Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 97
PdP 6 97.1
नारद उवाच- ये देवैर्निर्जिताः पूर्वं दैत्याः पातालसंस्थिताः
nārada uvāca- ye devairnirjitāḥ pūrvaṃ daityāḥ pātālasaṃsthitāḥ
Nārada said: Those daityas who had formerly been conquered by the gods and were dwelling in Pātāla —
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PdP 6 97.2
ते हि भूमंडलं जाता निर्भयास्तमुपासितुम् । कदाचिच्छिन्नशिरसं राहुं दृष्ट्वा स दैत्यराट् । पप्रच्छ भार्गवं विप्रं केनेदं विहितं प्रभो
te hi bhūmaṃḍalaṃ jātā nirbhayāstamupāsitum | kadācicchinnaśirasaṃ rāhuṃ dṛṣṭvā sa daityarāṭ | papraccha bhārgavaṃ vipraṃ kenedaṃ vihitaṃ prabho
— they, indeed, being now free from fear, came forth to the surface of the earth to attend upon him. Once, seeing Rāhu with his head severed, that king of the daityas asked the brahmin of Bhṛgu's line: "By whom, O lord, was this done?"
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PdP 6 97.3
भार्गवस्तस्य शिरसश्छेदं राहोः शशंस ह । अमृतार्थं समुद्रस्य मथनं देवकारितम्
bhārgavastasya śirasaśchedaṃ rāhoḥ śaśaṃsa ha | amṛtārthaṃ samudrasya mathanaṃ devakāritam
The Bhārgava related to him the severing of Rāhu's head, and the churning of the ocean brought about by the gods for the sake of the nectar,
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PdP 6 97.4
रत्नापहरणं चैव दैत्यानां च पराभवम् । तच्छ्रुत्वा क्रोधरक्ताक्षः स्वपितुर्मथनं तदा
ratnāpaharaṇaṃ caiva daityānāṃ ca parābhavam | tacchrutvā krodharaktākṣaḥ svapiturmathanaṃ tadā
and the carrying off of the jewels, and the defeat of the daityas. Hearing that — the churning of his own father — his eyes then red with anger,
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PdP 6 97.5
स दूतं प्रेषयामास घस्मरं शक्रसंनिधौ । दूतस्त्रिविष्टपं गत्वा सुधर्मां प्राप्य सत्वरम्
sa dūtaṃ preṣayāmāsa ghasmaraṃ śakrasaṃnidhau | dūtastriviṣṭapaṃ gatvā sudharmāṃ prāpya satvaram
he sent a messenger, Ghasmara, into Śakra's presence. The messenger, having gone to heaven and quickly reached (the hall) Sudharmā,
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PdP 6 97.6
गर्वादखर्वमौलिस्तु देवेंद्रं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । दूत उवाच- जलंधरोऽब्धितनयः सर्वदैत्यजनेश्वरः
garvādakharvamaulistu deveṃdraṃ vākyamabravīt | dūta uvāca- jalaṃdharo'bdhitanayaḥ sarvadaityajaneśvaraḥ
his head unbowed out of pride, spoke these words to the lord of the gods. The messenger said: Jalandhara, son of the ocean, lord of all the daitya folk —
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PdP 6 97.7
दूतोऽहं प्रेषितस्तेन स यदाह शृणुष्व तत् । कस्मात्त्वया मम पिता मथितः सागरोऽद्रिणा
dūto'haṃ preṣitastena sa yadāha śṛṇuṣva tat | kasmāttvayā mama pitā mathitaḥ sāgaro'driṇā
I am the messenger sent by him; hear what he says. "Why was my father the ocean churned by you with a mountain?
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PdP 6 97.8
नीतानि सर्वरत्नानि तानि शीघ्रं प्रयच्छ मे । इति दूतवचः श्रुत्वा विस्मितस्त्रिदशाधिपः । उवाच घस्मरं घोरं भयरोषसमन्वितः
nītāni sarvaratnāni tāni śīghraṃ prayaccha me | iti dūtavacaḥ śrutvā vismitastridaśādhipaḥ | uvāca ghasmaraṃ ghoraṃ bhayaroṣasamanvitaḥ
All those jewels that were taken away — give them to me quickly." Hearing thus the messenger's speech, the lord of the thirty, astonished, filled with fear and anger, spoke to the dreadful Ghasmara.
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PdP 6 97.9
ईश्वर उवाच- शृणु दूत मया पूर्वं मथितः सागरो यथा । अद्रयो मद्भयाद्भीताः स्वकुक्षिस्थास्तथा कृताः
īśvara uvāca- śṛṇu dūta mayā pūrvaṃ mathitaḥ sāgaro yathā | adrayo madbhayādbhītāḥ svakukṣisthāstathā kṛtāḥ
The Lord said: Listen, messenger, to how the ocean was formerly churned by me. The mountains, afraid out of fear of me, were thus made to dwell in his belly;
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PdP 6 97.10
अन्येऽपि मद्द्विषस्तेन रक्षिता दितिजास्तथा । तस्मात्तद्रत्नजातं तु मयाप्यपहृतं किल
anye'pi maddviṣastena rakṣitā ditijāstathā | tasmāttadratnajātaṃ tu mayāpyapahṛtaṃ kila
and other enemies of mine, the sons of Diti, were likewise protected by him. Therefore that mass of jewels was indeed carried off by me too.
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PdP 6 97.11
शंखोऽप्येवं पुरा देवानद्विषत्सागरात्मजः । ममानुजेन निहतः प्रविष्टः सागरोदरम्
śaṃkho'pyevaṃ purā devānadviṣatsāgarātmajaḥ | mamānujena nihataḥ praviṣṭaḥ sāgarodaram
So too formerly Śaṅkha, a son of the ocean, hating the gods, was slain by my younger brother and entered the ocean's belly.
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PdP 6 97.12
तद्गच्छ कथयस्वास्यसर्वं मथनकारणम्
tadgaccha kathayasvāsyasarvaṃ mathanakāraṇam
So go and tell him all this, the reason for the churning.
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PdP 6 97.13
नारद उवाच- इत्थं विसर्जितो दूतस्तदेंद्रेणागमद्गृहम् । तदिंद्रवचनं दैत्यराजायाकथयत्तदा
nārada uvāca- itthaṃ visarjito dūtastadeṃdreṇāgamadgṛham | tadiṃdravacanaṃ daityarājāyākathayattadā
Nārada said: Thus dismissed by Indra, the messenger then went home, and reported that speech of Indra to the daitya king.
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PdP 6 97.14
तन्निशम्य तदा दैत्यो रोषात्प्रस्फुरिताधरः । उद्योगमकरोत्तूर्णं सर्वदेवजिगीषया
tanniśamya tadā daityo roṣātprasphuritādharaḥ | udyogamakarottūrṇaṃ sarvadevajigīṣayā
Hearing that, the daitya, his lip quivering with rage, at once made preparations, out of a desire to conquer all the gods.
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PdP 6 97.15
तदोद्योगे सुरेंद्रस्य दिग्भ्यः पातालतस्तथा । दितिजाः प्रत्यपद्यंत शतशः कोटिशस्तथा
tadodyoge sureṃdrasya digbhyaḥ pātālatastathā | ditijāḥ pratyapadyaṃta śataśaḥ koṭiśastathā
Then, at that mobilization against the lord of the gods, the sons of Diti came forward from all directions and from Pātāla, by hundreds and by tens of millions.
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PdP 6 97.16
अथ शुंभनिशुंभाद्यैर्बलाधिपतिकोटिभिः । गत्वा त्रिविष्टपं दैत्यो युद्धायाधिष्ठितोऽभवत्
atha śuṃbhaniśuṃbhādyairbalādhipatikoṭibhiḥ | gatvā triviṣṭapaṃ daityo yuddhāyādhiṣṭhito'bhavat
Then, with tens of millions of army-commanders headed by Śumbha and Niśumbha, the demon went to heaven and took up his position for battle.
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PdP 6 97.17
निर्ययुस्त्वमरावत्या देवा युद्धाय दंशिताः । पुरमावृत्य तिष्ठंति दृष्ट्वा दैत्यबलं महत्
niryayustvamarāvatyā devā yuddhāya daṃśitāḥ | puramāvṛtya tiṣṭhaṃti dṛṣṭvā daityabalaṃ mahat
The gods came out from Amarāvatī, armoured for battle; seeing the great host of the demons, they stood surrounding the city.
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PdP 6 97.18
ततः समभवद्युद्धं देवदानवसेनयोः । मुशलैः परिघैर्बाणैर्गदापरशुशक्तिभिः
tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ devadānavasenayoḥ | muśalaiḥ parighairbāṇairgadāparaśuśaktibhiḥ
Then a battle took place between the armies of gods and demons, with pestles, iron bars, arrows, maces, axes and spears.
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PdP 6 97.19
तेऽन्योन्यं समधावेतां जघ्नतुश्च परस्परम् । क्षणेनाभवतां सेने रुधिरौघ परिप्लुते
te'nyonyaṃ samadhāvetāṃ jaghnatuśca parasparam | kṣaṇenābhavatāṃ sene rudhiraugha pariplute
They rushed at one another and struck each other, and in a moment the two armies were flooded with streams of blood.
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PdP 6 97.20
पतितैः पात्यमानैश्च गजाश्वरथपत्तिभिः । व्यराजत रणे भूमिः संध्याभ्रपटलैरिव
patitaiḥ pātyamānaiśca gajāśvarathapattibhiḥ | vyarājata raṇe bhūmiḥ saṃdhyābhrapaṭalairiva
With elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers fallen and being felled, the ground in the battle shone like the cloud-masses of twilight.
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PdP 6 97.21
तत्र युद्धे हतान्दैत्यान्भार्गवस्तूदतिष्ठयत् । विद्ययाऽमृतजीविन्या मंत्रितैस्तोयबिंदुभिः
tatra yuddhe hatāndaityānbhārgavastūdatiṣṭhayat | vidyayā'mṛtajīvinyā maṃtritaistoyabiṃdubhiḥ
There in that battle the descendant of Bhṛgu raised up the slain demons, by the science that gives life through nectar, with drops of water over which spells had been said.
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PdP 6 97.22
देवास्तत्र तथा युद्धे जीवयेदंगिरस्सुतः । दिव्यौषधीः समानीय द्रोणदेश्याः पुनः पुनः
devāstatra tathā yuddhe jīvayedaṃgirassutaḥ | divyauṣadhīḥ samānīya droṇadeśyāḥ punaḥ punaḥ
Likewise, in that battle the son of Aṅgiras would revive the gods, fetching divine herbs from the region of (Mount) Droṇa, again and again.
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PdP 6 97.23
दृष्ट्वा देवांस्तथा युद्धे पुनरेव समुत्थितान् । जलंधरः क्रोधवशो भार्गवं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
dṛṣṭvā devāṃstathā yuddhe punareva samutthitān | jalaṃdharaḥ krodhavaśo bhārgavaṃ vākyamabravīt
Seeing the gods thus risen up again in the battle, Jalandhara, overcome by anger, spoke these words to the descendant of Bhṛgu.
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PdP 6 97.24
जलंधर उवाच- मया देवा हता युद्धे उत्तिष्ठंति कथं पुनः । तव संजीवनीविद्या नैवान्यत्रेति विश्रुतम्
jalaṃdhara uvāca- mayā devā hatā yuddhe uttiṣṭhaṃti kathaṃ punaḥ | tava saṃjīvanīvidyā naivānyatreti viśrutam
Jalandhara said: The gods slain by me in battle — how do they rise up again? It is well known that the reviving science is yours and nowhere else.
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PdP 6 97.25
भृगुरुवाच- दिव्यौषधीः समानीय द्रोणाद्रेरंगिराः सुरान् । जीवयत्येष वै शीघ्रं द्रोणाद्रिं समपाहर
bhṛguruvāca- divyauṣadhīḥ samānīya droṇādreraṃgirāḥ surān | jīvayatyeṣa vai śīghraṃ droṇādriṃ samapāhara
Bhṛgu said: Aṅgiras revives the gods by fetching divine herbs from Mount Droṇa; quickly carry off Mount Droṇa.
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PdP 6 97.26
नारद उवाच- इत्युक्तः स तु दैत्येंद्रो नीत्वा द्रोणाचलं तदा । प्राक्षिपत्सागरे तूर्णं पुनरागान्महाहवम्
nārada uvāca- ityuktaḥ sa tu daityeṃdro nītvā droṇācalaṃ tadā | prākṣipatsāgare tūrṇaṃ punarāgānmahāhavam
Nārada said: Thus addressed, that lord of the demons then took Mount Droṇa and swiftly hurled it into the ocean, and came again to the great battle.
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PdP 6 97.27
अथ देवान्हतान्दृष्ट्वा द्रोणाद्रिमगमद्गुरुः । तावत्तत्र गिरींद्रं तं न ददर्श सुरार्चितः
atha devānhatāndṛṣṭvā droṇādrimagamadguruḥ | tāvattatra girīṃdraṃ taṃ na dadarśa surārcitaḥ
Then, seeing the gods slain, the preceptor went to Mount Droṇa; but there he, honoured by the gods, did not see that lord of mountains.
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PdP 6 97.28
ज्ञात्वा दैत्यहृतं द्रोणं विषण्णो भयविह्वलः । आगत्य दूराद्व्याजह्रे श्वासाकुलितविग्रहः
jñātvā daityahṛtaṃ droṇaṃ viṣaṇṇo bhayavihvalaḥ | āgatya dūrādvyājahre śvāsākulitavigrahaḥ
Learning that Droṇa had been carried off by the demon, dejected and overwhelmed with fear, he came and called out from a distance, his body agitated with panting.
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PdP 6 97.29
पलायध्वं पलायध्वं नायं जेतुं हि शक्यते । रुद्रांशसंभवो ह्येष स्मरध्वं शक्रचेष्टितम्
palāyadhvaṃ palāyadhvaṃ nāyaṃ jetuṃ hi śakyate | rudrāṃśasaṃbhavo hyeṣa smaradhvaṃ śakraceṣṭitam
"Flee, flee! He cannot be conquered, for he is born of a portion of Rudra. Remember what Śakra did."
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PdP 6 97.30
श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं देवा भयविह्वलितास्तदा । दैत्यैस्तैर्वध्यमानास्ते पलायंत दिशो दश
śrutvā tadvacanaṃ devā bhayavihvalitāstadā | daityaistairvadhyamānāste palāyaṃta diśo daśa
Hearing that speech, the gods, then overwhelmed with fear and being slain by those demons, fled in the ten directions.
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PdP 6 97.31
देवान्विदारितान्दृष्ट्वा दैत्यः सागरनंदनः । शंखभेरीजयरवैः प्रविवेशामरावतीम्
devānvidāritāndṛṣṭvā daityaḥ sāgaranaṃdanaḥ | śaṃkhabherījayaravaiḥ praviveśāmarāvatīm
Seeing the gods scattered, the demon, son of the ocean, entered Amarāvatī amid the sounds of conches, drums, and shouts of victory.
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PdP 6 97.32
प्रविष्टे नगरं दैत्ये देवाःशक्रपुरोगमाः । सुवर्णाद्रिगुहां प्राप्य न्यवसन्दैत्यतापिताः
praviṣṭe nagaraṃ daitye devāḥśakrapurogamāḥ | suvarṇādriguhāṃ prāpya nyavasandaityatāpitāḥ
When the demon had entered the city, the gods, led by Śakra, reached a cave of the Golden Mountain and dwelt there, tormented by the demon.
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PdP 6 97.33
ततश्च सर्वेष्वसुराधिकारेष्विंद्रादिकानां विनिवेशयत्तदा । शुंभादिकान्दैत्यवरान्पृथक्पृथक्स्वयं सुवर्णाद्रिगुहामगात्पुनः
tataśca sarveṣvasurādhikāreṣviṃdrādikānāṃ viniveśayattadā | śuṃbhādikāndaityavarānpṛthakpṛthaksvayaṃ suvarṇādriguhāmagātpunaḥ
And then he installed the foremost demons, Śumbha and the rest, each separately, in all the offices of Indra and the others (now demon offices); he himself went again to the cave of the Golden Mountain.
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