Vamana Purana — Chapter 43

VamP 43.1

पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततः स्वैसैन्यमालक्ष्य निहतं प्रमथैरथ । अन्धको ऽभ्येत्य शुक्रं तु इदं वचनमब्रवीत्

pulastya uvāca / tataḥ svaisainyamālakṣya nihataṃ pramathairatha / andhako 'bhyetya śukraṃ tu idaṃ vacanamabravīt

Pulastya said: Then, seeing his own army struck down by the Pramathas, Andhaka approached Śukra and spoke these words.

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VamP 43.2

भगवंस्त्वां माश्रित्य वयं बाधाम देवताः । अथान्यानपि विप्रर्षे गन्धर्वसुरकिन्नरान्

bhagavaṃstvāṃ māśritya vayaṃ bādhāma devatāḥ / athānyānapi viprarṣe gandharvasurakinnarān

"Lord, it is by relying on you that we harass the gods, and also others, O sage among brahmins—the Gandharvas, the gods, and the Kinnaras."

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VamP 43.3

तदियं पश्य भगवन् मया गुप्ता वरूथिनी । अनाथेन यथा नारी प्रमथैरपि काल्यते

tadiyaṃ paśya bhagavan mayā guptā varūthinī / anāthena yathā nārī pramathairapi kālyate

"So look, lord: this army of mine, guarded by me, is being driven off by the Pramathas like a woman who has no protector."

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VamP 43.4

कुजम्भाद्याश्च निहता भ्रातरो मम भार्गव । अक्षयाः प्रमथाश्चामी कुरुक्षेत्रफलं यथा

kujambhādyāśca nihatā bhrātaro mama bhārgava / akṣayāḥ pramathāścāmī kurukṣetraphalaṃ yathā

"And my brothers, Kujambha and the rest, have been slain, O Bhārgava; while these Pramathas are inexhaustible, like the fruit (of rites performed) at Kurukṣetra."

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VamP 43.5

तस्मात् कुरुष्व श्रेयो नो न जीयेम यथा परैः । जयेम च परान् युद्धे तथा त्वं कुर्तुमर्हसि

tasmāt kuruṣva śreyo no na jīyema yathā paraiḥ / jayema ca parān yuddhe tathā tvaṃ kurtumarhasi

"Therefore bring about our good, so that we may not be defeated by our foes; and you ought to act so that we may conquer our foes in battle."

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VamP 43.6

शुक्रो ऽन्धकवचः श्रुत्वा सान्त्वयन् परमाद्भुतम् । वचनं प्राह देवर्षे ब्रह्मर्षिर्दानवेश्वरम् । त्वद्धितार्थ यतिष्यामि करिष्यामि तव प्रियम्

śukro 'ndhakavacaḥ śrutvā sāntvayan paramādbhutam / vacanaṃ prāha devarṣe brahmarṣirdānaveśvaram / tvaddhitārtha yatiṣyāmi kariṣyāmi tava priyam

Śukra, having heard Andhaka's words, consoling him, spoke a most wondrous speech, O sage of the gods—that brahmin sage (spoke) to the lord of the Dānavas: "I shall strive for your benefit, I shall do what pleases you."

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VamP 43.7

इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं विद्यां संजीवनीं कविः । आर्वतयामास तदा विधानेन शुचिव्रतः

ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ vidyāṃ saṃjīvanīṃ kaviḥ / ārvatayāmāsa tadā vidhānena śucivrataḥ

Having spoken these words, the seer, of pure vows, then recited the Saṃjīvanī science according to the prescribed rule.

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VamP 43.8

तस्यामावर्त्यमानायां विद्यायामसुरेश्वराः । ये हताः प्रथमं युद्धे दानवास्ते समुत्थिताः

tasyāmāvartyamānāyāṃ vidyāyāmasureśvarāḥ / ye hatāḥ prathamaṃ yuddhe dānavāste samutthitāḥ

While that science was being recited, those lords of the Asuras, the Dānavas who had been slain earlier in the battle, rose up again.

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VamP 43.9

कुजम्भादिषु दैत्येषु नन्दी शङ्करमब्रवीत् । युद्धायाभ्यागतेष्वेव नन्दी शङ्करमब्रवीत्

kujambhādiṣu daityeṣu nandī śaṅkaramabravīt / yuddhāyābhyāgateṣveva nandī śaṅkaramabravīt

When the Daityas, Kujambha and the rest, had come again for battle, Nandin said to Śaṅkara—Nandin said to Śaṅkara:

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VamP 43.10

महादेव वचो मह्यं शृणु त्वं परमाद्भुतम् । अविचिन्त्यमसह्यं च मृतानां जीवनं पुनः

mahādeva vaco mahyaṃ śṛṇu tvaṃ paramādbhutam / avicintyamasahyaṃ ca mṛtānāṃ jīvanaṃ punaḥ

"Mahādeva, hear from me a most wondrous thing, unthinkable and unbearable: the living again of the dead."

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VamP 43.11

ये हताः प्रमथैर्दैत्या यथाशक्त्या रणाजिरे । ते समुज्जीविता भूयो भार्गावेणाथ विद्याया

ye hatāḥ pramathairdaityā yathāśaktyā raṇājire / te samujjīvitā bhūyo bhārgāveṇātha vidyāyā

"Those Daityas who were slain by the Pramathas with all their might on the field of battle have been brought back to life again by Bhārgava by means of the science."

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VamP 43.12

तदिदं तैर्महादेव महत्कर्म कृतं रणे । संजातं स्वल्पमेवेश शुक्रविद्याबलाक्षयम्

tadidaṃ tairmahādeva mahatkarma kṛtaṃ raṇe / saṃjātaṃ svalpameveśa śukravidyābalākṣayam

"So this great deed was done by them in battle, O Mahādeva; yet it has turned out to be but a small (gain), O Lord, since the power of Śukra's knowledge is undiminished."

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VamP 43.13

इत्येवमुक्ते वचने नन्दिना कुलनन्दिना । प्रत्युवाच प्रभुः प्रीत्य स्वार्थसाधनमुत्तमम्

ityevamukte vacane nandinā kulanandinā / pratyuvāca prabhuḥ prītya svārthasādhanamuttamam

When this word had thus been spoken by Nandin, the delight of his family, the Lord replied affectionately, (declaring) the best means of accomplishing his purpose.

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VamP 43.14

गच्छ सुक्रं गणपते ममान्तिकमुपानय । अहं तं संयमिष्यामि यथायोगं समेत्य हि

gaccha sukraṃ gaṇapate mamāntikamupānaya / ahaṃ taṃ saṃyamiṣyāmi yathāyogaṃ sametya hi

"Go, lord of the hosts, bring Śukra into my presence; when I have met him I shall restrain him as is fitting."

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VamP 43.15

इत्येवमुक्तो रुद्रेण नन्दी गणपतिस्ततः । समाजगाम दैत्यानां चमुं शुक्रजिघृक्षया

ityevamukto rudreṇa nandī gaṇapatistataḥ / samājagāma daityānāṃ camuṃ śukrajighṛkṣayā

Thus addressed by Rudra, Nandin, the lord of the hosts, then went to the army of the Daityas with the wish to seize Śukra.

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VamP 43.16

तं ददर्शासुरश्रेष्ठो बलवान् हयकन्धरः । संरुरोध तदा मार्गं सिहस्येव पशुर्वने

taṃ dadarśāsuraśreṣṭho balavān hayakandharaḥ / saṃrurodha tadā mārgaṃ sihasyeva paśurvane

The mighty chief of the asuras, Hayakandhara, saw him, and then blocked his path, as a beast (blocks the path) of a lion in the forest.

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VamP 43.17

समुपेत्याहनन्नन्दी वज्रेण शतपर्वणा । स पपाताथ निःसंज्ञो ययौ नन्दी ततस्त्वरन्

samupetyāhanannandī vajreṇa śataparvaṇā / sa papātātha niḥsaṃjño yayau nandī tatastvaran

Coming up, Nandin struck (him) with his hundred-jointed thunderbolt; and he fell senseless, while Nandin went on in haste.

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VamP 43.18

ततः कुजम्भो जम्भश्च बलो वृत्रस्त्वयःशिराः । पञ्च दानवशार्दुला नन्दिनं समुपाद्रवन्

tataḥ kujambho jambhaśca balo vṛtrastvayaḥśirāḥ / pañca dānavaśārdulā nandinaṃ samupādravan

Then Kujambha and Jambha, Bala, Vṛtra and Ayaḥśiras—five tigers among the Dānavas—rushed upon Nandin.

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VamP 43.19

तथान्ये दानवश्रेष्ठ मयह्लादपुरोगमाः । नानाप्रहरणा युद्धे गणनाथमभिद्रवन्

tathānye dānavaśreṣṭha mayahlādapurogamāḥ / nānāpraharaṇā yuddhe gaṇanāthamabhidravan

Likewise other foremost Dānavas, led by Maya and Hlāda, with various weapons ran at the lord of the hosts in the battle.

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VamP 43.20

ततो गणानामधिपं कुट्यमानं महाबलैः । समपश्यन्त देवास्तं पितामहपुरोगमाः

tato gaṇānāmadhipaṃ kuṭyamānaṃ mahābalaiḥ / samapaśyanta devāstaṃ pitāmahapurogamāḥ

Then the gods, led by the Grandfather, saw that lord of the hosts being battered by those of great strength.

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VamP 43.21

तं दृष्ट्वा भगवान् ब्रह्म प्राह शक्रपुरोगमान् । साहाय्यं क्रियतां शंभोरेतदन्तरमुत्तमम्

taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagavān brahma prāha śakrapurogamān / sāhāyyaṃ kriyatāṃ śaṃbhoretadantaramuttamam

Seeing him, the blessed Brahmā said to those led by Śakra: "Let help be given to Śambhu; this is the best opportunity."

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VamP 43.22

पितामहोक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा देवाः सवासवाः । समापतन्त वेगेन शिवसैन्यमथाम्बरात्

pitāmahoktaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ / samāpatanta vegena śivasainyamathāmbarāt

Having heard the word spoken by the Grandfather, the gods together with Vāsava then rushed down swiftly from the sky to Śiva's army.

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VamP 43.23

तेषामापततां वेगः प्रमथानां बले बभौ । आपगानां महावेगं पतन्तीनां महार्णवे

teṣāmāpatatāṃ vegaḥ pramathānāṃ bale babhau / āpagānāṃ mahāvegaṃ patantīnāṃ mahārṇave

The onrush of those descending upon the army of the Pramathas looked like the great rush of rivers falling into the great ocean.

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VamP 43.24

ततो हलहलाशब्दः समजायत चोभयोः । बलयोर्घोरसंकाशो सुरप्रमथयोरथ

tato halahalāśabdaḥ samajāyata cobhayoḥ / balayorghorasaṃkāśo surapramathayoratha

Then a tumultuous uproar arose from both the armies, of the gods and of the Pramathas, dreadful to behold.

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VamP 43.25

तमन्तरमुपागम्य नन्दी संगृह्य वेगवान् । रथाद् भार्गवमाक्रामत् सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा

tamantaramupāgamya nandī saṃgṛhya vegavān / rathād bhārgavamākrāmat siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā

Seizing that opening, swift Nandin took hold of the Bhārgava and dragged him from his chariot, as a lion (drags off) a small deer.

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VamP 43.26

तमादाय हराभ्याशमागमद् गणनायकः । निपात्य रक्षिणः सर्वानथ शुक्रं न्यवेदयत्

tamādāya harābhyāśamāgamad gaṇanāyakaḥ / nipātya rakṣiṇaḥ sarvānatha śukraṃ nyavedayat

Taking him, the leader of the hosts came into Hara's presence; having struck down all the guards, he then handed Śukra over.

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VamP 43.27

तमानीतं कविं शर्वः प्राक्षिपद् वदने प्रभुः । भार्गवं त्वावृततनुं जठरे स न्यवेशयत्

tamānītaṃ kaviṃ śarvaḥ prākṣipad vadane prabhuḥ / bhārgavaṃ tvāvṛtatanuṃ jaṭhare sa nyaveśayat

The Lord Śarva threw the sage who had been brought into his mouth; and he lodged the Bhārgava, his body engulfed, in his belly.

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VamP 43.28

स शंभुना कविश्र्ष्ठो ग्रस्तो जठरमास्थितः । तुष्टाव भगवान्तं तं मुनिर्वाग्भिरथादरात्

sa śaṃbhunā kaviśrṣṭho grasto jaṭharamāsthitaḥ / tuṣṭāva bhagavāntaṃ taṃ munirvāgbhirathādarāt

He, the best of sages, swallowed by Śambhu and lodged in his belly, then reverently praised that Lord with words.

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VamP 43.29

शुक्र उवाच । वरदाय नमस्तुभ्यं हराय गुणशालिने । शङ्कराय महेशाय त्र्यम्बकाय नमो नमः

śukra uvāca / varadāya namastubhyaṃ harāya guṇaśāline / śaṅkarāya maheśāya tryambakāya namo namaḥ

Śukra said: Homage to you, the giver of boons, to Hara who abounds in virtues, to Śaṅkara, to Maheśa, to Tryambaka, homage, homage.

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VamP 43.30

जीवनाय नमस्तुभ्यं लोकनाथ वृषाकपे । मदनाग्ने कालशत्रो वामदेवाय ते नमः

jīvanāya namastubhyaṃ lokanātha vṛṣākape / madanāgne kālaśatro vāmadevāya te namaḥ

Homage to you, the giver of life, O lord of the world, O Vṛṣākapi; O fire that consumes Kāma, O foe of Death, homage to you, Vāmadeva.

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VamP 43.31

स्थाणवे विश्वरूपाय वामनाय सदागते । महादेवाय शर्वाय ईश्वराय नमो नमः

sthāṇave viśvarūpāya vāmanāya sadāgate / mahādevāya śarvāya īśvarāya namo namaḥ

To Sthāṇu, to him whose form is the universe, to the Dwarf, to him who ever moves, to Mahādeva, to Śarva, to Īśvara, homage, homage.

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VamP 43.32

त्रिनयन हर भव शङ्कर उमापते जीमूतकेतो शुहागृह श्मशाननिरत भूतिविलेपन सूलपाणे पशुपते गोपते तत्पुरुषसत्त्म नमो नमस्ते । इत्थं स्तुतः कविवरेम हरो ऽथ भक्त्या प्रीतो वरं वरय दद्मि तवेत्युवाच । स प्राह देववर देहि वरं ममाद्य यद्वै तवैव जठरात् प्रतिनिर्गमो ऽस्तु

trinayana hara bhava śaṅkara umāpate jīmūtaketo śuhāgṛha śmaśānanirata bhūtivilepana sūlapāṇe paśupate gopate tatpuruṣasattma namo namaste | itthaṃ stutaḥ kavivarema haro 'tha bhaktyā prīto varaṃ varaya dadmi tavetyuvāca / sa prāha devavara dehi varaṃ mamādya yadvai tavaiva jaṭharāt pratinirgamo 'stu

"O three-eyed one, Hara, Bhava, Śaṅkara, lord of Umā, you whose banner is the cloud, [dweller in the] house of ... , delighting in the cremation ground, smeared with ashes, holding the trident, lord of creatures, lord of cattle, best of persons — homage, homage to you!" Thus praised with devotion, Hara, pleased, said to that best of sages: "Choose a boon; I will grant it to you." He said: "Best of gods, grant me this boon now: that my coming out be from your very belly."

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VamP 43.33

ततो हरो ऽक्षीणि तदा निरुध्य प्राह द्विजेन्द्राद्य विनिर्गमस्व । इत्युक्तमात्रो विभुना चचार देवोदरे भार्गवपुङ्गवस्तु

tato haro 'kṣīṇi tadā nirudhya prāha dvijendrādya vinirgamasva / ityuktamātro vibhunā cacāra devodare bhārgavapuṅgavastu

Then Hara, closing his eyes at that time, said: "Come out, O foremost of brahmins." No sooner had this been said by the Lord than that bull of the Bhārgavas roamed about in the god's belly.

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VamP 43.34

परिभ्रमन् ददर्शाथ शंभोरेवोदरे कविः । भुवनार्णवपातालान् वृतान् स्थावरजङ्मैः

paribhraman dadarśātha śaṃbhorevodare kaviḥ / bhuvanārṇavapātālān vṛtān sthāvarajaṅmaiḥ

Then, wandering about, the sage saw within Śambhu's very belly the worlds, the oceans and the nether regions, filled with things stationary and moving.

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VamP 43.35

आदित्यान् वसवो रुद्रान् विश्वेदेवान् गणांस्तथा । यक्षान् किंपुरुषाद्यादीन् गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान्

ādityān vasavo rudrān viśvedevān gaṇāṃstathā / yakṣān kiṃpuruṣādyādīn gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇān

(He saw) the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Viśvedevas and the (Śiva's) troops, the Yakṣas, the Kiṃpuruṣas and the rest, and the hosts of Gandharvas and Apsarases;

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VamP 43.36

मुनीन् मनुजसाध्यांश्च पशुकीटपिपीलिकान् । वृक्षगुल्मान् गिरीन् वल्ल्यः फलमूलौषधानि च

munīn manujasādhyāṃśca paśukīṭapipīlikān / vṛkṣagulmān girīn vallyaḥ phalamūlauṣadhāni ca

sages, men and Sādhyas, cattle, worms and ants, trees and shrubs, mountains, creepers, and fruits, roots and herbs;

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VamP 43.37

स्थालस्थांश्च जलस्थांश्चानिमिषान्निमिषानपि । चतुष्पदान् सद्विपदान् स्थावरान् जङ्गमानपि

sthālasthāṃśca jalasthāṃścānimiṣānnimiṣānapi / catuṣpadān sadvipadān sthāvarān jaṅgamānapi

those living on land and those living in water, the unblinking and the blinking too, four-footed and two-footed, stationary and moving as well,

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VamP 43.38

अव्यक्तांश्चैव व्यक्तांश्च सगुणान्निर्गुणानपि । स दृष्ट्वा कौतुकाविष्टः परिबभ्राम भार्गवः । तत्रासतो भार्गवस्य दिव्यः संवत्सरो गतः

avyaktāṃścaiva vyaktāṃśca saguṇānnirguṇānapi / sa dṛṣṭvā kautukāviṣṭaḥ paribabhrāma bhārgavaḥ / tatrāsato bhārgavasya divyaḥ saṃvatsaro gataḥ

the unmanifest and the manifest, those with qualities and those without qualities — seeing (these), the Bhārgava, filled with curiosity, wandered about. While the Bhārgava stayed there, a divine year passed.

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VamP 43.39

न चानमलभद् ब्रह्मंस्ततः श्रान्तो ऽभवत् कविः । स श्रन्तं वीक्ष्य चात्मानं नालभन्निर्गमं वशी । भिक्तिनम्रो महादेवं शरणं समुपागम्

na cānamalabhad brahmaṃstataḥ śrānto 'bhavat kaviḥ / sa śrantaṃ vīkṣya cātmānaṃ nālabhannirgamaṃ vaśī / bhiktinamro mahādevaṃ śaraṇaṃ samupāgam

And he did not find (a way out), O brahmin; thereupon the sage became weary. Seeing himself weary and not finding an exit, the self-controlled one, bowed low with devotion, went to Mahādeva for refuge.

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VamP 43.40

शुक्र उवाच। । विश्वरूप महारूप विश्वरूपाक्षसूत्रधृक् । सहस्राक्ष महादेव त्वामहं शरणं गतः

śukra uvāca/ / viśvarūpa mahārūpa viśvarūpākṣasūtradhṛk / sahasrākṣa mahādeva tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

Śukra said: O you of universal form, of mighty form, wearing the rosary (of beads) of the universal form, thousand-eyed Mahādeva, I have come to you for refuge.

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VamP 43.41

नमो ऽस्तु ते शङ्कर शर्व शंभो सहस्रनेत्राङ्घ्रिभुजङ्गभूषण । दृष्ट्वैव सर्वान् भुवनांस्तवोदरे श्रान्तो भवन्तं शरणं प्रपन्नः

namo 'stu te śaṅkara śarva śaṃbho sahasranetrāṅghribhujaṅgabhūṣaṇa / dṛṣṭvaiva sarvān bhuvanāṃstavodare śrānto bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapannaḥ

Homage be to you, Śaṅkara, Śarva, Śambhu, you with a thousand eyes, feet, and serpents for ornaments! Having seen all the worlds in your belly, weary, I have come to you for refuge.

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VamP 43.42

इत्येवमुक्ते वचने महात्मा शंभुर्वचः प्राह ततो विहस्य । निर्गच्छ पुत्रो ऽसि ममाधुना त्वं शिश्नेन भो भार्गववंशचन्द्र

ityevamukte vacane mahātmā śaṃbhurvacaḥ prāha tato vihasya / nirgaccha putro 'si mamādhunā tvaṃ śiśnena bho bhārgavavaṃśacandra

When these words had been spoken, the great-souled Śambhu then laughed and spoke: "Come out — you are now my son, (born) through my penis, O moon of the Bhārgava line!"

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VamP 43.43

नाम्ना तु शुक्रेति चराचरास्त्वां स्तोष्यन्ति नैवात्र विचारमन्यत् । इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान् मुमोच शिश्नेन शुक्रं स च निर्जगाम

nāmnā tu śukreti carācarāstvāṃ stoṣyanti naivātra vicāramanyat / ityevamuktvā bhagavān mumoca śiśnena śukraṃ sa ca nirjagāma

"And by the name Śukra beings moving and unmoving will praise you; there is no other consideration in this." Having said just this, the Lord released Śukra through his penis, and he came out.

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VamP 43.44

विनिर्गतो भार्गाववंशचन्द्रः शुक्रत्वमापद्य महानुभावः । प्रणम्य शंभुं स जगाम तूर्ण महासुराणां बलमुत्तमौजाः

vinirgato bhārgāvavaṃśacandraḥ śukratvamāpadya mahānubhāvaḥ / praṇamya śaṃbhuṃ sa jagāma tūrṇa mahāsurāṇāṃ balamuttamaujāḥ

Come forth, the moon of the Bhārgava line, of great dignity, having attained the state of Śukra (semen/Śukra), bowed to Śambhu and, of surpassing energy, went at once to the army of the great Asuras.

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VamP 43.45

भार्गवे पुनरायाते दानवा मुदिताभवन् । पुनर्युद्धाय विदधुर्मतिं सह गणेश्वरैः

bhārgave punarāyāte dānavā muditābhavan / punaryuddhāya vidadhurmatiṃ saha gaṇeśvaraiḥ

When the Bhārgava had come again, the Dānavas became delighted; again they resolved upon battle with the lords of the (Śiva's) troops.

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VamP 43.46

गणेश्वरास्तानसुरान् सहामरागणैरथ । युयुधुः संकुलं युद्धं सर्व एव जयेप्सवः

gaṇeśvarāstānasurān sahāmarāgaṇairatha / yuyudhuḥ saṃkulaṃ yuddhaṃ sarva eva jayepsavaḥ

Then the lords of the troops, together with the hosts of the immortals, fought those Asuras — a confused battle, all of them desiring victory.

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VamP 43.47

ततो ऽसुरगणानां च देवतानां च युध्यताम् । द्वन्द्वयुद्धूं समभवद् घोररूपं तपोधन

tato 'suragaṇānāṃ ca devatānāṃ ca yudhyatām / dvandvayuddhūṃ samabhavad ghorarūpaṃ tapodhana

Then, as the hosts of Asuras and the gods fought, a duel-battle of dreadful form took place, O you rich in austerity.

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VamP 43.48

अन्धको नन्दिनं युद्धं शङ्कुकर्णं त्वयःशिराः । कुम्भध्वजं बलिर्धीमान् नन्दिषेणं विरोचनः

andhako nandinaṃ yuddhaṃ śaṅkukarṇaṃ tvayaḥśirāḥ / kumbhadhvajaṃ balirdhīmān nandiṣeṇaṃ virocanaḥ

Andhaka fought Nandin, and Ayaḥśiras Śaṅkukarṇa; wise Bali (fought) Kumbhadhvaja, and Virocana Nandiṣeṇa;

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VamP 43.49

अश्वग्रीवो विशाखं च शाखो वृत्रमयोधयत् । वाणस्तथा नैगमेयं बलं राक्षसपुङ्गवः

aśvagrīvo viśākhaṃ ca śākho vṛtramayodhayat / vāṇastathā naigameyaṃ balaṃ rākṣasapuṅgavaḥ

Aśvagrīva (fought) Viśākha, and Śākha fought Vṛtra; and Bāṇa (fought) Naigameya, and Bala, that bull among Rākṣasas;

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VamP 43.50

विनायको माहावीर्य परश्वधधरो रणे । संक्रुद्धो राक्षसश्रेष्ठं तुहुण्डं समयोधयत् । दुर्योधनश्च बलिनं घण्टाकर्णमयोधयत्

vināyako māhāvīrya paraśvadhadharo raṇe / saṃkruddho rākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃ tuhuṇḍaṃ samayodhayat / duryodhanaśca balinaṃ ghaṇṭākarṇamayodhayat

Vināyaka of great valour, bearing an axe in the battle, enraged, fought Tuhuṇḍa, the best of Rākṣasas; and Duryodhana fought the strong Ghaṇṭākarṇa;

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VamP 43.51

हस्ती च कुण्डजठरं ह्लादो वीरं घटोदरम् । एते हि बलिनां श्रेष्ठा दानवाः प्रमथास्तथा । संयोधयन्ति देवर्षे दिव्याब्दानां शतनि षट्

hastī ca kuṇḍajaṭharaṃ hlādo vīraṃ ghaṭodaram / ete hi balināṃ śreṣṭhā dānavāḥ pramathāstathā / saṃyodhayanti devarṣe divyābdānāṃ śatani ṣaṭ

and Hastin (fought) Kuṇḍajaṭhara, and Hlāda the hero Ghaṭodara. These, the foremost of the strong, the Dānavas and likewise the Pramathas, fought on, O divine sage, for six hundred divine years.

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VamP 43.52

शतक्रतुमथायान्तं वज्रपाणिमभिस्थितम् । वारयामास बलवान् जम्भो नाम महासुरः

śatakratumathāyāntaṃ vajrapāṇimabhisthitam / vārayāmāsa balavān jambho nāma mahāsuraḥ

Then, as Śatakratu (Indra) came on with the thunderbolt in his hand, the mighty great asura named Jambha stood against him and held him back.

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VamP 43.53

सम्भुनामासुरपतिः स ब्रह्मणमयोधयत् । महौजसं कुजम्भश्च विष्णुं दैत्यान्तकारिणम्

sambhunāmāsurapatiḥ sa brahmaṇamayodhayat / mahaujasaṃ kujambhaśca viṣṇuṃ daityāntakāriṇam

The lord of asuras named Śambhu fought Brahmā, and Kujambha fought the mighty Viṣṇu, the maker of the daityas' end.

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VamP 43.54

विवस्वन्तं रणे शाल्वो वरुणं त्रिशिरास्तथा । द्विमूर्धा पवनं सोमं राहुर्मित्रं विरूपधृक्

vivasvantaṃ raṇe śālvo varuṇaṃ triśirāstathā / dvimūrdhā pavanaṃ somaṃ rāhurmitraṃ virūpadhṛk

In the battle Śālva (fought) Vivasvat, and Triśiras Varuṇa; Dvimūrdhā (fought) the Wind, and Rāhu, wearing a misshapen form, (fought) Soma and Mitra.

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VamP 43.55

अष्टौ ये वसवः ख्याता धराद्यास्ते महासुरान् । अष्टावेव महेष्वासान् वारयामासुराहवे

aṣṭau ye vasavaḥ khyātā dharādyāste mahāsurān / aṣṭāveva maheṣvāsān vārayāmāsurāhave

Those eight who are famed as the Vasus, beginning with Dharā — they held off in the battle just eight great asuras, mighty archers.

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VamP 43.56

सरभः शलक्षः पाकः पुरो ऽथ विपृथुःपृथुः । वातापि चेल्वलश्चैव नानाशस्त्रास्त्रयोधिनः

sarabhaḥ śalakṣaḥ pākaḥ puro 'tha vipṛthuḥpṛthuḥ / vātāpi celvalaścaiva nānāśastrāstrayodhinaḥ

Sarabha, Śalakṣa, Pāka, Pura, then Vipṛthu and Pṛthu, and also Vātāpi and Ilvala, fighting with various weapons and missiles.

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VamP 43.57

विश्वेदेवगणान् सर्वान् विष्वक्सेनपुरोगमान् । एक एव रणे रौद्रः कालनेमिर्महासुरः

viśvedevagaṇān sarvān viṣvaksenapurogamān / eka eva raṇe raudraḥ kālanemirmahāsuraḥ

All the troops of the Viśvedevas, with Viṣvaksena at their head, (were withstood) in battle by the fierce great asura Kālanemi alone.

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VamP 43.58

एकादशैव ये रुद्रास्तानेको ऽपि रणोत्कटः । योधयामास तेजस्वी विद्युन्माली महासुरः

ekādaśaiva ye rudrāstāneko 'pi raṇotkaṭaḥ / yodhayāmāsa tejasvī vidyunmālī mahāsuraḥ

And those eleven who are the Rudras — the resplendent great asura Vidyunmālin, fierce in battle, alone gave them combat.

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VamP 43.59

द्वावश्विनौ च नरको भास्करानेव शम्बरः । साध्यान् मरुद्गणांश्चैव निवातकवचादयः

dvāvaśvinau ca narako bhāskarāneva śambaraḥ / sādhyān marudgaṇāṃścaiva nivātakavacādayaḥ

And Naraka (fought) the two Aśvins, Śambara the Bhāskaras, and Nivātakavaca and the rest the Sādhyas and the hosts of Maruts.

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VamP 43.60

एवं द्वन्द्रवसहस्राणि प्रमथामरदानवैः । कृतानि च सुराब्दानां दशतीः षट् महामुने

evaṃ dvandravasahasrāṇi pramathāmaradānavaiḥ / kṛtāni ca surābdānāṃ daśatīḥ ṣaṭ mahāmune

Thus thousands of single combats were fought by the Pramathas, the immortals and the Dānavas for six hundred divine years, O great sage.

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VamP 43.61

यदा न शकिता योद्धुं दैवतैरमरारयः । तदा मायं समाश्रित्य ग्रसन्तः क्रमशो ऽव्ययान्

yadā na śakitā yoddhuṃ daivatairamarārayaḥ / tadā māyaṃ samāśritya grasantaḥ kramaśo 'vyayān

When the foes of the immortals could not be fought down by the gods, then, taking recourse to magic, they began to swallow the imperishable ones one after another.

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VamP 43.62

ततो ऽभवच्छैलपृष्ठं प्रावृडभ्रसमप्रभैः । आवृतं वर्जितं सर्वैः प्रमथैरमरैरपि

tato 'bhavacchailapṛṣṭhaṃ prāvṛḍabhrasamaprabhaiḥ / āvṛtaṃ varjitaṃ sarvaiḥ pramathairamarairapi

Then the summit of the mountain became covered over by those whose lustre equalled the clouds of the rains, and emptied of all the Pramathas and the immortals too.

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VamP 43.63

दृष्ट्वा शून्यं गिरिप्रस्थं ग्रस्तांश् च प्रमथामरान् । क्रोधादुत्पादयामास रुद्रो जृम्भायिकां वशी

dṛṣṭvā śūnyaṃ giriprasthaṃ grastāṃś ca pramathāmarān / krodhādutpādayāmāsa rudro jṛmbhāyikāṃ vaśī

Seeing the mountain slope empty and the Pramathas and immortals swallowed, Rudra, the self-controlled, in anger brought forth Jṛmbhāyikā (the Yawn).

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VamP 43.64

तया स्पृष्टा दनुसुता अलसा मन्दभाषिणः । वदनं विकृतं कृत्वा मुक्तशस्त्रं विजृम्भिरे

tayā spṛṣṭā danusutā alasā mandabhāṣiṇaḥ / vadanaṃ vikṛtaṃ kṛtvā muktaśastraṃ vijṛmbhire

Touched by her, the sons of Danu grew languid and slow of speech; twisting their faces and letting their weapons fall, they yawned.

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VamP 43.65

जृम्भमाणेषु च तदाच दानवेषु गणेश्वराः । सुराश्च निर्ययुस्तूर्णं दैत्यदेहेभ्य आकुला

jṛmbhamāṇeṣu ca tadāca dānaveṣu gaṇeśvarāḥ / surāśca niryayustūrṇaṃ daityadehebhya ākulā

And as the Dānavas were yawning, then the lords of the gaṇas and the gods came forth in haste, in confusion, out of the bodies of the daityas.

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VamP 43.66

मेघप्रभेभ्यो दैत्येभ्यो निर्गच्छन्तो ऽमरोत्तमाः । शोभन्ते पद्मपत्राक्षा मेघेभ्य इव विद्युतः

meghaprabhebhyo daityebhyo nirgacchanto 'marottamāḥ / śobhante padmapatrākṣā meghebhya iva vidyutaḥ

Issuing from the cloud-coloured daityas, the foremost of the immortals, lotus-petal-eyed, shone like flashes of lightning out of clouds.

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VamP 43.67

गणामरेषु च समं निर्गतेषु तपोधन । अयुध्यन्त महात्मानो भूय एवातिकोपिताः

gaṇāmareṣu ca samaṃ nirgateṣu tapodhana / ayudhyanta mahātmāno bhūya evātikopitāḥ

And when the gaṇas and the immortals had come out together, O you rich in austerity, the great-souled ones, enraged all the more, fought again.

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VamP 43.68

ततस्तु देवैः सगणैः दानवाः शर्वपालितैः । पराजीयन्त संग्रामे भूयो भूयस्त्वहर्निशम्

tatastu devaiḥ sagaṇaiḥ dānavāḥ śarvapālitaiḥ / parājīyanta saṃgrāme bhūyo bhūyastvaharniśam

Thereupon the Dānavas were defeated in the battle again and again, day and night, by the gods with their hosts, who were guarded by Śarva.

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VamP 43.69

ततस्त्रिनेत्रः स्वैं संध्यां सप्ताब्धशतिके गते । काले ऽभ्युपासत तदा सो ऽष्टादशभुजो ऽव्ययः

tatastrinetraḥ svaiṃ saṃdhyāṃ saptābdhaśatike gate / kāle 'bhyupāsata tadā so 'ṣṭādaśabhujo 'vyayaḥ

Then, when seven hundred years had passed, the three-eyed one, the imperishable, eighteen-armed, at the proper time performed his own twilight worship.

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VamP 43.70

संस्पृश्यापः सरस्वत्यां स्नात्वा च विधिना हरः । कृतार्थो भक्तिमान् मूर्ध्ना पुष्पाञ्जलिमुपाक्षिपत्

saṃspṛśyāpaḥ sarasvatyāṃ snātvā ca vidhinā haraḥ / kṛtārtho bhaktimān mūrdhnā puṣpāñjalimupākṣipat

Touching the water in the Sarasvatī and bathing according to the rule, Hara, his purpose accomplished and full of devotion, tossed up a handful of flowers with his head (bowed).

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VamP 43.71

ततो ननाम शिरसा ततश्चक्रे प्रदक्षिणम् । हिरण्यगर्भेत्यादित्यमुपतस्थे जजाप ह

tato nanāma śirasā tataścakre pradakṣiṇam / hiraṇyagarbhetyādityamupatasthe jajāpa ha

Then he bowed with his head, then made the circumambulation to the right; with the words 'Hiraṇyagarbha' he attended upon the Sun and murmured (the prayer).

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VamP 43.72

त्वष्ट्रे नमो नमस्ते ऽस्तु सम्यगुच्चार्य शूलधृक् । ननर्त भावगम्भीरं दोर्दण्डं भ्रामयन् बलात्

tvaṣṭre namo namaste 'stu samyaguccārya śūladhṛk / nanarta bhāvagambhīraṃ dordaṇḍaṃ bhrāmayan balāt

Having pronounced clearly, "Homage to Tvaṣṭṛ, homage be to you," the trident-bearer danced, deep in feeling, whirling his mighty arm with force.

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VamP 43.73

परिनृत्यति देवेशे गणाश्चैवामरास्तथा । नृत्यन्ते भावसंयुक्ता हरस्यानुविलासिनः

parinṛtyati deveśe gaṇāścaivāmarāstathā / nṛtyante bhāvasaṃyuktā harasyānuvilāsinaḥ

While the lord of gods danced about, the (his) troops and likewise the immortals danced, filled with the mood, following Hara's play.

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VamP 43.74

सन्ध्यामुपास्य देवेशः परिनृत्य यथेच्छया । युद्धाय दानवैः सर्वैस्त्रिनेत्रभुजपालितैः

sandhyāmupāsya deveśaḥ parinṛtya yathecchayā / yuddhāya dānavaiḥ sarvaistrinetrabhujapālitaiḥ

Having worshipped the twilight and danced about as he pleased, the lord of gods (set out) for battle with all the Dānavas...

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VamP 43.75

ततो ऽमरगणाः सर्वैस्त्रिनेत्रभुजपालितैः । दानवा निर्जिताः सर्वे बलिभिर्भयवर्जितैः

tato 'maragaṇāḥ sarvaistrinetrabhujapālitaiḥ / dānavā nirjitāḥ sarve balibhirbhayavarjitaiḥ

Then the hosts of the immortals, guarded by the arms of the three-eyed one — all the Dānavas were vanquished by those mighty ones freed of fear.

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VamP 43.76

स्वबलं निर्जितं दृष्ट्वा मत्वाजेयं च शङ्कम् । अन्धकः सुन्दमाहूय इदं वचनमब्रीत्

svabalaṃ nirjitaṃ dṛṣṭvā matvājeyaṃ ca śaṅkam / andhakaḥ sundamāhūya idaṃ vacanamabrīt

Seeing his own army defeated, and thinking Śaṅkara unconquerable, Andhaka summoned Sunda and spoke these words.

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VamP 43.77

सुन्द भ्रातासि मे वीर विश्वस्यः सर्ववस्तुषु । तद्वदाम्यद्य यद्वाक्यं तच्छ्रुत्वा यत्क्षमं कुरु

sunda bhrātāsi me vīra viśvasyaḥ sarvavastuṣu / tadvadāmyadya yadvākyaṃ tacchrutvā yatkṣamaṃ kuru

"Sunda, you are my brother, O hero, to be trusted in all matters; so I tell you today what I have to say — hearing it, do what is fitting.

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VamP 43.78

दुर्जयो ऽसौ रणपटुर्धर्मात्मा कारणान्तरैः । समासते हि हृदये पद्माक्षी शैलनन्दिनी

durjayo 'sau raṇapaṭurdharmātmā kāraṇāntaraiḥ / samāsate hi hṛdaye padmākṣī śailanandinī

He is hard to conquer, skilled in battle, righteous of soul — and for other reasons too: for in his heart dwells the lotus-eyed daughter of the mountain.

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VamP 43.79

तदुत्तिष्ठस्व गच्छामो यत्रास्ते चारुहासिनी । तत्रैनां मोहयिष्यामि हररूपेण दानव

taduttiṣṭhasva gacchāmo yatrāste cāruhāsinī / tatraināṃ mohayiṣyāmi hararūpeṇa dānava

So rise, let us go where the sweetly-smiling one abides; there I shall bewilder her in Hara's form, O Dānava.

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VamP 43.80

भवान् भवस्यानुचरो भव नन्दी गणेश्वरः । ततो गत्वाथ भुक्त्वा तां जेष्यामि प्रमथान् सुरान्

bhavān bhavasyānucaro bhava nandī gaṇeśvaraḥ / tato gatvātha bhuktvā tāṃ jeṣyāmi pramathān surān

You become Bhava's attendant Nandin, the lord of the troops. Then, having gone and enjoyed her, I shall conquer the Pramathas and the gods."

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VamP 43.81

इत्वेवमुक्ते वचने बाढं सुन्दो ऽम्भयभाषत । समजायत शैलादिरन्धकः शङ्करो ऽप्यभूत्

itvevamukte vacane bāḍhaṃ sundo 'mbhayabhāṣata / samajāyata śailādirandhakaḥ śaṅkaro 'pyabhūt

When these words had been spoken thus, Sunda replied "Very well!" — (he) became the son of Śilāda, and Andhaka too became Śaṅkara.

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VamP 43.82

नन्दिरुद्रौ ततो भूत्वा महासुरचमूपती । संप्राप्तौ मन्दरगिरिं प्रहारैः क्षतविग्रहौ

nandirudrau tato bhūtvā mahāsuracamūpatī / saṃprāptau mandaragiriṃ prahāraiḥ kṣatavigrahau

Then, having become Nandin and Rudra, the two commanders of the great Asura army reached Mount Mandara, their bodies wounded with blows.

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VamP 43.83

हस्तमालम्ब्य सुन्दस्य अन्धको हरमन्दिरम् । विवेश निर्विशङ्केन चित्तेनासुरसत्तमः

hastamālambya sundasya andhako haramandiram / viveśa nirviśaṅkena cittenāsurasattamaḥ

Leaning on Sunda's hand, Andhaka, best of Asuras, entered Hara's dwelling with an unhesitating mind.

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VamP 43.84

ततो गिरिसुता दूरादायान्तं वीक्ष्य चान्धकम् । महेश्वरवपुश्छ्न्नं प्रहारैर्जर्जरच्छविम्

tato girisutā dūrādāyāntaṃ vīkṣya cāndhakam / maheśvaravapuśchnnaṃ prahārairjarjaracchavim

Then the mountain's daughter, seeing Andhaka coming from afar, disguised in the body of Maheśvara, his skin battered with blows —

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VamP 43.85

सुन्दं शैलादिरूपस्थमवष्टम्याविशत् ततः । तं दृष्ट्वा मालिनीं प्राह सुयशां विजयां जयाम्

sundaṃ śailādirūpasthamavaṣṭamyāviśat tataḥ / taṃ dṛṣṭvā mālinīṃ prāha suyaśāṃ vijayāṃ jayām

leaning on Sunda who stood in the form of Śilāda's son, he then entered. Seeing him, she spoke to Mālinī, Suyaśā, Vijayā and Jayā:

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VamP 43.86

जये पश्यस्व देवस्य मदर्थे विग्रहं कृतम् । शत्रुभिर्दानववरैस्तदुत्तिष्ठस्व सत्वरम्

jaye paśyasva devasya madarthe vigrahaṃ kṛtam / śatrubhirdānavavaraistaduttiṣṭhasva satvaram

"Jayā, look at the fight the god has waged for my sake with the enemies, the foremost of Dānavas — so get up quickly.

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VamP 43.87

घृतमानय पौराणं बीजिकां लवणं दधि । व्रणभङ्गं करिष्यामि स्वयमेव पिनाकिनः

ghṛtamānaya paurāṇaṃ bījikāṃ lavaṇaṃ dadhi / vraṇabhaṅgaṃ kariṣyāmi svayameva pinākinaḥ

Bring old ghee, seed-powder, salt and curds; I myself shall treat the wounds of the Pināka-bearer.

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VamP 43.88

कुरुष्व शीघ्रं सुयशे स्वभर्तुर्व्रणनाशनम् । इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं समत्थाय वरासनात्

kuruṣva śīghraṃ suyaśe svabharturvraṇanāśanam / ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ samatthāya varāsanāt

Suyaśā, quickly effect the removal of your lord's wounds!" Having spoken these words, rising from her excellent seat,

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VamP 43.89

अभ्युद्ययौ तदा भक्त्वा मन्यमाना वृषध्वजम् । शूलपाणेस्ततः स्थित्वा रूपं चिह्नानि यत्नतः

abhyudyayau tadā bhaktvā manyamānā vṛṣadhvajam / śūlapāṇestataḥ sthitvā rūpaṃ cihnāni yatnataḥ

she then went up to (him) with devotion, taking (him) for the bull-bannered one; then, standing (there), (she examined) the form and marks of the trident-bearer carefully,

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VamP 43.90

अन्वियेष ततो ब्रह्मन्नोभौ पार्श्वस्थितौ वृषौ । सा ज्ञात्वा दानवं रौद्रं मायाच्छादितविग्रह्म्

anviyeṣa tato brahmannobhau pārśvasthitau vṛṣau / sā jñātvā dānavaṃ raudraṃ māyācchāditavigrahm

and then, O Brahman, she looked for the two bulls that stand at his sides. Knowing (him to be) a terrible Dānava with his body concealed by illusion,

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VamP 43.91

अपयानं तदा चक्रे गिरिराजसुता मुने । देव्याश्चिन्तितमाज्ञाय सुन्दं त्यक्त्वान्धको ऽसुरः

apayānaṃ tadā cakre girirājasutā mune / devyāścintitamājñāya sundaṃ tyaktvāndhako 'suraḥ

the daughter of the mountain-king then took flight, O sage. Learning what the goddess had in mind, the Asura Andhaka let go of Sunda and

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VamP 43.92

समाद्रवत वेगेन हरकान्तां विभावरीम् । समाद्रवत दैतेयो येन मार्गेण सागमत्

samādravata vegena harakāntāṃ vibhāvarīm / samādravata daiteyo yena mārgeṇa sāgamat

He rushed with speed at the night-wandering (goddess), Hara's beloved; the son of Diti rushed on by the very road by which she had gone.

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VamP 43.93

अपस्कारान्तरं भञ्जन् पादप्लुतिभिराकुलः । तमापतन्तं दृष्ट्वैव गिरिजा प्राद्रवद् भयात्

apaskārāntaraṃ bhañjan pādaplutibhirākulaḥ / tamāpatantaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva girijā prādravad bhayāt

Breaking through the interior furnishings, frantic with bounding steps — seeing him rushing at her, the mountain's daughter fled in fear.

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VamP 43.94

गृहं त्यक्त्वा हयुपवनं सखीभिः सहिता तदा । तत्राप्यनुजगामासौ मदान्धो मुनिपुङ्गव

gṛhaṃ tyaktvā hayupavanaṃ sakhībhiḥ sahitā tadā / tatrāpyanujagāmāsau madāndho munipuṅgava

Leaving the house, she then (went) to the pleasure-grove together with her companions; but there too, O bull among sages, he, blind with lust, followed after her.

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VamP 43.95

तथापि न शशषैनं तपसो गोपनाय तु । तद्भयादाविशद् गौरी श्वेतार्ककुसुमं शुचि

tathāpi na śaśaṣainaṃ tapaso gopanāya tu / tadbhayādāviśad gaurī śvetārkakusumaṃ śuci

Even so she did not curse him, in order to keep her ascetic power hidden; out of fear of him Gaurī entered a pure white arka-flower.

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VamP 43.96

विजडयाद्या महागुल्मे संप्रयाता लयं मुने । नष्टायामाथ पार्वत्यां भूयो हैरण्यलोचनिः

vijaḍayādyā mahāgulme saṃprayātā layaṃ mune / naṣṭāyāmātha pārvatyāṃ bhūyo hairaṇyalocaniḥ

By an act of stupefaction (?) she first went to dissolution within the great bush, O sage; then, when Pārvatī had vanished, the son of Hiraṇyākṣa again...

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VamP 43.97

सुन्दं हस्ते समादाय स्वसैन्यं पुनरागमत् । अन्धके पुरायाते स्वबलं मुनिसत्तम

sundaṃ haste samādāya svasainyaṃ punarāgamat / andhake purāyāte svabalaṃ munisattama

Taking Sunda by the hand, he came back to his own army; when Andhaka had gone before to his own force, O best of sages,

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VamP 43.98

प्रावर्तत महायुद्धं प्रमथासुरयोरथ । ततो ऽमरगणश्रेष्ठो विष्णुश्चक्रगदाधरः

prāvartata mahāyuddhaṃ pramathāsurayoratha / tato 'maragaṇaśreṣṭho viṣṇuścakragadādharaḥ

a great battle broke out between the Pramathas and the demons; then the foremost of the host of immortals, Viṣṇu, bearer of discus and mace,

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VamP 43.99

निजघानासुरबलं शङ्करप्रियकाम्यया । शार्ङ्गचापच्युतैर्बाणैः संस्यूता दानवर्षभाः

nijaghānāsurabalaṃ śaṅkarapriyakāmyayā / śārṅgacāpacyutairbāṇaiḥ saṃsyūtā dānavarṣabhāḥ

slew the demon army out of desire to please Śaṅkara; the bulls among the Dānavas were pierced through by arrows loosed from the Śārṅga bow,

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VamP 43.100

पञ्च षट् सप्त चाष्टौ वा व्रघ्नपादैर्घना इव । गदया कांश्चिदवधीत् चक्रेणान्यान् जनार्दनः

pañca ṣaṭ sapta cāṣṭau vā vraghnapādairghanā iva / gadayā kāṃścidavadhīt cakreṇānyān janārdanaḥ

five, six, seven, or eight (at a time), like clouds (scattered) by the strokes of...; Janārdana killed some with the mace, others with the discus,

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VamP 43.101

खङ्गेन च चकर्तान्यान् दृष्ट्यान्यान् भस्मासाद्व्यधात् । हलेनाकृष्य चैवान्यान् मु सलेन व्यचूर्णयत्

khaṅgena ca cakartānyān dṛṣṭyānyān bhasmāsādvyadhāt / halenākṛṣya caivānyān mu salena vyacūrṇayat

and others he cut down with the sword, others he reduced to ashes with his glance; and others he dragged in with the plough and pulverized with the pestle.

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VamP 43.102

गरुडः पक्षपाताभ्यां तुण्डेनाप्युरसाहनत् । स चादिपुरुषो धाता पुराणाः प्रपितामहः

garuḍaḥ pakṣapātābhyāṃ tuṇḍenāpyurasāhanat / sa cādipuruṣo dhātā purāṇāḥ prapitāmahaḥ

Garuḍa struck (them) with the beating of his two wings, with his beak and with his breast; and that primordial Person, the Ordainer, the ancient great-grandfather,

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VamP 43.103

भ्रामयन् विपुलं पद्ममभ्यषिञ्चत वारिणा । संस्पृष्टा ब्रह्मतोयेन सर्वतीर्थमयेन हि

bhrāmayan vipulaṃ padmamabhyaṣiñcata vāriṇā / saṃspṛṣṭā brahmatoyena sarvatīrthamayena hi

whirling his broad lotus, sprinkled (them) with water; touched by Brahmā's water, which consists of all the sacred fords,

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VamP 43.104

गणामरगणाश्चासन् नवनागशताधिकाः । दानवास्तेन तोयेन संस्पृष्टाश्चाघहारिणा

gaṇāmaragaṇāścāsan navanāgaśatādhikāḥ / dānavāstena toyena saṃspṛṣṭāścāghahāriṇā

the Gaṇas and the hosts of gods became stronger than nine hundred elephants; and the Dānavas, touched by that sin-removing water,

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VamP 43.105

सवाहनाः क्षयं जग्मुः कुलिशेनेव पर्वताः । दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्महरी युद्धे घातयन्तौ महासुरान्

savāhanāḥ kṣayaṃ jagmuḥ kuliśeneva parvatāḥ / dṛṣṭvā brahmaharī yuddhe ghātayantau mahāsurān

perished together with their mounts, like mountains struck by the thunderbolt. Seeing Brahmā and Hari destroying the great demons in the battle,

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VamP 43.106

शतक्रतुश्च दुद्राव प्रगृह्य कुलिशं बली । तमापतन्तं संप्रेक्ष्य बलो दानवसत्तमः

śatakratuśca dudrāva pragṛhya kuliśaṃ balī / tamāpatantaṃ saṃprekṣya balo dānavasattamaḥ

the mighty Śatakratu too charged, seizing his thunderbolt; seeing him coming on, Bala, the best of the Dānavas,

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VamP 43.107

मुक्त्वा देवं गदापाणिं विमानस्थं च पद्मजम् । शक्रमेवाद्रवद् योद्धुं मुष्टिमुद्याम्य नारद । बलवान् दानवपतिरजेयो देवदानवै

muktvā devaṃ gadāpāṇiṃ vimānasthaṃ ca padmajam / śakramevādravad yoddhuṃ muṣṭimudyāmya nārada / balavān dānavapatirajeyo devadānavai

leaving aside the god with the mace in hand and the lotus-born seated in his aerial car, rushed at Śakra alone to fight, raising his fist, O Nārada — the strong lord of the Dānavas, unconquerable by gods and demons.

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VamP 43.108

तमापतन्तं त्रिदशेश्वरस्तु दोष्णां सहस्रेण यताबलेन । वज्रं परिभ्राम्य बलस्य मूर्ध्नि चिक्षेप हे मूढ हतो ऽस्युदीर्य

tamāpatantaṃ tridaśeśvarastu doṣṇāṃ sahasreṇa yatābalena / vajraṃ paribhrāmya balasya mūrdhni cikṣepa he mūḍha hato 'syudīrya

But as he came on, the lord of the thirty, with the strength of a thousand arms exerted, whirled the thunderbolt and hurled it at Bala's head, crying, "Fool, you are slain!"

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VamP 43.109

स तस्य मूर्ध्नि प्रवरो ऽपि वज्रो जगाम तूर्णं हि सहस्रधा मुने । बलो ऽद्रवद् देवपतिश्च भीतः पराङ्मुखो ऽभृत् समरान्महर्षे

sa tasya mūrdhni pravaro 'pi vajro jagāma tūrṇaṃ hi sahasradhā mune / balo 'dravad devapatiśca bhītaḥ parāṅmukho 'bhṛt samarānmaharṣe

But that thunderbolt, excellent though it was, on his head at once went into a thousand pieces, O sage; Bala charged, and the lord of the gods, afraid, turned his face away from the battle, O great seer.

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VamP 43.110

तं चापि जम्भो विमुखं निरीक्ष्य भूत्वाग्रतः प्राह न युक्तमेतत् । तिष्ठस्व राजासि चराचरस्य न राजधर्मे गदितं पलायनम्

taṃ cāpi jambho vimukhaṃ nirīkṣya bhūtvāgrataḥ prāha na yuktametat / tiṣṭhasva rājāsi carācarasya na rājadharme gaditaṃ palāyanam

And Jambha, seeing him turned away, came before him and said: "This is not fitting. Stand firm! You are the king of all that moves and does not move; flight is not prescribed in the duty of a king."

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VamP 43.111

सहस्राक्षो जम्भवाक्यं निखम्य भीतस्तूर्णं विष्णुमागान्महर्षे । उपेत्याह श्रूयतां वाक्यमीश त्वं मे नाथो भूतभव्येश विष्णो

sahasrākṣo jambhavākyaṃ nikhamya bhītastūrṇaṃ viṣṇumāgānmaharṣe / upetyāha śrūyatāṃ vākyamīśa tvaṃ me nātho bhūtabhavyeśa viṣṇo

Hearing Jambha's words, the thousand-eyed one in fear went at once to Viṣṇu, O great seer, and approaching said: "Let my words be heard, O lord; you are my protector, O Viṣṇu, lord of what has been and what shall be."

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VamP 43.112

जम्भस्तर्जयते ऽत्यर्थं मां निरायुधमीक्ष्य हि । आयुधं देहि भगवान् त्वामहं शरणं गतः

jambhastarjayate 'tyarthaṃ māṃ nirāyudhamīkṣya hi / āyudhaṃ dehi bhagavān tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

"Jambha threatens (me) exceedingly, seeing me weaponless. Give (me) a weapon, Lord; I have come to you for refuge."

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VamP 43.113

तमुवाच हरिः शक्रं त्यक्त्वा दर्प व्रजाधुना । प्रार्थयस्वायुधं वह्निं स ते दास्यत्यसंशयम्

tamuvāca hariḥ śakraṃ tyaktvā darpa vrajādhunā / prārthayasvāyudhaṃ vahniṃ sa te dāsyatyasaṃśayam

Hari said to Śakra: "Abandoning pride, go now and ask Fire for a weapon; he will give (it) to you, without doubt."

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VamP 43.114

जनार्दनवचः श्रुत्वा शक्रस्त्वरितविक्रमः । शरणं पावकमगादिदं चोवाच नारद

janārdanavacaḥ śrutvā śakrastvaritavikramaḥ / śaraṇaṃ pāvakamagādidaṃ covāca nārada

Hearing Janārdana's words, Śakra, swift in his stride, went to Pāvaka for refuge and said this, Nārada.

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VamP 43.115

शक्र उवाच । निघ्ननो मेबलं वज्रं कृशानो शतधा गतम् । एष चाहूयते जम्भस्तस्माद्देह्यायुधं मम

śakra uvāca / nighnano mebalaṃ vajraṃ kṛśāno śatadhā gatam / eṣa cāhūyate jambhastasmāddehyāyudhaṃ mama

Śakra said: "While I was striking, my thunderbolt broke into a hundred pieces, O Kṛśānu, and this Jambha is challenging (me); therefore give me a weapon."

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VamP 43.116

पुलस्त्य उवाच । तमाह भगवान् वह्निः प्रीतो ऽसि तव वासव । यत्त्वं दर्प परित्यज्य मामेव शरणं गतः

pulastya uvāca / tamāha bhagavān vahniḥ prīto 'si tava vāsava / yattvaṃ darpa parityajya māmeva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

Pulastya said: The lord Fire said to him, "I am pleased with you, Vāsava, in that you have abandoned pride and come to me alone for refuge."

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VamP 43.117

इत्युच्चार्य स्वशक्त्यास्तु शक्तिं निष्क्राम्य भावतः । प्रादादिन्द्राय भगवान् रोचमानो दिवं गतः

ityuccārya svaśaktyāstu śaktiṃ niṣkrāmya bhāvataḥ / prādādindrāya bhagavān rocamāno divaṃ gataḥ

Having spoken thus, the lord, drawing forth from his own power a spear, gave (it) to Indra with goodwill, and, shining, went to heaven.

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VamP 43.118

तामादाय तदा शक्तिं शतघण्टां सुदारुणाम् । प्रत्युद्ययौ तदा जम्भं हन्तुकामो ऽरिमर्दनः

tāmādāya tadā śaktiṃ śataghaṇṭāṃ sudāruṇām / pratyudyayau tadā jambhaṃ hantukāmo 'rimardanaḥ

Then, taking up that most terrible spear hung with a hundred bells, the crusher of foes went forth against Jambha, wishing to kill (him).

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VamP 43.119

तेनातियशसा दैत्यः सहसैवाभिसंद्रुतः । क्रोधं चक्रे तदा जम्भ निजघान गजाधिपम्

tenātiyaśasā daityaḥ sahasaivābhisaṃdrutaḥ / krodhaṃ cakre tadā jambha nijaghāna gajādhipam

Suddenly assailed by that one of great glory, the Daitya then grew angry, O Jambha—, and struck the lord of elephants.

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VamP 43.120

जम्भमुष्टिनिपातेन भग्नकुम्भकटो गजः । निपपात यथा शैलः शक्रवज्रहतः पुरा

jambhamuṣṭinipātena bhagnakumbhakaṭo gajaḥ / nipapāta yathā śailaḥ śakravajrahataḥ purā

With its frontal boss and cheek broken by the fall of Jambha's fist, the elephant fell down like a mountain struck long ago by Śakra's thunderbolt.

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VamP 43.121

पतमानाद् द्विपेन्द्रात् तु शक्रश्चाप्लुत्य वेगवान् । त्यक्त्वैव मन्दरगिरिं पपात वसुधातले

patamānād dvipendrāt tu śakraścāplutya vegavān / tyaktvaiva mandaragiriṃ papāta vasudhātale

But Śakra, swift, leaping from the falling lord of elephants, and abandoning Mount Mandara itself, fell upon the surface of the earth.

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VamP 43.122

पतमान हरिं शिद्धाश्चारणाश्च तदाब्रुवन् । मा मा शक्र पतस्वाद्य भूतले तिष्ठ वासव

patamāna hariṃ śiddhāścāraṇāśca tadābruvan / mā mā śakra patasvādya bhūtale tiṣṭha vāsava

Then the Siddhas and Cāraṇas said to Hari as he was falling: "No, no, Śakra, do not fall now; stand upon the earth's surface, Vāsava."

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VamP 43.123

स तेषां वचनं श्रुत्वा योगी तस्थौ क्षणं तदा । प्राह चैतान् कथं योत्स्ये अपत्रः शत्रुभिः सहः

sa teṣāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā yogī tasthau kṣaṇaṃ tadā / prāha caitān kathaṃ yotsye apatraḥ śatrubhiḥ sahaḥ

Hearing their words, the yogin stood still for a moment then, and said to them: "How shall I fight with the enemies without a vehicle?"

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VamP 43.124

तमूचुर्देवगन्धर्वा मा विषादं व्रजेश्वर । युध्यस्व त्वं समारुह्यप्रेषयिष्याम यदा रथम्

tamūcurdevagandharvā mā viṣādaṃ vrajeśvara / yudhyasva tvaṃ samāruhyapreṣayiṣyāma yadā ratham

The gods and Gandharvas said to him: "Do not fall into despair, O lord; mount and fight, when we shall send a chariot."

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VamP 43.125

इत्येवमुक्त्वा विपुलं रथं स्वस्तिकलक्षणम् । वानरध्वजसंयुक्तं हरिभिर्हरिभिर्युतम्

ityevamuktvā vipulaṃ rathaṃ svastikalakṣaṇam / vānaradhvajasaṃyuktaṃ haribhirharibhiryutam

Having spoken thus, (they sent) a broad chariot marked with a svastika, fitted with a monkey banner, yoked with tawny horses,

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VamP 43.126

शुद्धजाम्भूनदमयं किङ्किणीजालमण्डितम् । शक्राय प्रेषयामासुर्विश्वावसुपुरोगमाः

śuddhajāmbhūnadamayaṃ kiṅkiṇījālamaṇḍitam / śakrāya preṣayāmāsurviśvāvasupurogamāḥ

made of pure gold, adorned with a net of little bells — (this) those led by Viśvāvasu sent to Śakra.

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VamP 43.127

तमागतमुदीक्ष्याथ हीनं सारथिना हरिः । प्राह योत्स्ये कथं युद्धे संयमिष्ये कथं हयान्

tamāgatamudīkṣyātha hīnaṃ sārathinā hariḥ / prāha yotsye kathaṃ yuddhe saṃyamiṣye kathaṃ hayān

Then, seeing it arrive lacking a charioteer, Hari said: "How shall I fight in battle? How shall I control the horses?"

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VamP 43.128

यदि कश्चिद्धि सारथ्यं करिष्यति ममाधुना । ततो ऽहं घातये शत्रून् नान्यथेति कथञ्चन

yadi kaściddhi sārathyaṃ kariṣyati mamādhunā / tato 'haṃ ghātaye śatrūn nānyatheti kathañcana

"If someone will now do the charioteering for me, then I will slay the enemies; otherwise by no means."

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VamP 43.129

ततो ऽब्रुवंस्ते गन्धर्वा नास्माकं सारथिर्विभो । विद्यते स्वयमेवाश्वांस्त्वं संयन्तुमिहार्हसि

tato 'bruvaṃste gandharvā nāsmākaṃ sārathirvibho / vidyate svayamevāśvāṃstvaṃ saṃyantumihārhasi

Then those Gandharvas said: "We have no charioteer, O mighty one; you must yourself control the horses here."

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VamP 43.130

इत्येवमुक्ते गवांस्त्यक्त्वा स्यन्दनमुत्तमम् । क्षमातलं निपपातैव परिभ्रष्टस्रगम्बरः

ityevamukte gavāṃstyaktvā syandanamuttamam / kṣamātalaṃ nipapātaiva paribhraṣṭasragambaraḥ

When this was said, abandoning the horses and the excellent chariot, he fell right down to the surface of the earth, his garland and garment slipping off.

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VamP 43.131

चलन्मौलिर्मुक्तकचः परिभ्रष्टायुधाङ्गदः । पतमानं सहस्राक्षं दृष्ट्वा भूः समकम्पत

calanmaulirmuktakacaḥ paribhraṣṭāyudhāṅgadaḥ / patamānaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūḥ samakampata

His crown shaking, his hair loosened, his weapons and armlets fallen away — seeing the Thousand-eyed one falling, the earth trembled.

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VamP 43.132

पृथिव्यां कम्पमानायां शमीकर्षेस्तपस्विनी । भार्याब्रवीत् प्रभो बालं बहिः कुरु यथासुखम्

pṛthivyāṃ kampamānāyāṃ śamīkarṣestapasvinī / bhāryābravīt prabho bālaṃ bahiḥ kuru yathāsukham

While the earth was quaking, the ascetic wife of Śamīka the ṛṣi said: "My lord, put the child outside, as you please."

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VamP 43.133

स तु शीलावचः श्रुत्वा किमर्थमिति चाव्रवीत् । सा चाह श्रूयतां नाथ दैवज्ञपरिभाषितम्

sa tu śīlāvacaḥ śrutvā kimarthamiti cāvravīt / sā cāha śrūyatāṃ nātha daivajñaparibhāṣitam

But he, hearing Śīlā's words, said, "For what purpose?" And she said: "Let it be heard, my husband — it is what the astrologer declared."

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VamP 43.134

यदेयं कम्पते भूमिस्तदा प्रक्षिप्यते बहिः । यद्बाह्यतो मुनिश्रेष्ठ तद् भवेद् द्विगुणं मुने

yadeyaṃ kampate bhūmistadā prakṣipyate bahiḥ / yadbāhyato muniśreṣṭha tad bhaved dviguṇaṃ mune

"When this earth quakes, at that time (a child) is put outside; and whatever is outside then, O best of sages, that becomes twofold, O sage."

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VamP 43.135

एतद्वाक्यं तदा श्रुत्वा बालमादाय पुत्रकम् । निराशङ्को बहिः शीघ्रं प्राक्षिपत् क्ष्मातले द्विजः

etadvākyaṃ tadā śrutvā bālamādāya putrakam / nirāśaṅko bahiḥ śīghraṃ prākṣipat kṣmātale dvijaḥ

Then, hearing this speech, the brahmin took up the boy, his little son, and without misgiving quickly put him outside on the surface of the ground.

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VamP 43.136

भूयो गोयुगलार्थाय प्रविष्टो भार्यया द्विजः । निवारितो गता वेला अर्द्धूहानिर्भविष्यति

bhūyo goyugalārthāya praviṣṭo bhāryayā dvijaḥ / nivārito gatā velā arddhūhānirbhaviṣyati

Again the brahmin went in for the sake of a pair of cows, (but) was held back by his wife: "The moment has passed; there will be a loss of half."

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VamP 43.137

इत्येवमुक्ते देवर्षे बहिर्निर्गम्य वेगवान् । ददर्श बालद्वितयं समरूपमवस्थितम्

ityevamukte devarṣe bahirnirgamya vegavān / dadarśa bāladvitayaṃ samarūpamavasthitam

When this had been said, O divine sage, he went out swiftly and saw a pair of boys standing there, alike in form.

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VamP 43.138

तं दृष्ट्वा देवताः पूज्य भार्यां चाद्भुतदर्शनाम् । प्राह तत्त्वं न विन्दामि यत् पृच्छामि वदस्व तत्

taṃ dṛṣṭvā devatāḥ pūjya bhāryāṃ cādbhutadarśanām / prāha tattvaṃ na vindāmi yat pṛcchāmi vadasva tat

Seeing that, he honoured the gods, and (then) said to his wife, of wondrous appearance: "I do not grasp the truth of it; tell me what I ask.

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VamP 43.139

बालस्यास्य द्वितीयस्य के भविष्यद्गुणा वद । भाग्यानि चास्य यच्चोक्तं कर्मतत् कथयाधुना

bālasyāsya dvitīyasya ke bhaviṣyadguṇā vada / bhāgyāni cāsya yaccoktaṃ karmatat kathayādhunā

Tell (me), what will be the qualities of this second boy? And his fortunes, and what deed has been foretold for him — relate that now."

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VamP 43.140

साब्रवीन्नाद्य ते वक्ष्ये वदिष्यामि पुनः प्रभो । सो ऽब्रवीद् वद मे ऽद्यैव नोचेन्नाश्नामि भोजनम्

sābravīnnādya te vakṣye vadiṣyāmi punaḥ prabho / so 'bravīd vada me 'dyaiva nocennāśnāmi bhojanam

She said: "I will not tell you today; I shall tell you later, my lord." He said: "Tell me this very day, or else I shall not eat food."

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VamP 43.141

सा प्राह श्रूयतां ब्रह्मन् वदिष्ये वचनं हितम् । कातरेणाद्य यत्पृष्टं भाव्यः कारुरयं कि

sā prāha śrūyatāṃ brahman vadiṣye vacanaṃ hitam / kātareṇādya yatpṛṣṭaṃ bhāvyaḥ kārurayaṃ ki

She said: "Let it be heard, brahmin; I shall speak a beneficial word. As to what has been asked today by (you) in your anxiety — this one is to become a charioteer(?)..."

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VamP 43.142

इत्युक्तावति वाक्ये तु बाल एव त्वेचेतनः । जगाम साह्यं शक्रस्य कर्तुं सौत्यविशारदः

ityuktāvati vākye tu bāla eva tvecetanaḥ / jagāma sāhyaṃ śakrasya kartuṃ sautyaviśāradaḥ

When this speech had been spoken, the boy, though a child, being conscious (of it), went to render aid to Śakra, being skilled in charioteering.

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VamP 43.143

तं व्रजन्तं हि गन्धर्वा विश्वावसुपुरोगमाः । ज्ञात्वेन्द्रस्यैव साहाय्ये तेजसा समवर्धयन्

taṃ vrajantaṃ hi gandharvā viśvāvasupurogamāḥ / jñātvendrasyaiva sāhāyye tejasā samavardhayan

The gandharvas, headed by Viśvāvasu, knowing that he was going for Indra's aid alone, increased him with (their) energy.

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VamP 43.144

गन्धर्वतेजसा युक्तः शिशुः शक्रं समेत्य हि । प्रोवाचैह्येहि देवेश प्रियो यन्ता भवामि ते

gandharvatejasā yuktaḥ śiśuḥ śakraṃ sametya hi / provācaihyehi deveśa priyo yantā bhavāmi te

Endowed with the gandharvas' energy, the boy approached Śakra and said: "Come, come, lord of the gods, I shall be your welcome charioteer."

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VamP 43.145

तच्छ्रत्वास्य हरिः प्राह कस्य पुत्रो ऽसि बालक । संयन्तासि कथं चाश्वान् संशयः प्रतिभाति मे

tacchratvāsya hariḥ prāha kasya putro 'si bālaka / saṃyantāsi kathaṃ cāśvān saṃśayaḥ pratibhāti me

Hearing that, Hari (Indra) said to him: "Whose son are you, boy? And how will you drive the horses? A doubt appears to me."

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VamP 43.146

सो ऽब्रवीदृषितेजोत्थं क्ष्माभवनं विद्धि वासव । गन्धर्वतेजसा युक्तं वाजियानवनिशारदम्

so 'bravīdṛṣitejotthaṃ kṣmābhavanaṃ viddhi vāsava / gandharvatejasā yuktaṃ vājiyānavaniśāradam

He said: "Know (me), O Vāsava, as one sprung from a seer's power, born on earth, endowed with the gandharvas' energy, and skilled in the driving of horse-drawn vehicles."

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VamP 43.147

तत्छ्रवा भगवाञ्छक्रः खं भेजे योगिनां वरः । स चापि विप्रतनयो मातलिर्नामविश्रुतः

tatchravā bhagavāñchakraḥ khaṃ bheje yogināṃ varaḥ / sa cāpi vipratanayo mātalirnāmaviśrutaḥ

Hearing that, the lord Śakra, best of yogins, took to the sky; and that brahmin's son too (was) renowned by the name Mātali.

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VamP 43.148

ततो ऽधिरूढस्तु रथं शक्रस्त्रिदशपुङ्गवः । रश्मीन् शमीकतनयो मातलिः प्रगृहीतवान्

tato 'dhirūḍhastu rathaṃ śakrastridaśapuṅgavaḥ / raśmīn śamīkatanayo mātaliḥ pragṛhītavān

Then Śakra, the bull among the thirty gods, mounted the chariot, and Śamīka's son Mātali took hold of the reins.

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VamP 43.149

ततो मन्दरमागम्य विवेश रिपुवाहिनीम् । प्रविशन् ददृशे श्रीमान् पतितं कार्सुकं महत्

tato mandaramāgamya viveśa ripuvāhinīm / praviśan dadṛśe śrīmān patitaṃ kārsukaṃ mahat

Then, coming to Mandara, he entered the enemy's army; and as he entered, the glorious one saw a great bow lying fallen,

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VamP 43.150

सशरं पञ्चवर्णाभं सितरक्तासितारुणम् । पाण्डुच्छायं सुरश्रेष्ठस्तं जग्राह समार्गणम्

saśaraṃ pañcavarṇābhaṃ sitaraktāsitāruṇam / pāṇḍucchāyaṃ suraśreṣṭhastaṃ jagrāha samārgaṇam

together with an arrow, shining with five colours — white, red, black, ruddy, and pale in hue: that (bow) the best of the gods took up along with the arrow.

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VamP 43.151

ततस् मनसा देवान् रजःसत्त्वतमोमयान् । नमस्कृत्य शरं चापे साधिज्ये विनियोजयत्

tatas manasā devān rajaḥsattvatamomayān / namaskṛtya śaraṃ cāpe sādhijye viniyojayat

Then, having in his mind bowed to the gods who consist of rajas, sattva and tamas, he fitted the arrow to the bow, which was strung.

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VamP 43.152

ततो निश्चेरुरत्युग्राः शरा बर्हिणवाससः । ब्रह्मेशथविष्णुनामाङ्काः सूदयन्तो ऽसुरान् रणे

tato niśceruratyugrāḥ śarā barhiṇavāsasaḥ / brahmeśathaviṣṇunāmāṅkāḥ sūdayanto 'surān raṇe

Then there issued forth exceedingly fierce arrows, feathered with peacock plumes, marked with the names of Brahmā, Īśa and Viṣṇu, destroying the asuras in the battle.

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VamP 43.153

आकाशं विदिशः पृथ्वीं दिशश्च स शरोत्करैः । सहस्राक्षो ऽतिपटुभिश्छादयामास नारद

ākāśaṃ vidiśaḥ pṛthvīṃ diśaśca sa śarotkaraiḥ / sahasrākṣo 'tipaṭubhiśchādayāmāsa nārada

With masses of exceedingly sharp arrows, O Nārada, the thousand-eyed one covered the sky, the intermediate quarters, the earth and the (main) directions.

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VamP 43.154

गजो विद्धो हयो भिन्नः पृथिव्यां पतितो रथः । महामात्रो धरां प्राप्तः सद्यः सीदञ्छरातुरः

gajo viddho hayo bhinnaḥ pṛthivyāṃ patito rathaḥ / mahāmātro dharāṃ prāptaḥ sadyaḥ sīdañcharāturaḥ

The elephant was pierced, the horse split apart, the chariot fell to the ground; the elephant-driver, tormented by arrows and sinking down at once, reached the earth.

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VamP 43.155

पदाति पतितो भूम्यां शक्रमार्गणताडितः । हतप्रधानभूयिष्ठं बलं तदभवद् रिपोः

padāti patito bhūmyāṃ śakramārgaṇatāḍitaḥ / hatapradhānabhūyiṣṭhaṃ balaṃ tadabhavad ripoḥ

The foot-soldier, struck by Śakra's arrows, fell on the ground; that army of the enemy became one in which the foremost warriors were for the most part slain.

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VamP 43.156

तं शक्रबाणभिहतं दुरासदं सैन्यं समालक्ष्य तदा कुजम्भः । जम्भासुरश्चापि सुरेशमव्ययं प्रजगमतुर्गृह्य गदे सुघोरे

taṃ śakrabāṇabhihataṃ durāsadaṃ sainyaṃ samālakṣya tadā kujambhaḥ / jambhāsuraścāpi sureśamavyayaṃ prajagamaturgṛhya gade sughore

Seeing that unassailable army thus struck down by Śakra's arrows, Kujambha and also the asura Jambha, taking up their two most terrible maces, went forth against the imperishable lord of the gods.

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VamP 43.157

तावापतन्तौ भगवान् निरीक्ष्य सुदर्शनेनारिविनाशनेन । विष्णुः कुजम्भं निजघान वेगात् स स्यन्दनाद् गामगमद् गतासुः

tāvāpatantau bhagavān nirīkṣya sudarśanenārivināśanena / viṣṇuḥ kujambhaṃ nijaghāna vegāt sa syandanād gāmagamad gatāsuḥ

Seeing those two rushing on, the Lord Viṣṇu swiftly slew Kujambha with Sudarśana, the destroyer of foes; lifeless, he went from his chariot to the ground.

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VamP 43.158

तस्मिन् हते भ्रातरि माधवेन जम्भस्ततः क्रोधवशं जगाम । क्रोधान्वितः शक्रमुपाद्रवद् रणे सिंहं यतैणो ऽतिविपन्नबुद्धिः

tasmin hate bhrātari mādhavena jambhastataḥ krodhavaśaṃ jagāma / krodhānvitaḥ śakramupādravad raṇe siṃhaṃ yataiṇo 'tivipannabuddhiḥ

When that brother of his had been slain by Mādhava, Jambha then fell under the sway of rage; filled with rage, his judgement utterly ruined, he ran at Śakra in the battle as an antelope at a lion.

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VamP 43.159

तमापतन्तं प्रसमीक्ष्य शक्रस्त्यक्त्वैव चापं सशरं महात्मा । जग्राह शक्तिं यमदण्डकल्पां तामग्निदत्तां रिपवे ससर्ज

tamāpatantaṃ prasamīkṣya śakrastyaktvaiva cāpaṃ saśaraṃ mahātmā / jagrāha śaktiṃ yamadaṇḍakalpāṃ tāmagnidattāṃ ripave sasarja

Seeing him rushing on, the great-souled Śakra let go of his bow together with the arrow, took up the spear like the rod of Yama, which had been given by Agni, and hurled it at the foe.

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VamP 43.160

शक्तिं सघण्टां कृतनिःस्वनां वै दृष्ट्वा पतन्तीं गदया जघान । गदां च कृत्वा सहसैव भस्मसाद् बिभेद जम्भं हृदये च तूर्णम्

śaktiṃ saghaṇṭāṃ kṛtaniḥsvanāṃ vai dṛṣṭvā patantīṃ gadayā jaghāna / gadāṃ ca kṛtvā sahasaiva bhasmasād bibheda jambhaṃ hṛdaye ca tūrṇam

Seeing the spear, hung with bells and making a loud noise, falling (upon him), he struck it with his mace; and having in an instant reduced the mace to ashes, it quickly split Jambha through the heart.

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VamP 43.161

शक्त्या स भिन्नो हृदये सुरारिः पपात भूम्यां विगतासुरेव । तं वीक्ष्य भूमौ पतितं विसंज्ञं दैत्यास्तु भीता विमुखा बभूवुः

śaktyā sa bhinno hṛdaye surāriḥ papāta bhūmyāṃ vigatāsureva / taṃ vīkṣya bhūmau patitaṃ visaṃjñaṃ daityāstu bhītā vimukhā babhūvuḥ

Pierced in the heart by the spear, that enemy of the gods fell to the ground as though his life had gone; seeing him fallen senseless on the ground, the Daityas grew afraid and turned away.

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VamP 43.162

जम्भे हते दैत्यबले च भग्ने गणास्तु हृष्टा हरिमर्चयन्तः । वीर्यं प्रशंसन्ति शतक्रतोश्च स गोत्रभिच्छर्वमुपेत्य तस्थौ

jambhe hate daityabale ca bhagne gaṇāstu hṛṣṭā harimarcayantaḥ / vīryaṃ praśaṃsanti śatakratośca sa gotrabhiccharvamupetya tasthau

When Jambha was slain and the Daitya army broken, the (Śiva's) hosts, delighted, honoured Hari and praised the valour of the performer of a hundred sacrifices; and he, the splitter of mountains, went up to Śarva and took his stand (there).

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