Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 17
PdP 6 17.1
नारद उवाच- अथ जालंधरोऽपश्यत्कबंधचयभीषणम् । रणं रुधिरमांसौघ मज्जा मेदोऽस्थिदुर्गमम्
nārada uvāca- atha jālaṃdharo'paśyatkabaṃdhacayabhīṣaṇam | raṇaṃ rudhiramāṃsaugha majjā medo'sthidurgamam
Nārada said: Then Jālandhara beheld the battle, terrifying with heaps of headless trunks, impassable with floods of blood and flesh, marrow, fat and bones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.2
तत्र जालंधरो दैत्यः प्रियाहरणदुःखितः । रणे विलोकयामास वृषस्थं पार्वतीपतिम्
tatra jālaṃdharo daityaḥ priyāharaṇaduḥkhitaḥ | raṇe vilokayāmāsa vṛṣasthaṃ pārvatīpatim
There the Daitya Jālandhara, grieved by the carrying off of his beloved, saw in the battle the husband of Pārvatī seated on the bull.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.3
घोराहिभोगेनविभूषितांगं जटाकलापे शशिभूषणांकितम् । नेत्राग्निकीलोपरिशोभितांगं विना रणं संप्रददर्श सिंधुजः
ghorāhibhogenavibhūṣitāṃgaṃ jaṭākalāpe śaśibhūṣaṇāṃkitam | netrāgnikīlopariśobhitāṃgaṃ vinā raṇaṃ saṃpradadarśa siṃdhujaḥ
The ocean-born one beheld him, without fighting: his limbs adorned with the coils of dreadful serpents, marked with the moon as ornament in his mass of matted hair, his body shining above with the flame-tip of fire from his eye.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.4
शीघ्रं स्वरथमारुह्य समुद्रतनयस्तदा । संरुष्टः प्राह तं शुंभं तापसो न हतस्त्वया
śīghraṃ svarathamāruhya samudratanayastadā | saṃruṣṭaḥ prāha taṃ śuṃbhaṃ tāpaso na hatastvayā
Then the ocean's son, quickly mounting his own chariot, in great fury said to Śumbha: "The ascetic has not been slain by you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.5
प्राह जालंधरं शुंभस्तपस्तेन महत्कृतम् । हंतुं न शक्यतेऽस्माभिर्हरः संग्रामदुर्जयः
prāha jālaṃdharaṃ śuṃbhastapastena mahatkṛtam | haṃtuṃ na śakyate'smābhirharaḥ saṃgrāmadurjayaḥ
Śumbha said to Jālandhara: "Great austerity has been performed by him; Hara cannot be slain by us — he is unconquerable in battle."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.6
इतिशुंभोक्तमाकर्ण्यसिंधुजःक्रोधमूर्च्छितः । हरं पद्मसहस्रेण दैत्यसैन्येन संवृतम्
itiśuṃbhoktamākarṇyasiṃdhujaḥkrodhamūrcchitaḥ | haraṃ padmasahasreṇa daityasainyena saṃvṛtam
Hearing this said by Śumbha, the ocean-born one, stupefied with rage, (attacked) Hara, who was surrounded by a thousand padmas of Daitya army —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.7
गृहीत्वा कालकेदारं धनुर्जालंधरो ययौ । बाणांस्तीक्ष्णानतिस्थूलान्लोहस्तंभान्तथा बहून्
gṛhītvā kālakedāraṃ dhanurjālaṃdharo yayau | bāṇāṃstīkṣṇānatisthūlānlohastaṃbhāntathā bahūn
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 17.8
मुमोच युधि दुर्धर्षो वर्षन्मेघ इवागमे । आयांतं रुरुधुः सिंधुसूनुं शंभुगणा युधि
mumoca yudhi durdharṣo varṣanmegha ivāgame | āyāṃtaṃ rurudhuḥ siṃdhusūnuṃ śaṃbhugaṇā yudhi
Hard to assail, he loosed (them) in the battle, like a cloud raining at the onset (of the rains); and Śambhu's hosts blocked the son of the ocean as he came on in the fight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.9
ततो रुद्रेण रौद्रैश्च शरौघैस्ताडितो रुषा । रुद्रबाणैस्तदा तस्य कवचं भुवि पातितम्
tato rudreṇa raudraiśca śaraughaistāḍito ruṣā | rudrabāṇaistadā tasya kavacaṃ bhuvi pātitam
Then he was struck in fury by Rudra with fierce floods of arrows; and then by Rudra's shafts his armour was made to fall to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.10
विवर्मापि बभौ सोऽथ मेघमुक्तो यथाचलः । पुनर्जालंधरस्यांगं शंभुना कीलितं शरैः
vivarmāpi babhau so'tha meghamukto yathācalaḥ | punarjālaṃdharasyāṃgaṃ śaṃbhunā kīlitaṃ śaraiḥ
Even without his armor he then shone like a mountain released from the clouds; and again Jālandhara's body was pinned with arrows by Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.11
रुधिरं बहु सुस्राव जालंधरशरीरतः । तेनाशु रुधिरौघेण प्लाविता सकला मही
rudhiraṃ bahu susrāva jālaṃdharaśarīrataḥ | tenāśu rudhiraugheṇa plāvitā sakalā mahī
Much blood flowed from Jālandhara's body, and by that torrent of blood the whole earth was swiftly flooded.
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PdP 6 17.12
ततो देवा भयं जग्मुर्दानवाश्च चकंपिरे । त्यक्त्वा ते प्रमथा वीरा रणभूमिं प्रदुद्रुवुः
tato devā bhayaṃ jagmurdānavāśca cakaṃpire | tyaktvā te pramathā vīrā raṇabhūmiṃ pradudruvuḥ
Then the gods were seized with fear, and the Dānavas trembled; and those heroic Pramathas, abandoning the battlefield, ran away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.13
नद्या इव परा मूर्त्तिः प्रसृता सर्वतोऽपि च । अथाहार्णवजो रुद्रं धनुर्धर वरो ह्यसि
nadyā iva parā mūrttiḥ prasṛtā sarvato'pi ca | athāhārṇavajo rudraṃ dhanurdhara varo hyasi
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 17.14
इदानीं तत्करिष्यामि येन गच्छसि संक्षयम् । इत्युक्त्वा कालकेदारं सशरं प्रतिगृह्य तत्
idānīṃ tatkariṣyāmi yena gacchasi saṃkṣayam | ityuktvā kālakedāraṃ saśaraṃ pratigṛhya tat
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 17.15
शीघ्रं संपूरयामास शरैर्नानाविधैः शिवम् । शिवः सहस्रकोटीभिः पूरितांगो रणे बभौ
śīghraṃ saṃpūrayāmāsa śarairnānāvidhaiḥ śivam | śivaḥ sahasrakoṭībhiḥ pūritāṃgo raṇe babhau
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 17.16
विहंगमैर्यथाकाशं वृक्षैरिव महागिरिः । दैत्यमुक्तैस्तुतैर्बाणैर्दृष्ट्वा व्याप्तं महेश्वरम्
vihaṃgamairyathākāśaṃ vṛkṣairiva mahāgiriḥ | daityamuktaistutairbāṇairdṛṣṭvā vyāptaṃ maheśvaram
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 17.17
वीरभद्रस्तथा कोपाज्जालंधरमधावत । अपीडयदमेयात्मा समुद्रतनयं बली
vīrabhadrastathā kopājjālaṃdharamadhāvata | apīḍayadameyātmā samudratanayaṃ balī
Vīrabhadra then in anger rushed at Jālaṃdhara; that mighty one of immeasurable spirit crushed the son of the ocean.
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PdP 6 17.18
जालंधरोऽथ संक्रुद्धो विध्यन्बाणैः सहस्रशः । धनुः शरान्रथं छत्रं सारथिं तिलशः शरैः
jālaṃdharo'tha saṃkruddho vidhyanbāṇaiḥ sahasraśaḥ | dhanuḥ śarānrathaṃ chatraṃ sārathiṃ tilaśaḥ śaraiḥ
Then Jālandhara, greatly enraged, piercing (him) with arrows by the thousands, (reduced) with his shafts to sesame-sized fragments the bow, the arrows, the chariot, the parasol, and the charioteer —
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PdP 6 17.19
चकार वीरभद्रस्य सिंधुसूनुः प्रतापवान् । वीरभद्रोऽथ विरथो हतवान्गदयाब्धिजम्
cakāra vīrabhadrasya siṃdhusūnuḥ pratāpavān | vīrabhadro'tha viratho hatavāngadayābdhijam
— (so) the mighty son of the ocean did to Vīrabhadra('s equipment); then Vīrabhadra, deprived of his chariot, struck the ocean-born one with his mace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.20
तथैव गदया सोऽपि तं हत्वापातयद्भुवि । गदाप्रहारपतितमालोक्यातिविमूर्च्छितम्
tathaiva gadayā so'pi taṃ hatvāpātayadbhuvi | gadāprahārapatitamālokyātivimūrcchitam
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 17.21
मणिभद्रोऽथ समरे जालंधरमधावत । अतिक्रुद्धं तमायांतं दृष्ट्वा दैत्यो महारणे
maṇibhadro'tha samare jālaṃdharamadhāvata | atikruddhaṃ tamāyāṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā daityo mahāraṇe
Then Maṇibhadra rushed at Jālandhara in the fight; and the daitya, seeing him coming on in great fury in that great battle,
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PdP 6 17.22
शरैर्व्यस्तोपकरणं स चकार नदीसुतः । अथ मूर्च्छां परित्यज्य उत्तस्थौ सिंहवन्नदन्
śarairvyastopakaraṇaṃ sa cakāra nadīsutaḥ | atha mūrcchāṃ parityajya uttasthau siṃhavannadan
With his arrows the son of the river (Jalandhara) made him one whose equipment was scattered; then, casting off his swoon, (Maṇibhadra) rose up, roaring like a lion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.23
वीरभद्रस्ततः कोपान्मणिभद्रः प्रतापवान् । जघ्नतुः पर्वताभ्यां तौ व्योमस्थं तटिनीसुतम्
vīrabhadrastataḥ kopānmaṇibhadraḥ pratāpavān | jaghnatuḥ parvatābhyāṃ tau vyomasthaṃ taṭinīsutam
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 17.24
तदंगे पतितौ दृष्ट्वा पर्वतौ विनिनद्य च । जघान मुष्टिपातेन वीरभद्रो नदीसुतम्
tadaṃge patitau dṛṣṭvā parvatau vininadya ca | jaghāna muṣṭipātena vīrabhadro nadīsutam
Seeing the two mountains fallen upon his body, and roaring aloud, Vīrabhadra struck the river's son with a blow of his fist.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.25
मणिभद्रश्चरणयोर्धृत्वा सागरनंदनम् । स्यंदनाद्भ्रामयामास तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
maṇibhadraścaraṇayordhṛtvā sāgaranaṃdanam | syaṃdanādbhrāmayāmāsa tadadbhutamivābhavat
Maṇibhadra, seizing the son of the ocean by the feet, whirled him about from the chariot; that was like a marvel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.26
मणिभद्र गृहीतोऽपि दैत्यराट्स महाबलः । हत्वा चरणघातेन मणिभद्रमपातयत्
maṇibhadra gṛhīto'pi daityarāṭsa mahābalaḥ | hatvā caraṇaghātena maṇibhadramapātayat
Though he had been seized by Maṇibhadra, that king of the daityas, of great strength, struck him with a kick and brought Maṇibhadra down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.27
जालंधरो महाबाहुर्वीरभद्रं च मुष्टिना । अथागतः परिवृतो गणैर्वै नंदिकेश्वरः
jālaṃdharo mahābāhurvīrabhadraṃ ca muṣṭinā | athāgataḥ parivṛto gaṇairvai naṃdikeśvaraḥ
And Jālandhara of mighty arms (struck) Vīrabhadra with his fist; then Nandikeśvara arrived, surrounded by the gaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.28
शुंभस्तमागतं दृष्ट्वा रुरोध सह सैनिकैः । द्वंद्वयुद्धैरथाजग्मुर्गणा दैत्यैः परस्परम्
śuṃbhastamāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā rurodha saha sainikaiḥ | dvaṃdvayuddhairathājagmurgaṇā daityaiḥ parasparam
Śumbha, seeing him arrive, blocked (him) together with his soldiers; then the gaṇas and the daityas came at one another in single combats.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.29
शुंभः शिलादजं राहुर्महाकालं रणे ययौ । कोलाहलं निशुंभोऽथ केतुः कालमधावत
śuṃbhaḥ śilādajaṃ rāhurmahākālaṃ raṇe yayau | kolāhalaṃ niśuṃbho'tha ketuḥ kālamadhāvata
Śumbha went in battle against the son of Śilāda, Rāhu against Mahākāla; Niśumbha then (went) against Kolāhala, and Ketu rushed at Kāla.
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PdP 6 17.30
शैलोदरो गुहं जंभो माल्यवंतं महाबलः । महापार्श्वो ययौ चंडं चंडीशो रोमकंटकम्
śailodaro guhaṃ jaṃbho mālyavaṃtaṃ mahābalaḥ | mahāpārśvo yayau caṃḍaṃ caṃḍīśo romakaṃṭakam
Śailodara (went) against Guha, the mighty Jambha against Mālyavān; Mahāpārśva went against Caṇḍa, Caṇḍīśa against Romakaṇṭaka.
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PdP 6 17.31
विकटास्योऽथ वै भृंगिमुरुनेत्रो विनायकम् । एवं दैत्येश्वरैः सार्द्धं गणानामधिपा ययुः
vikaṭāsyo'tha vai bhṛṃgimurunetro vināyakam | evaṃ daityeśvaraiḥ sārddhaṃ gaṇānāmadhipā yayuḥ
And then Vikaṭāsya (went) against Bhṛṅgi, Urunetra against Vināyaka; thus the chiefs of the gaṇas went forth together with the lords of the daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.32
अथ शुंभायुधैर्बाणैः प्रहतश्च शिलादजः । चूर्णीचकाराद्रिशृंगैः कपितुंडो महत्तरैः
atha śuṃbhāyudhairbāṇaiḥ prahataśca śilādajaḥ | cūrṇīcakārādriśṛṃgaiḥ kapituṃḍo mahattaraiḥ
Then the son of Śilāda was struck by Śumbha's weapons, by arrows; and Kapituṇḍa ground (them) to powder with very great mountain-peaks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 17.33
शुंभस्तेनार्दितः शक्त्या शिलादं च जघान तम् । महाकालो जघानाथ तं राहुं रणमूर्द्धनि
śuṃbhastenārditaḥ śaktyā śilādaṃ ca jaghāna tam | mahākālo jaghānātha taṃ rāhuṃ raṇamūrddhani
Śumbha, tormented by him, struck down that Śilāda(-son) with his spear; then Mahākāla struck that Rāhu at the head of the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.34
शक्त्याथ तस्य हतवान्स्यंदनं स महाद्रिणा । कोलाहलो हतः शक्त्या निशुंभेन प्रतापवान्
śaktyātha tasya hatavānsyaṃdanaṃ sa mahādriṇā | kolāhalo hataḥ śaktyā niśuṃbhena pratāpavān
Then with a spear he destroyed his chariot, (and) with a great mountain; the valiant Kolāhala was struck with a spear by Niśumbha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 17.35
शक्तिं गृहीत्वा ह्यहनद्रथं सारथिना सह । विरथेनाथ दैत्येन भृशं क्रुद्धेन संयुगे
śaktiṃ gṛhītvā hyahanadrathaṃ sārathinā saha | virathenātha daityena bhṛśaṃ kruddhena saṃyuge
Taking up a spear he struck the chariot along with its charioteer; then by the chariotless daitya, exceedingly enraged in the encounter—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 17.36
कोलाहलो सुरेंद्रेण सहस्रफणिना हतः । तं हत्वा चातिवेगेन रथं चान्यमुपागतः
kolāhalo sureṃdreṇa sahasraphaṇinā hataḥ | taṃ hatvā cātivegena rathaṃ cānyamupāgataḥ
Kolāhala was struck by the lord of the gods with the thousand-hooded (serpent); and having struck him, he mounted another chariot with great speed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 17.37
फणिचक्रहतः संख्ये क्षणान्मूर्च्छां विहाय च । स्वरथात्शीघ्रमुत्तीर्य गृहीत्वा खड्गचर्मणी
phaṇicakrahataḥ saṃkhye kṣaṇānmūrcchāṃ vihāya ca | svarathātśīghramuttīrya gṛhītvā khaḍgacarmaṇī
Struck by the circle of hoods in the battle, in a moment casting off his swoon, and swiftly stepping down from his own chariot, taking sword and shield—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.38
सर्वं चक्रे निशुंभस्य स रथाद्यसिना पृथक् । पुनः स्वरथमारुह्य दैत्यं बाणैरताडयत्
sarvaṃ cakre niśuṃbhasya sa rathādyasinā pṛthak | punaḥ svarathamāruhya daityaṃ bāṇairatāḍayat
—he cut everything of Niśumbha's, the chariot and the rest, to pieces with his sword; then, mounting his own chariot again, he struck the daitya with arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.39
निशुंभोऽप्यतिरोषाच्च तत्पराक्रमविस्मितः । शक्त्या महाबलस्तस्य रथं साश्वं न्यषूदयत्
niśuṃbho'pyatiroṣācca tatparākramavismitaḥ | śaktyā mahābalastasya rathaṃ sāśvaṃ nyaṣūdayat
Niśumbha too, from extreme rage and amazed at his prowess, being of great strength, destroyed his chariot together with its horses with his spear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 17.40
कोलाहलो रणे धावन्निशुंभं विरथो बली । गतः स सरथं चक्रे विरथं भुजबंधनात्
kolāhalo raṇe dhāvanniśuṃbhaṃ viratho balī | gataḥ sa sarathaṃ cakre virathaṃ bhujabaṃdhanāt
Kolāhala, chariotless (and) strong, running at Niśumbha in the battle, came up (to him) and made him, who had a chariot, chariotless by pinning his arms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 17.41
केतुपुच्छं गृहीत्वा च भ्रामयामास चांबरे । कालश्चिक्षेप सोऽप्यद्रिं स चिच्छेद गिरिं जवात्
ketupucchaṃ gṛhītvā ca bhrāmayāmāsa cāṃbare | kālaścikṣepa so'pyadriṃ sa ciccheda giriṃ javāt
And seizing Ketu by the tail he whirled (him) about in the sky; Kāla hurled (him), and he too (hurled) a mountain, (but) he split the mountain in an instant.
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PdP 6 17.42
तं नगं चूर्णितं दृष्ट्वा ताडयामास मुष्टिना । कालश्चूर्णितसर्वांगः केतुना प्राद्रवद्भयात्
taṃ nagaṃ cūrṇitaṃ dṛṣṭvā tāḍayāmāsa muṣṭinā | kālaścūrṇitasarvāṃgaḥ ketunā prādravadbhayāt
Seeing that mountain pulverized, he struck (him) with his fist; Kāla, all his limbs crushed by Ketu, fled out of fear.
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PdP 6 17.43
शैलोदरस्तथा स्कंदं जघान गदयोरसि । षडाननोऽपि तं शक्त्या हत्वा भूमावपातयत्
śailodarastathā skaṃdaṃ jaghāna gadayorasi | ṣaḍānano'pi taṃ śaktyā hatvā bhūmāvapātayat
Likewise Śailodara struck Skanda on the chest with his mace; but the six-faced one, striking him with his spear, felled him to the ground.
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PdP 6 17.44
शक्तिप्रहारेण मृतं दानवं वीक्ष्य षण्मुखः । जगर्ज तत्र वैचित्र्यं यथा क्रौंचे विदारिते
śaktiprahāreṇa mṛtaṃ dānavaṃ vīkṣya ṣaṇmukhaḥ | jagarja tatra vaicitryaṃ yathā krauṃce vidārite
Seeing the dānava dead from the blow of the spear, the six-faced one roared there—a marvel—as (he did) when Krauñca was split open.
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PdP 6 17.45
माल्यवानथ बाणौघैर्जंभमभ्यर्दयद्रणे । जंभोऽपि सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्भित्त्वा तं मूर्च्छितं जहौ
mālyavānatha bāṇaughairjaṃbhamabhyardayadraṇe | jaṃbho'pi sāyakaistīkṣṇairbhittvā taṃ mūrcchitaṃ jahau
Then Mālyavān afflicted Jambha in battle with floods of arrows; Jambha too, piercing him with sharp shafts, left him in a swoon.
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PdP 6 17.46
महापार्श्वो रथं धृत्वा बाणौघैर्वाजिवर्जितम् । लीलयैव च खे नीत्वा व्यश्वं चंडमपातयत्
mahāpārśvo rathaṃ dhṛtvā bāṇaughairvājivarjitam | līlayaiva ca khe nītvā vyaśvaṃ caṃḍamapātayat
Mahāpārśva, seizing the chariot that had been deprived of its horses by floods of arrows, and carrying it into the sky as if in sport, threw down the horseless Caṇḍa.
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PdP 6 17.47
व्यश्वं रथं विलोक्याथ ततश्चंडोऽग्रहीद्गजम् । आपतंतं महापार्श्वं चंडस्तं गदयाहनत्
vyaśvaṃ rathaṃ vilokyātha tataścaṃḍo'grahīdgajam | āpataṃtaṃ mahāpārśvaṃ caṃḍastaṃ gadayāhanat
Then, seeing the chariot horseless, Caṇḍa seized an elephant; and as Mahāpārśva rushed upon (him), Caṇḍa struck him with a mace.
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PdP 6 17.48
अचिंत्यैव गदापातं सोऽसुरो भृशदारुणः । प्रहत्य मुष्टिना चंडं पातयामास भूतले
aciṃtyaiva gadāpātaṃ so'suro bhṛśadāruṇaḥ | prahatya muṣṭinā caṃḍaṃ pātayāmāsa bhūtale
Heedless of the mace-blow, that exceedingly terrible demon struck Caṇḍa with his fist and felled him to the ground.
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PdP 6 17.49
चंडीशशस्त्राभिहतो रोमकंठो महासुरः । चंडीशं पादयोर्धृत्वा रथमूर्ध्नि न्यपातयत्
caṃḍīśaśastrābhihato romakaṃṭho mahāsuraḥ | caṃḍīśaṃ pādayordhṛtvā rathamūrdhni nyapātayat
The great demon Romakaṇṭha, though struck by Caṇḍīśa's weapon, seized Caṇḍīśa by the two feet and flung him down upon the top of the chariot.
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PdP 6 17.50
पपात सहसा भूमौ ययौ तं भीषणेक्षणः । उरुनेत्रेण समरे हतो लंबोदरः शरैः 6.17.
papāta sahasā bhūmau yayau taṃ bhīṣaṇekṣaṇaḥ | urunetreṇa samare hato laṃbodaraḥ śaraiḥ 6.17.
He fell suddenly to the ground; (then) the fierce-eyed one went at him. Lambodara was slain in battle by Urunetra with arrows.
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PdP 6 17.51
दंतेनोरसि तं हत्वा पातयामास भूतले । ऊरुनेत्रः क्षणाच्छांतिमागत्याशु रथं क्षणात्
daṃtenorasi taṃ hatvā pātayāmāsa bhūtale | ūrunetraḥ kṣaṇācchāṃtimāgatyāśu rathaṃ kṣaṇāt
Striking him on the chest with his tusk, he felled him to the ground. Urunetra, having in an instant regained calm, quickly (mounted) the chariot in a moment,
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PdP 6 17.52
जघान मुद्गरेणासौ मूर्ध्नि सिंदूरमंडिते । गणेश्वरः पट्टिशेन जघानोरसि दानवम्
jaghāna mudgareṇāsau mūrdhni siṃdūramaṃḍite | gaṇeśvaraḥ paṭṭiśena jaghānorasi dānavam
and he struck (him) with a hammer on the head that was adorned with vermilion; (whereupon) the Lord of the Gaṇas struck the demon on the chest with a paṭṭiśa (spear).
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PdP 6 17.53
तन्मुखादथ निष्क्रांतो नवशीर्षोऽसुरो महान् । अष्टादशभुजो राजन्सोऽप्यधावत शांकरिम्
tanmukhādatha niṣkrāṃto navaśīrṣo'suro mahān | aṣṭādaśabhujo rājanso'pyadhāvata śāṃkarim
Then from his mouth came forth a great demon with nine heads and eighteen arms, O king, and he too ran at (Gaṇeśa,) the son of Śaṅkara.
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PdP 6 17.54
नवशीर्षोरुनेत्राभ्यां रणे रुद्धो विनायकः । जर्जरीकृतदेहोऽपि जग्राह परशुं रुषा
navaśīrṣorunetrābhyāṃ raṇe ruddho vināyakaḥ | jarjarīkṛtadeho'pi jagrāha paraśuṃ ruṣā
Blocked in the battle by Navaśīrṣa and Urunetra, Vināyaka, though his body was battered, in anger took up his axe.
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PdP 6 17.55
तेन चिच्छेद शस्त्राणि तयोराजौ गणेश्वरः । रुद्धं गणेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा ताभ्यां संख्येऽथ षण्मुखः
tena ciccheda śastrāṇi tayorājau gaṇeśvaraḥ | ruddhaṃ gaṇeśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā tābhyāṃ saṃkhye'tha ṣaṇmukhaḥ
With it the Lord of the Gaṇas cut off the weapons of those two in the fight. Then, seeing the Lord of the Gaṇas blocked by the two in the battle, the six-faced one
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PdP 6 17.56
शीघ्रमागत्य सेनानीर्जघान नवशीर्षकम् । नवशीर्षं रणे हत्वा उरुनेत्रमधावत
śīghramāgatya senānīrjaghāna navaśīrṣakam | navaśīrṣaṃ raṇe hatvā urunetramadhāvata
— the commander of the army — came swiftly and slew Navaśīrṣa; and having slain Navaśīrṣa in battle, he ran at Urunetra.
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PdP 6 17.57
स्कंदः स्वशक्तिघातेन पातयामास तं नृप । पश्यञ्जालंधरः स्कंदं ययौ सैन्येन संवृतः
skaṃdaḥ svaśaktighātena pātayāmāsa taṃ nṛpa | paśyañjālaṃdharaḥ skaṃdaṃ yayau sainyena saṃvṛtaḥ
Skanda felled him with a blow of his own spear, O king. Seeing Skanda, Jālandhara advanced, surrounded by his army;
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PdP 6 17.58
पुत्रप्रीत्यासुरान्हंतुं सगणः शंकरोऽपि च । ततो घोरतरं युद्धमभूदद्भुतसैन्ययोः
putraprītyāsurānhaṃtuṃ sagaṇaḥ śaṃkaro'pi ca | tato ghorataraṃ yuddhamabhūdadbhutasainyayoḥ
and Śaṅkara too, with his gaṇas, (came) out of love for his son, to slay the demons. Then there was a most terrible battle between the two wondrous armies.
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PdP 6 17.59
हरसिंधुजयोर्युद्धे गतप्राणेव रोदसी । अथ जालंधरः क्रुद्धो बाणं संधाय दारुणम्
harasiṃdhujayoryuddhe gataprāṇeva rodasī | atha jālaṃdharaḥ kruddho bāṇaṃ saṃdhāya dāruṇam
In the fight between Hara and the son of the ocean, heaven and earth seemed as if lifeless. Then Jālandhara, enraged, fitted a dreadful arrow,
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PdP 6 17.60
सहस्रशतसंख्याकैः पत्रैः सर्वत्र भूषितम् । दैत्येंद्रस्तेन बाणेन ललाटेताडयच्छिवम्
sahasraśatasaṃkhyākaiḥ patraiḥ sarvatra bhūṣitam | daityeṃdrastena bāṇena lalāṭetāḍayacchivam
one adorned all over with feathers numbering a hundred thousand; with that arrow the lord of the Daityas struck Śiva on the forehead.
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PdP 6 17.61
ममज्जापुंखमर्यादं ललाटे शंकरस्य च । भाले शशांकवच्छंभोः स रराज महाप्रभः
mamajjāpuṃkhamaryādaṃ lalāṭe śaṃkarasya ca | bhāle śaśāṃkavacchaṃbhoḥ sa rarāja mahāprabhaḥ
It sank into Śaṅkara's forehead up to the very notch of the shaft; on Śambhu's brow that greatly shining (arrow) gleamed like the moon,
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PdP 6 17.62
यथादित्यो हि घर्मांते संध्याकालेंबुदागमे । अथ रुद्रो महाबाणं जग्राह ज्वलनोपमम्
yathādityo hi gharmāṃte saṃdhyākāleṃbudāgame | atha rudro mahābāṇaṃ jagrāha jvalanopamam
as the sun does at the end of the hot season, at twilight, when the clouds come on. Then Rudra took up a great arrow like fire,
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PdP 6 17.63
यस्य वेगे तु पवनः फले यस्याग्निभास्करौ । कालो ग्रंथिषु सर्वेषु शरे देवी धरा स्थिता
yasya vege tu pavanaḥ phale yasyāgnibhāskarau | kālo graṃthiṣu sarveṣu śare devī dharā sthitā
in whose speed dwelt the wind, in whose blade the fire and the sun, in all whose joints Time, and in which arrow the goddess Earth abode.
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PdP 6 17.64
हरस्तेन शरेणाशु विव्याध हृदि सिंधुजम् । तेन बाणप्रहारेण रुधिरौघपरिप्लुतः
harastena śareṇāśu vivyādha hṛdi siṃdhujam | tena bāṇaprahāreṇa rudhiraughapariplutaḥ
With that arrow Hara swiftly pierced the ocean's son in the heart; by that arrow-stroke he, flooded with a stream of blood,
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PdP 6 17.65
पपात शरभिन्नांगो वज्राहत इवाचलः । तदा दैत्याः समाक्रंदन्जगर्जुः प्रमथास्तथा
papāta śarabhinnāṃgo vajrāhata ivācalaḥ | tadā daityāḥ samākraṃdanjagarjuḥ pramathāstathā
fell, his limbs split by the arrow, like a mountain struck by the thunderbolt. Then the Daityas cried out together, and likewise the Pramathas roared.
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PdP 6 17.66
सिंधुजं मूर्छितं दृष्ट्वा रुरुधुर्दानवाः शिवम् । रक्षार्थमुद्यताः केचित्केचित्तं परितः स्थिताः
siṃdhujaṃ mūrchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā rurudhurdānavāḥ śivam | rakṣārthamudyatāḥ kecitkecittaṃ paritaḥ sthitāḥ
Seeing the ocean's son swooned, the Dānavas hemmed in Śiva; some were intent on protecting him, and some stood around him,
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PdP 6 17.67
यावज्जालंधरो मूर्छां प्राप्तो वारिधिनंदनः । तावद्रुद्रेण नाराचैर्हता जालंधरी चमूः
yāvajjālaṃdharo mūrchāṃ prāpto vāridhinaṃdanaḥ | tāvadrudreṇa nārācairhatā jālaṃdharī camūḥ
As long as Jālandhara, the ocean's son, remained in his swoon, so long was Jālandhara's army slain by Rudra with his iron arrows.
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PdP 6 17.68
चिराज्जालंधरस्त्यक्त्वा मूर्छां सैन्यं हतं नृप । दृष्ट्वा भयान्वितः सेनां विकीर्णां च तथा रणे
cirājjālaṃdharastyaktvā mūrchāṃ sainyaṃ hataṃ nṛpa | dṛṣṭvā bhayānvitaḥ senāṃ vikīrṇāṃ ca tathā raṇe
After a long time Jālandhara left off his swoon, O king, and seeing the army slain and the host scattered in the battle, he was filled with fear.
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PdP 6 17.69
ततः काव्यं स सस्मार मनसा परमं गुरुम् । स्मृतस्तेन त्वरन्प्राप्तः कविर्जालंधरं प्रति
tataḥ kāvyaṃ sa sasmāra manasā paramaṃ gurum | smṛtastena tvaranprāptaḥ kavirjālaṃdharaṃ prati
Then in his mind he called to memory Kāvya (Śukra), his supreme teacher; and being thus remembered by him, the seer came in haste to Jālandhara.
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PdP 6 17.70
स्वस्ति कृत्वा जगादाथ भार्गवः सिंधुनंदनम् । किं करोमि महाराज तव कार्यं महाबल
svasti kṛtvā jagādātha bhārgavaḥ siṃdhunaṃdanam | kiṃ karomi mahārāja tava kāryaṃ mahābala
Then, after pronouncing a blessing, the son of Bhṛgu said to the ocean's son: "What shall I do, great king, what task of yours, O mighty-armed one?"
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PdP 6 17.71
नारद उवाच- इति काव्यवचः श्रुत्वा भार्गवं बहु मानयन् । नत्वा गुरुमुवाचाथ राजा जालंधरस्तथा
nārada uvāca- iti kāvyavacaḥ śrutvā bhārgavaṃ bahu mānayan | natvā gurumuvācātha rājā jālaṃdharastathā
Nārada said: Hearing Kāvya's words thus, honouring the Bhārgava greatly and bowing to his teacher, King Jālandhara then spoke.
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PdP 6 17.72
राजोवाच- जीवयैतान्मृताञ्छुक्र दैत्यान्सर्वान्समंततः । इत्युक्तः सिंधुजेनाजौ सैन्यं तत्र व्यलोकयत्
rājovāca- jīvayaitānmṛtāñchukra daityānsarvānsamaṃtataḥ | ityuktaḥ siṃdhujenājau sainyaṃ tatra vyalokayat
The king said: "Revive these slain demons, O Śukra, all of them everywhere." Being thus addressed by the ocean's son, he surveyed the army there on the field.
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PdP 6 17.73
पंचविंशत्सहस्राणि योजनानां प्रमाणतः । दैत्यांगरथसंकीर्णमुपर्युपरि पार्थिव
paṃcaviṃśatsahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ pramāṇataḥ | daityāṃgarathasaṃkīrṇamuparyupari pārthiva
Twenty-five thousand yojanas in extent, O king, (the ground was) strewn layer upon layer with the limbs and chariots of the demons,
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PdP 6 17.74
उच्छ्रये पंचनवतियोजनानां महीं चिताम् । योधवाहनदेहाद्यैरिव पूर्णां धरां ततः
ucchraye paṃcanavatiyojanānāṃ mahīṃ citām | yodhavāhanadehādyairiva pūrṇāṃ dharāṃ tataḥ
the earth heaped to a height of ninety-five yojanas — the ground as though filled with the bodies of warriors and mounts and the rest.
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PdP 6 17.75
मंत्रोदकेन चाभ्युक्ष्य दैत्यानुत्थापयत्कविः । यावद्रुद्रो जटाजूटं बबंध भुजगैर्दृढम्
maṃtrodakena cābhyukṣya daityānutthāpayatkaviḥ | yāvadrudro jaṭājūṭaṃ babaṃdha bhujagairdṛḍham
And sprinkling the demons with water charged by spells, the seer raised them up; meanwhile Rudra bound his mass of matted hair tightly with serpents.
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PdP 6 17.76
तावत्काव्येन तत्सैन्यं मंत्रेणोत्थापितं नृप । व्याघ्रान्यथा केसरिणो गजेंद्राः शूकरान्यथा
tāvatkāvyena tatsainyaṃ maṃtreṇotthāpitaṃ nṛpa | vyāghrānyathā kesariṇo gajeṃdrāḥ śūkarānyathā
By that time, O king, that army had been raised up by Kāvya with his spell — as tigers (rise upon) lions, as lordly elephants (upon) boars.
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PdP 6 17.77
आगतान्दानवान्दृष्ट्वा चिंतयामास शंकरः । किमेतदिह संजातं मृतान्सृजति कुत्रचित्
āgatāndānavāndṛṣṭvā ciṃtayāmāsa śaṃkaraḥ | kimetadiha saṃjātaṃ mṛtānsṛjati kutracit
Seeing the demons come (again), Śaṃkara reflected: "What has happened here? Somewhere someone is bringing the dead to life."
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PdP 6 17.78
ददर्श चिंतयन्काव्य इति तस्मिन्रणे भवः । जीवयंतं रणे दैत्यान्धावंतं वेगवत्तरम्
dadarśa ciṃtayankāvya iti tasminraṇe bhavaḥ | jīvayaṃtaṃ raṇe daityāndhāvaṃtaṃ vegavattaram
As he was pondering thus, Bhava saw Kāvya in that battle, reviving the demons on the field and running about with great speed.
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PdP 6 17.79
ततः क्रुद्धो महादेवः शुक्रं हंतुं मनो दधे । त्रिशूलिनमनुज्ञाय रहश्चोवाच तं कविः
tataḥ kruddho mahādevaḥ śukraṃ haṃtuṃ mano dadhe | triśūlinamanujñāya rahaścovāca taṃ kaviḥ
Then the great god, enraged, set his mind on killing Śukra; but the seer, having (first) obtained the trident-bearer's leave, spoke to him in private.
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PdP 6 17.80
ब्राह्मणोऽहं कथं हंसि सर्वविद्याविशारदम् । ब्रह्महत्या मयि हते तव रुद्र भविष्यति
brāhmaṇo'haṃ kathaṃ haṃsi sarvavidyāviśāradam | brahmahatyā mayi hate tava rudra bhaviṣyati
"I am a brahmin, skilled in all the sciences — how do you kill (me)? If I am slain, O Rudra, the guilt of brahmin-murder will be yours."
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PdP 6 17.81
इति श्रुत्वा कवेर्वाक्यं शूलं तत्याज शंकरः । स्मृत्वा तत्पूर्ववृत्तांतं यल्लग्नं ब्रह्मणः शिरः
iti śrutvā kavervākyaṃ śūlaṃ tatyāja śaṃkaraḥ | smṛtvā tatpūrvavṛttāṃtaṃ yallagnaṃ brahmaṇaḥ śiraḥ
Hearing the seer's words thus, Śaṃkara let go the trident, recalling that former episode in which Brahmā's head had clung (to him).
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PdP 6 17.82
ब्राह्मणो न हि हंतव्यो हरन्प्राणानपि प्रियान् । अयं तु जीवयन्दैत्यान्निग्राह्यः सर्वथा मया
brāhmaṇo na hi haṃtavyo haranprāṇānapi priyān | ayaṃ tu jīvayandaityānnigrāhyaḥ sarvathā mayā
"A brahmin is indeed not to be killed, even when he is taking the lives of those dear (to one); yet this one, reviving the demons, must by all means be restrained by me.
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PdP 6 17.83
तस्मादेनं क्षिपाम्याशु स्त्रीयोनौ दैत्यजीवनम् । एवमुक्तवतः शंभोस्तृतीयनयनाद्द्रुतम्
tasmādenaṃ kṣipāmyāśu strīyonau daityajīvanam | evamuktavataḥ śaṃbhostṛtīyanayanāddrutam
Therefore I shall quickly cast this reviver of demons into a woman's womb." As Śaṃbhu spoke thus, swiftly from his third eye
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PdP 6 17.84
कृत्या विवासा चात्युग्रा मुक्तकेशी महोदरा । स्थूललंबस्तनी योनी दंष्ट्रालोचनभीषणा
kṛtyā vivāsā cātyugrā muktakeśī mahodarā | sthūlalaṃbastanī yonī daṃṣṭrālocanabhīṣaṇā
a Kṛtyā (came forth), naked and most fierce, with loosened hair and a huge belly, with thick hanging breasts and (exposed) womb, terrifying with her fangs and eyes.
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PdP 6 17.85
आज्ञापयेति स तया प्रोक्तस्तामब्रवीच्छिवः । कृत्ये त्वं दानवाचार्यं स्वयोनौ क्षिप दुर्मतिम्
ājñāpayeti sa tayā proktastāmabravīcchivaḥ | kṛtye tvaṃ dānavācāryaṃ svayonau kṣipa durmatim
Being told by her "Command me," Śiva said to her: "O Kṛtyā, cast this evil-minded teacher of the demons into your own womb.
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PdP 6 17.86
यावज्जालंधरं हन्मि तावदेनं भगे वह । हते जालंधरे दैत्ये पश्चान्निस्तीर्य मोचय
yāvajjālaṃdharaṃ hanmi tāvadenaṃ bhage vaha | hate jālaṃdhare daitye paścānnistīrya mocaya
While I kill Jālandhara, carry him in your vulva; when the demon Jālandhara is slain, then bring him out and release him."
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PdP 6 17.87
हरेणोक्तेति सा कृत्या भार्गवं समधावत । पपात भूमौ तां दृष्ट्वा कविर्दैत्याः प्रदुद्रुवुः
hareṇokteti sā kṛtyā bhārgavaṃ samadhāvata | papāta bhūmau tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kavirdaityāḥ pradudruvuḥ
Thus told by Hari, that Kṛtyā rushed at the Bhārgava; seeing her, the sage fell to the ground and the Daityas fled.
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PdP 6 17.88
केशेष्वाकृष्य धुन्वाना नग्नमालिंग्य भार्गवम् । योनौ दधार सा कृत्या हसंती जयनंदन
keśeṣvākṛṣya dhunvānā nagnamāliṃgya bhārgavam | yonau dadhāra sā kṛtyā hasaṃtī jayanaṃdana
Dragging him by the hair and shaking him, embracing the naked Bhārgava, that Kṛtyā held him in her womb, laughing, O son of Jaya.
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PdP 6 17.89
भगे क्षिप्तं गुरुं दृष्ट्वा यावज्जालंधरोऽसुरः । संदधे मार्गणांस्तावत्सा कृत्यादृश्यतां गता
bhage kṣiptaṃ guruṃ dṛṣṭvā yāvajjālaṃdharo'suraḥ | saṃdadhe mārgaṇāṃstāvatsā kṛtyādṛśyatāṃ gatā
When the demon Jālaṃdhara, seeing the preceptor cast into her womb, fitted his arrows (to the bow), that Kṛtyā had already become invisible.
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