Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 102
PdP 6 102.1
नारद उवाच- पतितं वीरभद्रं तु दृंष्ट्वा रुद्रगणा भयात् । आगतास्ते रणं हित्वा क्रोशमाना महेश्वरम्
nārada uvāca- patitaṃ vīrabhadraṃ tu dṛṃṣṭvā rudragaṇā bhayāt | āgatāste raṇaṃ hitvā krośamānā maheśvaram
Nārada said: But seeing Vīrabhadra fallen, Rudra's hosts, out of fear, abandoned the battle and came crying out to Maheśvara.
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PdP 6 102.2
अथ कोलाहलं श्रुत्वा गणानां चंद्रशेखरः
atha kolāhalaṃ śrutvā gaṇānāṃ caṃdraśekharaḥ
Then, hearing the uproar of the hosts, the Moon-crested one (Śiva)—
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PdP 6 102.3
अभ्ययाद्वृषमारूढः संग्रामं प्रहसन्निव । रुद्रमायां तमालोक्य सिंहनादैर्गणाः पुनः
abhyayādvṛṣamārūḍhaḥ saṃgrāmaṃ prahasanniva | rudramāyāṃ tamālokya siṃhanādairgaṇāḥ punaḥ
—mounted on his bull, advanced to the battle as if laughing. Seeing that manifestation of Rudra, the hosts again, with lion-roars,
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PdP 6 102.4
निवृत्ताः संगरे दैत्यान्निजघ्नुः शरवृष्टिभिः । दैत्याश्च भीषणं रुद्रं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे विदुद्रुवुः
nivṛttāḥ saṃgare daityānnijaghnuḥ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ | daityāśca bhīṣaṇaṃ rudraṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve vidudruvuḥ
turned back and slew the Daityas in the battle with showers of arrows; and all the Daityas, seeing the terrifying Rudra, fled,
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PdP 6 102.5
कार्त्तिकव्रतिनं दृष्ट्वा पातकानीव तद्भयात् । अथ जालंधरो दैत्यान्विद्रुतान्प्रेक्ष्य संगरे
kārttikavratinaṃ dṛṣṭvā pātakānīva tadbhayāt | atha jālaṃdharo daityānvidrutānprekṣya saṃgare
as sins (flee) out of fear at the sight of one who keeps the Kārttika vow. Then Jālandhara, seeing the Daityas routed in battle,
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PdP 6 102.6
रोषादधावच्चंडीशं मुंचन्बाणान्सहस्रशः । शुंभो निशुंभोऽश्वमुखः कालनेमिर्बलाहकः
roṣādadhāvaccaṃḍīśaṃ muṃcanbāṇānsahasraśaḥ | śuṃbho niśuṃbho'śvamukhaḥ kālanemirbalāhakaḥ
out of fury rushed at the lord of Caṇḍī, releasing arrows by the thousand. Śumbha, Niśumbha, Aśvamukha, Kālanemi, Balāhaka,
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PdP 6 102.7
खड्गरोमा प्रचंडश्च घस्मरश्च शिवं ययुः । बाणांधकारसंच्छन्नं दृष्ट्वा गणबलं शिवः
khaḍgaromā pracaṃḍaśca ghasmaraśca śivaṃ yayuḥ | bāṇāṃdhakārasaṃcchannaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṇabalaṃ śivaḥ
Khaḍgaromā, Pracaṇḍa and Ghasmara went against Śiva. Seeing the host's army covered over by the darkness of arrows, Śiva
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PdP 6 102.8
तद्बाणजालं विच्छिद्य स्वबाणैरावृणोन्नभः । दैत्यांश्च बाणवात्याभिः पीडितानकरोत्तदा
tadbāṇajālaṃ vicchidya svabāṇairāvṛṇonnabhaḥ | daityāṃśca bāṇavātyābhiḥ pīḍitānakarottadā
cut apart that net of arrows and covered the sky with his own arrows; and then he made the Daityas afflicted with storms of arrows.
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PdP 6 102.9
प्रचंडजालबाणौघैरपातयत भूतले । खड्गरोम्णः शिरः कोपात्तथा परशुनाच्छिनत्
pracaṃḍajālabāṇaughairapātayata bhūtale | khaḍgaromṇaḥ śiraḥ kopāttathā paraśunācchinat
With floods of arrows in nets he felled Pracaṇḍa to the ground, and in anger cut off Khaḍgaromā's head with an axe.
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PdP 6 102.10
बलाहकस्य च शिरः खंट्वागेनाकरोद्द्विधा । बद्ध्वा च घस्मरं दैत्यं पाशेनाभ्यहनाद्भुवि
balāhakasya ca śiraḥ khaṃṭvāgenākaroddvidhā | baddhvā ca ghasmaraṃ daityaṃ pāśenābhyahanādbhuvi
And Balāhaka's head he split in two with the point of his sword; and having bound the Daitya Ghasmara with a noose, he struck him down on the ground.
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PdP 6 102.11
वृषभेण हताः केचित्केचिद्बाणैर्निराकृताः । न शेकुरसुराः स्थातुं गजाः सिंहार्दिता यथा
vṛṣabheṇa hatāḥ kecitkecidbāṇairnirākṛtāḥ | na śekurasurāḥ sthātuṃ gajāḥ siṃhārditā yathā
Some were killed by the bull, some were driven off by arrows; the Asuras could not stand firm, like elephants tormented by a lion.
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PdP 6 102.12
ततः कोपपरीतात्मा वेगाद्रुद्रं जलंधरः । आह्वयामास समरे तीव्राशनिसमस्वनः
tataḥ kopaparītātmā vegādrudraṃ jalaṃdharaḥ | āhvayāmāsa samare tīvrāśanisamasvanaḥ
Then Jālandhara, his mind seized by anger, his voice like a sharp thunderbolt, swiftly challenged Rudra to battle.
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PdP 6 102.13
जलंधर उवाच- युध्यस्वाद्य मया सार्द्धं किमेभिर्निहितैस्तव । यच्च किंचिद्बलं तेऽस्ति तद्दर्शय जटाधर
jalaṃdhara uvāca- yudhyasvādya mayā sārddhaṃ kimebhirnihitaistava | yacca kiṃcidbalaṃ te'sti taddarśaya jaṭādhara
Jālandhara said: Fight with me today—what use are these dead ones to you? And whatever strength you have, show it, O wearer of matted locks.
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PdP 6 102.14
नारद उवाच। इत्युक्त्वा बाणसप्तत्या जघान वृषभध्वजम् । तानप्राप्तान्शितैर्बाणैश्चिच्छेद प्रहसन्निव
nārada uvāca| ityuktvā bāṇasaptatyā jaghāna vṛṣabhadhvajam | tānaprāptānśitairbāṇaiściccheda prahasanniva
Nārada said: Having said this, he struck the bull-bannered one with seventy arrows; but he, as if laughing, cut those arrows down with sharp shafts before they reached him.
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PdP 6 102.15
ततो हयान्ध्वजं छत्रं धनुश्चिच्छेद सप्तभिः । सच्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो गदामादाय वीर्यवान्
tato hayāndhvajaṃ chatraṃ dhanuściccheda saptabhiḥ | sacchinnadhanvā viratho gadāmādāya vīryavān
Then with seven (arrows) he cut down the horses, the banner, the parasol and the bow; and he, his bow cut and chariot lost, though valiant, took up a mace
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PdP 6 102.16
अभ्यधावच्छिवस्तावद्गदाबाणैर्द्विधाकरोत् । तथापि मुष्टिमुद्यम्य ययौ रुद्रजिघांसया
abhyadhāvacchivastāvadgadābāṇairdvidhākarot | tathāpi muṣṭimudyamya yayau rudrajighāṃsayā
and charged; but meanwhile Śiva split the mace in two with arrows. Even so, raising his fist, he advanced with the wish to slay Rudra.
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PdP 6 102.17
तावच्छिवेन बाणौघैः क्रोशमात्रमपाकृतः । ततो जालंधरो दैत्यो मत्वा रुद्रं बलाधिकम्
tāvacchivena bāṇaughaiḥ krośamātramapākṛtaḥ | tato jālaṃdharo daityo matvā rudraṃ balādhikam
Meanwhile he was driven back a whole krośa by Śiva with floods of arrows. Then the Daitya Jālandhara, judging Rudra to be superior in strength,
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PdP 6 102.18
ससर्ज मायां गांधर्वीमद्भुतां रुद्रमोहिनीम् । ततो जगुश्च ननृतुर्गंधर्वाप्सरसांगणाः
sasarja māyāṃ gāṃdharvīmadbhutāṃ rudramohinīm | tato jaguśca nanṛturgaṃdharvāpsarasāṃgaṇāḥ
(He) sent forth a gandharva illusion, marvellous, bewildering to Rudra; thereupon the troops of gandharvas and apsarases sang and danced,
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PdP 6 102.19
तालवेणुमृदंगांश्च वादयंतः परस्परम् । तं दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं रुद्रो नादविमोहितः
tālaveṇumṛdaṃgāṃśca vādayaṃtaḥ parasparam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryaṃ rudro nādavimohitaḥ
playing together cymbals, flutes and drums. Seeing that great wonder, Rudra, bewildered by the sound,
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PdP 6 102.20
पतितान्यपि शस्त्राणि करेभ्यो न विवेद सः । एकाग्रभूतमालोक्यरुद्रं दैत्यो जलंधरः
patitānyapi śastrāṇi karebhyo na viveda saḥ | ekāgrabhūtamālokyarudraṃ daityo jalaṃdharaḥ
did not even notice the weapons that had fallen from his hands. Seeing Rudra thus become single-minded, the demon Jalandhara,
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PdP 6 102.21
कामार्त्तः सञ्जगामाशु यत्र गौरी स्थिताभवत् । युद्धे शुंभनिशुंभाख्यौ स्थापयित्वा महाबलौ
kāmārttaḥ sañjagāmāśu yatra gaurī sthitābhavat | yuddhe śuṃbhaniśuṃbhākhyau sthāpayitvā mahābalau
afflicted with desire, went swiftly to where Gaurī was staying, after posting in the battle the two mighty ones named Śumbha and Niśumbha.
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PdP 6 102.22
दशदोर्दंडपंचास्यस्त्रिनेत्रश्च जटाधरः । महावृषभमारूढः स बभूव जलंधरः
daśadordaṃḍapaṃcāsyastrinetraśca jaṭādharaḥ | mahāvṛṣabhamārūḍhaḥ sa babhūva jalaṃdharaḥ
With ten arms, five faces, three eyes, and wearing matted locks, mounted on a great bull—so did Jalandhara become.
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PdP 6 102.23
अथ रुद्रं समायांतमालोक्य भववल्लभा । अभ्याययौ सखीमध्यात्तद्दर्शनपथेऽभवत्
atha rudraṃ samāyāṃtamālokya bhavavallabhā | abhyāyayau sakhīmadhyāttaddarśanapathe'bhavat
Then, seeing Rudra approaching, Bhava's beloved came forth from the midst of her companions and came into his line of sight.
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PdP 6 102.24
यावद्ददर्श चार्वगीं पार्वतीं दनुजेश्वरः । तावत्स वीर्यं मुमुचे जडांगश्चाभवत्तदा
yāvaddadarśa cārvagīṃ pārvatīṃ danujeśvaraḥ | tāvatsa vīryaṃ mumuce jaḍāṃgaścābhavattadā
The moment the lord of the Dānavas saw the lovely-limbed Pārvatī, he released his seed and became limp of body then.
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PdP 6 102.25
अथ ज्ञात्वा तदा गौरी दानवं भयविह्वला । जगामांतर्हिता तावत्सा तदोत्तरमानसम्
atha jñātvā tadā gaurī dānavaṃ bhayavihvalā | jagāmāṃtarhitā tāvatsā tadottaramānasam
Then Gaurī, recognizing him as the dānava, overcome with fear, went and became invisible, since his mind (was set) upon her.
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PdP 6 102.26
तामदृष्ट्वा तदा दैत्यः क्षणाद्विद्युल्लतामिव । जवेनायात्पुनर्युद्धं यत्र देवो वृषध्वजः
tāmadṛṣṭvā tadā daityaḥ kṣaṇādvidyullatāmiva | javenāyātpunaryuddhaṃ yatra devo vṛṣadhvajaḥ
Then, not seeing her—gone in an instant like a flash of lightning—the demon came swiftly back to the battle, where the god whose banner is the bull was.
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PdP 6 102.27
पार्वत्यपि महाविष्णुं सस्मार मनसा तदा । तावद्ददर्श तं देवी सोपविष्टं समीपगम्
pārvatyapi mahāviṣṇuṃ sasmāra manasā tadā | tāvaddadarśa taṃ devī sopaviṣṭaṃ samīpagam
Pārvatī too then called to mind the great Viṣṇu; and at once the goddess saw him seated near her.
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PdP 6 102.28
पार्वत्युवाच। विष्णो जलंधरो दैत्यः कृतवान्परमाद्भुतम् । तत्किं न विदितं तेऽस्ति चेष्टितं तस्य दुर्मतेः
pārvatyuvāca| viṣṇo jalaṃdharo daityaḥ kṛtavānparamādbhutam | tatkiṃ na viditaṃ te'sti ceṣṭitaṃ tasya durmateḥ
Pārvatī said: Viṣṇu, the demon Jalandhara has done a most astonishing thing. Is the conduct of that evil-minded one not known to you?
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PdP 6 102.29
श्रीभगवानुवाच- तेनैव दर्शितः पंथा वयमप्यन्वयामहे । नान्यथा स भवेद्वध्यः पातिव्रत्यात्सुरक्षितः
śrībhagavānuvāca- tenaiva darśitaḥ paṃthā vayamapyanvayāmahe | nānyathā sa bhavedvadhyaḥ pātivratyātsurakṣitaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: The path has been shown by him himself; we too shall follow it. Otherwise he cannot be slain, being well guarded by (his wife's) fidelity to her husband.
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PdP 6 102.30
नारद उवाच- जगाम विष्णुरित्युक्त्वा पुनर्जालंधरं पुरम् । अथ रुद्रश्च गंधर्वानुगतः संगरे स्थितः
nārada uvāca- jagāma viṣṇurityuktvā punarjālaṃdharaṃ puram | atha rudraśca gaṃdharvānugataḥ saṃgare sthitaḥ
Nārada said: Having said this, Viṣṇu went again to Jālandhara's city. Meanwhile Rudra, followed by the gandharvas, stood in the battle.
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PdP 6 102.31
अंतर्द्धानगतां मायां दृष्ट्वा तु बुबुधे तदा । ततः शिवो विस्मितमानसः पुनर्जगाम युद्धाय जलंधरं रुषा
aṃtarddhānagatāṃ māyāṃ dṛṣṭvā tu bubudhe tadā | tataḥ śivo vismitamānasaḥ punarjagāma yuddhāya jalaṃdharaṃ ruṣā
But seeing the illusion vanish, he then understood. Then Śiva, his mind amazed, went again in anger to fight Jalandhara.
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PdP 6 102.32
स चापि दैत्यः पुनरागतं शिवं दृष्ट्वा शरौघैः समवाकिरद्रणे
sa cāpi daityaḥ punarāgataṃ śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā śaraughaiḥ samavākiradraṇe
And that demon too, seeing Śiva come back, covered him with floods of arrows in the battle.
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