Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 11
PdP 6 11.1
नारद उवाच- अथ जालंधरो दूतवचः श्रुत्वा प्रतापवान् । सर्वसैन्यं समाहूय प्रयाणमकरोत्तदा । ततस्ततः समेतानां सैन्यानां श्रूयते ध्वनिः
nārada uvāca- atha jālaṃdharo dūtavacaḥ śrutvā pratāpavān | sarvasainyaṃ samāhūya prayāṇamakarottadā | tatastataḥ sametānāṃ sainyānāṃ śrūyate dhvaniḥ
Nārada said: Then the mighty Jālandhara, having heard the messenger's words, summoned the entire army and set out at once. From this side and that the din of the assembling troops is heard —
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PdP 6 11.2
सस्त्रीन्मन्दरकंदरेषु शयितानुत्थापयन्किन्नरान् । मेरोर्मंदरकंदरे प्रतिरवानुत्थापयन्वारणान् । सिहानां च ततीर्व्यमुंचत पुरःपंथानमेवंविधस्त्रै। लोक्यं बधिरीचकार महतः सैन्यस्य कोलाहलः
sastrīnmandarakaṃdareṣu śayitānutthāpayankinnarān | merormaṃdarakaṃdare pratiravānutthāpayanvāraṇān | sihānāṃ ca tatīrvyamuṃcata puraḥpaṃthānamevaṃvidhastrai| lokyaṃ badhirīcakāra mahataḥ sainyasya kolāhalaḥ
rousing the kinnaras asleep with their women in the caverns of Mandara; rousing the elephants with its echoes in the cavern of Mandara on Meru; and it sent forth troops of lions along the road ahead: of such a kind was the uproar of the great army, which made the three worlds deaf.
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PdP 6 11.3
ततो दुंदुभिनादोऽभूत्पीठे जालंधरे नृप । तन्निनादेन शूराणां प्रियेण महता तदा
tato duṃdubhinādo'bhūtpīṭhe jālaṃdhare nṛpa | tanninādena śūrāṇāṃ priyeṇa mahatā tadā
Then, O king, the beat of the kettledrums arose at Jālandhara's seat; by that great sound, dear to warriors, then —
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PdP 6 11.4
कंपंति गिरयस्तुंगाः प्रासादा विचलंति च । सप्तसागरगर्भेभ्यो निःसृता दैत्यदानवाः
kaṃpaṃti girayastuṃgāḥ prāsādā vicalaṃti ca | saptasāgaragarbhebhyo niḥsṛtā daityadānavāḥ
the lofty mountains tremble and the palaces shake; out from the wombs of the seven oceans came forth the Daityas and Dānavas,
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PdP 6 11.5
सन्नद्धाश्चातिगर्जंति नानावाहनसंयुताः । हेषा ययौ महानादा वाजिनां बाह्यतः पुरः
sannaddhāścātigarjaṃti nānāvāhanasaṃyutāḥ | heṣā yayau mahānādā vājināṃ bāhyataḥ puraḥ
and, armed, they roar loudly, furnished with mounts of every kind; the neighing of the horses, a mighty noise, went forth outside the city.
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PdP 6 11.6
रथांगेनाथ संहृष्टा धरां संचलतेऽथवा । चालितैर्गजयूथैश्च पृथ्वी रुद्धा सकानना
rathāṃgenātha saṃhṛṣṭā dharāṃ saṃcalate'thavā | cālitairgajayūthaiśca pṛthvī ruddhā sakānanā
And then, by the chariot-wheels the earth, shaken up, moves — or rather, the earth with its forests was blocked by the moving herds of elephants.
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PdP 6 11.7
जालंधरेरितैर्भीमैरयुतैः स्यंदनस्थितैः । अश्वार्बुदसहस्रे द्वे अर्बुदं दंतिनामपि
jālaṃdhareritairbhīmairayutaiḥ syaṃdanasthitaiḥ | aśvārbudasahasre dve arbudaṃ daṃtināmapi
With the fearsome myriads set in motion by Jālandhara, standing in chariots; two thousand arbudas of horses, and an arbuda of elephants too;
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PdP 6 11.8
रराज सैन्यलक्षैकं रथिनां सपताकिनाम् । परार्द्धनवतिः कोट्यः दृश्यंते मुख्यनायकाः । निर्जगाम महासैन्यं छत्रैः संछाद्य भास्करम्
rarāja sainyalakṣaikaṃ rathināṃ sapatākinām | parārddhanavatiḥ koṭyaḥ dṛśyaṃte mukhyanāyakāḥ | nirjagāma mahāsainyaṃ chatraiḥ saṃchādya bhāskaram
one lakh of troops of charioteers with banners shone forth; ninety crores of parārdhas — the chief leaders are seen. The great army marched out, covering the sun with its parasols.
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PdP 6 11.9
आसीत्पिंजरपांडुपंकजवनं श्वेतातपत्रैः क्वचित् । मायूरातपवारणैः क्वचिदभूतदुन्नीलनीलोत्पलम् । उन्मेघं क्वचिदूर्ध्वधूलिपटलैर्यस्य प्रयाणेऽभवत् । सद्वीचि क्वचिदंबरं सर इवोत्सर्पत्पताकापटैः
āsītpiṃjarapāṃḍupaṃkajavanaṃ śvetātapatraiḥ kvacit | māyūrātapavāraṇaiḥ kvacidabhūtadunnīlanīlotpalam | unmeghaṃ kvacidūrdhvadhūlipaṭalairyasya prayāṇe'bhavat | sadvīci kvacidaṃbaraṃ sara ivotsarpatpatākāpaṭaiḥ
In his march it became, here and there, a grove of tawny-pale lotuses with white parasols; here and there it became a mass of deep dark blue water-lilies with peacock-feather sunshades; here and there it was clouded over with the sheets of dust raised above; and here and there the sky, with the fluttering cloth of the banners, was like a lake full of waves.
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PdP 6 11.10
गजवाजीमयी भूमिर्ध्वजच्छत्रमयं नभः । दिक्चक्रं चामरमयं दैत्यसैन्ये प्रसर्पति
gajavājīmayī bhūmirdhvajacchatramayaṃ nabhaḥ | dikcakraṃ cāmaramayaṃ daityasainye prasarpati
The ground was all elephants and horses, the sky all banners and parasols, and the circle of the directions all yak-tail whisks, as the army of the Daityas moved on.
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PdP 6 11.11
ततो जालंधरो दैत्यः प्रयाणाय समुत्सुकः । स्कंधे चारोपयन्शक्तिं नानारत्नविभूषिताम्
tato jālaṃdharo daityaḥ prayāṇāya samutsukaḥ | skaṃdhe cāropayanśaktiṃ nānāratnavibhūṣitām
Then the Daitya Jālandhara, eager to set out, hoisted onto his shoulder his spear adorned with jewels of many kinds,
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PdP 6 11.12
आजगाम महाविष्णुं प्रष्टुं सागरवासिनम् । अभिवाद्य जगादाथ हरिं जालंधरस्त्विदम्
ājagāma mahāviṣṇuṃ praṣṭuṃ sāgaravāsinam | abhivādya jagādātha hariṃ jālaṃdharastvidam
(He) came to the great Viṣṇu, dweller in the ocean, to ask (his leave); and having saluted (him), Jālandhara then said this to Hari:
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PdP 6 11.13
भोगार्थां किं प्रयच्छामि तुभ्यं भावुक कथ्यताम् । श्रुत्वा नारायणो वाक्यमब्धिजस्य मुदान्वितः
bhogārthāṃ kiṃ prayacchāmi tubhyaṃ bhāvuka kathyatām | śrutvā nārāyaṇo vākyamabdhijasya mudānvitaḥ
"What shall I give you for your enjoyment, dear friend? Let it be told." Hearing the words of the ocean's son, Nārāyaṇa, filled with delight,
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PdP 6 11.14
उवाच किं करोमीति प्रियं सिंधुसुतेप्सितम् । इत्युक्तः स प्रहृष्टोऽथ हरिं प्रोवाच सत्वरः
uvāca kiṃ karomīti priyaṃ siṃdhusutepsitam | ityuktaḥ sa prahṛṣṭo'tha hariṃ provāca satvaraḥ
said, "What am I to do?"—(a thing) pleasing and desired by the ocean's son. Thus addressed, he then, greatly delighted, quickly spoke to Hari:
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PdP 6 11.15
यामि योद्धुं रणेऽहं त्वं सुखी तिष्ठेह सागरे । लक्ष्म्या दत्ताक्षतस्तत्र केशवेनाथ पूजितः
yāmi yoddhuṃ raṇe'haṃ tvaṃ sukhī tiṣṭheha sāgare | lakṣmyā dattākṣatastatra keśavenātha pūjitaḥ
"I am going to fight in battle; you stay here happily in the ocean." There he was given (an offering of) unhusked rice by Lakṣmī, and then honoured by Keśava.
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PdP 6 11.16
स निर्गत्य हरेः स्थानात्समुद्रं प्रष्टुमागतः । सोऽर्णवं प्रणिपत्याह तात यास्यामि दूरतः
sa nirgatya hareḥ sthānātsamudraṃ praṣṭumāgataḥ | so'rṇavaṃ praṇipatyāha tāta yāsyāmi dūrataḥ
Having gone out from Hari's abode, he came to ask the Ocean (his leave); bowing down to the Ocean he said: "Father, I shall go far away
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PdP 6 11.17
नीलकंठं रणे जेतुमनुज्ञां दातुमर्हसि । पुत्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा यियासोः शंकरं प्रति
nīlakaṃṭhaṃ raṇe jetumanujñāṃ dātumarhasi | putrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā yiyāsoḥ śaṃkaraṃ prati
to conquer the Blue-throated One in battle; you ought to give (me) permission." Hearing the words of his son, who wished to go against Śaṃkara,
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PdP 6 11.18
सिंधुराजेन सोऽप्युक्तः पुत्र तं तापसं त्यज । भुंक्ष्व राज्यं मया दत्तं तापसं त्यज दूरतः
siṃdhurājena so'pyuktaḥ putra taṃ tāpasaṃ tyaja | bhuṃkṣva rājyaṃ mayā dattaṃ tāpasaṃ tyaja dūrataḥ
he too was told by the king of the sea: "Son, let that ascetic be; enjoy the kingdom given by me—leave the ascetic far alone.
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PdP 6 11.19
अत्यद्भुतः प्रतापस्ते त्वत्तुल्यो नास्ति भूमिपः । स्वर्गादाधिक्यतां नीतं त्वया वत्स धरातलम्
atyadbhutaḥ pratāpaste tvattulyo nāsti bhūmipaḥ | svargādādhikyatāṃ nītaṃ tvayā vatsa dharātalam
Your might is most wonderful; there is no king equal to you. By you, my child, the surface of the earth has been brought to surpass heaven.
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PdP 6 11.20
तव राज्येव सुमती वैकुंठ इव राजते । यो देवो दुर्जयो दैत्यैरानीतः सह सश्रिया
tava rājyeva sumatī vaikuṃṭha iva rājate | yo devo durjayo daityairānītaḥ saha saśriyā
Your kingdom, as it were well-ordered, shines like Vaikuṇṭha; the god who is hard for demons to conquer has been brought (here) together with Śrī.
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PdP 6 11.21
ममांतिकं वत्स वस शंकरं भिक्षुकं त्यज । एवमुक्तो ह्यर्णवेन गिरिजां प्रति रागवान्
mamāṃtikaṃ vatsa vasa śaṃkaraṃ bhikṣukaṃ tyaja | evamukto hyarṇavena girijāṃ prati rāgavān
Dwell near me, my child; give up Śaṃkara, that beggar." Though thus spoken to by the Ocean, (he), passionate for the mountain's daughter,
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PdP 6 11.22
पितृवाक्यमविज्ञाय आगत्य स्वभटान्स्वकान् । सज्जीभूतं तु युद्धाय वृंदा जालंधरं जगौ
pitṛvākyamavijñāya āgatya svabhaṭānsvakān | sajjībhūtaṃ tu yuddhāya vṛṃdā jālaṃdharaṃ jagau
paying no heed to his father's words, came (back) to his own soldiers; and to Jālandhara, made ready for battle, Vṛndā spoke:
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PdP 6 11.23
वृंदोवाच। नाथ युद्धं न कर्तव्यं राजेंद्र कुत्सयोगिना । मनो निवर्त्यतां पश्य प्रवृत्तं पार्वतीं प्रति
vṛṃdovāca| nātha yuddhaṃ na kartavyaṃ rājeṃdra kutsayoginā | mano nivartyatāṃ paśya pravṛttaṃ pārvatīṃ prati
Vṛndā said: "Husband, king of kings, war should not be waged with a contemptible yogin. Let your mind be turned back—see, it is bent upon Pārvatī.
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PdP 6 11.24
गौरीं त्वं वांछसि कस्मात्पार्वती किं ममाधिका । तपस्विनी निरालंबा संसक्ता स्थाणवे सदा
gaurīṃ tvaṃ vāṃchasi kasmātpārvatī kiṃ mamādhikā | tapasvinī nirālaṃbā saṃsaktā sthāṇave sadā
Why do you desire Gaurī? How is Pārvatī superior to me? An ascetic woman, without support, always attached to that post (Śiva),
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PdP 6 11.25
सुतानुरागिणी वंध्या ततः कृत्रिमपुत्रिका । वृथास्तुता नारदेन तां त्यजस्व भजस्व माम्
sutānurāgiṇī vaṃdhyā tataḥ kṛtrimaputrikā | vṛthāstutā nāradena tāṃ tyajasva bhajasva mām
longing for a son, barren, and therefore (having) an artificial daughter, uselessly praised by Nārada—give her up, love me!"
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PdP 6 11.26
इति वृंदावचः श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाचार्णवात्मजः । अदृष्ट्वा पार्वतीरूपं मच्चेतो न निवर्तते
iti vṛṃdāvacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvācārṇavātmajaḥ | adṛṣṭvā pārvatīrūpaṃ macceto na nivartate
Hearing these words of Vṛndā, the ocean's son replied: "Without seeing Pārvatī's beauty my mind will not turn back.
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PdP 6 11.27
वृंदे त्वया जनपदो राजधानी प्रपाल्यताम् । स्मर्तव्योऽहं सदा चंडि यदि मां हंति शंकरः
vṛṃde tvayā janapado rājadhānī prapālyatām | smartavyo'haṃ sadā caṃḍi yadi māṃ haṃti śaṃkaraḥ
Vṛndā, let the country and the capital be guarded by you. I am always to be remembered, O Caṇḍī, if Śaṃkara kills me."
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PdP 6 11.28
इति भर्तृवचः श्रुत्वा वृंदा हाससमन्विता । जगाम शिबिकारूढा पीठं जालंधरं तदा
iti bhartṛvacaḥ śrutvā vṛṃdā hāsasamanvitā | jagāma śibikārūḍhā pīṭhaṃ jālaṃdharaṃ tadā
Hearing these words of her husband, Vṛndā, with a laugh, then went, mounted on a palanquin, to the seat (city) of Jālandhara.
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PdP 6 11.29
नारद उवाच-। अथ प्रतस्थे कैलासं सिंधुसूनुर्महाबलः । महापद्मसहस्राणां षष्ट्या सैन्येन संवृतः
nārada uvāca-| atha pratasthe kailāsaṃ siṃdhusūnurmahābalaḥ | mahāpadmasahasrāṇāṃ ṣaṣṭyā sainyena saṃvṛtaḥ
Nārada said: Then the mighty son of the sea set out for Kailāsa, surrounded by an army of sixty thousand mahāpadmas.
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PdP 6 11.30
अत्रांतरे परित्यज्य कैलांसं शंकरो गतः । गणपुत्रप्रियायुक्तः कैलासं मानसोत्तरम्
atrāṃtare parityajya kailāṃsaṃ śaṃkaro gataḥ | gaṇaputrapriyāyuktaḥ kailāsaṃ mānasottaram
In the meantime Śaṃkara left Kailāsa and went, together with his hosts, his sons and his beloved, to Kailāsa beyond Mānasa.
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PdP 6 11.31
जालंधरस्ततः प्राप्तः कैलासं प्रथमेऽहनि । सेनाः संस्थाप्य कैलास आलोकनकुतूहली
jālaṃdharastataḥ prāptaḥ kailāsaṃ prathame'hani | senāḥ saṃsthāpya kailāsa ālokanakutūhalī
Then Jālandhara reached Kailāsa on the first day; stationing his troops on Kailāsa, he was eager to look about.
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PdP 6 11.32
दिव्यकेसरमंदाररजःपुंज परिश्रिताः । शीतांबुशीकरासारैः प्रभुग्ना वांति वायवः
divyakesaramaṃdārarajaḥpuṃja pariśritāḥ | śītāṃbuśīkarāsāraiḥ prabhugnā vāṃti vāyavaḥ
There the winds blow, laden with masses of pollen from divine kesara and mandāra flowers, bent low (heavy) with showers of the spray of cool water.
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PdP 6 11.33
यत्र सिद्धांगना पीनस्तनोत्तुंगतरंगिणः । मंदारमकरंदाढ्याः सुंदरा वांति वायवः
yatra siddhāṃganā pīnastanottuṃgataraṃgiṇaḥ | maṃdāramakaraṃdāḍhyāḥ suṃdarā vāṃti vāyavaḥ
Where the winds blow beautifully, rippling high over the full breasts of the Siddha women, rich with the nectar of the mandāra flowers.
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PdP 6 11.34
यत्राशोकरुचिस्निग्धपादन्यासं च योषिताम् । विलोक्य दानवेंद्रोभून्मनोरथसमाकुलः
yatrāśokarucisnigdhapādanyāsaṃ ca yoṣitām | vilokya dānaveṃdrobhūnmanorathasamākulaḥ
And where, on seeing the women's placing of their feet, glossy with the sheen of the aśoka, the lord of the Dānavas became overwhelmed with desire.
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PdP 6 11.35
प्राप्नुवंति सुराः प्रीतिं स्वबिंबालोकहर्षिताः । यत्र किन्नरकांतानां सुरतव्यंजितप्रभाः
prāpnuvaṃti surāḥ prītiṃ svabiṃbālokaharṣitāḥ | yatra kinnarakāṃtānāṃ suratavyaṃjitaprabhāḥ
The gods attain delight, gladdened by the sight of their own reflections; where the radiance of the Kinnara women, revealed by love-making,
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PdP 6 11.36
विभांति सर्वतस्तत्र मंदाराः शीर्णपल्लवाः । यत्र शंभुगणाक्रांता नानावेलाकुलद्रुमाः
vibhāṃti sarvatastatra maṃdārāḥ śīrṇapallavāḥ | yatra śaṃbhugaṇākrāṃtā nānāvelākuladrumāḥ
shines everywhere there — the mandāra trees with their fallen shoots; where the trees, overrun by Śambhu's hosts, are crowded with many seasons (of bloom),
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PdP 6 11.37
भांति मन्मथभूपाल यशसा सुधृता इव । यत्र चंदनकस्तूरी गंधोन्मत्तालिसंचयाः । विभांति दग्धकंदर्प्प निर्वाणांगारसन्निभाः
bhāṃti manmathabhūpāla yaśasā sudhṛtā iva | yatra caṃdanakastūrī gaṃdhonmattālisaṃcayāḥ | vibhāṃti dagdhakaṃdarppa nirvāṇāṃgārasannibhāḥ
they shine, O king Manmatha, as though borne up by (your) fame; where the swarms of bees, maddened by the fragrance of sandal and musk, shine like the cooled embers of the burnt Kandarpa (Love).
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PdP 6 11.38
यत्रांगनानां सकलं विलोक्य सौरभ्यमत्युत्तमकांतिमित्रम् । मन्ये परिष्वक्तमनोविनोदा कस्तूरिका गाहति कालिमानम्
yatrāṃganānāṃ sakalaṃ vilokya saurabhyamatyuttamakāṃtimitram | manye pariṣvaktamanovinodā kastūrikā gāhati kālimānam
Where, beholding the whole fragrance of the women — a friend to the most excellent beauty — I think that the musk, its mind delighted at being embraced, plunges into blackness.
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PdP 6 11.39
क्वचित्प्रवरगैरिकासमसमुल्लसत् पंकजं लवंगदलसन्निभासनचलच्चकोरं क्वचित् । क्वचिद्गिरिसरित्तटीतरणिवत्स्फुरत्कुंडलं चलन्निचुलमंजरीविनयनम्रभृंगं क्वचित्
kvacitpravaragairikāsamasamullasat paṃkajaṃ lavaṃgadalasannibhāsanacalaccakoraṃ kvacit | kvacidgirisarittaṭītaraṇivatsphuratkuṃḍalaṃ calanniculamaṃjarīvinayanamrabhṛṃgaṃ kvacit
In one place a lotus glowing like the finest red ochre; in another a cakora bird moving on a seat resembling a clove-leaf; in another, on the bank of a mountain stream, an earring flashing like the sun; in another a bee bowed down in modesty at a swaying nicula blossom-cluster;
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PdP 6 11.40
क्वचिद्दलितकोकिलाकुलितनूत्नचूतांकुरं कुरंगकुलसेवितं प्रबलशालिमूलं क्वचित् । क्वचित्प्रवरसुंदरैः सुरवधूपदैः पावनं वनं नयति विक्रियामिह मनो मुनीनामपि
kvaciddalitakokilākulitanūtnacūtāṃkuraṃ kuraṃgakulasevitaṃ prabalaśālimūlaṃ kvacit | kvacitpravarasuṃdaraiḥ suravadhūpadaiḥ pāvanaṃ vanaṃ nayati vikriyāmiha mano munīnāmapi
in one place a fresh mango shoot beset by cuckoos that have split (it) open; in another the root of thick rice-plants frequented by herds of deer; in another (the ground) purified by the excellent, lovely footprints of the gods' wives — such a forest here brings even the minds of sages to agitation.
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PdP 6 11.41
एवंगुणसमायुक्तं विलोक्य हरमंदिरम् । विचित्रं चापि कैलासं सर्वरत्नसमाश्रयम्
evaṃguṇasamāyuktaṃ vilokya haramaṃdiram | vicitraṃ cāpi kailāsaṃ sarvaratnasamāśrayam
Beholding Hara's dwelling endowed with such qualities, and also the wondrous Kailāsa, the abode of every jewel,
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PdP 6 11.42
अत्यंतविस्मितो दैत्यः प्रोवाच भृगुनंदनम् । कस्मात्तं तापसं तात प्रवदंति भवादृशाः
atyaṃtavismito daityaḥ provāca bhṛgunaṃdanam | kasmāttaṃ tāpasaṃ tāta pravadaṃti bhavādṛśāḥ
the utterly amazed demon said to the son of Bhṛgu: "Why, father, do people like you call him an ascetic,
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PdP 6 11.43
तादृशी यस्य सा भार्या गृहमीदृङ्मनोहरम् । तत्रादृष्ट्वावदच्छंभुं हरः कुत्र गतः कवे
tādṛśī yasya sā bhāryā gṛhamīdṛṅmanoharam | tatrādṛṣṭvāvadacchaṃbhuṃ haraḥ kutra gataḥ kave
whose wife is such as that and whose house is so delightful?" Not seeing Śambhu there, he said, "Where has Hara gone, O poet?
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PdP 6 11.44
कथं मम भयाच्चेति पृष्टः प्रोवाच भार्गवः । देवशंभुर्महाशैलमगम्यं मानसोत्तरम्
kathaṃ mama bhayācceti pṛṣṭaḥ provāca bhārgavaḥ | devaśaṃbhurmahāśailamagamyaṃ mānasottaram
Is it out of fear of me?" Thus asked, Bhārgava replied: "The divine Śambhu (has gone to) the great mountain Mānasottara, which is unapproachable.
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PdP 6 11.45
ययौ तत्र महादेवो गंतुं चान्यैर्न शक्यते । इति काव्यवचः श्रुत्वा प्राह दैत्यो महाबलः
yayau tatra mahādevo gaṃtuṃ cānyairna śakyate | iti kāvyavacaḥ śrutvā prāha daityo mahābalaḥ
There Mahādeva went, and by others it cannot be reached." Hearing these words of Kāvya (Śukra), the mighty demon spoke.
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PdP 6 11.46
जालंधर उवाच-। अहं यास्यामि देवेशं त्वं पुरा गच्छ भार्गव । इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ तत्र यत्रास्ते शंकरः स्वयम्
jālaṃdhara uvāca-| ahaṃ yāsyāmi deveśaṃ tvaṃ purā gaccha bhārgava | ityuktvā prayayau tatra yatrāste śaṃkaraḥ svayam
Jālaṃdhara said: "I shall go to the lord of the gods; you go on ahead, O Bhārgava." Having said this he set out to where Śaṃkara himself was.
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PdP 6 11.47
अपश्यत्तं गिरिवरं सिंधुजो मानसोत्तरम् । तस्य षष्टिसहस्राणि योजनानां समुच्छ्रयः
apaśyattaṃ girivaraṃ siṃdhujo mānasottaram | tasya ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ samucchrayaḥ
The son of the ocean saw that best of mountains, Mānasottara; its height was sixty thousand yojanas.
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PdP 6 11.48
स शैलो मानसो राजन्दैत्यसैन्यैः समावृतः । बहवो दैत्यराजानः शैलमारुरुहुर्द्रुतम्
sa śailo mānaso rājandaityasainyaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ | bahavo daityarājānaḥ śailamāruruhurdrutam
That mountain Mānasa, O king, was surrounded by the demon armies; many demon kings swiftly climbed the mountain.
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PdP 6 11.49
छत्रांधकारं पर्यासीत्वाद्यनादेन वेपथुः । सैन्यकोलाहलस्तेषां पूरयामास रोदसी
chatrāṃdhakāraṃ paryāsītvādyanādena vepathuḥ | sainyakolāhalasteṣāṃ pūrayāmāsa rodasī
Darkness from (their) parasols spread all around; there was trembling from the sound of instruments; the uproar of their army filled heaven and earth.
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PdP 6 11.50
नारद उवाच-। अथैवमागतं दृष्ट्वा दैत्यसैन्यं महत्तदा । अत्युच्चे स गिरेः शृंगे स्थाप्य गौरीं सखीवृताम् 6.11.
nārada uvāca-| athaivamāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā daityasainyaṃ mahattadā | atyucce sa gireḥ śṛṃge sthāpya gaurīṃ sakhīvṛtām 6.11.
Nārada said: Then, seeing the great demon army arrived in this way, having placed Gaurī, surrounded by her companions, on the very lofty peak of the mountain,
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PdP 6 11.51
भगवांश्च गणैः सर्वैः सन्नद्धैर्युद्धदुर्मदैः । त्रिंशन्महाब्जसाहस्रैः प्रमथानां वृतः शिवः
bhagavāṃśca gaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ sannaddhairyuddhadurmadaiḥ | triṃśanmahābjasāhasraiḥ pramathānāṃ vṛtaḥ śivaḥ
the Lord Śiva too (stood) surrounded by all his hosts, armed and battle-frenzied, by thirty thousand great crores of Pramathas.
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PdP 6 11.52
उवाच नंदिनं शंभुर्गणानामधिपं त्वया । प्रहर्तव्यो महादैत्यो वीरो जालंधरो रणे
uvāca naṃdinaṃ śaṃbhurgaṇānāmadhipaṃ tvayā | prahartavyo mahādaityo vīro jālaṃdharo raṇe
Śambhu said to Nandin, the lord of the hosts: "By you the great demon Jālandhara, the hero, must be struck down in battle.
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PdP 6 11.53
महाकालादिभिः शूरैर्याहि त्वं परिवारितः । तावदाजौ त्वया तस्माद्योद्धव्यमतिपौरुषात्
mahākālādibhiḥ śūrairyāhi tvaṃ parivāritaḥ | tāvadājau tvayā tasmādyoddhavyamatipauruṣāt
Go surrounded by the heroes Mahākāla and the rest; and until then you must fight him in the battle with utmost valour,
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PdP 6 11.54
यावद्युद्धे नारिजयो मम वीर भविष्यति । इति शंभोर्वचः श्रुत्वा स च सारथिमब्रवीत्
yāvadyuddhe nārijayo mama vīra bhaviṣyati | iti śaṃbhorvacaḥ śrutvā sa ca sārathimabravīt
until, hero, victory over the foe in battle shall be mine." Having heard these words of Śambhu, he too spoke to his charioteer:
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PdP 6 11.55
काकतुंडरथं मेऽद्य समानय महामते । नंदिनो वचनं श्रुत्वा सोपि स्यंदनमाहरत्
kākatuṃḍarathaṃ me'dya samānaya mahāmate | naṃdino vacanaṃ śrutvā sopi syaṃdanamāharat
"O great-minded one, bring me today the crow-beaked chariot." Having heard Nandin's words, he too fetched the chariot,
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PdP 6 11.56
द्वात्रिंशदश्वसंयुक्तं चक्रषोडशसंयुतम् । षष्टिध्वजसमोपेतं द्वात्रिंशद्योजनायुतम्
dvātriṃśadaśvasaṃyuktaṃ cakraṣoḍaśasaṃyutam | ṣaṣṭidhvajasamopetaṃ dvātriṃśadyojanāyutam
yoked with thirty-two horses, fitted with sixteen wheels, furnished with sixty banners, thirty-two yojanas in extent,
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PdP 6 11.57
सर्वशस्त्रैश्च संपूर्णं प्राप्तं सांग्रामिकं रथम् । नंदिनश्चक्ररक्षार्थं पुत्रौ स्कंदविनायकौ
sarvaśastraiśca saṃpūrṇaṃ prāptaṃ sāṃgrāmikaṃ ratham | naṃdinaścakrarakṣārthaṃ putrau skaṃdavināyakau
and filled with every weapon — the war-chariot arrived. And for the protection of Nandin's chariot-wheels, (his) two sons Skanda and Vināyaka
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PdP 6 11.58
समादिष्टौ शंकरेण सन्नद्धौ तौ स्ववाहनौ । गणैः परिवृतो नंदी वाग्भिः संपूज्य चेश्वरम्
samādiṣṭau śaṃkareṇa sannaddhau tau svavāhanau | gaṇaiḥ parivṛto naṃdī vāgbhiḥ saṃpūjya ceśvaram
were commanded by Śaṃkara, and the two armed themselves, each on his own mount. Surrounded by the hosts, Nandin, having honoured the Lord with words,
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PdP 6 11.59
नंदी रथं समारुह्य निर्ययौ दानवान्प्रति । विराजते तस्य मूर्ध्नि छत्रं द्वादशयोजनम्
naṃdī rathaṃ samāruhya niryayau dānavānprati | virājate tasya mūrdhni chatraṃ dvādaśayojanam
Nandin mounted the chariot and went forth against the Dānavas; above his head shines a parasol twelve yojanas (wide).
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PdP 6 11.60
यावत्स निर्ययौ नंदी तावत्ते दानवाः पुरः । शैलोपरि समारूढा दानवा घोरदर्शनाः
yāvatsa niryayau naṃdī tāvatte dānavāḥ puraḥ | śailopari samārūḍhā dānavā ghoradarśanāḥ
As soon as Nandin went forth, those Dānavas (were) in front, mounted upon the mountain — Dānavas of terrible aspect.
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PdP 6 11.61
गणानामायुधैस्तीक्ष्णैः निहताः पतिता भुवि । हन्यमाना गणैर्दैत्यास्तत्यजुर्दूरतो गिरिम्
gaṇānāmāyudhaistīkṣṇaiḥ nihatāḥ patitā bhuvi | hanyamānā gaṇairdaityāstatyajurdūrato girim
Struck down by the sharp weapons of the hosts, they fell on the ground; and being slain by the hosts, the Daityas abandoned the mountain from afar.
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PdP 6 11.62
ततो धूमसमं तस्मादवरुह्य शिलोच्चयात् । जघ्नुर्दैत्यान्शितैः शस्त्रैर्गणा राजन्महाबलान्
tato dhūmasamaṃ tasmādavaruhya śiloccayāt | jaghnurdaityānśitaiḥ śastrairgaṇā rājanmahābalān
Then, descending from that heap of rock like smoke, the hosts, O king, slew with their sharpened weapons the mighty Daityas.
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PdP 6 11.63
अमरैराचितं दृष्ट्वा रुरुधुर्दैत्यसैनिकाः । ततः समभवद्युद्धं गणानां दानवैः सह
amarairācitaṃ dṛṣṭvā rurudhurdaityasainikāḥ | tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ gaṇānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha
Seeing (the field) thronged with the immortals, the Daitya soldiers blocked (them); then a battle arose between the hosts and the Dānavas.
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PdP 6 11.64
शरवर्षमथात्युग्रं दानवानां दिवौकसाम् । ततः समस्तान्मातंगाञ्जघ्नुः शिखिमुखा रणे
śaravarṣamathātyugraṃ dānavānāṃ divaukasām | tataḥ samastānmātaṃgāñjaghnuḥ śikhimukhā raṇe
Then (there was) an exceedingly fierce rain of arrows of the Dānavas and of the dwellers in heaven; then the flame-faced (hosts) slew all the elephants in the battle,
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PdP 6 11.65
रथान्हयान्पदातींश्च काकतुंडा महाबलाः । हतानां दैत्यसंघांनां संगरे भृशमायिनाम्
rathānhayānpadātīṃśca kākatuṃḍā mahābalāḥ | hatānāṃ daityasaṃghāṃnāṃ saṃgare bhṛśamāyinām
and the mighty crow-beaked ones (slew) chariots, horses and foot-soldiers. Of the throngs of Daityas, full of wiles, slain in the encounter,
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PdP 6 11.66
शिरोभिर्गगनं व्याप्तं प्रहसद्भिर्भयावहैः । मुक्तकेशारुणमुखैर्भीमदंष्ट्राविलोचनैः
śirobhirgaganaṃ vyāptaṃ prahasadbhirbhayāvahaiḥ | muktakeśāruṇamukhairbhīmadaṃṣṭrāvilocanaiḥ
the sky was filled with their heads, laughing, terrifying, with loosened hair and reddened faces, with dreadful fangs and eyes;
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PdP 6 11.67
सिंहैः कबंधजंघोरुकटिपृष्ठनिकृंतनैः । चिता सर्वत्र वसुधा कबंधैरुधिरारुणैः
siṃhaiḥ kabaṃdhajaṃghorukaṭipṛṣṭhanikṛṃtanaiḥ | citā sarvatra vasudhā kabaṃdhairudhirāruṇaiḥ
by the lions that cut through trunks, shanks, thighs, hips and backs, the earth everywhere was strewn with trunks red with blood.
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PdP 6 11.68
ततो विरावः सुमहान्बभूव दैत्येश्वराणां ध्वजिनीषु धावताम् । शंभोर्गणैः पातितसैनिकानां यथार्णवानां नदतां युगक्षये
tato virāvaḥ sumahānbabhūva daityeśvarāṇāṃ dhvajinīṣu dhāvatām | śaṃbhorgaṇaiḥ pātitasainikānāṃ yathārṇavānāṃ nadatāṃ yugakṣaye
Then a very great clamour arose among the lords of the Daityas running among the banner-hosts, their soldiers felled by Śambhu's troops — like oceans roaring at the destruction of an age.
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