The Victory over Taraka

Verse 1 (padma.1.42.1)

भीष्म उवाच। श्रुतः पद्मोद्भवो ब्रह्मन्विस्तरेण त्वयेरितः। समासाद्भवमाहात्म्यमुत्पत्तिं च गुहस्य च

bhīṣma uvāca śrutaḥ padmodbhavo brahmanvistareṇa tvayeritaḥ samāsādbhavamāhātmyamutpattiṁ ca guhasya ca

Bhishma said: O Brahmin, I have heard from you the Padma [Purana] narrated at length. Now tell me in brief the greatness of Bhava (Shiva) and the birth of Guha (Kartikeya).

Verse 2 (padma.1.42.2)

श्रोतुमिच्छामि ते ब्रह्मन्यथाभूतः कृतं च यत्। तारकश्च कथं भूतो दानवो बलवत्तरः

śrotumicchāmi te brahmanyathābhūtaḥ kṛtaṁ ca yat tārakaśca kathaṁ bhūto dānavo balavattaraḥ

I wish to hear from you, O Brahmin, how it truly happened, and how the mighty demon Taraka came to be.

Verse 3 (padma.1.42.3)

कार्त्तिकेयेन स ब्रह्मन्कथं ध्वस्तो महासुरः। कथं रुद्रेण मुनयः प्रेषिता मंदरं गिरिम्

kārttikeyena sa brahmankathaṁ dhvasto mahāsuraḥ kathaṁ rudreṇa munayaḥ preṣitā maṁdaraṁ girim

How was that great demon destroyed by Kartikeya, O Brahmin? And how did Rudra send the sages to Mount Mandara?

Verse 4 (padma.1.42.4)

कथं लब्धा उमा तत्र रुद्रेण परमेष्ठिना। एतदाख्याहि मे सर्वं यथाभूतं महामुने

kathaṁ labdhā umā tatra rudreṇa parameṣṭhinā etadākhyāhi me sarvaṁ yathābhūtaṁ mahāmune

How did the supreme lord Rudra obtain Uma there? Tell me all this exactly as it happened, O great sage.

Verse 5 (padma.1.42.5)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। कश्यपेन पुरा प्रोक्ता दितिर्दैत्यारणिः शुभा। वज्रसारमयैश्चांगैः पुत्रो देवि भविष्यति

pulastya uvāca kaśyapena purā proktā ditirdaityāraṇiḥ śubhā vajrasāramayaiścāṁgaiḥ putro devi bhaviṣyati

Pulastya said: Long ago Kashyapa said to the auspicious Diti, mother of the daityas: 'O goddess, you shall have a son with limbs of adamantine strength.'

Verse 6 (padma.1.42.6)

वज्रांगो नाम पुत्रस्तु भविता धर्मवत्सलः। सा च लब्धवरा देवी सुषुवे वज्रदुश्छिदम्

vajrāṁgo nāma putrastu bhavitā dharmavatsalaḥ sā ca labdhavarā devī suṣuve vajraduśchidam

'That son, devoted to dharma, shall be named Vajranga.' Having received the boon, the goddess bore a son whom even the thunderbolt could not pierce.

Verse 7 (padma.1.42.7)

स जातमात्र एवाभूत्सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः। उवाच मातरं भक्त्या मातः किं करवाण्यहम्

sa jātamātra evābhūtsarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ uvāca mātaraṁ bhaktyā mātaḥ kiṁ karavāṇyaham

As soon as he was born he was already master of the meaning of all the scriptures. With devotion he said to his mother: 'Mother, what shall I do?'

Verse 8 (padma.1.42.8)

तस्योवाच ततो हृष्टा दितिर्दैत्याधिपस्य तु। बहवो मे हताः पुत्राः सहस्राक्षेण पुत्रक

tasyovāca tato hṛṣṭā ditirdaityādhipasya tu bahavo me hatāḥ putrāḥ sahasrākṣeṇa putraka

Then Diti, delighted, said to that son of the daitya lord: 'My son, many of my sons have been slain by the thousand-eyed Indra.'

Verse 9 (padma.1.42.9)

तेषामपचितिं कर्तुं गच्छ शक्रवधाय तु। बाढमित्येव तां चोक्त्वा जगाम त्रिदिवं बलात्

teṣāmapacitiṁ kartuṁ gaccha śakravadhāya tu bāḍhamityeva tāṁ coktvā jagāma tridivaṁ balāt

'Go and avenge them by slaying Shakra.' Saying only 'so be it,' he went by force to the triple heaven.

Verse 10 (padma.1.42.10)

बध्वा ततः सहस्राक्षं पाशेनामोघवर्चसा। मातुरंतिकमागच्छद्व्याधः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा

badhvā tataḥ sahasrākṣaṁ pāśenāmoghavarcasā māturaṁtikamāgacchadvyādhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṁ yathā

Binding the thousand-eyed Indra with an unfailing noose, he brought him before his mother, as a hunter brings a small captured animal.

Verse 11 (padma.1.42.11)

एतस्मिन्नंतरे ब्रह्मा कश्यपश्च महातपाः। आगतौ तत्र यत्रास्तां मातापुत्रावभीतकौ

etasminnaṁtare brahmā kaśyapaśca mahātapāḥ āgatau tatra yatrāstāṁ mātāputrāvabhītakau

Meanwhile Brahma and the great ascetic Kashyapa arrived where the fearless mother and son were.

Verse 12 (padma.1.42.12)

दृष्ट्वा तु तावुवाचेदं ब्रह्मा कश्यप एव च। मुंचैनं पुत्र देवेंद्रं किमनेन प्रयोजनम्

dṛṣṭvā tu tāvuvācedaṁ brahmā kaśyapa eva ca muṁcainaṁ putra deveṁdraṁ kimanena prayojanam

Seeing them, Brahma and Kashyapa said: 'Release Indra, my son. What purpose is served by this?'

Verse 13 (padma.1.42.13)

अवमानो वधः प्रोक्तः पुत्र संभावितस्य तु। अस्मद्वाक्येन यो मुक्तस्त्वद्धस्तान्मृत एव सः

avamāno vadhaḥ proktaḥ putra saṁbhāvitasya tu asmadvākyena yo muktastvaddhastānmṛta eva saḥ

'For one held in honor, humiliation is as good as death, my son. Whoever is released at our word is, in effect, already dead by your hand.'

Verse 14 (padma.1.42.14)

परस्य गौरवान्मुक्तः शत्रूणां शत्रुराहवे। सजीवन्नेव हि मृतो दिवसे दिवसे पुनः

parasya gauravānmuktaḥ śatrūṇāṁ śatrurāhave sajīvanneva hi mṛto divase divase punaḥ

'An enemy released from battle only out of respect for another lives on, yet dies again, as it were, every single day.'

Verse 15 (padma.1.42.15)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वज्रांगः प्रणतो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। न मे कृत्यमनेनास्ति मातुराज्ञा कृता हि मे

etacchrutvā tu vajrāṁgaḥ praṇato vākyamabravīt na me kṛtyamanenāsti māturājñā kṛtā hi me

Hearing this, Vajranga bowed and said: 'I have no personal business with him — I have only carried out my mother's command.'

Verse 16 (padma.1.42.16)

त्वं सुरासुरनाथो वै मान्यश्च प्रपितामहः। करिष्ये त्वद्वचो देव एष मुक्तः शतक्रतुः

tvaṁ surāsuranātho vai mānyaśca prapitāmahaḥ kariṣye tvadvaco deva eṣa muktaḥ śatakratuḥ

'You are the honored lord of both gods and demons, my great-grandfather. I shall obey your word, O lord — here, Indra of the hundred sacrifices is released.'

Verse 17 (padma.1.42.17)

तपसेमेरतिर्देवनिर्विघ्नंतच्चमेभवेत्। त्वत्प्रसादेन भगवन्नित्युक्त्वा विरराम ह

tapasemeratirdevanirvighnaṁtaccamebhavet tvatprasādena bhagavannityuktvā virarāma ha

'By your grace may my delight be in austerity, unhindered, O Lord' — saying this, he fell silent.

Verse 18 (padma.1.42.18)

तस्मिंस्तूष्णीं स्थिते दैत्ये प्रोवाचेदं पितामहः। ब्रह्मोवाच। तपस्त्वं कुरु मापन्नः सोस्मच्छासनसंस्थितः

tasmiṁstūṣṇīṁ sthite daitye provācedaṁ pitāmahaḥ brahmovāca tapastvaṁ kuru māpannaḥ sosmacchāsanasaṁsthitaḥ

When the daitya had thus fallen silent, the grandsire spoke. Brahma said: 'Practice austerity, and remain free from calamity, standing firm in obedience to us.'

Verse 19 (padma.1.42.19)

अनया चित्तशुद्ध्या हि पर्याप्तं जन्मनः फलम्। इत्युक्त्वा पद्मजः कन्यां ससर्जायतलोचनाम्

anayā cittaśuddhyā hi paryāptaṁ janmanaḥ phalam ityuktvā padmajaḥ kanyāṁ sasarjāyatalocanām

'By this very purity of mind, the fruit of your birth is fulfilled.' Saying this, the lotus-born Brahma created a large-eyed maiden.

Verse 20 (padma.1.42.20)

तामस्मै प्रददौ देवः पत्न्यर्थे पद्मसंभवः। वरांगीति च नामास्याः कृत्वा यातः पितापहः

tāmasmai pradadau devaḥ patnyarthe padmasaṁbhavaḥ varāṁgīti ca nāmāsyāḥ kṛtvā yātaḥ pitāpahaḥ

The lotus-born god gave her to him as his wife, naming her Varangi, and then that grandsire departed.

Verse 21 (padma.1.42.21)

वज्रांगोपि तया सार्द्धं जगाम तपसे वनम्। ऊर्द्ध्वबाहुस्स दैत्येंद्रो चरद्वर्षसहस्रकम्

vajrāṁgopi tayā sārddhaṁ jagāma tapase vanam ūrddhvabāhussa daityeṁdro caradvarṣasahasrakam

Vajranga too went with her into the forest for austerity. That lord of the daityas practiced with upraised arms for a thousand years.

Verse 22 (padma.1.42.22)

कालं कमलपत्राक्षः शुद्धबुद्धिर्महातपाः। तावच्चाधोमुखः कालं तावत्पंचाग्निमध्यगः

kālaṁ kamalapatrākṣaḥ śuddhabuddhirmahātapāḥ tāvaccādhomukhaḥ kālaṁ tāvatpaṁcāgnimadhyagaḥ

The lotus-eyed one, of pure intellect and great austerity, spent that long again with his head bowed down, and that long again amid five fires.

Verse 23 (padma.1.42.23)

निराहारो घोरतपास्तपोराशिरजायत। ततः सोंतर्जले चक्रे वासं वर्षसहस्रकम्

nirāhāro ghoratapāstaporāśirajāyata tataḥ soṁtarjale cakre vāsaṁ varṣasahasrakam

Fasting and performing terrible austerities, he became a mass of tapas itself. Then he dwelt within the water for a thousand years.

Verse 24 (padma.1.42.24)

जलांतरं प्रविष्टस्य तस्य पत्नी महाव्रता। तस्यैव तीरे सरसः स्थिताऽसौ मौनमाश्रिता

jalāṁtaraṁ praviṣṭasya tasya patnī mahāvratā tasyaiva tīre sarasaḥ sthitā'sau maunamāśritā

While he had entered the water, his wife, devoted to great vows, remained on the very bank of that lake, keeping silence.

Verse 25 (padma.1.42.25)

निराहारं तपो घोरं प्रविवेश महाद्युतिः। तस्यां तपसि वर्तंत्यामिंद्रश्चक्रे विभीषिकाम्

nirāhāraṁ tapo ghoraṁ praviveśa mahādyutiḥ tasyāṁ tapasi vartaṁtyāmiṁdraścakre vibhīṣikām

That radiant lady too entered upon fierce, foodless austerity. While she was absorbed in it, Indra tried to frighten her.

Verse 26 (padma.1.42.26)

गत्वा तु मर्कटाकारस्तदाश्रमपदं महत्। ब्रसीं चकर्ष बलवान्गंधाद्यर्चाकरंडकम्

gatvā tu markaṭākārastadāśramapadaṁ mahat brasīṁ cakarṣa balavāngaṁdhādyarcākaraṁḍakam

Taking the form of a monkey and going to that great hermitage, the mighty Indra dragged about her grass-seat and the basket of incense and offerings.

Verse 27 (padma.1.42.27)

ततस्तु सिंहरूपेण भीषयामास भामिनीम्। ततो भुजंगरूपेणाप्यदशच्चरणद्वयम्

tatastu siṁharūpeṇa bhīṣayāmāsa bhāminīm tato bhujaṁgarūpeṇāpyadaśaccaraṇadvayam

Then, taking the form of a lion, he terrified the lady. Then, taking the form of a serpent, he bit her two feet.

Verse 28 (padma.1.42.28)

तपोबलवशात्सा तु नवध्यत्वं जगाम ह। भीषिकाभिरनेकाभिः क्लेशयन्पाकशासनः

tapobalavaśātsā tu navadhyatvaṁ jagāma ha bhīṣikābhiranekābhiḥ kleśayanpākaśāsanaḥ

But by the power of her austerity she remained unharmed, even while Indra tormented her with these many terrifying forms.

Verse 29 (padma.1.42.29)

विरराम यदा नैव वज्रांगमहिषी तदा। शैलस्यदुष्टतां मत्वा शापं दातुं समुद्यता

virarāma yadā naiva vajrāṁgamahiṣī tadā śailasyaduṣṭatāṁ matvā śāpaṁ dātuṁ samudyatā

When Vajranga's queen would not desist even so, she resolved to curse the mountain, thinking it to be at fault.

Verse 30 (padma.1.42.30)

तां शापाभिमुखीं दृष्ट्वा शैलः पुरुषविग्रहः। उवाच तां वरारोहां वरांगीं भीतलोचनः

tāṁ śāpābhimukhīṁ dṛṣṭvā śailaḥ puruṣavigrahaḥ uvāca tāṁ varārohāṁ varāṁgīṁ bhītalocanaḥ

Seeing her ready to curse, the mountain, taking human form, spoke with frightened eyes to the beautiful Varangi.

Verse 31 (padma.1.42.31)

शैल उवाच। नाहं महाव्रते दुष्टः सेव्योहं सर्वदेहिनाम्। विप्रियं ते करोत्येष रुषितः पाकशासनः

śaila uvāca nāhaṁ mahāvrate duṣṭaḥ sevyohaṁ sarvadehinām vipriyaṁ te karotyeṣa ruṣitaḥ pākaśāsanaḥ

The mountain said: 'O lady of great vows, I am not at fault — I exist to be resorted to by all beings. It is enraged Indra who is doing you this wrong.'

Verse 32 (padma.1.42.32)

एतस्मिन्नंतरे जातः कालो वर्षसहस्रकः। तस्मिन्ज्ञात्वा तु भगवान्काले कमलसंभवः

etasminnaṁtare jātaḥ kālo varṣasahasrakaḥ tasminjñātvā tu bhagavānkāle kamalasaṁbhavaḥ

Meanwhile a thousand years had passed. Knowing that this time had come, the lotus-born lord—

Verse 33 (padma.1.42.33)

तुष्टः प्रोवाच वज्रांगं तदागत्य जलाशयम्। ब्रह्मोवाच। ददामि सर्वकामं त उत्तिष्ठ दितिनंदन

tuṣṭaḥ provāca vajrāṁgaṁ tadāgatya jalāśayam brahmovāca dadāmi sarvakāmaṁ ta uttiṣṭha ditinaṁdana

—being pleased, came to that lake and said to Vajranga. Brahma said: 'I grant you every desire; arise, son of Diti.'

Verse 34 (padma.1.42.34)

एवमुक्तस्तदोत्थाय स दैत्येंद्रस्तपोनिधिः। उवाच प्रांजलिर्वाक्यं सर्वलोकपितामहम्

evamuktastadotthāya sa daityeṁdrastaponidhiḥ uvāca prāṁjalirvākyaṁ sarvalokapitāmaham

Thus addressed, that lord of the daityas, a treasury of austerity, rose up and spoke, hands folded, to the grandsire of all worlds.

Verse 35 (padma.1.42.35)

वज्रांग उवाच। आसुरो मास्तु मे भावः संतु लोका ममाक्षयाः। तपस्यभिरतिर्मेऽस्तु शरीरस्यास्य वर्तनम्

vajrāṁga uvāca āsuro māstu me bhāvaḥ saṁtu lokā mamākṣayāḥ tapasyabhiratirme'stu śarīrasyāsya vartanam

Vajranga said: 'Let there be no demonic nature in me; let imperishable worlds be mine; let my delight be in austerity, and let this body of mine be sustained.'

Verse 36 (padma.1.42.36)

एवमस्त्विति तं देवो जगाम स्वकमालयम्। वज्रांगोपि समाप्ते तु तपसि स्थिरसंयमः

evamastviti taṁ devo jagāma svakamālayam vajrāṁgopi samāpte tu tapasi sthirasaṁyamaḥ

Saying 'so be it,' the god departed to his own abode. And Vajranga, his austerity now complete, remaining firm in self-control—

Verse 37 (padma.1.42.37)

संगंतुमिच्छन्स्वां भार्यां न ददर्शाश्रमे स्वके। क्षुधाविष्टः स शैलस्य गहनं प्रविवेश ह

saṁgaṁtumicchansvāṁ bhāryāṁ na dadarśāśrame svake kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ sa śailasya gahanaṁ praviveśa ha

—wishing to rejoin his wife, went to his hermitage but did not find her there. Overcome with hunger, he entered the mountain's dense thickets.

Verse 38 (padma.1.42.38)

आदातुं फलमूलानि स च तस्मिन्व्यलोकयत्। रुदन्तीं स्वां प्रियां दीनां तरुप्रच्छादिताननाम्

ādātuṁ phalamūlāni sa ca tasminvyalokayat rudantīṁ svāṁ priyāṁ dīnāṁ tarupracchāditānanām

Going to gather fruits and roots, there he saw his beloved wife, weeping and wretched, her face hidden behind a tree.

Verse 39 (padma.1.42.39)

तां विलोक्य ततो दैत्यः प्रोवाच परिसांत्वयन्। वज्रांग उवाच। केन तेऽपकृतं भद्रे यमलोकं यियासुना

tāṁ vilokya tato daityaḥ provāca parisāṁtvayan vajrāṁga uvāca kena te'pakṛtaṁ bhadre yamalokaṁ yiyāsunā

Seeing her, the daitya spoke, comforting her. Vajranga said: 'Who has wronged you, good lady, that he should be so eager to go to the abode of Death?'

Verse 40 (padma.1.42.40)

कं वा कामं प्रयच्छामि शीघ्रं प्रब्रूहि मानिनि। वरांग्युवाच। त्रासितास्म्यपविद्धास्मि ताडिता पीडितास्मि च

kaṁ vā kāmaṁ prayacchāmi śīghraṁ prabrūhi mānini varāṁgyuvāca trāsitāsmyapaviddhāsmi tāḍitā pīḍitāsmi ca

'Or what wish shall I grant you? Tell me quickly, proud lady.' Varangi said: 'I have been terrified, cast about, struck, and tormented.'

Verse 41 (padma.1.42.41)

रौद्रेण देवराजेन नष्टनाथेव भूरिशः। दुःखस्यांतमपश्यंती प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं व्यवस्थिता

raudreṇa devarājena naṣṭanātheva bhūriśaḥ duḥkhasyāṁtamapaśyaṁtī prāṇāṁstyaktuṁ vyavasthitā

'Repeatedly, as if I had no protector, by the fierce king of the gods. Seeing no end to my suffering, I had resolved to give up my life.'

Verse 42 (padma.1.42.42)

पुत्रं मे तारकं देहि तस्माद्दुःखमहार्णवात्। एवमुक्तस्तु दैत्येंद्रः कोपव्याकुललोचनः

putraṁ me tārakaṁ dehi tasmādduḥkhamahārṇavāt evamuktastu daityeṁdraḥ kopavyākulalocanaḥ

'Give me a deliverer son, a Taraka, to carry me across this ocean of sorrow.' Thus addressed, the lord of the daityas, his eyes wild with rage—

Verse 43 (padma.1.42.43)

शक्तोपि देवराजस्य प्रतिकर्तुं महासुरः। तप एव पुनश्चर्तुं व्यवस्यत महाबलः

śaktopi devarājasya pratikartuṁ mahāsuraḥ tapa eva punaścartuṁ vyavasyata mahābalaḥ

—though capable of retaliating against the king of the gods, that mighty demon resolved instead to perform austerity once again.

Verse 44 (padma.1.42.44)

ज्ञात्वा तस्य तु संकल्पं ब्रह्मा क्रूरतरं पुनः। आजगाम त्वरायुक्तो यत्रासौ दितिनंदनः

jñātvā tasya tu saṁkalpaṁ brahmā krūrataraṁ punaḥ ājagāma tvarāyukto yatrāsau ditinaṁdanaḥ

Knowing his resolve to be even harsher than before, Brahma came quickly to where that son of Diti was.

Verse 45 (padma.1.42.45)

ब्रह्मोवाच। किमर्थं पुत्र भूयस्त्वं कर्तुं नियममुद्यतः। तदहं ते पुनर्दद्मि कांक्षितं पुत्रमोजसा

brahmovāca kimarthaṁ putra bhūyastvaṁ kartuṁ niyamamudyataḥ tadahaṁ te punardadmi kāṁkṣitaṁ putramojasā

Brahma said: 'Why, my son, are you again resolved to undertake austere vows? I shall grant you, by my own power, the son you desire.'

Verse 46 (padma.1.42.46)

वज्रांग उवाच। उत्थितेन मया दृष्टा समाधानात्त्वदाज्ञया। त्रासितेंद्रेण मामाह सा वरांगी सुतार्थिनी

vajrāṁga uvāca utthitena mayā dṛṣṭā samādhānāttvadājñayā trāsiteṁdreṇa māmāha sā varāṁgī sutārthinī

Vajranga said: 'Rising from meditation at your command, I saw Varangi, terrified by Indra, longing for a son, and she said to me—'

Verse 47 (padma.1.42.47)

पुत्रं मे तारकं देहि तुष्टो मे त्वं पितामह। ब्रह्मोवाच। अलं ते तपसा वीर मा क्लेशे दुस्तरे विश

putraṁ me tārakaṁ dehi tuṣṭo me tvaṁ pitāmaha brahmovāca alaṁ te tapasā vīra mā kleśe dustare viśa

—"Give me a deliverer son; you, grandsire, are pleased with me." Brahma said: 'Enough of austerity, hero; do not enter into unbearable hardship.'

Verse 48 (padma.1.42.48)

पुत्रस्तु तारको नाम भविष्यति महाबलः। देवसीमंतिनीनां तु धम्मिल्लक विमोक्षकः

putrastu tārako nāma bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ devasīmaṁtinīnāṁ tu dhammillaka vimokṣakaḥ

'Your son shall be named Taraka, of great strength — one who shall loosen the braided hair of the wives of the gods, that is, widow them in war.'

Verse 49 (padma.1.42.49)

इत्युक्तो दैत्यनाथस्तु प्रणम्य प्रपितामहम्। गत्वा तां नंदयामास महिषीं कर्शितांतराम्

ityukto daityanāthastu praṇamya prapitāmaham gatvā tāṁ naṁdayāmāsa mahiṣīṁ karśitāṁtarām

Thus addressed, the lord of the daityas bowed to the great-grandsire, and going to his queen, whose heart was worn with grief, brought her joy.

Verse 50 (padma.1.42.50)

तौ दंपती कृतार्थौ तु जग्मतुः स्वाश्रमं तदा। आहितं तु तदा गर्भं वरांगी वरवर्णिनी

tau daṁpatī kṛtārthau tu jagmatuḥ svāśramaṁ tadā āhitaṁ tu tadā garbhaṁ varāṁgī varavarṇinī

That couple, their purpose fulfilled, went to their own hermitage. Then the fair Varangi conceived a child.

Verse 51 (padma.1.42.51)

पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं तु दधारोदर एव हि। ततो वर्षसहस्रांते वरांगी सा प्रसूयत

pūrṇaṁ varṣasahasraṁ tu dadhārodara eva hi tato varṣasahasrāṁte varāṁgī sā prasūyata

She bore it in her womb for a full thousand years. Then, at the end of that thousand years, Varangi gave birth.

Verse 52 (padma.1.42.52)

जायमाने तु दैत्ये तु तस्मिन्लोकभयंकरे। चचाल सर्वा पृथिवी प्रोद्भूताश्च महार्णवाः

jāyamāne tu daitye tu tasminlokabhayaṁkare cacāla sarvā pṛthivī prodbhūtāśca mahārṇavāḥ

As that demon, terrifying to all the worlds, was being born, the whole earth trembled and the great oceans surged up.

Verse 53 (padma.1.42.53)

चेलुर्धराधराश्चापि ववुर्वाताश्च भीषणाः। जेपुर्जप्यं मुनिवरा नेदुर्व्यालमृगा अपि

celurdharādharāścāpi vavurvātāśca bhīṣaṇāḥ jepurjapyaṁ munivarā nedurvyālamṛgā api

The mountains too shook, dreadful winds blew, the foremost sages recited their prayers, and even the wild beasts roared.

Verse 54 (padma.1.42.54)

जहौ कांतिश्चंद्रसूर्यौ नीहारच्छादिता दिशः। जाते महासुरे तस्मिन्सर्वे चापि महासुराः

jahau kāṁtiścaṁdrasūryau nīhāracchāditā diśaḥ jāte mahāsure tasminsarve cāpi mahāsurāḥ

The sun and moon lost their brightness, and the directions were veiled in mist. When that great demon was born, all the great asuras—

Verse 55 (padma.1.42.55)

आजग्मुर्हर्षितास्तत्र तथा चासुरयोषितः। जगुर्हर्षसमाविष्टा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः

ājagmurharṣitāstatra tathā cāsurayoṣitaḥ jagurharṣasamāviṣṭā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ

—came there rejoicing, as did the wives of the asuras. Filled with joy they sang, and troupes of apsarases danced.

Verse 56 (padma.1.42.56)

ततो महोत्सवे जाते दानवानां महाद्युते। विषण्णमनसो देवाः सहेंद्रा अभवंस्तदा

tato mahotsave jāte dānavānāṁ mahādyute viṣaṇṇamanaso devāḥ saheṁdrā abhavaṁstadā

Then, as that great and radiant festival of the danavas took place, the gods, together with Indra, grew dejected at heart.

Verse 57 (padma.1.42.57)

वरांगी तु सुतं दृष्ट्वा हर्षेणापूरिता तदा। बहुमेने च दैत्येंद्रो विजातं तं तदा तया

varāṁgī tu sutaṁ dṛṣṭvā harṣeṇāpūritā tadā bahumene ca daityeṁdro vijātaṁ taṁ tadā tayā

Varangi, seeing her son, was filled with joy, and the lord of the daityas held in high esteem the child she had borne.

Verse 58 (padma.1.42.58)

जातमात्रस्तु दैत्येंद्रस्तारकश्चोग्रविक्रमः। अभिषिक्तो सुरैर्मुख्यैः कुजंभमहिषादिभिः

jātamātrastu daityeṁdrastārakaścogravikramaḥ abhiṣikto surairmukhyaiḥ kujaṁbhamahiṣādibhiḥ

As soon as he was born, that fierce and mighty lord of the daityas, Taraka, was anointed as king by the foremost demons, Kujambha, Mahisha, and others.

Verse 59 (padma.1.42.59)

सर्वासुरमहाराज्ये पृथिवीतुलनक्षमे। स तु प्राप्तमहाराज्यस्तारको नृपसत्तम

sarvāsuramahārājye pṛthivītulanakṣame sa tu prāptamahārājyastārako nṛpasattama

Over the whole great kingdom of the asuras, vast as the earth itself, Taraka thus obtained his kingship, becoming the foremost of kings.

Verse 60 (padma.1.42.60)

उवाच दानवश्रेष्ठो युक्तियुक्तमिदं वचः। तारक उवाच। शृणुध्वमसुराः सर्वे वाक्यं मम महाबलाः

uvāca dānavaśreṣṭho yuktiyuktamidaṁ vacaḥ tāraka uvāca śṛṇudhvamasurāḥ sarve vākyaṁ mama mahābalāḥ

That best of danavas spoke these reasoned words. Taraka said: 'Listen, all you mighty asuras, to my words.'

Verse 61 (padma.1.42.61)

वंशक्षयकरा देवाः सर्वेषामेव दानवाः। अस्माकं जातिधर्मेण विरूढं वैरमक्षयम्

vaṁśakṣayakarā devāḥ sarveṣāmeva dānavāḥ asmākaṁ jātidharmeṇa virūḍhaṁ vairamakṣayam

'The gods are the destroyers of the lineage of all danavas; by the very nature of our birth, an unending enmity has grown between us.'

Verse 62 (padma.1.42.62)

वयं तपश्चरिष्यामः सुराणां निग्रहाय तु। स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य सर्व एव न संशयः

vayaṁ tapaścariṣyāmaḥ surāṇāṁ nigrahāya tu svabāhubalamāśritya sarva eva na saṁśayaḥ

'We shall all perform austerity for the subjugation of the gods, relying on the strength of our own arms — of this there is no doubt.'

Verse 63 (padma.1.42.63)

तच्छ्रुत्वा संमतं कृत्वा पारियात्रं ययौ गिरिं। निराहारः पंचतपाः पत्रभुग्वारिभोजनः

tacchrutvā saṁmataṁ kṛtvā pāriyātraṁ yayau giriṁ nirāhāraḥ paṁcatapāḥ patrabhugvāribhojanaḥ

Hearing this and gaining their assent, he went to Mount Pariyatra, and fasting, performing the five-fires austerity, lived first on leaves, then on water alone.

Verse 64 (padma.1.42.64)

शतंशतं समानां तु तपांस्येतान्यथाकरोत्। एवं तु कर्शिते देहे तपोराशित्वमागते

śataṁśataṁ samānāṁ tu tapāṁsyetānyathākarot evaṁ tu karśite dehe taporāśitvamāgate

He performed each of these austerities for a hundred years at a time. As his body thus grew emaciated and became a mass of tapas—

Verse 65 (padma.1.42.65)

ब्रह्मागत्याह दैत्येंद्रं वरं वरय सुव्रत। स वव्रे सर्वभूतेभ्यो न मे मृत्युर्भवेदिति

brahmāgatyāha daityeṁdraṁ varaṁ varaya suvrata sa vavre sarvabhūtebhyo na me mṛtyurbhavediti

—Brahma came and said to the lord of the daityas: 'Choose a boon, O one of good vows.' He chose that he should not die at the hands of any being.

Verse 66 (padma.1.42.66)

तमुवाच ततो ब्रह्मा देहिनां मरणं ध्रुवम्। यतस्ततोपि वरय मृत्युं यस्मान्न शंकसे

tamuvāca tato brahmā dehināṁ maraṇaṁ dhruvam yatastatopi varaya mṛtyuṁ yasmānna śaṁkase

Then Brahma said to him: 'Death is certain for all embodied beings. Therefore choose instead the one thing from which you fear no death.'

Verse 67 (padma.1.42.67)

ततः संचिंत्य दैत्येंद्रः शिशोर्वै सप्तवासरात्। वव्रे महासुरो मृत्युं मोहितो ह्यवलेपतः

tataḥ saṁciṁtya daityeṁdraḥ śiśorvai saptavāsarāt vavre mahāsuro mṛtyuṁ mohito hyavalepataḥ

Then, reflecting, that lord of the daityas, that great demon, deluded by his own pride, chose death only at the hands of a child seven days old.

Verse 68 (padma.1.42.68)

जगामोमित्युदाहृत्य ब्रह्मा दैत्यो निजं गृहम्। अथाह मंत्रिणस्तूर्णं बलं मे संप्रयुज्यताम्

jagāmomityudāhṛtya brahmā daityo nijaṁ gṛham athāha maṁtriṇastūrṇaṁ balaṁ me saṁprayujyatām

Saying 'Om, so be it,' Brahma departed, and the demon returned home. Then he said to his ministers: 'Let my army be mustered at once.'

Verse 69 (padma.1.42.69)

यदि वो मत्प्रियं कार्यं निग्राह्याः सुरसत्तमाः। निगृहीतेषु मे प्रीतिर्जायते चातुलाऽसुराः

yadi vo matpriyaṁ kāryaṁ nigrāhyāḥ surasattamāḥ nigṛhīteṣu me prītirjāyate cātulā'surāḥ

'If you wish to do what pleases me, the foremost of the gods must be subdued. My joy, O peerless asuras, lies in their subjugation.'

Verse 70 (padma.1.42.70)

तारकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ग्रसनो नाम दानवः। सेनानीर्दैत्यराजस्य सज्जं चक्रे बलं च तत्

tārakasya vacaḥ śrutvā grasano nāma dānavaḥ senānīrdaityarājasya sajjaṁ cakre balaṁ ca tat

Hearing Taraka's words, the danava named Grasana, the general of the daitya king, made that army ready.

Verse 71 (padma.1.42.71)

आहत्य भेरीं गंभीरां दैत्यानाहूय सत्वरः। दशकोटीश्वरा दैत्या दैत्यानां चंडविक्रमाः

āhatya bherīṁ gaṁbhīrāṁ daityānāhūya satvaraḥ daśakoṭīśvarā daityā daityānāṁ caṁḍavikramāḥ

Striking the deep war-drum, he swiftly summoned the daityas — lords over ten crore troops each, of fierce prowess.

Verse 72 (padma.1.42.72)

तेषामग्रेसरो जंभः कुजंभोनंतरोऽसुरः। महिषः कुंजरो मेघः कालनेमिर्निमिस्तथा

teṣāmagresaro jaṁbhaḥ kujaṁbhonaṁtaro'suraḥ mahiṣaḥ kuṁjaro meghaḥ kālanemirnimistathā

Foremost among them was Jambha, then Kujambha; then Mahisha, Kunjara, Megha, Kalanemi, and Nimi.

Verse 73 (padma.1.42.73)

मंथनो जंभकः शुम्भो दैत्येंद्रा दशनायकाः। अन्ये च शतशस्तत्र पृथिवीतुलनक्षमाः

maṁthano jaṁbhakaḥ śumbho daityeṁdrā daśanāyakāḥ anye ca śataśastatra pṛthivītulanakṣamāḥ

Manthana, Jambhaka, and Shumbha — these lords of the daityas were the ten commanders; and hundreds of others besides, each a match for the earth itself.

Verse 74 (padma.1.42.74)

गरुडानां सहस्रेण चक्राष्टकविभूषितः। सकूबरपरीवारश्चतुर्योजनविस्तृतः

garuḍānāṁ sahasreṇa cakrāṣṭakavibhūṣitaḥ sakūbaraparīvāraścaturyojanavistṛtaḥ

Drawn by a thousand Garuda-like steeds, adorned with eight wheels, fitted with a pole and full retinue, extending over four yojanas—

Verse 75 (padma.1.42.75)

स्यंदनस्तारकस्यासीत्व्याघ्रसिंहखरार्वभिः। युक्ता रथास्तु ग्रसन जंभकौ जंभकुंभिनां

syaṁdanastārakasyāsītvyāghrasiṁhakharārvabhiḥ yuktā rathāstu grasana jaṁbhakau jaṁbhakuṁbhināṁ

—such was Taraka's chariot. Grasana's and Jambhaka's chariots were yoked with tigers, lions, and donkeys, and others with elephants.

Verse 76 (padma.1.42.76)

मेघस्य द्वीपिभिर्युक्तः कूष्मांडैः कालनेमिनः। पर्वताभश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रो निमेश्चैव महागजः

meghasya dvīpibhiryuktaḥ kūṣmāṁḍaiḥ kālaneminaḥ parvatābhaścaturdaṁṣṭro nimeścaiva mahāgajaḥ

Megha's chariot was yoked with leopards, Kalanemi's with kushmandas; Nimi rode a mountain-huge, four-tusked great elephant.

Verse 77 (padma.1.42.77)

शतहस्ततुरंगस्थो मंथनो नाम दैत्यराट्। जंभकस्तूष्ट्रमारूढो गिरींद्राभं महाबलः

śatahastaturaṁgastho maṁthano nāma daityarāṭ jaṁbhakastūṣṭramārūḍho girīṁdrābhaṁ mahābalaḥ

The daitya-king Manthana rode a horse a hundred hands high; mighty Jambhaka rode a camel as huge as a mountain-king.

Verse 78 (padma.1.42.78)

शुंभो मेषं समारूढोऽन्येप्येवं चित्रवाहनाः। प्रचंडाश्चित्रवर्माणः कुंडलोष्णीषभूषिताः

śuṁbho meṣaṁ samārūḍho'nyepyevaṁ citravāhanāḥ pracaṁḍāścitravarmāṇaḥ kuṁḍaloṣṇīṣabhūṣitāḥ

Shumbha rode a ram; the others too rode such varied mounts — fierce warriors in colorful armor, adorned with earrings and turbans.

Verse 79 (padma.1.42.79)

तद्बलं दैत्यसिंहस्य भीमरूपं व्यजायत। प्रमत्तमत्तमातंगतुरंगरथसंकुलम्

tadbalaṁ daityasiṁhasya bhīmarūpaṁ vyajāyata pramattamattamātaṁgaturaṁgarathasaṁkulam

That army of the lion among daityas took on a terrifying form, crowded with maddened elephants, horses, and chariots.

Verse 80 (padma.1.42.80)

प्रतस्थेऽमरयुद्धाय बहुपत्तिपताकिकम्। एतस्मिन्नंतरे वायुर्देवदूतोऽसुरालये

pratasthe'marayuddhāya bahupattipatākikam etasminnaṁtare vāyurdevadūto'surālaye

With its many foot-soldiers and banners, it set out for war against the gods. Meanwhile Vayu, the messenger of the gods, in the abode of the asuras—

Verse 81 (padma.1.42.81)

दृष्ट्वा तद्दानवबलं जगामेंद्रस्य शंसितुं। स गत्वा तु सभां दिव्यां महेंद्रस्य महात्मनः

dṛṣṭvā taddānavabalaṁ jagāmeṁdrasya śaṁsituṁ sa gatvā tu sabhāṁ divyāṁ maheṁdrasya mahātmanaḥ

—having seen that army of the danavas, went to report to Indra. He went to the divine assembly hall of great-souled Mahendra.

Verse 82 (padma.1.42.82)

शशंस मध्ये देवानां तत्कार्यं समुपस्थितम्। तच्छ्रुत्वा देवराजस्तु निमीलितविलोचनः

śaśaṁsa madhye devānāṁ tatkāryaṁ samupasthitam tacchrutvā devarājastu nimīlitavilocanaḥ

He announced amid the gods the matter that had now arisen. Hearing this, the king of the gods, closing his eyes in thought—

Verse 83 (padma.1.42.83)

बृहस्पतिमुवाचेदं वाक्यं काले महाभुजः। इंद्र उवाच। संप्राप्नोति विमर्दोयं देवानां दानवैः सह

bṛhaspatimuvācedaṁ vākyaṁ kāle mahābhujaḥ iṁdra uvāca saṁprāpnoti vimardoyaṁ devānāṁ dānavaiḥ saha

—the mighty-armed one spoke these timely words to Brihaspati. Indra said: 'This conflict between the gods and the danavas is now upon us.'

Verse 84 (padma.1.42.84)

कार्यं किमत्र तद्ब्रूहि नीत्युपायोपबृंहितम्। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं महेंद्रस्य गिरां पतिः

kāryaṁ kimatra tadbrūhi nītyupāyopabṛṁhitam etacchrutvā tu vacanaṁ maheṁdrasya girāṁ patiḥ

'Tell me what is to be done here, backed by the right means of policy.' Hearing these words of great Indra, the lord of speech—

Verse 85 (padma.1.42.85)

इत्युवाच महाभागो बृहस्पतिरुदारधीः। बृहस्पतिरुवाच। सामपूर्वा श्रुता नीतिश्चतुरंगा पताकिनी

ityuvāca mahābhāgo bṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ bṛhaspatiruvāca sāmapūrvā śrutā nītiścaturaṁgā patākinī

—that illustrious and noble-minded Brihaspati spoke thus. Brihaspati said: 'Policy, as it is known, has conciliation first, and is fourfold, like an army of four divisions.'

Verse 86 (padma.1.42.86)

जिगीषतां सुरश्रेष्ठ स्थितिरेषा सनातनी। सामभेदस्तथा दानं दंडश्चांगचतुष्टयम्

jigīṣatāṁ suraśreṣṭha sthitireṣā sanātanī sāmabhedastathā dānaṁ daṁḍaścāṁgacatuṣṭayam

'This, O best of gods, is the eternal rule for those who seek victory: conciliation, dissension, gift-giving, and punishment are its four limbs.'

Verse 87 (padma.1.42.87)

न सांत्वगोचरे लुब्धानभेद्यास्त्वेकधर्मिणः। न दानमत्त्र संसिद्ध्यै प्रसह्यैवापहारिणाम्

na sāṁtvagocare lubdhānabhedyāstvekadharmiṇaḥ na dānamattra saṁsiddhyai prasahyaivāpahāriṇām

'Against the greedy, conciliation has no scope; against those united in purpose, dissension cannot work; and against those who seize by force alone, gift-giving cannot succeed here.'

Verse 88 (padma.1.42.88)

एकोभ्युपायो दंडोऽत्र भवतां यदि रोचते। एवमुक्तः सहस्राक्ष एवमेतदुवाच ह

ekobhyupāyo daṁḍo'tra bhavatāṁ yadi rocate evamuktaḥ sahasrākṣa evametaduvāca ha

'Punishment alone remains the means here, if it pleases you.' Thus addressed, the thousand-eyed Indra spoke as follows.

Verse 89 (padma.1.42.89)

कर्त्तव्यतां च संचिंत्य प्रोवाचामरसंसदि। इंद्र उवाच। अवधानेन मे वाचं शृणुध्वं नाकवासिनः

karttavyatāṁ ca saṁciṁtya provācāmarasaṁsadi iṁdra uvāca avadhānena me vācaṁ śṛṇudhvaṁ nākavāsinaḥ

Reflecting on what must be done, he spoke in the assembly of the immortals. Indra said: 'Listen attentively to my words, O dwellers of heaven.'

Verse 90 (padma.1.42.90)

भवंतो यज्ञभोक्तारो दिव्यात्मानो हि सान्वयाः। स्वे महिम्नि स्थिता नित्यं जगतः पालने रताः

bhavaṁto yajñabhoktāro divyātmāno hi sānvayāḥ sve mahimni sthitā nityaṁ jagataḥ pālane ratāḥ

'You are the enjoyers of sacrifice, of divine nature and noble lineage, ever established in your own glory, devoted to the protection of the world.'

Verse 91 (padma.1.42.91)

क्रियतां समरोद्योगः सैन्यं संयोज्यतां मम। आह्रियंतां च शस्त्राणि पूज्यंतां शस्त्रदेवताः

kriyatāṁ samarodyogaḥ sainyaṁ saṁyojyatāṁ mama āhriyaṁtāṁ ca śastrāṇi pūjyaṁtāṁ śastradevatāḥ

'Let preparation for battle be made; let my army be assembled; let weapons be brought forth, and let the deities of the weapons be worshipped.'

Verse 92 (padma.1.42.92)

वाहनानि विमानानि योजयद्ध्वं ममेश्वराः। यमं सेनापतिं कृत्वा शीघ्रमेव दिवौकसः

vāhanāni vimānāni yojayaddhvaṁ mameśvarāḥ yamaṁ senāpatiṁ kṛtvā śīghrameva divaukasaḥ

'Yoke the mounts and the celestial cars, O lords. Making Yama the commander of the army, let the dwellers of heaven make haste.'

Verse 93 (padma.1.42.93)

इत्युक्तास्समनह्यंत देवानां ये प्रधानतः। वाजिनामयुतेनाजौ हेमघंटा परिष्कृतम्

ityuktāssamanahyaṁta devānāṁ ye pradhānataḥ vājināmayutenājau hemaghaṁṭā pariṣkṛtam

Thus commanded, the foremost of the gods armed themselves. On a chariot fitted for battle, adorned with golden bells and drawn by ten thousand horses—

Verse 94 (padma.1.42.94)

नानाश्चर्यगुणोपेतं संप्राप्तं देवदानवैः। रथं मातलिना युक्तं देवराजस्य दुर्जयम्

nānāścaryaguṇopetaṁ saṁprāptaṁ devadānavaiḥ rathaṁ mātalinā yuktaṁ devarājasya durjayam

—endowed with many wondrous powers, obtained of old by both gods and danavas, was that invincible chariot of the king of gods, driven by Matali.

Verse 95 (padma.1.42.95)

यमो महिषमास्थाय सेनाग्रे समवर्त्तत। चंडकिंकरवृंदेन सर्वतः परिवारितः

yamo mahiṣamāsthāya senāgre samavarttata caṁḍakiṁkaravṛṁdena sarvataḥ parivāritaḥ

Yama, mounted on his buffalo, took his place at the head of the army, surrounded on all sides by his host of fierce attendants.

Verse 96 (padma.1.42.96)

कल्पकालोद्गतज्वाला पूरितोम्बरगोचरः। हुताशनस्त्वजारूढः शक्तिहस्तो व्यवस्थितः

kalpakālodgatajvālā pūritombaragocaraḥ hutāśanastvajārūḍhaḥ śaktihasto vyavasthitaḥ

Agni, with flames blazing forth as at the great dissolution, filling the whole sky, took his stand mounted on a ram, spear in hand.

Verse 97 (padma.1.42.97)

पवनोऽङकुशहस्तश्च विस्तारित महाजवः। भुजगेंद्रसमारूढो जलेशो भगवान्स्वयम्

pavano'ṅakuśahastaśca vistārita mahājavaḥ bhujageṁdrasamārūḍho jaleśo bhagavānsvayam

Vayu, goad in hand, spread out with immense speed; and the lord of the waters, Varuna himself, mounted the king of serpents.

Verse 98 (padma.1.42.98)

नरयुक्ते रथे देवो राक्षसेशो वियच्चरः। तीक्ष्णखड्गयुतो भीमः समरे समवस्थितः

narayukte rathe devo rākṣaseśo viyaccaraḥ tīkṣṇakhaḍgayuto bhīmaḥ samare samavasthitaḥ

The lord of the rakshasas, a wanderer of the sky, stood ready for battle in a chariot yoked with men, terrible, armed with a sharp sword.

Verse 99 (padma.1.42.99)

महासिंहरथे देवो धनाध्यक्षो गदायुधः। चंद्रादित्यावश्विनौ च चतुरंगबलान्विताः

mahāsiṁharathe devo dhanādhyakṣo gadāyudhaḥ caṁdrādityāvaśvinau ca caturaṁgabalānvitāḥ

The lord of wealth, mace in hand, rode in a chariot drawn by great lions; and the Moon, the Sun, and the two Ashvins came too, each with a fourfold army.

Verse 100 (padma.1.42.100)

सेनान्यो देवराजस्य दुर्जया भुवनत्रये। कोटयस्तास्त्रयस्त्रिंशद्देवदेवनिकायिनाम्

senānyo devarājasya durjayā bhuvanatraye koṭayastāstrayastriṁśaddevadevanikāyinām

Such were the invincible-in-the-three-worlds generals of the king of the gods — thirty-three crore hosts of the divine companies.

Verse 101 (padma.1.42.101)

हिमाचलाभे सितचारुचामरे सुवर्णपद्मामलसुंदरस्रजि। कृताभिरामो ज्वलकुंकुमांकुरे कपोललीलालिकदंबसंकुले

himācalābhe sitacārucāmare suvarṇapadmāmalasuṁdarasraji kṛtābhirāmo jvalakuṁkumāṁkure kapolalīlālikadaṁbasaṁkule

White as the Himalayas, adorned with lovely white fly-whisks, hung with a spotless garland of golden lotuses, its forehead bright with fresh saffron, its cheeks swarming with playful bees—

Verse 102 (padma.1.42.102)

स्थितस्तदैरावणनाम कुंजरे महामनाश्चित्रविभूषणांबरः। विशालवज्रः सुवितानभूषितः प्रकीर्णकेयूरभुजंगमंडलः

sthitastadairāvaṇanāma kuṁjare mahāmanāścitravibhūṣaṇāṁbaraḥ viśālavajraḥ suvitānabhūṣitaḥ prakīrṇakeyūrabhujaṁgamaṁḍalaḥ

—[Indra] stood upon the elephant Airavata — great-souled, clad in wondrous ornaments and garments, bearing his mighty thunderbolt, adorned with a fine canopy, his armlets glinting like coiled serpents—

Verse 103 (padma.1.42.103)

सहस्रदृग्वंदितपादपल्लवस्त्रिविष्टपे शोभत पाकशासनः। तुरंग मातंग कुलौघसंकुला सितातपत्त्रद्ध्वजशालिनी च

sahasradṛgvaṁditapādapallavastriviṣṭape śobhata pākaśāsanaḥ turaṁga mātaṁga kulaughasaṁkulā sitātapattraddhvajaśālinī ca

—thus Pakashasana (Indra), whose lotus-feet were honored by a thousand eyes, shone forth in heaven; and there, thronged with horses and elephants, splendid with white parasols and banners—

Verse 104 (padma.1.42.104)

बभूव सा दुर्जयपत्तिसंतता विभाति नानायुधयोधदुस्तरा। ततोश्विनौ च मरुतः ससाध्याः सपुरंदराः

babhūva sā durjayapattisaṁtatā vibhāti nānāyudhayodhadustarā tatośvinau ca marutaḥ sasādhyāḥ sapuraṁdarāḥ

—that unconquerable line of infantry shone forth, impassable with warriors bearing every kind of weapon. Then the two Ashvins, the Maruts, the Sadhyas, together with Indra—

Verse 105 (padma.1.42.105)

यक्षराक्षसगंधर्वा दिव्य नानास्त्रपाणयः। जघ्नुर्दैत्येश्वरं सर्वे संभूय तु महाबलाः

yakṣarākṣasagaṁdharvā divya nānāstrapāṇayaḥ jaghnurdaityeśvaraṁ sarve saṁbhūya tu mahābalāḥ

—and the yakshas, rakshasas, and gandharvas, wielding various divine weapons, all the mighty ones together struck at the lord of the daityas.

Verse 106 (padma.1.42.106)

न चैवास्त्राण्यसज्जंत गात्रे वज्राचलोपमे। अथो रथादवप्लुत्य तारको दानवाधिपः

na caivāstrāṇyasajjaṁta gātre vajrācalopame atho rathādavaplutya tārako dānavādhipaḥ

Yet their weapons found no purchase on his body, hard as a mountain of adamant. Then Taraka, lord of the danavas, leapt down from his chariot—

Verse 107 (padma.1.42.107)

जघान कोटिशो देवान्करपार्ष्णिभिरेव च। हतशेषाणि सैन्यानि देवानां विप्र दुद्रुवुः

jaghāna koṭiśo devānkarapārṣṇibhireva ca hataśeṣāṇi sainyāni devānāṁ vipra dudruvuḥ

—and struck down the gods by the crore with mere blows of his hands and heels. The remnants of the gods' army fled, O Brahmin.

Verse 108 (padma.1.42.108)

दिशो भीतानि संत्यज्य रणोपकरणानि च। दृष्ट्वा तान्विद्रुतान्देवांस्तारको वाक्यमब्रवीत्

diśo bhītāni saṁtyajya raṇopakaraṇāni ca dṛṣṭvā tānvidrutāndevāṁstārako vākyamabravīt

Terrified, abandoning their weapons of war, they scattered in every direction. Seeing the gods thus routed, Taraka spoke these words.

Verse 109 (padma.1.42.109)

मा वधिष्ठ सुरान्दैत्या वज्रांगाय च मंदिरे। शीघ्रमानीय दर्श्यंतां बद्धान्पश्यत्वयं सुरान्

mā vadhiṣṭha surāndaityā vajrāṁgāya ca maṁdire śīghramānīya darśyaṁtāṁ baddhānpaśyatvayaṁ surān

'Do not kill the gods, O daityas — bind them and bring them quickly to Vajranga's palace, so that he may see these gods bound with his own eyes.'

Verse 110 (padma.1.42.110)

लोकपालांस्ततो दैत्यो बद्ध्वा चेंद्रमुखान्रणे। सरुद्रान्सुदृढैः पाशैः पशुपालः पशूनिव

lokapālāṁstato daityo baddhvā ceṁdramukhānraṇe sarudrānsudṛḍhaiḥ pāśaiḥ paśupālaḥ paśūniva

Then the daitya, on that battlefield, bound the guardians of the world headed by Indra, together with the Rudras, in strong fetters — as a herdsman binds his cattle.

Verse 111 (padma.1.42.111)

स भूयो रथमास्थाय जगाम स्वकमालयं। सिद्धगंधर्वसंघुष्टं विपुलाचलमस्तकम् स्तूयमानो दितिसुतैरप्सरोभिः सुसेवितः।

sa bhūyo rathamāsthāya jagāma svakamālayaṁ siddhagaṁdharvasaṁghuṣṭaṁ vipulācalamastakam stūyamāno ditisutairapsarobhiḥ susevitaḥ

He then mounted his chariot once more and returned to his own abode atop the vast mountain-peak, resounding with the songs of Siddhas and Gandharvas, praised by the sons of Diti, and attended by hosts of apsarases.