Skanda Is Consecrated as Commander

Verse 1 (9.46.1)

ततोऽभिषेकसम्भारान्सर्वान्सम्भृत्य शास्त्रतः । बृहस्पतिः समिद्धेऽग्नौ जुहावाग्निं यथाविधि ॥

tato'bhiṣekasambhārānsarvānsambhṛtya śāstrataḥ | bṛhaspatiḥ samiddhe'gnau juhāvāgniṃ yathāvidhi

Then Brihaspati, having gathered all the materials for the consecration according to the rules, made offering to Agni in the kindled fire in due form.

Note on the text: Variant (not a correction): W juhāvāgniṃ "made offering to Agni" where CE has juhāvājyaṃ "poured ghee".

Verse 2 (9.46.2)

ततो हिमवता दत्ते मणिप्रवरशोभिते । दिव्यरत्नाचिते पुण्ये निषण्णं परमासने ॥

tato himavatā datte maṇipravaraśobhite | divyaratnācite puṇye niṣaṇṇaṃ paramāsane

Then Kumara sat upon the supreme holy seat that Himavan had given, shining with the finest jewels and set with divine gems,

Verse 3 (9.46.3)

सर्वमङ्गलसम्भारैर्विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम् । आभिषेचनिकं द्रव्यं गृहीत्वा देवतागणाः ॥

sarvamaṅgalasambhārairvidhimantrapuraskṛtam | ābhiṣecanikaṃ dravyaṃ gṛhītvā devatāgaṇāḥ

honored with every auspicious thing and with sacred rites and mantras. And the hosts of the gods took up the substances for the consecration,

Verse 4 (9.46.4)

इन्द्राविष्णू महावीर्यौ सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ तथा । धाता चैव विधाता च तथा चैवानिलानलौ ॥

indrāviṣṇū mahāvīryau sūryācandramasau tathā | dhātā caiva vidhātā ca tathā caivānilānalau

Indra and Vishnu of great might, the Sun and the Moon, Dhata and Vidhata, and likewise the Wind and Fire,

Note on the text: Corrected सूर्योचन्द्रमसौ → सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ (misprint in Wikisource; सूर्योचन्द्र- is not valid sandhi; the dual compound सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ is meant; CE sūryācandramasau).

Verse 5 (9.46.5)

पूष्णा भगेनार्यम्णा च अंशेन च विवस्वता । रुद्रश्च सहितो धीमान्मित्रेण वरुणेन च ॥

pūṣṇā bhagenāryamṇā ca aṃśena ca vivasvatā | rudraśca sahito dhīmānmitreṇa varuṇena ca

Pushan, Bhaga, Aryaman, Amsha and Vivasvat, and Rudra the wise together with Mitra and Varuna,

Note on the text: Corrected विवस्वतां → विवस्वता (misprint in Wikisource; a genitive plural makes no sense in this list of instrumentals; CE vivasvatā).

Verse 6 (9.46.6)

रुद्रैर्वसुभिरादित्यैरश्विभ्यां च वृतः प्रभुः । विश्वैर्देवैर्मरुद्भिश्च साध्यैश्च पितृभिः सह ॥

rudrairvasubhirādityairaśvibhyāṃ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ | viśvairdevairmarudbhiśca sādhyaiśca pitṛbhiḥ saha

and the lord was surrounded by the Rudras, the Vasus, the Adityas and the two Ashvins, together with the Vishvedevas, the Maruts, the Sadhyas and the Pitris,

Verse 7 (9.46.7)

गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च यक्षराक्षसपन्नगैः । देवर्षिभिरसङ्ख्यातैस्तथा ब्रह्मर्षिभिस्तथा ॥

gandharvairapsarobhiśca yakṣarākṣasapannagaiḥ | devarṣibhirasaṅkhyātaistathā brahmarṣibhistathā

with Gandharvas and Apsarases, Yakshas, Rakshasas and serpents, with countless divine sages, and likewise with sages of the brahmin order,

Verse 8 (9.46.8)

वैखानसैर्वालखिल्यैर्वाय्वाहारैर्मरीचिपैः । भृगुभिश्चाङ्गिरोभिश्च यतिभिश्च महात्मभिः ॥

vaikhānasairvālakhilyairvāyvāhārairmarīcipaiḥ | bhṛgubhiścāṅgirobhiśca yatibhiśca mahātmabhiḥ

with the Vaikhanasas, the Valakhilyas, those who live on air and those who drink the sun's rays, with the Bhrigus and the Angirases and the great-souled ascetics,

Verse 9 (9.46.9)

सर्वैर्विद्याधरैः पुण्यैर्योगसिद्धैस्तथा वृतः । पितामहः पुलस्त्यश्च पुलहश्च महातपाः ॥

sarvairvidyādharaiḥ puṇyairyogasiddhaistathā vṛtaḥ | pitāmahaḥ pulastyaśca pulahaśca mahātapāḥ

and surrounded likewise by all the holy Vidyadharas and the perfected in yoga, there came the Grandfather, Pulastya, and Pulaha of great austerity,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.8e + 9.44.9a.

Verse 10 (9.46.10)

अङ्गिराः कश्यपोऽत्रिश्च मरीचिर्भृगुरेव च । क्रतुर्हरिः प्रचेताश्च मनुर्दक्षस्तथैव च ॥

aṅgirāḥ kaśyapo'triśca marīcirbhṛgureva ca | kraturhariḥ pracetāśca manurdakṣastathaiva ca

Angiras, Kashyapa, Atri, Marichi and Bhrigu, Kratu, Hari, Pracheta, Manu and Daksha,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.9c + 9.44.10a.

Verse 11 (9.46.11)

ऋतवश्च ग्रहाश्चैव ज्योतींषि च विशाम्पते । मूर्तिमत्यश्च सरितो वेदाश्चैव सनातनाः ॥

ṛtavaśca grahāścaiva jyotīṃṣi ca viśāmpate | mūrtimatyaśca sarito vedāścaiva sanātanāḥ

the seasons, the planets and the stars, O lord of the people, the rivers in embodied form and the eternal Vedas,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.10c + 9.44.11a.

Verse 12 (9.46.12)

समुद्राश्च ह्रदाश्चैव तीर्थानि विविधानि च । पृथिवी द्यौर्दिशश्चैव पादपाश्च जनाधिप ॥

samudrāśca hradāścaiva tīrthāni vividhāni ca | pṛthivī dyaurdiśaścaiva pādapāśca janādhipa

the oceans and the lakes and the many holy fords, the earth, the sky, the quarters and the trees, O ruler of men.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.11c + 9.44.11e. Corrected हदाश्चैव → ह्रदाश्चैव (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct ह्र is broken (हद is not "lake"); CE hradāś caiva).

Verse 13 (9.46.13)

अदितिर्देवमाता च हीः श्रीः स्वाहा सरस्वती । उमा शची सिनीवाली तथैवानुमतिः कुहूः ॥

aditirdevamātā ca hīḥ śrīḥ svāhā sarasvatī | umā śacī sinīvālī tathaivānumatiḥ kuhūḥ

Aditi, mother of the gods, Hri, Shri, Svaha and Sarasvati, Uma, Shachi, Sinivali, Anumati and Kuhu,

Verse 14 (9.46.14)

राका च धिषणा चैव पत्न्यश्चान्या दिवौकसाम् । हिमवांश्चैव विन्ध्यश्च मेरुश्चानेकशृङ्गवान् ॥

rākā ca dhiṣaṇā caiva patnyaścānyā divaukasām | himavāṃścaiva vindhyaśca meruścānekaśṛṅgavān

Raka and Dhishana, and the other wives of the dwellers in heaven, Himavan, Vindhya, and Meru of the many peaks,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.12e + 9.44.13a.

Verse 15 (9.46.15)

ऐरावतः सानुचरः कलाः काष्ठास्तथैव च । मासार्धमासा ऋतवस्तथा रात्र्यहनी नृप ॥

airāvataḥ sānucaraḥ kalāḥ kāṣṭhāstathaiva ca | māsārdhamāsā ṛtavastathā rātryahanī nṛpa

Airavata with his attendants, the kalas and kashthas, the months and half-months, the seasons, and night and day, O king,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.13c + 9.44.13e.

Verse 16 (9.46.16)

उच्चैः श्रवा हयश्रेष्ठो नागराजश्च वासुकिः । अरुणो गरुडश्चैव वृक्षाश्चौषधिभिः सह ॥

uccaiḥ śravā hayaśreṣṭho nāgarājaśca vāsukiḥ | aruṇo garuḍaścaiva vṛkṣāścauṣadhibhiḥ saha

Uchchaihshravas, best of horses, and Vasuki, king of serpents, Aruna and Garuda, and the trees together with the herbs,

Note on the text: Variant: W nāgarājaś ca vāsukiḥ; CE (and the page's footnote, "ख.पाठ") has nāgarājaś ca vāmanaḥ.

Verse 17 (9.46.17)

धर्मश्च भगवान्देवः समाजग्मुर्हि सङ्गताः । कालो यमश्च मृत्युश्च यमस्यानुचराश्च ये ॥

dharmaśca bhagavāndevaḥ samājagmurhi saṅgatāḥ | kālo yamaśca mṛtyuśca yamasyānucarāśca ye

and the blessed god Dharma, all assembled together; Time, Yama and Death, and those who attend upon Yama.

Verse 18 (9.46.18)

बहुलत्वाच्च नोक्ता ये विविधा देवतागणाः । ते कुमाराभिषेकार्थं समाजग्मुस्ततस्ततः ॥

bahulatvācca noktā ye vividhā devatāgaṇāḥ | te kumārābhiṣekārthaṃ samājagmustatastataḥ

And the many other hosts of divinities, who are not named because they are so numerous, came from here and there for the consecration of Kumara.

Note on the text: Corrected कुमाराभिषेकार्षं → कुमाराभिषेकार्थं (misprint in Wikisource; ष for थ; the sense is "for the consecration"; CE kumārābhiṣekārthaṃ).

Verse 19 (9.46.19)

जगृहुस्ते तदा राजन्सर्व एव दिवौकसः । आभिषेचनिकं भाण्डं मङ्गलानि च सर्वशः ॥

jagṛhuste tadā rājansarva eva divaukasaḥ | ābhiṣecanikaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ maṅgalāni ca sarvaśaḥ

Then all those dwellers in heaven, O king, took up the vessels for the consecration and all the auspicious things.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वं एव → सर्व एव (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvāra (सर्वम् is neuter, but the subject is the gods, "all of them"); CE sarva eva).

Verse 20 (9.46.20)

दिव्यसम्भारसंयुक्तैः कलशैः काञ्चनैर्नृप । सारस्वताभिः पुण्याभिरद्भिस्ताभिरलङ्कृतम् ॥

divyasambhārasaṃyuktaiḥ kalaśaiḥ kāñcanairnṛpa | sārasvatābhiḥ puṇyābhiradbhistābhiralaṅkṛtam

They carried golden pitchers furnished with divine materials, O king, adorned with the holy waters of the Sarasvati.

Verse 21 (9.46.21)

अभ्यषिञ्चन्कुमारं वै सम्प्रहृष्टा दिवौकसः । सैनापत्ये महात्मानमसुराणां भयङ्करम् ॥

abhyaṣiñcankumāraṃ vai samprahṛṣṭā divaukasaḥ | saināpatye mahātmānamasurāṇāṃ bhayaṅkaram

Delighted, the dwellers in heaven consecrated Kumara, the great-souled, the terror of the asuras, to the command of the army.

Verse 22 (9.46.22)

पुरा यथा महाराज वरुणं वै जलेश्वरम् । तथाऽभ्यषिञ्चद्भगवान्सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥

purā yathā mahārāja varuṇaṃ vai jaleśvaram | tathā'bhyaṣiñcadbhagavānsarvalokapitāmahaḥ

Even as in former days, O great king, the blessed Grandfather of all the worlds consecrated Varuna, lord of the waters, so he consecrated him.

Verse 23 (9.46.23)

कश्यपश्च महातेजा ये चान्ये लोककीर्तिताः । तस्मै ब्रह्मा ददौ प्रीतो बलिनो वातरंहसः ॥

kaśyapaśca mahātejā ye cānye lokakīrtitāḥ | tasmai brahmā dadau prīto balino vātaraṃhasaḥ

So too did Kashyapa of great radiance, and the others renowned in the world. Then Brahma, pleased, gave him strong attendants, swift as the wind,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.20e + 9.44.21a. Corrected सोककीर्तिताः → लोककीर्तिताः (misprint in Wikisource; सोक- is not a word in context; smallest fix to the evident ल (ये चान्ये लोककीर्तिताः). The CE reads ye cānye nānukīrtitāḥ).

Verse 24 (9.46.24)

कामवीर्यधरान्सिद्धान्महापारिषदान्प्रभुः । नन्दिसेनं लोहिताक्षं घण्टाकर्णं च सम्मतम् ॥

kāmavīryadharānsiddhānmahāpāriṣadānprabhuḥ | nandisenaṃ lohitākṣaṃ ghaṇṭākarṇaṃ ca sammatam

perfected beings, great attendants who command strength and valor at will: Nandisena, Lohitaksha, and the esteemed Ghantakarna,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.21c + 9.44.22a. Corrected घण्टाकार्णं → घण्टाकर्णं (misprint in Wikisource; ā for a; CE ghaṇṭākarṇaṃ).

Verse 25 (9.46.25)

चतुर्थमस्यानुचरं ख्यातं कुमुदमालिनम् । तत्र स्थाणुर्महातेजा महापारिषदं प्रभुः ॥

caturthamasyānucaraṃ khyātaṃ kumudamālinam | tatra sthāṇurmahātejā mahāpāriṣadaṃ prabhuḥ

and as the fourth of his attendants the renowned Kumudamalin. Then Sthanu, the lord of great radiance, gave a great attendant,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.22c + 9.44.23a. Variant: W line b (तत्र स्थाणुर्महातेजा महापारिषदं प्रभुः) differs from CE 9.44.23a (tataḥ sthāṇuṃ mahāvegaṃ mahāpāriṣadaṃ kratum); W's reading kept. कामं is taken as the attendant's name (CE kāmaṃ).

Verse 26 (9.46.26)

मायाशतधरं कामं कामवीर्यबलान्वितम् । ददौ स्कन्दाय राजेन्द्र सुरारिविनिबर्हणम् ॥

māyāśatadharaṃ kāmaṃ kāmavīryabalānvitam | dadau skandāya rājendra surārivinibarhaṇam

Kama, who commanded a hundred illusions and was endowed with strength and valor at will, a destroyer of the gods' enemies; he gave him to Skanda, O best of kings.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.23c + 9.44.23e.

Verse 27 (9.46.27)

स हि देवासुरे युद्धे दैत्यानां भीमकर्मणाम् । जघान दोर्भ्यां सङ्क्रुद्धः प्रयुतानि चतुर्दश ॥

sa hi devāsure yuddhe daityānāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām | jaghāna dorbhyāṃ saṅkruddhaḥ prayutāni caturdaśa

For in the battle between the gods and the asuras, in his fury, he slew with his two arms fourteen prayutas of the Daityas of dreadful deeds.

Note on the text: Corrected सहि → स हि (misprint in Wikisource; two words run together; CE sa hi).

Verse 28 (9.46.28)

तथा देवा ददुस्तस्मै सेनां नैर्ऋतसङ्कुलाम् । देवशत्रुक्षयकरीमजय्यां विश्वरूपिणीम् ॥

tathā devā dadustasmai senāṃ nairṛtasaṅkulām | devaśatrukṣayakarīmajayyāṃ viśvarūpiṇīm

Then the gods gave him an army crowded with Nairritas, destroyer of the gods' enemies, invincible, and of every form.

Verse 29 (9.46.29)

जयशब्दं तथा चक्रुर्देवाः सर्वे सवासवाः । गन्धर्वा यक्षरक्षांसि मुनयः पितरस्तथा ॥

jayaśabdaṃ tathā cakrurdevāḥ sarve savāsavāḥ | gandharvā yakṣarakṣāṃsi munayaḥ pitarastathā

Then all the gods with Vasava raised a cry of victory, and the Gandharvas, Yakshas and Rakshasas, the sages and the Pitris.

Verse 30 (9.46.30)

ततः प्रादादनुचरौ यमः कालोपमावुभौ । उन्माथं च प्रमाथं च महावीर्यौ महाद्युती ॥

tataḥ prādādanucarau yamaḥ kālopamāvubhau | unmāthaṃ ca pramāthaṃ ca mahāvīryau mahādyutī

Then Yama gave two attendants, like Death and Time themselves, Unmatha and Pramatha, of great valor and great splendor.

Verse 31 (9.46.31)

सुभ्राजो भास्वरश्चैव यौ तौ सूर्यानुयायिनौ । तौ सूर्यः कार्तिकेयाय ददौ प्रीतः प्रतापवान् ॥

subhrājo bhāsvaraścaiva yau tau sūryānuyāyinau | tau sūryaḥ kārtikeyāya dadau prītaḥ pratāpavān

Subhraja and Bhasvara, the two who follow the Sun, those two the mighty and pleased Sun gave to Kartikeya.

Verse 32 (9.46.32)

कैलासशृङ्गसङ्काशौ श्वेतमाल्यानुलेपनौ । सोमोऽप्यनुचरौ प्रादान्मणिं सुमणिमेव च ॥

kailāsaśṛṅgasaṅkāśau śvetamālyānulepanau | somo'pyanucarau prādānmaṇiṃ sumaṇimeva ca

Soma too gave two attendants, like the peaks of Kailasa, wearing white garlands and unguents: Mani and Sumani.

Verse 33 (9.46.33)

ज्वालाजिह्वं तथा ज्योतिरात्मजाय हुताशनः । ददावनुचरौ शूरौ परसैन्यप्रमाथिनौ ॥

jvālājihvaṃ tathā jyotirātmajāya hutāśanaḥ | dadāvanucarau śūrau parasainyapramāthinau

Agni gave to his own son Jvalajihva and Jyoti, two heroes, destroyers of enemy armies, as his attendants.

Verse 34 (9.46.34)

परिघं च वटं चैव भीमं च सुमहाबलम् । दहतिं दहनं चैव प्रचण्डौ वीर्यसम्मतौ ॥

parighaṃ ca vaṭaṃ caiva bhīmaṃ ca sumahābalam | dahatiṃ dahanaṃ caiva pracaṇḍau vīryasammatau

Parigha and Vata, and Bhima of great strength, Dahati and Dahana, the two fierce ones honored for their valor,

Note on the text: Corrected परिधं → परिघं (misprint in Wikisource; ध for घ (the attendant is Parigha); CE parighaṃ).

Verse 35 (9.46.35)

अंशोऽप्यनुचरान्पञ्च ददौ स्कन्दाय धीमते । उत्क्रोशं सत्करं चैव वज्रदण्डधरावुभौ ॥

aṃśo'pyanucarānpañca dadau skandāya dhīmate | utkrośaṃ satkaraṃ caiva vajradaṇḍadharāvubhau

and Amsha too gave these five attendants to the wise Skanda. Utkrosha and Satkara, the two bearers of thunderbolt-staffs,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.31e + 9.44.32a.

Verse 36 (9.46.36)

ददावनलपुत्राय वासवः परवीरहा । तौ हि शत्रून्महेन्द्रस्य जघ्नतुः समरे बहून् ॥

dadāvanalaputrāya vāsavaḥ paravīrahā | tau hi śatrūnmahendrasya jaghnatuḥ samare bahūn

Vasava, slayer of enemy heroes, gave to the son of Fire; and those two slew many foes of Mahendra in battle.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.32c + 9.44.32e. Corrected महेन्द्रास्य → महेन्द्रस्य (misprint in Wikisource; stray ā; CE mahendrasya).

Verse 37 (9.46.37)

चक्रं विक्रमकं चैव सङ्क्रमं च महाबलम् । स्कन्दाय त्रीननुचरान्ददौ विष्णुर्महायशाः ॥

cakraṃ vikramakaṃ caiva saṅkramaṃ ca mahābalam | skandāya trīnanucarāndadau viṣṇurmahāyaśāḥ

Chakra, Vikramaka and the mighty Sankrama, these three attendants Vishnu of great fame gave to Skanda.

Verse 38 (9.46.38)

वर्धनं नन्दनं चैव सर्वविद्याविशारदौ । स्कन्दाय ददतुः प्रीतावश्विनौ भिषजां वरौ ॥

vardhanaṃ nandanaṃ caiva sarvavidyāviśāradau | skandāya dadatuḥ prītāvaśvinau bhiṣajāṃ varau

Vardhana and Nandana, skilled in all the sciences, the two Ashvins, best of physicians, gladly gave to Skanda.

Verse 39 (9.46.39)

किन्दुं च कुसुमं चैव कुमुदं च महायशाः । डम्बराडम्बरौ चैव ददौ धाता महात्मने ॥

kinduṃ ca kusumaṃ caiva kumudaṃ ca mahāyaśāḥ | ḍambarāḍambarau caiva dadau dhātā mahātmane

Kindu, Kusuma and Kumuda, and Dambara and Adambara, Dhata of great fame gave to the great-souled one.

Verse 40 (9.46.40)

वक्रानुवक्रौ बलिनौ मेषवक्त्रौ बलोत्कटौ । ददौ त्वष्टा महामायौ स्कन्दायानुचरावुभौ ॥

vakrānuvakrau balinau meṣavaktrau balotkaṭau | dadau tvaṣṭā mahāmāyau skandāyānucarāvubhau

Vakra and Anuvakra, strong and fierce, ram-faced and of great illusion, these two attendants Tvashta gave to Skanda.

Verse 41 (9.46.41)

सुव्रतं सत्यसन्धं च ददौ मित्रो महात्मने । कुमाराय महात्मानौ तपोविद्याधरौ प्रभुः ॥

suvrataṃ satyasandhaṃ ca dadau mitro mahātmane | kumārāya mahātmānau tapovidyādharau prabhuḥ

Suvrata and Satyasandha, two great-souled ones, bearers of austerity and learning, Mitra the lord gave to the great-souled Kumara.

Verse 42 (9.46.42)

सुदर्शनीयौ वरदौ त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतौ । सुव्रतं च महात्मानं शुभकर्माणमेव च ॥

sudarśanīyau varadau triṣu lokeṣu viśrutau | suvrataṃ ca mahātmānaṃ śubhakarmāṇameva ca

Two handsome ones, givers of boons, famed in the three worlds: Suvrata, the great-souled, and Shubhakarman,

Verse 43 (9.46.43)

कार्तिकेयाय सम्प्रादाद्विधाता लोकविश्रुतौ । पाणीतकं कालिकं च महामायाविनावुभौ ॥

kārtikeyāya samprādādvidhātā lokaviśrutau | pāṇītakaṃ kālikaṃ ca mahāmāyāvināvubhau

these two, renowned in the world, Vidhata gave to Kartikeya. Panitaka and Kalika, both of great magic power,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.38e + 9.44.39a.

Verse 44 (9.46.44)

पूषा च पार्षदौ प्रादात्कार्तिकेयाय भारत । बलं चातिबलं चैव महावक्त्रौ महाबलौ ॥

pūṣā ca pārṣadau prādātkārtikeyāya bhārata | balaṃ cātibalaṃ caiva mahāvaktrau mahābalau

these two attendants Pushan gave to Kartikeya, O Bharata. Bala and Atibala, large-mouthed and very strong,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.39c + 9.44.40a.

Verse 45 (9.46.45)

प्रददौ कार्तिकेयाय वायुर्भरतसत्तम । यमं चातियमं चैव तिमिवक्त्रौ महाबलौ ॥

pradadau kārtikeyāya vāyurbharatasattama | yamaṃ cātiyamaṃ caiva timivaktrau mahābalau

Vayu, best of the Bharatas, gave to Kartikeya. Yama and Atiyama, mighty, with faces like great whales,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.40c + 9.44.41a. Variant: W यमं चातियमं चैव; CE has ghasaṃ cātighasaṃ (the page's footnote 9-46-45 records "घसं त्वातिघसं चैवेति ख.पाठः"). W's reading kept.

Verse 46 (9.46.46)

प्रददौ कार्तिकेयाय वरुणः सत्यसङ्गरः । सुवर्चसं महात्मानं तथैवाप्यतिवर्चसम् ॥

pradadau kārtikeyāya varuṇaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ | suvarcasaṃ mahātmānaṃ tathaivāpyativarcasam

Varuna, true to his pledge, gave to Kartikeya. Suvarchasa the great-souled, and likewise Ativarchasa,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.41c + 9.44.42a.

Verse 47 (9.46.47)

हिमवान्प्रददौ राजन्हुताशनसुताय वै । काञ्चनं च महात्मानं मेघमालिनमेव च ॥

himavānpradadau rājanhutāśanasutāya vai | kāñcanaṃ ca mahātmānaṃ meghamālinameva ca

Himavan gave to the son of Fire, O king. Kanchana the great-souled, and Meghamalin,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.42c + 9.44.43a.

Verse 48 (9.46.48)

ददावनुचरौ मेरुरग्निपुत्राय भारत । स्थिरं चातिस्थिरं चैव मेरुरेवापरौ ददौ ॥

dadāvanucarau meruragniputrāya bhārata | sthiraṃ cātisthiraṃ caiva merurevāparau dadau

these two attendants Meru gave to the son of Agni, O Bharata. Sthira and Atisthira, two others, Meru likewise gave,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.43c + 9.44.44a.

Verse 49 (9.46.49)

महात्मा त्वग्निपुत्राय महाबलपराक्रमौ । उच्छृङ्गं चातिशृङ्गं च महापाषाणयोधिनौ ॥

mahātmā tvagniputrāya mahābalaparākramau | ucchṛṅgaṃ cātiśṛṅgaṃ ca mahāpāṣāṇayodhinau

the great-souled one, to the son of Agni, two of great strength and prowess. Ucchringa and Atishringa, fighters with great rocks,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.44c + 9.44.45a.

Verse 50 (9.46.50)

प्रददावग्निपुत्राय विन्ध्यः पारिषदावुभौ । सङ्ग्रहं विग्रहं चैव समुद्रोऽपि गदाधरौ ॥

pradadāvagniputrāya vindhyaḥ pāriṣadāvubhau | saṅgrahaṃ vigrahaṃ caiva samudro'pi gadādharau

these two attendants Vindhya gave to the son of Agni; and the ocean too gave Samgraha and Vigraha, the two bearers of maces,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.45c + 9.44.46a. Corrected समुद्रोऽमि → समुद्रोऽपि (misprint in Wikisource; म for प; CE samudro 'pi).

Verse 51 (9.46.51)

प्रददावग्निपुत्राय महापारिषदावुभौ । उन्मादं शङ्कुकर्णं च पुष्पदन्तं तथैव च ॥

pradadāvagniputrāya mahāpāriṣadāvubhau | unmādaṃ śaṅkukarṇaṃ ca puṣpadantaṃ tathaiva ca

giving to the son of Agni the two great attendants. Unmada, Shankukarna and Pushpadanta,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.46c + 9.44.47a.

Verse 52 (9.46.52)

प्रददावग्निपुत्राय पार्वती शुभदर्शना । जयं महाजयं चैव गङ्गा ज्वलनसूनवे ॥

pradadāvagniputrāya pārvatī śubhadarśanā | jayaṃ mahājayaṃ caiva gaṅgā jvalanasūnave

fair-looking Parvati gave to the son of Agni. Jaya and Mahajaya, Ganga gave to the son of Fire.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.47c + 9.44.48a. W line b reads गङ्गा; CE 9.44.48a has nāgau (the two nagas Jaya and Mahajaya), with Vasuki as the giver in the next line. W's reading kept (a valid word, so not treated as a misprint); it leaves the verb of the next verse without an object, so the translation follows the sense (Vasuki "gave as well").

Verse 53 (9.46.53)

प्रददौ पुरुषव्याघ्र वासुकिः पन्नगेश्वरः । एवं साध्याश्च रुद्राश्च वसवः पितरस्तथा ॥

pradadau puruṣavyāghra vāsukiḥ pannageśvaraḥ | evaṃ sādhyāśca rudrāśca vasavaḥ pitarastathā

Vasuki, lord of serpents, gave as well, O tiger among men. Thus the Sadhyas and Rudras, the Vasus and the Pitris,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.48c + 9.44.49a. Continues from W 52: the giver is Vasuki (CE 9.44.48c) of the two attendants Jaya and Mahajaya.

Verse 54 (9.46.54)

सागराः सरितश्चैव गिरयश्च महाबलाः । ददुः सेनागणाध्यक्षाञ्शूलपट्टसधारिणः ॥

sāgarāḥ saritaścaiva girayaśca mahābalāḥ | daduḥ senāgaṇādhyakṣāñśūlapaṭṭasadhāriṇaḥ

the oceans and rivers and the mighty mountains gave commanders of the host, bearing spears and pikes,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.49c + 9.44.50a.

Verse 55 (9.46.55)

दिव्यप्रहरणोपेतान्नानावेषविभूषितान् । शृणु नामानि चाप्येषां येऽन्ये स्कन्दस्य सैनिकाः ॥

divyapraharaṇopetānnānāveṣavibhūṣitān | śṛṇu nāmāni cāpyeṣāṃ ye'nye skandasya sainikāḥ

equipped with divine weapons and adorned in many guises. Hear also the names of the others who were Skanda's soldiers,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.50c + 9.44.51a.

Verse 56 (9.46.56)

विविधायुधसम्पन्नाश्चित्राभरणभूषिताः । शङ्कुकर्णो निकुम्भश्च पद्मः कुमुद एव च ॥

vividhāyudhasampannāścitrābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | śaṅkukarṇo nikumbhaśca padmaḥ kumuda eva ca

furnished with weapons of many kinds and adorned with splendid ornaments: Shankukarna, Nikumbha, Padma and Kumuda,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.51c + 9.44.52a.

Verse 57 (9.46.57)

अनन्तो द्वादशभुजस्तथा कृष्णोपकृष्णकौ । घ्राणश्रवाः कपिस्कन्धः काञ्चनाक्षो जलन्धमः ॥

ananto dvādaśabhujastathā kṛṣṇopakṛṣṇakau | ghrāṇaśravāḥ kapiskandhaḥ kāñcanākṣo jalandhamaḥ

Ananta the twelve-armed, and Krishna and Upakrishna, Ghranashrava, Kapiskandha, Kanchanaksha, Jalandhama,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.52c + 9.44.53a.

Verse 58 (9.46.58)

अक्षः सन्तर्जनो राजन्कुनदीकस्तमोन्तकृत् । एकाक्षो द्वादशाक्षश्च तथैवैकजटः प्रभुः ॥

akṣaḥ santarjano rājankunadīkastamontakṛt | ekākṣo dvādaśākṣaśca tathaivaikajaṭaḥ prabhuḥ

Aksha, Santarjana, O king, Kunadika, Tamontakrit, Ekaksha, Dvadashaksha, and the lord Ekajata,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.53c + 9.44.54a. Corrected द्वाशाक्षश्च → द्वादशाक्षश्च (misprint in Wikisource; dropped द; CE dvādaśākṣaś ca).

Verse 59 (9.46.59)

सहस्रबाहुर्विकटो व्याघ्राक्षः क्षितिकम्पनः । पुण्यनामा सुनामा च सुचक्रः प्रियदर्शनः ॥

sahasrabāhurvikaṭo vyāghrākṣaḥ kṣitikampanaḥ | puṇyanāmā sunāmā ca sucakraḥ priyadarśanaḥ

Sahasrabahu, Vikata, Vyaghraksha, Kshitikampana, Punyanama, Sunama, Suchakra, Priyadarshana,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.54c + 9.44.55a.

Verse 60 (9.46.60)

परिश्रुतः कोकनदः प्रियमाल्यानुलेपनः । अजोदरो गजशिराः स्कन्धाक्षः शतलोचनः ॥

pariśrutaḥ kokanadaḥ priyamālyānulepanaḥ | ajodaro gajaśirāḥ skandhākṣaḥ śatalocanaḥ

Parishruta, Kokanada, Priyamalyanulepana, Ajodara, Gajashira, Skandhaksha, Shatalochana,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.55c + 9.44.56a.

Verse 61 (9.46.61)

ज्वालाजिह्वः करालाक्षः शितिकेशो जटी हरिः । परिश्रुतः कोकनदः कृष्णकेशो जटाधरः ॥

jvālājihvaḥ karālākṣaḥ śitikeśo jaṭī hariḥ | pariśrutaḥ kokanadaḥ kṛṣṇakeśo jaṭādharaḥ

Jvalajihva, Karalaksha, Shitikesha, Jati, Hari, Parishruta, Kokanada, Krishnakesha, Jatadhara,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.56c + 9.44.56d*0263_01. Line a = CE 9.44.56c; line b is the star passage 9.44.56d*0263_01 (pariśrutaḥ kokanadaḥ kṛṣṇakeśo jaṭādharaḥ), which repeats the names Parishruta and Kokanada of W 60.

Verse 62 (9.46.62)

चतुर्दंष्ट्रोऽष्टजिह्वश्च मेघनादः पृथुश्रवाः । विद्युताक्षो धनुर्वक्त्रो जाठरो मारुताशनः ॥

caturdaṃṣṭro'ṣṭajihvaśca meghanādaḥ pṛthuśravāḥ | vidyutākṣo dhanurvaktro jāṭharo mārutāśanaḥ

Chaturdamshtra, Ashtajihva, Meghanada, Prithushrava, Vidyutaksha, Dhanurvaktra, Jathara, Marutashana,

Verse 63 (9.46.63)

उदाराक्षो रथाक्षश्च वज्रनाभो वसुप्रभः । समुद्रवेगो राजेन्द्र शैलकम्पी तथैव च ॥

udārākṣo rathākṣaśca vajranābho vasuprabhaḥ | samudravego rājendra śailakampī tathaiva ca

Udaraksha, Rathaksha, Vajranabha, Vasuprabha, Samudravega, O best of kings, and Shailakampi,

Verse 64 (9.46.64)

वृषो मेषः प्रवाहश्च तथा नन्दोपनन्दकौ । धूम्रः श्वेतः कलिङ्गश्च सिद्धार्थो वरदस्तथा ॥

vṛṣo meṣaḥ pravāhaśca tathā nandopanandakau | dhūmraḥ śvetaḥ kaliṅgaśca siddhārtho varadastathā

Vrisha, Mesha, Pravaha, and Nanda and Upananda, Dhumra, Shveta, Kalinga, Siddhartha and Varada,

Verse 65 (9.46.65)

प्रियकश्चैव नन्दश्च गोनन्दश्च प्रतापवान् । आनन्दश्च प्रमोदश्च स्वस्तिको ध्रुवकस्तथा ॥

priyakaścaiva nandaśca gonandaśca pratāpavān | ānandaśca pramodaśca svastiko dhruvakastathā

Priyaka, Nanda, and Gonanda the mighty, Ananda, Pramoda, Svastika and Dhruvaka,

Note on the text: Corrected प्रतपवान् → प्रतापवान् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped long ā; CE pratāpavān).

Verse 66 (9.46.66)

क्षेमवाहः सुवाहश्च सिद्धपात्रश्च भारत । गोव्रजः कनकापीडो महापारिषदेश्वरः ॥

kṣemavāhaḥ suvāhaśca siddhapātraśca bhārata | govrajaḥ kanakāpīḍo mahāpāriṣadeśvaraḥ

Kshemavaha, Suvaha, and Siddhapatra, O Bharata, Govraja, Kanakapida, and the chief of the great attendants,

Verse 67 (9.46.67)

गायनो हसनश्चैव बाणः खड्गश्च वीर्यवान् । वैताली गतिताली च तथा कथकवातिकौ ॥

gāyano hasanaścaiva bāṇaḥ khaḍgaśca vīryavān | vaitālī gatitālī ca tathā kathakavātikau

Gayana, Hasana, Bana, and the valiant Khadga, Vaitali, Gatitali, and Kathaka and Vatika,

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गश्च → खड्गश्च (misprint in Wikisource; खङ्ग for खड्ग; CE khaḍgaś ca).

Verse 68 (9.46.68)

हंसजः पङ्कदिग्धाङ्गः समुद्रोन्मादनश्च ह । रणोत्कटः प्रहासश्च श्वेतसिद्धश्च नन्दनः ॥

haṃsajaḥ paṅkadigdhāṅgaḥ samudronmādanaśca ha | raṇotkaṭaḥ prahāsaśca śvetasiddhaśca nandanaḥ

Hamsaja, Pankadigdhanga, and Samudronmadana, Ranotkata, Prahasa, Shvetasiddha and Nandana,

Verse 69 (9.46.69)

कालकण्ठः प्रभासश्च तथा कुम्भाण्डकोदरः । कालकक्षः सितश्चैव भूतानां मथनस्तथा ॥

kālakaṇṭhaḥ prabhāsaśca tathā kumbhāṇḍakodaraḥ | kālakakṣaḥ sitaścaiva bhūtānāṃ mathanastathā

Kalakantha, Prabhasa, and Kumbhandakodara, Kalakaksha, Sita, and Bhutamathana,

Verse 70 (9.46.70)

यज्ञवाहः सुवाहश्च देवयाजी च सोमपः । मज्जानश्च महातेजाः क्रथक्राथौ च भारत ॥

yajñavāhaḥ suvāhaśca devayājī ca somapaḥ | majjānaśca mahātejāḥ krathakrāthau ca bhārata

Yajnavaha, Suvaha, Devayaji and Somapa, Majjana of great splendor, and Kratha and Krathaka, O Bharata,

Verse 71 (9.46.71)

तुहरश्च तुहारश्च चित्रदेवश्च वीर्यवान् । मधुरः सुप्रसादश्च किरीटी च महाबलः ॥

tuharaśca tuhāraśca citradevaśca vīryavān | madhuraḥ suprasādaśca kirīṭī ca mahābalaḥ

Tuhara and Tuhaara, and the valiant Chitradeva, Madhura, Suprasada, and the mighty Kiriti,

Verse 72 (9.46.72)

वत्सलो मधुवर्णश्च कलशोदर एव च । धर्मदो मन्मथकरः सूचीवक्त्रश्च वीर्यवान् ॥

vatsalo madhuvarṇaśca kalaśodara eva ca | dharmado manmathakaraḥ sūcīvaktraśca vīryavān

Vatsala, Madhuvarna and Kalashodara, Dharmada, Manmathakara, and the valiant Suchivaktra,

Verse 73 (9.46.73)

श्वेतवक्त्रः सुवक्त्रश्च चारुवक्त्रश्च पाण्डुरः । दण्डबाहुः सुबाहुश्च रजः कोकिलकस्तथा ॥

śvetavaktraḥ suvaktraśca cāruvaktraśca pāṇḍuraḥ | daṇḍabāhuḥ subāhuśca rajaḥ kokilakastathā

Shvetavaktra, Suvaktra, Charuvaktra and Pandura, Dandabahu, Subahu, Raja and Kokilaka,

Verse 74 (9.46.74)

अचलः कनकाक्षश्च बालानामपि यः प्रभुः । सञ्चारकः कोकनदो गृध्रपत्रश्च जम्बुकः ॥

acalaḥ kanakākṣaśca bālānāmapi yaḥ prabhuḥ | sañcārakaḥ kokanado gṛdhrapatraśca jambukaḥ

Achala and Kanakaksha, and he who is lord even of the young, Sancharaka, Kokanada, Gridhrapatra and Jambuka,

Verse 75 (9.46.75)

लोहाजवक्त्रो जवनः कुम्भवक्त्रश्च कुम्भकः । स्वर्णग्रीवश्च कृष्णौजा हंसवक्त्रश्च चन्द्रभः ॥

lohājavaktro javanaḥ kumbhavaktraśca kumbhakaḥ | svarṇagrīvaśca kṛṣṇaujā haṃsavaktraśca candrabhaḥ

Lohajavaktra, Javana, Kumbhavaktra and Kumbhaka, Svarnagriva, Krishnauja, Hamsavaktra and Chandrabha,

Verse 76 (9.46.76)

पाणिकूर्चाश्च शम्बूकः पञ्चवक्त्रश्च शिक्षकः । चाषवक्त्रश्च जम्बूकः शाकवक्त्रश्च कुञ्जलः ॥

pāṇikūrcāśca śambūkaḥ pañcavaktraśca śikṣakaḥ | cāṣavaktraśca jambūkaḥ śākavaktraśca kuñjalaḥ

Panikurcha, Shambuka, Panchavaktra and Shikshaka, Chashavaktra, Jambuka, Shakavaktra and Kunjala.

Note on the text: Corrected चाषवक्त्रक्ष → चाषवक्त्रश्च (misprint in Wikisource; क्ष for श्च; CE cāṣavaktraś ca).

Verse 77 (9.46.77)

योगयुक्ता महात्मानः सततं ब्राह्मणप्रियाः । पैतामहा महात्मानो महापारिषदाश्च ये ॥

yogayuktā mahātmānaḥ satataṃ brāhmaṇapriyāḥ | paitāmahā mahātmāno mahāpāriṣadāśca ye

Great-souled, given to yoga, ever fond of brahmins, belonging to the Grandfather, great-souled, these are the great attendants,

Note on the text: Corrected योगयोक्ता → योगयुक्ता (misprint in Wikisource; योक्ता (singular) does not agree with महात्मानः; CE yogayuktā).

Verse 78 (9.46.78)

यौवनस्थाश्च बालाश्च वृद्धाश्च जनमेजय । सहस्रशः पारिषदाः कुमारमुपतस्थिरे ॥

yauvanasthāśca bālāśca vṛddhāśca janamejaya | sahasraśaḥ pāriṣadāḥ kumāramupatasthire

young and children and old, O Janamejaya; by the thousand the attendants waited upon Kumara.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.72e + 9.44.73a.

Verse 79 (9.46.79)

वक्त्रैर्नानाविधैर्ये तु शृणु ताञ्जनमेजय । कूर्मकुक्कुटवक्त्राश्च शशोलूकमुखास्तथा ॥

vaktrairnānāvidhairye tu śṛṇu tāñjanamejaya | kūrmakukkuṭavaktrāśca śaśolūkamukhāstathā

Hear, O Janamejaya, of those who had faces of many kinds. Some had the faces of tortoises and cocks, of hares and owls,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.73c + 9.44.74a. Corrected ताञ्चनमेजय → ताञ्जनमेजय (misprint in Wikisource; च for ज; तान् + जनमेजय gives ताञ्जनमेजय; CE tāñ janamejaya).

Verse 80 (9.46.80)

खरोष्ट्रवदनाश्चान्ये वराहवदनास्तथा । मार्जारशशवक्त्राश्च दीर्घवक्त्राश्च भारत ॥

kharoṣṭravadanāścānye varāhavadanāstathā | mārjāraśaśavaktrāśca dīrghavaktrāśca bhārata

others the faces of donkeys and camels, others of boars, with faces of cats and hares, and long-faced ones, O Bharata,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.74c + 9.44.76a. Corrected शशवक्ताश्च → शशवक्त्राश्च (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त्; cf. CE mārjāraśaśavaktrāś ca).

Verse 81 (9.46.81)

नकुलोलूकवक्त्राश्च काकवक्त्रास्तथा परे । आखुबभ्रुकवक्त्राश्च मयूरवदनास्तथा ॥

nakulolūkavaktrāśca kākavaktrāstathā pare | ākhubabhrukavaktrāśca mayūravadanāstathā

with faces of mongooses and owls, and others with crows' faces, with faces of mice and tawny ichneumons, and with peacocks' faces,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.76c + 9.44.77a.

Verse 82 (9.46.82)

मत्स्यमेषाननाश्चान्ये अजाविमहिषाननाः । ऋक्षशार्दूलवक्त्राश्च द्वीपिसिंहाननास्तथा ॥

matsyameṣānanāścānye ajāvimahiṣānanāḥ | ṛkṣaśārdūlavaktrāśca dvīpisiṃhānanāstathā

others with the faces of fish and rams, with the faces of goats, sheep and buffaloes, with the faces of bears and tigers, of leopards and lions,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.77c + 9.44.78a. Corrected द्वीतिसिंह → द्वीपिसिंह (misprint in Wikisource; ति for पि; CE dvīpisiṃhānanās).

Verse 83 (9.46.83)

भीमा गजाननाश्चैव तथा नक्रमुखाश्च ये । गरुडाननाः कङ्कुमुखा वृककाकमुखास्तथा ॥

bhīmā gajānanāścaiva tathā nakramukhāśca ye | garuḍānanāḥ kaṅkumukhā vṛkakākamukhāstathā

fearsome ones with the faces of elephants, and those with the faces of crocodiles, with the faces of eagles, of herons, of wolves and crows,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.78c + 9.44.79a. W कङ्कुमुखा is kept (CE has khaḍgamukhā in this place); translated as the kanka (heron) as the traditional sense.

Verse 84 (9.46.84)

गोखरोष्ट्रमुखाश्चान्ये वृषदंशमुखास्तथा । महाजठरपादाङ्गास्तारकाक्षाश्च भारत ॥

gokharoṣṭramukhāścānye vṛṣadaṃśamukhāstathā | mahājaṭharapādāṅgāstārakākṣāśca bhārata

others with the faces of cows, donkeys and camels, with the faces of cats, with great bellies, feet and limbs, and with eyes like stars, O Bharata,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.79c + 9.44.80a.

Verse 85 (9.46.85)

पारावतमुखाश्चान्ये तथा वृषमुखाः परे । कोकिलाभाननाश्चान्ये श्येनतित्तिरिकाननाः ॥

pārāvatamukhāścānye tathā vṛṣamukhāḥ pare | kokilābhānanāścānye śyenatittirikānanāḥ

others with the faces of doves, and others with the faces of bulls, with the faces of cuckoos, with the faces of hawks and partridges,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.80c + 9.44.81a.

Verse 86 (9.46.86)

कृकलासमुखाश्चैव विरजोम्बरधारिणः । व्यालवक्त्राः शूलमुखाश्चण्डवक्त्राः शुभाननाः ॥

kṛkalāsamukhāścaiva virajombaradhāriṇaḥ | vyālavaktrāḥ śūlamukhāścaṇḍavaktrāḥ śubhānanāḥ

with the faces of chameleons, wearing spotless garments, with the faces of serpents, spear-faced, fierce-faced and fair-faced,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.81c + 9.44.82a.

Verse 87 (9.46.87)

आशीविषाश्चीरधरा गोनासावदनास्तथा । स्थूलोदराः कृशाङ्गाश्च स्थूलाङ्गाश्च कृशोदराः ॥

āśīviṣāścīradharā gonāsāvadanāstathā | sthūlodarāḥ kṛśāṅgāśca sthūlāṅgāśca kṛśodarāḥ

some like venomous serpents, some clad in bark, some with the faces of gonasa snakes, with huge bellies and thin limbs, with huge limbs and thin bellies,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.82c + 9.44.83a.

Verse 88 (9.46.88)

ह्रस्वग्रीवा महाकर्णा नानाव्यालविभूषणाः । गजेन्द्रचर्मवसनास्तथा कृष्णाजिनाम्बराः ॥

hrasvagrīvā mahākarṇā nānāvyālavibhūṣaṇāḥ | gajendracarmavasanāstathā kṛṣṇājināmbarāḥ

short-necked, big-eared, adorned with many kinds of snakes, wearing the hides of great elephants and clad in black antelope skins,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.83c + 9.44.84a. Corrected हस्वग्रीवा → ह्रस्वग्रीवा (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct ह्र is broken; CE hrasvagrīvā).

Verse 89 (9.46.89)

स्कन्धेमुखा महाराज तथाप्युदरतोमुखाः । पृष्ठेमुखा हनुमुखास्तथा जङ्घामुखा अपि ॥

skandhemukhā mahārāja tathāpyudaratomukhāḥ | pṛṣṭhemukhā hanumukhāstathā jaṅghāmukhā api

with faces on their shoulders, O great king, and likewise on their bellies, with faces on their backs, on their jaws, and on their thighs,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.84c + 9.44.85a.

Verse 90 (9.46.90)

पार्श्वाननाश्च बहवो नानादेशमुखास्तथा । तथा कीटपतङ्गानां सदृशास्या गणेश्वराः ॥

pārśvānanāśca bahavo nānādeśamukhāstathā | tathā kīṭapataṅgānāṃ sadṛśāsyā gaṇeśvarāḥ

many with faces at their sides and with faces in all manner of places, and lords of hosts whose faces resembled insects and moths,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.85c + 9.44.86a.

Verse 91 (9.46.91)

नानाव्यालमुखाश्चान्ये बहुबाहुशिरोधराः । नानावृक्षभुजाः केचित्कटिशीर्षास्तथा परे ॥

nānāvyālamukhāścānye bahubāhuśirodharāḥ | nānāvṛkṣabhujāḥ kecitkaṭiśīrṣāstathā pare

others with the faces of many serpents, with many arms and many heads, some with arms like various trees, others with heads at their hips,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.86c + 9.44.87a.

Verse 92 (9.46.92)

भुजङ्गभोगवदना नानागुल्मनिवासिनः । चीरसंवृतगात्राश्च नानाकनकवाससः ॥

bhujaṅgabhogavadanā nānāgulmanivāsinaḥ | cīrasaṃvṛtagātrāśca nānākanakavāsasaḥ

with faces like coiled snakes, dwelling in many kinds of thickets, their bodies wrapped in bark, clothed in golden garments of many kinds,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.87c + 9.44.88a.

Verse 93 (9.46.93)

नानावेषधराश्चैव नानामाल्यानुलेपनाः । नानावस्त्रधराश्चैव चर्मवासस एव च ॥

nānāveṣadharāścaiva nānāmālyānulepanāḥ | nānāvastradharāścaiva carmavāsasa eva ca

wearing all manner of garb, with many garlands and unguents, wearing clothes of many kinds, and clad in hides,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.88c + 9.44.88c*0267_01-02.

Verse 94 (9.46.94)

उष्णीषिणो मुकुटिनः सुग्रीवाश्च सुवर्चसः । किरीटिनः पञ्चशिखास्तथा काञ्चनमूर्धजाः ॥

uṣṇīṣiṇo mukuṭinaḥ sugrīvāśca suvarcasaḥ | kirīṭinaḥ pañcaśikhāstathā kāñcanamūrdhajāḥ

turbaned, crowned, fair-necked and radiant, wearing diadems, five-crested, with golden hair,

Verse 95 (9.46.95)

त्रिशिखा द्विशिखाश्चैव तथा सप्तशिखाः परे । शिखण्डिनो मुकुटिनो मुण्डाश्च जटिलास्तथा ॥

triśikhā dviśikhāścaiva tathā saptaśikhāḥ pare | śikhaṇḍino mukuṭino muṇḍāśca jaṭilāstathā

three-crested, two-crested, and others seven-crested, with topknots, crowned, shaven, and with matted hair,

Verse 96 (9.46.96)

चित्रमालाधराः केचित्केचिद्रोमाननास्तथा । विग्रहैकरसा नित्यमजेताः सुरसत्तमैः ॥

citramālādharāḥ kecitkecidromānanāstathā | vigrahaikarasā nityamajetāḥ surasattamaiḥ

some wearing garlands of many colors, others with hairy faces, ever unchanging in form, unconquerable by the foremost of the gods,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.91a + 9.44.91d*0268_01.

Verse 97 (9.46.97)

कृष्णा निर्मांसवक्त्राश्च दीर्घपृष्ठास्तनूदराः । स्थूलपृष्ठा ह्रस्वपृष्ठाः प्रलम्बोदरमेहनाः ॥

kṛṣṇā nirmāṃsavaktrāśca dīrghapṛṣṭhāstanūdarāḥ | sthūlapṛṣṭhā hrasvapṛṣṭhāḥ pralambodaramehanāḥ

dark, with fleshless faces, long-backed and thin-bellied, thick-backed and short-backed, with long hanging bellies and organs,

Note on the text: Corrected हस्वपृष्ठाः → ह्रस्वपृष्ठाः (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct ह्र is broken; CE hrasvapṛṣṭhāḥ).

Verse 98 (9.46.98)

महाभुजा ह्रस्वभुजा ह्रस्वगात्राश्च वामनाः । कुब्जाश्च ह्रस्वजङ्घाश्च हस्तिकर्णशिरोधराः ॥

mahābhujā hrasvabhujā hrasvagātrāśca vāmanāḥ | kubjāśca hrasvajaṅghāśca hastikarṇaśirodharāḥ

long-armed and short-armed, short-bodied dwarfs, hunchbacked, short-legged, with the ears and necks of elephants,

Note on the text: Corrected हस्वभुजा हस्वगात्राश्च → ह्रस्वभुजा ह्रस्वगात्राश्च (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct ह्र is broken (twice); CE hrasvabhujā hrasvagātrāś). Corrected हस्वजङ्घाश्च → ह्रस्वजङ्घाश्च (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct ह्र is broken (third occurrence)).

Verse 99 (9.46.99)

हस्तिनासाः कूर्मनासा वृकनासास्तथा परे । दीर्घोच्छ्वासा दीर्घजङ्घा विकराला ह्यधोमुखाः ॥

hastināsāḥ kūrmanāsā vṛkanāsāstathā pare | dīrghocchvāsā dīrghajaṅghā vikarālā hyadhomukhāḥ

with the noses of elephants, of tortoises, and of wolves, long-breathed, long-legged, hideous, and with faces turned downward,

Verse 100 (9.46.100)

महादंष्ट्रा ह्रस्वदंष्ट्राश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रास्तथा परे । वारणेन्द्रनिभाश्चान्ये भीमा राजन्सहस्रशः ॥

mahādaṃṣṭrā hrasvadaṃṣṭrāścaturdaṃṣṭrāstathā pare | vāraṇendranibhāścānye bhīmā rājansahasraśaḥ

with great fangs, short fangs, and four fangs, others like great elephants, dreadful, O king, by the thousand,

Note on the text: Corrected हस्वदंष्ट्रा → ह्रस्वदंष्ट्रा (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct ह्र is broken; CE hrasvadaṃṣṭrāś). Corrected वारमेन्द्रनिभाश्चान्ये → वारणेन्द्रनिभाश्चान्ये (misprint in Wikisource; वारमेन्द्र is not a word; CE vāraṇendranibhāś cānye).

Verse 101 (9.46.101)

सुविभक्तशरीराश्च दीप्तिमन्तः स्वलङ्कृताः । पिङ्गाक्षाः शङ्कुकर्णाश्च रक्तनासाश्च भारत ॥

suvibhaktaśarīrāśca dīptimantaḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ | piṅgākṣāḥ śaṅkukarṇāśca raktanāsāśca bhārata

well-proportioned in body, radiant and well adorned, tawny-eyed, with ears like pegs, and red-nosed, O Bharata,

Verse 102 (9.46.102)

पृथुदंष्ट्रा महादंष्ट्राः स्थूलौष्ठा हरिमूर्धजाः । नानापादौष्ठदंष्ट्राश्च नानाहस्तशिरोधराः ॥

pṛthudaṃṣṭrā mahādaṃṣṭrāḥ sthūlauṣṭhā harimūrdhajāḥ | nānāpādauṣṭhadaṃṣṭrāśca nānāhastaśirodharāḥ

with broad fangs and great fangs, thick lips and tawny hair, with feet, lips and fangs of many kinds, and with hands and necks of many kinds,

Verse 103 (9.46.103)

नानाचर्मभिराच्छन्ना नानाभाषाश्च भारत । कुशला देशभाषासु जल्पन्तोऽन्योन्यमीश्वराः ॥

nānācarmabhirācchannā nānābhāṣāśca bhārata | kuśalā deśabhāṣāsu jalpanto'nyonyamīśvarāḥ

covered with skins of many kinds, speaking many languages, O Bharata, skilled in the tongues of the countries, conversing among themselves, those lords,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.97e + 9.44.98a.

Verse 104 (9.46.104)

हृष्टाः परिपतन्ति स्म महापारिषदास्तथा । दीर्घग्रीवा दीर्घनखा दीर्घपादशिरोभुजाः ॥

hṛṣṭāḥ paripatanti sma mahāpāriṣadāstathā | dīrghagrīvā dīrghanakhā dīrghapādaśirobhujāḥ

joyful, the great attendants leapt about, with long necks, long nails, long feet, long heads and long arms,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.98c + 9.44.99a.

Verse 105 (9.46.105)

पिङ्गाक्षा नीलकण्ठाश्च लम्बकर्णाश्च भारत । वृकोदरनिभाश्चैव केचिदञ्जनसन्निभाः ॥

piṅgākṣā nīlakaṇṭhāśca lambakarṇāśca bhārata | vṛkodaranibhāścaiva kecidañjanasannibhāḥ

tawny-eyed, blue-necked, long-eared, O Bharata, some wolf-bellied, some dark as collyrium,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.99c + 9.44.100a.

Verse 106 (9.46.106)

श्वेताक्षा लोहितग्रीवाः पिङ्गाक्षाश्च तथा परे । कल्माषा बहवो राजंश्चित्रवर्णाश्च भारत ॥

śvetākṣā lohitagrīvāḥ piṅgākṣāśca tathā pare | kalmāṣā bahavo rājaṃścitravarṇāśca bhārata

white-eyed, red-necked, and others tawny-eyed, many of them mottled, O king, and of variegated colors, O Bharata,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.100c + 9.44.100e.

Verse 107 (9.46.107)

चामरापीडकनिभाः श्वेतलोहितराजयः । नानावर्णाः सवर्णाश्च मयूरसदृशप्रभाः ॥

cāmarāpīḍakanibhāḥ śvetalohitarājayaḥ | nānāvarṇāḥ savarṇāśca mayūrasadṛśaprabhāḥ

resembling plumes of chowries, marked with streaks of white and red, of many colors and of one color, shining like peacocks.

Verse 108 (9.46.108)

पुनः प्रहरणान्येषां कीर्त्यमानानि मे शृणु । शेषैः कृतः पारिषदैरायुधानां परिग्रहः ॥

punaḥ praharaṇānyeṣāṃ kīrtyamānāni me śṛṇu | śeṣaiḥ kṛtaḥ pāriṣadairāyudhānāṃ parigrahaḥ

Now hear again of their weapons as I tell them to you. The rest of the attendants took up their arms.

Verse 109 (9.46.109)

पाशोद्यतकराः केचिद्व्यादितास्याः खराननाः । पृष्ठाक्षा नीलकण्ठाश्च तथा परिघबाहवः ॥

pāśodyatakarāḥ kecidvyāditāsyāḥ kharānanāḥ | pṛṣṭhākṣā nīlakaṇṭhāśca tathā parighabāhavaḥ

Some had nooses raised in their hands, with mouths gaping, donkey-faced, with eyes set in their backs, blue-necked, and with arms like iron bars,

Note on the text: Variant: W पृष्ठाक्षा; CE has pṛthvakṣā ("broad-eyed"). W's reading kept.

Verse 110 (9.46.110)

शतघ्नीचक्रहस्ताश्च तथा मुसलपाणयः । असिमुद्गरहस्ताश्च दण्डहस्ताश्च भारत ॥

śataghnīcakrahastāśca tathā musalapāṇayaḥ | asimudgarahastāśca daṇḍahastāśca bhārata

some with shataghnis and discs in their hands, and with pestles in their hands, with swords and hammers in their hands, and staffs in their hands, O Bharata,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.104a + 9.44.105c. Corrected असिमुद्ग्ररहस्ताश्च → असिमुद्गरहस्ताश्च (misprint in Wikisource; stray ग्र; the weapon is the mudgara (CE asimudgarahastāś ca)).

Verse 111 (9.46.111)

गदाभुशुण्डिहस्ताश्च तथा तोमरपाणयः । आयुधैर्विविधैर्घोरैर्महात्मानो महाजवाः ॥

gadābhuśuṇḍihastāśca tathā tomarapāṇayaḥ | āyudhairvividhairghorairmahātmāno mahājavāḥ

with maces and bhushundis in their hands, and with tomaras in their hands, great-souled and very swift, with many terrible weapons,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.105a + 9.44.106a.

Verse 112 (9.46.112)

महाबला महावेगा महापारिषदास्तथा । अभिषेकं कुमारस्य दृष्ट्वा हृष्टा रणप्रियाः ॥

mahābalā mahāvegā mahāpāriṣadāstathā | abhiṣekaṃ kumārasya dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭā raṇapriyāḥ

very strong, very fast, those great attendants, lovers of battle, delighted to see the consecration of Kumara,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.106c + 9.44.107a.

Verse 113 (9.46.113)

घण्टाजालपिनद्धाङ्गा ननृतुस्ते महौजसः । एते चान्ये च बहवो महापारिषदा नृप ॥

ghaṇṭājālapinaddhāṅgā nanṛtuste mahaujasaḥ | ete cānye ca bahavo mahāpāriṣadā nṛpa

their bodies hung with nets of bells, danced, full of great vigor. These and many other great attendants, O king,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.107c + 9.44.108a.

Verse 114 (9.46.114)

उपतस्थुर्महात्मानं कार्तिकेयं यशस्विनम् । दिव्याश्चाप्यान्तरिक्षाश्च पार्थिवाश्चानिलोपमाः ॥

upatasthurmahātmānaṃ kārtikeyaṃ yaśasvinam | divyāścāpyāntarikṣāśca pārthivāścānilopamāḥ

waited upon the great-souled and renowned Kartikeya. Those of heaven, those of the sky, and those of the earth, swift as the wind,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.108c + 9.44.109a.

Verse 115 (9.46.115)

व्यादिष्टा दैवतैः शूराः स्कन्दस्यानुचराऽभवन् । तादृशानां सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च । अभिषिक्तं महात्मानं परिवार्योपतस्थिरे ॥

vyādiṣṭā daivataiḥ śūrāḥ skandasyānucarā'bhavan | tādṛśānāṃ sahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca | abhiṣiktaṃ mahātmānaṃ parivāryopatasthire

assigned by the gods, those heroes became Skanda's attendants. Of such beings there were thousands, prayutas and arbudas (millions and tens of millions), who surrounded the consecrated great-souled one and waited upon him.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 9.44.109c + 9.44.110a + 9.44.110c.