Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 100

PdP 6 100.1

नारद उवाच- जालंधरस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा कोपाकुलितविग्रहः । निर्जगामाशु दैत्यानां कोटिभिः परिवारितः

nārada uvāca- jālaṃdharastu tacchrutvā kopākulitavigrahaḥ | nirjagāmāśu daityānāṃ koṭibhiḥ parivāritaḥ

Nārada said: But Jālandhara, hearing that, his body convulsed with rage, went forth at once, surrounded by tens of millions of Daityas.

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PdP 6 100.2

गतस्तस्याग्रतः शुक्रो राहुर्दृष्टिस्थितोऽभवत् । मुकुटश्चापतद्भूमौ वेगात्प्रस्खलितस्तदा

gatastasyāgrataḥ śukro rāhurdṛṣṭisthito'bhavat | mukuṭaścāpatadbhūmau vegātpraskhalitastadā

Śukra passed in front of him, and Rāhu came to stand in his line of sight; and his crown fell to the ground, having slipped off then from the speed (of his going).

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PdP 6 100.3

दैत्यसैन्यवृतैस्तत्र विमानानां शतैस्तदा । व्यराजत नभः पूर्णं प्रावृषीव बलाहकैः

daityasainyavṛtaistatra vimānānāṃ śataistadā | vyarājata nabhaḥ pūrṇaṃ prāvṛṣīva balāhakaiḥ

Then the sky, filled with hundreds of aerial cars surrounded by the Daitya army, shone there as (the sky shines) with rain-clouds in the rainy season.

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PdP 6 100.4

तस्योद्योगं तदा दृष्ट्वा देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः । अलक्षितत्वराजग्मुः शूलिनं ते व्यजिज्ञपन्

tasyodyogaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ | alakṣitatvarājagmuḥ śūlinaṃ te vyajijñapan

Then, seeing his mobilization, the gods with Śakra at their head went in haste unnoticed, and they informed the Trident-bearer.

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PdP 6 100.5

देवा ऊचुः । न जानासि कथं स्वामिन्देवा विज्ञापयंति भो । तदस्मद्रक्षणार्थाय जहि सागरनंदनम्

devā ūcuḥ | na jānāsi kathaṃ svāmindevā vijñāpayaṃti bho | tadasmadrakṣaṇārthāya jahi sāgaranaṃdanam

The gods said: How is it you do not know, Lord? The gods are informing you, sir! So, for the sake of protecting us, slay the son of the Ocean.

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PdP 6 100.6

नारद उवाच- इति देववचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य वृषभध्वजः । महाविष्णुं समाहूय वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्

nārada uvāca- iti devavacaḥ śrutvā prahasya vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | mahāviṣṇuṃ samāhūya vacanaṃ cedamabravīt

Nārada said: Hearing this speech of the gods, the Bull-bannered one laughed, and summoning the great Viṣṇu he said this word:

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PdP 6 100.7

ईश्वर उवाच- जालंधरः कथं विष्णो न हतः संगरे त्वया । तद्भयाच्चापयातोऽसि त्यक्त्वा वैकुंठमात्मनः

īśvara uvāca- jālaṃdharaḥ kathaṃ viṣṇo na hataḥ saṃgare tvayā | tadbhayāccāpayāto'si tyaktvā vaikuṃṭhamātmanaḥ

Īśvara said: How is it, Viṣṇu, that Jālandhara was not slain by you in battle, and that out of fear of him you have gone away, abandoning your own Vaikuṇṭha?

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PdP 6 100.8

भगवानुवाच- तवांशसंभवत्वाच्च भ्रातृत्वाच्च तथा श्रियः । न मया निहतः संख्ये त्वमेनं जहि दानवम्

bhagavānuvāca- tavāṃśasaṃbhavatvācca bhrātṛtvācca tathā śriyaḥ | na mayā nihataḥ saṃkhye tvamenaṃ jahi dānavam

The Lord said: Because he arose from a portion of you, and likewise because of his being the brother of Śrī, he was not slain by me in battle. You slay this Dānava.

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PdP 6 100.9

ईश्वर उवाच- नायमेभिर्महातेजाः शस्त्रास्त्रैर्वध्यते मया । देवैः सर्वैः स्वतेजोंशः शस्त्रार्थे दीयतां मम

īśvara uvāca- nāyamebhirmahātejāḥ śastrāstrairvadhyate mayā | devaiḥ sarvaiḥ svatejoṃśaḥ śastrārthe dīyatāṃ mama

Īśvara said: This one of great splendour cannot be slain by me with these weapons and missiles. Let a portion of their own splendour be given by all the gods to me, for the purpose of a weapon.

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PdP 6 100.10

नारद उवाच- अथ विष्णुमुखा देवाः स्वतेजांसि ददुस्तदा । तान्येकत्वं गतानीशो दृष्ट्वा तेजो महांस्तदा

nārada uvāca- atha viṣṇumukhā devāḥ svatejāṃsi dadustadā | tānyekatvaṃ gatānīśo dṛṣṭvā tejo mahāṃstadā

Nārada said: Then the gods, headed by Viṣṇu, gave their own splendours; and the Lord, seeing them become one, (saw) then a great mass of splendour.

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PdP 6 100.11

तेनाकरोन्महादेवः सहसा शस्त्रमुत्तमम् । चक्रं सुदर्शनं नाम ज्वालामालातिभीषणम्

tenākaronmahādevaḥ sahasā śastramuttamam | cakraṃ sudarśanaṃ nāma jvālāmālātibhīṣaṇam

With it Mahādeva at once made a supreme weapon: the discus named Sudarśana, most terrifying with its garland of flames.

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PdP 6 100.12

तेजःशेषेण च तदा वज्रं च कृतवान्हरः । तावज्जलंधरो दृष्टः कैलासतलभूमिषु

tejaḥśeṣeṇa ca tadā vajraṃ ca kṛtavānharaḥ | tāvajjalaṃdharo dṛṣṭaḥ kailāsatalabhūmiṣu

And with the remainder of the splendour Hara then made a thunderbolt. Just then Jalandhara was seen on the ground at the foot of Kailāsa,

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PdP 6 100.13

हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तीनां कोटीभिः परिवारितः । तं दृष्ट्वा हर्षिताः सर्वे देवा जग्मुर्यथागतम्

hastyaśvarathapattīnāṃ koṭībhiḥ parivāritaḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣitāḥ sarve devā jagmuryathāgatam

surrounded by tens of millions of elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers. Seeing him, all the gods, delighted, went as they had come.

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PdP 6 100.14

गणाश्च समनह्यंत युद्धायातित्वरान्विताः । नंदीभवक्त्रसेनानीमुखाः सर्वे शिवाज्ञया

gaṇāśca samanahyaṃta yuddhāyātitvarānvitāḥ | naṃdībhavaktrasenānīmukhāḥ sarve śivājñayā

And the Gaṇas armed themselves for battle, filled with great haste, all of them headed by the commanders Nandin and Bhavaktra (Bhṛṅgin?), by Śiva's order.

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PdP 6 100.15

अवतेरुर्गणाः सर्वे कैलासाद्युद्धदुर्मदाः । ततः समभवद्युद्धं कैलासोपत्यका भुवि

avaterurgaṇāḥ sarve kailāsādyuddhadurmadāḥ | tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ kailāsopatyakā bhuvi

All the Gaṇas, wild with battle-frenzy, descended from Kailāsa. Then a battle took place on the ground at the lower slopes of Kailāsa,

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PdP 6 100.16

प्रमथाधिपदैत्यानां घोरं शस्त्रास्त्रसंकुलम् । भेरीमृदंगशंखौघनिस्वनैर्वीरहर्षणैः

pramathādhipadaityānāṃ ghoraṃ śastrāstrasaṃkulam | bherīmṛdaṃgaśaṃkhaughanisvanairvīraharṣaṇaiḥ

a terrible (battle) of the lord of the Pramathas and the Daityas, thronged with weapons and missiles — with the sounds of floods of kettledrums, tabors and conches, that gladdened the heroes,

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PdP 6 100.17

गजाश्वरथशब्दैश्च नादिता भूर्व्यकंपत । शक्तितोमरबाणौघैर्मुशलप्रासपट्टिशैः

gajāśvarathaśabdaiśca nāditā bhūrvyakaṃpata | śaktitomarabāṇaughairmuśalaprāsapaṭṭiśaiḥ

and made to resound with the noises of elephants, horses and chariots, the earth trembled. With floods of spears, lances and arrows, with clubs, javelins and axes,

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PdP 6 100.18

व्यराजत नभः पूर्णमुल्काभिरिव संवृतम् । निहतैरथ नागाश्वैः सर्वा भूमिर्व्यराजत

vyarājata nabhaḥ pūrṇamulkābhiriva saṃvṛtam | nihatairatha nāgāśvaiḥ sarvā bhūmirvyarājata

the sky shone, full (of them), as if covered over with meteors. And then with the slain elephants and horses the whole earth shone,

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PdP 6 100.19

वज्राहताश्चलशिरः शकलैरिव संवृता । प्रमथाहतदैत्यौघैर्दैत्याहतगणैस्तथा

vajrāhatāścalaśiraḥ śakalairiva saṃvṛtā | pramathāhatadaityaughairdaityāhatagaṇaistathā

covered as if with fragments of mountain-peaks struck down by the thunderbolt; and with the masses of Daityas slain by the Pramathas and likewise the Gaṇas slain by the Daityas,

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PdP 6 100.20

वसासृङ्मांस पंकाद्यैर्भूरगम्याभवत्तदा । प्रमथाहतदैत्यौघान्भार्गवः समजीवयत्

vasāsṛṅmāṃsa paṃkādyairbhūragamyābhavattadā | pramathāhatadaityaughānbhārgavaḥ samajīvayat

with fat, blood, flesh, mire and the rest, the earth became then impassable. The Bhārgava (Śukra) revived the masses of Daityas slain by the Pramathas.

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PdP 6 100.21

युद्धे पुनः पुनश्चैव मृतसंजीवनी बलात् । तं दृष्ट्वा व्याकुलीभूत्वा गणाः सर्वे भयार्दिताः

yuddhe punaḥ punaścaiva mṛtasaṃjīvanī balāt | taṃ dṛṣṭvā vyākulībhūtvā gaṇāḥ sarve bhayārditāḥ

Again and again in the battle the Mṛtasañjīvanī (the science of reviving the dead worked) mightily. Seeing that, all the gaṇas became distraught, tormented by fear.

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PdP 6 100.22

शशंसुर्देवदेवेशं तत्सर्वं शुक्रचेष्टितम् । अथ रुद्रमुखात्कृत्या बभूवातीव भीषणा

śaśaṃsurdevadeveśaṃ tatsarvaṃ śukraceṣṭitam | atha rudramukhātkṛtyā babhūvātīva bhīṣaṇā

They reported all that doing of Śukra's to the God of gods. Thereupon from Rudra's mouth arose a Kṛtyā, exceedingly terrifying,

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PdP 6 100.23

तालजंघोदरी वक्रा स्तनापीडितभूरुहा । सा युद्धभूमिमासाद्य भक्षयंती महासुरान्

tālajaṃghodarī vakrā stanāpīḍitabhūruhā | sā yuddhabhūmimāsādya bhakṣayaṃtī mahāsurān

with shanks and belly like palm trees, crooked, crushing trees with her breasts. Reaching the battlefield and devouring the great asuras,

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PdP 6 100.24

भार्गवं स्वकरे धृत्वा जगामांतर्हिताभवत् । विधृतं भार्गवं दृष्ट्वा दैत्यसैन्यगणास्तदा

bhārgavaṃ svakare dhṛtvā jagāmāṃtarhitābhavat | vidhṛtaṃ bhārgavaṃ dṛṣṭvā daityasainyagaṇāstadā

seizing Bhārgava (Śukra) in her hand she went off and vanished. Seeing Bhārgava carried away, the hosts of the daitya army then,

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PdP 6 100.25

प्रम्लानवदना दर्पान्निजघ्नुर्युद्धदुर्मदाः । अथाभज्यत दैत्यानां सेना गणभयार्दिता

pramlānavadanā darpānnijaghnuryuddhadurmadāḥ | athābhajyata daityānāṃ senā gaṇabhayārditā

their faces withered, out of pride struck out, mad for battle; then the army of the daityas was broken, afflicted with fear of the gaṇas,

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PdP 6 100.26

वायुवेगहता यद्वत्प्रकीर्णतृणसंहतिः । भग्नां गतभयात्सेनां दृष्ट्वा हर्षं गणा ययुः

vāyuvegahatā yadvatprakīrṇatṛṇasaṃhatiḥ | bhagnāṃ gatabhayātsenāṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣaṃ gaṇā yayuḥ

like a mass of scattered straw struck by the force of the wind. Seeing the army broken and fled out of fear, the gaṇas rejoiced.

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PdP 6 100.27

निशुंभशुंभसेनान्यौ कालनेमिश्च वीर्यवान् । त्रयस्ते वारयामासुर्गणसेनां महाबलाः

niśuṃbhaśuṃbhasenānyau kālanemiśca vīryavān | trayaste vārayāmāsurgaṇasenāṃ mahābalāḥ

Niśumbha and Śumbha, the two commanders, and valiant Kālanemi — those three, of great strength, held back the army of the gaṇas,

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PdP 6 100.28

मुंचतः शरवर्षाणि प्रावृषीव बलाहकाः । ततो दैत्यशरौघास्ते शलभानामिव व्रजाः

muṃcataḥ śaravarṣāṇi prāvṛṣīva balāhakāḥ | tato daityaśaraughāste śalabhānāmiva vrajāḥ

loosing showers of arrows like clouds in the rainy season. Then those floods of daitya arrows, like swarms of locusts,

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PdP 6 100.29

रुरुधुः खं दिशः सर्वा गणसेनामकंपयन् । गणाः शरशतैर्भिन्ना रुधिरासारवर्षिणः

rurudhuḥ khaṃ diśaḥ sarvā gaṇasenāmakaṃpayan | gaṇāḥ śaraśatairbhinnā rudhirāsāravarṣiṇaḥ

blocked the sky and all the quarters, and made the gaṇa army shake. The gaṇas, split by hundreds of arrows, pouring out streams of blood,

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PdP 6 100.30

वसंते किंशुकाभासा न प्राज्ञायत किंचन । पतिताः पात्यमानाश्च छिन्नाभिन्नास्तदा गणाः

vasaṃte kiṃśukābhāsā na prājñāyata kiṃcana | patitāḥ pātyamānāśca chinnābhinnāstadā gaṇāḥ

looking like kiṃśuka trees in spring — nothing at all could be made out. Fallen and being felled, cut and shattered, the gaṇas then

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PdP 6 100.31

त्यक्त्वा संग्रामभूमिं ते सर्वेऽपि विमुखाभवन्

tyaktvā saṃgrāmabhūmiṃ te sarve'pi vimukhābhavan

abandoned the field of battle, and all of them turned away.

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PdP 6 100.32

ततः प्रभग्नं स्वबलं विलोक्य गजास्यनंदीश्वरकार्तिकेयाः । चिरान्विता दैत्यवरान्प्रसह्य निवारयामासुरमर्षणास्ते

tataḥ prabhagnaṃ svabalaṃ vilokya gajāsyanaṃdīśvarakārtikeyāḥ | cirānvitā daityavarānprasahya nivārayāmāsuramarṣaṇāste

Then, seeing their own force broken, the Elephant-faced one (Gaṇeśa), Nandīśvara and Kārtikeya, joined together for a long while, intolerant (of it), forcibly held back the foremost of the daityas.

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