Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Purva Bhaga — Chapter 22
SiP 7.1 22.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायां पूर्वखण्डे देवदंडवर्णनं नामैकविंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् २२ तस्मिन्नवसरे व्योम्नि समाविरभवद्रथः सहस्रसूर्यसंकाशश्चारुचीरवृषध्वजः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ pūrvakhaṇḍe devadaṃḍavarṇanaṃ nāmaikaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 22 tasminnavasare vyomni samāvirabhavadrathaḥ sahasrasūryasaṃkāśaścārucīravṛṣadhvajaḥ
Thus (ends) the twenty-first chapter, called "The Description of the Punishment of the Gods," in the earlier section of the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, the seventh (saṃhitā), in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 22: At that moment a chariot appeared in the sky, like a thousand suns, with a beautiful banner-cloth (bearing) the bull.
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SiP 7.1 22.2
अश्वरत्नद्वयोदारो रथचक्रचतुष्टयः सञ्चितानेकदिव्यास्त्रशस्त्ररत्नपरिष्कृतः
aśvaratnadvayodāro rathacakracatuṣṭayaḥ sañcitānekadivyāstraśastraratnapariṣkṛtaḥ
Magnificent with a pair of jewel-like horses, having four chariot-wheels, adorned with many heavenly missiles, weapons and jewels heaped up (in it).
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SiP 7.1 22.3
तस्यापि रथवर्यस्य स्यात्स एव हि सारथिः यथा च त्रैपुरे युद्धे पूर्वं शार्वरथे स्थितः
tasyāpi rathavaryasya syātsa eva hi sārathiḥ yathā ca traipure yuddhe pūrvaṃ śārvarathe sthitaḥ
Of that best of chariots too he alone would be the charioteer, just as formerly, in the battle of Tripura, he stood on Śarva's chariot.
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SiP 7.1 22.4
स तं रथवरं ब्रह्मा शासनादेव शूलिनः हरेस्समीपमानीय कृताञ्जलिरभाषत
sa taṃ rathavaraṃ brahmā śāsanādeva śūlinaḥ haressamīpamānīya kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata
Brahmā, at the very command of the trident-bearer, brought that best of chariots near to Hara('s attendant) and, with palms joined, spoke:
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SiP 7.1 22.5
भगवन्भद्र भद्रांग भगवानिन्दुभूषणः आज्ञापयति वीरस्त्वां रथमारोढुमव्ययः
bhagavanbhadra bhadrāṃga bhagavānindubhūṣaṇaḥ ājñāpayati vīrastvāṃ rathamāroḍhumavyayaḥ
"O lord Bhadra, of auspicious limbs, the blessed one adorned with the moon, the imperishable hero, commands you to mount the chariot.
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SiP 7.1 22.6
रेभ्याश्रमसमीपस्थस्त्र्यंबको ऽंबिकया सह सम्पश्यते महाबाहो दुस्सहं ते पराक्रमम्
rebhyāśramasamīpasthastryaṃbako 'ṃbikayā saha sampaśyate mahābāho dussahaṃ te parākramam
Standing near the hermitage of Rebhya, the three-eyed one together with Ambikā beholds, O mighty-armed one, your prowess that cannot be withstood."
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SiP 7.1 22.7
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स वीरो गणकुञ्जरः आरुरोह रथं दिव्यमनुगृह्य पितामहम्
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sa vīro gaṇakuñjaraḥ āruroha rathaṃ divyamanugṛhya pitāmaham
Hearing that speech of his, that hero, the elephant among the hosts, showed his favour to the Grandfather and mounted the divine chariot.
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SiP 7.1 22.8
तथा रथवरे तस्मिन्स्थिते ब्रह्मणि सारथौ भद्रस्य ववृधे लक्ष्मी रुद्रस्येव पुरद्विषः
tathā rathavare tasminsthite brahmaṇi sārathau bhadrasya vavṛdhe lakṣmī rudrasyeva puradviṣaḥ
Thus, when that best of chariots stood with Brahmā as charioteer, Bhadra's splendour grew, like that of Rudra, the foe of the (three) cities.
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SiP 7.1 22.9
ततः शंखवरं दीप्तं पूर्णचंद्रसमप्रभम् प्रदध्मौ वदने कृत्वा भानुकंपो महाबलः
tataḥ śaṃkhavaraṃ dīptaṃ pūrṇacaṃdrasamaprabham pradadhmau vadane kṛtvā bhānukaṃpo mahābalaḥ
Then the mighty one who makes the sun tremble, putting to his mouth an excellent conch, blazing, with radiance equal to the full moon, blew it.
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SiP 7.1 22.10
तस्य शंखस्य तं नादं भिन्नसारससन्निभम् श्रुत्वा भयेन देवानां जज्वाल जठरानलः
tasya śaṃkhasya taṃ nādaṃ bhinnasārasasannibham śrutvā bhayena devānāṃ jajvāla jaṭharānalaḥ
Hearing that sound of the conch, resembling (the cry of) a wounded crane, the digestive fire of the gods blazed up out of fear.
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SiP 7.1 22.11
यक्षविद्याधराहीन्द्रैः सिद्धैर्युद्धदिदृक्षुभिः क्षणेन निबडीभूताः साकाशविवरा दिशाः
yakṣavidyādharāhīndraiḥ siddhairyuddhadidṛkṣubhiḥ kṣaṇena nibaḍībhūtāḥ sākāśavivarā diśāḥ
In an instant the directions, together with the hollows of the sky, became crowded with yakṣas, vidyādharas, lords of serpents and siddhas eager to see the battle.
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SiP 7.1 22.12
ततः शार्ङ्गेण चापाङ्कात्स नारायणनीरदः महता बाणवर्षेण तुतोद गणगोवृषम्
tataḥ śārṅgeṇa cāpāṅkātsa nārāyaṇanīradaḥ mahatā bāṇavarṣeṇa tutoda gaṇagovṛṣam
Then that rain-cloud, Nārāyaṇa, with the Śārṅga bow pierced the bull among the hosts with a great downpour of arrows.
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SiP 7.1 22.13
तं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुमायांतं शतधा बाणवर्षिणम् स चाददे धनुर्जैत्रं भद्रो बाणसहस्रमुक्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣṇumāyāṃtaṃ śatadhā bāṇavarṣiṇam sa cādade dhanurjaitraṃ bhadro bāṇasahasramuk
Seeing Viṣṇu coming on, raining arrows a hundredfold, Bhadra too, the releaser of a thousand arrows, took up his victorious bow.
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SiP 7.1 22.14
समादाय च तद्दिव्यं धनुस्समरभैरवम् शनैर्विस्फारयामास मेरुं धनुरिवेश्वरः
samādāya ca taddivyaṃ dhanussamarabhairavam śanairvisphārayāmāsa meruṃ dhanuriveśvaraḥ
And taking up that divine bow, terrible in battle, he slowly bent it, as the Lord (bent) Meru as a bow.
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SiP 7.1 22.15
तस्य विस्फार्यमाणस्य धनुषो ऽभून्महास्वनः तेन स्वनेन महता पृथिवीं समकंपयत्
tasya visphāryamāṇasya dhanuṣo 'bhūnmahāsvanaḥ tena svanena mahatā pṛthivīṃ samakaṃpayat
As that bow was being bent there arose a great sound; with that mighty sound he made the earth shake.
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SiP 7.1 22.16
ततः शरवरं घोरं दीप्तमाशीविषोपमम् जग्राह गणपः श्रीमान्स्वयमुग्रपराक्रमः
tataḥ śaravaraṃ ghoraṃ dīptamāśīviṣopamam jagrāha gaṇapaḥ śrīmānsvayamugraparākramaḥ
Then the illustrious lord of the (Śiva's) hosts, himself of fierce valour, took up a choice arrow, terrible, blazing, like a venomous serpent.
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SiP 7.1 22.17
बाणोद्धारे भुजो ह्यस्य तूणीवदनसंगतः प्रत्यदृश्यत वल्मीकं विवेक्षुरिव पन्नगः
bāṇoddhāre bhujo hyasya tūṇīvadanasaṃgataḥ pratyadṛśyata valmīkaṃ vivekṣuriva pannagaḥ
For when he drew out the arrow, his arm, joined to the mouth of the quiver, looked like a snake about to enter an anthill.
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SiP 7.1 22.18
समुद्धृतः करे तस्य तत्क्षणं रुरुचे शरेः महाभुजंगसंदष्टो यथा बालभुजङ्गमः
samuddhṛtaḥ kare tasya tatkṣaṇaṃ ruruce śareḥ mahābhujaṃgasaṃdaṣṭo yathā bālabhujaṅgamaḥ
Drawn forth, the arrow shone in his hand at that moment like a young serpent gripped in the fangs of a great serpent.
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SiP 7.1 22.19
शरेण घनतीव्रेण भद्रो रुद्रपराक्रमः विव्याध कुपितो गाढं ललाटे विष्णुमव्ययम्
śareṇa ghanatīvreṇa bhadro rudraparākramaḥ vivyādha kupito gāḍhaṃ lalāṭe viṣṇumavyayam
With that densely sharp arrow Bhadra, whose valour was Rudra's, angrily pierced the imperishable Viṣṇu deeply in the forehead.
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SiP 7.1 22.20
ललाटे ऽभिहितो विष्णुः पूर्वमेवावमानितः चुकोप गणपेंद्राय मृगेंद्रायेव गोवृषः
lalāṭe 'bhihito viṣṇuḥ pūrvamevāvamānitaḥ cukopa gaṇapeṃdrāya mṛgeṃdrāyeva govṛṣaḥ
Struck on the forehead, Viṣṇu, who had already been slighted before, grew angry at the lord of the hosts, as a bull at a lion.
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SiP 7.1 22.21
ततस्त्वशनिकल्पेन क्रूरास्येन महेषुणा विव्याध गणराजस्य भुजे भुजगसन्निभे
tatastvaśanikalpena krūrāsyena maheṣuṇā vivyādha gaṇarājasya bhuje bhujagasannibhe
Then, with a great arrow like a thunderbolt, with a cruel point, he pierced the host-king in the arm that resembled a serpent.
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SiP 7.1 22.22
सो ऽपि तस्य भुजे भूयः सूर्यायुतसमप्रभम् विससर्ज शरं वेगाद्वीरभद्रो महाबलः
so 'pi tasya bhuje bhūyaḥ sūryāyutasamaprabham visasarja śaraṃ vegādvīrabhadro mahābalaḥ
And he too, the mighty Vīrabhadra, again swiftly loosed at his arm an arrow whose radiance equalled ten thousand suns.
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SiP 7.1 22.23
स च विष्णुः पुनर्भद्रं भद्रो विष्णुं तथा पुनः स च तं स च तं विप्राश्शरैस्तावनुजघ्नतुः
sa ca viṣṇuḥ punarbhadraṃ bhadro viṣṇuṃ tathā punaḥ sa ca taṃ sa ca taṃ viprāśśaraistāvanujaghnatuḥ
And Viṣṇu again (struck) Bhadra, and Bhadra likewise again Viṣṇu; he him and he him — O brahmins, the two struck each other with arrows.
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SiP 7.1 22.24
तयोः परस्परं वेगाच्छरानाशु विमुंचतोः द्वयोस्समभवद्युद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम्
tayoḥ parasparaṃ vegāccharānāśu vimuṃcatoḥ dvayossamabhavadyuddhaṃ tumulaṃ romaharṣaṇam
As the two rapidly released arrows at each other with speed, a tumultuous, hair-raising battle arose between the pair.
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SiP 7.1 22.25
तद्दृष्ट्वा तुमुलं युद्धं तयोरेव परस्परम् हाहाकारो महानासीदाकाशे खेचरेरितः
taddṛṣṭvā tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ tayoreva parasparam hāhākāro mahānāsīdākāśe khecareritaḥ
Seeing that tumultuous battle of the two with each other, there was a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" in the sky, uttered by the sky-going beings.
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SiP 7.1 22.26
ततस्त्वनलतुंडेन शरेणादित्यवर्चसा विव्याध सुदृढं भद्रो विष्णोर्महति वक्षसि
tatastvanalatuṃḍena śareṇādityavarcasā vivyādha sudṛḍhaṃ bhadro viṣṇormahati vakṣasi
Then Bhadra pierced Viṣṇu very firmly in his broad chest with an arrow of fiery point and the splendour of the sun.
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SiP 7.1 22.27
स तु तीव्रप्रपातेन शरेण दृढमाहतः महतीं रुजमासाद्य निपपात विमोहितः
sa tu tīvraprapātena śareṇa dṛḍhamāhataḥ mahatīṃ rujamāsādya nipapāta vimohitaḥ
But he, struck hard by that arrow of fierce impact, suffering great pain, fell down senseless.
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SiP 7.1 22.28
पुनः क्षणादिवोत्थाय लब्धसंज्ञस्तदा हरिः सर्वाण्यपि च दिव्यास्त्राण्यथैनं प्रत्यवासृजत्
punaḥ kṣaṇādivotthāya labdhasaṃjñastadā hariḥ sarvāṇyapi ca divyāstrāṇyathainaṃ pratyavāsṛjat
Then Hari, regaining consciousness and rising up again as if in an instant, hurled back at him all the divine weapons too.
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SiP 7.1 22.29
स च विष्णुर्धनुर्मुक्तान्सर्वाञ्छर्वचमूपतिः सहसा वारयामास घोरैः प्रतिशरैः शरान्
sa ca viṣṇurdhanurmuktānsarvāñcharvacamūpatiḥ sahasā vārayāmāsa ghoraiḥ pratiśaraiḥ śarān
And that commander of Śarva's army suddenly warded off all those arrows released from Viṣṇu's bow with terrible counter-arrows.
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SiP 7.1 22.30
ततो विष्णुस्स्वनामांकं बाणमव्याहतं क्वचित् ससर्ज क्रोधरक्ता क्षस्तमुद्दिश्य गणेश्वरम् तं बाणं बाणवर्येण भद्रो भद्राह्वयेण तु
tato viṣṇussvanāmāṃkaṃ bāṇamavyāhataṃ kvacit sasarja krodharaktā kṣastamuddiśya gaṇeśvaram taṃ bāṇaṃ bāṇavaryeṇa bhadro bhadrāhvayeṇa tu
Then Viṣṇu, his eyes red with anger, discharged at that lord of the hosts an arrow marked with his own name, never anywhere frustrated; but Bhadra, with a choice arrow named after Bhadra, (met) that arrow —
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SiP 7.1 22.31
अप्राप्तमेव भगवाञ्चिच्छेद शतधा पथि अथैकेनेषुणा शार्ङ्गं द्वाभ्यां पक्षौ गरुत्मतः
aprāptameva bhagavāñciccheda śatadhā pathi athaikeneṣuṇā śārṅgaṃ dvābhyāṃ pakṣau garutmataḥ
— the Lord cut it into a hundred pieces on its path, before it even arrived; then with a single arrow (he cut) the Śārṅga bow, and with two the wings of Garuḍa.
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SiP 7.1 22.32
निमेषादेव चिच्छेद तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ततो योगबलाद्विष्णुर्देहाद्देवान्सुदारुणान्
nimeṣādeva ciccheda tadadbhutamivābhavat tato yogabalādviṣṇurdehāddevānsudāruṇān
He cut them in the mere blink of an eye; that was like a marvel. Then Viṣṇu, by the power of yoga, (sent forth) from his body most dreadful deities,
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SiP 7.1 22.33
शंखचक्रगदाहस्तान् विससर्ज सहस्रशः सर्वांस्तान्क्षणमात्रेण त्रैपुरानिव शंकरः
śaṃkhacakragadāhastān visasarja sahasraśaḥ sarvāṃstānkṣaṇamātreṇa traipurāniva śaṃkaraḥ
having conch, discus and mace in their hands — he released them by the thousands; and all of them, in a mere moment, as Śaṃkara did the people of Tripura,
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SiP 7.1 22.34
निर्ददाह महाबाहुर्नेत्रसृष्टेन वह्निना ततः क्रुद्धतरो विष्णुश्चक्रमुद्यम्य सत्वरः
nirdadāha mahābāhurnetrasṛṣṭena vahninā tataḥ kruddhataro viṣṇuścakramudyamya satvaraḥ
the mighty-armed one burned up with the fire produced from his eye. Then Viṣṇu, angrier still, swiftly raised his discus,
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SiP 7.1 22.35
तस्मिन्वीरो समुत्स्रष्टुं तदानीमुद्यतो ऽभवत् तं दृष्ट्वा चक्रमुद्यम्य पुरतः समुपस्थितम्
tasminvīro samutsraṣṭuṃ tadānīmudyato 'bhavat taṃ dṛṣṭvā cakramudyamya purataḥ samupasthitam
and was then ready to hurl it at that hero. Seeing him standing before (him) with the discus raised,
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SiP 7.1 22.36
स्मयन्निव गणेशानो व्यष्टंभयदयत्नतः स्तंभितांगस्तु तच्चक्रं घोरमप्रतिमं क्वचित्
smayanniva gaṇeśāno vyaṣṭaṃbhayadayatnataḥ staṃbhitāṃgastu taccakraṃ ghoramapratimaṃ kvacit
As if smiling, the lord of the hosts brought (it) to a standstill without effort, and that dreadful, matchless discus stood somewhere with its limbs frozen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 22.37
इच्छन्नपि समुत्स्रष्टुं न विष्णुरभवत्क्षमः श्वसन्निवैकमुद्धृत्य बाहुं चक्रसमन्वितम्
icchannapi samutsraṣṭuṃ na viṣṇurabhavatkṣamaḥ śvasannivaikamuddhṛtya bāhuṃ cakrasamanvitam
Though he wished to hurl it, Viṣṇu was not able; as if panting, he held up one arm along with the discus.
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SiP 7.1 22.38
अतिष्ठदलसो भूत्वा पाषाण इव निश्चलः विशरीरो यथाजीवो विशृङ्गो वा यथा वृषः
atiṣṭhadalaso bhūtvā pāṣāṇa iva niścalaḥ viśarīro yathājīvo viśṛṅgo vā yathā vṛṣaḥ
He stood there grown listless, unmoving like a stone, like a living soul without a body, or like a bull without horns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.39
विदंष्ट्रश्च यथा सिंहस्तथा विष्णुरवस्थितः तं दृष्ट्वा दुर्दशापन्नं विष्णुमिंद्रादयः सुराः समुन्नद्धा गणेन्द्रेण मृगेंद्रेणेव गोवृषाः
vidaṃṣṭraśca yathā siṃhastathā viṣṇuravasthitaḥ taṃ dṛṣṭvā durdaśāpannaṃ viṣṇumiṃdrādayaḥ surāḥ samunnaddhā gaṇendreṇa mṛgeṃdreṇeva govṛṣāḥ
And like a lion without fangs — so did Viṣṇu stand. Seeing that Viṣṇu fallen into such a plight, the gods, Indra and the rest, were roused up against the lord of the hosts as bullocks against a lion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.40
प्रगृहीतायुधा यौद्धुंक्रुद्धाः समुपतस्थिरे तान्दृष्ट्वा समरे भद्रःक्षुद्रानिव हरिर्मृगान्
pragṛhītāyudhā yauddhuṃkruddhāḥ samupatasthire tāndṛṣṭvā samare bhadraḥkṣudrāniva harirmṛgān
With weapons taken up, enraged, they came forward to fight; and Bhadra, seeing them in the battle, as a lion (sees) puny deer —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.41
साक्षाद्रुद्रतनुर्वीरो वरवीरगणावृतः अट्टहासेन घोरेण व्यष्टं भयदनिंदितः
sākṣādrudratanurvīro varavīragaṇāvṛtaḥ aṭṭahāsena ghoreṇa vyaṣṭaṃ bhayadaniṃditaḥ
The hero, Rudra's own body in visible form, surrounded by troops of choice warriors, with a terrible roaring laugh paralysed (them) — he, the blameless one, the inspirer of fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 22.42
तथा शतमखस्यापि सवज्रो दक्षिणः करः सिसृक्षोरेव उद्वज्रश्चित्रीकृत इवाभवत्
tathā śatamakhasyāpi savajro dakṣiṇaḥ karaḥ sisṛkṣoreva udvajraścitrīkṛta ivābhavat
So too the right hand of him of the hundred sacrifices, holding the thunderbolt: as he was on the very point of hurling it, with the thunderbolt raised it became as though painted in a picture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.43
अन्येषामपि सर्वेषां सरक्ता अपि बाहवः अलसानामिवारंभास्तादृशाः प्रतियांत्युत
anyeṣāmapi sarveṣāṃ saraktā api bāhavaḥ alasānāmivāraṃbhāstādṛśāḥ pratiyāṃtyuta
And of all the others too the arms, though full of ardour, turned out just like the undertakings of the lazy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 22.44
एवं भगवता तेन व्याहताशेषवैभवात् अमराः समरे तस्य पुरतः स्थातुमक्षमाः
evaṃ bhagavatā tena vyāhatāśeṣavaibhavāt amarāḥ samare tasya purataḥ sthātumakṣamāḥ
Thus, since all their power had been struck down by that lord, the immortals were unable to stand before him in the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.45
स्तब्धैरवयवैरेव दुद्रुवुर्भयविह्वलाः स्थितिं च चक्रिरे युद्धे वीरतेजोभयाकुलाः
stabdhairavayavaireva dudruvurbhayavihvalāḥ sthitiṃ ca cakrire yuddhe vīratejobhayākulāḥ
With their very limbs stiffened they fled, overcome with fear; and (some), agitated by fear of the hero's blazing power, took their stand in the fight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.46
विद्रुतांस्त्रिदशान्वीरान्वीरभद्रो महाभुजः विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैर्मघो वर्षैरिवाचलान्
vidrutāṃstridaśānvīrānvīrabhadro mahābhujaḥ vivyādha niśitairbāṇairmagho varṣairivācalān
Vīrabhadra of the great arms pierced the fleeing gods, those heroes, with whetted arrows, as a cloud (pierces) mountains with its rains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.47
बहवस्तस्य वीरस्य बाहवः परिघोपमाः शस्त्रैश्चकाशिरे दीप्तैः साग्निज्वाला इवोरगाः
bahavastasya vīrasya bāhavaḥ parighopamāḥ śastraiścakāśire dīptaiḥ sāgnijvālā ivoragāḥ
The many arms of that hero, like iron bars, shone with blazing weapons, like serpents wreathed in flames of fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.48
अस्त्रशस्त्राण्यनेकानिसवीरो विसृजन्बभौ विसृजन्सर्वभूतानि यथादौ विश्वसंभवः
astraśastrāṇyanekānisavīro visṛjanbabhau visṛjansarvabhūtāni yathādau viśvasaṃbhavaḥ
Loosing missiles and weapons beyond counting, that hero shone as does, in the beginning, the source of the universe emitting all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.49
यथा रश्मिभिरादित्यः प्रच्छादयति मेदिनीम् तथा वीरः क्षणादेव शरैः प्राच्छादयद्दिशः
yathā raśmibhirādityaḥ pracchādayati medinīm tathā vīraḥ kṣaṇādeva śaraiḥ prācchādayaddiśaḥ
As the sun covers over the earth with its rays, so in a mere instant the hero covered over the quarters with arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.50
खमंडले गणेन्द्रस्य शराः कनकभूषिताः उत्पतंतस्तडिद्रूपैरुपमानपदं ययुः
khamaṃḍale gaṇendrasya śarāḥ kanakabhūṣitāḥ utpataṃtastaḍidrūpairupamānapadaṃ yayuḥ
In the circle of the sky the gold-adorned arrows of the lord of the hosts, as they flew up, became the very standard of comparison for the shapes of lightning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.51
महांतस्ते सुरगणान् मंडूकानिवडुंडुभाः प्राणैर्वियोजयामासुः पपुश्च रुधिरासवम्
mahāṃtaste suragaṇān maṃḍūkānivaḍuṃḍubhāḥ prāṇairviyojayāmāsuḥ papuśca rudhirāsavam
Those great (arrows) parted the troops of gods from their breath, as ḍuṇḍubha snakes (do) frogs, and drank the liquor of their blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.52
निकृत्तबाहवः केचित्केचिल्लूनवराननाः पार्श्वे विदारिताः केचिन्निपेतुरमरा भुवि
nikṛttabāhavaḥ kecitkecillūnavarānanāḥ pārśve vidāritāḥ kecinnipeturamarā bhuvi
Some with their arms cut off, some with their fair faces lopped away, some split open at the side — the immortals fell to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.53
विशिखोन्मथितैर्गात्रैर्बहुभिश्छिन्नसन्धिभिः विवृत्तनयनाः केचिन्निपेतुर्भूतले मृताः गां प्रवेष्टुमिवेच्छंतः खं गंतुमिव लिप्सवः
viśikhonmathitairgātrairbahubhiśchinnasandhibhiḥ vivṛttanayanāḥ kecinnipeturbhūtale mṛtāḥ gāṃ praveṣṭumivecchaṃtaḥ khaṃ gaṃtumiva lipsavaḥ
With their many limbs mangled by arrows and their joints severed, some, their eyes rolled back, fell dead upon the earth, as if wishing to enter the ground, as if longing to go to the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.54
अलब्धात्मनिरोधानां व्यलीयंतः परस्परम् भूमौ केचित्प्रविविशुः पर्वतानां गुहाः परे
alabdhātmanirodhānāṃ vyalīyaṃtaḥ parasparam bhūmau kecitpraviviśuḥ parvatānāṃ guhāḥ pare
Some, of those who had gained no self-restraint, sinking into one another, entered into the ground; others (entered) the caves of the mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 22.55
अपरे जग्मुराकाशं परे च विविशुर्जलम् तथा संछिन्नसर्वांगैस्स वीरस्त्रिदशैर्बभौ
apare jagmurākāśaṃ pare ca viviśurjalam tathā saṃchinnasarvāṃgaissa vīrastridaśairbabhau
Others went into the sky, and others entered the water; and so that hero, all his limbs severed, shone among the thirty (gods).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 22.56
परिग्रस्तप्रजावर्गो भगवानिव भैरवः दग्धत्रिपुरसंव्यूहस्त्रिपुरारिर्यथाभवत्
parigrastaprajāvargo bhagavāniva bhairavaḥ dagdhatripurasaṃvyūhastripurāriryathābhavat
With the host of creatures swallowed up, (he was) like Lord Bhairava, just as the Foe of Tripura was when the triple fortress-array had been burned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.57
एवं देवबलं सर्वं दीनं बीभत्सदर्शनम् गणेश्वरसमुत्पन्नं कृपणं वपुराददे
evaṃ devabalaṃ sarvaṃ dīnaṃ bībhatsadarśanam gaṇeśvarasamutpannaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ vapurādade
Thus the whole army of the gods, wretched and hideous to look at, took on a pitiable form, brought about by the Lord of the Hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.58
तदा त्रिदशवीराणामसृक्सलिलवाहिनी ५२६ब् प्रावर्तत नदी घोरा प्राणिनां भयशंसिनी
tadā tridaśavīrāṇāmasṛksalilavāhinī 526b prāvartata nadī ghorā prāṇināṃ bhayaśaṃsinī
Then there began a dreadful river flowing with the blood of the heroes among the thirty (gods) as its water, foretelling terror to living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.59
रुधिरेण परिक्लिन्ना यज्ञभूमिस्तदा बभौ रक्तार्द्रवसना श्यामा हतशुंभेव कैशिकी
rudhireṇa pariklinnā yajñabhūmistadā babhau raktārdravasanā śyāmā hataśuṃbheva kaiśikī
Soaked with blood, the sacrificial ground then appeared like the dark Kauśikī (Kālī), her garment wet with blood, when Śumbha had been slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.60
तस्मिन्महति संवृत्ते समरे भृशदारुणे भयेनेव परित्रस्ता प्रचचाल वसुन्धरा
tasminmahati saṃvṛtte samare bhṛśadāruṇe bhayeneva paritrastā pracacāla vasundharā
When that great and exceedingly terrible battle was joined, the earth trembled, as if utterly frightened with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.61
महोर्मिकलिलावर्तश्चुक्षुभे च महोदधिः पेतुश्चोल्का महोत्पाताः शाखाश्च मुमुचुर्द्रुमाः
mahormikalilāvartaścukṣubhe ca mahodadhiḥ petuścolkā mahotpātāḥ śākhāśca mumucurdrumāḥ
And the great ocean was churned up, its whirlpools thick with huge waves; meteors fell, great portents (appeared), and the trees let go their branches.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.62
अप्रसन्ना दिशः सर्वाः पवनश्चाशिवो ववौ अहो विधिविपर्यासस्त्वश्वमेधोयमध्वरः यजमानस्स्वयं दक्षौ ब्रह्मपुत्रप्रजापतिः
aprasannā diśaḥ sarvāḥ pavanaścāśivo vavau aho vidhiviparyāsastvaśvamedhoyamadhvaraḥ yajamānassvayaṃ dakṣau brahmaputraprajāpatiḥ
All the quarters were unclear, and an inauspicious wind blew. Ah, what a reversal of the (ritual) rule! This sacrifice is a horse-sacrifice; the sacrificer himself is Dakṣa, the son of Brahmā, the Lord of Creatures;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.63
धर्मादयस्सदस्याश्च रक्षिता गरुडध्वजः भागांश्च प्रतिगृह्णंति साक्षादिंद्रादयः सुराः
dharmādayassadasyāśca rakṣitā garuḍadhvajaḥ bhāgāṃśca pratigṛhṇaṃti sākṣādiṃdrādayaḥ surāḥ
and Dharma and the rest are the members of the assembly, the protector is he whose banner is Garuḍa, and Indra and the other gods receive their shares in person;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.64
तथापि यजमानस्य यज्ञस्य च सहर्त्विजः सद्य एव शिरश्छेदस्साधु संपद्यते फलम्
tathāpi yajamānasya yajñasya ca sahartvijaḥ sadya eva śiraśchedassādhu saṃpadyate phalam
and yet the fruit that duly comes about for the sacrificer, and for the sacrifice together with its priests, is the cutting off of the head, that very instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.65
तस्मान्नावेदनिर्दिष्टं न चेश्वरबहिष्कृतम्
tasmānnāvedanirdiṣṭaṃ na ceśvarabahiṣkṛtam
Therefore one should never perform an act that is not enjoined by the Veda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.66
नासत्परिगृहीतं च कर्म कुर्यात्कदाचन ॥ शिव्प्_७।१,२२। ६५च्द्।कृत्वापि सुमहत्पुण्यमिष्ट्वा यज्ञशतैरपि न तत्फलमवाप्नोति भक्तिहीनो महेश्वरे
nāsatparigṛhītaṃ ca karma kuryātkadācana // śivp_7.1,22. 65cd/kṛtvāpi sumahatpuṇyamiṣṭvā yajñaśatairapi na tatphalamavāpnoti bhaktihīno maheśvare
nor one from which the Lord is excluded, nor one that is undertaken by the wicked. Even having done very great merit and having sacrificed with a hundred sacrifices, one who lacks devotion to the Great Lord does not obtain that fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.67
कृत्वापि सुमहत्पापं भक्त्या यजति यश्शिवम् मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैर्नात्र कार्या विचारणा
kṛtvāpi sumahatpāpaṃ bhaktyā yajati yaśśivam mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvairnātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Even having committed a very great sin, whoever worships Śiva with devotion is freed from all his offences — there is no need to deliberate about this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.68
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन वृथा दानं वृथा तपः वृथा यज्ञो वृथा होमः शिवनिन्दारतस्य तु
bahunātra kimuktena vṛthā dānaṃ vṛthā tapaḥ vṛthā yajño vṛthā homaḥ śivanindāratasya tu
What is the use of much speaking here? For one who delights in reviling Śiva, giving is in vain, austerity in vain, sacrifice in vain, oblation in vain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.69
ततः सनारायणकास्सरुद्राः सलोकपालास्समरे सुरौघाः गणेंद्रचापच्युतबाणविद्धाः प्रदुद्रुवुर्गाढरुजाभिभूताः
tataḥ sanārāyaṇakāssarudrāḥ salokapālāssamare suraughāḥ gaṇeṃdracāpacyutabāṇaviddhāḥ pradudruvurgāḍharujābhibhūtāḥ
Then the throngs of gods in the battle, along with Nārāyaṇa, with the Rudras, with the guardians of the world, pierced by the arrows loosed from the bow of the Lord of the Hosts, fled away, overcome by grievous pain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.70
चेलुः क्वचित्केचन शीर्णकेशाः सेदुः क्वचित्केचन दीर्घगात्राः पेतुः क्वचित्केचन भिन्नवक्त्रा नेशुः क्वचित्केचन देववीराः
celuḥ kvacitkecana śīrṇakeśāḥ seduḥ kvacitkecana dīrghagātrāḥ petuḥ kvacitkecana bhinnavaktrā neśuḥ kvacitkecana devavīrāḥ
Here and there some staggered, their hair dishevelled; here and there some sank down, their limbs sprawling; here and there some fell, their faces split open; here and there some of the divine heroes perished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.71
केचिच्च तत्र त्रिदशा विपन्ना विस्रस्तवस्त्राभरणास्त्रशस्त्राः निपेतुरुद्भासितदीनमुद्रा मदं च दर्पं च बलं च हित्वा
kecicca tatra tridaśā vipannā visrastavastrābharaṇāstraśastrāḥ nipeturudbhāsitadīnamudrā madaṃ ca darpaṃ ca balaṃ ca hitvā
And some of the thirty (gods) there, ruined, their garments, ornaments, missiles and weapons slipping away, fell down with the marks of misery plainly showing, abandoning intoxication, pride and strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 22.72
सस्मुत्पथप्रस्थितमप्रधृष्यो विक्षिप्य दक्षाध्वरमक्षतास्त्रैः बभौ गणेशस्स गणेश्वराणां मध्ये स्थितः सिंह इवर्षभाणाम्
sasmutpathaprasthitamapradhṛṣyo vikṣipya dakṣādhvaramakṣatāstraiḥ babhau gaṇeśassa gaṇeśvarāṇāṃ madhye sthitaḥ siṃha ivarṣabhāṇām
Unassailable, having scattered with his unbroken weapons Dakṣa's sacrifice, which had set out on a wrong path, that Lord of the Hosts shone, standing amid the lords of the hosts like a lion among bulls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition