Matsya Purana — Chapter 151
MtP 151.2
कृष्णचामरजालाढ्ये सुधाविरचिताङ्कुरे चित्रपञ्चपताके तु प्रभिन्नकरटामुखे
kṛṣṇacāmarajālāḍhye sudhāviracitāṅkure citrapañcapatāke tu prabhinnakaraṭāmukhe
On (an elephant) rich with a net of black yak-tail whisks, its tusk-tips dressed with white plaster, with five bright banners, its temples oozing (rut),
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MtP 151.3
पर्वताभे गजे भीमे मदस्राविणि दुर्धरे आरुह्याजौ निमिर्दैत्यो हरिं प्रत्युद्ययौ बली
parvatābhe gaje bhīme madasrāviṇi durdhare āruhyājau nimirdaityo hariṃ pratyudyayau balī
a terrible elephant like a mountain, streaming rut-fluid, hard to control — mounting it, the mighty demon Nimi advanced against Hari in battle.
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MtP 151.4
तस्यासन्दानवा रौद्रा गजस्य पदरक्षिणः सप्तविंशतिसाहस्राः किरीटकवचोज्ज्वलाः
tasyāsandānavā raudrā gajasya padarakṣiṇaḥ saptaviṃśatisāhasrāḥ kirīṭakavacojjvalāḥ
That elephant had as its foot-guards fierce Dānavas, twenty-seven thousand, blazing with diadems and armour.
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MtP 151.5
अश्वारूढश्च मथनो जम्भकश्चोष्ट्रवाहनः शुम्भो ऽपि विपुलं मेषं समारुह्याव्रजद्रणम्
aśvārūḍhaśca mathano jambhakaścoṣṭravāhanaḥ śumbho 'pi vipulaṃ meṣaṃ samāruhyāvrajadraṇam
And Mathana rode a horse, and Jambhaka had a camel for his mount; Śumbha too, mounting a huge ram, went to the battle.
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MtP 151.6
अपरे दानवेन्द्रास्तु यत्ता नानास्त्रपाणयः आजघ्नुः समरे क्रुद्धा विष्णुमक्लिष्टकारिणम्
apare dānavendrāstu yattā nānāstrapāṇayaḥ ājaghnuḥ samare kruddhā viṣṇumakliṣṭakāriṇam
But the other lords of the Dānavas, ready, with various weapons in their hands, angrily struck at Viṣṇu, the tireless doer, in the fight.
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MtP 151.7
परिघेण निमिर्दैत्यो मथनो मुद्गरेण तु शुम्भः शूलेन तीक्ष्णेन प्रासेन ग्रसनस्तथा
parigheṇa nimirdaityo mathano mudgareṇa tu śumbhaḥ śūlena tīkṣṇena prāsena grasanastathā
The demon Nimi with an iron club, Mathana with a hammer, Śumbha with a sharp lance, and Grasana with a javelin,
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MtP 151.8
चक्रेण महिषः क्रुद्धो जम्भः शक्त्या महारणे जघ्नुर्नारायणं सर्वे शेषास्तीक्ष्णैश्च मार्गणैः
cakreṇa mahiṣaḥ kruddho jambhaḥ śaktyā mahāraṇe jaghnurnārāyaṇaṃ sarve śeṣāstīkṣṇaiśca mārgaṇaiḥ
Mahiṣa in rage with a discus, Jambha with a spear in that great battle — all struck Nārāyaṇa, and the rest with sharp arrows.
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MtP 151.9
तान्यस्त्राणि प्रयुक्तानि शरीरं विविशुर्हरेः गुरूक्तान्युपदिष्टानि सच्छिष्यस्य श्रुताविव
tānyastrāṇi prayuktāni śarīraṃ viviśurhareḥ gurūktānyupadiṣṭāni sacchiṣyasya śrutāviva
Those weapons, when loosed, entered Hari's body as a teacher's words, once taught, enter the hearing of a good pupil.
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MtP 151.10
असम्भ्रान्तो रणे विष्णुर् अथ जग्राह कार्मुकम् शरांश्चाशीविषाकारांस् तैलधौतानजिह्मगान्
asambhrānto raṇe viṣṇur atha jagrāha kārmukam śarāṃścāśīviṣākārāṃs tailadhautānajihmagān
Then Viṣṇu, unflurried in the battle, took up his bow and arrows shaped like venomous serpents, oil-washed and straight-flying.
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MtP 151.11
ततो ऽभिसंध्य दैत्यांस्तान् आकर्णाकृष्टकार्मुकः अभ्यद्रवद्रणे क्रुद्धो दैत्यानीके तु पौरुषात्
tato 'bhisaṃdhya daityāṃstān ākarṇākṛṣṭakārmukaḥ abhyadravadraṇe kruddho daityānīke tu pauruṣāt
Then, taking aim at those Daityas, his bow drawn back to the ear, he charged in the battle, enraged, manfully upon the Daitya army.
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MtP 151.12
निमिं विव्याध विंशत्या बाणानामग्निवर्चसाम् मथनं दशभिर्बाणैः शुम्भं पञ्चभिरेव च
nimiṃ vivyādha viṃśatyā bāṇānāmagnivarcasām mathanaṃ daśabhirbāṇaiḥ śumbhaṃ pañcabhireva ca
He pierced Nimi with twenty arrows of fiery brilliance, Mathana with ten arrows, and Śumbha with just five.
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MtP 151.13
एकेन महिषं क्रुद्धो विव्याधोरसि पत्त्रिणा जम्भं द्वादशभिस्तीक्ष्णैः सर्वांश्चैकैकशो ऽष्टभिः
ekena mahiṣaṃ kruddho vivyādhorasi pattriṇā jambhaṃ dvādaśabhistīkṣṇaiḥ sarvāṃścaikaikaśo 'ṣṭabhiḥ
Enraged, he pierced Mahiṣa in the chest with a single feathered shaft, Jambha with twelve sharp ones, and all (the rest) with eight each.
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MtP 151.14
तस्य तल्लाघवं दृष्ट्वा दानवाः क्रोधमूर्छिताः नर्दमानाः प्रयत्नेन चक्रुरत्यद्भुतं रणम्
tasya tallāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavāḥ krodhamūrchitāḥ nardamānāḥ prayatnena cakruratyadbhutaṃ raṇam
Seeing that deftness of his, the Dānavas, swooning with rage and roaring, made the fight exceedingly wondrous by their effort.
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MtP 151.15
चिछेदाथ धनुर्विष्णोर् निमिर्भल्लेन दानवः संध्यमानं शरं हस्ते चिछेद महिषासुरः
cichedātha dhanurviṣṇor nimirbhallena dānavaḥ saṃdhyamānaṃ śaraṃ haste cicheda mahiṣāsuraḥ
Then the Dānava Nimi cut off Viṣṇu's bow with a broad-headed arrow, and the Asura Mahiṣa cut off the arrow (still) being fitted (to the string) in his hand.
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MtP 151.16
पीडयामास गरुडं जम्भस्तीक्ष्णैस्तु सायकैः भुजं तस्याहनद्गाढं शुम्भो भूधरसंनिभः
pīḍayāmāsa garuḍaṃ jambhastīkṣṇaistu sāyakaiḥ bhujaṃ tasyāhanadgāḍhaṃ śumbho bhūdharasaṃnibhaḥ
Jambha harried Garuḍa with sharp arrows, and Śumbha, resembling a mountain, struck his arm hard.
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MtP 151.17
छिन्ने धनुषि गोविन्दो गदां जग्राह भीषणाम् तां प्राहिणोत्स वेगेन मथनाय महाहवे
chinne dhanuṣi govindo gadāṃ jagrāha bhīṣaṇām tāṃ prāhiṇotsa vegena mathanāya mahāhave
With his bow cut, Govinda took up a fearsome mace, and hurled it with force at Mathana in the great battle.
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MtP 151.18
तामप्राप्तां निमिर्बाणैश् चिछेद तिलशो रणे तां नाशमागतां दृष्ट्वा हीनाग्रे प्रार्थनामिव
tāmaprāptāṃ nimirbāṇaiś cicheda tilaśo raṇe tāṃ nāśamāgatāṃ dṛṣṭvā hīnāgre prārthanāmiva
Before it arrived, Nimi cut it to sesame-sized bits with his arrows in the battle; seeing it come to nothing, like a request (made) to one lacking (means)—
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MtP 151.19
जग्राह मुद्गरं घोरं दिव्यरत्नपरिष्कृतम् तं मुमोचाथ वेगेन निमिमुद्दिश्य दानवम्
jagrāha mudgaraṃ ghoraṃ divyaratnapariṣkṛtam taṃ mumocātha vegena nimimuddiśya dānavam
(he) took up a dreadful hammer adorned with divine gems, and then hurled it swiftly, aiming at the Dānava Nimi.
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MtP 151.20
तम् आयान्तं वियत्येव त्रयो दैत्या न्यवारयन् गदया जम्भदैत्यस्तु ग्रसनः पट्टिशेन तु
tam āyāntaṃ viyatyeva trayo daityā nyavārayan gadayā jambhadaityastu grasanaḥ paṭṭiśena tu
As it came on, three Daityas warded it off right in the sky: the Daitya Jambha with a mace, Grasana with a spiked spear,
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MtP 151.21
शक्त्या च महिषो दैत्यः स्वपक्षजयकाङ्क्षया निराकृतं तमालोक्य दुर्जने प्रणयं यथा
śaktyā ca mahiṣo daityaḥ svapakṣajayakāṅkṣayā nirākṛtaṃ tamālokya durjane praṇayaṃ yathā
and the Daitya Mahiṣa with a spear, out of longing for their own side's victory. Seeing it turned aside, like affection (shown) to a wicked man,
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MtP 151.22
जग्राह शक्तिमुग्राग्राम् अष्टघण्टोत्कटस्वनाम् जम्भाय तां समुद्दिश्य प्राहिणोद्रणभीषणः
jagrāha śaktimugrāgrām aṣṭaghaṇṭotkaṭasvanām jambhāya tāṃ samuddiśya prāhiṇodraṇabhīṣaṇaḥ
(he) took up a spear with a terrible point, loud with eight bells, and, aiming it at Jambha, the terror of the battle hurled it.
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MtP 151.23
तामम्बरस्थां जग्राह गजो दानवनन्दनः गृहीतां तां समालोक्य शिक्षामिव विवेकिभिः
tāmambarasthāṃ jagrāha gajo dānavanandanaḥ gṛhītāṃ tāṃ samālokya śikṣāmiva vivekibhiḥ
While it was in the air, Gaja, the Dānava's son, caught it; and seeing it caught, like instruction (grasped) by the discerning,
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MtP 151.24
दृढं भारसहं सारम् अन्यदादाय कार्मुकम् रौद्रास्त्रमभिसंधाय तस्मिन्बाणं मुमोच ह
dṛḍhaṃ bhārasahaṃ sāram anyadādāya kārmukam raudrāstramabhisaṃdhāya tasminbāṇaṃ mumoca ha
taking up another bow, firm, able to bear strain, and strong, he fitted (to it) the Raudra weapon and released an arrow at him.
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MtP 151.25
ततो ऽस्त्रतेजसा सर्वं व्याप्तं लोकं चराचरम् ततो बाणमयं सर्वम् आकाशं समदृश्यत
tato 'stratejasā sarvaṃ vyāptaṃ lokaṃ carācaram tato bāṇamayaṃ sarvam ākāśaṃ samadṛśyata
Then the whole world, moving and unmoving, was filled with the weapon's fiery power; then all the sky was seen to consist of arrows.
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MtP 151.26
भूर्दिशो विदिशश्चैव बाणजालमया बभुः दृष्ट्वा तदस्त्रमाहात्म्यं सेननीर् ग्रसनो ऽसुरः
bhūrdiśo vidiśaścaiva bāṇajālamayā babhuḥ dṛṣṭvā tadastramāhātmyaṃ senanīr grasano 'suraḥ
The earth, the directions and the intermediate directions shone as though made of a net of arrows. Seeing the greatness of that weapon, the general, the Asura Grasana,
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MtP 151.27
ब्राह्ममस्त्रं चकारासौ सर्वास्त्रविनिवारणम् तेन तत्प्रशमं यातं रौद्रास्त्रं लोकघस्मरम्
brāhmamastraṃ cakārāsau sarvāstravinivāraṇam tena tatpraśamaṃ yātaṃ raudrāstraṃ lokaghasmaram
employed the Brahmā weapon, which repels all weapons; by it that world-devouring Raudra weapon was quenched.
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MtP 151.28
अस्त्रे प्रतिहते तस्मिन् विष्णुर्दानवसूदनः कालदण्डास्त्रमकरोत् सर्वलोकभयंकरम्
astre pratihate tasmin viṣṇurdānavasūdanaḥ kāladaṇḍāstramakarot sarvalokabhayaṃkaram
When that weapon had been countered, Viṣṇu, slayer of the Dānavas, employed the Kāladaṇḍa weapon, terrifying to all the worlds.
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MtP 151.29
संधीयमाने तस्मिंस्तु मारुतः परुषो ववौ चकम्पे च मही देवी दैत्या भिन्नधियो ऽभवन्
saṃdhīyamāne tasmiṃstu mārutaḥ paruṣo vavau cakampe ca mahī devī daityā bhinnadhiyo 'bhavan
But as that (weapon) was being fitted (to the bow), a harsh wind blew, and the goddess Earth trembled, and the Daityas became distracted in mind.
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MtP 151.30
तदस्त्रमुग्रं दृष्ट्वा तु दानवा युद्धदुर्मदाः चक्रुरस्त्राणि दिव्यानि नानारूपाणि संयुगे
tadastramugraṃ dṛṣṭvā tu dānavā yuddhadurmadāḥ cakrurastrāṇi divyāni nānārūpāṇi saṃyuge
But seeing that terrible weapon, the Dānavas, drunk with the frenzy of battle, made divine weapons of many forms in the fight.
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MtP 151.31
नारायणास्त्रं ग्रसनो गृहीत्वा चक्रं निमिः स्वास्त्रवरं मुमोच ऐषीकमस्त्रं च चकार जम्भस् तत्कालदण्डास्त्रनिवारणाय
nārāyaṇāstraṃ grasano gṛhītvā cakraṃ nimiḥ svāstravaraṃ mumoca aiṣīkamastraṃ ca cakāra jambhas tatkāladaṇḍāstranivāraṇāya
Grasana, taking up the Nārāyaṇa-weapon, and Nimi his discus, released his own best weapon, and Jambha made the reed-weapon (aiṣīka), to ward off that Kāladaṇḍa weapon.
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MtP 151.32
यावन्न संध्या न दशां प्रयान्ति दैत्येश्वराश्चास्त्रनिवारणाय तावत्क्षणेनैव जघान कोटीर् दैत्येश्वराणां सगजान्सहाश्वान्
yāvanna saṃdhyā na daśāṃ prayānti daityeśvarāścāstranivāraṇāya tāvatkṣaṇenaiva jaghāna koṭīr daityeśvarāṇāṃ sagajānsahāśvān
Before the joining (of the weapons) took effect, and before the lords of the Daityas reached (their) state for warding off the weapon, in that very instant it slew crores of Daitya lords together with their elephants and horses.
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MtP 151.33
अनन्तरं शान्तमभूत्तदस्त्रं दैत्यास्त्रयोगेण तु कालदण्डम् शान्तं तदालोक्य हरिः स्वशस्त्रं स्वविक्रमे मन्युपरीतमूर्तिः
anantaraṃ śāntamabhūttadastraṃ daityāstrayogeṇa tu kāladaṇḍam śāntaṃ tadālokya hariḥ svaśastraṃ svavikrame manyuparītamūrtiḥ
Immediately afterwards that weapon, the Kāladaṇḍa, was quenched by the conjunction of the Daityas' weapons. Seeing his own weapon quenched, Hari, his form filled with wrath at (this check to) his own valour,
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MtP 151.34
जग्राह चक्रं तपनायुताभम् उग्रारमात्मानमिव द्वितीयम् चिक्षेप सेनापतये ऽभिसंध्य कण्ठस्थलं वज्रकठोरमुग्रम्
jagrāha cakraṃ tapanāyutābham ugrāramātmānamiva dvitīyam cikṣepa senāpataye 'bhisaṃdhya kaṇṭhasthalaṃ vajrakaṭhoramugram
seized the discus, gleaming like ten thousand suns, with fierce spokes, like a second self of his, and hurled it at the general (of the army), aiming at the region of his neck, hard as adamant and terrible.
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MtP 151.35
चक्रं तदाकाशगतं विलोक्य सर्वात्मना दैत्यवराः स्ववीर्यैः नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं प्रचण्डं दैवं यथा कर्म मुधा प्रपन्नम्
cakraṃ tadākāśagataṃ vilokya sarvātmanā daityavarāḥ svavīryaiḥ nāśaknuvanvārayituṃ pracaṇḍaṃ daivaṃ yathā karma mudhā prapannam
Seeing that discus gone into the sky, the foremost of the Daityas with their whole beings, with their own valour, were unable to ward off that violent (weapon) — as (one cannot ward off) fate, when karma has come upon (one) in vain.
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MtP 151.36
तमप्रतर्क्यं जनयन्नजय्यं चक्रं पपात ग्रसनस्य कण्ठे द्विधा तु कृत्वा ग्रसनस्य कण्ठं तद्रक्तधारारुणघोरनाभि जगाम भूयो ऽपि जनार्दनस्य पाणिं प्रवृद्धानलतुल्यदीप्ति
tamapratarkyaṃ janayannajayyaṃ cakraṃ papāta grasanasya kaṇṭhe dvidhā tu kṛtvā grasanasya kaṇṭhaṃ tadraktadhārāruṇaghoranābhi jagāma bhūyo 'pi janārdanasya pāṇiṃ pravṛddhānalatulyadīpti
That unimaginable, unconquerable discus fell on Grasana's neck, and having cut Grasana's neck in two, its hub grim and red with streams of his blood, it went back again to the hand of Janārdana, its brilliance equal to a blazing fire.
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