Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 12
PdP 6 12.1
नारद उवाच- दैत्यसैन्यं हतं दृष्ट्वा गणैर्नंदिपुरोगमैः । क्रुद्धाः शुंभादयो दैत्याः समाजग्मुर्गणान्प्रति
nārada uvāca- daityasainyaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṇairnaṃdipurogamaiḥ | kruddhāḥ śuṃbhādayo daityāḥ samājagmurgaṇānprati
Nārada said: Seeing the Daitya army slain by the hosts led by Nandin, the Daityas, Śumbha and the rest, in fury came together against the hosts.
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PdP 6 12.2
ततः शुंभो महादैत्यो नंदिनं प्रत्ययुध्यत । महाकालं निशुंभोऽथ कालो लोकेश्वरं रणे
tataḥ śuṃbho mahādaityo naṃdinaṃ pratyayudhyata | mahākālaṃ niśuṃbho'tha kālo lokeśvaraṃ raṇe
Then the great Daitya Śumbha fought against Nandin; Niśumbha against Mahākāla; and Kāla against Lokeśvara in the battle;
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PdP 6 12.3
पुष्पदंतं शैलरोमा माल्यवंतं महाबलः । कोलाहलो रणे राजन्प्राप्तो मायाबलेन च
puṣpadaṃtaṃ śailaromā mālyavaṃtaṃ mahābalaḥ | kolāhalo raṇe rājanprāpto māyābalena ca
Śailaromā against Puṣpadanta; the mighty Kolāhala, O king, came against Mālyavant in the battle by the power of magic;
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PdP 6 12.4
चंडं भयानको नाम राहुः स्कंदमधावत । कूष्मांडं सर्परोमा च घर्घरो मदनं तथा
caṃḍaṃ bhayānako nāma rāhuḥ skaṃdamadhāvata | kūṣmāṃḍaṃ sarparomā ca ghargharo madanaṃ tathā
(The demon) named Bhayānaka (rushed) at Caṇḍa, Rāhu ran at Skanda; Sarparomā at Kūṣmāṇḍa, and Ghargara at Madana likewise.
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PdP 6 12.5
शुभं केतुमुखो हंतुं ययौ जंभो विनायकम् । हासं पातालकेतुश्च भृंगीशं रोमकंटकः
śubhaṃ ketumukho haṃtuṃ yayau jaṃbho vināyakam | hāsaṃ pātālaketuśca bhṛṃgīśaṃ romakaṃṭakaḥ
Ketumukha went to slay Śubha, Jambha (went) against Vināyaka; Pātālaketu against Hāsa, and Romakaṇṭaka against Bhṛṅgīśa.
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PdP 6 12.6
युयुधुः कोटिशो रुद्रगणा दैत्याः परस्परम् । पश्यतोरुभयोस्तत्र स्वामिनोरिति ते युधि
yuyudhuḥ koṭiśo rudragaṇā daityāḥ parasparam | paśyatorubhayostatra svāminoriti te yudhi
By the crores the hosts of Rudra and the Daityas fought one another; and (they fought) there in battle while both their masters looked on.
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PdP 6 12.7
दृढप्रहारिणो जघ्नुर्गणा दैत्याः शरैरथ । नंदी मुमोच तान्बाणान्महासारो यथा नगे
dṛḍhaprahāriṇo jaghnurgaṇā daityāḥ śarairatha | naṃdī mumoca tānbāṇānmahāsāro yathā nage
Then the Daityas, striking hard, smote the (Rudra) hosts with arrows; and Nandin loosed those arrows, like a great downpour upon a mountain.
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PdP 6 12.8
ततः संपूरयामास मुखं शुंभस्य पत्रिभिः । यथा पर्णचयैर्वातो मंदरस्येव कंदरम्
tataḥ saṃpūrayāmāsa mukhaṃ śuṃbhasya patribhiḥ | yathā parṇacayairvāto maṃdarasyeva kaṃdaram
Then he filled Śumbha's face with feathered shafts, as the wind fills a cavern of Mandara with heaps of leaves.
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PdP 6 12.9
शुंभोऽथ कार्मुकं त्यक्त्वा रथात्तं प्रत्यधावत । उत्पाट्य च गिरिं तेन जघान हृदि नंदिनः
śuṃbho'tha kārmukaṃ tyaktvā rathāttaṃ pratyadhāvata | utpāṭya ca giriṃ tena jaghāna hṛdi naṃdinaḥ
Then Śumbha, abandoning his bow, rushed at him from his chariot, and tearing up a mountain he struck Nandin on the chest with it.
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PdP 6 12.10
नंदिनो हृदयं भित्त्वा चूर्णयित्वा रथं रणे । पपात भूमौ स गिरिर्वज्रं प्राप्य गिरिं यथा
naṃdino hṛdayaṃ bhittvā cūrṇayitvā rathaṃ raṇe | papāta bhūmau sa girirvajraṃ prāpya giriṃ yathā
Having split Nandin's chest and pulverized his chariot in the battle, that mountain fell to the ground, as a mountain does when struck by the thunderbolt.
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PdP 6 12.11
मूर्च्छां प्राप्य क्षणात्संज्ञां वेगवान्स पलायितः । महाकालो निशुंभेन मुद्गरेण हतो हृदि
mūrcchāṃ prāpya kṣaṇātsaṃjñāṃ vegavānsa palāyitaḥ | mahākālo niśuṃbhena mudgareṇa hato hṛdi
Having fallen into a swoon, he regained consciousness in an instant and fled swiftly. Mahākāla was struck on the chest by Niśumbha with a club.
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PdP 6 12.12
आगत्य दैत्यं गदया जघान मुकुटोपरि । तत्प्रहारमचिंत्याथ निशुंभोऽपि महाबलः
āgatya daityaṃ gadayā jaghāna mukuṭopari | tatprahāramaciṃtyātha niśuṃbho'pi mahābalaḥ
Coming up, he struck the demon with his mace on top of his crown; then Niśumbha too, mighty, paying no heed to that blow—
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PdP 6 12.13
तं गृहीत्वा चरणयोर्महाकालं महाबलः । भ्रामयित्वा करतलाच्चिक्षेप च ननाद च
taṃ gṛhītvā caraṇayormahākālaṃ mahābalaḥ | bhrāmayitvā karatalāccikṣepa ca nanāda ca
—the mighty one seized Mahākāla by the two feet, whirled him about, hurled him from the palm of his hand, and roared.
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PdP 6 12.14
स तद्वक्त्रानिलं पीत्वा ननाद रुधिरारुणः । पुष्पदंतः शैलरोम्णा चाहतो मुष्टिना मुखे
sa tadvaktrānilaṃ pītvā nanāda rudhirāruṇaḥ | puṣpadaṃtaḥ śailaromṇā cāhato muṣṭinā mukhe
He, having drunk the wind of that one's mouth, roared, red with blood. And Puṣpadanta was struck on the face with a fist by Śailaromā.
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PdP 6 12.15
गदया शैलरोमाणं हत्वा भूमौ न्यपातयत् । तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ गिरिकेतुर्महाबलः
gadayā śailaromāṇaṃ hatvā bhūmau nyapātayat | taṃ dṛṣṭvā patitaṃ bhūmau giriketurmahābalaḥ
With his mace he struck Śailaromā and felled him to the ground. Seeing him fallen on the ground, the mighty Giriketu—
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PdP 6 12.16
पुष्पदंतं महाभीमं मुद्गरेण व्यपोथयत् । पुष्पंदंतोऽथ खड्गेन गिरिकेतोः शिरोऽछिनत्
puṣpadaṃtaṃ mahābhīmaṃ mudgareṇa vyapothayat | puṣpaṃdaṃto'tha khaḍgena giriketoḥ śiro'chinat
—crushed the exceedingly terrible Puṣpadanta with his club; then Puṣpadanta cut off Giriketu's head with his sword.
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PdP 6 12.17
गृहीत्वा चर्म खड्गं च गिरिकेतोरधावत । शिरस्तं प्राह किं यासि मां त्यक्त्वा समरार्थिनम्
gṛhītvā carma khaḍgaṃ ca giriketoradhāvata | śirastaṃ prāha kiṃ yāsi māṃ tyaktvā samarārthinam
Taking up shield and sword, (the trunk) of Giriketu charged; the head said to it: "Where are you going, leaving me who desire the fight?
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PdP 6 12.18
शिरोहीने च कायेऽस्मिन्किं तु धावन्न लज्जसे । इत्युक्ते शिरसा तेन कबंधेन तु पादयोः
śirohīne ca kāye'sminkiṃ tu dhāvanna lajjase | ityukte śirasā tena kabaṃdhena tu pādayoḥ
And in this body that lacks a head—are you not ashamed to be running?" When this was said by the head, the trunk (seized) him by the two feet.
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PdP 6 12.19
विधृतः पुष्पदंतश्च कुक्षौ तीक्ष्णासिनाच्छिनत् । निश्चक्रामासुरः कुक्षेः शतशीर्षो महाबलः
vidhṛtaḥ puṣpadaṃtaśca kukṣau tīkṣṇāsinācchinat | niścakrāmāsuraḥ kukṣeḥ śataśīrṣo mahābalaḥ
And Puṣpadanta, held fast, cut into its belly with a sharp sword; a mighty asura with a hundred heads came forth from the belly,
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PdP 6 12.20
द्विशताक्षिसमायुक्तः शतद्वयभुजाकुलः । भ्रमत्तस्य शिरो राजन्कबंधोपांतमागमत्
dviśatākṣisamāyuktaḥ śatadvayabhujākulaḥ | bhramattasya śiro rājankabaṃdhopāṃtamāgamat
endowed with two hundred eyes and thronged with two hundred arms. And his whirling head, O king, came near the trunk.
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PdP 6 12.21
तच्छिरः प्राप्तमालोक्य पुष्पदंतोऽसिनाच्छिनत् । ततो भूकंपनो नाम ज्वरो दैत्यो भयावहः
tacchiraḥ prāptamālokya puṣpadaṃto'sinācchinat | tato bhūkaṃpano nāma jvaro daityo bhayāvahaḥ
Seeing that the head had reached (the trunk), Puṣpadanta severed it with his sword. Then a fever-demon named Bhūkampana, bringing terror,
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PdP 6 12.22
पुष्पंदंतस्तदा तत्र द्वाभ्यां राजन्विमर्दितः । ज्वरेण तेन च क्लिष्टो दुःसहेनातिवेगिना
puṣpaṃdaṃtastadā tatra dvābhyāṃ rājanvimarditaḥ | jvareṇa tena ca kliṣṭo duḥsahenātiveginā
—by those two, O king, Puṣpadanta was then crushed there, and tormented by that fever, unbearable and exceedingly swift.
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PdP 6 12.23
त्यक्त्वा शिवगणः संख्यं कंपमानो गिरिं ययौ । कोलाहलो महाधन्वी माल्यवंतं शरैस्त्रिभिः
tyaktvā śivagaṇaḥ saṃkhyaṃ kaṃpamāno giriṃ yayau | kolāhalo mahādhanvī mālyavaṃtaṃ śaraistribhiḥ
Abandoning the battle, the attendant of Śiva went trembling to the mountain. Kolāhala, the great bowman, (pierced) Mālyavān with three arrows,
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PdP 6 12.24
विव्याध स्कंधयोर्भाले माल्यवांश्च ततोऽसुरम् । बाणाहतो माल्यवता शस्त्रैर्नानाविधैः शितैः
vivyādha skaṃdhayorbhāle mālyavāṃśca tato'suram | bāṇāhato mālyavatā śastrairnānāvidhaiḥ śitaiḥ
And Mālyavān then pierced the asura in the shoulders and on the forehead; (in turn) struck by Mālyavān with arrows, with sharp weapons of various kinds,
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PdP 6 12.25
कोलाहलः प्रहृतवान्दर्शयन्नात्मलाघवम् । सोऽपि हेति व्यथां त्यक्त्वा माल्यवांश्च गणाग्रणीः
kolāhalaḥ prahṛtavāndarśayannātmalāghavam | so'pi heti vyathāṃ tyaktvā mālyavāṃśca gaṇāgraṇīḥ
Kolāhala struck (back), displaying his own nimbleness; and Mālyavān too, foremost of the (Śiva-)hosts, casting off his pain with a cry of 'ha!',
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PdP 6 12.26
गिरिं गृहीत्वा तेनाजौ कोलाहलमथाहनत् । निश्चक्राम ज्वरस्तस्माज्ज्वलनो नाम भीषणः
giriṃ gṛhītvā tenājau kolāhalamathāhanat | niścakrāma jvarastasmājjvalano nāma bhīṣaṇaḥ
taking up a mountain, then struck Kolāhala with it in the fight; from him there came forth a fever, blazing, dreadful, named Jvalana,
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PdP 6 12.27
त्रिशीर्षो नवहस्तश्च नवपादोऽतिपिंगलः । स ज्वरो मोहयामास माल्यवंतं स्वतेजसा
triśīrṣo navahastaśca navapādo'tipiṃgalaḥ | sa jvaro mohayāmāsa mālyavaṃtaṃ svatejasā
three-headed, nine-handed, nine-footed, exceedingly tawny; that fever bewildered Mālyavān by its own fiery power.
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PdP 6 12.28
माल्यवान्समरं त्यक्त्वा पराक्रांतो गिरिं ययौ । चंडिर्भयानकेनाजौ पाशेन हृदये हतः
mālyavānsamaraṃ tyaktvā parākrāṃto giriṃ yayau | caṃḍirbhayānakenājau pāśena hṛdaye hataḥ
Mālyavān, (though) valiant, left the battle and went off to the mountain. Caṇḍi was struck in the heart in the fight by Bhayānaka with a noose;
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PdP 6 12.29
हयो विनिर्गतस्तस्मात्क्षिप्तः सोऽपि च सागरे । कार्त्तिकेयो रणे राहुं शितैर्बाणैः समाहनत्
hayo vinirgatastasmātkṣiptaḥ so'pi ca sāgare | kārttikeyo raṇe rāhuṃ śitairbāṇaiḥ samāhanat
a horse came out of him, and it too was hurled into the ocean. Kārttikeya in the battle struck Rāhu with sharp arrows,
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PdP 6 12.30
आच्छाद्य शरजालैश्च शीघ्रं शक्तिं मुमोच ह । आपतंतीं महाशक्तिं ज्वलंतीमिव तेजसा
ācchādya śarajālaiśca śīghraṃ śaktiṃ mumoca ha | āpataṃtīṃ mahāśaktiṃ jvalaṃtīmiva tejasā
and having covered (him) with nets of arrows he swiftly released his spear. The great spear as it came flying, as if blazing with fiery energy —
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PdP 6 12.31
दृष्ट्वा राहुः खमुत्पत्य कराभ्यां जगृहे द्रुतम् । स तां शक्तिं गृहीत्वा तु विनद्योच्चैः पुनः पुनः
dṛṣṭvā rāhuḥ khamutpatya karābhyāṃ jagṛhe drutam | sa tāṃ śaktiṃ gṛhītvā tu vinadyoccaiḥ punaḥ punaḥ
seeing it, Rāhu leapt into the sky and quickly seized it with both hands; and he, having taken that spear, roaring loudly again and again,
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PdP 6 12.32
स्वर्भानुः शिरसोनोपि तस्य शक्त्या जघान तम् । वक्षस्यभिहते शक्त्या तद्देहान्निर्गता सरित्
svarbhānuḥ śirasonopi tasya śaktyā jaghāna tam | vakṣasyabhihate śaktyā taddehānnirgatā sarit
Svarbhānu (Rāhu), though (deprived) of a head, struck him with his own spear; when (Kārttikeya) was struck on the chest with the spear, a river came forth from his body.
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PdP 6 12.33
तया संप्लावितः पुत्रो महादेवस्य संयुगे । कथंचित्सा नदी रुद्धा समं पूरो गिरिं ययौ
tayā saṃplāvitaḥ putro mahādevasya saṃyuge | kathaṃcitsā nadī ruddhā samaṃ pūro giriṃ yayau
The son of Mahādeva was swept away by it in the battle; somehow that river was dammed, (and) the flood went level with the mountain.
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PdP 6 12.34
श्रुत्वार्णवजो ज्वरतः कटककदंबस्य कर्कशं विरुतम् । सुस्वरवचनविदग्धं तमपि च कोकिलापतिं न सस्मार
śrutvārṇavajo jvarataḥ kaṭakakadaṃbasya karkaśaṃ virutam | susvaravacanavidagdhaṃ tamapi ca kokilāpatiṃ na sasmāra
Hearing the harsh screeching of the kaṭaka-kadamba (flock?) from the fever, the ocean-born one did not even recall that lord of cuckoos, practised in sweet-voiced speech.
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PdP 6 12.35
शरैः किरंतं दहनमसिना बर्बरोऽवधीत् । कूष्मांडो निहतो मूर्ध्नि सर्परोम्णाथ मुष्टिना
śaraiḥ kiraṃtaṃ dahanamasinā barbaro'vadhīt | kūṣmāṃḍo nihato mūrdhni sarparomṇātha muṣṭinā
Barbara slew with his sword Dahana, who was scattering arrows; and Kūṣmāṇḍa was struck down on the head by Sarparoman with his fist.
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PdP 6 12.36
पातालकेतुना हासो मुद्गरेण समाहतः । तस्य देहाद्विनिष्क्रम्य हस्ती मुद्गरमाभुनक्
pātālaketunā hāso mudgareṇa samāhataḥ | tasya dehādviniṣkramya hastī mudgaramābhunak
Hāsa was struck by Pātālaketu with a mallet; an elephant came out of his body and broke the mallet.
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PdP 6 12.37
शुंडायां मुष्टिघातेन हतः पातालकेतुना । आयुधैर्जर्जरं चक्रे भृंगीशं रोमकंटकः
śuṃḍāyāṃ muṣṭighātena hataḥ pātālaketunā | āyudhairjarjaraṃ cakre bhṛṃgīśaṃ romakaṃṭakaḥ
It was struck on the trunk with a blow of the fist by Pātālaketu; Romakaṇṭaka made Bhṛṅgīśa battered with his weapons.
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PdP 6 12.38
भृंगीशोऽपि रणाद्भीतस्त्वरन्नेव गिरिं ययौ । सहसा धूम्रवर्णश्च शुभ्रः केतुमुखेऽपतत्
bhṛṃgīśo'pi raṇādbhītastvaranneva giriṃ yayau | sahasā dhūmravarṇaśca śubhraḥ ketumukhe'patat
Bhṛṅgīśa too, afraid of the battle, went hastening off to the mountain; and suddenly Dhūmravarṇa and Śubhra fell into Ketu's mouth.
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PdP 6 12.39
गणं गिलितवान्दैत्यो महाकायो महाननः । हाहाकारो महानासीद्गिलिते केतुना रणे
gaṇaṃ gilitavāndaityo mahākāyo mahānanaḥ | hāhākāro mahānāsīdgilite ketunā raṇe
The Daitya, huge-bodied and huge-mouthed, swallowed a (Śiva-)host member; there was a great cry of woe when he was swallowed by Ketu in the battle.
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PdP 6 12.40
जृंभस्य निशितैर्बाणैश्छिन्नांगोऽथ विनायकः । शुंडादंडं परशुना तस्य चिच्छेद दंतिनः
jṛṃbhasya niśitairbāṇaiśchinnāṃgo'tha vināyakaḥ | śuṃḍādaṃḍaṃ paraśunā tasya ciccheda daṃtinaḥ
Then Vināyaka, his limbs cut by Jṛmbha's sharp arrows, cut off with his axe the trunk-club of that tusked one (elephant-demon).
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PdP 6 12.41
जृंभासुरो जघानाथ शक्त्या लंबोदरोदरम् । मूषकोऽपि शरैर्भिन्नः प्रविवेश गुहामुखम्
jṛṃbhāsuro jaghānātha śaktyā laṃbodarodaram | mūṣako'pi śarairbhinnaḥ praviveśa guhāmukham
Then the asura Jṛmbha struck the belly of the pot-bellied one with his spear; and the mouse too, pierced by arrows, entered the mouth of a cave.
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PdP 6 12.42
विनायकः प्रहारार्त्तो विललापाकुलो रणे । हा मातस्तात हा भ्रातर्हा मूषक मम प्रिय
vināyakaḥ prahārārtto vilalāpākulo raṇe | hā mātastāta hā bhrātarhā mūṣaka mama priya
Vināyaka, pained by the blow, lamented distraught in the battle: 'Alas mother! Alas father! Alas brother! Alas mouse, my dear one!'
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PdP 6 12.43
गणेशक्रंदितं श्रुत्वा भगवत्या तया तदा । समेत्य कूटादन्यस्मात्पार्वत्योक्तः शिवस्तदा
gaṇeśakraṃditaṃ śrutvā bhagavatyā tayā tadā | sametya kūṭādanyasmātpārvatyoktaḥ śivastadā
Then, hearing Gaṇeśa's wailing, Śiva was addressed by Pārvatī, that blessed lady, who came to him then from another peak:
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PdP 6 12.44
हेरंबो वध्यते दैत्यैः स्कंदोऽपि विनिपातितः । शिव किं क्रीडसे शैले रक्ष पुत्रौ गणानपि
heraṃbo vadhyate daityaiḥ skaṃdo'pi vinipātitaḥ | śiva kiṃ krīḍase śaile rakṣa putrau gaṇānapi
"Heramba is being slain by the daityas, and Skanda too has been struck down. Śiva, why do you play on the mountain? Protect your two sons and the gaṇas as well!"
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PdP 6 12.45
सदा शूलादिशस्त्राणां धृतानामद्य वै क्षणः । अथ गौर्या वचः श्रुत्वा वीरभद्रं शिवोऽब्रवीत्
sadā śūlādiśastrāṇāṃ dhṛtānāmadya vai kṣaṇaḥ | atha gauryā vacaḥ śrutvā vīrabhadraṃ śivo'bravīt
"Now indeed is the moment for the trident and the other weapons that are always carried!" Then, having heard Gaurī's words, Śiva said to Vīrabhadra:
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PdP 6 12.46
वृषः सज्जीयतां शीघ्रमित्युक्ते स तदाकरोत् । बबंध मुकुटं तस्य शृंगयोर्भास्करप्रभम्
vṛṣaḥ sajjīyatāṃ śīghramityukte sa tadākarot | babaṃdha mukuṭaṃ tasya śṛṃgayorbhāskaraprabham
"Let the bull be made ready quickly!" — when this was said, he did so then. He bound upon its two horns a crest bright as the sun,
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PdP 6 12.47
कंठे घंटाशतं बद्ध्वा कर्णयोर्दर्पणौ धृतौ । स्कंधे च किंकिणीजालं चरणे नूपुरं महत्
kaṃṭhe ghaṃṭāśataṃ baddhvā karṇayordarpaṇau dhṛtau | skaṃdhe ca kiṃkiṇījālaṃ caraṇe nūpuraṃ mahat
and having tied a hundred bells on its neck, two mirrors were fastened on its ears, and on its shoulder a network of little bells, and on its foot a great anklet,
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PdP 6 12.48
पुच्छे चामरसाहस्रं तस्य पाशाष्टकं मुखे । कल्याणी च तदा देवी शर्वपार्श्वे व्यस्थिता
pucche cāmarasāhasraṃ tasya pāśāṣṭakaṃ mukhe | kalyāṇī ca tadā devī śarvapārśve vyasthitā
on its tail a thousand chowries, and on its mouth an eightfold noose. And then the auspicious Goddess stood at Śarva's side,
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PdP 6 12.49
पाशाष्टकेन संयुक्ता तत्र खड्गधरांबिका । न्यस्तानि सर्वशस्त्राणि स वृषः सज्जितो बभौ
pāśāṣṭakena saṃyuktā tatra khaḍgadharāṃbikā | nyastāni sarvaśastrāṇi sa vṛṣaḥ sajjito babhau
joined with the eightfold noose; there was Ambikā bearing a sword. All the weapons were laid in place, and that bull, made ready, shone.
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PdP 6 12.50
पार्वत्या भूषितः सोऽथ निजया घंटमालया । कृतं च तिलकं देव्या प्रोक्तः सत्कृतिपूर्वकम् 6.12.
pārvatyā bhūṣitaḥ so'tha nijayā ghaṃṭamālayā | kṛtaṃ ca tilakaṃ devyā proktaḥ satkṛtipūrvakam 6.12.
Then he was adorned by Pārvatī with her own garland of bells, and a tilaka was made by the Goddess, and he was addressed with an act of honour first:
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PdP 6 12.51
हरस्त्वया न मोक्तव्यो वृषेन्द्र रणसंकटे । आगंतव्यमरीन्जित्वा शंभुना सह संगरे
harastvayā na moktavyo vṛṣendra raṇasaṃkaṭe | āgaṃtavyamarīnjitvā śaṃbhunā saha saṃgare
"Hara must not be abandoned by you, lord of bulls, in the peril of battle; you must come back, having conquered the enemies in combat together with Śambhu."
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PdP 6 12.52
इति श्रुत्वा वचो देव्या हरो वृषमथारुहत् । धृत्वायुधसहस्रं तु निजालंकारभूषितः । रणं गच्छामि तां प्राह पार्वतीं प्रति सादरम्
iti śrutvā vaco devyā haro vṛṣamathāruhat | dhṛtvāyudhasahasraṃ tu nijālaṃkārabhūṣitaḥ | raṇaṃ gacchāmi tāṃ prāha pārvatīṃ prati sādaram
Having heard this speech of the Goddess, Hara then mounted the bull, and holding a thousand weapons, adorned with his own ornaments, he said respectfully to Pārvatī: "I am going to the battle."
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PdP 6 12.53
ईश्वर उवाच- त्वं तिष्ठसि स्वरूपाणि एकाकिन्यपि सस्पृहा । भामिनी दुरभिप्राया दानवा हि समागताः
īśvara uvāca- tvaṃ tiṣṭhasi svarūpāṇi ekākinyapi saspṛhā | bhāminī durabhiprāyā dānavā hi samāgatāḥ
The Lord said: "You remain in your own forms, though alone and eager, O passionate lady — the dānavas are ill-intentioned, and they have come."
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PdP 6 12.54
तस्मात्त्वयात्मनैवात्मा रक्षणीयो वरानने । इत्युक्त्वा वृषभारूढो ययौ रुद्रो रणांगणम्
tasmāttvayātmanaivātmā rakṣaṇīyo varānane | ityuktvā vṛṣabhārūḍho yayau rudro raṇāṃgaṇam
"Therefore the self must be guarded by you yourself, O fair-faced one." Having said this, Rudra, mounted on the bull, went to the field of battle.
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PdP 6 12.55
त्रिंशन्महाब्जसाहस्रैः प्रमथानां वृतः शिवः । वीरभद्रो रथेनाशु सिंहयुक्तेन सत्वरः
triṃśanmahābjasāhasraiḥ pramathānāṃ vṛtaḥ śivaḥ | vīrabhadro rathenāśu siṃhayuktena satvaraḥ
Śiva was surrounded by thirty thousand great padmas of pramathas; Vīrabhadra swiftly, in haste, in a chariot yoked with lions,
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PdP 6 12.56
वामपार्श्वं महेशस्य शूरो रक्षति पार्थिव । मणिभद्रो ऽश्वयुक्तेन रथेन परवीरहा
vāmapārśvaṃ maheśasya śūro rakṣati pārthiva | maṇibhadro 'śvayuktena rathena paravīrahā
— that hero guards the left side of Maheśa, O king; and Maṇibhadra, slayer of enemy heroes, in a chariot yoked with horses,
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PdP 6 12.57
दक्षिणं धूर्जटेः पार्श्वं संरक्षति धनुर्द्धरः । तुंगादुत्तीर्य शैलेंद्राद्रणं प्राप्तो गणैः सह
dakṣiṇaṃ dhūrjaṭeḥ pārśvaṃ saṃrakṣati dhanurddharaḥ | tuṃgāduttīrya śaileṃdrādraṇaṃ prāpto gaṇaiḥ saha
bearing a bow, guards the right side of Dhūrjaṭi. Having descended from the lofty lord of mountains, he reached the battle together with the gaṇas.
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PdP 6 12.58
दृष्ट्वा जगर्जुस्ते दैत्या महेशानं वृषस्थितम् । ततो महान्निनादोऽभूद्दैत्यप्रमथसेनयोः
dṛṣṭvā jagarjuste daityā maheśānaṃ vṛṣasthitam | tato mahānninādo'bhūddaityapramathasenayoḥ
Seeing Maheśāna seated on the bull, those daityas roared; then there was a great din from the armies of the daityas and the pramathas.
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PdP 6 12.59
तयोरभून्मिथो राजन्संप्रमर्दोऽथ दारुणः । ततो नंदी महाकालः कालस्कंदौ महाबलः
tayorabhūnmitho rājansaṃpramardo'tha dāruṇaḥ | tato naṃdī mahākālaḥ kālaskaṃdau mahābalaḥ
Then, O king, there came about between the two a terrible mutual crushing. Then Nandī, Mahākāla, Kāla and Skanda of great strength,
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PdP 6 12.60
माल्यवान्पुष्पदंतश्च वृषली स्वर्णदंतिकः । चंडीशो मदनश्चंडः कूष्मांडो गुप्तलोमकः
mālyavānpuṣpadaṃtaśca vṛṣalī svarṇadaṃtikaḥ | caṃḍīśo madanaścaṃḍaḥ kūṣmāṃḍo guptalomakaḥ
Mālyavān and Puṣpadanta, Vṛṣalī, Svarṇadantika, Caṇḍīśa, Madana, Caṇḍa, Kūṣmāṇḍa, Guptalomaka —
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PdP 6 12.61
ये ये पूर्वं रणे भग्नाः प्राप्तास्ते रणसंकटम् । शिवस्य पुरतो दैत्या युयुधुस्ते महाबलाः
ye ye pūrvaṃ raṇe bhagnāḥ prāptāste raṇasaṃkaṭam | śivasya purato daityā yuyudhuste mahābalāḥ
and all those daityas who had earlier been broken in the fight reached the peril of battle; those mighty ones fought in front of Śiva.
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PdP 6 12.62
गणदानवयोधानां संग्रामोऽभूद्भयावहः । ततो गणानां विद्राव्य सैन्यं ते च महाबलाः
gaṇadānavayodhānāṃ saṃgrāmo'bhūdbhayāvahaḥ | tato gaṇānāṃ vidrāvya sainyaṃ te ca mahābalāḥ
The battle of the gaṇa and dānava warriors became terrifying. Then, having routed the army of the gaṇas, those mighty ones
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PdP 6 12.63
रणे संवेष्टयामासुः शरौघैः सर्वतः शिवम् । शूलैः कुंतैर्गदाभिश्च मुद्गरैः परिघैरपि
raṇe saṃveṣṭayāmāsuḥ śaraughaiḥ sarvataḥ śivam | śūlaiḥ kuṃtairgadābhiśca mudgaraiḥ parighairapi
enveloped Śiva on every side in the fight with floods of arrows — with tridents, spears, maces, hammers, and iron bars too,
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PdP 6 12.64
इंद्रियाणि यथात्मानं विषयैः पंचपंचभिः । जघानाथ रणे दैत्याञ्छंभुर्बाणैः सुदारुणैः । यथाशु माघः पापानि हंति स्नानेन तत्क्षणात्
iṃdriyāṇi yathātmānaṃ viṣayaiḥ paṃcapaṃcabhiḥ | jaghānātha raṇe daityāñchaṃbhurbāṇaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ | yathāśu māghaḥ pāpāni haṃti snānena tatkṣaṇāt
Then in the battle Shambhu struck down the demons with terribly cruel arrows, as the senses strike the self with the five-times-five objects — as swiftly as the month of Māgha destroys sins by a bath, that very instant.
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