Indra Sends Rain on the Serpents

Verse 1 (1.26.1)

एवं स्तुतस्तदा कद्र्वा भगवान्हरिवाहनः । नीलजीमूतसंघातैः सर्वमम्बरमावृणोत् ॥

evaṃ stutastadā kadrvā bhagavānharivāhanaḥ | nīlajīmūtasaṃghātaiḥ sarvamambaramāvṛṇot

Thus praised by Kadru, the blessed lord whose steeds are bay horses covered the whole sky with masses of dark clouds.

Verse 2 (1.26.2)

मेघानाज्ञापयामास वर्षध्वममृतं शुभम् । ते मेघा मुमुचुस्तोयं प्रभूतं विद्युदुज्ज्वलाः ॥

meghānājñāpayāmāsa varṣadhvamamṛtaṃ śubham | te meghā mumucustoyaṃ prabhūtaṃ vidyudujjvalāḥ

He commanded the clouds, "Rain down auspicious nectar!" And the clouds, ablaze with lightning, released water in abundance,

Note on the text: Only the second line is in the critical edition (first line of CE 1.22.2); the first line is not.

Verse 3 (1.26.3)

परस्परमिवात्यर्थं गर्जन्तः सततं दिवि । संवर्तितमिवाकाशं जलदैः सुमहाद्भुतैः ॥

parasparamivātyarthaṃ garjantaḥ satataṃ divi | saṃvartitamivākāśaṃ jaladaiḥ sumahādbhutaiḥ

thundering ceaselessly in the sky as if vying hard with one another. The sky seemed rolled up by those vast and wondrous clouds

Note on the text: The first line is the second line of CE 1.22.2; the second line is the first line of CE 1.22.3 (which reads saṃghātitam).

Verse 4 (1.26.4)

सृजद्भिरतुलं तोयमजस्रं सुमहारवैः । संप्रनृत्तमिवाकाशं धारोर्मिभिरनेकशः ॥

sṛjadbhiratulaṃ toyamajasraṃ sumahāravaiḥ | saṃpranṛttamivākāśaṃ dhārormibhiranekaśaḥ

that poured out matchless water without pause, with tremendous roars. The sky seemed to dance with countless waves of rain.

Note on the text: The first line is the second line of CE 1.22.3; the second line is the first line of CE 1.22.4.

Verse 5 (1.26.5)

मेघस्तनितनिर्घोषैर्विद्युत्पवनकम्पितैः । तैर्मेघैः सततासारं वर्षद्भिरनिशं तदा ॥

meghastanitanirghoṣairvidyutpavanakampitaiḥ | tairmeghaiḥ satatāsāraṃ varṣadbhiraniśaṃ tadā

With the rumble and roar of the clouds, shaken by lightning and wind, as those clouds rained down in a ceaseless torrent day and night,

Note on the text: Corrected निर्घोषौर् → निर्घोषैर् (misprint in Wikisource; the instrumental plural ending is -ैः). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); its opening words echo the second line of CE 1.22.4.

Verse 6 (1.26.6)

नष्टचन्द्रार्ककिरणमम्बरं समपद्यत । नागानामुत्तमो हर्षस्तथा वर्षति वासवे ॥

naṣṭacandrārkakiraṇamambaraṃ samapadyata | nāgānāmuttamo harṣastathā varṣati vāsave

the sky became a place where the rays of the moon and sun were lost. As Vasava rained thus, the serpents felt the greatest joy.

Note on the text: The second line is the first line of CE 1.22.5; the first line ends like the second line of CE 1.22.4 (अम्बरं समपद्यत).

Verse 7 (1.26.7)

आपूर्यत मही चापि सलिलेन समन्ततः । रसातलमनुप्राप्तं शीतलं विमलं जलम् ॥

āpūryata mahī cāpi salilena samantataḥ | rasātalamanuprāptaṃ śītalaṃ vimalaṃ jalam

The earth too was filled with water on every side; the cool, clear water reached down to Rasatala.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension), except the first line, which is the second line of CE 1.22.5.

Verse 8 (1.26.8)

तदा भूरभवच्छन्ना जलोर्मिभिरनेकशः । रामणीयकमागच्छन्मात्रा सह भुजंगमाः ॥

tadā bhūrabhavacchannā jalormibhiranekaśaḥ | rāmaṇīyakamāgacchanmātrā saha bhujaṃgamāḥ

Then the earth was covered by countless waves of water, and the serpents, with their mother, came to Ramaniyaka.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).