Vamana Purana — Chapter 32
VamP 32.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । सेनापत्ये ऽभिषिक्तस्तु कुमारो दैवतैरथ । प्रणिपत्य भवं भक्त्या गिरिजां पावकं शुचिम्
pulastya uvāca / senāpatye 'bhiṣiktastu kumāro daivatairatha / praṇipatya bhavaṃ bhaktyā girijāṃ pāvakaṃ śucim
Pulastya said: Then the youth, consecrated to the generalship by the gods, bowing with devotion to Bhava, to the mountain's daughter, and to the pure fire-god,
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VamP 32.2
षट् कृत्तिकाश्च शिरसा प्रणम्य कुटिलामपि । ब्रह्माणं च नमस्कृत्य इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
ṣaṭ kṛttikāśca śirasā praṇamya kuṭilāmapi / brahmāṇaṃ ca namaskṛtya idaṃ vacanamabravīt
and bowing with his head to the six Kṛttikās and to Kuṭilā too, and paying homage to Brahmā, spoke these words:
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VamP 32.3
कुमार उवाच । नमो ऽस्तु भवतां देवा ॐ नमो ऽस्तु तपोधनाः । युष्मत्प्रसादाज्जेष्यामि शत्रू महिषतारकौ
kumāra uvāca / namo 'stu bhavatāṃ devā oṃ namo 'stu tapodhanāḥ / yuṣmatprasādājjeṣyāmi śatrū mahiṣatārakau
The youth said: Homage be to you, O gods; om, homage be to you, whose wealth is austerity. By your favour I shall conquer the enemies Mahiṣa and Tāraka.
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VamP 32.4
शिशुरस्मि न जानामि वक्तुं किञ्चन देवताः । दीयतां ब्रह्मणा सार्द्धमनुज्ञ मम साम्प्रतम्
śiśurasmi na jānāmi vaktuṃ kiñcana devatāḥ / dīyatāṃ brahmaṇā sārddhamanujña mama sāmpratam
I am a child, O deities; I do not know how to say anything. Let leave be granted to me now, together with Brahmā.
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VamP 32.5
इत्येवमुक्ते वचने कुमारेण महात्मना । मुखं निरीक्षन्ति सुराः स्रेवे विगतसाध्यमाः
ityevamukte vacane kumāreṇa mahātmanā / mukhaṃ nirīkṣanti surāḥ sreve vigatasādhyamāḥ
When these words had thus been spoken by the great-souled youth, the gods looked at (his) face, as if their aims were gone.
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VamP 32.6
शङ्कपरो ऽपि सुतस्नेहात् समुत्थाय प्रजापतिम् । आदाय दक्षिणे पाणौ स्कन्दान्तिकमुपागमत्
śaṅkaparo 'pi sutasnehāt samutthāya prajāpatim / ādāya dakṣiṇe pāṇau skandāntikamupāgamat
Śaṅkara too, out of affection for his son, rose up, took Prajāpati by the right hand, and came near to Skanda.
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VamP 32.7
अथोमा प्राह तनयं पुत्र एह्येहि शत्रुहन् । वन्दस्व चरणौ दिव्यौ विष्णोर्लोकनमस्कृतौ
athomā prāha tanayaṃ putra ehyehi śatruhan / vandasva caraṇau divyau viṣṇorlokanamaskṛtau
Then Umā said to her son: Come, come, O son, slayer of foes; salute the divine feet of Viṣṇu, revered by the worlds.
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VamP 32.8
ततो विहस्याह गुहः को ऽयं मातर्वदस्व माम् । यस्यादरात् प्रणामो ऽयं क्रियते मद्विधैर्जनैः
tato vihasyāha guhaḥ ko 'yaṃ mātarvadasva mām / yasyādarāt praṇāmo 'yaṃ kriyate madvidhairjanaiḥ
Then Guha laughed and said: Who is this, mother? Tell me—out of respect for whom is this obeisance made by people such as I?
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VamP 32.9
तं माता प्राह वचनं कृते कर्मणि पद्मभूः । वक्ष्यते तव यो ऽयं हि महात्मा गरुडध्वजः
taṃ mātā prāha vacanaṃ kṛte karmaṇi padmabhūḥ / vakṣyate tava yo 'yaṃ hi mahātmā garuḍadhvajaḥ
His mother spoke this word to him: When the deed is done, the lotus-born will tell you who this great-souled one with the Garuḍa banner is.
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VamP 32.10
केवलं त्विह मां देवस्त्वत्पिता प्राह शङ्करः । नान्यः परतरो ऽस्माद्धि वयमन्ये च देहिनः
kevalaṃ tviha māṃ devastvatpitā prāha śaṅkaraḥ / nānyaḥ parataro 'smāddhi vayamanye ca dehinaḥ
"But here the god Śaṅkara, your father, told me only this: that there is none higher than him, while we others are (mere) embodied beings."
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VamP 32.11
पार्वत्या गदिते स्कन्दः प्रणिपत्य जनार्दनम् । तस्थौ कृताञ्जलिपुटस्त्वाज्ञां प्रार्थयते ऽच्युतात्
pārvatyā gadite skandaḥ praṇipatya janārdanam / tasthau kṛtāñjalipuṭastvājñāṃ prārthayate 'cyutāt
When Pārvatī had spoken, Skanda bowed down to Janārdana and stood with palms joined, and asks leave of Acyuta.
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VamP 32.12
कृताञ्जलिपुटं स्कन्दं भगवान् भूतभावनः । कृत्वा स्वस्त्ययनं देवो ह्यनुज्ञां प्रददौ ततः
kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ skandaṃ bhagavān bhūtabhāvanaḥ / kṛtvā svastyayanaṃ devo hyanujñāṃ pradadau tataḥ
Then the Lord, the god who brings beings into being, performed a benediction (svastyayana) over Skanda, whose palms were joined, and gave (him) leave.
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VamP 32.13
नारद उवाच । यत्तत् स्वस्त्ययनं पुण्यं कृतवान् गरुडध्वजः । शिखिध्वजाय विप्रर्षे तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca / yattat svastyayanaṃ puṇyaṃ kṛtavān garuḍadhvajaḥ / śikhidhvajāya viprarṣe tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
Nārada said: That auspicious benediction which the Garuḍa-bannered one performed for the peacock-bannered one — that, O seer among brahmins, you ought to expound to me.
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VamP 32.14
पुलस्त्य उवाच । शृणु स्वस्त्ययनं पुण्यं यत्प्राह भगवान् हरिः । स्कन्दस्य विजयार्थाय महिषस्य वधाय च
pulastya uvāca / śṛṇu svastyayanaṃ puṇyaṃ yatprāha bhagavān hariḥ / skandasya vijayārthāya mahiṣasya vadhāya ca
Pulastya said: Hear the auspicious benediction which the Lord Hari spoke, for Skanda's victory and for the slaying of Mahiṣa.
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VamP 32.15
स्वस्ति ते कुरुतां ब्रह्म पद्मयोनी रजोगुणः । स्वस्ति चक्राङ्कितकरो विष्णुस्ते विदधत्वाजः
svasti te kurutāṃ brahma padmayonī rajoguṇaḥ / svasti cakrāṅkitakaro viṣṇuste vidadhatvājaḥ
"May Brahmā, lotus-born, whose quality is rajas, make well-being for you; may Viṣṇu, with the discus marked on his hand, the unborn, ordain well-being for you.
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VamP 32.16
स्वस्ति ते शङ्करो भक्त्या सपत्नीको वृषध्वजः । पावकः स्वस्ति तुभ्यं च करोतु शिखिवाहन
svasti te śaṅkaro bhaktyā sapatnīko vṛṣadhvajaḥ / pāvakaḥ svasti tubhyaṃ ca karotu śikhivāhana
May Śaṅkara, the bull-bannered, together with his wife, out of devotion (grant) you well-being; and may Pāvaka (Fire) make well-being for you, O peacock-borne one.
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VamP 32.17
दिवाकरः स्वस्ति करोतु तुभ्यं सोमः सभौमः सबुधो गुरुश्च । काव्यः सदा स्वस्ति करोतु तुभ्यं शनैश्चरः स्वस्त्ययनं करोतु
divākaraḥ svasti karotu tubhyaṃ somaḥ sabhaumaḥ sabudho guruśca / kāvyaḥ sadā svasti karotu tubhyaṃ śanaiścaraḥ svastyayanaṃ karotu
May the day-maker (Sun) make well-being for you, and Soma with Bhauma (Mars), with Budha (Mercury) and Guru (Jupiter); may Kāvya (Venus) ever make well-being for you; may Śanaiścara (Saturn) perform the benediction.
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VamP 32.18
मरीचिरत्रिः पुलहः पुलस्त्यः क्रतुर्वसिष्ठो भृगुरङ्गिराश्च । मृकण्डुजस्ते कुरुतां हि स्वस्ति स्वस्ति सदा सप्त महर्षयश्च
marīciratriḥ pulahaḥ pulastyaḥ kraturvasiṣṭho bhṛguraṅgirāśca / mṛkaṇḍujaste kurutāṃ hi svasti svasti sadā sapta maharṣayaśca
May Marīci, Atri, Pulaha, Pulastya, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras, and Mṛkaṇḍu's son (Mārkaṇḍeya), make well-being for you, and may the seven great seers always (make) well-being.
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VamP 32.19
विश्वेश्विनौ साध्यमरुद्गणाग्नयो दिवाकराः शूलधरा महेश्वराः । यक्षाः पिशाचा वसवो ऽथ किन्नराः ते स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु सदोद्यतास्त्वमी
viśveśvinau sādhyamarudgaṇāgnayo divākarāḥ śūladharā maheśvarāḥ / yakṣāḥ piśācā vasavo 'tha kinnarāḥ te svasti kurvantu sadodyatāstvamī
The All-gods, the two Aśvins, the Sādhyas, the Marut-hosts, the fires, the suns, the trident-bearers, the Maheśvaras, the Yakṣas, the Piśācas, the Vasus and the Kinnaras — may these, ever ready, make well-being for you.
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VamP 32.20
नागाः सुपर्णाः सरितः सरांसि तीर्थानि पुण्यायतनाः समुद्राः । महाबला भूतगणा गणेन्द्राः ते स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु सदा समुद्यताः
nāgāḥ suparṇāḥ saritaḥ sarāṃsi tīrthāni puṇyāyatanāḥ samudrāḥ / mahābalā bhūtagaṇā gaṇendrāḥ te svasti kurvantu sadā samudyatāḥ
The Nāgas, the Suparṇas, the rivers, the lakes, the sacred fords, the holy shrines, the oceans, the mighty hosts of spirits and the lords of hosts — may they, ever prepared, make well-being for you.
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VamP 32.21
स्वस्ति द्विपादिकेभ्यस्ते चतुष्पादेभ्य एव च । स्वस्ति ते बहुपादेभ्यस्त्वपादेभ्यो ऽप्यनामयम्
svasti dvipādikebhyaste catuṣpādebhya eva ca / svasti te bahupādebhyastvapādebhyo 'pyanāmayam
Well-being to you from the two-footed and likewise from the four-footed; well-being to you from the many-footed, and freedom from harm also from the footless.
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VamP 32.22
प्राचीं दिग् रक्षतां वज्री दक्षिणां दण्डनायकः । पाशी प्रतीचीं रक्षतु लक्ष्मामशुः पातु चोत्तराम्
prācīṃ dig rakṣatāṃ vajrī dakṣiṇāṃ daṇḍanāyakaḥ / pāśī pratīcīṃ rakṣatu lakṣmāmaśuḥ pātu cottarām
May the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra) guard the eastern quarter, the lord of the rod (Yama) the southern; may the noose-bearer (Varuṇa) guard the western, and may the marked/bright-rayed one guard the northern.
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VamP 32.23
वह्निर्दक्षिमपूर्वा च कुबेरो दक्षिणापराम् । प्रतीचीमुत्तरां वायुः शिवः पूर्वोत्तरामपि
vahnirdakṣimapūrvā ca kubero dakṣiṇāparām / pratīcīmuttarāṃ vāyuḥ śivaḥ pūrvottarāmapi
And Fire the south-east, Kubera the south-west, Vāyu the north-west, and Śiva also the north-east.
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VamP 32.24
उवरिष्टाद् ध्रुवः शिवः पुर्वोत्तरामपि । मुसती लाङ्गली चक्री धनुष्मानन्तरेषु च
uvariṣṭād dhruvaḥ śivaḥ purvottarāmapi / musatī lāṅgalī cakrī dhanuṣmānantareṣu ca
Above, Dhruva (and) Śiva; (Śiva) also the north-east; and the club-bearer, the plough-bearer, the discus-bearer and the bow-bearer in the intermediate quarters.
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VamP 32.25
वाराहो ऽम्बुनिधौ पातु दुर्गे पातु नृकेसरी । सामवेदध्वनिः श्रीमान् सर्वलतः पातु माधवः
vārāho 'mbunidhau pātu durge pātu nṛkesarī / sāmavedadhvaniḥ śrīmān sarvalataḥ pātu mādhavaḥ
May the Boar guard (you) in the ocean, may the Man-lion guard (you) in difficulty; may glorious Mādhava, whose sound is the Sāma-veda, guard (you) on all sides.
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VamP 32.26
पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवं कृतस्वस्त्ययनो गुहः शक्तिधरो ऽग्रणीः । प्रणिपत्य सुरान् सर्वान् समुत्पतत भूतलात्
pulastya uvāca / evaṃ kṛtasvastyayano guhaḥ śaktidharo 'graṇīḥ / praṇipatya surān sarvān samutpatata bhūtalāt
Pulastya said: Thus, the benediction being performed, Guha, bearer of the spear, the foremost one, bowed to all the gods and flew up from the surface of the earth.
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VamP 32.27
तमन्वेव गणाः सर्वे दत्ता ये मुदितैः सुरैः । अनुजग्मुः कुमारं ते कामरूपा विहङ्गमाः
tamanveva gaṇāḥ sarve dattā ye muditaiḥ suraiḥ / anujagmuḥ kumāraṃ te kāmarūpā vihaṅgamāḥ
And all the hosts that had been given by the delighted gods followed right after that Kumāra, taking whatever form they wished, moving through the air.
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VamP 32.28
मातरश्च तथा सर्वाः समुत्पेतुर्नभस्तलम् । समं स्कन्देन बलिना हन्तुकामा महासुरान्
mātaraśca tathā sarvāḥ samutpeturnabhastalam / samaṃ skandena balinā hantukāmā mahāsurān
And likewise all the Mothers flew up to the vault of the sky together with mighty Skanda, wishing to slay the great asuras.
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VamP 32.29
ततः सुदीर्घमध्वानं गत्वा स्कन्दो ऽब्रवीद् गणान् । भूम्यां तूर्णं महावीर्याः कुरुध्वमवतारणम्
tataḥ sudīrghamadhvānaṃ gatvā skando 'bravīd gaṇān / bhūmyāṃ tūrṇaṃ mahāvīryāḥ kurudhvamavatāraṇam
Then, having gone a very long way, Skanda said to the hosts: "O you of great valour, make the descent to the earth quickly."
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VamP 32.30
गणा गुहवचः श्रुत्वा अवतीर्य महीतलम् । आरात् पतन्तस्तद्देशं नादं चक्रुर्भयङ्करम्
gaṇā guhavacaḥ śrutvā avatīrya mahītalam / ārāt patantastaddeśaṃ nādaṃ cakrurbhayaṅkaram
The hosts, hearing Guha's (Skanda's) word, descended to the earth's surface, and falling upon that region from nearby they made a terrifying roar.
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VamP 32.31
तन्निनादो महीं सर्वामापूर्य च नभस्तलम् । विवेशार्णवरन्ध्रेण पातालं दानवालयम्
tanninādo mahīṃ sarvāmāpūrya ca nabhastalam / viveśārṇavarandhreṇa pātālaṃ dānavālayam
That roar of theirs, filling the whole earth and the vault of the sky, entered through a fissure of the ocean into Pātāla, the dwelling of the Dānavas.
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VamP 32.32
श्रुतः स महिषेणाथ तारकेम च धीमता । विरोजनेन जम्भेन कुजम्भेनासुरेण च
śrutaḥ sa mahiṣeṇātha tārakema ca dhīmatā / virojanena jambhena kujambhenāsureṇa ca
It was heard by Mahiṣa, and by the wise Tāraka, by Virojana, by Jambha, and by the demon Kujambha.
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VamP 32.33
ते श्रुत्वा सहसा नादं वज्रपातोपमं दृढम् । किमेतदिति संचिन्त्य तूर्णं जग्मुस्तदान्धकम्
te śrutvā sahasā nādaṃ vajrapātopamaṃ dṛḍham / kimetaditi saṃcintya tūrṇaṃ jagmustadāndhakam
Hearing that sudden roar, hard as the fall of a thunderbolt, and wondering "What is this?", they quickly went to Andhaka.
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VamP 32.34
ते समेत्यान्धकेनैव समं दानवपुङ्गवाः । मन्त्रयामासुरुद्विग्नास्तं शब्दं प्रति नारद
te sametyāndhakenaiva samaṃ dānavapuṅgavāḥ / mantrayāmāsurudvignāstaṃ śabdaṃ prati nārada
Those bulls among Dānavas, coming together with Andhaka himself, alarmed, took counsel concerning that sound, O Nārada.
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VamP 32.35
मन्त्रयत्सु च दैत्येषु भूतलात् सूकराननः । पातालकेतुर्दैत्येन्द्रः संप्राप्तो ऽथ रसातलम्
mantrayatsu ca daityeṣu bhūtalāt sūkarānanaḥ / pātālaketurdaityendraḥ saṃprāpto 'tha rasātalam
And while the Daityas were taking counsel, the boar-faced Pātālaketu, lord of Daityas, arrived at Rasātala from the earth's surface.
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VamP 32.36
स बाणविद्धो व्यथितः कम्पमानो मुहुर्मुहुः । अब्रवीद् वचनं दीनं समभ्येत्यान्धकासुरम्
sa bāṇaviddho vyathitaḥ kampamāno muhurmuhuḥ / abravīd vacanaṃ dīnaṃ samabhyetyāndhakāsuram
Pierced by an arrow, in pain, trembling again and again, he approached the demon Andhaka and spoke pitiful words.
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VamP 32.37
पातालकेतुरुवाच । गतो ऽहमासं दैत्येन्द्र गालवस्याश्रमं प्रति । तं विध्वंसयितुं यत्नं समारब्धं बलान्मया
pātālaketuruvāca / gato 'hamāsaṃ daityendra gālavasyāśramaṃ prati / taṃ vidhvaṃsayituṃ yatnaṃ samārabdhaṃ balānmayā
Pātālaketu said: I had gone, O lord of Daityas, to Gālava's hermitage, and by force I began an effort to destroy it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.38
यावत्सूकरूपेण प्रविशामि तमाश्रमम् । न जाने तं नरं राजन् येन मे प्रहितः शरः
yāvatsūkarūpeṇa praviśāmi tamāśramam / na jāne taṃ naraṃ rājan yena me prahitaḥ śaraḥ
Just as I was entering that hermitage in the form of a boar — I do not know that man, O king, by whom the arrow was shot at me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.39
शरसंभिन्नजत्रुश्च भयात् तस्य महाजवः । प्रणष्ट आश्रमात् तस्मात् स च मां पृष्ठतो ऽन्वगात्
śarasaṃbhinnajatruśca bhayāt tasya mahājavaḥ / praṇaṣṭa āśramāt tasmāt sa ca māṃ pṛṣṭhato 'nvagāt
With my collarbone split by the arrow, out of fear of him I, of great speed, fled away from that hermitage; and he followed behind me.
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VamP 32.40
तुरङ्गखुरनिर्घोषः श्रूयते परमो ऽसुर । तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति वदतस्तस्य शूरस्य पृष्ठतः । तद्भयादस्मि जलधिं संप्राप्तो दक्षिणार्णवम्
turaṅgakhuranirghoṣaḥ śrūyate paramo 'sura / tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti vadatastasya śūrasya pṛṣṭhataḥ / tadbhayādasmi jaladhiṃ saṃprāpto dakṣiṇārṇavam
The loudest noise of a horse's hooves is heard, O demon, behind that hero as he calls out "Stop! Stop!" — out of fear of him I have reached the sea, the southern ocean.
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VamP 32.41
यावत्पस्यामि तत्रस्थान् नानावेषाकृतीन् नरान् । केचिद् गर्जन्ति घनवत् प्रतिगर्जन्ति चापरे
yāvatpasyāmi tatrasthān nānāveṣākṛtīn narān / kecid garjanti ghanavat pratigarjanti cāpare
And there I see men standing there of various garbs and forms; some roar like clouds, and others roar back.
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VamP 32.42
अन्ये चोचुर्वयं नूनं निघ्नामो महिषासुरम् । तारकं घातयामो ऽद्य वदन्त्यन्ये सुतैजसः
anye cocurvayaṃ nūnaṃ nighnāmo mahiṣāsuram / tārakaṃ ghātayāmo 'dya vadantyanye sutaijasaḥ
And others said, "Surely we shall slay the buffalo-demon"; other brilliant ones say, "Today we shall have Tāraka killed."
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VamP 32.43
तच्छ्रुत्वा सुतरां त्रासो मम जातो ऽसुरेश्वर । महार्णवं परित्यज्य पतितो ऽस्मि भयातुरः
tacchrutvā sutarāṃ trāso mama jāto 'sureśvara / mahārṇavaṃ parityajya patito 'smi bhayāturaḥ
Hearing that, exceeding terror arose in me, O lord of demons; abandoning the great ocean, stricken with fear, I fell (below).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.44
धरण्यां विवृतं गर्तं स मामन्वपतद् बली । तद्भयात् संपरित्यज्य हिरण्यपुरमात्मनः
dharaṇyāṃ vivṛtaṃ gartaṃ sa māmanvapatad balī / tadbhayāt saṃparityajya hiraṇyapuramātmanaḥ
He, the strong one, fell after me into an open pit in the earth; out of fear of him, abandoning my own city Hiraṇyapura,
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VamP 32.45
तवान्तिकमनुप्राप्तः प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि । तच्छ्रत्वा चान्धको वाक्यं प्राह मेघस्वनं वचः
tavāntikamanuprāptaḥ prasādaṃ kartumarhasi / tacchratvā cāndhako vākyaṃ prāha meghasvanaṃ vacaḥ
I have come into your presence; you ought to show favour. And hearing that speech, Andhaka spoke words with the sound of a cloud:
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VamP 32.46
न भेतव्यं त्वया तस्मात् सत्यं गोप्तास्मि दानव । महिषस्तारकश्चोभौ बाणश्च बलिनां वरः
na bhetavyaṃ tvayā tasmāt satyaṃ goptāsmi dānava / mahiṣastārakaścobhau bāṇaśca balināṃ varaḥ
"You need not fear him — truly I shall be your protector, O Dānava. Both Mahiṣa and Tāraka, and Bāṇa, the best of the strong—"
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VamP 32.47
अनाख्यायैव ते वीरास्त्वन्धकं महिषादयः । स्वपरिग्रहसंयुक्ता भूमिं युद्धाय निर्ययुः
anākhyāyaiva te vīrāstvandhakaṃ mahiṣādayaḥ / svaparigrahasaṃyuktā bhūmiṃ yuddhāya niryayuḥ
Without even informing Andhaka, those heroes, Mahiṣa and the rest, together with their own retinues, went out to the earth for battle.
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VamP 32.48
यत्र ते दारुमाकारा गणाश्चक्रुर्महास्वनम् । तत्र दैत्याः समाजग्मुः सायुधाः सबला मुने
yatra te dārumākārā gaṇāścakrurmahāsvanam / tatra daityāḥ samājagmuḥ sāyudhāḥ sabalā mune
Where those hosts of wooden form made the great roar, there the Daityas assembled with weapons and with armies, O sage.
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VamP 32.49
दैत्यानापततो दृष्ट्वा कार्तिकेयगणास्ततः । अभ्यद्रवन्त सहसा स चोग्रो मातृमण्डलः
daityānāpatato dṛṣṭvā kārtikeyagaṇāstataḥ / abhyadravanta sahasā sa cogro mātṛmaṇḍalaḥ
Then, seeing the Daityas rushing upon them, Kārttikeya's hosts charged at once, and so did that fierce circle of Mothers.
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VamP 32.50
तेषां पुरस्सरः स्थाणुः प्रगृह्य परिघं बली । निषूदयत् परबलं क्रुद्धो रुद्रः पशूनिव
teṣāṃ purassaraḥ sthāṇuḥ pragṛhya parighaṃ balī / niṣūdayat parabalaṃ kruddho rudraḥ paśūniva
At their head, Sthāṇu, the mighty one, taking up an iron club — Rudra, enraged, slaughtered the enemy host like cattle.
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VamP 32.51
तं निघ्नन्तं महादेवं निरीक्ष्य कलशोदरः । कुठारं पाणिनादाय हन्ति सर्वान् महासुरान्
taṃ nighnantaṃ mahādevaṃ nirīkṣya kalaśodaraḥ / kuṭhāraṃ pāṇinādāya hanti sarvān mahāsurān
Seeing the Great God striking (them) down, Kalaśodara, taking an axe in his hand, slays all the great asuras.
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VamP 32.52
ज्वालामुखो भयकरः करेणादाय चासुरम् । सरथं सगजं साश्वं विस्तृते वदने ऽक्षिपत
jvālāmukho bhayakaraḥ kareṇādāya cāsuram / sarathaṃ sagajaṃ sāśvaṃ vistṛte vadane 'kṣipata
Jvālāmukha, the terrifying one, seizing an asura with his hand — together with his chariot, his elephant, his horse — hurled him into his gaping mouth.
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VamP 32.53
दण्डकश्चापि संक्रुद्धः प्रासपाणिर्महासुरम् । सवाहनं प्रक्षिपति समुत्पाट्य महार्मवे
daṇḍakaścāpi saṃkruddhaḥ prāsapāṇirmahāsuram / savāhanaṃ prakṣipati samutpāṭya mahārmave
And Daṇḍaka too, greatly enraged, spear in hand, uproots a great asura along with his mount and flings him into the great ocean.
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VamP 32.54
शङ्कुकर्णश्च मुसली हलेनाकृष्य दानवान् । संचूर्णयति मन्त्रीव राजानं प्रासभृद् वशी
śaṅkukarṇaśca musalī halenākṛṣya dānavān / saṃcūrṇayati mantrīva rājānaṃ prāsabhṛd vaśī
And Śaṅkukarṇa, bearing a pestle, dragging the dānavas with his plough, grinds them to powder, as a self-controlled minister bearing a spear (subdues) a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 32.55
खड्गचर्मधरो वीरः पुष्पदन्तो गणेश्वरः । द्विधा त्रिधा च बहुधा चक्रे दैतेयदानवान्
khaḍgacarmadharo vīraḥ puṣpadanto gaṇeśvaraḥ / dvidhā tridhā ca bahudhā cakre daiteyadānavān
The hero Puṣpadanta, lord of the hosts, bearing sword and shield, cut the Daiteyas and Dānavas in two, in three, and into many pieces.
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VamP 32.56
पिङ्गलो दण्डमुद्याम्य यत्र यत्र प्रधावति । तत्र तत्र प्रदृश्यन्ते राशयः शावदानवैः
piṅgalo daṇḍamudyāmya yatra yatra pradhāvati / tatra tatra pradṛśyante rāśayaḥ śāvadānavaiḥ
Wherever Piṅgala, raising his staff, runs, there heaps of dead dānavas are seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.57
सहस्रनयनः शूलं भ्रामयन् वै गणाग्रणीः । निजघानासुरान् वीरः सवाजिरथकुञ्जरान्
sahasranayanaḥ śūlaṃ bhrāmayan vai gaṇāgraṇīḥ / nijaghānāsurān vīraḥ savājirathakuñjarān
Sahasranayana, foremost of the hosts, that hero, whirling his spear, struck down the asuras together with their horses, chariots and elephants.
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VamP 32.58
भीमो भीमशिलावर्षै स पुरस्सरतो ऽसुरान् । निजघान यथैवेन्द्रो वज्रवृष्ट्या नगोत्तमान्
bhīmo bhīmaśilāvarṣai sa purassarato 'surān / nijaghāna yathaivendro vajravṛṣṭyā nagottamān
Bhīma, going in front, slew the asuras with showers of dreadful rocks, just as Indra (shattered) the greatest mountains with a rain of thunderbolts.
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VamP 32.59
रौद्रः शकटचक्राक्षो गणः पञ्चशिखो बली । भ्रामयन् मुद्गरं वेगान्निजघान बलाद् रिपून्
raudraḥ śakaṭacakrākṣo gaṇaḥ pañcaśikho balī / bhrāmayan mudgaraṃ vegānnijaghāna balād ripūn
The fierce Pañcaśikha, the mighty troop-leader whose eyes were like cart-wheels, whirling his mallet, forcefully slew the foes with speed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.60
गिरिभेदी तलेनैव सारोहं कुञ्जरं रणे । भस्म चक्रे महावेगो रथं च रथिना सह
giribhedī talenaiva sārohaṃ kuñjaraṃ raṇe / bhasma cakre mahāvego rathaṃ ca rathinā saha
Giribhedī of great speed, with a mere slap of his palm, reduced to ashes an elephant with its rider in the battle, and a chariot along with its charioteer.
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VamP 32.61
नाडीजङ्घो ऽङ्घ्रिपातैश्च मुष्टिभिर्जानुनासुरान् । कीलभिर्वज्रतुल्याभिर्जघान बलवान् मुने
nāḍījaṅgho 'ṅghripātaiśca muṣṭibhirjānunāsurān / kīlabhirvajratulyābhirjaghāna balavān mune
And Nāḍījaṅgha, the strong one, O sage, struck the asuras with kicks, with fists, with his knee, and with spikes equal to thunderbolts.
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VamP 32.62
कूर्मग्रीवो ग्रीवयैव शिरमा चरणेन च । लुण्ठनेन तता दैत्यान् निजघान सवाहनान्
kūrmagrīvo grīvayaiva śiramā caraṇena ca / luṇṭhanena tatā daityān nijaghāna savāhanān
Kūrmagrīva slew the daityas together with their mounts with his neck itself, with his head and with his foot, and by rolling over (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 32.63
पिण्डारकस्तु तुण्डेन शृङ्गाभ्यां च कलिप्रिय । विदारयति संग्रामे दानवान् समरोद्धतान्
piṇḍārakastu tuṇḍena śṛṅgābhyāṃ ca kalipriya / vidārayati saṃgrāme dānavān samaroddhatān
But Piṇḍāraka, O lover of quarrel, with his snout and with his two horns tears apart in the fight the dānavas who are excited by battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.64
ततस्तत्सैन्यमतुलं वध्यमानं गणेश्वरैः । प्रदुद्रावाथ महिषस्तारकश्च गणाग्रणीः
tatastatsainyamatulaṃ vadhyamānaṃ gaṇeśvaraiḥ / pradudrāvātha mahiṣastārakaśca gaṇāgraṇīḥ
Then that incomparable army, being slaughtered by the lords of the hosts, fled; and so did Mahiṣa and Tāraka, foremost of the (asura) hosts.
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VamP 32.65
ते हन्यमानाः प्रमथा दानवाभयां वरायुधैः । परिवार्य समन्तात् ते युयुधुः कुपितास्तदा
te hanyamānāḥ pramathā dānavābhayāṃ varāyudhaiḥ / parivārya samantāt te yuyudhuḥ kupitāstadā
Those Pramathas, being struck by the two dānavas with excellent weapons, then, enraged, surrounded (them) on all sides and fought.
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VamP 32.66
हंसास्यः पट्टिशेनाथ जघान महिषासुरम् । षोटशाक्षस्त्रिशूलेन शतशीर्षो वरासिना
haṃsāsyaḥ paṭṭiśenātha jaghāna mahiṣāsuram / ṣoṭaśākṣastriśūlena śataśīrṣo varāsinā
Then Haṃsāsya struck the Mahiṣa asura with a paṭṭiśa, Ṣoḍaśākṣa with a trident, and Śataśīrṣa with an excellent sword.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.67
श्रुतायुधस्तु गदया विशोको मुसलेन तु । बन्धुदत्तस्तु शूलेन मूर्ध्नि दैत्यमताडयत्
śrutāyudhastu gadayā viśoko musalena tu / bandhudattastu śūlena mūrdhni daityamatāḍayat
Śrutāyudha with a mace, Viśoka with a pestle, and Bandhudatta with a spear struck the daitya on the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.68
तथान्यैः पार्षदैर्युद्धे शूलशक्त्यृष्टिपट्टिशैः । नाकम्पत् ताड्यमानो ऽपि मैनाक इव पर्वतः
tathānyaiḥ pārṣadairyuddhe śūlaśaktyṛṣṭipaṭṭiśaiḥ / nākampat tāḍyamāno 'pi maināka iva parvataḥ
And likewise, though struck in the battle by the other attendants with spears, javelins, lances and paṭṭiśas, he did not waver, like the mountain Maināka.
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VamP 32.69
तारको भद्रकाल्या च तथोलूखलया रणे । वध्यते चैकचूडाया दार्यते परमायुधैः
tārako bhadrakālyā ca tatholūkhalayā raṇe / vadhyate caikacūḍāyā dāryate paramāyudhaiḥ
And Tāraka is beaten in the battle by Bhadrakālī with a mortar, and torn by Ekacūḍā with excellent weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.70
तौ ताड्यमानौ प्रमथैर्मातृभिश्च महासुरौ । न क्षोभं जग्मतुर्विरौ क्षोभयन्तौ गणानपि
tau tāḍyamānau pramathairmātṛbhiśca mahāsurau / na kṣobhaṃ jagmaturvirau kṣobhayantau gaṇānapi
Though struck by the Pramathas and the Mothers, those two great Asuras, being heroes, were not shaken, while they in turn shook the (Śiva's) hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.71
महिषो गदया तूर्णं प्रहारैः प्रमथानथ । पराजित्य पराधावत् कुमारं प्रति सायुधः
mahiṣo gadayā tūrṇaṃ prahāraiḥ pramathānatha / parājitya parādhāvat kumāraṃ prati sāyudhaḥ
Then Mahiṣa, quickly overcoming the Pramathas with blows of his mace, ran forward, weapon in hand, against Kumāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.72
तमापतन्तं महिषं सुचक्राक्षो निरीक्ष्य हि । चक्रमुद्यम्य संक्रुद्धो रुरोध दनुनन्दनम्
tamāpatantaṃ mahiṣaṃ sucakrākṣo nirīkṣya hi / cakramudyamya saṃkruddho rurodha danunandanam
Seeing Mahiṣa rushing on, Sucakrākṣa, greatly enraged, raised his discus and blocked the son of Danu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.73
गदाचक्राङ्कितकरौ गणासुरमहारथै । अयुध्येतां तद ब्रह्मन् लघु चित्रं च सुष्ठु च
gadācakrāṅkitakarau gaṇāsuramahārathai / ayudhyetāṃ tada brahman laghu citraṃ ca suṣṭhu ca
With mace and discus marking their hands, the two — the Gaṇa and the Asura, both great chariot-warriors — then fought, O Brahman, nimbly, marvellously, and well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.74
गदां मुमोच महिषः समाविध्य गणाय तु । सुचक्राक्षो निजं चक्रमुत्ससर्जासुरं प्रति
gadāṃ mumoca mahiṣaḥ samāvidhya gaṇāya tu / sucakrākṣo nijaṃ cakramutsasarjāsuraṃ prati
Mahiṣa whirled his mace and hurled it at the Gaṇa; and Sucakrākṣa let fly his own discus against the Asura.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.75
गदां छित्त्वा सुतीक्ष्णारं चक्रं महिषमाद्रवत् । तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्दैत्या हा हतो महिषस्तिवति
gadāṃ chittvā sutīkṣṇāraṃ cakraṃ mahiṣamādravat / tata uccukruśurdaityā hā hato mahiṣastivati
Having cut through the mace, the discus with its very sharp rim rushed at Mahiṣa; then the Daityas cried aloud, "Alas, Mahiṣa is slain!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.76
तच्छ्रुत्वाभ्यद्रवद् बाणः प्रासमाविध्य वेगवान् । जघान चक्रं रक्ताक्षः पञ्जमुष्टिशतेन हि
tacchrutvābhyadravad bāṇaḥ prāsamāvidhya vegavān / jaghāna cakraṃ raktākṣaḥ pañjamuṣṭiśatena hi
Hearing that, Bāṇa, swift and red-eyed, brandishing his javelin, rushed up and smashed the discus with a hundred fists of his (five hundred?) hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 32.77
पञ्चबाहुशतेनापि सुचक्राक्षं बबन्ध सः । बलवानपि बाणेन निष्प्रयत्नगतिः कृतः
pañcabāhuśatenāpi sucakrākṣaṃ babandha saḥ / balavānapi bāṇena niṣprayatnagatiḥ kṛtaḥ
And with five hundred arms he bound Sucakrākṣa; strong though he was, he was made powerless in movement by Bāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.78
सुचक्राक्षं सचक्रं हि बद्धं बाणासुरेण हि । दृष्ट्वाद्रवद्गदापाणिर्मकराक्षो महाबलः
sucakrākṣaṃ sacakraṃ hi baddhaṃ bāṇāsureṇa hi / dṛṣṭvādravadgadāpāṇirmakarākṣo mahābalaḥ
Seeing Sucakrākṣa together with his discus bound by the Asura Bāṇa, the mighty Makarākṣa rushed forward, mace in hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.79
गदया मूर्ध्नि बाणं हि निजघान महाबलः । वेदनार्त्तो मुमोचाथ सुचक्राक्षं महासुरः । स चापि तेन संयुक्तो व्रीडायुक्तो महामनाः
gadayā mūrdhni bāṇaṃ hi nijaghāna mahābalaḥ / vedanārtto mumocātha sucakrākṣaṃ mahāsuraḥ / sa cāpi tena saṃyukto vrīḍāyukto mahāmanāḥ
The mighty one struck Bāṇa on the head with his mace; then the great Asura, tormented by the pain, released Sucakrākṣa; and he too, reunited with him (Makarākṣa), high-minded, was filled with shame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 32.80
स संग्रामं परित्यज्य सालिग्राममुपाययौ । बाणो ऽपि मकाराक्षेण ताडितो ऽभूत्पराङ्मुखः
sa saṃgrāmaṃ parityajya sāligrāmamupāyayau / bāṇo 'pi makārākṣeṇa tāḍito 'bhūtparāṅmukhaḥ
He abandoned the battle and went to Sāligrāma; and Bāṇa too, beaten by Makarākṣa, turned his face away (fled).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.81
प्रभज्यत बलं सर्वं दैत्यानां सुरतापस । ततः स्वबलमीक्ष्यैव प्रभग्नं तारको बली । खड्गोद्यतकरो दैत्यः प्रदुद्राव गणेश्वरान्
prabhajyata balaṃ sarvaṃ daityānāṃ suratāpasa / tataḥ svabalamīkṣyaiva prabhagnaṃ tārako balī / khaḍgodyatakaro daityaḥ pradudrāva gaṇeśvarān
The whole army of the Daityas was broken, O ascetic of the gods; then, seeing his own army routed, the strong Daitya Tāraka, sword raised in hand, charged at the lords of the Gaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.82
ततस्तु तेनाप्रतिमेन सासिना ते हंसवक्त्रप्रमुखा गणेश्वराः । समातरश्चापि पराजिता रणे स्कन्दं भयार्त्ताः शरणं प्रपेदिरे
tatastu tenāpratimena sāsinā te haṃsavaktrapramukhā gaṇeśvarāḥ / samātaraścāpi parājitā raṇe skandaṃ bhayārttāḥ śaraṇaṃ prapedire
Then those lords of the Gaṇas headed by Haṃsavaktra, and the Mothers as well, defeated in battle by that matchless sword-bearer, afflicted with fear, went to Skanda for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.83
भगनान् गणान् वीक्ष्य महेश्वरात्मजस्तं तारकं सासिनमापतन्तम् । दृष्ट्वैव शक्त्या हृदये बिभेद स भिन्नमर्मा न्यपतत् पृथिव्याम्
bhaganān gaṇān vīkṣya maheśvarātmajastaṃ tārakaṃ sāsinamāpatantam / dṛṣṭvaiva śaktyā hṛdaye bibheda sa bhinnamarmā nyapatat pṛthivyām
Seeing the Gaṇas broken, the son of Maheśvara, the moment he saw that Tāraka rushing on with his sword, split his heart with the spear; his vitals pierced, he fell to the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.84
तस्मिन्हते भ्रातरि भग्नदर्पो भयातुरो ऽभून्महिषो महर्षे । संत्यज्य संग्रामशिरो दुरात्मा जगाम शैलं स दिमाचलाख्यम्
tasminhate bhrātari bhagnadarpo bhayāturo 'bhūnmahiṣo maharṣe / saṃtyajya saṃgrāmaśiro durātmā jagāma śailaṃ sa dimācalākhyam
When that brother was slain, Mahiṣa's pride was broken and he became stricken with fear, O great sage; abandoning the front of the battle, the evil-souled one went to the mountain called Dimācala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.85
बाणो ऽपि वीरे निहते ऽथ तारके गते हिमाद्रिं महिषे भयात्ते । भयाद् विवेशोग्रमपां निधानं गर्णैर्बले वध्यति सापराधे
bāṇo 'pi vīre nihate 'tha tārake gate himādriṃ mahiṣe bhayātte / bhayād viveśogramapāṃ nidhānaṃ garṇairbale vadhyati sāparādhe
And Bāṇa too, when the hero Tāraka had been slain and the terrified Mahiṣa had gone to the Himālaya, out of fear entered the dreadful receptacle of waters (the ocean), his forces being slain by the Gaṇas, he being at fault.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 32.86
हत्वा कुमारो रणमुर्ध्नि तारकं प्रगृह्य शक्तिं महता जवेन । मयूरमारुह्य शिखण्डमण्डितं ययौ निहन्तुं महिषासुरस्य
hatvā kumāro raṇamurdhni tārakaṃ pragṛhya śaktiṃ mahatā javena / mayūramāruhya śikhaṇḍamaṇḍitaṃ yayau nihantuṃ mahiṣāsurasya
Having slain Tāraka at the head of the battle, Kumāra, grasping his spear, with great speed mounted his peacock adorned with plumes and went to kill the Asura Mahiṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.87
स पृष्ठतः प्रेक्ष्य शिकण्डिकेतनं समापतन्तं वरशक्तिपाणिनम् । कैलासमुत्सृज्य हिमाचलं तथा क्रौञ्चं समभ्येत्व गुहं विवेश
sa pṛṣṭhataḥ prekṣya śikaṇḍiketanaṃ samāpatantaṃ varaśaktipāṇinam / kailāsamutsṛjya himācalaṃ tathā krauñcaṃ samabhyetva guhaṃ viveśa
Seeing behind him the one whose banner is the peacock rushing on with the excellent spear in his hand, he left Kailāsa and the Himālaya, and coming to Krauñca, entered a cave.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.88
दैत्यं प्रविष्टं स पिनाकिसूनुर्जुगोप यत्नाद् भगवान् सुहो ऽपि । स्वबन्धुहन्ता भविता कथं त्वहं संचिन्तयन्नेव ततः स्थितो ऽभूत्
daityaṃ praviṣṭaṃ sa pinākisūnurjugopa yatnād bhagavān suho 'pi / svabandhuhantā bhavitā kathaṃ tvahaṃ saṃcintayanneva tataḥ sthito 'bhūt
The son of the Pināka-bearer (Skanda) — that blessed one — carefully guarded the Daitya who had entered, for he was a kinsman too; and thinking, "How shall I become the slayer of my own kinsman?", he stayed there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 32.89
ततो ऽभ्यगात् पुष्करसंभवस्तु हरो मुरारिस्त्रिदसेश्वरश्च । अभ्येत्य चोचुर्महिषं सशैलं भिन्दस्व शक्त्या कुरु देवकार्यम्
tato 'bhyagāt puṣkarasaṃbhavastu haro murāristridaseśvaraśca / abhyetya cocurmahiṣaṃ saśailaṃ bhindasva śaktyā kuru devakāryam
Then came the one born from the lotus (Brahmā), Hara, the foe of Mura (Viṣṇu), and the lord of the thirty (Indra); and approaching, they said: "Split Mahiṣa along with the mountain by your spear; accomplish the task of the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.90
तत् कार्तिकेयः प्रियमेव तथ्यं श्रुत्वा वचः प्राह सुरान् विहस्य । कथं हि मातामहनप्तृकं वधे स्वभ्रातरं भ्रातृसुतं च मातुः
tat kārtikeyaḥ priyameva tathyaṃ śrutvā vacaḥ prāha surān vihasya / kathaṃ hi mātāmahanaptṛkaṃ vadhe svabhrātaraṃ bhrātṛsutaṃ ca mātuḥ
Then Kārtikeya, having heard that speech, agreeable indeed and true, laughed and said to the gods: "How (should I engage) in the killing of my mother's father's grandson, my own brother, and my mother's brother's son?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 32.91
एषा श्रुतिश्चापि पुरातनी किल गायन्ति यां वेदविदो महर्षयः । कृत्वा च यस्या मतमुत्तमायाः स्वर्गं व्रजन्ति त्वतिपापिनो ऽपि
eṣā śrutiścāpi purātanī kila gāyanti yāṃ vedavido maharṣayaḥ / kṛtvā ca yasyā matamuttamāyāḥ svargaṃ vrajanti tvatipāpino 'pi
And there is this ancient sacred utterance, which the great seers who know the Vedas sing, and by acting on the purport of which — most excellent — even great sinners go to heaven:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.92
गां ब्राह्मणं वृद्धमथाप्तवाक्यं बालं स्वबन्धुं ललनामदुष्टाम् । कृतापराधा अपि नैव वध्या आचार्यमुख्या गुरवस्तथैव
gāṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vṛddhamathāptavākyaṃ bālaṃ svabandhuṃ lalanāmaduṣṭām / kṛtāparādhā api naiva vadhyā ācāryamukhyā guravastathaiva
A cow, a brahmin, an old man, one whose word is trustworthy, a child, one's own kinsman, a woman who has done no wrong — these are not to be killed even when they have committed an offence; and likewise teachers, chief among them one's preceptor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.93
एवं जानन् धर्ममग्र्यं सुरेन्द्रा नाहं हन्यां भातरं मातुलेयम् । यदा दैत्यो निर्गामिष्यद् गुहान्तः तदा शक्त्या घातायिष्यामि शत्रुम्
evaṃ jānan dharmamagryaṃ surendrā nāhaṃ hanyāṃ bhātaraṃ mātuleyam / yadā daityo nirgāmiṣyad guhāntaḥ tadā śaktyā ghātāyiṣyāmi śatrum
Knowing this foremost duty thus, O lords of the gods, I will not kill my brother, my mother's brother's son. When the demon comes out from inside the cave, then I shall have the enemy struck down with my spear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.94
श्रुत्वा कुमारवचनं भगवान्महर्षे कृत्वा मतिं स्वहृदये गुहमाह शक्रः । मत्तो भवान् न मतिमान् वदसे किमर्थं वाक्यं शृणुष्व हरिणा गदितं हि पूर्वम्
śrutvā kumāravacanaṃ bhagavānmaharṣe kṛtvā matiṃ svahṛdaye guhamāha śakraḥ / matto bhavān na matimān vadase kimarthaṃ vākyaṃ śṛṇuṣva hariṇā gaditaṃ hi pūrvam
Having heard the boy's words, O great sage, the lord Śakra, having made up his mind in his own heart, said to Guha: "You are drunk, you are not sensible. Why do you speak (so)? Listen to what was said long ago by Hari."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.96
३२।९५ एतच्छ्रुत्वा मया पूर्वं समयस्थेन चाग्निज । निहतो नमुचिः पूर्वं सोदरो ऽपि ममानुजः
32.95 etacchrutvā mayā pūrvaṃ samayasthena cāgnija / nihato namuciḥ pūrvaṃ sodaro 'pi mamānujaḥ
Having heard this, I, abiding by the agreement, formerly slew Namuci, O son of Agni — and he too was my own younger brother, born of the same womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.97
तस्मात् बहूनामर्थाय सक्रोञ्चं महिषासुरम् । घातयस्व पराक्रम्य शक्त्या पावकदत्तया
tasmāt bahūnāmarthāya sakroñcaṃ mahiṣāsuram / ghātayasva parākramya śaktyā pāvakadattayā
Therefore, for the sake of the many, exert yourself and have the buffalo-demon slain together with Krauñca by the spear given by the Fire-god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.98
पुरन्दरवचः श्रुत्वा क्रोधादारक्तलोचनः । कुमारः प्राह वचनं कम्पमानः शतक्रतुम्
purandaravacaḥ śrutvā krodhādāraktalocanaḥ / kumāraḥ prāha vacanaṃ kampamānaḥ śatakratum
Hearing Purandara's words, the boy, his eyes reddened with anger, trembling, spoke (these) words to him of the hundred sacrifices:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.99
मूढ किं ते बलं बाह्वोः शारीरं चापि वृत्रहन् । येनाधिक्षिपसे मां त्वं ध्रुवं न मतिमानसि
mūḍha kiṃ te balaṃ bāhvoḥ śārīraṃ cāpi vṛtrahan / yenādhikṣipase māṃ tvaṃ dhruvaṃ na matimānasi
"Fool, what strength is there in your arms, and in your body, O slayer of Vṛtra, that you should insult me? Surely you are not sensible."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.100
तमुवाच सहस्राक्षस्त्वत्तो ऽहं बलवान् गुह । तं गृहः प्राह एह्येहि युद्ध्यस्व बलवान् यदि
tamuvāca sahasrākṣastvatto 'haṃ balavān guha / taṃ gṛhaḥ prāha ehyehi yuddhyasva balavān yadi
The thousand-eyed one said to him: "I am stronger than you, Guha." Guha said to him: "Come on, come on, fight, if you are the stronger."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.101
शक्रः प्राहाथ बलवान् ज्ञायते कृत्तिकासुत । प्रदक्षिणं शीघ्रतरं यः कुर्यात् क्रौञ्चमेव हि
śakraḥ prāhātha balavān jñāyate kṛttikāsuta / pradakṣiṇaṃ śīghrataraṃ yaḥ kuryāt krauñcameva hi
Then Śakra said: "The stronger will be known, O son of the Kṛttikās: whoever more swiftly circumambulates Krauñca (is the stronger)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.102
श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं स्कन्दो मयूरं प्रोह्य वेगवान् । प्रदक्षिणं पादचारी कर्त्तु तूर्णतरो ऽब्यगात्
śrutvā tadvacanaṃ skando mayūraṃ prohya vegavān / pradakṣiṇaṃ pādacārī karttu tūrṇataro 'byagāt
Hearing that speech, Skanda swiftly dismissed his peacock and, going on foot, set out very quickly to make the circumambulation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.103
शक्रो ऽवतीर्य नागेन्द्रात् पादेनाथ प्रदक्षिणम् । कृत्वा तस्थौगुहो ऽभ्येत्य मूढङ्किं संस्थितो भवान्
śakro 'vatīrya nāgendrāt pādenātha pradakṣiṇam / kṛtvā tasthauguho 'bhyetya mūḍhaṅkiṃ saṃsthito bhavān
Śakra too descended from the lord of elephants and, having made the circumambulation on foot, stood (there). Guha came up (and said): "Fool, why are you standing here?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.104
तमिन्द्रः प्राह कौटिल्यं मया पूर्वं प्रदक्षिणः । कृतो ऽस्य न त्वया पूर्वं कुमारः शक्रमब्रवीत्
tamindraḥ prāha kauṭilyaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ pradakṣiṇaḥ / kṛto 'sya na tvayā pūrvaṃ kumāraḥ śakramabravīt
Indra said to him a crooked thing: "The circumambulation was made by me first; it was not you who did it first." The boy said to Śakra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.105
मया पूर्वं मया पूर्वं विवदनतौ परस्परम् । प्राप्योचतुर्महेशाय ब्रह्मणे माधवाय च
mayā pūrvaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ vivadanatau parasparam / prāpyocaturmaheśāya brahmaṇe mādhavāya ca
"By me first!" "By me first!" — the two disputing with each other went to Maheśa, to Brahmā and to Mādhava, and spoke (of it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.106
अथोवाच हरिः स्कन्दं प्रष्टुमर्हसि पर्वतम् । यो ऽयं वचक्ष्यति पूर्वं क्रौञ्चमभ्येत्य पावकिः । पप्रच्छाद्रिमिदं केन कृतं पूर्वं प्रदक्षिणम्
athovāca hariḥ skandaṃ praṣṭumarhasi parvatam / yo 'yaṃ vacakṣyati pūrvaṃ krauñcamabhyetya pāvakiḥ / papracchādrimidaṃ kena kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ pradakṣiṇam
Then Hari said to Skanda: "You should ask the mountain; it is he who will say who was first." The son of Fire, approaching Krauñca, asked the mountain: "By whom was the circumambulation made first?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.107
तन्माधववचः श्रुत्वा क्रौञ्चमभ्येत्य पावकिः । पप्रच्छाद्रिमिदं केन कृतं पूर्वं प्रदक्षिणम्
tanmādhavavacaḥ śrutvā krauñcamabhyetya pāvakiḥ / papracchādrimidaṃ kena kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ pradakṣiṇam
Having heard that speech of Mādhava, the son of Fire approached Krauñca and asked the mountain: "By whom was the circumambulation made first?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.108
इत्येवमुक्तः क्रौञ्चस्तु प्राह पूर्वं महामतिः । चकार गोत्रभित् पश्चात्त्वाया कृतमथो गुह
ityevamuktaḥ krauñcastu prāha pūrvaṃ mahāmatiḥ / cakāra gotrabhit paścāttvāyā kṛtamatho guha
Thus addressed, Krauñca, of great intelligence, said: "The breaker of mountains (Indra) did it first; afterwards it was done by you, O Guha."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 32.109
एवं ब्रुवन्तं क्रौञ्चं स क्रोधात्प्रस्फुरिताधरः । बिभेद शक्त्या कौटिल्यो महिषेण समं तदा
evaṃ bruvantaṃ krauñcaṃ sa krodhātprasphuritādharaḥ / bibheda śaktyā kauṭilyo mahiṣeṇa samaṃ tadā
As Krauñca spoke thus, he, his lip quivering with anger, split the crooked one with his spear, together with Mahiṣa.
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VamP 32.110
तस्मिन्हते ऽथ तनये बलवान् सुनाभो वेगेन भूमिधरपार्थिवस्तथागात् । ब्रह्मेन्द्ररुद्रश्विवसुप्रधाना जग्मुर्दिवं महिषमीक्ष्य हतं गुहेन
tasminhate 'tha tanaye balavān sunābho vegena bhūmidharapārthivastathāgāt / brahmendrarudraśvivasupradhānā jagmurdivaṃ mahiṣamīkṣya hataṃ guhena
When that son was slain, the mighty Sunābha, king of the mountain-bearers, came in haste; and Brahmā, Indra, Rudra, the Aśvins and the Vasus foremost among them went to heaven, having seen the buffalo slain by Guha.
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VamP 32.111
स्वमातुलं बीक्ष्य बली कुमारः शक्तिं समुत्पाट्य निहन्तुकामः । निवारितश्चक्रधरेण वेगादालिङ्ग्य दोर्भ्या गुरुरित्युदीर्य
svamātulaṃ bīkṣya balī kumāraḥ śaktiṃ samutpāṭya nihantukāmaḥ / nivāritaścakradhareṇa vegādāliṅgya dorbhyā gururityudīrya
Seeing his own maternal uncle, the mighty Kumāra, wishing to kill (him), wrenched up his spear; but he was swiftly restrained by the bearer of the discus, who embraced (him) with both arms, saying, "(He is your) elder."
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VamP 32.112
सुनाभमभ्येत्य हिमाचलस्तु प्रगृह्य हस्ते ऽन्यत एव नीतवान् । हरिः कुमारं सशिखण्डिनं नयद्वेगाद्दिवं पन्नगशत्रुपत्रः
sunābhamabhyetya himācalastu pragṛhya haste 'nyata eva nītavān / hariḥ kumāraṃ saśikhaṇḍinaṃ nayadvegāddivaṃ pannagaśatrupatraḥ
But Himācala, going up to Sunābha and grasping him by the hand, led him away elsewhere; and Hari, whose vehicle is the winged foe of serpents (Garuḍa), swiftly bore Kumāra, together with his peacock, to heaven.
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VamP 32.113
ततो गुहः प्राह हरिं सुरेशं मोहेन नष्टो भगवन् विवेकः । भ्राता मया मातुलजो निरस्तस्तस्मात् करिष्ये स्वशरीरशोषम्
tato guhaḥ prāha hariṃ sureśaṃ mohena naṣṭo bhagavan vivekaḥ / bhrātā mayā mātulajo nirastastasmāt kariṣye svaśarīraśoṣam
Then Guha said to Hari, the lord of the gods: "O Lord, through delusion my discernment was lost; a brother, my maternal uncle's son, was struck down by me; therefore I shall carry out the mortification of my own body."
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VamP 32.114
तं प्राह विष्णुर्व्रज तीर्थवर्थं पृथूदकं पापतरोः कुठारम् । स्नात्वौघवत्यां हरमीक्ष्य भक्त्या भविष्यसे सूर्यसमप्रभावः
taṃ prāha viṣṇurvraja tīrthavarthaṃ pṛthūdakaṃ pāpataroḥ kuṭhāram / snātvaughavatyāṃ haramīkṣya bhaktyā bhaviṣyase sūryasamaprabhāvaḥ
Viṣṇu said to him: "Go to Pṛthūdaka, the best of sacred fords, the axe to the tree of sin; having bathed in the Aughavatī and having beheld Hara with devotion, you will become of splendour equal to the sun."
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VamP 32.115
इत्येवमुक्तो हरिणा कुमारस्त्वभ्येत्य तीर्थं प्रसमीक्ष्य शंभुम् । स्नात्वार्च्य देवान् स रविप्रकाशो जगाम शैलं सदनं हरस्य
ityevamukto hariṇā kumārastvabhyetya tīrthaṃ prasamīkṣya śaṃbhum / snātvārcya devān sa raviprakāśo jagāma śailaṃ sadanaṃ harasya
Thus addressed by Hari, Kumāra went to that ford, gazed upon Śambhu, bathed and worshipped the gods, and, radiant as the sun, went to the mountain, the abode of Hara.
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VamP 32.116
सुचक्रनेत्रो ऽपि महाश्रमे तपश्चचार शैले पवनाशनस्तु । आराधयानो वृषभध्वजं तदा हरो ऽस्य तुष्टो वरदो बभूव
sucakranetro 'pi mahāśrame tapaścacāra śaile pavanāśanastu / ārādhayāno vṛṣabhadhvajaṃ tadā haro 'sya tuṣṭo varado babhūva
Sucakranetra too, in a great hermitage on the mountain, performed austerity, living on air, propitiating the bull-bannered god; and then Hara, pleased with him, became a granter of a boon.
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VamP 32.117
देवात् स वव्रे वरमायुधार्थे चक्रं तथा वै रिपुबाहुषण्डम् । छिन्द्याद्यथा त्वप्रतिमं करेण बाणस्य तन्मे भगवान् ददातु
devāt sa vavre varamāyudhārthe cakraṃ tathā vai ripubāhuṣaṇḍam / chindyādyathā tvapratimaṃ kareṇa bāṇasya tanme bhagavān dadātu
From the god he chose a boon for the sake of a weapon: a discus, and likewise the thicket of the enemy's arms — "So that with my hand I may cut off Bāṇa's incomparable (arms), let the Lord grant me that."
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VamP 32.118
तमाह शंभुर्व्रज दत्तमेतद् वरं हि चक्रस्य तवायुधास्य । बाणस्य तद्बाहुबलं प्रवृद्धं संछेत्स्यते नात्र विचारणास्ति
tamāha śaṃbhurvraja dattametad varaṃ hi cakrasya tavāyudhāsya / bāṇasya tadbāhubalaṃ pravṛddhaṃ saṃchetsyate nātra vicāraṇāsti
Śambhu said to him: "Go; this boon is granted — the discus is yours as a weapon; that grown strength of Bāṇa's arms shall be cut through, there is no doubt in this."
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VamP 32.119
वरे प्रदत्ते त्रिपुरान्तकेन गणेश्वरः स्कन्दमुपाजगाम । निपत्य पादौ प्रतिवन्द्य हृष्टो निवेदयामास हरप्रसादम्
vare pradatte tripurāntakena gaṇeśvaraḥ skandamupājagāma / nipatya pādau prativandya hṛṣṭo nivedayāmāsa haraprasādam
When the boon had been granted by the destroyer of Tripura, the lord of the hosts came to Skanda; falling at his feet and saluting him in return, delighted, he reported Hara's favour.
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VamP 32.120
एवं तवोक्तं महिषासुरस्य वधं त्रिनेत्रात्मजशक्तिभेदात् । क्रौञ्चस्य मृत्युः शरणागतार्थं पापापहं पुण्यविवर्धनं च
evaṃ tavoktaṃ mahiṣāsurasya vadhaṃ trinetrātmajaśaktibhedāt / krauñcasya mṛtyuḥ śaraṇāgatārthaṃ pāpāpahaṃ puṇyavivardhanaṃ ca
Thus has been told to you the slaying of Mahiṣāsura by the piercing of the spear of the three-eyed one's son, and the death of Krauñca — (a tale) for the sake of those who come for refuge, removing sin and increasing merit.
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