोत्प्लुत्य सहसा तालमात्रं वरायुधैः दृढाहताः पतन् पूर्वं दानवाः प्रमथास्तथा
vyomni cotplutya sahasā tālamātraṃ varāyudhaiḥ dṛḍhāhatāḥ patan pūrvaṃ dānavāḥ pramathāstathā
And, hurled up suddenly a palm-tree's height into the sky by the blows of choice weapons struck hard, the dānavas fell first, and so too the pramathas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.43
सिद्धाश्चाप्सरसश्चैव चारणाश्च नभोगताः दृढप्रहारहृषिताः साधु साध्विति चुक्रुशुः
siddhāścāpsarasaścaiva cāraṇāśca nabhogatāḥ dṛḍhaprahārahṛṣitāḥ sādhu sādhviti cukruśuḥ
And the siddhas and the apsarases and the cāraṇas, moving in the sky, delighted at the hard blows, cried out "Well done! Well done!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.44
अनाहताश्च वियति देवदुन्दुभयस्तथा नदन्तो मेघशब्देन शरभा इव रोषिताः
anāhatāśca viyati devadundubhayastathā nadanto meghaśabdena śarabhā iva roṣitāḥ
And unstruck in the sky the drums of the gods likewise thundered with the sound of clouds, like śarabhas enraged.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.45
ते तस्मिंस्त्रिपुरे दैत्या नद्यः सिन्धुपताविव विशन्ति क्रुद्धवदना वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः
te tasmiṃstripure daityā nadyaḥ sindhupatāviva viśanti kruddhavadanā valmīkamiva pannagāḥ
Those daityas, with faces full of wrath, enter that Tripura as rivers enter the lord of waters, as serpents an anthill.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.46
तारकाख्यपुरे तस्मिन् सुराः शूराः समन्ततः सशस्त्रा निपतन्ति स्म सपक्षा इव भूधराः
tārakākhyapure tasmin surāḥ śūrāḥ samantataḥ saśastrā nipatanti sma sapakṣā iva bhūdharāḥ
Into that city named after Tāraka the valiant gods with their weapons came falling down from every side, like mountains furnished with wings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.47
योधयन्ति त्रिभागेण त्रिपुरे तु गणेश्वराः विद्युन्माली मयश्चैव मग्नौ च द्रुमवद्रणे
yodhayanti tribhāgeṇa tripure tu gaṇeśvarāḥ vidyunmālī mayaścaiva magnau ca drumavadraṇe
The lords of the gaṇas do battle at Tripura in three divisions; and Vidyunmālin and Maya both plunged into the fight like trees (falling).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.48
विद्युन्माली स दैत्येन्द्रो गिरीन्द्रसदृशद्युतिः आदाय परिघं घोरं ताडयामास नन्दिनम्
vidyunmālī sa daityendro girīndrasadṛśadyutiḥ ādāya parighaṃ ghoraṃ tāḍayāmāsa nandinam
That lord of the daityas Vidyunmālin, whose splendour was like a great mountain's, took up a dreadful iron club and struck Nandin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.49
स नन्दी दानवेन्द्रेण परिघेण दृढाहतः भ्रमते मधुना व्यक्तः पुरा नारायणो यथा
sa nandī dānavendreṇa parigheṇa dṛḍhāhataḥ bhramate madhunā vyaktaḥ purā nārāyaṇo yathā
That Nandin, struck hard with the club by the lord of the dānavas, whirls about, as Nārāyaṇa once did, overcome by Madhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.50
नन्दीश्वरे गते तत्र गणपाः ख्यातविक्रमाः दुद्रुवुर्जातसंरम्भा विद्युन्मालिनमासुरम्
nandīśvare gate tatra gaṇapāḥ khyātavikramāḥ dudruvurjātasaṃrambhā vidyunmālinamāsuram
When Nandīśvara had gone (down) there, the gaṇa-chiefs of famed prowess, their fury aroused, ran at the asura Vidyunmālin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.51
घण्टाकर्णः शङ्कुकर्णो महाकालश्च पार्षदाः ततश्च सायकैः सर्वान् गणपान्गणपाकृतीन्
ghaṇṭākarṇaḥ śaṅkukarṇo mahākālaśca pārṣadāḥ tataśca sāyakaiḥ sarvān gaṇapāngaṇapākṛtīn
Ghaṇṭākarṇa, Śaṅkukarṇa and Mahākāla, the attendants; and then with his arrows all the gaṇa-chiefs and those of gaṇa-chief form—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.52
भूयो भूयः स विव्याध गणेश्वरमहत्तमान् भित्त्वा भित्त्वा रुरावोच्चैर् नभस्यम्बुधरो यथा
bhūyo bhūyaḥ sa vivyādha gaṇeśvaramahattamān bhittvā bhittvā rurāvoccair nabhasyambudharo yathā
—again and again he pierced the greatest of the lords of the gaṇas, and piercing them again and again he roared loudly, like a cloud in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.53
तस्यारम्भितशब्देन नन्दी दिनकरप्रभः संज्ञां प्राप्य ततः सो ऽपि विद्युन्मालिनमाद्रवत्
tasyārambhitaśabdena nandī dinakaraprabhaḥ saṃjñāṃ prāpya tataḥ so 'pi vidyunmālinamādravat
At the sound he set up, Nandin, radiant as the day-maker, regained consciousness, and he too then rushed at Vidyunmālin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.54
रुद्रदत्तं तदा दीप्तं दीप्तानलसमप्रभम् वज्रं वज्रनिभाङ्गस्य दानवस्य ससर्ज ह
rudradattaṃ tadā dīptaṃ dīptānalasamaprabham vajraṃ vajranibhāṅgasya dānavasya sasarja ha
Then he hurled the blazing thunderbolt given by Rudra, of splendour equal to blazing fire, at the dānava whose body was like adamant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.55
तं नन्दिभुजनिर्मुक्तं मुक्ताफलविभूषितम् पपात वक्षसि तदा वज्रं दैत्यस्य भीषणम्
taṃ nandibhujanirmuktaṃ muktāphalavibhūṣitam papāta vakṣasi tadā vajraṃ daityasya bhīṣaṇam
Then that terrible thunderbolt, released from Nandin's arm and adorned with pearls, fell upon the daitya's chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.56
स वज्रनिहतो दैत्यो वज्रसंहननोपमः पपात वज्राभिहतः शक्रेणाद्रिरिवाहतः
sa vajranihato daityo vajrasaṃhananopamaḥ papāta vajrābhihataḥ śakreṇādririvāhataḥ
That daitya, whose frame was like adamant, struck down by the thunderbolt, fell — smitten by the thunderbolt as a mountain struck by Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.57
दैत्येश्वरं विनिहतं नन्दिना कुलनन्दिना चुक्रुशुर्दानवाः प्रेक्ष्य दुद्रुवुश्च गणाधिपाः
daityeśvaraṃ vinihataṃ nandinā kulanandinā cukruśurdānavāḥ prekṣya dudruvuśca gaṇādhipāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.58
दुःखामर्षितरोषास्ते विद्युन्मालिनि पातिते द्रुमशैलमहावृष्टिं पयोदाः ससृजुर्यथा
duḥkhāmarṣitaroṣāste vidyunmālini pātite drumaśailamahāvṛṣṭiṃ payodāḥ sasṛjuryathā
When Vidyunmālin had been struck down, they, their rage kindled by grief and indignation, let loose a great downpour of trees and mountains, as rain-clouds (pour down rain).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.59
ते पीड्यमाना गुरुभिर् गिरिभिश्च गणेश्वराः कर्तव्यं न विदुः किंचिद् वन्द्यमाधार्मिका इव
te pīḍyamānā gurubhir giribhiśca gaṇeśvarāḥ kartavyaṃ na viduḥ kiṃcid vandyamādhārmikā iva
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.60
ततो ऽसुरवरः श्रीमांस् तारकाख्यः प्रतापवान् सतरूणां गिरीणां वै तुल्यरूपधरो बभौ
tato 'suravaraḥ śrīmāṃs tārakākhyaḥ pratāpavān satarūṇāṃ girīṇāṃ vai tulyarūpadharo babhau
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.61
भिन्नोत्तमाङ्गा गणपा भिन्नपादाङ्किताननाः विरेजुर्भुजगा मन्त्रैर् वार्यमाणा यथा तथा
bhinnottamāṅgā gaṇapā bhinnapādāṅkitānanāḥ virejurbhujagā mantrair vāryamāṇā yathā tathā
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.62
मयेन मायावीर्येण वध्यमाना गणेश्वराः भ्रमन्ति बहुशब्दालाः पञ्जरे शकुना इव
mayena māyāvīryeṇa vadhyamānā gaṇeśvarāḥ bhramanti bahuśabdālāḥ pañjare śakunā iva
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.63
तयासुरवरः श्रीमांस् तारकाख्यः प्रतापवान् ददाह च बलं सर्वं शुष्केन्धनमिवानलः
tayāsuravaraḥ śrīmāṃs tārakākhyaḥ pratāpavān dadāha ca balaṃ sarvaṃ śuṣkendhanamivānalaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.64
तारकाख्येन वार्यन्ते शरवर्षैस्तदा गणाः मयेन मायानिहतास् तारकाख्येन चेषुभिः गणेशा विधुरा जाता जीर्णमूला यथा द्रुमाः
tārakākhyena vāryante śaravarṣaistadā gaṇāḥ mayena māyānihatās tārakākhyena ceṣubhiḥ gaṇeśā vidhurā jātā jīrṇamūlā yathā drumāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.65
भूयः संपतते चाग्निर् ग्रहान्ग्राहान्भुजंगमान् गिरीन्द्रांश्च हरीन्व्याघ्रान् वृक्षान् सृमरवर्णकान्
bhūyaḥ saṃpatate cāgnir grahāngrāhānbhujaṃgamān girīndrāṃśca harīnvyāghrān vṛkṣān sṛmaravarṇakān
Again fire comes rushing down — (and) planets, crocodiles, serpents, and great mountains, lions, tigers, trees, sṛmara-deer and varṇakas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.66
शरभानष्टपादांश्च अपः पवनमेव च मयो मायाबलेनैव पातयत्येव शत्रुषु
śarabhānaṣṭapādāṃśca apaḥ pavanameva ca mayo māyābalenaiva pātayatyeva śatruṣu
and śarabhas and eight-footed (creatures), water and wind itself — Maya, by the sheer power of illusion, hurls (all these) down upon his enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.67
ते तारकाख्येन मयेन मायया संमुह्यमाना विवशा गणेश्वराः नाशक्नुवंस्ते मनसापि चेष्टितुं यथेन्द्रियार्था मुनिनाभिसंयताः
te tārakākhyena mayena māyayā saṃmuhyamānā vivaśā gaṇeśvarāḥ nāśaknuvaṃste manasāpi ceṣṭituṃ yathendriyārthā muninābhisaṃyatāḥ
Those lords of the hosts, being bewildered by the magic of Maya, (the ally) of the one named Tāraka, were rendered helpless; they could not stir even with the mind, like the senses and their objects when fully restrained by a sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.68
महाजलाग्न्यादिसकुञ्जरोरगैर् हरीन्द्रव्याघ्रर्क्षतरक्षुराक्षसैः विबाध्यमानास्तमसा विमोहिताः समुद्रमध्येष्विव गाधकाङ्क्षिणः
mahājalāgnyādisakuñjaroragair harīndravyāghrarkṣatarakṣurākṣasaiḥ vibādhyamānāstamasā vimohitāḥ samudramadhyeṣviva gādhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
Beset by great floods, fires and the like, together with elephants and serpents, and by lions, tigers, bears, hyenas and rākṣasas, and bewildered by darkness, (they were) like men in mid-ocean longing for a shallow footing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.69
संमर्द्यमानेषु गणेश्वरेषु संनर्दमानेषु सुरेतरेषु ततः सुराणां प्रवराभिरक्षितुं रिपोर्बलं संविविशुः सहायुधाः
saṃmardyamāneṣu gaṇeśvareṣu saṃnardamāneṣu suretareṣu tataḥ surāṇāṃ pravarābhirakṣituṃ riporbalaṃ saṃviviśuḥ sahāyudhāḥ
While the lords of the (Śiva's) hosts were being crushed and the anti-gods roared, then the foremost of the gods, to give protection, entered the enemy's army, weapons in hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.70
यमो गदास्त्रो वरुणश्च भास्करस् तथा कुमारो ऽमरकोटिसंयुतः स्वयं च शक्रः सितनागवाहनः कुलीशपाणिः सुरलोकपुंगवः
yamo gadāstro varuṇaśca bhāskaras tathā kumāro 'marakoṭisaṃyutaḥ svayaṃ ca śakraḥ sitanāgavāhanaḥ kulīśapāṇiḥ suralokapuṃgavaḥ
Yama, whose weapon is the mace, and Varuṇa, and the Sun, and likewise Kumāra accompanied by crores of immortals, and Śakra himself, riding a white elephant, thunderbolt in hand, the bull of the world of the gods —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.71
स चोडुनाथः ससुतो दिवाकरः स सान्तकस्त्र्यक्षपतिर् महाद्युतिः एते रिपूणां प्रबलाभिरक्षितं तदा बलं संविविशुर्मदोद्धताः
sa coḍunāthaḥ sasuto divākaraḥ sa sāntakastryakṣapatir mahādyutiḥ ete ripūṇāṃ prabalābhirakṣitaṃ tadā balaṃ saṃviviśurmadoddhatāḥ
And the lord of the stars (the Moon) with his son, the Sun, and the three-eyed lord of great splendour together with Antaka — these, swollen with battle-frenzy, then entered that army of the foes, which was guarded on all sides by mighty (warriors).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.72
यथा वनं दर्पितकुञ्जराधिपा यथा नभः साम्बुधरं दिवाकरः यथा च सिंहैर्विजनेषु गोकुलं तथा बलं तत्त्रिदशैर् अभिद्रुतम्
yathā vanaṃ darpitakuñjarādhipā yathā nabhaḥ sāmbudharaṃ divākaraḥ yathā ca siṃhairvijaneṣu gokulaṃ tathā balaṃ tattridaśair abhidrutam
As proud lordly elephants (fall upon) a forest, as the sun (falls upon) the cloud-covered sky, and as lions (fall upon) a herd of cattle in desolate places, so was that army assailed by the thirty (gods).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.73
कृतप्रहारातुरदीनदानवं ततस्त्वभज्यन्त बलं हि पार्षदाः स्वर्ज्योतिषां ज्योतिर् इवोष्मवान् हरिर् यथा तमो घोरतरं नराणाम्
kṛtaprahārāturadīnadānavaṃ tatastvabhajyanta balaṃ hi pārṣadāḥ svarjyotiṣāṃ jyotir ivoṣmavān harir yathā tamo ghorataraṃ narāṇām
Then the attendants (of Śiva) shattered that host, its demons afflicted and wretched from the blows dealt them — as the heat-bearing (sun) (outshines) the light of the self-luminous stars, as the sun (dispels) the most dreadful darkness of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.74
विशान्तयामास यथा सदैव निशाकरः संचितशार्वरं तमः ततो ऽपकृष्टे च तमःप्रभावे अस्त्रप्रभावे च विवर्धमाने
viśāntayāmāsa yathā sadaiva niśākaraḥ saṃcitaśārvaraṃ tamaḥ tato 'pakṛṣṭe ca tamaḥprabhāve astraprabhāve ca vivardhamāne
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 135.75
दिग्लोकपालैर् गणनायकैश्च कृतो महान्सिंहरवो मुहूर्तम् संख्ये विभग्ना विकरा विपादाश् छिन्नोत्तमाङ्गाः शरपूरिताङ्गाः
diglokapālair gaṇanāyakaiśca kṛto mahānsiṃharavo muhūrtam saṃkhye vibhagnā vikarā vipādāś chinnottamāṅgāḥ śarapūritāṅgāḥ
By the guardians of the quarters of the world and by the leaders of the hosts a great lion-roar was made for a moment; in the battle (the foes were) shattered, handless, footless, their heads cut off, their bodies filled with arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.76
देवेतरा देववरैर्विभिन्नाः सीदन्ति पङ्केषु यथा गजेन्द्राः वज्रेण भीमेन च वज्रपाणिः शक्त्या च शक्त्या च मयूरकेतुः
devetarā devavarairvibhinnāḥ sīdanti paṅkeṣu yathā gajendrāḥ vajreṇa bhīmena ca vajrapāṇiḥ śaktyā ca śaktyā ca mayūraketuḥ
The non-gods, torn apart by the best of the gods, sink as lordly elephants (sink) in mire — the Wielder of the Thunderbolt with his dread thunderbolt, and the Peacock-bannered one with his spear and with his power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.77
दण्डेन चोग्रेण च धर्मराजः पाशेन चोग्रेण च वारिगोप्ता शूलेन कालेन च यक्षराजो वीर्येण तेजस्वितया सुकेशः
daṇḍena cogreṇa ca dharmarājaḥ pāśena cogreṇa ca vārigoptā śūlena kālena ca yakṣarājo vīryeṇa tejasvitayā sukeśaḥ
And Dharmarāja with his fierce rod, and the guardian of the waters (Varuṇa) with his fierce noose, the lord of the Yakṣas with spear and Kāla, and Sukeśa with valour and fiery might.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.78
गणेश्वरास्ते सुरसंनिकाशाः पूर्णाहुतीसिक्तशिखिप्रकाशाः उत्सादयन्ते दनुपुत्रवृन्दान् यथैव इन्द्राशनयः पतन्त्यः
gaṇeśvarāste surasaṃnikāśāḥ pūrṇāhutīsiktaśikhiprakāśāḥ utsādayante danuputravṛndān yathaiva indrāśanayaḥ patantyaḥ
Those lords of the hosts, resembling the gods, blazing like a fire drenched with full oblations, wipe out the throngs of Danu's sons, just like Indra's thunderbolts falling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.79
मयस्तु देवान्परिरक्षितारम् उमात्मजं देववरं कुमारम् शरेण भित्त्वा स हि तारकासुतं स तारकाख्यासुरम् आबभाषे
mayastu devānparirakṣitāram umātmajaṃ devavaraṃ kumāram śareṇa bhittvā sa hi tārakāsutaṃ sa tārakākhyāsuram ābabhāṣe
But Maya, having pierced with an arrow Kumāra, the best of the gods, Umā's son, the protector of the gods, then addressed the asura named Tāraka, son of Tārakā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.80
कृत्वा प्रहारं प्रविशामि वीरं पुरं हि दैत्येन्द्रबलेन युक्तः विश्राममूर्जस्करमप्यवाप्य पुनः करिष्यामि रणं प्रपन्नैः
kṛtvā prahāraṃ praviśāmi vīraṃ puraṃ hi daityendrabalena yuktaḥ viśrāmamūrjaskaramapyavāpya punaḥ kariṣyāmi raṇaṃ prapannaiḥ
"Having struck my blow, I enter the heroic city, joined with the army of the Daitya lord; and having gained a rest that restores my strength, I shall again make war together with those who have come over (to us)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 135.81
वयं हि शस्त्रक्षतविक्षताङ्गा विशीर्णशस्त्रध्वजवर्मवाहाः जयैषिणस्ते जयकाशिनश्च गणेश्वरा लोकवराधिपाश्च
vayaṃ hi śastrakṣatavikṣatāṅgā viśīrṇaśastradhvajavarmavāhāḥ jayaiṣiṇaste jayakāśinaśca gaṇeśvarā lokavarādhipāśca
"For our limbs are gashed and torn by weapons, our weapons, banners, armour and mounts are shattered, while they — the lords of the hosts and the rulers of the best of worlds — seek victory and look like victors."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 135.82
मयस्य श्रुत्वा दिवि तारकाख्यो वचो ऽभिकाङ्क्षन्क्षतजोपमाक्षः विवेश तूर्णं त्रिपुरं दितेः सुतैः सुतैरदित्या युधि वृद्धहर्षैः
mayasya śrutvā divi tārakākhyo vaco 'bhikāṅkṣankṣatajopamākṣaḥ viveśa tūrṇaṃ tripuraṃ diteḥ sutaiḥ sutairadityā yudhi vṛddhaharṣaiḥ
Hearing Maya's speech in the sky, he named Tāraka, his eyes like blood, longing (for the same), swiftly entered Tripura with the sons of Diti and the sons of Aditi, whose joy in the battle had grown.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain