Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 42
PdP 1 42.1
भीष्म उवाच। श्रुतः पद्मोद्भवो ब्रह्मन्विस्तरेण त्वयेरितः। समासाद्भवमाहात्म्यमुत्पत्तिं च गुहस्य च
bhīṣma uvāca| śrutaḥ padmodbhavo brahmanvistareṇa tvayeritaḥ| samāsādbhavamāhātmyamutpattiṃ ca guhasya ca
Bhīṣma said: I have heard, O lotus-born one, O brahman, what was related by you at length—and in summary the greatness of Bhava and the birth of Guha.
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PdP 1 42.2
श्रोतुमिच्छामि ते ब्रह्मन्यथाभूतः कृतं च यत्। तारकश्च कथं भूतो दानवो बलवत्तरः
śrotumicchāmi te brahmanyathābhūtaḥ kṛtaṃ ca yat| tārakaśca kathaṃ bhūto dānavo balavattaraḥ
I wish to hear from you, brahmin, how it actually happened and what was done; and how the Dānava Tāraka came to be so exceedingly strong.
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PdP 1 42.3
कार्त्तिकेयेन स ब्रह्मन्कथं ध्वस्तो महासुरः। कथं रुद्रेण मुनयः प्रेषिता मंदरं गिरिम्
kārttikeyena sa brahmankathaṃ dhvasto mahāsuraḥ| kathaṃ rudreṇa munayaḥ preṣitā maṃdaraṃ girim
Brahmin, how was that great Asura destroyed by Kārttikeya? How were the sages sent by Rudra to Mount Mandara?
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PdP 1 42.4
कथं लब्धा उमा तत्र रुद्रेण परमेष्ठिना। एतदाख्याहि मे सर्वं यथाभूतं महामुने
kathaṃ labdhā umā tatra rudreṇa parameṣṭhinā| etadākhyāhi me sarvaṃ yathābhūtaṃ mahāmune
How was Umā there obtained by Rudra, the supreme lord? Tell me all this as it truly happened, great sage.
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PdP 1 42.5
पुलस्त्य उवाच। कश्यपेन पुरा प्रोक्ता दितिर्दैत्यारणिः शुभा। वज्रसारमयैश्चांगैः पुत्रो देवि भविष्यति
pulastya uvāca| kaśyapena purā proktā ditirdaityāraṇiḥ śubhā| vajrasāramayaiścāṃgaiḥ putro devi bhaviṣyati
Pulastya said: Long ago Diti, the fair one, the kindling-wood of the Daityas, was addressed by Kaśyapa: "Goddess, you shall have a son with limbs made of the essence of adamant.
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PdP 1 42.6
वज्रांगो नाम पुत्रस्तु भविता धर्मवत्सलः। सा च लब्धवरा देवी सुषुवे वज्रदुश्छिदम्
vajrāṃgo nāma putrastu bhavitā dharmavatsalaḥ| sā ca labdhavarā devī suṣuve vajraduśchidam
A son named Vajrāṅga, devoted to dharma, shall come to be." And that goddess, having received the boon, gave birth to one whom even the thunderbolt could not split.
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PdP 1 42.7
स जातमात्र एवाभूत्सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः। उवाच मातरं भक्त्या मातः किं करवाण्यहम्
sa jātamātra evābhūtsarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ| uvāca mātaraṃ bhaktyā mātaḥ kiṃ karavāṇyaham
As soon as he was born he had mastered the meaning of all the scriptures; devotedly he said to his mother: "Mother, what shall I do?"
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PdP 1 42.8
तस्योवाच ततो हृष्टा दितिर्दैत्याधिपस्य तु। बहवो मे हताः पुत्राः सहस्राक्षेण पुत्रक
tasyovāca tato hṛṣṭā ditirdaityādhipasya tu| bahavo me hatāḥ putrāḥ sahasrākṣeṇa putraka
Then Diti, delighted, said to him, the lord of the Daityas: "Many sons of mine have been slain by the Thousand-eyed one, my little son.
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PdP 1 42.9
तेषामपचितिं कर्तुं गच्छ शक्रवधाय तु। बाढमित्येव तां चोक्त्वा जगाम त्रिदिवं बलात्
teṣāmapacitiṃ kartuṃ gaccha śakravadhāya tu| bāḍhamityeva tāṃ coktvā jagāma tridivaṃ balāt
Go, to requite them, to kill Śakra." Saying to her simply "Very well," he went by force to heaven.
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PdP 1 42.10
बध्वा ततः सहस्राक्षं पाशेनामोघवर्चसा। मातुरंतिकमागच्छद्व्याधः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा
badhvā tataḥ sahasrākṣaṃ pāśenāmoghavarcasā| māturaṃtikamāgacchadvyādhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā
Then, having bound the Thousand-eyed one with a noose of unfailing power, he came to his mother's presence (with him), as a hunter with a small deer.
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PdP 1 42.11
एतस्मिन्नंतरे ब्रह्मा कश्यपश्च महातपाः। आगतौ तत्र यत्रास्तां मातापुत्रावभीतकौ
etasminnaṃtare brahmā kaśyapaśca mahātapāḥ| āgatau tatra yatrāstāṃ mātāputrāvabhītakau
Meanwhile Brahmā and Kaśyapa of great austerity came there, where the mother and son were, the two who were unafraid.
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PdP 1 42.12
दृष्ट्वा तु तावुवाचेदं ब्रह्मा कश्यप एव च। मुंचैनं पुत्र देवेंद्रं किमनेन प्रयोजनम्
dṛṣṭvā tu tāvuvācedaṃ brahmā kaśyapa eva ca| muṃcainaṃ putra deveṃdraṃ kimanena prayojanam
Seeing them, Brahmā and Kaśyapa said this: "Release this Indra of the gods, son; what use is he to you?
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PdP 1 42.13
अवमानो वधः प्रोक्तः पुत्र संभावितस्य तु। अस्मद्वाक्येन यो मुक्तस्त्वद्धस्तान्मृत एव सः
avamāno vadhaḥ proktaḥ putra saṃbhāvitasya tu| asmadvākyena yo muktastvaddhastānmṛta eva saḥ
For an esteemed man, son, humiliation is declared to be death: he who is released from your hand at our word is as good as dead.
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PdP 1 42.14
परस्य गौरवान्मुक्तः शत्रूणां शत्रुराहवे। सजीवन्नेव हि मृतो दिवसे दिवसे पुनः
parasya gauravānmuktaḥ śatrūṇāṃ śatrurāhave| sajīvanneva hi mṛto divase divase punaḥ
An enemy released in battle out of respect for another, by his enemies—though living, he is dead again day after day."
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PdP 1 42.15
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वज्रांगः प्रणतो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। न मे कृत्यमनेनास्ति मातुराज्ञा कृता हि मे
etacchrutvā tu vajrāṃgaḥ praṇato vākyamabravīt| na me kṛtyamanenāsti māturājñā kṛtā hi me
Hearing this, Vajrāṅga bowed and spoke these words: "I have no business with him; my mother's command has been carried out by me.
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PdP 1 42.16
त्वं सुरासुरनाथो वै मान्यश्च प्रपितामहः। करिष्ये त्वद्वचो देव एष मुक्तः शतक्रतुः
tvaṃ surāsuranātho vai mānyaśca prapitāmahaḥ| kariṣye tvadvaco deva eṣa muktaḥ śatakratuḥ
You indeed are the lord of gods and Asuras, honoured, the great-grandfather; I shall do as you say, O god—this Śatakratu is released.
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PdP 1 42.17
तपसेमेरतिर्देवनिर्विघ्नंतच्चमेभवेत्। त्वत्प्रसादेन भगवन्नित्युक्त्वा विरराम ह
tapasemeratirdevanirvighnaṃtaccamebhavet| tvatprasādena bhagavannityuktvā virarāma ha
Let me have delight in austerity, O god, and let that be free of obstacles for me by your grace, O Lord." Having said this, he fell silent.
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PdP 1 42.18
तस्मिंस्तूष्णीं स्थिते दैत्ये प्रोवाचेदं पितामहः। ब्रह्मोवाच। तपस्त्वं कुरु मापन्नः सोस्मच्छासनसंस्थितः
tasmiṃstūṣṇīṃ sthite daitye provācedaṃ pitāmahaḥ| brahmovāca| tapastvaṃ kuru māpannaḥ sosmacchāsanasaṃsthitaḥ
When that Daitya stood silent, the Grandfather said this: Brahmā said: Perform austerity, be not troubled; he stands established in our command.
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PdP 1 42.19
अनया चित्तशुद्ध्या हि पर्याप्तं जन्मनः फलम्। इत्युक्त्वा पद्मजः कन्यां ससर्जायतलोचनाम्
anayā cittaśuddhyā hi paryāptaṃ janmanaḥ phalam| ityuktvā padmajaḥ kanyāṃ sasarjāyatalocanām
Indeed, by this purity of mind the fruit of birth is fully attained. Having said this, the Lotus-born created a maiden with long eyes.
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PdP 1 42.20
तामस्मै प्रददौ देवः पत्न्यर्थे पद्मसंभवः। वरांगीति च नामास्याः कृत्वा यातः पितापहः
tāmasmai pradadau devaḥ patnyarthe padmasaṃbhavaḥ| varāṃgīti ca nāmāsyāḥ kṛtvā yātaḥ pitāpahaḥ
The god born from the lotus gave her to him to be his wife, and having made her name Varāṅgī, the father and protector departed.
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PdP 1 42.21
वज्रांगोपि तया सार्द्धं जगाम तपसे वनम्। ऊर्द्ध्वबाहुस्स दैत्येंद्रो चरद्वर्षसहस्रकम्
vajrāṃgopi tayā sārddhaṃ jagāma tapase vanam| ūrddhvabāhussa daityeṃdro caradvarṣasahasrakam
Vajrāṅga too went with her to the forest for austerity; that lord of Daityas, with arms raised, practised it for a thousand years,
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PdP 1 42.22
कालं कमलपत्राक्षः शुद्धबुद्धिर्महातपाः। तावच्चाधोमुखः कालं तावत्पंचाग्निमध्यगः
kālaṃ kamalapatrākṣaḥ śuddhabuddhirmahātapāḥ| tāvaccādhomukhaḥ kālaṃ tāvatpaṃcāgnimadhyagaḥ
(For that) time the lotus-petal-eyed one, of pure mind and great austerity, (stood thus); for just so long with his face downward, for just so long seated amid the five fires.
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PdP 1 42.23
निराहारो घोरतपास्तपोराशिरजायत। ततः सोंतर्जले चक्रे वासं वर्षसहस्रकम्
nirāhāro ghoratapāstaporāśirajāyata| tataḥ soṃtarjale cakre vāsaṃ varṣasahasrakam
Without food, of terrible austerity, he became a very heap of penance. Then he took up his dwelling within the water for a thousand years.
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PdP 1 42.24
जलांतरं प्रविष्टस्य तस्य पत्नी महाव्रता। तस्यैव तीरे सरसः स्थिताऽसौ मौनमाश्रिता
jalāṃtaraṃ praviṣṭasya tasya patnī mahāvratā| tasyaiva tīre sarasaḥ sthitā'sau maunamāśritā
While he had entered within the water, his wife, of great vows, remained on the bank of that very lake, having taken to silence.
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PdP 1 42.25
निराहारं तपो घोरं प्रविवेश महाद्युतिः। तस्यां तपसि वर्तंत्यामिंद्रश्चक्रे विभीषिकाम्
nirāhāraṃ tapo ghoraṃ praviveśa mahādyutiḥ| tasyāṃ tapasi vartaṃtyāmiṃdraścakre vibhīṣikām
She of great splendour entered upon terrible austerity without food. While she was engaged in that austerity, Indra worked a terrifying (assault).
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PdP 1 42.26
गत्वा तु मर्कटाकारस्तदाश्रमपदं महत्। ब्रसीं चकर्ष बलवान्गंधाद्यर्चाकरंडकम्
gatvā tu markaṭākārastadāśramapadaṃ mahat| brasīṃ cakarṣa balavāngaṃdhādyarcākaraṃḍakam
Going in the form of a monkey to that great hermitage site, the strong one dragged off her grass seat and the basket of perfumes and other articles of worship.
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PdP 1 42.27
ततस्तु सिंहरूपेण भीषयामास भामिनीम्। ततो भुजंगरूपेणाप्यदशच्चरणद्वयम्
tatastu siṃharūpeṇa bhīṣayāmāsa bhāminīm| tato bhujaṃgarūpeṇāpyadaśaccaraṇadvayam
Then in the form of a lion he frightened the lady; then in the form of a snake he bit both her feet.
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PdP 1 42.28
तपोबलवशात्सा तु नवध्यत्वं जगाम ह। भीषिकाभिरनेकाभिः क्लेशयन्पाकशासनः
tapobalavaśātsā tu navadhyatvaṃ jagāma ha| bhīṣikābhiranekābhiḥ kleśayanpākaśāsanaḥ
But by the power of her austerity she became unslayable. The chastiser of Pāka (Indra), tormenting her with many terrors—
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PdP 1 42.29
विरराम यदा नैव वज्रांगमहिषी तदा। शैलस्यदुष्टतां मत्वा शापं दातुं समुद्यता
virarāma yadā naiva vajrāṃgamahiṣī tadā| śailasyaduṣṭatāṃ matvā śāpaṃ dātuṃ samudyatā
—when Vajrāṅga's queen still did not desist, she, thinking the mountain wicked, made ready to pronounce a curse.
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PdP 1 42.30
तां शापाभिमुखीं दृष्ट्वा शैलः पुरुषविग्रहः। उवाच तां वरारोहां वरांगीं भीतलोचनः
tāṃ śāpābhimukhīṃ dṛṣṭvā śailaḥ puruṣavigrahaḥ| uvāca tāṃ varārohāṃ varāṃgīṃ bhītalocanaḥ
Seeing her intent on cursing, the mountain, in the form of a man, with frightened eyes spoke to that fair-hipped, fair-limbed woman.
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PdP 1 42.31
शैल उवाच। नाहं महाव्रते दुष्टः सेव्योहं सर्वदेहिनाम्। विप्रियं ते करोत्येष रुषितः पाकशासनः
śaila uvāca| nāhaṃ mahāvrate duṣṭaḥ sevyohaṃ sarvadehinām| vipriyaṃ te karotyeṣa ruṣitaḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
The mountain said: I am not wicked, O woman of great vows; I am to be resorted to by all embodied beings. It is this Indra, enraged, who does you this injury.
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PdP 1 42.32
एतस्मिन्नंतरे जातः कालो वर्षसहस्रकः। तस्मिन्ज्ञात्वा तु भगवान्काले कमलसंभवः
etasminnaṃtare jātaḥ kālo varṣasahasrakaḥ| tasminjñātvā tu bhagavānkāle kamalasaṃbhavaḥ
In this interval a time of a thousand years passed. Knowing (this), at that time the lord born from the lotus,
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PdP 1 42.33
तुष्टः प्रोवाच वज्रांगं तदागत्य जलाशयम्। ब्रह्मोवाच। ददामि सर्वकामं त उत्तिष्ठ दितिनंदन
tuṣṭaḥ provāca vajrāṃgaṃ tadāgatya jalāśayam| brahmovāca| dadāmi sarvakāmaṃ ta uttiṣṭha ditinaṃdana
pleased, came to that pool of water and spoke to Vajrāṅga. Brahmā said: I grant you every wish; rise up, son of Diti.
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PdP 1 42.34
एवमुक्तस्तदोत्थाय स दैत्येंद्रस्तपोनिधिः। उवाच प्रांजलिर्वाक्यं सर्वलोकपितामहम्
evamuktastadotthāya sa daityeṃdrastaponidhiḥ| uvāca prāṃjalirvākyaṃ sarvalokapitāmaham
Thus addressed, that lord of the daityas, a treasury of austerity, then rose and with joined palms spoke these words to the grandfather of all the worlds.
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PdP 1 42.35
वज्रांग उवाच। आसुरो मास्तु मे भावः संतु लोका ममाक्षयाः। तपस्यभिरतिर्मेऽस्तु शरीरस्यास्य वर्तनम्
vajrāṃga uvāca| āsuro māstu me bhāvaḥ saṃtu lokā mamākṣayāḥ| tapasyabhiratirme'stu śarīrasyāsya vartanam
Vajrāṅga said: Let there be no demonic disposition in me; let my worlds be imperishable; let me have delight in austerity, and the sustaining of this body.
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PdP 1 42.36
एवमस्त्विति तं देवो जगाम स्वकमालयम्।
evamastviti taṃ devo jagāma svakamālayam|
Saying to him "Let it be so," the god went to his own abode.
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PdP 1 42.37
संगंतुमिच्छन्स्वां भार्यां न ददर्शाश्रमे स्वके। क्षुधाविष्टः स शैलस्य गहनं प्रविवेश ह
saṃgaṃtumicchansvāṃ bhāryāṃ na dadarśāśrame svake| kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ sa śailasya gahanaṃ praviveśa ha
Wishing to join his wife, he did not see her in his own hermitage. Overcome with hunger, he entered the thicket of the mountain,
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PdP 1 42.38
आदातुं फलमूलानि स च तस्मिन्व्यलोकयत्। रुदन्तीं स्वां प्रियां दीनां तरुप्रच्छादिताननाम्
ādātuṃ phalamūlāni sa ca tasminvyalokayat| rudantīṃ svāṃ priyāṃ dīnāṃ tarupracchāditānanām
to gather fruits and roots; and there he caught sight of his own beloved, weeping and wretched, her face hidden by a tree.
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PdP 1 42.39
तां विलोक्य ततो दैत्यः प्रोवाच परिसांत्वयन्। वज्रांग उवाच। केन तेऽपकृतं भद्रे यमलोकं यियासुना
tāṃ vilokya tato daityaḥ provāca parisāṃtvayan| vajrāṃga uvāca| kena te'pakṛtaṃ bhadre yamalokaṃ yiyāsunā
Seeing her, the daitya then spoke, consoling her. Vajrāṅga said: By whom, good lady, has this wrong been done to you—by one wishing to go to Yama's world?
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PdP 1 42.40
कं वा कामं प्रयच्छामि शीघ्रं प्रब्रूहि मानिनि। वरांग्युवाच। त्रासितास्म्यपविद्धास्मि ताडिता पीडितास्मि च
kaṃ vā kāmaṃ prayacchāmi śīghraṃ prabrūhi mānini| varāṃgyuvāca| trāsitāsmyapaviddhāsmi tāḍitā pīḍitāsmi ca
Or what desire shall I grant you? Tell me quickly, proud lady. Varāṅgī said: I have been terrified, I have been flung about, I have been struck and I have been tormented,
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PdP 1 42.41
रौद्रेण देवराजेन नष्टनाथेव भूरिशः। दुःखस्यांतमपश्यंती प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं व्यवस्थिता
raudreṇa devarājena naṣṭanātheva bhūriśaḥ| duḥkhasyāṃtamapaśyaṃtī prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ vyavasthitā
again and again by the fierce king of the gods, as though I had no protector. Seeing no end to my suffering, I am resolved to give up my life.
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PdP 1 42.42
पुत्रं मे तारकं देहि तस्माद्दुःखमहार्णवात्। एवमुक्तस्तु दैत्येंद्रः कोपव्याकुललोचनः स्तूयमानो दितिसुतैरप्सरोभिः सुसेवितः।
putraṃ me tārakaṃ dehi tasmādduḥkhamahārṇavāt| evamuktastu daityeṃdraḥ kopavyākulalocanaḥ stūyamāno ditisutairapsarobhiḥ susevitaḥ|
"Give me a son, Tāraka, (to rescue me) from that great ocean of sorrow!" But the lord of the daityas, thus addressed, his eyes troubled with anger, being praised by the sons of Diti and well attended by apsarases—
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PdP 1 42.43
शक्तोपि देवराजस्य प्रतिकर्तुं महासुरः। तप एव पुनश्चर्तुं व्यवस्यत महाबलः
śaktopi devarājasya pratikartuṃ mahāsuraḥ| tapa eva punaścartuṃ vyavasyata mahābalaḥ
—though the great asura was able to retaliate against the king of the gods, that one of great strength resolved to perform austerity once again.
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PdP 1 42.44
ज्ञात्वा तस्य तु संकल्पं ब्रह्मा क्रूरतरं पुनः। आजगाम त्वरायुक्तो यत्रासौ दितिनंदनः
jñātvā tasya tu saṃkalpaṃ brahmā krūrataraṃ punaḥ| ājagāma tvarāyukto yatrāsau ditinaṃdanaḥ
But knowing his resolve, which was again more cruel (than before), Brahmā came in haste to where that son of Diti was.
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PdP 1 42.45
ब्रह्मोवाच। किमर्थं पुत्र भूयस्त्वं कर्तुं नियममुद्यतः। तदहं ते पुनर्दद्मि कांक्षितं पुत्रमोजसा
brahmovāca| kimarthaṃ putra bhūyastvaṃ kartuṃ niyamamudyataḥ| tadahaṃ te punardadmi kāṃkṣitaṃ putramojasā
Brahmā said: For what purpose, son, are you set upon undertaking observances again? I will grant you once more, by my power, the son you desire.
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PdP 1 42.46
वज्रांग उवाच। उत्थितेन मया दृष्टा समाधानात्त्वदाज्ञया। त्रासितेंद्रेण मामाह सा वरांगी सुतार्थिनी
vajrāṃga uvāca| utthitena mayā dṛṣṭā samādhānāttvadājñayā| trāsiteṃdreṇa māmāha sā varāṃgī sutārthinī
Vajrāṅga said: When I had risen from my meditation at your command, I saw her; and that Varāṅgī, terrified by Indra, said to me, wanting a son:
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PdP 1 42.47
पुत्रं मे तारकं देहि तुष्टो मे त्वं पितामह। ब्रह्मोवाच। अलं ते तपसा वीर मा क्लेशे दुस्तरे विश
putraṃ me tārakaṃ dehi tuṣṭo me tvaṃ pitāmaha| brahmovāca| alaṃ te tapasā vīra mā kleśe dustare viśa
"Give me a son, Tāraka; you are pleased with me, O grandfather." Brahmā said: Enough of austerity for you, hero; do not enter into hard-to-bear affliction.
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PdP 1 42.48
पुत्रस्तु तारको नाम भविष्यति महाबलः। देवसीमंतिनीनां तु धम्मिल्लक विमोक्षकः
putrastu tārako nāma bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ| devasīmaṃtinīnāṃ tu dhammillaka vimokṣakaḥ
There shall be a son named Tāraka, of great strength, who will loosen the braided hair of the wives of the gods.
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PdP 1 42.49
इत्युक्तो दैत्यनाथस्तु प्रणम्य प्रपितामहम्। गत्वा तां नंदयामास महिषीं कर्शितांतराम्
ityukto daityanāthastu praṇamya prapitāmaham| gatvā tāṃ naṃdayāmāsa mahiṣīṃ karśitāṃtarām
So addressed, the lord of the daityas bowed to the great-grandfather, and going (back) he gladdened that queen of his, whose inward parts were wasted away.
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PdP 1 42.50
तौ दंपती कृतार्थौ तु जग्मतुः स्वाश्रमं तदा। आहितं तु तदा गर्भं वरांगी वरवर्णिनी1.42.
tau daṃpatī kṛtārthau tu jagmatuḥ svāśramaṃ tadā| āhitaṃ tu tadā garbhaṃ varāṃgī varavarṇinī1.42.
Then the two spouses, their purpose accomplished, went to their own hermitage; and Varāṅgī of lovely colour then conceived that embryo which had been placed (in her).
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PdP 1 42.51
पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं तु दधारोदर एव हि। ततो वर्षसहस्रांते वरांगी सा प्रसूयत
pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu dadhārodara eva hi| tato varṣasahasrāṃte varāṃgī sā prasūyata
For a full thousand years she carried (it) in her womb; then at the end of the thousand years that Varāṅgī gave birth.
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PdP 1 42.52
जायमाने तु दैत्ये तु तस्मिन्लोकभयंकरे। चचाल सर्वा पृथिवी प्रोद्भूताश्च महार्णवाः
jāyamāne tu daitye tu tasminlokabhayaṃkare| cacāla sarvā pṛthivī prodbhūtāśca mahārṇavāḥ
And when that daitya, the terror of the worlds, was being born, the whole earth shook and the great oceans surged up.
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PdP 1 42.53
चेलुर्धराधराश्चापि ववुर्वाताश्च भीषणाः। जेपुर्जप्यं मुनिवरा नेदुर्व्यालमृगा अपि
celurdharādharāścāpi vavurvātāśca bhīṣaṇāḥ| jepurjapyaṃ munivarā nedurvyālamṛgā api
The mountains trembled too, and dreadful winds blew; the best of sages muttered their prayers, and even the beasts of prey and the deer cried out.
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PdP 1 42.54
जहौ कांतिश्चंद्रसूर्यौ नीहारच्छादिता दिशः। जाते महासुरे तस्मिन्सर्वे चापि महासुराः
jahau kāṃtiścaṃdrasūryau nīhāracchāditā diśaḥ| jāte mahāsure tasminsarve cāpi mahāsurāḥ
The moon and the sun lost their brilliance, and the directions were covered with mist. When that great asura was born, all the great asuras too
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PdP 1 42.55
आजग्मुर्हर्षितास्तत्र तथा चासुरयोषितः। जगुर्हर्षसमाविष्टा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः
ājagmurharṣitāstatra tathā cāsurayoṣitaḥ| jagurharṣasamāviṣṭā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ
came there rejoicing, and so did the asura women; filled with joy the throngs of apsarases sang and danced.
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PdP 1 42.56
ततो महोत्सवे जाते दानवानां महाद्युते। विषण्णमनसो देवाः सहेंद्रा अभवंस्तदा
tato mahotsave jāte dānavānāṃ mahādyute| viṣaṇṇamanaso devāḥ saheṃdrā abhavaṃstadā
Then, when the great festival of the dānavas took place, O greatly splendid one, the gods together with Indra became downcast in mind.
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PdP 1 42.57
वरांगी तु सुतं दृष्ट्वा हर्षेणापूरिता तदा। बहुमेने च दैत्येंद्रो विजातं तं तदा तया
varāṃgī tu sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣeṇāpūritā tadā| bahumene ca daityeṃdro vijātaṃ taṃ tadā tayā
And Varāṅgī, seeing her son, was then filled with joy; and the lord of the daityas held in high regard the one she had then borne.
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PdP 1 42.58
जातमात्रस्तु दैत्येंद्रस्तारकश्चोग्रविक्रमः। अभिषिक्तो सुरैर्मुख्यैः कुजंभमहिषादिभिः
jātamātrastu daityeṃdrastārakaścogravikramaḥ| abhiṣikto surairmukhyaiḥ kujaṃbhamahiṣādibhiḥ
And as soon as he was born, Tāraka, lord of the daityas, of fierce valour, was consecrated by the foremost asuras, Kujambha, Mahiṣa and the rest,
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PdP 1 42.59
सर्वासुरमहाराज्ये पृथिवीतुलनक्षमे। स तु प्राप्तमहाराज्यस्तारको नृपसत्तम
sarvāsuramahārājye pṛthivītulanakṣame| sa tu prāptamahārājyastārako nṛpasattama
into the great sovereignty over all the asuras, (a sovereignty) able to counterbalance the earth. And he, Tāraka, having obtained the great kingship, O best of kings,
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PdP 1 42.60
उवाच दानवश्रेष्ठो युक्तियुक्तमिदं वचः। तारक उवाच। शृणुध्वमसुराः सर्वे वाक्यं मम महाबलाः
uvāca dānavaśreṣṭho yuktiyuktamidaṃ vacaḥ| tāraka uvāca| śṛṇudhvamasurāḥ sarve vākyaṃ mama mahābalāḥ
that best of dānavas spoke this fitting speech. Tāraka said: Hear my words, all you asuras of great strength.
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PdP 1 42.61
वंशक्षयकरा देवाः सर्वेषामेव दानवाः। अस्माकं जातिधर्मेण विरूढं वैरमक्षयम्
vaṃśakṣayakarā devāḥ sarveṣāmeva dānavāḥ| asmākaṃ jātidharmeṇa virūḍhaṃ vairamakṣayam
The gods are the destroyers of the lineage of all the dānavas; by the law of our kind an undying enmity has grown up for us.
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PdP 1 42.62
वयं तपश्चरिष्यामः सुराणां निग्रहाय तु। स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य सर्व एव न संशयः
vayaṃ tapaścariṣyāmaḥ surāṇāṃ nigrahāya tu| svabāhubalamāśritya sarva eva na saṃśayaḥ
"We will practice austerity for the subduing of the gods; relying on the strength of our own arms, all of us — there is no doubt of it."
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PdP 1 42.63
तच्छ्रुत्वा संमतं कृत्वा पारियात्रं ययौ गिरिं। निराहारः पंचतपाः पत्रभुग्वारिभोजनः
tacchrutvā saṃmataṃ kṛtvā pāriyātraṃ yayau giriṃ| nirāhāraḥ paṃcatapāḥ patrabhugvāribhojanaḥ
Having heard that and having gained (their) assent, he went to Mount Pāriyātra, foodless, (practicing) the five fires, eating leaves and living on water.
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PdP 1 42.64
शतंशतं समानां तु तपांस्येतान्यथाकरोत्। एवं तु कर्शिते देहे तपोराशित्वमागते
śataṃśataṃ samānāṃ tu tapāṃsyetānyathākarot| evaṃ tu karśite dehe taporāśitvamāgate
For a hundred hundred years he performed these austerities thus; and when his body was emaciated in this way and he had come to be a mass of ascetic power,
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PdP 1 42.65
ब्रह्मागत्याह दैत्येंद्रं वरं वरय सुव्रत। स वव्रे सर्वभूतेभ्यो न मे मृत्युर्भवेदिति
brahmāgatyāha daityeṃdraṃ varaṃ varaya suvrata| sa vavre sarvabhūtebhyo na me mṛtyurbhavediti
Brahmā came and said to the lord of the Daityas: "Choose a boon, O you of good vows." He chose: "Let there be no death for me from any beings whatsoever."
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PdP 1 42.66
तमुवाच ततो ब्रह्मा देहिनां मरणं ध्रुवम्। यतस्ततोपि वरय मृत्युं यस्मान्न शंकसे
tamuvāca tato brahmā dehināṃ maraṇaṃ dhruvam| yatastatopi varaya mṛtyuṃ yasmānna śaṃkase
Then Brahmā said to him: "Death is certain for embodied beings; therefore choose, even so, a death from that which you do not fear."
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PdP 1 42.67
ततः संचिंत्य दैत्येंद्रः शिशोर्वै सप्तवासरात्। वव्रे महासुरो मृत्युं मोहितो ह्यवलेपतः
tataḥ saṃciṃtya daityeṃdraḥ śiśorvai saptavāsarāt| vavre mahāsuro mṛtyuṃ mohito hyavalepataḥ
Then the lord of the Daityas, having reflected, that great Asura, deluded by arrogance, chose death from a child of seven days.
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PdP 1 42.68
जगामोमित्युदाहृत्य ब्रह्मा दैत्यो निजं गृहम्। अथाह मंत्रिणस्तूर्णं बलं मे संप्रयुज्यताम्
jagāmomityudāhṛtya brahmā daityo nijaṃ gṛham| athāha maṃtriṇastūrṇaṃ balaṃ me saṃprayujyatām
Having said "Om (so be it)," Brahmā departed, (and) the Daitya (went) to his own house. Then he said to his ministers: "Let my army be marshalled at once.
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PdP 1 42.69
यदि वो मत्प्रियं कार्यं निग्राह्याः सुरसत्तमाः। निगृहीतेषु मे प्रीतिर्जायते चातुलाऽसुराः
yadi vo matpriyaṃ kāryaṃ nigrāhyāḥ surasattamāḥ| nigṛhīteṣu me prītirjāyate cātulā'surāḥ
If you would do what pleases me, the foremost of the gods are to be subdued; when they have been subdued, O Asuras, incomparable joy arises in me."
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PdP 1 42.70
तारकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ग्रसनो नाम दानवः। सेनानीर्दैत्यराजस्य सज्जं चक्रे बलं च तत्
tārakasya vacaḥ śrutvā grasano nāma dānavaḥ| senānīrdaityarājasya sajjaṃ cakre balaṃ ca tat
Having heard Tāraka's words, the Dānava named Grasana, the general of the Daitya king, made that army ready.
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PdP 1 42.71
आहत्य भेरीं गंभीरां दैत्यानाहूय सत्वरः। दशकोटीश्वरा दैत्या दैत्यानां चंडविक्रमाः
āhatya bherīṃ gaṃbhīrāṃ daityānāhūya satvaraḥ| daśakoṭīśvarā daityā daityānāṃ caṃḍavikramāḥ
Having struck the deep-sounding kettledrum, quickly summoning the Daityas — (there came) Daityas who were lords of ten crores, of fierce valour among the Daityas.
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PdP 1 42.72
तेषामग्रेसरो जंभः कुजंभोनंतरोऽसुरः। महिषः कुंजरो मेघः कालनेमिर्निमिस्तथा
teṣāmagresaro jaṃbhaḥ kujaṃbhonaṃtaro'suraḥ| mahiṣaḥ kuṃjaro meghaḥ kālanemirnimistathā
At their head was Jambha, next the Asura Kujambha, (then) Mahiṣa, Kuñjara, Megha, Kālanemi, and likewise Nimi,
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PdP 1 42.73
मंथनो जंभकः शुम्भो दैत्येंद्रा दशनायकाः। अन्ये च शतशस्तत्र पृथिवीतुलनक्षमाः
maṃthano jaṃbhakaḥ śumbho daityeṃdrā daśanāyakāḥ| anye ca śataśastatra pṛthivītulanakṣamāḥ
Manthana, Jambhaka, Śumbha — (these) lords of Daityas were the ten leaders; and hundreds of others there, able to weigh against the earth (in strength).
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PdP 1 42.74
गरुडानां सहस्रेण चक्राष्टकविभूषितः। सकूबरपरीवारश्चतुर्योजनविस्तृतः
garuḍānāṃ sahasreṇa cakrāṣṭakavibhūṣitaḥ| sakūbaraparīvāraścaturyojanavistṛtaḥ
Adorned with eight wheels, (drawn) by a thousand Garuḍas, with its pole and surrounding fittings, four yojanas broad —
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PdP 1 42.75
स्यंदनस्तारकस्यासीत्व्याघ्रसिंहखरार्वभिः। युक्ता रथास्तु ग्रसन जंभकौ जंभकुंभिनां
syaṃdanastārakasyāsītvyāghrasiṃhakharārvabhiḥ| yuktā rathāstu grasana jaṃbhakau jaṃbhakuṃbhināṃ
such was Tāraka's chariot. The chariots of Grasana and Jambhaka were yoked with tigers, lions, donkeys and horses; (and those) of Jambha and Kumbhin (likewise).
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PdP 1 42.76
मेघस्य द्वीपिभिर्युक्तः कूष्मांडैः कालनेमिनः। पर्वताभश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रो निमेश्चैव महागजः
meghasya dvīpibhiryuktaḥ kūṣmāṃḍaiḥ kālaneminaḥ| parvatābhaścaturdaṃṣṭro nimeścaiva mahāgajaḥ
Megha's (chariot) was yoked with leopards, Kālanemi's with kūṣmāṇḍas; and Nimi's was a great elephant, mountain-like, with four tusks.
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PdP 1 42.77
शतहस्ततुरंगस्थो मंथनो नाम दैत्यराट्। जंभकस्तूष्ट्रमारूढो गिरींद्राभं महाबलः
śatahastaturaṃgastho maṃthano nāma daityarāṭ| jaṃbhakastūṣṭramārūḍho girīṃdrābhaṃ mahābalaḥ
The Daitya king named Manthana stood upon a horse with a hundred hands (i.e. of a hundred hastas); and the mighty Jambhaka was mounted on a camel resembling the lord of mountains.
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PdP 1 42.78
शुंभो मेषं समारूढोऽन्येप्येवं चित्रवाहनाः। प्रचंडाश्चित्रवर्माणः कुंडलोष्णीषभूषिताः
śuṃbho meṣaṃ samārūḍho'nyepyevaṃ citravāhanāḥ| pracaṃḍāścitravarmāṇaḥ kuṃḍaloṣṇīṣabhūṣitāḥ
Śumbha was mounted on a ram; the others too had likewise varied mounts, fierce, with variegated armour, adorned with earrings and turbans.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 42.79
तद्बलं दैत्यसिंहस्य भीमरूपं व्यजायत। प्रमत्तमत्तमातंगतुरंगरथसंकुलम्
tadbalaṃ daityasiṃhasya bhīmarūpaṃ vyajāyata| pramattamattamātaṃgaturaṃgarathasaṃkulam
That army of the lion among Daityas became terrible in appearance, thronged with rutting, maddened elephants, horses and chariots.
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PdP 1 42.80
प्रतस्थेऽमरयुद्धाय बहुपत्तिपताकिकम्। एतस्मिन्नंतरे वायुर्देवदूतोऽसुरालये
pratasthe'marayuddhāya bahupattipatākikam| etasminnaṃtare vāyurdevadūto'surālaye
It set out for war with the immortals, (bristling) with many footsoldiers and banners. Meanwhile the Wind, the messenger of the gods, in the dwelling of the Asuras,
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PdP 1 42.81
दृष्ट्वा तद्दानवबलं जगामेंद्रस्य शंसितुं। स गत्वा तु सभां दिव्यां महेंद्रस्य महात्मनः
dṛṣṭvā taddānavabalaṃ jagāmeṃdrasya śaṃsituṃ| sa gatvā tu sabhāṃ divyāṃ maheṃdrasya mahātmanaḥ
having seen that army of the Dānavas, went to report it to Indra. And having gone to the divine assembly hall of the great-souled Mahendra,
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PdP 1 42.82
शशंस मध्ये देवानां तत्कार्यं समुपस्थितम्। तच्छ्रुत्वा देवराजस्तु निमीलितविलोचनः
śaśaṃsa madhye devānāṃ tatkāryaṃ samupasthitam| tacchrutvā devarājastu nimīlitavilocanaḥ
He announced, in the midst of the gods, that the task which had arisen; and the king of the gods, hearing that, closed his eyes.
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PdP 1 42.83
बृहस्पतिमुवाचेदं वाक्यं काले महाभुजः। इंद्र उवाच। संप्राप्नोति विमर्दोयं देवानां दानवैः सह
bṛhaspatimuvācedaṃ vākyaṃ kāle mahābhujaḥ| iṃdra uvāca| saṃprāpnoti vimardoyaṃ devānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 42.84
कार्यं किमत्र तद्ब्रूहि नीत्युपायोपबृंहितम्। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं महेंद्रस्य गिरां पतिः
kāryaṃ kimatra tadbrūhi nītyupāyopabṛṃhitam| etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ maheṃdrasya girāṃ patiḥ
"Tell me what should be done here, (a course) reinforced by policy and expedients." Having heard this speech of great Indra, the lord of speech (Bṛhaspati)...
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PdP 1 42.85
इत्युवाच महाभागो बृहस्पतिरुदारधीः। बृहस्पतिरुवाच। सामपूर्वा श्रुता नीतिश्चतुरंगा पताकिनी
ityuvāca mahābhāgo bṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ| bṛhaspatiruvāca| sāmapūrvā śrutā nītiścaturaṃgā patākinī
Thus spoke the greatly fortunate Bṛhaspati, of noble intellect. Bṛhaspati said: The policy that is taught begins with conciliation; it has four members and bears a banner.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 42.86
जिगीषतां सुरश्रेष्ठ स्थितिरेषा सनातनी। सामभेदस्तथा दानं दंडश्चांगचतुष्टयम्
jigīṣatāṃ suraśreṣṭha sthitireṣā sanātanī| sāmabhedastathā dānaṃ daṃḍaścāṃgacatuṣṭayam
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 42.87
न सांत्वगोचरे लुब्धानभेद्यास्त्वेकधर्मिणः। न दानमत्त्र संसिद्ध्यै प्रसह्यैवापहारिणाम्
na sāṃtvagocare lubdhānabhedyāstvekadharmiṇaḥ| na dānamattra saṃsiddhyai prasahyaivāpahāriṇām
The greedy do not fall within the range of conciliation; those who share a single code cannot be divided; and gift is of no use here for success, against those who plunder by sheer force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 42.88
एकोभ्युपायो दंडोऽत्र भवतां यदि रोचते। एवमुक्तः सहस्राक्ष एवमेतदुवाच ह
ekobhyupāyo daṃḍo'tra bhavatāṃ yadi rocate| evamuktaḥ sahasrākṣa evametaduvāca ha
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 42.89
कर्त्तव्यतां च संचिंत्य प्रोवाचामरसंसदि। इंद्र उवाच। अवधानेन मे वाचं शृणुध्वं नाकवासिनः
karttavyatāṃ ca saṃciṃtya provācāmarasaṃsadi| iṃdra uvāca| avadhānena me vācaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ nākavāsinaḥ
And having pondered what should be done, he spoke in the assembly of the immortals. Indra said: Hear my words with attention, you dwellers in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 42.90
भवंतो यज्ञभोक्तारो दिव्यात्मानो हि सान्वयाः। स्वे महिम्नि स्थिता नित्यं जगतः पालने रताः
bhavaṃto yajñabhoktāro divyātmāno hi sānvayāḥ| sve mahimni sthitā nityaṃ jagataḥ pālane ratāḥ
You (gods) are the eaters of the sacrifice, divine in nature, together with your families; ever established in your own greatness, you are devoted to the protection of the world.
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PdP 1 42.91
क्रियतां समरोद्योगः सैन्यं संयोज्यतां मम। आह्रियंतां च शस्त्राणि पूज्यंतां शस्त्रदेवताः
kriyatāṃ samarodyogaḥ sainyaṃ saṃyojyatāṃ mama| āhriyaṃtāṃ ca śastrāṇi pūjyaṃtāṃ śastradevatāḥ
Let preparation for battle be made, let my army be assembled; and let the weapons be brought forth, let the deities of the weapons be worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 42.92
वाहनानि विमानानि योजयद्ध्वं ममेश्वराः। यमं सेनापतिं कृत्वा शीघ्रमेव दिवौकसः
vāhanāni vimānāni yojayaddhvaṃ mameśvarāḥ| yamaṃ senāpatiṃ kṛtvā śīghrameva divaukasaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 42.93
इत्युक्तास्समनह्यंत देवानां ये प्रधानतः। वाजिनामयुतेनाजौ हेमघंटा परिष्कृतम्
ityuktāssamanahyaṃta devānāṃ ye pradhānataḥ| vājināmayutenājau hemaghaṃṭā pariṣkṛtam
Thus addressed, those who were the chief among the gods armed themselves; (and there was, drawn) in battle by ten thousand horses, (a chariot) decked with golden bells,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 42.94
नानाश्चर्यगुणोपेतं संप्राप्तं देवदानवैः। रथं मातलिना युक्तं देवराजस्य दुर्जयम्
nānāścaryaguṇopetaṃ saṃprāptaṃ devadānavaiḥ| rathaṃ mātalinā yuktaṃ devarājasya durjayam
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 42.95
यमो महिषमास्थाय सेनाग्रे समवर्त्तत। चंडकिंकरवृंदेन सर्वतः परिवारितः
yamo mahiṣamāsthāya senāgre samavarttata| caṃḍakiṃkaravṛṃdena sarvataḥ parivāritaḥ
Yama, mounted on his buffalo, took his place at the head of the army, surrounded on all sides by a host of fierce servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 42.96
कल्पकालोद्गतज्वाला पूरितोम्बरगोचरः। हुताशनस्त्वजारूढः शक्तिहस्तो व्यवस्थितः
kalpakālodgatajvālā pūritombaragocaraḥ| hutāśanastvajārūḍhaḥ śaktihasto vyavasthitaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 42.97
पवनोऽङकुशहस्तश्च विस्तारित महाजवः। भुजगेंद्रसमारूढो जलेशो भगवान्स्वयम्
pavano'ṅakuśahastaśca vistārita mahājavaḥ| bhujageṃdrasamārūḍho jaleśo bhagavānsvayam
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 42.98
नरयुक्ते रथे देवो राक्षसेशो वियच्चरः। तीक्ष्णखड्गयुतो भीमः समरे समवस्थितः
narayukte rathe devo rākṣaseśo viyaccaraḥ| tīkṣṇakhaḍgayuto bhīmaḥ samare samavasthitaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 42.99
महासिंहरथे देवो धनाध्यक्षो गदायुधः। चंद्रादित्यावश्विनौ च चतुरंगबलान्विताः
mahāsiṃharathe devo dhanādhyakṣo gadāyudhaḥ| caṃdrādityāvaśvinau ca caturaṃgabalānvitāḥ
On a chariot drawn by great lions (stood) the god who presides over wealth, with a mace for his weapon; and the Moon and the Sun and the two Aśvins, accompanied by armies of four divisions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 42.100
सेनान्यो देवराजस्य दुर्जया भुवनत्रये। कोटयस्तास्त्रयस्त्रिंशद्देवदेवनिकायिनाम्1.42.
senānyo devarājasya durjayā bhuvanatraye| koṭayastāstrayastriṃśaddevadevanikāyinām1.42.
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 42.101
हिमाचलाभे सितचारुचामरे सुवर्णपद्मामलसुंदरस्रजि। कृताभिरामो ज्वलकुंकुमांकुरे कपोललीलालिकदंबसंकुले
himācalābhe sitacārucāmare suvarṇapadmāmalasuṃdarasraji| kṛtābhirāmo jvalakuṃkumāṃkure kapolalīlālikadaṃbasaṃkule
On (the elephant) that had the sheen of a snow-mountain, with its white lovely yak-tail fans, with a spotless, beautiful garland of golden lotuses — made delightful (thereby) — with sprouts of glowing saffron (on it), thronged with swarms of bees sporting about its cheeks:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 42.102
स्थितस्तदैरावणनाम कुंजरे महामनाश्चित्रविभूषणांबरः। विशालवज्रः सुवितानभूषितः प्रकीर्णकेयूरभुजंगमंडलः
sthitastadairāvaṇanāma kuṃjare mahāmanāścitravibhūṣaṇāṃbaraḥ| viśālavajraḥ suvitānabhūṣitaḥ prakīrṇakeyūrabhujaṃgamaṃḍalaḥ
He stood upon that elephant named Airāvaṇa, great of mind, with brilliant ornaments and garments, holding a vast thunderbolt, adorned with a fine canopy, with the circle of his armlets and serpents spread wide.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 42.103
सहस्रदृग्वंदितपादपल्लवस्त्रिविष्टपे शोभत पाकशासनः। तुरंग मातंग कुलौघसंकुला सितातपत्त्रद्ध्वजशालिनी च
sahasradṛgvaṃditapādapallavastriviṣṭape śobhata pākaśāsanaḥ| turaṃga mātaṃga kulaughasaṃkulā sitātapattraddhvajaśālinī ca
Indra, the chastiser of Pāka, whose tender feet are saluted by the thousand-eyed, shone in heaven; and (his army), thronged with floods of herds of horses and elephants, and splendid with white parasols and banners,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 42.104
बभूव सा दुर्जयपत्तिसंतता विभाति नानायुधयोधदुस्तरा। ततोश्विनौ च मरुतः ससाध्याः सपुरंदराः
babhūva sā durjayapattisaṃtatā vibhāti nānāyudhayodhadustarā| tatośvinau ca marutaḥ sasādhyāḥ sapuraṃdarāḥ
that (army) became continuous with infantry hard to conquer, shining forth, impassable by reason of its many weapons and warriors. Then the two Aśvins and the Maruts, together with the Sādhyas and with Puraṃdara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 42.105
यक्षराक्षसगंधर्वा दिव्य नानास्त्रपाणयः। जघ्नुर्दैत्येश्वरं सर्वे संभूय तु महाबलाः
yakṣarākṣasagaṃdharvā divya nānāstrapāṇayaḥ| jaghnurdaityeśvaraṃ sarve saṃbhūya tu mahābalāḥ
and the Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and Gandharvas, with various divine weapons in hand — all of them, of great strength, joined together and struck the lord of the Daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 42.106
न चैवास्त्राण्यसज्जंत गात्रे वज्राचलोपमे। अथो रथादवप्लुत्य तारको दानवाधिपः
na caivāstrāṇyasajjaṃta gātre vajrācalopame| atho rathādavaplutya tārako dānavādhipaḥ
But the weapons took no hold on his body, which was like a mountain of adamant. Then, leaping down from his chariot, Tāraka, the lord of the Dānavas,
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PdP 1 42.107
जघान कोटिशो देवान्करपार्ष्णिभिरेव च। हतशेषाणि सैन्यानि देवानां विप्र दुद्रुवुः
jaghāna koṭiśo devānkarapārṣṇibhireva ca| hataśeṣāṇi sainyāni devānāṃ vipra dudruvuḥ
slew the gods by the tens of millions with just his hands and heels. The armies of the gods that were left unslain fled, O brahmin,
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PdP 1 42.108
दिशो भीतानि संत्यज्य रणोपकरणानि च। दृष्ट्वा तान्विद्रुतान्देवांस्तारको वाक्यमब्रवीत्
diśo bhītāni saṃtyajya raṇopakaraṇāni ca| dṛṣṭvā tānvidrutāndevāṃstārako vākyamabravīt
terrified, in all directions, abandoning even their implements of war. Seeing those gods routed, Tāraka spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 42.109
मा वधिष्ठ सुरान्दैत्या वज्रांगाय च मंदिरे। शीघ्रमानीय दर्श्यंतां बद्धान्पश्यत्वयं सुरान्
mā vadhiṣṭha surāndaityā vajrāṃgāya ca maṃdire| śīghramānīya darśyaṃtāṃ baddhānpaśyatvayaṃ surān
"Do not kill the gods, O Daityas; bring them quickly to Vajrāṅga's palace and let them be displayed bound — let him look at these gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 42.110
लोकपालांस्ततो दैत्यो बद्ध्वा चेंद्रमुखान्रणे। सरुद्रान्सुदृढैः पाशैः पशुपालः पशूनिव
lokapālāṃstato daityo baddhvā ceṃdramukhānraṇe| sarudrānsudṛḍhaiḥ pāśaiḥ paśupālaḥ paśūniva
Then the Daitya, having bound in battle the guardians of the worlds, headed by Indra, together with Rudra, with very tight nooses, as a herdsman binds cattle,
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PdP 1 42.111
स भूयो रथमास्थाय जगाम स्वकमालयं। सिद्धगंधर्वसंघुष्टं विपुलाचलमस्तकम्
sa bhūyo rathamāsthāya jagāma svakamālayaṃ| siddhagaṃdharvasaṃghuṣṭaṃ vipulācalamastakam
mounted his chariot again and went to his own dwelling, resounding with Siddhas and Gandharvas, on the summit of the vast mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition