Shiva as the Kirata Tests Arjuna

Verse 1 (3.39.1)

गतेषु तेषु सर्वेषु तपस्विषु महात्मसु । पिनाकपाणिर्भगवान्सर्वपापहरो हरः ॥

gateṣu teṣu sarveṣu tapasviṣu mahātmasu | pinākapāṇirbhagavānsarvapāpaharo haraḥ

When all those great-souled ascetics had gone, the blessed Hara, who holds the Pinaka bow in his hand and takes away all sins,

Verse 2 (3.39.2)

कैरातं वेषमास्थाय काञ्चनद्रुमसन्निभम् । विभ्राजमानो वपुषा गिरिर्मेरुरिवापरः ॥

kairātaṃ veṣamāsthāya kāñcanadrumasannibham | vibhrājamāno vapuṣā girirmerurivāparaḥ

took on the guise of a Kirata, a mountain hunter, shining like a golden tree, his body blazing like a second Mount Meru.

Verse 3 (3.39.3)

श्रीमद्धनुरुपादाय शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान् । निष्पपात महार्चिष्मान्दहन्कक्षमिवानलः ॥

śrīmaddhanurupādāya śarāṃścāśīviṣopamān | niṣpapāta mahārciṣmāndahankakṣamivānalaḥ

Taking up a splendid bow and arrows like venomous snakes, he rushed forth, blazing brightly, like a fire burning up dry brushwood.

Note on the text: Corrected श्रीगद्धनुरुपादाय → श्रीमद्धनुरुपादाय (misprint in Wikisource; "a splendid bow", as the critical edition's śrīmad dhanur).

Verse 4 (3.39.4)

देव्या सहोमया श्रीमान्समानव्रतवेषया । नानावेषधरैर्हृष्टैर्भूतैरनुगतस्तदा ॥

devyā sahomayā śrīmānsamānavrataveṣayā | nānāveṣadharairhṛṣṭairbhūtairanugatastadā

The glorious god was accompanied by the goddess Uma, who had taken the same vow and the same dress, and followed by joyful spirits in many different guises.

Verse 5 (3.39.5)

किरातवेषसंछन्नः स्त्रीभिश्चापि सहस्रशः । अशोभत तदा राजन्स देशोऽतीव भारत ॥

kirātaveṣasaṃchannaḥ strībhiścāpi sahasraśaḥ | aśobhata tadā rājansa deśo'tīva bhārata

As he came, disguised as a Kirata and attended by women in their thousands, that region shone exceedingly, O king, O Bharata.

Verse 6 (3.39.6)

क्षणेन तद्वनं सर्वं निःशब्दमभवत्तदा । नादः प्रस्रवणानां च पक्षिणां चाप्युपारमत् ॥

kṣaṇena tadvanaṃ sarvaṃ niḥśabdamabhavattadā | nādaḥ prasravaṇānāṃ ca pakṣiṇāṃ cāpyupāramat

In a moment the whole forest fell silent; the sound of the streams and the calls of the birds ceased.

Verse 7 (3.39.7)

स सन्निकर्षमागम्य पार्थस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः । मूकं नाम दितेः पुत्रं ददर्शाद्भुतदर्शनम् ॥

sa sannikarṣamāgamya pārthasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ | mūkaṃ nāma diteḥ putraṃ dadarśādbhutadarśanam

Drawing near to Partha of tireless deeds, he saw a son of Diti named Muka, of wondrous appearance,

Verse 8 (3.39.8)

वाराहं रूपमास्थाय तर्जयन्तमिवार्जुनम् । हन्तुं परमदुष्टात्मा तमुवाचाथ फल्गुनः ॥

vārāhaṃ rūpamāsthāya tarjayantamivārjunam | hantuṃ paramaduṣṭātmā tamuvācātha phalgunaḥ

who had taken the form of a boar and, utterly wicked, was menacing Arjuna as if to kill him. Then Phalguna spoke to the boar,

Verse 9 (3.39.9)

गाण्डीवं धनुरादाय शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान् । सज्यं धनुर्वरं कृत्वा ज्याघोषेण निनादयन् ॥

gāṇḍīvaṃ dhanurādāya śarāṃścāśīviṣopamān | sajyaṃ dhanurvaraṃ kṛtvā jyāghoṣeṇa ninādayan

taking up the bow Gandiva and arrows like venomous snakes, stringing that finest of bows and making it ring with the twang of its string:

Verse 10 (3.39.10)

यन्मां प्रार्थयसे हन्तुमनागसमिहागतम् । तस्मात्त्वां पूर्वमेवाहं नेष्यामि यमसादनम् ॥

yanmāṃ prārthayase hantumanāgasamihāgatam | tasmāttvāṃ pūrvamevāhaṃ neṣyāmi yamasādanam

"Since you seek to kill me, who have come here and done you no wrong, I will send you first to the abode of Yama."

Verse 11 (3.39.11)

दृष्ट्वा तं प्रहरिष्यन्तं फल्गुनं दृढधन्विनम् । किरातरूपी सहसा वारयामास शंकरः ॥

dṛṣṭvā taṃ prahariṣyantaṃ phalgunaṃ dṛḍhadhanvinam | kirātarūpī sahasā vārayāmāsa śaṃkaraḥ

Seeing Phalguna, the firm bowman, about to strike, Shankara in the form of a Kirata suddenly checked him,

Verse 12 (3.39.12)

मयैष प्रार्थितः पूर्वं नीलमेघसमप्रभः । अनादृत्यैव तद्वाक्यं प्रजहाराथ फल्गुनः ॥

mayaiṣa prārthitaḥ pūrvaṃ nīlameghasamaprabhaḥ | anādṛtyaiva tadvākyaṃ prajahārātha phalgunaḥ

saying, "This beast, dark as a blue-black cloud, was claimed by me first." But Phalguna paid no heed to his words and struck.

Verse 13 (3.39.13)

किरातश्च समं तस्मिन्नेकलक्ष्ये महाद्युतिः । प्रमुमोचाशनिप्रख्यं शरमग्निशिखोपमम् ॥

kirātaśca samaṃ tasminnekalakṣye mahādyutiḥ | pramumocāśaniprakhyaṃ śaramagniśikhopamam

And at the same moment the Kirata, of great splendour, loosed at that same single target an arrow like a thunderbolt, like a tongue of flame.

Verse 14 (3.39.14)

तौ मुक्तौ सायकौ ताभ्यां समं तत्र निपेततुः । मूकस्य गात्रे विस्तीर्णे शैलपृष्ठनिभे तदा ॥

tau muktau sāyakau tābhyāṃ samaṃ tatra nipetatuḥ | mūkasya gātre vistīrṇe śailapṛṣṭhanibhe tadā

The two arrows, loosed by the two of them, fell together on Muka's huge body, broad as a mountain's back.

Verse 15 (3.39.15)

यथाऽशनेर्विनिष्पेषो वज्रस्येव च पर्वते । तथा तयोः सन्निपातः शरयोरभवत्तदा ॥

yathā'śanerviniṣpeṣo vajrasyeva ca parvate | tathā tayoḥ sannipātaḥ śarayorabhavattadā

As the crash of a thunderbolt, or of Indra's vajra striking a mountain, so was the impact of those two arrows then.

Note on the text: Corrected अशनैर् → अशनेर् (misprint in Wikisource; अशनैः is no form of अशनि, and the genitive "of a thunderbolt" parallels वज्रस्य; the critical edition has the compound aśaniviniṣpeṣo).

Verse 16 (3.39.16)

स विद्धो बहुभिर्बाणैर्दीप्तास्यैः पन्नगैरिव । ममार राक्षसं रूपं भूयः कृत्वा सुदारुणम् ॥

sa viddho bahubhirbāṇairdīptāsyaiḥ pannagairiva | mamāra rākṣasaṃ rūpaṃ bhūyaḥ kṛtvā sudāruṇam

Pierced by many arrows like serpents with flaming mouths, he took on once more his dreadful Rakshasa form and died.

Verse 17 (3.39.17)

स ददर्श ततो जिष्णुः पुरुषं काञ्चनप्रभम् । किरातवेषसंछन्नं स्त्रीसहायममित्रहा ॥

sa dadarśa tato jiṣṇuḥ puruṣaṃ kāñcanaprabham | kirātaveṣasaṃchannaṃ strīsahāyamamitrahā

Then Jishnu, slayer of foes, saw a man of golden splendour, disguised in the dress of a Kirata, with women as his companions.

Note on the text: Wikisource divides CE 3.40.17–20 differently: this verse is CE 3.40.17ab (CE 3.40.17 has a third line, which is the first line of the next verse here).

Verse 18 (3.39.18)

तमब्रवीत्प्रीतमनाः कौन्तेयः प्रहसन्निव । को भवानटते शून्ये वने स्त्रीगणसंवृतः ॥

tamabravītprītamanāḥ kaunteyaḥ prahasanniva | ko bhavānaṭate śūnye vane strīgaṇasaṃvṛtaḥ

Pleased at heart, the son of Kunti said to him with a smile: "Who are you, roaming this empty forest surrounded by a throng of women?

Note on the text: Corrected प्रीतमना → प्रीतमनाः (dropped visarga) and रस्त्रीगणसंवृतः → स्त्रीगणसंवृतः (stray र) (misprints in Wikisource; the critical edition has prītamanāḥ and strīgaṇasaṃvṛtaḥ). The lines are CE 3.40.17e and 3.40.18a.

Verse 19 (3.39.19)

न त्वमस्मिन्वने घोरे बिभेषि कनकप्रभ । किमर्थं च त्वया विद्धो मृगोऽयं मत्परिग्रहः ॥

na tvamasminvane ghore bibheṣi kanakaprabha | kimarthaṃ ca tvayā viddho mṛgo'yaṃ matparigrahaḥ

"Are you not afraid in this dreadful forest, you of golden radiance? And why did you shoot this beast, which was my quarry?

Note on the text: The lines are CE 3.40.18c and 3.40.19a.

Verse 20 (3.39.20)

मयाऽभिपन्नः पूर्वं हि राक्षसोऽयमिहागतः । कामात्परिभवाद्वाऽपि न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यसे ॥

mayā'bhipannaḥ pūrvaṃ hi rākṣaso'yamihāgataḥ | kāmātparibhavādvā'pi na me jīvanvimokṣyase

"This Rakshasa came here, and I had marked him as mine first. Whether you did it on a whim or to slight me, you will not escape me alive.

Note on the text: The lines are CE 3.40.19c and 3.40.20a.

Verse 21 (3.39.21)

न ह्येष मृगयाधर्मो यस्त्वयाऽद्य कृतो मयि । तेन त्वां भ्रंशयिष्यामि जीवितात्पर्वताश्रयम् ॥

na hyeṣa mṛgayādharmo yastvayā'dya kṛto mayi | tena tvāṃ bhraṃśayiṣyāmi jīvitātparvatāśrayam

"What you have done to me today is not the law of the hunt. For that I will take your life, you who dwell in the mountains."

Note on the text: The lines are CE 3.40.20c and 3.40.20e.

Verse 22 (3.39.22)

इत्युक्तः पाण्डवेयेन किरातः प्रहसन्निव । उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा पाण्डवं सव्यसाचिनम् ॥

ityuktaḥ pāṇḍaveyena kirātaḥ prahasanniva | uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā pāṇḍavaṃ savyasācinam

So addressed by the son of Pandu, the Kirata smiled and spoke in gentle words to the Pandava, the ambidextrous archer:

Note on the text: Corrected सव्यसाचिनं → सव्यसाचिनम् (misprint in Wikisource; anusvara for final म् at the end of the verse).

Verse 23 (3.39.23)

न मत्कृते त्वया वीर भीः कार्या वनमन्तिकात् । इयं भूमिः सदाऽस्माकमुचिता वसतां वने ॥

na matkṛte tvayā vīra bhīḥ kāryā vanamantikāt | iyaṃ bhūmiḥ sadā'smākamucitā vasatāṃ vane

"Hero, you need have no fear on my account here at the forest's edge. This land has always been our home; we live in the forest.

Note on the text: Corrected वीरः → वीर (misprint in Wikisource; the vocative "hero", as the critical edition's apparatus reads vīra). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.21d*0166, lines 1–2.

Verse 24 (3.39.24)

त्वया तु दुष्करः कस्मादिह वासः प्ररोचितः । वयं तु बहुसत्त्वेऽस्मिन्निवसामस्तपोधन ॥

tvayā tu duṣkaraḥ kasmādiha vāsaḥ prarocitaḥ | vayaṃ tu bahusattve'sminnivasāmastapodhana

"But why have you chosen such a hard life here? We live in this place full of creatures, you who are rich in austerity.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.21d*0166, lines 3–4.

Verse 25 (3.39.25)

भवांस्तु कृष्णवर्त्माभः सुकुमारः सुखोचितः । कथं शून्यमिमं देशमेकाकी विचरिष्यति ॥

bhavāṃstu kṛṣṇavartmābhaḥ sukumāraḥ sukhocitaḥ | kathaṃ śūnyamimaṃ deśamekākī vicariṣyati

"But you, bright as fire, delicate and used to comfort, how will you wander alone through this empty region?"

Note on the text: Corrected कृष्णवत्मार्भः → कृष्णवर्त्माभः (misprint in Wikisource; "bright as fire", as the critical edition's apparatus reads kṛṣṇavartmābhaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.21d*0166, lines 5–6.

Verse 26 (3.39.26)

गाण्डीवमाश्रयं कृत्वा नाराचांश्चाग्निसन्निभान् । निवसामि महारण्ये द्वितीय इव पावकः ॥

gāṇḍīvamāśrayaṃ kṛtvā nārācāṃścāgnisannibhān | nivasāmi mahāraṇye dvitīya iva pāvakaḥ

"With the Gandiva as my refuge and with fiery iron arrows, I live in the great forest like a second fire.

Note on the text: Corrected नाराजांश्च → नाराचांश्च (misprint in Wikisource; नाराच "iron arrow", as the critical edition's apparatus reads nārācāṃś). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.21d*0166, lines 7–8.

Verse 27 (3.39.27)

एष चापि मया जन्तुर्मृगरूपं समाश्रितः । राक्षसो निहतो घोरो हन्तुं मामिह चागतः ॥

eṣa cāpi mayā janturmṛgarūpaṃ samāśritaḥ | rākṣaso nihato ghoro hantuṃ māmiha cāgataḥ

"And this creature, which had taken the form of a beast, was a dreadful Rakshasa who came here to kill me; I have slain him."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.21d*0166, lines 9–10.

Verse 28 (3.39.28)

मयैष धन्वनिर्मुक्तैस्ताडितः पूर्वमेव हि । बाणैरभिहतः शेते नीतश्च यमसादनम् ॥

mayaiṣa dhanvanirmuktaistāḍitaḥ pūrvameva hi | bāṇairabhihataḥ śete nītaśca yamasādanam

"He was struck first by me, with arrows shot from my bow. Hit by my arrows he lies here, sent to the abode of Yama.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.21d*0166, lines 11–12.

Verse 29 (3.39.29)

ममैवायं लक्ष्यभूतः पूर्वमेव परिग्रहः । ममैव च प्रहारेण जीविताद्व्यवरोपितः ॥

mamaivāyaṃ lakṣyabhūtaḥ pūrvameva parigrahaḥ | mamaiva ca prahāreṇa jīvitādvyavaropitaḥ

"He was my target, my quarry from the very first, and it was my stroke alone that took his life.

Note on the text: Corrected व्यपरिपितः → व्यवरोपितः (misprint in Wikisource; "deprived [of life]", as the critical edition's vyavaropitaḥ).

Verse 30 (3.39.30)

दोषान्स्वान्नार्हसेऽन्यस्मै वक्तुं स्वबलदर्पितः । अभिषक्तोस्मि मन्दात्मन्न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यसे ॥

doṣānsvānnārhase'nyasmai vaktuṃ svabaladarpitaḥ | abhiṣaktosmi mandātmanna me jīvanvimokṣyase

"Proud of your own strength, you should not lay your own faults on another. You have wronged me, fool; you will not escape me alive.

Verse 31 (3.39.31)

स्थिरो भव विमोक्ष्यामि सायकानशनीनिव । घटस्व परया शक्त्या मुञ्च त्वमपि सायकान् ॥

sthiro bhava vimokṣyāmi sāyakānaśanīniva | ghaṭasva parayā śaktyā muñca tvamapi sāyakān

"Stand firm! I will loose arrows like thunderbolts. Strive with all your might, and loose your arrows too."

Verse 32 (3.39.32)

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा किरातस्यार्जुनस्तदा । रोषमाहारयामास ताडयामास चेषुभिः ॥

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kirātasyārjunastadā | roṣamāhārayāmāsa tāḍayāmāsa ceṣubhiḥ

Hearing these words of the Kirata, Arjuna grew angry and struck him with arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.24d*0167, lines 1–2.

Verse 33 (3.39.33)

ततो हृष्टेन मनसा प्रतिजग्राह सायकान् । भूयोभूय इति प्राह मन्दमन्देत्युवाच ह ॥

tato hṛṣṭena manasā pratijagrāha sāyakān | bhūyobhūya iti prāha mandamandetyuvāca ha

The Kirata received the arrows with a glad heart, crying "More, more!" and "Fool, fool!"

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.24d*0167, lines 3–4.

Verse 34 (3.39.34)

प्रहरस्व शरानेतान्नाराचान्मर्मभेदिनः । इत्युक्तो बाणवर्षं स मुमोच सहसाऽर्जुनः ॥

praharasva śarānetānnārācānmarmabhedinaḥ | ityukto bāṇavarṣaṃ sa mumoca sahasā'rjunaḥ

"Shoot these iron arrows that pierce the vitals!" Told this, Arjuna at once let loose a rain of arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.24d*0167, lines 5–6.

Verse 35 (3.39.35)

ततस्तौ तत्रसंरब्धौ गर्जमानौ मुहुर्मुहुः । शरैराशीविषाकारैस्ततक्षाते परस्परम् ॥

tatastau tatrasaṃrabdhau garjamānau muhurmuhuḥ | śarairāśīviṣākāraistatakṣāte parasparam

Then the two of them, enraged, roaring again and again, cut at each other with arrows like venomous snakes.

Verse 36 (3.39.36)

ततोऽर्जुनः शरवर्षं किराते समवासृजत् । तत्प्रसन्नेन मनसा प्रतिजग्राह शंकरः ॥

tato'rjunaḥ śaravarṣaṃ kirāte samavāsṛjat | tatprasannena manasā pratijagrāha śaṃkaraḥ

Then Arjuna loosed a rain of arrows on the Kirata, and Shankara received it with a gracious mind.

Verse 37 (3.39.37)

मुहूर्तं शरवर्षं तु प्रतिगृह्य पिनाकधृक् । अक्षतेन शरीरेण तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥

muhūrtaṃ śaravarṣaṃ tu pratigṛhya pinākadhṛk | akṣatena śarīreṇa tasthau giririvācalaḥ

Having taken that rain of arrows for a while, the bearer of the Pinaka stood with his body unhurt, unmoving as a mountain.

Note on the text: Corrected गिरिवाचलः → गिरिरिवाचलः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara, which also leaves the line a syllable short; the critical edition has girir ivācalaḥ).

Verse 38 (3.39.38)

स दृष्ट्वा बाणवर्षं तु मोघीभूतं धनंजयः । परमं विस्मयं चक्रे साधुसाध्विति चाब्रवीत् ॥

sa dṛṣṭvā bāṇavarṣaṃ tu moghībhūtaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ | paramaṃ vismayaṃ cakre sādhusādhviti cābravīt

Seeing his rain of arrows made futile, Dhananjaya was struck with great wonder and said, "Well done, well done!"

Note on the text: Corrected मघीभूतं → मोघीभूतं (misprint in Wikisource; "made futile", as the critical edition's moghībhūtaṃ).

Verse 39 (3.39.39)

अहोऽयं सुकुमाराङ्गो हिमवच्छिखराश्रयः । गाण्डीवमुक्तान्नाराचान्प्रतिगृह्णात्यविह्वलः ॥

aho'yaṃ sukumārāṅgo himavacchikharāśrayaḥ | gāṇḍīvamuktānnārācānpratigṛhṇātyavihvalaḥ

"Ah! This man of delicate limbs, who dwells on the peaks of the Himalaya, takes the iron arrows loosed from the Gandiva without flinching!

Verse 40 (3.39.40)

कोऽयं देवो भवेत्साक्षाद्रुद्रो यक्षः सुरोऽसुरः । विद्यते हि गिरिश्रेष्ठे त्रिदशानां समागमः ॥

ko'yaṃ devo bhavetsākṣādrudro yakṣaḥ suro'suraḥ | vidyate hi giriśreṣṭhe tridaśānāṃ samāgamaḥ

"Who is he? Could he be a god in person, Rudra, a yaksha, a deva or an asura? For the thirty gods do gather on this best of mountains.

Verse 41 (3.39.41)

न हि मद्वाणजालानामुत्सृष्टानां सहस्रशः । शक्तोऽन्यः सहितुं वेगमृते देवं पिनाकिनम् ॥

na hi madvāṇajālānāmutsṛṣṭānāṃ sahasraśaḥ | śakto'nyaḥ sahituṃ vegamṛte devaṃ pinākinam

"No one but the god who holds the Pinaka could bear the force of the nets of arrows I have loosed in thousands.

Verse 42 (3.39.42)

देवो वा यदि वा यक्षो रुद्रादन्यो व्यवस्थितः । अहमेनं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्नयामि यमसादनम् ॥

devo vā yadi vā yakṣo rudrādanyo vyavasthitaḥ | ahamenaṃ śaraistīkṣṇairnayāmi yamasādanam

"Whether he is a god or a yaksha, if he is anyone other than Rudra, I will send him to the abode of Yama with my sharp arrows."

Verse 43 (3.39.43)

ततो हृष्टमना जिष्णुर्नाराचान्मर्मभेदिनः । व्यसृजच्छतधा राजन्मयूखानिव भास्करः ॥

tato hṛṣṭamanā jiṣṇurnārācānmarmabhedinaḥ | vyasṛjacchatadhā rājanmayūkhāniva bhāskaraḥ

Then Jishnu, glad at heart, loosed iron arrows that pierce the vitals by the hundred, O king, as the sun sends out its rays.

Verse 44 (3.39.44)

तान्प्रसन्नेन मनसा भगवाँल्लोकभावनः । शूलपाणिः प्रत्यगृह्णाच्छिलावर्षमिवाचलः ॥

tānprasannena manasā bhagavām̐llokabhāvanaḥ | śūlapāṇiḥ pratyagṛhṇācchilāvarṣamivācalaḥ

The blessed one, sustainer of the worlds, with the trident in his hand, received them with a gracious mind, as a mountain receives a shower of stones.

Verse 45 (3.39.45)

क्षणेन क्षीणबाणोऽथ संवृत्तः फल्गुनस्तदा । वित्रासं च जगामाथ तं दृष्ट्वा शरसंक्षयम् ॥

kṣaṇena kṣīṇabāṇo'tha saṃvṛttaḥ phalgunastadā | vitrāsaṃ ca jagāmātha taṃ dṛṣṭvā śarasaṃkṣayam

In a moment Phalguna's arrows were spent, and seeing his arrows exhausted he was seized with alarm.

Verse 46 (3.39.46)

चिन्तयामास जिष्णुस्तु भगवन्तं हुताशनम् । पुरस्तादक्षयौ दत्तौ तूणौ येनास्य खाण्डवे ॥

cintayāmāsa jiṣṇustu bhagavantaṃ hutāśanam | purastādakṣayau dattau tūṇau yenāsya khāṇḍave

Jishnu thought of the blessed Fire god, who long before had given him the two inexhaustible quivers at Khandava.

Verse 47 (3.39.47)

किं नु मोक्ष्यामि धनुषा यन्मे बाणाः क्षयं गताः । अयं च पुरुषः कोपि बाणान्ग्रसति सर्वशः ॥

kiṃ nu mokṣyāmi dhanuṣā yanme bāṇāḥ kṣayaṃ gatāḥ | ayaṃ ca puruṣaḥ kopi bāṇāngrasati sarvaśaḥ

"What shall I shoot from my bow, now that my arrows are spent? And this man, whoever he is, swallows up all my arrows.

Verse 48 (3.39.48)

अहमेनं धनुष्कोट्या शूलाग्रेणेव कुञ्जरम् । नयामि दण्डधारस्य यमस्य सदनं प्रति ॥

ahamenaṃ dhanuṣkoṭyā śūlāgreṇeva kuñjaram | nayāmi daṇḍadhārasya yamasya sadanaṃ prati

"I will strike him with the end of my bow, as one strikes an elephant with the point of a spike, and send him to the abode of Yama, the bearer of the rod."

Note on the text: Corrected रशूलाग्रेणेव → शूलाग्रेणेव (misprint in Wikisource; a stray र; the critical edition has śūlāgreṇeva).

Verse 49 (3.39.49)

प्रगृह्याथ धनुष्कोट्या ज्यापाशेनावकृष्य च । मुष्टिभिश्चापि हतवान्वज्रकल्पैर्महाद्युतिः ॥

pragṛhyātha dhanuṣkoṭyā jyāpāśenāvakṛṣya ca | muṣṭibhiścāpi hatavānvajrakalpairmahādyutiḥ

Seizing him with the end of his bow and dragging at him with the noose of the bowstring, the splendid hero struck him with fists hard as thunderbolts as well.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.38d*0168.

Verse 50 (3.39.50)

संप्रायुध्यद्धनुष्कोट्या कौन्तेयः परवीरहा । तदप्यस्य धनुर्दिव्यं जग्राह गिरिगोचरः ॥

saṃprāyudhyaddhanuṣkoṭyā kaunteyaḥ paravīrahā | tadapyasya dhanurdivyaṃ jagrāha girigocaraḥ

The son of Kunti, slayer of enemy heroes, fought on with the end of his bow, but the mountain-dweller seized that divine bow of his as well.

Verse 51 (3.39.51)

ततोऽर्जुनो ग्रस्तधनुः खड्गपाणिरतिष्ठत । युद्धस्यान्तमभीप्सन्वै वेगेनाभिजगाम तम् ॥

tato'rjuno grastadhanuḥ khaḍgapāṇiratiṣṭhata | yuddhasyāntamabhīpsanvai vegenābhijagāma tam

Then Arjuna, his bow taken, stood sword in hand, and, wishing to bring the fight to an end, rushed at him with speed.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गपाणिः → खड्गपाणिः (misprint in Wikisource; खड्ग "sword", as the critical edition's khaḍgapāṇir).

Verse 52 (3.39.52)

तस्य मूर्ध्नि शितं खड्गमसक्तं पर्वतेष्वपि । मुमोच भुजवीर्येण विक्रम्य कुरुनन्दनः ॥

tasya mūrdhni śitaṃ khaḍgamasaktaṃ parvateṣvapi | mumoca bhujavīryeṇa vikramya kurunandanaḥ

With all the strength of his arms the scion of the Kurus brought his sharp sword, which did not blunt even on rocks, down upon his head in a mighty stroke.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गम् → खड्गम् and मुमोय → मुमोच (misprints in Wikisource; the critical edition has khaḍgam and mumoca). Wikisource divides CE 3.40.41–43 differently: this verse is CE 3.40.41ab.

Verse 53 (3.39.53)

तस्य मूर्धानमासाद्य पफालासिवरो हि सः । ततो वृक्षैः शिलाभिश्च योधयामास फल्गुनः ॥

tasya mūrdhānamāsādya paphālāsivaro hi saḥ | tato vṛkṣaiḥ śilābhiśca yodhayāmāsa phalgunaḥ

But on reaching his head that finest of swords shattered. Then Phalguna fought on with trees and rocks.

Note on the text: Corrected तकस्य → तस्य (misprint in Wikisource; a stray क; the critical edition has tasya). The lines are CE 3.40.41e and 3.40.42a.

Verse 54 (3.39.54)

तदा वृक्षान्महाकायः प्रत्यगृह्णादथो शिलाः । किरातरूपी भगवांस्ततः पार्थो महाबलः ॥

tadā vṛkṣānmahākāyaḥ pratyagṛhṇādatho śilāḥ | kirātarūpī bhagavāṃstataḥ pārtho mahābalaḥ

Then the huge-bodied blessed one in the form of a Kirata caught the trees and the rocks. Then mighty Partha,

Note on the text: The lines are CE 3.40.42c (where the critical edition reads yathā for तदा) and 3.40.43a.

Verse 55 (3.39.55)

मुष्टिभिर्वज्रसंस्पर्शैर्धूममुत्पादयन्मुखे । प्रजहार दुराधर्षे किरातसमरूपिणि ॥

muṣṭibhirvajrasaṃsparśairdhūmamutpādayanmukhe | prajahāra durādharṣe kirātasamarūpiṇi

breathing smoke from his mouth in his fury, struck the invincible one who wore the Kirata's form with fists that fell like thunderbolts.

Note on the text: The lines are CE 3.40.43c and 3.40.43e.

Verse 56 (3.39.56)

ततः शक्राशनिसमैर्मुष्टिभिर्भृशदारुणैः । किरातरूपी भगवानर्दयामास फल्गुनम् ॥

tataḥ śakrāśanisamairmuṣṭibhirbhṛśadāruṇaiḥ | kirātarūpī bhagavānardayāmāsa phalgunam

Then the blessed one in the form of a Kirata pounded Phalguna with fists terribly fierce, like Shakra's thunderbolt.

Verse 57 (3.39.57)

ततश्चटचटाशब्दः सुघोरः समजायत । पाण्डवस्य च मुष्टीनां किरातस्य च युध्यतः ॥

tataścaṭacaṭāśabdaḥ sughoraḥ samajāyata | pāṇḍavasya ca muṣṭīnāṃ kirātasya ca yudhyataḥ

Then a terrible cracking sound arose from the fists of the Pandava and of the Kirata as they fought.

Note on the text: Corrected सुधोरः → सुघोरः and किरातस् च → किरातस्य च (misprints in Wikisource; the critical edition has sughoraḥ and kirātasya ca).

Verse 58 (3.39.58)

सुमुहूर्तं तयोर्युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम् । भुजप्रहारसंयुक्तं वृत्रवासवयोरिव ॥

sumuhūrtaṃ tayoryuddhamabhavallomaharṣaṇam | bhujaprahārasaṃyuktaṃ vṛtravāsavayoriva

For a good while their fight went on, making the hair stand on end, all blows of the arms, like the fight of Vritra and Vasava.

Verse 59 (3.39.59)

महाराज ततो जिष्णुः किरातमुरसा बली । पाण्डवं च विचेष्टन्तं किरातोप्यहनद्बलात् ॥

mahārāja tato jiṣṇuḥ kirātamurasā balī | pāṇḍavaṃ ca viceṣṭantaṃ kirātopyahanadbalāt

Then, great king, mighty Jishnu struck the Kirata with his chest, and the Kirata too struck back with force at the struggling Pandava.

Verse 60 (3.39.60)

तयोर्भुजविनिष्पेषात्संघर्षेणोरसोस्तथा । समजायत गात्रेषु पावकोऽङ्गारधूमवान् ॥

tayorbhujaviniṣpeṣātsaṃgharṣeṇorasostathā | samajāyata gātreṣu pāvako'ṅgāradhūmavān

From the crushing of their arms and the grinding of their chests, a fire with embers and smoke sprang up in their bodies.

Note on the text: Corrected संधर्षेणोरसोस्तथा → संघर्षेणोरसोस्तथा (misprint in Wikisource; संघर्ष "grinding", as the critical edition's saṃgharṣeṇa).

Verse 61 (3.39.61)

तत एनं महादेवः पीड्य गात्रैः सुपीडितम् । तेजसा व्याक्रमद्रोषाच्चेतस्तस्य विमोहयन् ॥

tata enaṃ mahādevaḥ pīḍya gātraiḥ supīḍitam | tejasā vyākramadroṣāccetastasya vimohayan

Then Mahadeva, crushing him hard with his limbs, overpowered him in his anger with his energy, stupefying his mind.

Note on the text: Corrected व्क्रमद्रोषाच्चेतस्तस्य → व्याक्रमद्रोषाच्चेतस्तस्य (misprint in Wikisource; a broken form of व्याक्रमत्, as the critical edition's vyākramad).

Verse 62 (3.39.62)

ततोऽभिपीडितैर्गात्रैः पिण्डीकृत इवाबभौ । फल्गुनो गात्रसंरुद्धो देवदेवेन भारत ॥

tato'bhipīḍitairgātraiḥ piṇḍīkṛta ivābabhau | phalguno gātrasaṃruddho devadevena bhārata

Then, his limbs crushed and his body held fast by the God of gods, Phalguna looked like a lump of flesh, O Bharata.

Verse 63 (3.39.63)

निरुच्छ्वासोऽभवच्चैव सन्निरुद्धो महामनाः । ततः पपात संमूढस्ततः प्रीतोऽभवद्भवः ॥

nirucchvāso'bhavaccaiva sanniruddho mahāmanāḥ | tataḥ papāta saṃmūḍhastataḥ prīto'bhavadbhavaḥ

Hemmed in, the great-minded hero could not breathe, and he fell down senseless. Then Bhava was pleased.

Verse 64 (3.39.64)

स मुहूर्तं तथा भूत्वा सचेताः पुनरुत्थितः । रुधिरेणाप्लुताङ्गस्तु पाण्डवो भृशदुःखितः ॥

sa muhūrtaṃ tathā bhūtvā sacetāḥ punarutthitaḥ | rudhireṇāplutāṅgastu pāṇḍavo bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ

After lying so for a while, he came to his senses and rose again; the Pandava, his limbs drenched in blood, was in deep distress.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.51d*0171, lines 1–2.

Verse 65 (3.39.65)

शरण्यं शरणं गत्वा भगवन्तं पिनाकिनम् । मृन्मयं स्थण्डिलं कृत्वा माल्येनापूजयद्भवम् ॥

śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatvā bhagavantaṃ pinākinam | mṛnmayaṃ sthaṇḍilaṃ kṛtvā mālyenāpūjayadbhavam

Going for refuge to the blessed Pinaka-holder, the refuge of all, he made an altar of earth and worshipped Bhava with a garland.

Note on the text: Corrected स्ण्डिलं → स्थण्डिलं (misprint in Wikisource; "altar", as the critical edition's apparatus reads sthaṇḍilaṃ) and restored the word space in कृत्वा माल्येन. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.51d*0171, lines 3–4.

Verse 66 (3.39.66)

तच्च माल्यं तदा पार्थः किरातशिरसि स्थितम् । अपश्यत्पाण्डवश्रेष्ठो हर्षेण प्रकृतिं गतः ॥

tacca mālyaṃ tadā pārthaḥ kirātaśirasi sthitam | apaśyatpāṇḍavaśreṣṭho harṣeṇa prakṛtiṃ gataḥ

Then Partha, best of the Pandavas, saw that garland resting on the Kirata's head, and in his joy he came to himself again.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.51d*0171, lines 5–6.

Verse 67 (3.39.67)

पपात पादयोस्तस्य ततः प्रीतोऽभवद्भवः । उवाच चैनं वचसा मेघगम्भीरगीर्हरः । जातविस्मयमालोक्य ततः क्षीणाङ्गसंहतिम् ॥

papāta pādayostasya tataḥ prīto'bhavadbhavaḥ | uvāca cainaṃ vacasā meghagambhīragīrharaḥ | jātavismayamālokya tataḥ kṣīṇāṅgasaṃhatim

He fell at his feet, and Bhava was pleased. Seeing him filled with wonder, his body worn out, Hara, with a voice deep as a thundercloud, spoke to him:

Note on the text: Removed a stray opening square bracket (a wiki mark) before the second line, and corrected मेघगम्भीरगीर्हसः → मेघगम्भीरगीर्हरः (misprint in Wikisource; "Hara, his voice deep as a cloud", as the critical edition's apparatus reads meghagambhīragīr haraḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records the first line in its apparatus as 3.40.51d*0171, line 7, and the other two as 3.40.51d*0172.

Verse 68 (3.39.68)

भोभो फल्गुन तुष्टोस्मि कर्मणाऽप्रतिमेन ते । शौर्येणानेन धृत्या च क्षत्रियो नास्ति ते समः ॥

bhobho phalguna tuṣṭosmi karmaṇā'pratimena te | śauryeṇānena dhṛtyā ca kṣatriyo nāsti te samaḥ

"Ho, Phalguna! I am pleased with your matchless feat. For this valour and steadfastness there is no kshatriya your equal.

Verse 69 (3.39.69)

समं तेजश्च वीर्यं च ममाद्य तव चानघ । प्रीतस्तेऽहं महाबाहो पश्य मां भरतर्षभ ॥

samaṃ tejaśca vīryaṃ ca mamādya tava cānagha | prītaste'haṃ mahābāho paśya māṃ bharatarṣabha

"Your energy and your valour are equal to mine today, sinless one. I am pleased with you, mighty-armed one. Behold me, bull of the Bharatas.

Verse 70 (3.39.70)

ददामि ते विशालाक्ष चक्षुः पूर्वं मुनिर्भवान् । विजेष्यसि रणे शत्रूनपि सर्वान्दिवौकसः ॥

dadāmi te viśālākṣa cakṣuḥ pūrvaṃ munirbhavān | vijeṣyasi raṇe śatrūnapi sarvāndivaukasaḥ

"I give you divine sight, large-eyed one; in a former life you were a sage. You will conquer all your enemies in battle, even the dwellers of heaven.

Verse 71 (3.39.71)

प्रीत्या च तेऽहं दास्यामि यदस्त्रमनिवारितम् । त्वं हि शक्तो मदीयं तदस्त्रं धारयितुं क्षणात् ॥

prītyā ca te'haṃ dāsyāmi yadastramanivāritam | tvaṃ hi śakto madīyaṃ tadastraṃ dhārayituṃ kṣaṇāt

"Out of my love I will give you a weapon that cannot be withstood, for you are able to wield that weapon of mine at once."

Note on the text: Removed the square brackets and the inner double danda around this verse (editorial marks in Wikisource). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.54d*0173.

Verse 72 (3.39.72)

ततो देवं महादेवं गिरिशं शूलपाणिनम् । ददर्श फल्गुनस्तत्र सह देव्या महाद्युतिम् ॥

tato devaṃ mahādevaṃ giriśaṃ śūlapāṇinam | dadarśa phalgunastatra saha devyā mahādyutim

Then Phalguna saw the god Mahadeva, Girisha, trident in hand, in his great splendour, together with the goddess.

Note on the text: Corrected शूनपाणिनम् → शूलपाणिनम् (misprint in Wikisource; "trident in hand", as the critical edition's śūlapāṇinam).

Verse 73 (3.39.73)

स जानुभ्यां महीं गत्वा शिरसा प्रणिपत्य च । प्रसादयामास हरं पार्थः परपुरंजयः ॥

sa jānubhyāṃ mahīṃ gatvā śirasā praṇipatya ca | prasādayāmāsa haraṃ pārthaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ

Kneeling on the ground and bowing his head, Partha, conqueror of enemy cities, sought the favour of Hara.

Verse 74 (3.39.74)

कपर्दिन्सर्वभूतेश भगनेत्रनिपातन । देवदेव महादेव नीलग्रीव जटाधर ॥

kapardinsarvabhūteśa bhaganetranipātana | devadeva mahādeva nīlagrīva jaṭādhara

"O Kapardin, wearer of matted locks, lord of all beings, destroyer of Bhaga's eyes! God of gods, Mahadeva, blue-throated one, bearer of matted hair!

Note on the text: Removed a stray opening square bracket (a wiki mark) before the second line. The first line is CE 3.40.57a; the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; its apparatus has it as 3.40.57d*0174, line 1, which opens the passage of praise that runs through verse 79 here).

Verse 75 (3.39.75)

कारणानां च परमं जाने त्वां त्र्यम्बकं विभुम् । देवानां च गतिं देवं त्वत्प्रसूतमिदं जगत् ॥

kāraṇānāṃ ca paramaṃ jāne tvāṃ tryambakaṃ vibhum | devānāṃ ca gatiṃ devaṃ tvatprasūtamidaṃ jagat

"I know you as the highest of causes, Tryambaka, the all-pervading, the god who is the refuge of the gods. This world is born of you.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.57d*0174, lines 2–3.

Verse 76 (3.39.76)

अजेयस्त्वं त्रिभिर्लोकैः सदेवासुरमानुषैः । शिवाय विष्णुरूपाय विष्णवे शिवरूपिणे ॥

ajeyastvaṃ tribhirlokaiḥ sadevāsuramānuṣaiḥ | śivāya viṣṇurūpāya viṣṇave śivarūpiṇe

"You cannot be conquered by the three worlds, with their gods, asuras and men. To Shiva who has the form of Vishnu, to Vishnu who has the form of Shiva,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.57d*0174, lines 4–5.

Verse 77 (3.39.77)

दक्षयज्ञविनाशाय हरिरूपाय ते नमः । ललाटाक्षाय शर्वाय मीढुषे शूलपाणये ॥

dakṣayajñavināśāya harirūpāya te namaḥ | lalāṭākṣāya śarvāya mīḍhuṣe śūlapāṇaye

"to the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, to you who have the form of Hari, salutation! To the one with the eye in his forehead, to Sharva, to the bountiful one, to the bearer of the trident,

Note on the text: Corrected दक्षियज्ञविनाशाय → दक्षयज्ञविनाशाय (misprint in Wikisource; "destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice", as the critical edition's apparatus reads dakṣayajña-). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.57d*0174, lines 6–7.

Verse 78 (3.39.78)

पिनाकगोप्त्रे सूर्याय मङ्गल्याय च वेधसे । प्रसादये त्वां भगवन्सर्वभूतमहेश्वर ॥

pinākagoptre sūryāya maṅgalyāya ca vedhase | prasādaye tvāṃ bhagavansarvabhūtamaheśvara

"to the guardian of the Pinaka, to the Sun, to the auspicious one, to the creator! I seek your favour, blessed one, great lord of all beings,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.57d*0174, lines 8–9.

Verse 79 (3.39.79)

गणेशं जगतः शम्भुं लोककारणकारणम् । प्रधानपुरुषातीतं परं सूक्ष्मतरं हरम् ॥

gaṇeśaṃ jagataḥ śambhuṃ lokakāraṇakāraṇam | pradhānapuruṣātītaṃ paraṃ sūkṣmataraṃ haram

"you, the lord of the ganas, Shambhu of the world, the cause of the causes of the worlds, who stand beyond Pradhana and Purusha, the highest, subtler than the subtle, Hara.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.57d*0174, lines 10–11.

Verse 80 (3.39.80)

व्यतिक्रमं मे भगवन्क्षन्तुमर्हसि शंकर । भगवन्दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी प्राप्तोस्मीमं महागिरिम् ॥

vyatikramaṃ me bhagavankṣantumarhasi śaṃkara | bhagavandarśanākāṅkṣī prāptosmīmaṃ mahāgirim

"Forgive my offence, blessed Shankara. Longing for the sight of you, lord, I came to this great mountain,

Note on the text: The lines are CE 3.40.57c and 3.40.58a.

Verse 81 (3.39.81)

दयितं तव देवेश तापसालयमुत्तमम् । प्रसादये त्वां भगवन्सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ॥

dayitaṃ tava deveśa tāpasālayamuttamam | prasādaye tvāṃ bhagavansarvalokanamaskṛtam

"your beloved mountain, lord of the gods, the finest dwelling of ascetics. I seek your favour, blessed one, revered by all the worlds.

Note on the text: The lines are CE 3.40.58c and 3.40.59a. Wikisource does not have CE 3.40.59c (na me syād aparādho 'yaṃ mahādevātisāhasāt).

Verse 82 (3.39.82)

कृतो मयाऽयमज्ञानाद्विमर्दो यस्त्वया सह । शरणं प्रतिपन्नाय तत्क्षमस्वाद्य शंकर ॥

kṛto mayā'yamajñānādvimardo yastvayā saha | śaraṇaṃ pratipannāya tatkṣamasvādya śaṃkara

"This struggle with you I undertook in ignorance. I have come to you for refuge; forgive it now, Shankara."

Verse 83 (3.39.83)

तमुवाच महातेजाः प्रहसन्वृषभध्वजः । प्रगृह्य रुचिरं बाहुं क्षान्तमित्येव फल्गुनम् ॥

tamuvāca mahātejāḥ prahasanvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | pragṛhya ruciraṃ bāhuṃ kṣāntamityeva phalgunam

The bull-bannered god of great splendour, smiling, took Phalguna by his handsome arm and said to him, "It is forgiven."

Verse 84 (3.39.84)

परिष्वज्य च बाहुभ्यां प्रीतात्मा भगवान्हरः । पुनः पार्थं सान्त्वपूर्वमुवाच वृषभध्वजः ॥

pariṣvajya ca bāhubhyāṃ prītātmā bhagavānharaḥ | punaḥ pārthaṃ sāntvapūrvamuvāca vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ

And embracing him with both arms, the blessed Hara, the bull-bannered, his heart full of joy, spoke again to Partha with words of comfort.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.61d*0175.

Verse 85 (3.39.85)

गङ्गाङ्कितजटः शर्वः पार्थस्यामिततेजसः । प्रगृह्य रुचिरं बाहुं वृत्तं ताम्रतलाङ्गुलिम् ॥

gaṅgāṅkitajaṭaḥ śarvaḥ pārthasyāmitatejasaḥ | pragṛhya ruciraṃ bāhuṃ vṛttaṃ tāmratalāṅgulim

Sharva, his matted locks marked by the Ganga, held the handsome arm of Partha of boundless energy, a rounded arm with coppery palm and fingers.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and ।।') around this verse, and corrected गङ्गाङ्गितजटः → गङ्गाङ्कितजटः (misprint in Wikisource; "his locks marked by the Ganga", as the critical edition's apparatus reads gaṅgāṅkitajaṭaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.40.61d*0176.