Matsya Purana — Chapter 136
MtP 136.1
मयः प्रहारं कृत्वा तु मायावी दानवर्षभः विवेश तूर्णं त्रिपुरम् अभ्रं नीलमिवाम्बरम्
mayaḥ prahāraṃ kṛtvā tu māyāvī dānavarṣabhaḥ viveśa tūrṇaṃ tripuram abhraṃ nīlamivāmbaram
But Maya, master of illusion, bull among the Dānavas, having struck his blow, swiftly entered Tripura as a dark cloud enters the sky.
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MtP 136.2
स दीर्घमुष्णं निःश्वस्य दानवान्वीक्ष्य मध्यगान् दध्यौ लोकक्षये प्राप्ते कालं काल इवापरः
sa dīrghamuṣṇaṃ niḥśvasya dānavānvīkṣya madhyagān dadhyau lokakṣaye prāpte kālaṃ kāla ivāparaḥ
Sighing long and hot, looking at the Dānavas who stood around him, he brooded, like a second Kāla (brooding on) Kāla when the destruction of the world has arrived.
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MtP 136.3
इन्द्रो ऽपि बिभ्यते यस्य स्थितो युद्धेप्सुरग्रतः स चापि निधनं प्राप्तो विद्युन्माली महायशाः
indro 'pi bibhyate yasya sthito yuddhepsuragrataḥ sa cāpi nidhanaṃ prāpto vidyunmālī mahāyaśāḥ
He before whom even Indra, standing eager for battle, was afraid — even he, the greatly renowned Vidyunmālin, has met his death.
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MtP 136.4
दुर्गं वै त्रिपुरस्यास्य न समं विद्यते पुरम् तस्याप्येषो ऽनयः प्राप्तो न दुर्गं कारणं क्वचित्
durgaṃ vai tripurasyāsya na samaṃ vidyate puram tasyāpyeṣo 'nayaḥ prāpto na durgaṃ kāraṇaṃ kvacit
Truly there is no city to match this fortress of Tripura; yet even to it this calamity has come — a fortress is nowhere the (decisive) cause.
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MtP 136.5
कालस्यैव वशे सर्वं दुर्गं दुर्गतरं च यत् काले क्रुद्धे कथं कालात् त्राणं नो ऽद्य भविष्यति
kālasyaiva vaśe sarvaṃ durgaṃ durgataraṃ ca yat kāle kruddhe kathaṃ kālāt trāṇaṃ no 'dya bhaviṣyati
Everything is in the power of Kāla — the fortress and whatever is still harder to storm. When Kāla is angry, how shall there be any rescue for us today from Kāla?
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MtP 136.6
एकेषु त्रिषु यत्किंचिद् बलं वै सर्वजन्तुषु कालस्य तद्वशं सर्वम् इति पैतामहो विधिः
ekeṣu triṣu yatkiṃcid balaṃ vai sarvajantuṣu kālasya tadvaśaṃ sarvam iti paitāmaho vidhiḥ
Whatever strength there is in the one or in the three, in all living beings, all that is subject to Kāla — such is the Grandfather's ordinance.
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MtP 136.7
अस्मिन्कः प्रभवेद्योगो ह्य् असंधार्ये ऽमितात्मनि लङ्घने कः समर्थः स्याद् ऋते देवं महेश्वरम्
asminkaḥ prabhavedyogo hy asaṃdhārye 'mitātmani laṅghane kaḥ samarthaḥ syād ṛte devaṃ maheśvaram
What contrivance could prevail against him, who cannot be withstood, whose self is measureless? Who would be able to overstep (him), save the god Maheśvara?
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MtP 136.8
बिभेमि नेन्द्राद्धि यमाद् वरुणान्न च वित्तपात् स्वामी चैषां तु देवानां दुर्जयः स महेश्वरः
bibhemi nendrāddhi yamād varuṇānna ca vittapāt svāmī caiṣāṃ tu devānāṃ durjayaḥ sa maheśvaraḥ
I do not fear Indra, nor Yama, nor Varuṇa, nor the guardian of wealth (Kubera); but the master of these gods, that Maheśvara, is hard to conquer.
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MtP 136.9
ऐश्वर्यस्य फलं यत्तत् प्रभुत्वस्य च यत्फलम् तदद्य दर्शयिष्यामि यावद्वीराः समन्ततः
aiśvaryasya phalaṃ yattat prabhutvasya ca yatphalam tadadya darśayiṣyāmi yāvadvīrāḥ samantataḥ
That fruit which lordship has, and the fruit which sovereign power has — that I shall show today, while the heroes are all around.
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MtP 136.10
वापीममृततोयेन पूर्णां स्रक्ष्ये वरौषधीः जीविष्यन्ति तदा दैत्याः संजीवनवरौषधैः
vāpīmamṛtatoyena pūrṇāṃ srakṣye varauṣadhīḥ jīviṣyanti tadā daityāḥ saṃjīvanavarauṣadhaiḥ
I shall create a tank filled with the water of immortality, and excellent herbs; then the Daityas will live again by those excellent life-restoring herbs.
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MtP 136.11
इति संचिन्त्य बलवान् मयो मायाविनां वरः मायया ससृजे वापीं रम्भामिव पितामहः
iti saṃcintya balavān mayo māyāvināṃ varaḥ māyayā sasṛje vāpīṃ rambhāmiva pitāmahaḥ
Having thought thus, the mighty Maya, best of those who wield illusion, created by his illusion a tank, as the Grandfather created Rambhā.
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MtP 136.12
द्वियोजनायतां दीर्घां पूर्णयोजनविस्तृताम् आरोहसंक्रमवतीं चित्ररूपां कथामिव
dviyojanāyatāṃ dīrghāṃ pūrṇayojanavistṛtām ārohasaṃkramavatīṃ citrarūpāṃ kathāmiva
(a tank) extending two yojanas in length, a full yojana in breadth, furnished with steps for descending and crossing, of varied form like a story,
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MtP 136.13
इन्दोः किरणकल्पेन मृष्टेनामृतगन्धिना पूर्णां परमतोयेन गुणपूर्णामिवाङ्गनाम्
indoḥ kiraṇakalpena mṛṣṭenāmṛtagandhinā pūrṇāṃ paramatoyena guṇapūrṇāmivāṅganām
filled with water of the highest quality, clear, like the rays of the moon, fragrant as nectar, as a woman is full of good qualities,
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MtP 136.14
उत्पलैः कुमुदैः पद्मैर् वृतां कादम्बकैस्तथा चन्द्रभास्करवर्णाभैर् भीमैर् आवरणैर्वृताम्
utpalaiḥ kumudaiḥ padmair vṛtāṃ kādambakaistathā candrabhāskaravarṇābhair bhīmair āvaraṇairvṛtām
surrounded by blue lotuses, white water-lilies, day-lotuses and clusters (of blossoms), and encircled by terrible walls that gleamed with the colours of moon and sun,
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MtP 136.15
खगैर् मधुररावैश्च चारुचामीकरप्रभैः कामैषिभिर् इवाकीर्णां जीवानामरणीम् इव
khagair madhurarāvaiśca cārucāmīkaraprabhaiḥ kāmaiṣibhir ivākīrṇāṃ jīvānāmaraṇīm iva
(strewn) with birds of sweet cries, with the lovely gleam of gold, as though seeking love — (the pool) as if it were the kindling-stick of lives.
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MtP 136.16
तां वापीं सृज्य स मयो गङ्गामिव महेश्वरः तस्यां प्रक्षालयामास विद्युन्मालिनमादितः
tāṃ vāpīṃ sṛjya sa mayo gaṅgāmiva maheśvaraḥ tasyāṃ prakṣālayāmāsa vidyunmālinamāditaḥ
Having produced that pool, as Maheśvara (produced) the Gaṅgā, Maya washed Vidyunmālin in it first of all.
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MtP 136.17
स वाप्यां मज्जितो दैत्यो देवशत्रुर्महाबलः उत्तस्थाविन्धनैरिद्धः सद्यो हुत इवानलः
sa vāpyāṃ majjito daityo devaśatrurmahābalaḥ uttasthāvindhanairiddhaḥ sadyo huta ivānalaḥ
That Daitya, the mighty foe of the gods, plunged in the pool, rose up like fire kindled with fuel, at once when the oblation is poured.
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MtP 136.18
मयस्य चाञ्जलिं कृत्वा तारकाख्यो ऽभिवादितः विद्युन्मालीति वचनं मयमुत्थाय चाब्रवीत्
mayasya cāñjaliṃ kṛtvā tārakākhyo 'bhivāditaḥ vidyunmālīti vacanaṃ mayamutthāya cābravīt
And having made a gesture of reverence to Maya, he was greeted by the one named Tāraka; and Vidyunmālin, having risen, spoke this word to Maya:
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MtP 136.19
क्व नन्दी सह रुद्रेण वृतः प्रमथजम्बुकैः युध्यामो ऽरीन् विनिष्पीड्य दया देहेषु का हि नः
kva nandī saha rudreṇa vṛtaḥ pramathajambukaiḥ yudhyāmo 'rīn viniṣpīḍya dayā deheṣu kā hi naḥ
Where is Nandin, together with Rudra, surrounded by those jackals the Pramathas? Let us fight and crush the enemies — what pity indeed have we for (our) bodies?
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MtP 136.20
अन्वास्यैव च रुद्रस्य भवामः प्रभविष्णवः तैर्वा विनिहता युद्धे भविष्यामो यमाशनाः
anvāsyaiva ca rudrasya bhavāmaḥ prabhaviṣṇavaḥ tairvā vinihatā yuddhe bhaviṣyāmo yamāśanāḥ
And by attending upon Rudra himself we shall become powerful; or, struck down by them in battle, we shall become food for Yama.
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MtP 136.21
विद्युन्मालेर् निशम्यैतन् मयो वचनमूर्जितम् तं परिष्वज्य सार्द्राक्ष इदमाह महासुरः
vidyunmāler niśamyaitan mayo vacanamūrjitam taṃ pariṣvajya sārdrākṣa idamāha mahāsuraḥ
Hearing this forceful speech of Vidyunmālin, Maya, the great Asura, embracing him with moist eyes, said this:
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MtP 136.22
विद्युन्मालिन्न मे राज्यम् अभिप्रेतं न जीवितम् त्वया विना महाबाहो किमन्येन महासुर
vidyunmālinna me rājyam abhipretaṃ na jīvitam tvayā vinā mahābāho kimanyena mahāsura
"Vidyunmālin, neither kingdom nor life is desired by me without you, O mighty-armed one; what then of anything else, O great Asura?
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MtP 136.23
महामृतमयी वापी ह्य् एषा मायाभिरीश्वर सृष्टा दानवदैत्यानां हतानां जीववर्धिनी
mahāmṛtamayī vāpī hy eṣā māyābhirīśvara sṛṣṭā dānavadaityānāṃ hatānāṃ jīvavardhinī
For this pool, made of the great nectar, has been created by (my) magic arts, O lord, to increase the life of slain Dānavas and Daityas.
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MtP 136.24
दिष्ट्या त्वां दैत्य पश्यामि यमलोकाद् इहागतम् दुर्गतावनयग्रस्तं भोक्ष्यामो ऽद्य महानिधिम्
diṣṭyā tvāṃ daitya paśyāmi yamalokād ihāgatam durgatāvanayagrastaṃ bhokṣyāmo 'dya mahānidhim
By good fortune, O Daitya, I see you come here from Yama's world; (you who were) seized by the calamity of a hard fate — today we shall enjoy a great treasure."
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MtP 136.25
दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा च तां वापीं मायया मयनिर्मिताम् हृष्टाननाक्षा दैत्येन्द्रा इदं वचनमब्रुवन्
dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ vāpīṃ māyayā mayanirmitām hṛṣṭānanākṣā daityendrā idaṃ vacanamabruvan
And looking again and again at that pool fashioned by Maya through magic, the Daitya lords, their faces and eyes joyful, spoke these words:
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MtP 136.26
दानवा युध्यतेदानीं प्रमथैः सह निर्भयाः मयेन निर्मिता वापी हतान्संजीवयिष्यति
dānavā yudhyatedānīṃ pramathaiḥ saha nirbhayāḥ mayena nirmitā vāpī hatānsaṃjīvayiṣyati
"Dānavas, fight now with the Pramathas without fear! The pool made by Maya will bring the slain back to life."
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MtP 136.27
ततः क्षुब्धाम्बुधिनिभा भेरी सा तु भयंकरी वाद्यमाना ननादोच्चै रौरवी सा पुनः पुनः
tataḥ kṣubdhāmbudhinibhā bherī sā tu bhayaṃkarī vādyamānā nanādoccai rauravī sā punaḥ punaḥ
Then that terrifying kettledrum, like a churned ocean, being beaten, sounded loudly, that Raurava (drum), again and again.
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MtP 136.28
श्रुत्वा भेरीरवं घोरं मेघारम्भितसंनिभम् न्यपतन्नसुरास्तूर्णं त्रिपुराद्युद्धलालसाः
śrutvā bherīravaṃ ghoraṃ meghārambhitasaṃnibham nyapatannasurāstūrṇaṃ tripurādyuddhalālasāḥ
Hearing the dreadful roar of the drum, like the onset of thunderclouds, the Asuras swiftly rushed down, eager for battle from Tripura.
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MtP 136.29
लोहराजतसौवर्णैः कटकैर्मणिराजितैः आमुक्तैः कुण्डलैर्हारैर् मुकुटैरपि चोत्कटैः
loharājatasauvarṇaiḥ kaṭakairmaṇirājitaiḥ āmuktaiḥ kuṇḍalairhārair mukuṭairapi cotkaṭaiḥ
With bracelets of iron, silver and gold, gleaming with gems, with earrings and necklaces put on, and also with towering crowns,
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MtP 136.30
धूमायिता ह्यविरमा ज्वलन्त इव पावकाः आयुधानि समादाय काशिनो दृढविक्रमाः
dhūmāyitā hyaviramā jvalanta iva pāvakāḥ āyudhāni samādāya kāśino dṛḍhavikramāḥ
smoking ceaselessly, as it were, like blazing fires, taking up their weapons, shining, of firm valour,
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MtP 136.31
नृत्यमाना इव नटा गर्जन्त इव तोयदाः करोच्छ्रया इव गजाः सिंहा इव च निर्भयाः
nṛtyamānā iva naṭā garjanta iva toyadāḥ karocchrayā iva gajāḥ siṃhā iva ca nirbhayāḥ
like dancers dancing, like thunderclouds roaring, like elephants with trunks raised, and fearless like lions,
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MtP 136.32
ह्रदा इव च गम्भीराः सूर्या इव प्रतापिताः द्रुमा इव च दैत्येन्द्रास् त्रासयन्तो बलं महत्
hradā iva ca gambhīrāḥ sūryā iva pratāpitāḥ drumā iva ca daityendrās trāsayanto balaṃ mahat
deep like pools, blazing like suns, and (tall) like trees, the Daitya lords terrified the great army.
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MtP 136.33
प्रमथा अपि सोत्साहा गरुडोत्पातपातिनः युयुत्सवो ऽभिधावन्ति दानवान्दानवारयः
pramathā api sotsāhā garuḍotpātapātinaḥ yuyutsavo 'bhidhāvanti dānavāndānavārayaḥ
The Pramathas too, full of eagerness, swooping down with the plunge of Garuḍa, wishing to fight, ran at the Dānavas — they, the foes of the Dānavas.
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MtP 136.34
नन्दीश्वरेण प्रमथास् तारकाख्येन दानवाः चक्रुः संहत्य संग्रामं चोद्यमाना बलेन च
nandīśvareṇa pramathās tārakākhyena dānavāḥ cakruḥ saṃhatya saṃgrāmaṃ codyamānā balena ca
The Pramathas under Nandīśvara and the Dānavas under the one named Tāraka, urged on by (their) strength, joined together and made battle.
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MtP 136.35
ते ऽसिभिश्चन्द्रसंकाशैः शूलैश्चानलपिङ्गलैः बाणैश्च दृढनिर्मुक्तैर् अभिजघ्नुः परस्परम्
te 'sibhiścandrasaṃkāśaiḥ śūlaiścānalapiṅgalaiḥ bāṇaiśca dṛḍhanirmuktair abhijaghnuḥ parasparam
With swords resembling the moon, with spears tawny as fire, and with arrows loosed with force, they struck one another.
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MtP 136.36
शराणां सृज्यमानानाम् असीनां च निपात्यताम् रूपाण्यासन्महोल्कानां पतन्तीनामिवाम्बरात्
śarāṇāṃ sṛjyamānānām asīnāṃ ca nipātyatām rūpāṇyāsanmaholkānāṃ patantīnāmivāmbarāt
Of the arrows being shot and the swords being brought down, the appearances were as of great meteors falling from the sky.
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MtP 136.37
शक्तिभिर्भिन्नहृदया निर्दया इव पातिताः निरयेष्विव निर्मग्नाः कूजन्ते प्रमथासुराः
śaktibhirbhinnahṛdayā nirdayā iva pātitāḥ nirayeṣviva nirmagnāḥ kūjante pramathāsurāḥ
Their hearts pierced by lances, felled as if pitilessly, sunk as if into hells, the Pramathas and Asuras wail.
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MtP 136.38
हेमकुण्डलयुक्तानि किरीटोत्कटवन्ति च शिरांस्युर्व्यां पतन्ति स्म गिरिकूटा इवात्यये
hemakuṇḍalayuktāni kirīṭotkaṭavanti ca śirāṃsyurvyāṃ patanti sma girikūṭā ivātyaye
Heads fitted with golden earrings and towering with diadems fell to the earth like mountain peaks at the world's end.
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MtP 136.39
परश्वधैः पट्टिशैश्च खड्गैश्च परिघैस्तथा छिन्नाः करिवराकारा निपेतुस्ते धरातले
paraśvadhaiḥ paṭṭiśaiśca khaḍgaiśca parighaistathā chinnāḥ karivarākārā nipetuste dharātale
Cut down by axes, by paṭṭiśas, by swords and by iron clubs, they, of the shape of great elephants, fell to the surface of the earth.
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MtP 136.40
गर्जन्ति सहसा हृष्टाः प्रमथा भीमगर्जनाः साधयन्त्यपरे सिद्धा युद्धगान्धर्वमद्भुतम्
garjanti sahasā hṛṣṭāḥ pramathā bhīmagarjanāḥ sādhayantyapare siddhā yuddhagāndharvamadbhutam
Suddenly the Pramathas, delighted, roar with terrible roaring; others, the Siddhas, accomplish the wondrous gāndharva-music of battle.
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MtP 136.41
बलवान्भासि प्रमथ दर्पितो भासि दानव इति चोच्चारयन्वाचं वारणा रणधूर्गताः
balavānbhāsi pramatha darpito bhāsi dānava iti coccārayanvācaṃ vāraṇā raṇadhūrgatāḥ
"You look strong, O Pramatha!" "You look puffed up, O Dānava!" — thus uttering speech, warding (one another) off, they went to the forefront of the fray.
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MtP 136.42
परिघैराहताः केचिद् दानवैः शंकरानुगाः वमन्ते रुधिरं वक्त्रैः स्वर्णधातुमिवाचलाः
parighairāhatāḥ kecid dānavaiḥ śaṃkarānugāḥ vamante rudhiraṃ vaktraiḥ svarṇadhātumivācalāḥ
Some followers of Śaṃkara, struck by the Dānavas with iron clubs, vomit blood from their mouths, like mountains (pouring forth) gold ore.
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MtP 136.43
प्रमथैरपि नाराचैर् असुराः सुरशत्रवः द्रुमैश्च गिरिशृङ्गैश्च गाढमेवाहवे हताः
pramathairapi nārācair asurāḥ suraśatravaḥ drumaiśca giriśṛṅgaiśca gāḍhamevāhave hatāḥ
By the Pramathas too, with iron arrows and with trees and mountain peaks, the Asuras, enemies of the gods, were struck hard in the battle.
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MtP 136.44
सूदितानथ तान्दैत्यान् अन्ये दानवपुंगवाः उत्क्षिप्य चिक्षिपुर् वाप्यां मयदानवचोदिताः
sūditānatha tāndaityān anye dānavapuṃgavāḥ utkṣipya cikṣipur vāpyāṃ mayadānavacoditāḥ
Then other bulls among the Dānavas, urged on by Maya the Dānava, lifted up those slain Daityas and threw them into the tank.
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MtP 136.45
ते चापि भास्वरैर्देहैः स्वर्गलोक इवामराः उत्तस्थुर्वापीमासाद्य सद्रूपाभरणाम्बराः
te cāpi bhāsvarairdehaiḥ svargaloka ivāmarāḥ uttasthurvāpīmāsādya sadrūpābharaṇāmbarāḥ
And they too, on reaching the tank, rose up with shining bodies, like the immortals in the world of heaven, with their forms, ornaments and garments intact.
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MtP 136.46
अथैके दानवाः प्राप्य वापीप्रक्षेपणाद् असून् आस्फोट्य सिंहनादं च कृत्वाधावंस्तथासुराः
athaike dānavāḥ prāpya vāpīprakṣepaṇād asūn āsphoṭya siṃhanādaṃ ca kṛtvādhāvaṃstathāsurāḥ
Then certain Dānavas, having regained their lives from being thrown into the tank, slapped their arms and, raising a lion's roar, those Asuras charged forward.
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MtP 136.47
दानवाः प्रमथानेतान् प्रसर्पत किम् आसथ हतानपि हि वो वापी पुनरुज्जीवयिष्यति
dānavāḥ pramathānetān prasarpata kim āsatha hatānapi hi vo vāpī punarujjīvayiṣyati
"Dānavas, advance upon these Pramathas! Why do you sit still? Even when you are slain, the tank will bring you to life again."
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MtP 136.48
एवं श्रुत्वा शङ्कुकर्णो वचो ऽग्रग्रहसंनिभः द्रुतमेवैत्य देवेशम् इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
evaṃ śrutvā śaṅkukarṇo vaco 'gragrahasaṃnibhaḥ drutamevaitya deveśam idaṃ vacanamabravīt
Having heard this, Śaṅkukarṇa, like a foremost planet, came swiftly and spoke this word to the lord of gods.
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MtP 136.49
सूदिताः सूदिता देव प्रमथैरसुरा ह्यमी उत्तिष्ठन्ति पुनर्भीमाः सस्या इव जलोक्षिताः
sūditāḥ sūditā deva pramathairasurā hyamī uttiṣṭhanti punarbhīmāḥ sasyā iva jalokṣitāḥ
"Slain and slain again, O god, these Asuras, (though) crushed by the Pramathas, rise up once more, terrible, like crops sprinkled with water."
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MtP 136.50
अस्मिन्किल पुरे वापी पूर्णामृतरसाम्भसा निहता निहता यत्र क्षिप्ता जीवन्ति दानवाः
asminkila pure vāpī pūrṇāmṛtarasāmbhasā nihatā nihatā yatra kṣiptā jīvanti dānavāḥ
"In this city, it is said, there is a tank whose water is full of the essence of nectar, wherein the Dānavas, slain and slain again, when thrown in, live."
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MtP 136.51
इति विज्ञापयद्देवं शङ्कुकर्णो महेश्वरम् अभवन्दानवबल उत्पाता वै सुदारुणाः
iti vijñāpayaddevaṃ śaṅkukarṇo maheśvaram abhavandānavabala utpātā vai sudāruṇāḥ
Thus did Śaṅkukarṇa inform the god Maheśvara; and among the Dānava host there arose exceedingly dreadful portents.
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MtP 136.52
तारकाख्यः सुभीमाक्षो दारितास्यो हरिर्यथा अभ्यधावत्सुसंक्रुद्धो महादेवरथं प्रति
tārakākhyaḥ subhīmākṣo dāritāsyo hariryathā abhyadhāvatsusaṃkruddho mahādevarathaṃ prati
He named Tāraka, with most terrible eyes, his mouth gaping like a lion's, in great fury rushed toward the chariot of Mahādeva.
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MtP 136.53
त्रिपुरे तु महान्घोरो भेरीशङ्खरवो बभौ दानवा निःसृता दृष्ट्वा देवदेवरथे सुरम्
tripure tu mahānghoro bherīśaṅkharavo babhau dānavā niḥsṛtā dṛṣṭvā devadevarathe suram
But in Tripura a great and dreadful sound of drums and conches arose; the Dānavas came out, having seen the god on the chariot of the god of gods.
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MtP 136.54
भूकम्पश्चाभवत्तत्र शताङ्गो भूगतो ऽभवत् दृष्ट्वा क्षोभमगाद्रुद्रः स्वयम्भूश्च पितामहः
bhūkampaścābhavattatra śatāṅgo bhūgato 'bhavat dṛṣṭvā kṣobhamagādrudraḥ svayambhūśca pitāmahaḥ
And there an earthquake occurred, and the hundred-limbed (chariot) sank into the earth; seeing it, Rudra fell into agitation, and so did the self-born grandfather.
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MtP 136.55
ताभ्यां देववरिष्ठाभ्याम् अन्वितः स रथोत्तमः अनायतनम् आसाद्य सीदते गुणवानिव
tābhyāṃ devavariṣṭhābhyām anvitaḥ sa rathottamaḥ anāyatanam āsādya sīdate guṇavāniva
Accompanied by those two most excellent of gods, that finest of chariots, having come to a place with no support, sinks down like a man of merit (who has found no refuge).
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MtP 136.56
धातुक्षये देह इव ग्रीष्मे चाल्पमिवोदकम् शैथिल्यं याति स रथः स्नेहो विप्रकृतो यथा
dhātukṣaye deha iva grīṣme cālpamivodakam śaithilyaṃ yāti sa rathaḥ sneho viprakṛto yathā
Like a body when its constituent elements waste away, like scanty water in the hot season, that chariot goes slack, as does affection that has been slighted.
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MtP 136.57
रथादुत्पत्यात्मभूर् वै सीदन्तं तु रथोत्तमम् उज्जहार महाप्राणो रथं त्रैलोक्यरूपिणम्
rathādutpatyātmabhūr vai sīdantaṃ tu rathottamam ujjahāra mahāprāṇo rathaṃ trailokyarūpiṇam
Leaping down from the chariot, the Self-born, of great vital power, lifted up that sinking finest of chariots, the chariot whose form is the three worlds.
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MtP 136.58
तदा शराद्विनिष्पत्य पीतवासा जनार्दनः वृषरूपं महत्कृत्वा रथं जग्राह दुर्धरम्
tadā śarādviniṣpatya pītavāsā janārdanaḥ vṛṣarūpaṃ mahatkṛtvā rathaṃ jagrāha durdharam
Then Janārdana, clad in yellow, springing forth from the arrow, taking on a great bull's form, took hold of the chariot that was hard to hold.
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MtP 136.59
स विषाणाभ्यां त्रैलोक्यं रथमेव महारथः प्रगृह्योद्वहते सज्जं कुलं कुलवहो यथा
sa viṣāṇābhyāṃ trailokyaṃ rathameva mahārathaḥ pragṛhyodvahate sajjaṃ kulaṃ kulavaho yathā
That great charioteer, taking up with his two horns the three worlds—that is, the chariot—bears it aloft made ready, as the upholder of a family upholds his family.
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MtP 136.60
तारकाख्यो ऽपि दैत्येन्द्रो गिरीन्द्र इव पक्षवान् अभ्यद्रवत्तदा देवं ब्रह्माणं हतवांश्च सः
tārakākhyo 'pi daityendro girīndra iva pakṣavān abhyadravattadā devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ hatavāṃśca saḥ
The lord of the daityas named Tāraka too, like a winged mountain-king, then rushed upon the god Brahmā, and he struck him.
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MtP 136.61
स तारकाख्याभिहतः प्रतोदं न्यस्य कूबरे विजज्वाल मुहुर्ब्रह्मा श्वासं वक्त्रात् समुद्गिरन्
sa tārakākhyābhihataḥ pratodaṃ nyasya kūbare vijajvāla muhurbrahmā śvāsaṃ vaktrāt samudgiran
Struck by him called Tāraka, Brahmā, setting his goad down on the chariot-pole, blazed up again and again, sending forth his breath from his mouth.
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MtP 136.62
तत्र दैत्यैर्महानादो दानवैरपि भैरवः तारकाख्यस्य पूजार्थं कृतो जलधरोपमः
tatra daityairmahānādo dānavairapi bhairavaḥ tārakākhyasya pūjārthaṃ kṛto jaladharopamaḥ
Thereupon a great, terrible roar, like a rain-cloud, was raised by the daityas and by the dānavas as well, to do honour to him called Tāraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 136.63
रथचरणकरो ऽथ महामृधे वृषभवपुर्वृषभेन्द्रपूजितः दितितनयबलं विमर्द्य सर्वं त्रिपुरपुरं प्रविवेश केशवः
rathacaraṇakaro 'tha mahāmṛdhe vṛṣabhavapurvṛṣabhendrapūjitaḥ dititanayabalaṃ vimardya sarvaṃ tripurapuraṃ praviveśa keśavaḥ
Then Keśava, with the chariot-wheel in his hand, in the great battle, bull-bodied and honoured by the lord of bulls, having crushed the whole army of Diti's sons, entered the city of Tripura.
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MtP 136.64
सजलजलदराजितां समस्तां कुमुदवरोत्पलफुल्लपङ्कजाढ्याम् सुरगुरुरपिबत्पयो ऽमृतं तद् रविरिव संचितशार्वरं तमो ऽन्धम्
sajalajaladarājitāṃ samastāṃ kumudavarotpalaphullapaṅkajāḍhyām suragururapibatpayo 'mṛtaṃ tad raviriva saṃcitaśārvaraṃ tamo 'ndham
The preceptor of the gods drank up that whole nectar-water—gleaming with water-laden clouds, rich in fine kumudas, utpalas and full-blown lotuses—as the sun drinks the massed blinding darkness of night.
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MtP 136.65
वापीं पीत्वासुरेन्द्राणां पीतवासा जनार्दनः नर्दमानो महाबाहुः प्रविवेश शरं ततः
vāpīṃ pītvāsurendrāṇāṃ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ nardamāno mahābāhuḥ praviveśa śaraṃ tataḥ
Having drunk the pool of the asura lords, yellow-clad Janārdana, mighty-armed, roaring, then entered the arrow.
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MtP 136.66
ततो ऽसुरा भीमगणेश्वरैर्हताः प्रहारसंवर्धितशोणितापगाः पराङ्मुखा भीममुखैः कृता रणे यथा नयाभ्युद्यततत्परैर्नरैः
tato 'surā bhīmagaṇeśvarairhatāḥ prahārasaṃvardhitaśoṇitāpagāḥ parāṅmukhā bhīmamukhaiḥ kṛtā raṇe yathā nayābhyudyatatatparairnaraiḥ
Then the asuras, struck down by the terrible lords of the hosts, with rivers of blood swollen by the blows, were made to turn their faces away in the battle by those of fearful faces, as men are by those intent on pressing home a stratagem.
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MtP 136.67
स तारकाख्यस् तडिन्मालिरेव च मयेन सार्धं प्रमथैरभिद्रुताः पुरं परावृत्य नु ते शरार्दिता यथा शरीरं पवनोदये गताः
sa tārakākhyas taḍinmālireva ca mayena sārdhaṃ pramathairabhidrutāḥ puraṃ parāvṛtya nu te śarārditā yathā śarīraṃ pavanodaye gatāḥ
He called Tāraka, and Taḍinmālin as well, together with Maya, assailed by the pramathas, turned back and went to the city, tormented by arrows, as (the breaths) go to the body when the wind rises.
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MtP 136.68
गणेश्वराभ्युद्यतदर्पकाशिनो महेन्द्रनन्दीश्वरषण्मुखा युधि विनेदुरुच्चैर्जहसुश्च दुर्मदा जयेम चन्द्रादिदिगीश्वरैः सह
gaṇeśvarābhyudyatadarpakāśino mahendranandīśvaraṣaṇmukhā yudhi vineduruccairjahasuśca durmadā jayema candrādidigīśvaraiḥ saha
The lords of the hosts, shining with the pride raised in them, with Mahendra, Nandīśvara and the six-faced one, roared aloud in the fight and laughed, drunk with arrogance: "We shall conquer, together with the moon and the other lords of the quarters!"
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