Matsya Purana — Chapter 152

MtP 152.1

तस्मिन्विनिहते दैत्ये ग्रसने लोकनायके निर्मर्यादमयुध्यन्त हरिणा सह दानवाः

tasminvinihate daitye grasane lokanāyake nirmaryādamayudhyanta hariṇā saha dānavāḥ

When that Daitya Grasana, leader of (those) worlds, had been slain, the Dānavas fought with Hari without restraint.

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MtP 152.2

पट्टिशैर्मुशलैः पाशैर् गदाभिः कुणपैरपि तीक्ष्णाननैश्च नाराचैश् चक्रैः शक्तिभिरेव च

paṭṭiśairmuśalaiḥ pāśair gadābhiḥ kuṇapairapi tīkṣṇānanaiśca nārācaiś cakraiḥ śaktibhireva ca

With paṭṭiśas, with clubs, with nooses, with maces, and also with corpses, and with sharp-mouthed nārāca arrows, with discuses and with spears,

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MtP 152.3

तानस्त्रान्दानवैर्मुक्तांश् चित्रयोधी जनार्दनः एकैकं शतशश्चक्रे बाणैरग्निशिखोपमैः

tānastrāndānavairmuktāṃś citrayodhī janārdanaḥ ekaikaṃ śataśaścakre bāṇairagniśikhopamaiḥ

those weapons released by the Dānavas, Janārdana, fighting with varied skill, made each one into hundreds with arrows resembling flames of fire.

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MtP 152.4

ततः क्षीणायुधप्राणा दानवा भ्रान्तचेतसः अस्त्राण्यादातुमभवन्न् असमर्था यदा रणे

tataḥ kṣīṇāyudhaprāṇā dānavā bhrāntacetasaḥ astrāṇyādātumabhavann asamarthā yadā raṇe

Then, when the Dānavas, their weapons and their breath spent, their minds bewildered, became unable to take up weapons in the battle,

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MtP 152.5

तदा मृतैर्गजैरश्वैर् जनार्दनमयोधयन् समन्तात्कोटिशो दैत्याः सर्वतः प्रत्ययोधयन्

tadā mṛtairgajairaśvair janārdanamayodhayan samantātkoṭiśo daityāḥ sarvataḥ pratyayodhayan

then they fought Janārdana with dead elephants and horses; on all sides, by the crore, the Daityas fought back against him from every direction.

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MtP 152.6

बहु कृत्वा वपुर्विष्णुः किंचिच्छान्तभुजो ऽभवत् उवाच च गरुत्मन्तं तस्मिन्सुतुमुले रणे

bahu kṛtvā vapurviṣṇuḥ kiṃcicchāntabhujo 'bhavat uvāca ca garutmantaṃ tasminsutumule raṇe

Viṣṇu, having made his body manifold, became somewhat rested in his arms, and he spoke to Garutmān in that most tumultuous battle:

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MtP 152.7

गरुत्मन्कच्चिदश्रान्तस् त्वमस्मिन्नपि साम्प्रतम् यद्यश्रान्तो ऽसि तद्याहि मथनस्य रथं प्रति

garutmankaccidaśrāntas tvamasminnapi sāmpratam yadyaśrānto 'si tadyāhi mathanasya rathaṃ prati

"Garutmān, are you perhaps not weary even now at this moment? If you are not weary, then go toward Mathana's chariot.

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MtP 152.8

श्रान्तो ऽस्यथ मुहूर्तं त्वं रणादपसृतो भव इत्युक्तो गरुडस्तेन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना

śrānto 'syatha muhūrtaṃ tvaṃ raṇādapasṛto bhava ityukto garuḍastena viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā

But if you are weary, then withdraw from the battle for a while." Thus addressed by that Viṣṇu, the mighty lord, Garuḍa

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MtP 152.9

आससाद रणे दैत्यं मथनं घोरदर्शनम् दैत्यस्त्वभिमुखं दृष्ट्वा शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्

āsasāda raṇe daityaṃ mathanaṃ ghoradarśanam daityastvabhimukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā śaṅkhacakragadādharam

approached in battle the Daitya Mathana, terrible to behold. But the Daitya, seeing before him the bearer of conch, discus and mace,

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MtP 152.10

जघान भिन्दिपालेन शितबाणेन वक्षसि तत्प्रहारमचिन्त्यैव विष्णुस्तस्मिन्महाहवे

jaghāna bhindipālena śitabāṇena vakṣasi tatprahāramacintyaiva viṣṇustasminmahāhave

struck him on the chest with a bhindipāla and a sharp arrow. Paying no heed at all to that blow, Viṣṇu, in that great battle,

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MtP 152.11

जघान पञ्चभिर्बाणैर् मार्जितैश्च शिलाशितैः पुनर्दशभिर् आकृष्टैस् तं तताड स्तनान्तरे

jaghāna pañcabhirbāṇair mārjitaiśca śilāśitaiḥ punardaśabhir ākṛṣṭais taṃ tatāḍa stanāntare

struck (him) with five arrows, polished and whetted on stone, and again with ten drawn (to the ear) he struck him between the breasts.

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MtP 152.12

विद्धो मर्मसु दैत्येन्द्रो हरिबाणैरकम्पत स मुहूर्तं समाश्वास्य जग्राह परिघं तदा

viddho marmasu daityendro haribāṇairakampata sa muhūrtaṃ samāśvāsya jagrāha parighaṃ tadā

Pierced in his vital parts by Hari's arrows, the lord of the Daityas trembled. Having recovered for a moment, he then seized an iron bar.

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MtP 152.13

जघ्ने जनार्दनं चापि परिघेणाग्निवर्चसा विष्णुस्तेन प्रहारेण किंचिदाघूर्णितो ऽभवत्

jaghne janārdanaṃ cāpi parigheṇāgnivarcasā viṣṇustena prahāreṇa kiṃcidāghūrṇito 'bhavat

And he struck Janārdana with the iron club that had the sheen of fire; by that blow Viṣṇu was made somewhat dizzy.

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MtP 152.14

ततः क्रोधविवृत्ताक्षो गदां जग्राह माधवः मथनं सरथं रोषान् निष्पिपेषाथ रोषतः

tataḥ krodhavivṛttākṣo gadāṃ jagrāha mādhavaḥ mathanaṃ sarathaṃ roṣān niṣpipeṣātha roṣataḥ

Then Mādhava, his eyes rolling with rage, seized his mace, and in fury he crushed Mathana together with his chariot out of anger.

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MtP 152.15

स पपाताथ दैत्येन्द्रः क्षयकाले ऽचलो यथा तस्मिन्निपतिते भूमौ दानवे वीर्यशालिनि

sa papātātha daityendraḥ kṣayakāle 'calo yathā tasminnipatite bhūmau dānave vīryaśālini

Then that lord of the Daityas fell, like a mountain at the time of dissolution; and when that Dānava rich in valour had fallen to the ground,

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MtP 152.16

अवसादं ययुर्दैत्याः कर्दमे करिणो यथा ततस्तेषु विपन्नेषु दानवेष्वतिमानिषु

avasādaṃ yayurdaityāḥ kardame kariṇo yathā tatasteṣu vipanneṣu dānaveṣvatimāniṣu

the Daityas sank down, as elephants (sink) in mud. Then, when those exceedingly arrogant Dānavas had perished,

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MtP 152.17

प्रकोपाद्रक्तनयनो महिषो दानवेश्वरः प्रत्युद्ययौ हरिं रौद्रः स्वबाहुबलमास्थितः

prakopādraktanayano mahiṣo dānaveśvaraḥ pratyudyayau hariṃ raudraḥ svabāhubalamāsthitaḥ

Mahiṣa, lord of the Dānavas, his eyes red with rage, terrible, relying on the strength of his own arms, advanced against Hari.

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MtP 152.18

तीक्ष्णधारेण शूलेन महिषो हरिमर्दयन् शक्त्या च गरुडं वीरो महिषो ऽभ्यहनद्धृदि

tīkṣṇadhāreṇa śūlena mahiṣo harimardayan śaktyā ca garuḍaṃ vīro mahiṣo 'bhyahanaddhṛdi

Crushing Hari with a sharp-edged spear, the hero Mahiṣa also struck Garuḍa in the breast with a javelin.

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MtP 152.19

ततो व्यावृत्य वदनं महाचलगुहानिभम् ग्रस्तुमैच्छद्रणे दैत्यः स गरुत्मन्तमच्युतम्

tato vyāvṛtya vadanaṃ mahācalaguhānibham grastumaicchadraṇe daityaḥ sa garutmantamacyutam

Then, opening wide his mouth, which was like the cave of a great mountain, that Daitya wished to swallow in battle both Garutmān and Acyuta.

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MtP 152.20

अथाच्युतो ऽपि विज्ञाय दानवस्य चिकीर्षितम् वदनं पूरयामास दिव्यैरस्त्रैर्महाबलः

athācyuto 'pi vijñāya dānavasya cikīrṣitam vadanaṃ pūrayāmāsa divyairastrairmahābalaḥ

But Acyuta too, knowing what the Dānava intended to do, mighty as he was, filled that mouth with divine weapons.

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MtP 152.21

महिषस्याथ ससृजे बाणौघं गरुडध्वजः पिधाय वदनं दिव्यैर् दिव्यास्त्रपरिमन्त्रितैः

mahiṣasyātha sasṛje bāṇaughaṃ garuḍadhvajaḥ pidhāya vadanaṃ divyair divyāstraparimantritaiḥ

Then he whose banner is Garuḍa loosed a flood of arrows at Mahiṣa, having closed his mouth with divine (shafts) consecrated with divine-weapon spells.

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MtP 152.22

स तैर्बाणैरभिहतो महिषो ऽचलसंनिभः परिवर्तितकायो ऽधः पपात न ममार च

sa tairbāṇairabhihato mahiṣo 'calasaṃnibhaḥ parivartitakāyo 'dhaḥ papāta na mamāra ca

Struck by those arrows, Mahiṣa, who resembled a mountain, his body turned over, fell down—yet he did not die.

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MtP 152.23

महिषं पतितं दृष्ट्वा भूमौ प्रोवाच केशवः महिषासुर मत्तस्त्वं वधं नास्त्रैरिहार्हसि

mahiṣaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūmau provāca keśavaḥ mahiṣāsura mattastvaṃ vadhaṃ nāstrairihārhasi

Seeing Mahiṣa fallen on the ground, Keśava said: "Mahiṣāsura, you do not deserve death here from me by weapons.

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MtP 152.24

योषिद्वध्यः पुरोक्तो ऽसि साक्षात्कमलयोनिना उत्तिष्ठ जीवितं रक्ष गच्छास्मात्संगराद्द्रुतम्

yoṣidvadhyaḥ purokto 'si sākṣātkamalayoninā uttiṣṭha jīvitaṃ rakṣa gacchāsmātsaṃgarāddrutam

It was declared of old by the lotus-born (Brahmā) himself that you are to be slain by a woman. Rise, guard your life, go quickly away from this battle."

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MtP 152.25

तस्मिन्पराङ्मुखे दैत्ये महिषे शुम्भदानवः संदष्टौष्ठपुटः कोपाद् भ्रुकुटीकुटिलाननः

tasminparāṅmukhe daitye mahiṣe śumbhadānavaḥ saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭaḥ kopād bhrukuṭīkuṭilānanaḥ

When that Daitya Mahiṣa had turned away, the Dānava Śumbha, biting his lips, his face crooked with a frown from anger—

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MtP 152.26

निर्मथ्य पाणिना पाणिं धनुरादाय भैरवम् सज्यं चकार स धनुः शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान्

nirmathya pāṇinā pāṇiṃ dhanurādāya bhairavam sajyaṃ cakāra sa dhanuḥ śarāṃścāśīviṣopamān

grinding hand against hand, taking up his fearsome bow, he strung that bow, and (took) arrows like venomous serpents.

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MtP 152.27

स चित्रयोधी दृढमुष्टिपातस् ततस्तु विष्णुं गरुडं च दैत्यः बाणैर्ज्वलद्वह्निशिखानिकाशैः क्षिप्तैरसंख्यैः परिघातहीनैः

sa citrayodhī dṛḍhamuṣṭipātas tatastu viṣṇuṃ garuḍaṃ ca daityaḥ bāṇairjvaladvahniśikhānikāśaiḥ kṣiptairasaṃkhyaiḥ parighātahīnaiḥ

Then that Daitya, a versatile fighter with a firm grip of the fist, (assailed) Viṣṇu and Garuḍa with countless arrows shot like blazing flames of fire and not failing to strike.

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MtP 152.28

विष्णुश्च दैत्येन्द्रशराहतो ऽपि भुशुण्डिमादाय कृतान्ततुल्याम् तया भुशुण्ड्या च पिपेष मेषं शुम्भस्य पत्त्रं धरणीधराभम्

viṣṇuśca daityendraśarāhato 'pi bhuśuṇḍimādāya kṛtāntatulyām tayā bhuśuṇḍyā ca pipeṣa meṣaṃ śumbhasya pattraṃ dharaṇīdharābham

And Viṣṇu, though struck by the arrows of the Daitya lord, took up a bhuśuṇḍi weapon like Death itself, and with that bhuśuṇḍi he crushed the ram, Śumbha's mount, which looked like a mountain.

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MtP 152.29

तस्मादवप्लुत्य हताच्च मेषाद् भूभौ पदातिः स तु दैत्यनाथः ततो महीस्थस्य हरिः शरौघान् मुमोच कालानलतुल्यभासः

tasmādavaplutya hatācca meṣād bhūbhau padātiḥ sa tu daityanāthaḥ tato mahīsthasya hariḥ śaraughān mumoca kālānalatulyabhāsaḥ

Leaping down from that slain ram, the lord of the Daityas stood on the ground on foot; then Hari released at him, standing on the earth, floods of arrows with a radiance like the fire of doomsday.

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MtP 152.30

शरैस्त्रिभिस्तस्य भुजं बिभेद षड्भिश्च शीर्षं दशभिश्च केतुम् विष्णुर्विकृष्टैः श्रवणावसानं दैत्यस्य विव्याध विवृत्तनेत्रः

śaraistribhistasya bhujaṃ bibheda ṣaḍbhiśca śīrṣaṃ daśabhiśca ketum viṣṇurvikṛṣṭaiḥ śravaṇāvasānaṃ daityasya vivyādha vivṛttanetraḥ

With three arrows he split his arm, with six his head, and with ten his banner; Viṣṇu, his eyes rolling, pierced the Daitya with shafts drawn back as far as his ear.

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MtP 152.31

स तेन विद्धो व्यथितो बभूव दैत्येश्वरो विस्रुतशोणितौघः ततो ऽस्य किंचिच् चलितस्य धैर्याद् उवाच शङ्खाम्बुजशार्ङ्गपाणिः

sa tena viddho vyathito babhūva daityeśvaro visrutaśoṇitaughaḥ tato 'sya kiṃcic calitasya dhairyād uvāca śaṅkhāmbujaśārṅgapāṇiḥ

Pierced by him, the lord of the Daityas became afflicted, with streams of blood flowing out; then, as his firmness wavered a little, he who holds the conch, the lotus, and the Śārṅga bow said to him:

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MtP 152.32

कुमारिवध्यो ऽसि रणं विमुञ्च शुम्भासुर स्वल्पतरैरहोभिः वधं न मत्तो ऽर्हसि चेह मूढ वृथैव किं युद्धसमुत्सुको ऽसि

kumārivadhyo 'si raṇaṃ vimuñca śumbhāsura svalpatarairahobhiḥ vadhaṃ na matto 'rhasi ceha mūḍha vṛthaiva kiṃ yuddhasamutsuko 'si

"You are to be slain by a maiden—give up the fight, Śumbhāsura; in very few days (it will be so). You do not deserve death here at my hands, fool; why are you so eager for battle to no purpose?"

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MtP 152.33

जम्भो वचो विष्णुमुखान्निशम्य निमिश्च निष्पेष्टुमियेष विष्णुम् गदामथोद्यम्य निमिः प्रचण्डां जघान गाढां गरुडं शिरस्तः

jambho vaco viṣṇumukhānniśamya nimiśca niṣpeṣṭumiyeṣa viṣṇum gadāmathodyamya nimiḥ pracaṇḍāṃ jaghāna gāḍhāṃ garuḍaṃ śirastaḥ

Jambha, hearing the words from Viṣṇu's mouth, and Nimi too, sought to crush Viṣṇu; then Nimi, raising up a fierce mace, struck Garuḍa hard upon the head.

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MtP 152.34

शुम्भो ऽपि विष्णुं परिघेण मूर्ध्नि प्रमृष्टरत्नौघविचित्रभासा तौ दानवाभ्यां विषमैः प्रहारैर् निपेतुरुर्व्यां घनपावकाभौ

śumbho 'pi viṣṇuṃ parigheṇa mūrdhni pramṛṣṭaratnaughavicitrabhāsā tau dānavābhyāṃ viṣamaiḥ prahārair nipetururvyāṃ ghanapāvakābhau

Śumbha too (struck) Viṣṇu on the head with an iron club whose glitter was many-coloured with a mass of polished gems; and the two, from the two dānavas' cruel blows, fell to the earth, resembling a cloud and a fire.

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MtP 152.35

तत्कर्म दृष्ट्वा दितिजास्तु सर्वे जगर्जुरुच्चैः कृतसिंहनादाः धनूंषि चास्फोट्य सुराभिघातैर् व्यदारयन्भूमिमपि प्रचण्डाः वासांसि चैवादुधुवुः परे तु दध्मुश्च शङ्खानकगोमुखौघान्

tatkarma dṛṣṭvā ditijāstu sarve jagarjuruccaiḥ kṛtasiṃhanādāḥ dhanūṃṣi cāsphoṭya surābhighātair vyadārayanbhūmimapi pracaṇḍāḥ vāsāṃsi caivādudhuvuḥ pare tu dadhmuśca śaṅkhānakagomukhaughān

Seeing that deed, all the sons of Diti roared aloud, raising lion-roars; and the fierce ones, twanging their bows, split even the earth with blows meant for the gods; some waved their garments about, while others blew conches, drums and horn-trumpets.

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MtP 152.36

अथ संज्ञामवाप्याशु गरुडो ऽपि सकेशवः पराङ्मुखो रणात्तस्मात् पलायत महाजवः

atha saṃjñāmavāpyāśu garuḍo 'pi sakeśavaḥ parāṅmukho raṇāttasmāt palāyata mahājavaḥ

Then Garuḍa too, quickly regaining consciousness, turned his face away and fled from that battle together with Keśava, being of great speed.

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