Matsya Purana — Chapter 137

MtP 137.1

प्रमथैः समरे भिन्नास् त्रैपुरास्ते सुरारयः पुरं प्रविविशुर्भीताः प्रमथैर्भग्नगोपुरम्

pramathaiḥ samare bhinnās traipurāste surārayaḥ puraṃ praviviśurbhītāḥ pramathairbhagnagopuram

Those foes of the gods, the men of Tripura, shattered in the battle by the pramathas, in fear entered the city whose gateway the pramathas had broken.

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MtP 137.2

शीर्णदंष्ट्रा यथा नागा भग्नशृङ्गा यथा वृषाः यथा विपक्षाः शकुना नद्यः क्षीणोदका यथा

śīrṇadaṃṣṭrā yathā nāgā bhagnaśṛṅgā yathā vṛṣāḥ yathā vipakṣāḥ śakunā nadyaḥ kṣīṇodakā yathā

Like serpents whose fangs are shattered, like bulls whose horns are broken, like birds bereft of wings, like rivers whose water has dwindled—

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MtP 137.3

मृतप्रायास्तथा दैत्या दैवतैर्विकृताननाः बभूवुस्ते विमनसः कथं कार्यमिति ब्रुवन्

mṛtaprāyāstathā daityā daivatairvikṛtānanāḥ babhūvuste vimanasaḥ kathaṃ kāryamiti bruvan

so the daityas, all but dead, their faces disfigured by the gods, became downcast, saying, "What is to be done?"

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MtP 137.4

अथ तान्म्लानमनसस् तदा तामरसाननः उवाच दैत्यो दैत्यानां परमाधिपतिर्मयः

atha tānmlānamanasas tadā tāmarasānanaḥ uvāca daityo daityānāṃ paramādhipatirmayaḥ

Then to them, whose minds were withered, the lotus-faced daitya Maya, supreme overlord of the daityas, spoke:

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MtP 137.5

कृत्वा युद्धानि घोराणि प्रमथैः सह सामरैः तोषयित्वा तथा युद्धे प्रमथानमरैः सह

kṛtvā yuddhāni ghorāṇi pramathaiḥ saha sāmaraiḥ toṣayitvā tathā yuddhe pramathānamaraiḥ saha

"Having waged terrible battles with the pramathas along with the immortals, and having thus in the fight gratified the pramathas together with the immortals,

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MtP 137.6

यूयं यत्प्रथमं दैत्याः पश्चाच्च बलपीडिताः प्रविष्टा नगरं त्रासात् प्रमथैर्भृशमर्दिताः

yūyaṃ yatprathamaṃ daityāḥ paścācca balapīḍitāḥ praviṣṭā nagaraṃ trāsāt pramathairbhṛśamarditāḥ

in that you, O daityas, first (fought) and afterwards, hard pressed by their force, entered the city out of terror, sorely crushed by the pramathas—

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MtP 137.7

अप्रियं क्रियते व्यक्तं देवैर्नास्त्यत्र संशयः यत्र नाम महाभागाः प्रविशन्ति गिरेर्वनम्

apriyaṃ kriyate vyaktaṃ devairnāstyatra saṃśayaḥ yatra nāma mahābhāgāḥ praviśanti girervanam

Clearly some hostility is being done by the gods—there is no doubt of it here—since indeed, O greatly fortunate ones, they are entering the forest of the mountain.

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MtP 137.8

अहो हि कालस्य बलम् अहो कालो हि दुर्जयः यत्रेदृशस्य दुर्गस्य उपरोधो ऽवमागतः

aho hi kālasya balam aho kālo hi durjayaḥ yatredṛśasya durgasya uparodho 'vamāgataḥ

Ah, the power of Time! Ah, Time is indeed hard to conquer, since a siege of such a fortress as this has come about (as a humiliation).

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MtP 137.9

मये विवदमाने तु नर्दमान इवाम्बुदे बभूवुर्निष्प्रभा दैत्या ग्रहा इन्दूदये यथा

maye vivadamāne tu nardamāna ivāmbude babhūvurniṣprabhā daityā grahā indūdaye yathā

But while Maya was speaking, like a thundering cloud, the Daityas became lustreless, as the planets do at the rising of the moon.

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MtP 137.10

वापीपालास्ततो ऽभ्येत्य नभः काल इवाम्बुदाः मयमाहुर्यमप्रख्यं साञ्जलिप्रग्रहाः स्थिताः

vāpīpālāstato 'bhyetya nabhaḥ kāla ivāmbudāḥ mayamāhuryamaprakhyaṃ sāñjalipragrahāḥ sthitāḥ

Then the guardians of the pool, approaching like clouds (approaching) the sky at the (rainy) season, spoke to Maya, who looked like Yama, standing with folded hands raised.

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MtP 137.11

या सामृतरसा गूढा वापी वै निर्मिता त्वया समाकुलोत्पलवना समीनाकुलपङ्कजा

yā sāmṛtarasā gūḍhā vāpī vai nirmitā tvayā samākulotpalavanā samīnākulapaṅkajā

"That hidden pool which was made by you, having nectar for its water, crowded with thickets of blue lotuses, its lotuses thick with fish—

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MtP 137.12

पीता सा वृषरूपेण केनचिद्दैत्यनायक वापी सा साम्प्रतं दृष्टा मृतसंज्ञा इवाङ्गना

pītā sā vṛṣarūpeṇa kenaciddaityanāyaka vāpī sā sāmprataṃ dṛṣṭā mṛtasaṃjñā ivāṅganā

—it has been drunk up by someone in the form of a bull, O leader of the Daityas; that pool is now seen like a woman whose consciousness has died."

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MtP 137.13

वापीपालवचः श्रुत्वा मयो ऽसौ दानवप्रभुः कष्टमित्यसकृत्प्रोच्य दितिजानिदमब्रवीत्

vāpīpālavacaḥ śrutvā mayo 'sau dānavaprabhuḥ kaṣṭamityasakṛtprocya ditijānidamabravīt

Having heard the words of the pool-guardians, that Maya, lord of the Dānavas, saying "Alas!" again and again, spoke this to the sons of Diti:

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MtP 137.14

मया मायाबलकृता वापी पीता त्वियं यदि विनष्टाः स्म न संदेहस् त्रिपुरं दानवा गतम्

mayā māyābalakṛtā vāpī pītā tviyaṃ yadi vinaṣṭāḥ sma na saṃdehas tripuraṃ dānavā gatam

"If this pool, made by me by the power of illusion, has been drunk, then we are destroyed—there is no doubt, Dānavas—Tripura is gone.

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MtP 137.15

निहतान्निहतान्दैत्यान् आजीवयति दैवतैः पीता वा यदि वा वापी पीता वै पीतवाससा

nihatānnihatāndaityān ājīvayati daivataiḥ pītā vā yadi vā vāpī pītā vai pītavāsasā

It used to revive the Daityas slain again and again by the gods; but whether the pool has (merely) been drunk, or drunk by the Yellow-clad One (Viṣṇu)—

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MtP 137.16

को ऽन्यो मन्मायया गुप्तां वापीम् अमृततोयिनीम् पास्यते विष्णुमजितं वर्जयित्वा गदाधरम्

ko 'nyo manmāyayā guptāṃ vāpīm amṛtatoyinīm pāsyate viṣṇumajitaṃ varjayitvā gadādharam

—who else would drink the pool of nectar-water, guarded by my magic, save the unconquered Viṣṇu, the mace-bearer?

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MtP 137.17

सुगुह्यम् अपि दैत्यानां नास्त्यस्याविदितं भुवि यत्र मद्वरकौशल्यं विज्ञातं न वृतं बुधैः

suguhyam api daityānāṃ nāstyasyāviditaṃ bhuvi yatra madvarakauśalyaṃ vijñātaṃ na vṛtaṃ budhaiḥ

Even what is well hidden of the Daityas is not unknown to him on earth, since my skill in boons has been found out and not warded off by the wise.

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MtP 137.18

समो ऽयं रुचिरो देशो निर्द्रुमो निर्द्रुमाचलः नवाम्भःपूरितं कृत्वा बाधन्ते ऽस्मान्मरुद्गणाः

samo 'yaṃ ruciro deśo nirdrumo nirdrumācalaḥ navāmbhaḥpūritaṃ kṛtvā bādhante 'smānmarudgaṇāḥ

This place is level and pleasant, without trees, its hills without trees; having filled it with fresh water, the hosts of the winds harass us.

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MtP 137.19

ते यूयं यदि मन्यध्वं सागरोपरिधिष्ठिताः प्रमथानां महावेगं सहामः श्वसनोपमम्

te yūyaṃ yadi manyadhvaṃ sāgaroparidhiṣṭhitāḥ pramathānāṃ mahāvegaṃ sahāmaḥ śvasanopamam

So if you agree, stationed above the ocean we shall withstand the great onrush of the Pramathas, which is like the wind.

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MtP 137.20

एतेषां च समारम्भास् तस्मिन्सागरसम्प्लवे निरुत्साहा भविष्यन्ति एतद्रथपथावृताः

eteṣāṃ ca samārambhās tasminsāgarasamplave nirutsāhā bhaviṣyanti etadrathapathāvṛtāḥ

And in that flood of the sea the undertakings of these (foes) will be without vigour, hemmed in by this chariot-road.

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MtP 137.21

युध्यतां निघ्नतां शत्रून् भीतानां च द्रविष्यताम् सागरो ऽम्बरसंकाशः शरणं नो भविष्यति

yudhyatāṃ nighnatāṃ śatrūn bhītānāṃ ca draviṣyatām sāgaro 'mbarasaṃkāśaḥ śaraṇaṃ no bhaviṣyati

For us fighting, slaying our enemies, and, when frightened, fleeing, the ocean, resembling the sky, will be a refuge."

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MtP 137.22

इत्युक्त्वा स मयो दैत्यो दैत्यानामधिपस्तदा त्रिपुरेण ययौ तूर्णं सागरं सिन्धुबान्धवम्

ityuktvā sa mayo daityo daityānāmadhipastadā tripureṇa yayau tūrṇaṃ sāgaraṃ sindhubāndhavam

Having spoken thus, that Daitya Maya, then lord of the Daityas, went swiftly with Tripura to the ocean, kinsman of the rivers.

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MtP 137.23

सागरे जलगम्भीर उत्पपात पुरं वरम् अवतस्थुः पुराण्येव गोपुराभरणानि च

sāgare jalagambhīra utpapāta puraṃ varam avatasthuḥ purāṇyeva gopurābharaṇāni ca

In the ocean, deep with water, the excellent city rose up; and the cities stood just as they were, adorned with their gate-towers.

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MtP 137.24

अपक्रान्ते तु त्रिपुरे त्रिपुरारिस्त्रिलोचनः पितामहमुवाचेदं वेदवादविशारदम्

apakrānte tu tripure tripurāristrilocanaḥ pitāmahamuvācedaṃ vedavādaviśāradam

But when Tripura had departed, the three-eyed foe of Tripura said this to the Grandfather, who is skilled in the utterance of the Vedas:

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MtP 137.25

पितामह दृढं भीता भगवन्दानवा हि नः विपुलं सागरं ते तु दानवाः समुपाश्रिताः

pitāmaha dṛḍhaṃ bhītā bhagavandānavā hi naḥ vipulaṃ sāgaraṃ te tu dānavāḥ samupāśritāḥ

"Grandfather, lord, the Dānavas are thoroughly afraid of us; but those Dānavas have taken refuge in the vast ocean.

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MtP 137.26

यत एव हि ते यातास् त्रिपुरेण तु दानवाः तत एव रथं तूर्णं प्रापयस्व पितामह

yata eva hi te yātās tripureṇa tu dānavāḥ tata eva rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ prāpayasva pitāmaha

By the very way by which those Dānavas have gone with Tripura, by that same way bring the chariot swiftly, O Grandfather."

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MtP 137.27

सिंहनादं ततः कृत्वा देवा देवरथं च तम् परिवार्य ययुर्हृष्टाः सायुधाः पश्चिमोदधिम्

siṃhanādaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā devā devarathaṃ ca tam parivārya yayurhṛṣṭāḥ sāyudhāḥ paścimodadhim

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MtP 137.28

ततो ऽमरामरगुरुं परिवार्य भवं हरम् नर्दयन्तो ययुस्तूर्णं सागरं दानवालयम्

tato 'marāmaraguruṃ parivārya bhavaṃ haram nardayanto yayustūrṇaṃ sāgaraṃ dānavālayam

Then the immortals, having surrounded Bhava, Hara, the teacher of the immortals, went roaring swiftly to the ocean, the dwelling-place of the Dānavas.

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MtP 137.30

अमरवरपुरे ऽपि दारुणो जलधररावमृदङ्गगह्वरः दनुतनयनिनादमिश्रितः प्रतिनिधिसंक्षुभिताणवोपमः

amaravarapure 'pi dāruṇo jaladhararāvamṛdaṅgagahvaraḥ danutanayaninādamiśritaḥ pratinidhisaṃkṣubhitāṇavopamaḥ

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MtP 137.31

अथ भुवनपतिर्गतिः सुराणाम् अरिमृगयाम् अददात्सुलब्धबुद्धिः त्रिदशगणपतिर्ह्युवाच शक्रं त्रिपुरगतं सहसा निरीक्ष्य शत्रुम्

atha bhuvanapatirgatiḥ surāṇām arimṛgayām adadātsulabdhabuddhiḥ tridaśagaṇapatirhyuvāca śakraṃ tripuragataṃ sahasā nirīkṣya śatrum

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MtP 137.32

त्रिदशगणपते निशामयैतत् त्रिपुरनिकेतनं दानवाः प्रविष्टाः यमवरुणकुबेरषण्मुखैस्तत् सह गणपैरपि हन्मि तावदेव

tridaśagaṇapate niśāmayaitat tripuraniketanaṃ dānavāḥ praviṣṭāḥ yamavaruṇakuberaṣaṇmukhaistat saha gaṇapairapi hanmi tāvadeva

"O lord of the hosts of the thirty gods, hear this: the Dānavas have entered into the dwelling that is Tripura. Together with Yama, Varuṇa, Kubera and the Six-faced One, and with the lords of the hosts as well, I shall destroy it this very moment."

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MtP 137.33

विहितपरबलाभिघातभूतं व्रज जलधेस्तु यतः पुराणि तस्थुः स रथवरगतो भवः समर्थो ह्य् उदधिमगात्त्रिपुरं पुनर्निहन्तुम्

vihitaparabalābhighātabhūtaṃ vraja jaladhestu yataḥ purāṇi tasthuḥ sa rathavaragato bhavaḥ samartho hy udadhimagāttripuraṃ punarnihantum

"You who have been appointed to be the smiter of the enemy's force, go to the ocean, where the cities stood." So Bhava, mounted on his excellent chariot and equal to (the task), went to the sea to destroy Tripura once again.

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MtP 137.34

इति परिगणयन्तो दितेः सुता ह्य् अवतस्थुर्लवणार्णवोपरिष्टात् अभिभवत्रिपुरं सदानवेन्द्रं शरवर्षैर्मुसलैश्च वज्रमिश्रैः

iti parigaṇayanto diteḥ sutā hy avatasthurlavaṇārṇavopariṣṭāt abhibhavatripuraṃ sadānavendraṃ śaravarṣairmusalaiśca vajramiśraiḥ

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MtP 137.35

अहमपि रथवर्यमास्थितः सुरवरवर्य भवेय पृष्ठतः असुरवरवधार्थमुद्यतानां प्रतिविदधामि सुखाय ते ऽनघ

ahamapi rathavaryamāsthitaḥ suravaravarya bhaveya pṛṣṭhataḥ asuravaravadhārthamudyatānāṃ pratividadhāmi sukhāya te 'nagha

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MtP 137.36

इति भववचनप्रचोदिते दशशतनयनवपुः समुद्यतः त्रिपुरपुरजिघांसया हरिः प्रविकसिताम्बुजलोचनो ययौ

iti bhavavacanapracodite daśaśatanayanavapuḥ samudyataḥ tripurapurajighāṃsayā hariḥ pravikasitāmbujalocano yayau

Thus spurred on by Bhava's words, Hari, his body bearing a thousand eyes, set forth ready, his opened lotus-eyes wide, with the will to destroy the city Tripura.

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