Jayadratha Humbled and Shiva's Boon

Verse 1 (3.273.1)

जयद्रथस्तु संप्रेक्ष्यभ्रातरावुद्यतायुधौ । प्राद्रवत्तूर्णमव्यग्रो जीवितेप्सुः सुदुःखितः ॥

jayadrathastu saṃprekṣyabhrātarāvudyatāyudhau | prādravattūrṇamavyagro jīvitepsuḥ suduḥkhitaḥ

Seeing the two brothers with their weapons raised, Jayadratha, in deep distress and wanting only to save his life, fled swiftly, looking neither right nor left.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रादावत् → प्राद्रवत् (misprint in Wikisource; प्रादावत् is not a word here, CE 3.256.1 prādravat 'fled').

Verse 2 (3.273.2)

लताभिः संवृते कक्षे किरीटं रत्नभास्वरम् । अपविध्यप्रधावन्तं निलीयन्तं वनान्तरे ॥

latābhiḥ saṃvṛte kakṣe kirīṭaṃ ratnabhāsvaram | apavidhyapradhāvantaṃ nilīyantaṃ vanāntare

He flung away his jewel-bright crown in a thicket overgrown with creepers and ran on, trying to hide himself deep in the forest.

Note on the text: Removed a stray backtick (wiki mark). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE apparatus gives it as star passage 1218, lines 1–2, after 3.256.1.

Verse 3 (3.273.3)

भीमसेनस्तु तं कक्षे लीयमानं भयाकुलम् । मार्गमाणोऽवतीर्याशु रथाद्रत्नविभूषितात् । अभिद्रुत्य निजग्राहकेशपक्षे ह्यमर्षणः ॥

bhīmasenastu taṃ kakṣe līyamānaṃ bhayākulam | mārgamāṇo'vatīryāśu rathādratnavibhūṣitāt | abhidrutya nijagrāhakeśapakṣe hyamarṣaṇaḥ

Bhimasena, searching for him as he hid in the thicket, terrified, quickly got down from his jewel-adorned chariot, rushed at him and, unable to bear the wrong, seized him by the hair.

Note on the text: Removed a stray quote mark (wiki mark). Corrected विभूपितात् → विभूषितात् (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष). Lines 1–2 are not in the critical edition's text (CE star passage 1218, lines 3–4, after 3.256.1); line 3 is CE 3.256.2cd.

Verse 4 (3.273.4)

समुद्यम्य च तं भीमो निष्पिपेष महीतले । गले गृहीत्वाराजानं पातयामास चैव ह ॥

samudyamya ca taṃ bhīmo niṣpipeṣa mahītale | gale gṛhītvārājānaṃ pātayāmāsa caiva ha

Bhima lifted him up and ground him against the earth; then, gripping the king by the throat, he threw him down again.

Note on the text: Corrected निष्पिपेप → निष्पिपेष (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष, CE 3.256.3 niṣpipeṣa).

Verse 5 (3.273.5)

पुनः स जीवमानस्य तस्योत्पतितुमिच्छतः । पदा मूर्ध्नि महाबाहुः प्राहरद्विलपिष्यतः ॥

punaḥ sa jīvamānasya tasyotpatitumicchataḥ | padā mūrdhni mahābāhuḥ prāharadvilapiṣyataḥ

When he, still alive and wailing, tried to get up again, the mighty-armed Bhima kicked him on the head.

Verse 6 (3.273.6)

तस्य जानू ददौ भीमो जघ्ने चैनमरत्निना । स मोहमगमद्राजा प्रहारवरपीडितः ॥

tasya jānū dadau bhīmo jaghne cainamaratninā | sa mohamagamadrājā prahāravarapīḍitaḥ

Bhima pinned him down with his knees and struck him with his elbow, and the king, battered by those heavy blows, fell senseless.

Note on the text: Corrected भमो → भीमो (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign, CE 3.256.5 bhīmo).

Verse 7 (3.273.7)

सरोषं भीमसेनं तु वारयामास फल्गुनः । दुःशलायाः कृतेराजा यत्त्वामाहेति कौरव ॥

saroṣaṃ bhīmasenaṃ tu vārayāmāsa phalgunaḥ | duḥśalāyāḥ kṛterājā yattvāmāheti kaurava

Phalguna (Arjuna) held back the furious Bhimasena, saying, "Remember, O Kaurava, what the king told you for Duhshala's sake."

Verse 8 (3.273.8)

नायं पापसमाचारो मत्तो जीवितुमर्हति । कृष्णायास्तदनर्हायाः परिक्लेष्टा नराधमः ॥

nāyaṃ pāpasamācāro matto jīvitumarhati | kṛṣṇāyāstadanarhāyāḥ parikleṣṭā narādhamaḥ

Bhima said: "This evil-doer, this vilest of men, who has tormented Krishna (Draupadi), who never deserved such treatment, does not deserve to escape from me alive.

Verse 9 (3.273.9)

किंनु शक्यं मया कर्तुं यद्राजा सततं घृणी । त्वं च बालिशया बुद्ध्या सदैवास्मान्प्रबाधसे ॥

kiṃnu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ yadrājā satataṃ ghṛṇī | tvaṃ ca bāliśayā buddhyā sadaivāsmānprabādhase

"But what can I do, when the king is always so soft-hearted? And you too, with your childish judgment, are forever holding us back."

Verse 10 (3.273.10)

एवमुक्त्वा सटास्तस्य पञ्चचक्रे वृकोदरः । अर्धचन्द्रेण बाणेन किंचिदब्रुवतस्तदा ॥

evamuktvā saṭāstasya pañcacakre vṛkodaraḥ | ardhacandreṇa bāṇena kiṃcidabruvatastadā

With these words Vrikodara, using a crescent-headed arrow, shaved the hair of Jayadratha, who said not a word, leaving five tufts.

Note on the text: Corrected वाणेन → बाणेन (misprint in Wikisource; व for ब, CE 3.256.9 bāṇena). Speaker returned to Vaishampayana: Bhima's speech ends with the previous verse (the input carried भीम on through verse 79).

Verse 11 (3.273.11)

विकल्पयित्वा राजानं ततः प्राह वृकोदरः । जीवितुं चेच्छसे मूढ हेतुं मे गदतः शृणु ॥

vikalpayitvā rājānaṃ tataḥ prāha vṛkodaraḥ | jīvituṃ cecchase mūḍha hetuṃ me gadataḥ śṛṇu

Having disfigured the king in this way, Vrikodara said to him, "Fool, if you want to live, hear from me the condition.

Verse 12 (3.273.12)

दासोस्मीति त्वया वाच्यं संसत्सु च सभासु च । एवं चेज्जीवितं दद्यामेष युद्धजितो विधिः ॥

dāsosmīti tvayā vācyaṃ saṃsatsu ca sabhāsu ca | evaṃ cejjīvitaṃ dadyāmeṣa yuddhajito vidhiḥ

"In assemblies and in gatherings of the people you must say, 'I am a slave.' On that condition I will grant you your life; this is the rule for one conquered in battle."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Bhima: the whole verse is his direct speech, continuing from the previous verse.

Verse 13 (3.273.13)

एवमस्त्विति तं राजा कृच्छ्रप्राणो जयद्रथः । प्रोवाच पुरुषव्याघ्रं भीममाहवशोभिनम् ॥

evamastviti taṃ rājā kṛcchraprāṇo jayadrathaḥ | provāca puruṣavyāghraṃ bhīmamāhavaśobhinam

"So be it," said King Jayadratha, his life hanging by a thread, to Bhima, that tiger among men who shone in battle.

Note on the text: Corrected कृच्छ्रमाणो → कृच्छ्रप्राणो (misprint in Wikisource; कृच्छ्रमाणो is not a word, CE 3.256.12 kṛcchraprāṇo).

Verse 14 (3.273.14)

तत एनं विचेष्टन्तं बद्ध्वा पार्थो वृकोदरः । रथमारोपयामास विसंज्ञं पांसुगुण्ठितम् ॥

tata enaṃ viceṣṭantaṃ baddhvā pārtho vṛkodaraḥ | rathamāropayāmāsa visaṃjñaṃ pāṃsuguṇṭhitam

Then Vrikodara, son of Pritha, bound him as he writhed and lifted him onto the chariot, senseless and covered in dust.

Note on the text: Corrected वद्ध्वा → बद्ध्वा and पांसुकुण्ठितम् → पांसुगुण्ठितम् (misprints in Wikisource; व for ब and क for ग, CE 3.256.13 baddhvā … pāṃsuguṇṭhitam 'covered with dust').

Verse 15 (3.273.15)

ततस्तं रथमास्थाय भीमः पार्थानुगस्तदा । अग्र्यमाश्रममध्यस्थमभ्यगच्छद्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

tatastaṃ rathamāsthāya bhīmaḥ pārthānugastadā | agryamāśramamadhyasthamabhyagacchadyudhiṣṭhiram

Then Bhima, with Arjuna following, mounted that chariot and went to Yudhishthira, the eldest, who was seated in the middle of the hermitage.

Note on the text: Corrected पार्तानुगस् → पार्थानुगस् and आश्रममध्यस्थाम् → आश्रममध्यस्थम् (misprints in Wikisource; त for थ, and a feminine ending that cannot agree with युधिष्ठिरम्; CE 3.256.14 pārthānugas … āśramamadhyastham).

Verse 16 (3.273.16)

दर्शयामास भीमस्तु तदवस्थं जयद्रथम् । तं राजा प्राहसद्दृष्ट्वा मुच्यतामिति चाब्रवीत् ॥

darśayāmāsa bhīmastu tadavasthaṃ jayadratham | taṃ rājā prāhasaddṛṣṭvā mucyatāmiti cābravīt

Bhima showed him Jayadratha in that state. The king laughed when he saw him and said, "Let him go."

Verse 17 (3.273.17)

राजानं चाब्रवीद्भीमो द्रौपद्यै कथयेति वै । दासभावं गतो ह्येष पाण्डूनां पापचेतनः ॥

rājānaṃ cābravīdbhīmo draupadyai kathayeti vai | dāsabhāvaṃ gato hyeṣa pāṇḍūnāṃ pāpacetanaḥ

Bhima said to the king, "Tell Draupadi that this evil-minded wretch has become the slave of the Pandavas."

Verse 18 (3.273.18)

तमुवाच ततो ज्येष्ठो भ्राता सप्रणयं वचः । मुञ्चेममधमाचारं प्रमाणा यदि ते वयम् ॥

tamuvāca tato jyeṣṭho bhrātā sapraṇayaṃ vacaḥ | muñcemamadhamācāraṃ pramāṇā yadi te vayam

Then his eldest brother said to him affectionately, "Release this man of base conduct, if our word carries any weight with you."

Note on the text: Corrected तमुवाच च ततो → तमुवाच ततो (misprint in Wikisource; a doubled च makes the quarter nine syllables, CE 3.256.17 tam uvāca tato).

Verse 19 (3.273.19)

द्रौपदी चाब्रवीद्भीममभिप्रेक्ष्य युधिष्ठिरम् । दासोऽयंमुच्यतां राज्ञस्त्वयापञ्चशिखः कृतः ॥

draupadī cābravīdbhīmamabhiprekṣya yudhiṣṭhiram | dāso'yaṃmucyatāṃ rājñastvayāpañcaśikhaḥ kṛtaḥ

And Draupadi, glancing at Yudhishthira, said to Bhima, "He is the king's slave now; let him go. You have already shaved him down to five tufts."

Note on the text: Corrected रात्रस् → राज्ञस् (misprint in Wikisource; CE 3.256.18 rājñas).

Verse 20 (3.273.20)

एवमुक्तः स भीमस्तु भ्रात्रा चैव च कृष्णया । मुमोच तं महापापं जयद्रथमचेतनम् ॥

evamuktaḥ sa bhīmastu bhrātrā caiva ca kṛṣṇayā | mumoca taṃ mahāpāpaṃ jayadrathamacetanam

Urged thus by his brother and by Krishna, Bhima released that great sinner Jayadratha, who was still senseless.

Note on the text: Removed stray backtick and quote marks (wiki marks). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); CE star passage 1220 after 3.256.18.

Verse 21 (3.273.21)

स मुक्तोऽभ्येत्यराजानमभिवाद्य युधिष्ठिरम् । ववन्दे विह्वलोराजातांश्च वृद्धान्मुनींस्तदा ॥

sa mukto'bhyetyarājānamabhivādya yudhiṣṭhiram | vavande vihvalorājātāṃśca vṛddhānmunīṃstadā

Once freed, the king came up to King Yudhishthira and saluted him; then, trembling, he bowed also to the aged sages who were there.

Verse 22 (3.273.22)

तमुवाच घृणी राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । तथाजयद्रथं दृष्ट्वा गृहीतं सव्यसाचिना ॥

tamuvāca ghṛṇī rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | tathājayadrathaṃ dṛṣṭvā gṛhītaṃ savyasācinā

Seeing Jayadratha held captive in this way by Savyasachin (Arjuna), the compassionate King Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, said to him:

Note on the text: Corrected धृणी → घृणी (misprint in Wikisource; CE 3.256.20 ghṛṇī).

Verse 23 (3.273.23)

अदासो गच्छ मुक्तोसि मैवं कार्षीः पुनः क्वचित् । स्त्रीकामुक धिगस्तु त्वां क्षुद्रः क्षत्रसहायवान् ॥

adāso gaccha muktosi maivaṃ kārṣīḥ punaḥ kvacit | strīkāmuka dhigastu tvāṃ kṣudraḥ kṣatrasahāyavān

"Go; you are no slave, you are free. Never do such a thing again. Shame on you, lecher! You are a petty man, for all your Kshatriya companions.

Note on the text: = CE 3.256.21a–d (the automatic alignment missed it). Speaker set to Yudhishthira, whose speech the previous verse introduces.

Verse 24 (3.273.24)

एवंविधं हि कः कुर्यात्त्वदन्यः पुरुषाधमः । कर्म धर्मविरुद्धं वै लोकदुष्टं च दुर्मते ॥

evaṃvidhaṃ hi kaḥ kuryāttvadanyaḥ puruṣādhamaḥ | karma dharmaviruddhaṃ vai lokaduṣṭaṃ ca durmate

"What vile man but you, you wicked fool, would do such a deed, one that goes against dharma and that the world condemns?"

Note on the text: Corrected क कुर्यात्त्वदनयः → कः कुर्यात्त्वदन्यः (misprints in Wikisource; dropped visarga and transposed न/य, CE 3.256.21ef kaḥ kuryāt tvad anyaḥ). Removed stray backtick and quote marks. Line 1 is CE 3.256.21ef; line 2 is not in the CE text (star passage 1222, found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 25 (3.273.25)

गतसत्त्वमिव ज्ञात्वा कर्तारमशुभस्य तम् । संप्रेक्ष्यभरतश्रेष्ठः कृपां चक्रे नराधिपः ॥

gatasattvamiva jñātvā kartāramaśubhasya tam | saṃprekṣyabharataśreṣṭhaḥ kṛpāṃ cakre narādhipaḥ

Seeing the doer of that evil deed looking as though the life had gone out of him, the king, best of the Bharatas, took pity on him.

Verse 26 (3.273.26)

धर्मे ते वर्धतां बुद्धिर्मा चाधर्मे मनः कृथाः । साश्वः सरथपादातः स्वस्ति गच्छ जयद्रथ ॥

dharme te vardhatāṃ buddhirmā cādharme manaḥ kṛthāḥ | sāśvaḥ sarathapādātaḥ svasti gaccha jayadratha

"May your mind grow in dharma; do not set your heart on what is against it. Go in peace, Jayadratha, with your horses, chariots and foot soldiers."

Note on the text: Corrected वुद्धिर् → बुद्धिर् and साश्च साथपादातः → साश्वः सरथपादातः (misprints in Wikisource; CE 3.256.23 buddhir … sāśvaḥ sarathapādātaḥ). Speaker set to Yudhishthira: the whole verse is his direct speech.

Verse 27 (3.273.27)

एवमुक्तस्तु सव्रीडं तूष्णीं किंचिदवाङ्मुखः । जगाम राजा दुःखार्तो गङ्गाद्वाराय भारत ॥

evamuktastu savrīḍaṃ tūṣṇīṃ kiṃcidavāṅmukhaḥ | jagāma rājā duḥkhārto gaṅgādvārāya bhārata

So addressed, the king, ashamed, silent and with his face somewhat lowered, went away in anguish to Gangadvara, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected सव्रीजं → सव्रीडं and अवाङ्युखः → अवाङ्मुखः (misprints in Wikisource; CE 3.256.24 savrīḍaṃ … avāṅmukhaḥ).

Verse 28 (3.273.28)

स देवं शरणं गत्वा विरूपाक्षमुमापतिम् । तपश्चचार विपुलं तस्य प्रीतो वृषध्वजः ॥

sa devaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatvā virūpākṣamumāpatim | tapaścacāra vipulaṃ tasya prīto vṛṣadhvajaḥ

There he took refuge with the god Virupaksha, the lord of Uma, and practised great austerities. The god whose banner bears the bull was pleased with him.

Verse 29 (3.273.29)

बलिं स्वयं प्रत्यगृह्णात्प्रीयमाणस्त्रिलोचनः । वरं चास्मै ददौ देवः स जग्राह च तच्छृणु ॥

baliṃ svayaṃ pratyagṛhṇātprīyamāṇastrilocanaḥ | varaṃ cāsmai dadau devaḥ sa jagrāha ca tacchṛṇu

Delighted, the three-eyed god accepted his offering in person and granted him a boon. Hear what boon he chose.

Verse 30 (3.273.30)

समस्तान्सरथान्पञ्चजयेयं युधि पाण्डवान् । इति राजाऽब्रवीद्देवं नेति देवस्तमब्रवीत् ॥

samastānsarathānpañcajayeyaṃ yudhi pāṇḍavān | iti rājā'bravīddevaṃ neti devastamabravīt

"May I defeat all five Pandavas, with their chariots, in battle," the king said to the god. "No," the god replied.

Verse 31 (3.273.31)

अजय्यांश्चाप्यवध्यांश्च वारयिष्यसि तान्युधि । ऋतेऽर्जुनं महाबाहुं नरं नाम सुरेश्वरम् ॥

ajayyāṃścāpyavadhyāṃśca vārayiṣyasi tānyudhi | ṛte'rjunaṃ mahābāhuṃ naraṃ nāma sureśvaram

"You will hold them back in battle, though they cannot be conquered or slain, except the mighty-armed Arjuna, who is Nara, a lord among the gods,

Note on the text: Speaker set to Mahadeva (Shiva), whose reply runs to verse 79 (no heading is printed; the input carried भीम). Line 1 and 'ऋतेऽर्जुनं महाबाहुं' are CE 3.256.28a–c; 'नरं नाम सुरेश्वरम्' is not in the CE text (star passage 1224, line 1, found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 32 (3.273.32)

बदर्यां तप्ततपसं नारायणसहायकम् । अजितं सर्वलोकानां देवैरपि दुरासदम् ॥

badaryāṃ taptatapasaṃ nārāyaṇasahāyakam | ajitaṃ sarvalokānāṃ devairapi durāsadam

"who practised austerities at Badari with Narayana as his companion, unconquerable by all the worlds and hard to approach even for the gods.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension) except the closing words 'देवैरपि दुरासदम्', which are CE 3.256.28d; the rest is CE star passage 1224, lines 2–3.

Verse 33 (3.273.33)

मया दत्तं पाशुपतं दिव्यमप्रतिमं शरम् । अवाप लोकपालेभ्यो वज्रादीन्स महाशरान् ॥

mayā dattaṃ pāśupataṃ divyamapratimaṃ śaram | avāpa lokapālebhyo vajrādīnsa mahāśarān

"I gave him the celestial, matchless Pashupata weapon, and from the guardians of the worlds he obtained the thunderbolt and other mighty missiles.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 1–2, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 34 (3.273.34)

देवदेवो ह्यनन्तात्मा विष्णुः सुरगुरुः प्रभुः । प्रधानपुरुषोऽव्यक्तोविश्वात्माविश्वमूर्तिमान् ॥

devadevo hyanantātmā viṣṇuḥ suraguruḥ prabhuḥ | pradhānapuruṣo'vyaktoviśvātmāviśvamūrtimān

"The god of gods, whose self is infinite, is Vishnu, teacher of the gods and their lord: he is primal nature and spirit, the unmanifest, the soul of the universe, whose body is the universe.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 3–4, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 35 (3.273.35)

युगान्तकाले संप्राप्ते कालाग्निर्दहते जगत् । सपर्वतार्णवद्वीपं सशैलवनकाननम् । निर्दहन्नागलोकांश्चपातालतलचारिणः ॥

yugāntakāle saṃprāpte kālāgnirdahate jagat | saparvatārṇavadvīpaṃ saśailavanakānanam | nirdahannāgalokāṃścapātālatalacāriṇaḥ

"When the end of an age arrives, he becomes the fire of Time and burns the world with its mountains, oceans and islands, its hills, woods and forests, burning up as well the realms of the Nagas who dwell in the nether regions.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 5–7, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 36 (3.273.36)

अथान्तरिक्षे सुमहन्नानावर्णाः पयोधराः । घोरस्वरा विनदिनस्तटिन्मालावलम्बिनः । समुत्तिष्ठन्दिशः सर्वाविवर्षन्तः समन्ततः ॥

athāntarikṣe sumahannānāvarṇāḥ payodharāḥ | ghorasvarā vinadinastaṭinmālāvalambinaḥ | samuttiṣṭhandiśaḥ sarvāvivarṣantaḥ samantataḥ

"Then in the sky vast clouds of many colours, roaring terribly and hung with garlands of lightning, rise up in every direction and pour down rain on all sides.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 8–10, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 37 (3.273.37)

ततोऽग्निं शमयामासुः संवर्ताग्निनियामकाः । अक्षमात्रैश्च धाराभिस्तिष्ठन्त्यापूर्य सर्वशः ॥

tato'gniṃ śamayāmāsuḥ saṃvartāgniniyāmakāḥ | akṣamātraiśca dhārābhistiṣṭhantyāpūrya sarvaśaḥ

"Those clouds, which hold the fire of dissolution in check, put out the fire with torrents as thick as chariot axles, and remain there, flooding everything.

Note on the text: Corrected अग्नीं → अग्निं (misprint in Wikisource; not a valid accusative of अग्नि, App. I No. 27 line 11 agniṃ). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 11–12, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 38 (3.273.38)

एकार्णवे तदातस्मिन्नुपशान्तचराचरे । नष्टचन्द्रार्कपवने ग्रहनक्षत्रवर्जिते । चतुर्युगसहस्रान्ते सलिलेनाप्लुता मही ॥

ekārṇave tadātasminnupaśāntacarācare | naṣṭacandrārkapavane grahanakṣatravarjite | caturyugasahasrānte salilenāplutā mahī

"Then, in that single ocean, when all things moving and unmoving have come to rest, when moon, sun and wind are gone and there are no planets or stars, at the end of a thousand cycles of the four ages, the earth lies drowned in water.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 13–15, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 39 (3.273.39)

ततो नारायणाख्यस्तु सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः स्वप्तुकामस्त्वतीन्द्रियः ॥

tato nārāyaṇākhyastu sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt | sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ svaptukāmastvatīndriyaḥ

"Then the Person called Narayana, thousand-eyed, thousand-footed, thousand-headed, beyond the reach of the senses, wishing to sleep,

Note on the text: Corrected सहस्रशीर्पा → सहस्रशीर्षा and स्वप्नुकामः → स्वप्तुकामः (misprints in Wikisource; प for ष and न for त, App. I No. 27 lines 16–17 sahasraśīrṣā … svaptukāmas). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 16–17, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 40 (3.273.40)

फणासहस्रविकटं शेषं पर्यङ्कभोगिनम् । सहस्रमिव तिग्मांशुसंघातममितद्युतिम् । कुन्देन्दुहारगोक्षीरमृणालकुमुदप्रभम् ॥

phaṇāsahasravikaṭaṃ śeṣaṃ paryaṅkabhoginam | sahasramiva tigmāṃśusaṃghātamamitadyutim | kundenduhāragokṣīramṛṇālakumudaprabham

"takes his place on Shesha, the serpent who serves as his couch, fearsome with his thousand hoods, of boundless radiance like a thousand suns massed together, white as jasmine, the moon, a pearl necklace, cow's milk, lotus fibre and white water lilies.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 18–20, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 41 (3.273.41)

तत्रासौ भगवान्देवः स्वपञ्जलनिधौ तदा । नैशेन तमसा व्याप्तां स्वां रात्रिंकुरुते विभुः ॥

tatrāsau bhagavāndevaḥ svapañjalanidhau tadā | naiśena tamasā vyāptāṃ svāṃ rātriṃkurute vibhuḥ

"There the blessed god, the all-pervading lord, sleeping on the ocean, makes his own night, filled with the darkness of night.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 21–22, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 42 (3.273.42)

सत्वोद्रेकात्प्रबुद्धस्तु शून्यं लोकमपश्यत । इमं चोदाहरन्त्यत्रश्लोकं नारायणं प्रति ॥

satvodrekātprabuddhastu śūnyaṃ lokamapaśyata | imaṃ codāharantyatraślokaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prati

"Awakened by a surge of sattva, he saw the world empty. Concerning Narayana, this verse is quoted here:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 23–24, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 43 (3.273.43)

आपो नारास्तत्तनव इत्यपां नाम शुश्रुम । अयनं तेन चैवास्ते तेन नारायणः स्मृतः ॥

āpo nārāstattanava ityapāṃ nāma śuśruma | ayanaṃ tena caivāste tena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ

"'The waters are called nara, for they are his bodies': so we have heard the waters named. Since they are his dwelling (ayana) and he abides in them, he is known as Narayana.

Note on the text: Corrected शुश्रुमः → शुश्रुम (misprint in Wikisource; the perfect first person plural has no visarga, App. I No. 27 line 25 śuśruma). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 25–26, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 44 (3.273.44)

प्रध्यानसमकालं तुप्रजाहेतोः सनातनः । ध्यातमात्रे तु भगवन्नाभ्यां पद्मः समुत्थितः ॥

pradhyānasamakālaṃ tuprajāhetoḥ sanātanaḥ | dhyātamātre tu bhagavannābhyāṃ padmaḥ samutthitaḥ

"At the very moment the eternal one turned his thought to bringing forth creatures, as soon as he had thought it, a lotus rose from the Lord's navel.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 27–28, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 45 (3.273.45)

ततश्चतुर्मुखो ब्रह्मा नाभिपद्माद्विनिःसृतः । तत्रोपविष्टः सहसा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ॥

tataścaturmukho brahmā nābhipadmādviniḥsṛtaḥ | tatropaviṣṭaḥ sahasā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ

"Then four-faced Brahma came forth from the navel lotus, and Brahma, grandsire of the worlds, at once seated himself there.

Note on the text: The commentary printed with the text glosses 'पद्मे' (in the lotus) in line 2, as App. I No. 27 line 30 reads (padme lokapitāmahaḥ); Wikisource's 'ब्रह्मा' repeats line 1 but is grammatical, so it is kept. Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 29–30, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 46 (3.273.46)

शून्यं दृष्ट्वा जगत्कृत्स्नं मानसानात्मनः समान् । ततो मरीचिप्रमुखान्महर्षीनसृजन्नव ॥

śūnyaṃ dṛṣṭvā jagatkṛtsnaṃ mānasānātmanaḥ samān | tato marīcipramukhānmaharṣīnasṛjannava

"Seeing the whole world empty, he created from his mind nine great sages equal to himself, with Marichi at their head.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 31–32, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 47 (3.273.47)

तेऽसृजन्सर्वभूतानि त्रसानि स्थावराणि च । यक्षराक्षसभूतानि पिशाचोरगमानुषान् ॥

te'sṛjansarvabhūtāni trasāni sthāvarāṇi ca | yakṣarākṣasabhūtāni piśācoragamānuṣān

"They created all beings, moving and unmoving: Yakshas, Rakshasas, spirits, Pishachas, serpents and men.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 33–34, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 48 (3.273.48)

सृजते ब्रह्ममूर्तिस्तु रक्षते पौरुषी तनुः । रौद्री भावेन शमयेत्तिस्रोऽवस्थाः प्रजापतेः ॥

sṛjate brahmamūrtistu rakṣate pauruṣī tanuḥ | raudrī bhāvena śamayettisro'vasthāḥ prajāpateḥ

"In the form of Brahma he creates; in his form as the Person he protects; in his form as Rudra he brings all to rest. These are the three states of the lord of creatures.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 35–36, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 49 (3.273.49)

न श्रुतं ते सिन्धुपते विष्णोरद्भुतकर्मणः । कथ्यमानानि मुनिभिर्ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः ॥

na śrutaṃ te sindhupate viṣṇoradbhutakarmaṇaḥ | kathyamānāni munibhirbrāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ

"Have you not heard, lord of the Sindhus, the wondrous deeds of Vishnu, as the sages and the Brahmins versed in the Vedas tell them?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 37–38, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 50 (3.273.50)

जलेन समनुप्राप्ते सर्वतः पृथिवीतले । तदा चैकार्णवे तस्मिन्नेकाकाशे प्रभुश्चरन् ॥

jalena samanuprāpte sarvataḥ pṛthivītale | tadā caikārṇave tasminnekākāśe prabhuścaran

"When water had covered the face of the earth on every side, the Lord moved over that single ocean, where all was one expanse of sky,

Note on the text: Corrected तस्मिननेकाकाशे → तस्मिन्नेकाकाशे (misprint in Wikisource; dropped virama turns एकाकाशे 'one expanse of sky' into a meaningless अनेकाकाशे, App. I No. 27 line 40 tasminn ekākāśe). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 39–40, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 51 (3.273.51)

निशायामिव खद्योतः प्रावृट्‌काले समन्ततः । प्रतिष्ठानाय पृथिवीं मार्गमाणस्तदाऽभवत् ॥

niśāyāmiva khadyotaḥ prāvṛṭkāle samantataḥ | pratiṣṭhānāya pṛthivīṃ mārgamāṇastadā'bhavat

"like a firefly on a night in the rainy season, roaming everywhere, searching for the earth to give it a firm foundation.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 41–42, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 52 (3.273.52)

जले निमग्नां गां दृष्ट्वाचोद्धर्तुं मनसेच्छति । किंनु रूपमहं कृत्वासलिलादुद्धरे महीम् ॥

jale nimagnāṃ gāṃ dṛṣṭvācoddhartuṃ manasecchati | kiṃnu rūpamahaṃ kṛtvāsalilāduddhare mahīm

"Seeing the earth sunk in the water, he resolved in his mind to raise it: 'What form shall I take to lift the earth out of the water?'

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 43–44, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 53 (3.273.53)

एवं संचिन्त्य मनसा दृष्ट्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा । जलक्रीडाभिरुचितं वाराहं रूपमस्मरत् ॥

evaṃ saṃcintya manasā dṛṣṭvā divyena cakṣuṣā | jalakrīḍābhirucitaṃ vārāhaṃ rūpamasmarat

"Reflecting thus, and looking with divine sight, he called to mind the form of a boar, a creature that delights in playing in water.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 45–46, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 54 (3.273.54)

कृत्वा वराहवपुषं वाङ्मयं वेदसंमितम् । दशयोजनविस्तीर्णमायतं शतयोजनम् ॥

kṛtvā varāhavapuṣaṃ vāṅmayaṃ vedasaṃmitam | daśayojanavistīrṇamāyataṃ śatayojanam

"He took on the body of a boar made of sacred speech and measured by the Vedas, ten yojanas broad and a hundred yojanas long,

Note on the text: Corrected वराहवपुपं → वराहवपुषं (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष, App. I No. 27 line 47 -vapuṣaṃ; the commentary also reads वराहवपुषम्). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 47–48, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 55 (3.273.55)

महापर्वतवर्ष्माभं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रंप्रदीप्तिमत् । महामेघौघनिर्घोषं नीलजीमूतसन्निभम् ॥

mahāparvatavarṣmābhaṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃpradīptimat | mahāmeghaughanirghoṣaṃ nīlajīmūtasannibham

"its body like a great mountain, its tusks sharp, blazing, with a roar like a mass of great clouds, dark as a blue rain cloud.

Note on the text: Corrected निर्घोपं → निर्घोषं (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष, App. I No. 27 line 50 -nirghoṣaṃ). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 49–50, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 56 (3.273.56)

भूत्वा यज्ञवराहो वै अपः संप्राविशत्प्रभुः । दंष्ट्रेणैकेन चोद्धृत्यस्वे स्थाने न्यविशन्महीम् ॥

bhūtvā yajñavarāho vai apaḥ saṃprāviśatprabhuḥ | daṃṣṭreṇaikena coddhṛtyasve sthāne nyaviśanmahīm

"Becoming the Boar of Sacrifice, the Lord entered the waters, lifted the earth on a single tusk and set it in its own place.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 51–52, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 57 (3.273.57)

पुनरेव महाबाहुरपूर्वां तनुमाश्रितः । नरस्य कृत्वाऽर्धतनुं सिंहस्यार्धतनुं प्रभुः ॥

punareva mahābāhurapūrvāṃ tanumāśritaḥ | narasya kṛtvā'rdhatanuṃ siṃhasyārdhatanuṃ prabhuḥ

"Once again the mighty-armed Lord took on a body never seen before, making half of it a man's and half a lion's.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 53–54, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 58 (3.273.58)

दैत्येन्द्रस्य सभां गत्वापाणिं संस्पृश्यपाणिना । दैत्यानामादिपुरुषः सुरारिर्दितिनन्दनः ॥

daityendrasya sabhāṃ gatvāpāṇiṃ saṃspṛśyapāṇinā | daityānāmādipuruṣaḥ surārirditinandanaḥ

"He went to the hall of the lord of the Daityas and struck his palms together. The first among the Daityas, the enemy of the gods, the son of Diti,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 55–56, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 59 (3.273.59)

दृष्ट्वा चापूर्ववपुषं क्रोधात्संरक्तलोचनः । शूलोद्यतकरः स्रग्वी हिरण्यकशिपुस्तदा ॥

dṛṣṭvā cāpūrvavapuṣaṃ krodhātsaṃraktalocanaḥ | śūlodyatakaraḥ sragvī hiraṇyakaśipustadā

"Hiranyakashipu, seeing that body never seen before, his eyes red with rage, wearing a garland, his hand raised with a trident,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 57–58, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 60 (3.273.60)

मेघस्तनितनिर्घोषो नीलाभ्रचयसन्निभः । देवारिर्दितिजो वीरो नृसिंहं समुपाद्रवत् ॥

meghastanitanirghoṣo nīlābhracayasannibhaḥ | devārirditijo vīro nṛsiṃhaṃ samupādravat

"roaring like thundering clouds and looking like a mass of dark clouds, that hero, born of Diti and enemy of the gods, rushed at the Man-Lion.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 59–60, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 61 (3.273.61)

समुत्पत्य ततस्तीक्ष्णैर्मृगेन्द्रेण बलीयसा । नारसिंहेन वपुषादारितः करजैर्भृशम् ॥

samutpatya tatastīkṣṇairmṛgendreṇa balīyasā | nārasiṃhena vapuṣādāritaḥ karajairbhṛśam

"Then the mighty lord of beasts sprang up, and in that man-lion form tore him apart with his sharp claws.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 61–62, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 62 (3.273.62)

एवं निहत्य भगवान्दैत्येन्द्रं रिपुघातिनम् । भूयोऽन्यः पुण्डरीकाक्षः प्रभुर्लोकहिताय च । कश्यपस्यात्मजः श्रीमानदित्या गर्भधारितः ॥

evaṃ nihatya bhagavāndaityendraṃ ripughātinam | bhūyo'nyaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ prabhurlokahitāya ca | kaśyapasyātmajaḥ śrīmānadityā garbhadhāritaḥ

"Having thus slain the lord of the Daityas, that slayer of his foes, the blessed lotus-eyed Lord, for the good of the worlds, came again in another form, as the glorious son of Kashyapa, carried in the womb by Aditi.

Note on the text: Corrected दैत्येनद्‌रं → दैत्येन्द्रं (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct, App. I No. 27 line 63 daityendraṃ). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 63–65, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 63 (3.273.63)

पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु प्रसूता गर्भमुत्तमम् ॥

pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu prasūtā garbhamuttamam

"When a full thousand years had passed, she gave birth to that excellent child.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रसूत भर्गम् → प्रसूता गर्भम् (misprints in Wikisource; a dropped vowel sign and transposed akshara, App. I No. 27 line 66 prasūtā garbham). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 66 (printed in Wikisource as a single line), inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 64 (3.273.64)

दुर्दिनाम्भोदसदृशो दीप्ताक्षो वामनाकृतिः । दण्डी कमण्डलुधरः श्रीवत्सोरसि भूषितः । जटी यज्ञोपवीती च भगवान्बालरूपधृक् ॥

durdināmbhodasadṛśo dīptākṣo vāmanākṛtiḥ | daṇḍī kamaṇḍaludharaḥ śrīvatsorasi bhūṣitaḥ | jaṭī yajñopavītī ca bhagavānbālarūpadhṛk

"Dark as a cloud on a day of rain, with shining eyes and the shape of a dwarf, carrying a staff and a water pot, his chest adorned with the Shrivatsa mark, wearing matted hair and the sacred thread, the Lord took the form of a boy.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 67–69, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 65 (3.273.65)

यज्ञवाटं गतः श्रीमान्दानवेन्द्रस्य वै तदा । बृहस्पतिसहायोऽसौ प्रविष्टो बलिनो मखे ॥

yajñavāṭaṃ gataḥ śrīmāndānavendrasya vai tadā | bṛhaspatisahāyo'sau praviṣṭo balino makhe

"The glorious one went to the sacrificial ground of the lord of the Danavas; with Brihaspati as his companion he entered Bali's sacrifice.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 70–71, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 66 (3.273.66)

तं दृष्ट्वावामनतनुं प्रहृष्टो बलिरब्रवीत् । प्रीतोस्मि दर्शने विप्र ब्रूहि त्वं किं ददानिते ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvāvāmanatanuṃ prahṛṣṭo balirabravīt | prītosmi darśane vipra brūhi tvaṃ kiṃ dadānite

"Seeing him in the body of a dwarf, Bali was delighted and said, 'I am glad to see you, Brahmin. Tell me, what shall I give you?'

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 72–73, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 67 (3.273.67)

एवमुक्तस्तु बलिना वामनः प्रत्युवाच ह ॥

evamuktastu balinā vāmanaḥ pratyuvāca ha

"Addressed thus by Bali, the Dwarf replied.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 74 (printed in Wikisource as a single line), inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 68 (3.273.68)

स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा बलिं देवः स्मयमानोऽभ्यभाषत । मेदिनीं दानवपते देहि मे विक्रमत्रयम् ॥

svastītyuktvā baliṃ devaḥ smayamāno'bhyabhāṣata | medinīṃ dānavapate dehi me vikramatrayam

"Blessing Bali with the word 'Svasti', the god said with a smile, 'Lord of the Danavas, give me as much land as I can cover in three strides.'

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 75–76, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 69 (3.273.69)

बलिर्ददौ प्रसन्नात्मा विप्रायामिततेजसे । ततो दिव्याद्भुततमं रूपं विक्रमतोहरेः ॥

balirdadau prasannātmā viprāyāmitatejase | tato divyādbhutatamaṃ rūpaṃ vikramatohareḥ

"Bali, glad at heart, gave it to the Brahmin of boundless splendour. Then, as Hari strode, his form became most divine and wondrous.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 77–78, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 70 (3.273.70)

विक्रमैस्त्रिभिरक्षोभ्यो जहाराशु स मेदिनीम् । ददौ शक्राय च महीं विष्णुर्देवः सनातनः ॥

vikramaistribhirakṣobhyo jahārāśu sa medinīm | dadau śakrāya ca mahīṃ viṣṇurdevaḥ sanātanaḥ

"With three strides the unshakable one swiftly took the earth, and Vishnu, the eternal god, gave the earth to Shakra (Indra).

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 79–80, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 71 (3.273.71)

एष ते वामनो नाम प्रादुर्भावः प्रकीर्तितः । तेन देवाः प्रादुरासन्वैष्णवं चोच्यते जगत् ॥

eṣa te vāmano nāma prādurbhāvaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | tena devāḥ prādurāsanvaiṣṇavaṃ cocyate jagat

"This I have told you is his manifestation called the Dwarf. Through it the gods rose again to power, and the world is called Vishnu's.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 81–82, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 72 (3.273.72)

असतां निग्रहार्थाय धर्मसंरक्षणाय च । अवतीर्णो मनुष्याणामजायत यदुक्षये । स एवं भगवान्विष्णुः कृष्णेति परिकीर्त्यते ॥

asatāṃ nigrahārthāya dharmasaṃrakṣaṇāya ca | avatīrṇo manuṣyāṇāmajāyata yadukṣaye | sa evaṃ bhagavānviṣṇuḥ kṛṣṇeti parikīrtyate

"To restrain the wicked and to protect dharma he has come down among men and been born in the house of the Yadus. That same blessed Vishnu is celebrated as Krishna:

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (App. I No. 27, line 85): Wikisource's third line 'यं देवंविदुषोगान्ति तस्य कर्माणि सैन्दव' is a stray repeat of the next verse's second line (the commentary glosses it only at verse 73), and it has displaced 'स एवं भगवान्विष्णुः कृष्णेति परिकीर्त्यते', which is restored in its place. Lines 1–2 are App. I No. 27, lines 83–84; the whole verse is not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 73 (3.273.73)

अनाद्यन्तमजं देवं प्रभुंलोकनमस्कृतम् । यं देवं विदुषोगान्ति तस्य कर्माणि सैन्धव ॥

anādyantamajaṃ devaṃ prabhuṃlokanamaskṛtam | yaṃ devaṃ viduṣogānti tasya karmāṇi saindhava

"the god without beginning or end, unborn, the Lord whom the world reveres, the god whose deeds the learned sing, O Saindhava;

Note on the text: Corrected गान्तितस् → गान्ति तस्य (misprint in Wikisource; dropped य, App. I No. 27 line 87 gānti tasya). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the CE's Appendix I, No. 27, lines 86–87, inserted after 3.256.28.

Verse 74 (3.273.74)

यमाहुरजितंकृष्णं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । श्रीवत्सधारिणं देवं पीतकौशेयवाससम् ॥

yamāhurajitaṃkṛṣṇaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam | śrīvatsadhāriṇaṃ devaṃ pītakauśeyavāsasam

"whom they call the unconquered Krishna, bearer of conch, discus and mace, the god who wears the Shrivatsa and is clad in yellow silk.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 3.256.29ab (reading कृष्णं for devaṃ); line 2 is not in the CE text (star passage 1226, found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 75 (3.273.75)

प्रधानं सोऽस्त्रविदुषां तेन कृष्णेन रक्ष्यते ॥

pradhānaṃ so'straviduṣāṃ tena kṛṣṇena rakṣyate

"It is by that Krishna that Arjuna, foremost among those who know weapons, is protected.

Note on the text: Corrected कृष्णन → कृष्णेन (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign). = CE 3.256.29cd, printed in Wikisource as a single line.

Verse 76 (3.273.76)

सहायः पुण्डरीकाक्षः श्रीमानतुलविक्रमः । समानस्यन्दने पार्थमास्थाय परवीरहा ॥

sahāyaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ śrīmānatulavikramaḥ | samānasyandane pārthamāsthāya paravīrahā

"His helper is the glorious lotus-eyed one of matchless valour, the slayer of enemy heroes, who rides with Partha in the same chariot.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); CE star passage 1227, lines 1–2, after 3.256.29.

Verse 77 (3.273.77)

न शक्यते तेन जेतुं त्रिदशैरपि दुःसहः । कः पुनर्मानुषो भावो रणे पार्थं विजेष्यति ॥

na śakyate tena jetuṃ tridaśairapi duḥsahaḥ | kaḥ punarmānuṣo bhāvo raṇe pārthaṃ vijeṣyati

"Because of him Arjuna cannot be conquered; even the thirty gods find him hard to withstand. What man, then, will defeat Partha in battle?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); CE star passage 1227, lines 3–4, after 3.256.29.

Verse 78 (3.273.78)

तमेकं वर्जयित्वातु सर्वंयौधिष्ठिरं बलम् । चतुरः पाण्डवान्राजन्दिनैकं जेष्यसे रिपून् ॥

tamekaṃ varjayitvātu sarvaṃyaudhiṣṭhiraṃ balam | caturaḥ pāṇḍavānrājandinaikaṃ jeṣyase ripūn

"Leaving him alone aside, O king, you will for a single day overcome the whole army of Yudhishthira and your four enemies, the Pandavas.

Note on the text: Corrected पाण्डवात्राजन् → पाण्डवान्राजन् and जेप्यसे → जेष्यसे (misprints in Wikisource; CE star passage 1227 line 6 pāṇḍavān rājan … jeṣyase). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); CE star passage 1227, lines 5–6, after 3.256.29.

Verse 79 (3.273.79)

तस्मात्त्वंपार्थरहितान्पाण्डवान्वारयिष्यसि । एतद्धि पुरुषव्याघ्र मया दत्तो वरस्तव ॥

tasmāttvaṃpārtharahitānpāṇḍavānvārayiṣyasi | etaddhi puruṣavyāghra mayā datto varastava

"So you will hold back the Pandavas, all but Partha. This, tiger among men, is the boon I have granted you."

Note on the text: Removed stray backtick and quote marks (wiki marks). Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); CE star passage 1228 after 3.256.29.

Verse 80 (3.273.80)

इत्येवमुक्त्वा नृपतिं सर्वपापहरो हरः । उमापतिः पशुपतिर्यज्ञहा त्रिपुरार्दनः ॥

ityevamuktvā nṛpatiṃ sarvapāpaharo haraḥ | umāpatiḥ paśupatiryajñahā tripurārdanaḥ

Having spoken thus to the king, Hara, who takes away all sins, the lord of Uma, the lord of creatures, destroyer of the sacrifice and crusher of the Triple City,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); CE star passage 1227, lines 7–8 (the CE apparatus prints the same वैशंपायन उवाच heading), after 3.256.29.

Verse 81 (3.273.81)

वामनैर्विकटैः कुब्जैरुग्रश्रवणदर्शनैः । वृतः पारिषदैर्घोरैर्नानाप्रहरणोद्यतैः ॥

vāmanairvikaṭaiḥ kubjairugraśravaṇadarśanaiḥ | vṛtaḥ pāriṣadairghorairnānāpraharaṇodyataiḥ

surrounded by his fearsome attendants, dwarfish, misshapen and hunchbacked, terrible to hear and to see, with weapons of every kind raised,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); CE star passage 1227, lines 9–10, after 3.256.29.

Verse 82 (3.273.82)

त्र्यम्बको राजशार्दूल भगनेत्रनिपातनः । उमासहायो भगवांस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥

tryambako rājaśārdūla bhaganetranipātanaḥ | umāsahāyo bhagavāṃstatraivāntaradhīyata

the three-eyed one, O tiger among kings, who struck out the eyes of Bhaga, the blessed one, with Uma at his side, vanished on the spot.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text (found in the vulgate recension); CE star passage 1227, lines 11–12, after 3.256.29.

Verse 83 (3.273.83)

एवमुक्तस्तु नृपतिः स्वमेव भवनं ययौ । पाण्डवाश्च वने तस्मिन्न्यवसन्काम्यके तथा ॥

evamuktastu nṛpatiḥ svameva bhavanaṃ yayau | pāṇḍavāśca vane tasminnyavasankāmyake tathā

Having been told this, the king went back to his own home, and the Pandavas went on living in that Kamyaka forest.