The Destruction of Daksha's Sacrifice

Verse 1 (shiva.vayaviya.22.1)

वायुरुवाच तस्मिन्नवसरे व्योम्नि समाविरभवद्रथः । सहस्रसूर्यसङ्काशश्चारुचीरवृषध्वजः

vāyuruvāca tasminnavasare vyomni samāvirabhavadrathaḥ | sahasrasūryasaṅkāśaścārucīravṛṣadhvajaḥ

Vayu said: At that very moment, a chariot appeared in the sky, blazing like a thousand suns, adorned with beautiful trappings and bearing the banner of the bull.

Verse 2 (shiva.vayaviya.22.2)

अश्वरत्नद्वयोदारो रथचक्रचतुष्टयः । सञ्चितानेकदिव्यास्त्रशस्त्ररत्नपरिष्कृतः

aśvaratnadvayodāro rathacakracatuṣṭayaḥ | sañcitānekadivyāstraśastraratnapariṣkṛtaḥ

It was drawn by two peerless, jewel-like horses, had four wheels, and was adorned with a store of many divine weapons, arms, and jewels.

Verse 3 (shiva.vayaviya.22.3)

तस्यापि रथवर्यस्यासीत्स एव हि सारथिः । यश्चैव त्रैपुरे युद्धे पूर्वं शार्वरथे स्थितः

tasyāpi rathavaryasyāsītsa eva hi sārathiḥ | yaścaiva traipure yuddhe pūrvaṁ śārvarathe sthitaḥ

The charioteer of that excellent chariot was none other than the one who, in ancient times, had stood upon Sharva's own chariot in the war against Tripura.

Verse 4 (shiva.vayaviya.22.4)

स तं रथवरं ब्रह्मा शासनादेव शूलिनः । हरेः समीपमानीय कृताञ्जलिरभाषत

sa taṁ rathavaraṁ brahmā śāsanādeva śūlinaḥ | hareḥ samīpamānīya kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata

By the very command of the trident-bearer, Brahma himself brought that excellent chariot to Hari, Virabhadra, and, with joined palms, spoke thus —

Verse 5 (shiva.vayaviya.22.5)

भगवन् भद्र भद्राङ्ग भगवानिन्दुभूषणः । आज्ञापयति वीरस्त्वां रथमारोढुमव्ययः

bhagavan bhadra bhadrāṅga bhagavānindubhūṣaṇaḥ | ājñāpayati vīrastvāṁ rathamāroḍhumavyayaḥ

O lord Bhadra, of auspicious form, the imperishable Lord, adorned with the crescent moon, commands you, the hero, to mount this chariot.

Verse 6 (shiva.vayaviya.22.6)

रैभ्याश्रमसमीपस्थस्त्र्यम्बकोऽम्बिकया सह । सम्पश्यते महाबाहो दुस्सहं ते पराक्रमम्

raibhyāśramasamīpasthastryambako'mbikayā saha | sampaśyate mahābāho dussahaṁ te parākramam

O mighty-armed one, Tryambaka, stationed near the hermitage of Raibhya, together with Ambika, watches your unbearable valor.

Verse 7 (shiva.vayaviya.22.7)

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स वीरो गणकुञ्जरः । आरुरोह रथं दिव्यमनुगृह्य पितामहम्

tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā sa vīro gaṇakuñjaraḥ | āruroha rathaṁ divyamanugṛhya pitāmaham

Hearing his words, that hero, foremost of the ganas like a lordly elephant, graciously favored the Grandsire and mounted that divine chariot.

Verse 8 (shiva.vayaviya.22.8)

तथा रथवरे तस्मिन् स्थिते ब्रह्मणि सारथौ । भद्रस्य ववृधे लक्ष्मी रुद्रस्येव पुरद्विषः

tathā rathavare tasmin sthite brahmaṇi sārathau | bhadrasya vavṛdhe lakṣmī rudrasyeva puradviṣaḥ

With Brahma stationed thus as charioteer upon that excellent chariot, Bhadra's own splendor increased, as had that of Rudra, the foe of Tripura.

Verse 9 (shiva.vayaviya.22.9)

ततः शङ्खवरं दीप्तं पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभम् । प्रदध्मौ वदने कृत्वा भानुकम्पो महाबलः

tataḥ śaṅkhavaraṁ dīptaṁ pūrṇacandrasamaprabham | pradadhmau vadane kṛtvā bhānukampo mahābalaḥ

Then the mighty Bhanukampa took to his lips that excellent, blazing conch, radiant as the full moon, and blew it.

Verse 10 (shiva.vayaviya.22.10)

तस्य शङ्खस्य तं नादं भिन्नसागरसन्निभम् । श्रुत्वा भयेन देवानां जज्वाल जठरानलः

tasya śaṅkhasya taṁ nādaṁ bhinnasāgarasannibham | śrutvā bhayena devānāṁ jajvāla jaṭharānalaḥ

Hearing that sound of the conch, resembling a bursting ocean, the very fire in the bellies of the gods blazed up from fear.

Verse 11 (shiva.vayaviya.22.11)

यक्षविद्याधराहीन्द्रैः सिद्धैर्युद्धदिदृक्षुभिः । क्षणेन निबिडीभूताः साकाशविवरा दिशः

yakṣavidyādharāhīndraiḥ siddhairyuddhadidṛkṣubhiḥ | kṣaṇena nibiḍībhūtāḥ sākāśavivarā diśaḥ

Filled with yakshas, vidyadharas, lords of serpents, and siddhas eager to watch the battle, all the quarters, along with the reaches of the sky, grew dense in an instant.

Verse 12 (shiva.vayaviya.22.12)

ततः शार्ङ्गेण चापाङ्कात्स नारायणनीरदः । महता बाणवर्षेण तुतोद गणगोवृषम्

tataḥ śārṅgeṇa cāpāṅkātsa nārāyaṇanīradaḥ | mahatā bāṇavarṣeṇa tutoda gaṇagovṛṣam

Then Narayana, cloud-like, with his bow Sharnga, tormented that bull among the ganas with a mighty rain of arrows.

Verse 13 (shiva.vayaviya.22.13)

तं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुमायान्तं शतधा बाणवर्षिणम् । स चाददे धनुर्जैत्रं भद्रो बाणसहस्रमुक्

taṁ dṛṣṭvā viṣṇumāyāntaṁ śatadhā bāṇavarṣiṇam | sa cādade dhanurjaitraṁ bhadro bāṇasahasramuk

Seeing Vishnu advancing, raining down arrows a hundredfold, Bhadra too took up his own victorious bow, capable of loosing a thousand shafts.

Verse 14 (shiva.vayaviya.22.14)

समादाय च तद्दिव्यं धनुः समरभैरवम् । शनैर्विस्फारयामास मेरुं धनुरिवेश्वरः

samādāya ca taddivyaṁ dhanuḥ samarabhairavam | śanairvisphārayāmāsa meruṁ dhanuriveśvaraḥ

Taking up that divine bow, terrifying in battle, he slowly drew it back, as the Lord draws Meru itself, as though it were a bow.

Verse 15 (shiva.vayaviya.22.15)

तस्य विस्फार्य्यमाणस्य धनुषोऽभून्महास्वनः । तेन स्वनेन महता पृथिवीं समकम्पयत्

tasya visphāryyamāṇasya dhanuṣo'bhūnmahāsvanaḥ | tena svanena mahatā pṛthivīṁ samakampayat

As his bow was drawn, a tremendous sound arose, and by that great sound the earth was made to tremble.

Verse 16 (shiva.vayaviya.22.16)

ततः शरवरं घोरं दीप्तमाशीविषोपमम् । जग्राह गणपः श्रीमान्स्वयमुग्रपराक्रमः

tataḥ śaravaraṁ ghoraṁ dīptamāśīviṣopamam | jagrāha gaṇapaḥ śrīmānsvayamugraparākramaḥ

Then the glorious lord of the ganas, of fierce valor, himself took up a terrible, blazing arrow, like a venomous serpent.

Verse 17 (shiva.vayaviya.22.17)

बाणोद्धारे भुजो ह्यस्य तूणीवदनसङ्गतः । प्रत्यदृश्यत वल्मीकं विवेक्षुरिव पन्नगः

bāṇoddhāre bhujo hyasya tūṇīvadanasaṅgataḥ | pratyadṛśyata valmīkaṁ vivekṣuriva pannagaḥ

As his arm reached to draw out the arrow, joined to the mouth of the quiver, it appeared like a serpent about to enter its anthill.

Verse 18 (shiva.vayaviya.22.18)

समुद्धृतः करे तस्य तत्क्षणं रुरुचे शरः । महाभुजङ्गसन्दष्टो यथा बालभुजङ्गमः

samuddhṛtaḥ kare tasya tatkṣaṇaṁ ruruce śaraḥ | mahābhujaṅgasandaṣṭo yathā bālabhujaṅgamaḥ

The arrow, lifted up in his hand, shone in that instant like a young serpent seized in the jaws of a great one.

Verse 19 (shiva.vayaviya.22.19)

शरेण घनतीव्रेण भद्रो रुद्रपराक्रमः । विव्याध कुपितो गाढं ललाटे विष्णुमव्ययम्

śareṇa ghanatīvreṇa bhadro rudraparākramaḥ | vivyādha kupito gāḍhaṁ lalāṭe viṣṇumavyayam

Bhadra, of Rudra-like valor, enraged, struck the imperishable Vishnu a deep blow upon the forehead with that dense, sharp arrow.

Verse 20 (shiva.vayaviya.22.20)

ललाटेऽभिहतो विष्णुः पूर्वमेवावमानितः । चुकोप गणपेन्द्राय मृगेन्द्रायेव गोवृषः

lalāṭe'bhihato viṣṇuḥ pūrvamevāvamānitaḥ | cukopa gaṇapendrāya mṛgendrāyeva govṛṣaḥ

Vishnu, already dishonored, now struck upon the forehead, grew enraged at that lord of the ganas, as a bull grows enraged at a lion.

Verse 21 (shiva.vayaviya.22.21)

ततस्त्वशनिकल्पेन क्रूरास्येन महेषुणा । विव्याध गणराजस्य भुजे भुजगसन्निभे

tatastvaśanikalpena krūrāsyena maheṣuṇā | vivyādha gaṇarājasya bhuje bhujagasannibhe

Then, with a mighty shaft, terrible-faced and like a thunderbolt, he struck the king of the ganas on his arm, serpent-like in form.

Verse 22 (shiva.vayaviya.22.22)

सोऽपि तस्य भुजे भूयः सूर्यायुतसमप्रभम् । विससर्ज शरं वेगाद्वीरभद्रो महाबलः

so'pi tasya bhuje bhūyaḥ sūryāyutasamaprabham | visasarja śaraṁ vegādvīrabhadro mahābalaḥ

The mighty Virabhadra, too, once more loosed at his arm, with great force, an arrow radiant as ten thousand suns.

Verse 23 (shiva.vayaviya.22.23)

स च विष्णुः पुनर्भद्रं भद्रो विष्णुं तथा पुनः । स च तं च स तं विप्राः शरैस्तावनुजघ्नतुः

sa ca viṣṇuḥ punarbhadraṁ bhadro viṣṇuṁ tathā punaḥ | sa ca taṁ ca sa taṁ viprāḥ śaraistāvanujaghnatuḥ

O brahmins, Vishnu struck Bhadra again, and Bhadra struck Vishnu again; thus the two of them, again and again, assailed each other with arrows.

Verse 24 (shiva.vayaviya.22.24)

तयोः परस्परं वेगाच्छरानाशु विमुञ्चतोः । द्वयोः समभवद्युद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम्

tayoḥ parasparaṁ vegāccharānāśu vimuñcatoḥ | dvayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṁ tumulaṁ romaharṣaṇam

As the two of them, with tremendous speed, rapidly loosed their arrows at each other, a tumultuous, hair-raising battle broke out between them.

Verse 25 (shiva.vayaviya.22.25)

तद्दृष्ट्वा तुमुलं युद्धं तयोरेव परस्परम् । हाहाकारो महानासीदाकाशे खेचरेरितः

taddṛṣṭvā tumulaṁ yuddhaṁ tayoreva parasparam | hāhākāro mahānāsīdākāśe khecareritaḥ

Beholding that tumultuous mutual combat, a great cry of dismay arose among those who roamed the sky.

Verse 26 (shiva.vayaviya.22.26)

ततस्त्वनलतुण्डेन शरेणादित्यवर्चसा । विव्याध सुदृढं भद्रं विष्णोर्महति वक्षसि

tatastvanalatuṇḍena śareṇādityavarcasā | vivyādha sudṛḍhaṁ bhadraṁ viṣṇormahati vakṣasi

Then Vishnu, with a fire-tipped arrow, radiant as the sun, struck a deep blow upon the vast, sturdy chest of Bhadra.

Verse 27 (shiva.vayaviya.22.27)

स तु तीव्रप्रपातेन शरेण दृढमाहतः । महतीं रुजमासाद्य निपपात विमोहितः

sa tu tīvraprapātena śareṇa dṛḍhamāhataḥ | mahatīṁ rujamāsādya nipapāta vimohitaḥ

Struck hard by that arrow falling with tremendous force, he, overcome by intense pain, fell down unconscious.

Verse 28 (shiva.vayaviya.22.28)

पुनः क्षणादिवोत्थाय लब्धसंज्ञस्तदा हरिः । सर्वाण्यपि च दिव्यास्त्राण्यथैनं प्रत्यवासृजत्

punaḥ kṣaṇādivotthāya labdhasaṁjñastadā hariḥ | sarvāṇyapi ca divyāstrāṇyathainaṁ pratyavāsṛjat

In but a moment, rising again and regaining consciousness, Hari then unleashed against him all his divine weapons.

Verse 29 (shiva.vayaviya.22.29)

स च विष्णुर्धनुर्मुक्तान्सर्वान् शर्वचमूपतिः । सहसा वारयामास घोरैः प्रतिशरैः शरान्

sa ca viṣṇurdhanurmuktānsarvān śarvacamūpatiḥ | sahasā vārayāmāsa ghoraiḥ pratiśaraiḥ śarān

And Bhadra, the commander of Sharva's host, instantly warded off all the arrows loosed from Vishnu's bow, with terrible counter-arrows.

Verse 30 (shiva.vayaviya.22.30)

ततो विष्णुः स्वनामाङ्कं बाणमव्याहतं क्वचित् । ससर्ज क्रोधरक्ताक्षः तमुद्दिश्य गणेश्वरम् । तं बाणं बाणवर्येण भद्रो भद्राह्वयेण तु

tato viṣṇuḥ svanāmāṅkaṁ bāṇamavyāhataṁ kvacit | sasarja krodharaktākṣaḥ tamuddiśya gaṇeśvaram | taṁ bāṇaṁ bāṇavaryeṇa bhadro bhadrāhvayeṇa tu

Then Vishnu, his eyes red with fury, loosed toward that lord of the ganas an arrow inscribed with his own name, one nowhere thwarted. Bhadra, with his own excellent arrow named "Bhadra" —

Verse 31 (shiva.vayaviya.22.31)

अप्राप्तमेव भगवान् चिच्छेद शतधा पथि । अथैकेनेषुणा शार्ङ्गं द्वाभ्यां पक्षौ गरुत्मतः

aprāptameva bhagavān ciccheda śatadhā pathi | athaikeneṣuṇā śārṅgaṁ dvābhyāṁ pakṣau garutmataḥ

— that lord cut it into a hundred pieces mid-flight, before it could even reach him. Then, with a single arrow he severed the bow Sharnga, and with two arrows the two wings of Garuda —

Verse 32 (shiva.vayaviya.22.32)

निमेषादेव चिच्छेद तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् । ततो योगबलाद्विष्णुर्देहाद्देवान् सुदारुणान्

nimeṣādeva ciccheda tadadbhutamivābhavat | tato yogabalādviṣṇurdehāddevān sudāruṇān

— cut them off in the blink of an eye, an act that seemed wondrous indeed. Then Vishnu, by his yogic power, brought forth from his own body most terrible gods —

Verse 33 (shiva.vayaviya.22.33)

शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्तान् विससर्ज सहस्रशः । सर्वांस्तान्क्षणमात्रेण त्रैपुरानिव शङ्करः

śaṅkhacakragadāhastān visasarja sahasraśaḥ | sarvāṁstānkṣaṇamātreṇa traipurāniva śaṅkaraḥ

— bearing conch, discus, and mace, in the thousands. That mighty-armed one burned them all in an instant with the fire born from his eye, just as Shankara had once burned the denizens of Tripura.

Verse 34 (shiva.vayaviya.22.34)

निर्ददाह महाबाहुर्नेत्रसृष्टेन वह्निना । ततः क्रुद्धतरो विष्णुश्चक्रमुद्यम्य सत्वरः

nirdadāha mahābāhurnetrasṛṣṭena vahninā | tataḥ kruddhataro viṣṇuścakramudyamya satvaraḥ

Then Vishnu, more furious still, swiftly raised his discus —

Verse 35 (shiva.vayaviya.22.35)

तस्मिन्वीरे समुत्स्रष्टुं तदानीमुद्यतोऽभवत् । तं दृष्ट्वा चक्रमुद्यम्य पुरतः समुपस्थितम्

tasminvīre samutsraṣṭuṁ tadānīmudyato'bhavat | taṁ dṛṣṭvā cakramudyamya purataḥ samupasthitam

— and was then ready to hurl it at that hero. Seeing him, discus raised, standing right before him,

Verse 36 (shiva.vayaviya.22.36)

स्मयन्निव गणेशानो व्यष्टम्भयदयत्नतः । स्तम्भिताङ्गस्तु तच्चक्रं घोरमप्रतिमं क्वचित्

smayanniva gaṇeśāno vyaṣṭambhayadayatnataḥ | stambhitāṅgastu taccakraṁ ghoramapratimaṁ kvacit

the lord of the ganas, as though smiling, without any effort, paralyzed him — body, discus, and all. That terrible, unmatched discus —

Verse 37 (shiva.vayaviya.22.37)

इच्छन्नपि समुत्स्रष्टुं न विष्णुरभवत्क्षमः । श्वसन्निवैकमुद्धृत्य बाहुं चक्रसमन्वितम्

icchannapi samutsraṣṭuṁ na viṣṇurabhavatkṣamaḥ | śvasannivaikamuddhṛtya bāhuṁ cakrasamanvitam

— even though Vishnu wished to hurl it, he was unable. Having raised one arm, discus and all, as though breathing hard,

Verse 38 (shiva.vayaviya.22.38)

अतिष्ठदलसो भूत्वा पाषाणामिव निश्चलः । विशरीरो यथा जीवो विशृङ्गो वा यथा वृषः

atiṣṭhadalaso bhūtvā pāṣāṇāmiva niścalaḥ | viśarīro yathā jīvo viśṛṅgo vā yathā vṛṣaḥ

he stood there, drained of energy, as motionless as a stone — like a soul without a body, or a bull without its horns.

Verse 39 (shiva.vayaviya.22.39)

विदंष्ट्रश्च यथा सिंहस्तथा विष्णुरवस्थितः । तं दृष्ट्वा दुर्दशापन्नं विष्णुमिन्द्रादयः सुराः । समुन्नद्धा गणेन्द्रेण मृगेन्द्रेणेव गोवृषाः

vidaṁṣṭraśca yathā siṁhastathā viṣṇuravasthitaḥ | taṁ dṛṣṭvā durdaśāpannaṁ viṣṇumindrādayaḥ surāḥ | samunnaddhā gaṇendreṇa mṛgendreṇeva govṛṣāḥ

Vishnu stood there like a lion stripped of its fangs. Seeing Vishnu reduced to such a plight, the gods headed by Indra, roused to fury against the lord of the ganas, like bulls roused against a lion —

Verse 40 (shiva.vayaviya.22.40)

प्रगृहीतायुधा यौद्धुं क्रुद्धाः समुपतस्थिरे । तान्दृष्ट्वा समरे भद्रः क्षुद्रानिव हरिर्मृगान्

pragṛhītāyudhā yauddhuṁ kruddhāḥ samupatasthire | tāndṛṣṭvā samare bhadraḥ kṣudrāniva harirmṛgān

— took up their weapons and, enraged, stood ready for battle. Seeing them on the field, Bhadra, as a lion regards paltry deer,

Verse 41 (shiva.vayaviya.22.41)

साक्षाद् रुद्रतनुर्वीरो वरवीरगणावृतः । अट्टहासेन घोरेण व्यष्टम्भयदनिन्दितः

sākṣād rudratanurvīro varavīragaṇāvṛtaḥ | aṭṭahāsena ghoreṇa vyaṣṭambhayadaninditaḥ

— that flawless hero, the very body of Rudra himself, surrounded by his excellent host of heroes, paralyzed them with a single terrible burst of laughter.

Verse 42 (shiva.vayaviya.22.42)

तथा शतमखस्यापि सवज्रो दक्षिणः करः । सिसृक्षोरेव उद्वज्रश्चित्रीकृत इवाभवत्

tathā śatamakhasyāpi savajro dakṣiṇaḥ karaḥ | sisṛkṣoreva udvajraścitrīkṛta ivābhavat

In the same way, even Indra's own right hand, holding the thunderbolt, ready to be hurled, became as though frozen into a painted image.

Verse 43 (shiva.vayaviya.22.43)

अन्येषामपि सर्वेषां सरक्ता अपि बाहवः । अलसानामिवारम्भास्तादृशाः प्रतियान्त्युत

anyeṣāmapi sarveṣāṁ saraktā api bāhavaḥ | alasānāmivārambhāstādṛśāḥ pratiyāntyuta

The arms of all the other gods too, red though they were with fury, remained just so, arrested, like the undertakings of the indolent that never proceed.

Verse 44 (shiva.vayaviya.22.44)

एवं भगवता तेन व्याहताशेषवैभवात् । अमराः समरे तस्य पुरतः स्थातुमक्षमाः

evaṁ bhagavatā tena vyāhatāśeṣavaibhavāt | amarāḥ samare tasya purataḥ sthātumakṣamāḥ

Thus, their entire majesty having been thwarted by that lord, the immortals became unable even to stand before him in battle.

Verse 45 (shiva.vayaviya.22.45)

स्तब्धैरवयवैरेव दुद्रुवुर्भयविह्वलाः । स्थितिं च चक्रिरे युद्धे वीरतेजोऽभयाकुलाः

stabdhairavayavaireva dudruvurbhayavihvalāḥ | sthitiṁ ca cakrire yuddhe vīratejo'bhayākulāḥ

With their very limbs frozen stiff, they fled in helpless terror, and, overwhelmed by fear of that hero's splendor, remained rooted where they stood on the battlefield.

Verse 46 (shiva.vayaviya.22.46)

विद्रुतांस्त्रिदशान्वीरान्वीरभद्रो महाभुजः । विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैएर्मेघो वर्षैरिवाचलान्

vidrutāṁstridaśānvīrānvīrabhadro mahābhujaḥ | vivyādha niśitairbāṇaiermegho varṣairivācalān

The mighty-armed Virabhadra pierced those fleeing heroic gods with sharp arrows, just as a raincloud pierces mountains with its torrents.

Verse 47 (shiva.vayaviya.22.47)

बहवस्तस्य वीरस्य बाहवः परिघोपमाः । शस्त्रैश्चकाशिरे दीप्तैः साग्निज्वाला इवोरगाः

bahavastasya vīrasya bāhavaḥ parighopamāḥ | śastraiścakāśire dīptaiḥ sāgnijvālā ivoragāḥ

That hero's many arms, massive as iron bars, blazed with gleaming weapons, like serpents wreathed in flame.

Verse 48 (shiva.vayaviya.22.48)

अस्त्रशस्त्राण्यनेकानि स वीरो विसृजन्बभौ । विसृजन्सर्वभूतानि यथादौ विश्वसम्भवः

astraśastrāṇyanekāni sa vīro visṛjanbabhau | visṛjansarvabhūtāni yathādau viśvasambhavaḥ

That hero, loosing his many weapons, shone forth like the creator of the universe at the beginning, bringing forth all creatures.

Verse 49 (shiva.vayaviya.22.49)

यथा रश्मिभिरादित्यः प्रच्छादयति मेदिनीम् । तथा वीरः क्षणादेव शरैः प्राच्छादयद्दिशः

yathā raśmibhirādityaḥ pracchādayati medinīm | tathā vīraḥ kṣaṇādeva śaraiḥ prācchādayaddiśaḥ

As the sun covers the earth with his rays, so did that hero, in but an instant, cover all the directions with his arrows.

Verse 50 (shiva.vayaviya.22.50)

खमण्डले गणेन्द्रस्य शराः कनकभूषिताः । उत्पतन्तस्तडिद्रूपैरुपमानपदं ययुः

khamaṇḍale gaṇendrasya śarāḥ kanakabhūṣitāḥ | utpatantastaḍidrūpairupamānapadaṁ yayuḥ

The gold-adorned arrows of that lord of the ganas, soaring through the vault of the sky, came to resemble streaks of lightning.

Verse 51 (shiva.vayaviya.22.51)

महान्तस्ते सुरगणान् मण्डूकानिव डुण्डुभाः । प्राणैर्वियोजयामासुः पपुश्च रुधिरासवम्

mahāntaste suragaṇān maṇḍūkāniva ḍuṇḍubhāḥ | prāṇairviyojayāmāsuḥ papuśca rudhirāsavam

Those mighty arrows severed the hosts of gods from their very lives, as great water-serpents devour frogs, and drank up their blood as though it were wine.

Verse 52 (shiva.vayaviya.22.52)

निकृत्तबाहवः केचित्केचिल्लूनवराननाः । पार्श्वे विदारिताः केचिन्निपेतुरमरा भुवि

nikṛttabāhavaḥ kecitkecillūnavarānanāḥ | pārśve vidāritāḥ kecinnipeturamarā bhuvi

Some gods, their arms severed, some their fine faces cut off, and some ripped open at the flank, fell to the earth.

Verse 53 (shiva.vayaviya.22.53)

विशिखोन्मथितैर्गात्रैर्बहुभिश्छिन्नसन्धिभिः । विवृत्तनयनाः केचिन्निपेतुर्भूतले मृताः । गां प्रवेष्टुमिवेच्छन्तः खं गन्तुमिव लिप्सवः

viśikhonmathitairgātrairbahubhiśchinnasandhibhiḥ | vivṛttanayanāḥ kecinnipeturbhūtale mṛtāḥ | gāṁ praveṣṭumivecchantaḥ khaṁ gantumiva lipsavaḥ

Some, their bodies mangled by shafts, their limbs severed at many joints, their eyes rolled back, fell dead upon the earth, as though wishing to enter the ground, or as though desiring to fly off into the sky.

Verse 54 (shiva.vayaviya.22.54)

अलब्धात्मनिरोधानां व्यलीयन्तः परस्परम् । भूमौ केचित्प्रविविशुः पर्वतानां गुहाः परे

alabdhātmanirodhānāṁ vyalīyantaḥ parasparam | bhūmau kecitpraviviśuḥ parvatānāṁ guhāḥ pare

Those unable to restrain themselves melted away, one into another; some sank into the earth, others plunged into the caves of the mountains.

Verse 55 (shiva.vayaviya.22.55)

अपरे जग्मुराकाशं परे च विविशुर्जलम् । तथा सञ्छिन्नसर्वाङ्गैः स वीरस्त्रिदशैर्बभौ

apare jagmurākāśaṁ pare ca viviśurjalam | tathā sañchinnasarvāṅgaiḥ sa vīrastridaśairbabhau

Some fled into the sky, others plunged into the waters; thus that hero shone forth, surrounded by gods whose every limb had been hacked apart.

Verse 56 (shiva.vayaviya.22.56)

परिग्रस्तः प्रजावर्गो भगवानिव भैरवः । दग्धत्रिपुरसंव्यूहस्त्रिपुरारिर्यथाऽभवत्

parigrastaḥ prajāvargo bhagavāniva bhairavaḥ | dagdhatripurasaṁvyūhastripurāriryathā'bhavat

Devouring that multitude of beings thus, the lord became like Bhairava himself, just as Tripurari had become, when he had burned the whole array of Tripura.

Verse 57 (shiva.vayaviya.22.57)

एवं देवबलं सर्वं दीनं बीभत्सदर्शनम् । गणेश्वरसमुत्पन्नं कृपणं वपुराददे

evaṁ devabalaṁ sarvaṁ dīnaṁ bībhatsadarśanam | gaṇeśvarasamutpannaṁ kṛpaṇaṁ vapurādade

Thus, at the hands of the lord of the ganas, the entire army of the gods took on a wretched, gruesome, pitiable form.

Verse 58 (shiva.vayaviya.22.58)

तदा त्रिदशवीराणामसृक्सलिलवाहिनी । प्रावर्तत नदी घोरा प्राणिनां भयशंसिनी

tadā tridaśavīrāṇāmasṛksalilavāhinī | prāvartata nadī ghorā prāṇināṁ bhayaśaṁsinī

Then a terrible river, flowing with the blood of the heroic gods, began to course, striking terror into all living beings.

Verse 59 (shiva.vayaviya.22.59)

रुधिरेण परिक्लिन्ना यज्ञभूमिस्तदा बभौ । रक्तार्द्रवसना श्यामा हतशुम्भेव कैशिकी

rudhireṇa pariklinnā yajñabhūmistadā babhau | raktārdravasanā śyāmā hataśumbheva kaiśikī

The sacrificial ground, drenched with blood, then appeared like the dark goddess Kaushiki, her garments soaked red, after the slaying of Shumbha.

Verse 60 (shiva.vayaviya.22.60)

तस्मिन्महति संवृत्ते समरे भृशदारुणे । भयेनेव परित्रस्ता प्रचचाल वसुन्धरा

tasminmahati saṁvṛtte samare bhṛśadāruṇe | bhayeneva paritrastā pracacāla vasundharā

As that great and utterly dreadful battle raged, the earth trembled, as if seized with fear.

Verse 61 (shiva.vayaviya.22.61)

महोर्मिकलिलावर्तश्चुक्षुभे च महोदधिः । पेतुश्चोल्का महोत्पाताः शाखाश्च मुमुचुर्द्रुमाः

mahormikalilāvartaścukṣubhe ca mahodadhiḥ | petuścolkā mahotpātāḥ śākhāśca mumucurdrumāḥ

The great ocean, thick with mighty waves and whirlpools, was thrown into turmoil; meteors fell as great portents, and trees shed their very branches.

Verse 62 (shiva.vayaviya.22.62)

अप्रसन्ना दिशः सर्वाः पवनश्चाशिवो ववौ । अहो विधिविपर्यासस्त्वश्वमेधोऽयमध्वरः । यजमानः स्वयं दक्षौ ब्रह्मपुत्रप्रजापतिः

aprasannā diśaḥ sarvāḥ pavanaścāśivo vavau | aho vidhiviparyāsastvaśvamedho'yamadhvaraḥ | yajamānaḥ svayaṁ dakṣau brahmaputraprajāpatiḥ

All the quarters grew inauspicious, and an ill wind blew. "Alas! What a reversal of proper order — this is the Ashvamedha sacrifice, its own sacrificer is Daksha, Prajapati, son of Brahma himself,

Verse 63 (shiva.vayaviya.22.63)

धर्मादयः सदस्याश्च रक्षतो गरुडध्वजः । भागांश्च प्रतिगृह्णन्ति साक्षादिन्द्रादयः सुराः

dharmādayaḥ sadasyāśca rakṣato garuḍadhvajaḥ | bhāgāṁśca pratigṛhṇanti sākṣādindrādayaḥ surāḥ

Dharma and the others are its assembly members, the garuda-bannered one, Vishnu, is himself its protector, and Indra and the other gods are its very partakers —

Verse 64 (shiva.vayaviya.22.64)

तथापि यजमानस्य यज्ञस्य च सहर्त्विजः । सद्य एव शिरश्छेदः साधु सम्पद्यते फलम्

tathāpi yajamānasya yajñasya ca sahartvijaḥ | sadya eva śiraśchedaḥ sādhu sampadyate phalam

— yet the immediate beheading of the sacrificer, of the sacrifice itself, and of its officiating priests together, has become its very fitting result!"

Verse 65 (shiva.vayaviya.22.65)

तस्मान्नावेदनिर्दिष्टं न चेश्वरबहिष्कृतम् । नासत्परिगृहीतं च कर्म कुर्यात्कदाचन

tasmānnāvedanirdiṣṭaṁ na ceśvarabahiṣkṛtam | nāsatparigṛhītaṁ ca karma kuryātkadācana

Therefore one should never perform any rite that is not enjoined by the Veda, that excludes the Lord, or that is embraced by the wicked.

Verse 66 (shiva.vayaviya.22.66)

कृत्वापि सुमहत्पुण्यमिष्ट्वा यज्ञशतैरपि । न तत्फलमवाप्नोति भक्तिहीनो महेश्वरे

kṛtvāpi sumahatpuṇyamiṣṭvā yajñaśatairapi | na tatphalamavāpnoti bhaktihīno maheśvare

Even having performed great merit, even having sacrificed with hundreds of rites, one devoid of devotion to Maheshvara obtains no fruit of it.

Verse 67 (shiva.vayaviya.22.67)

कृत्वापि सुमहत्पापं भक्त्या यजति यः शिवम् । मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैर्नात्र कार्या विचारणा

kṛtvāpi sumahatpāpaṁ bhaktyā yajati yaḥ śivam | mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvairnātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Even having committed a very great sin, whoever worships Shiva with devotion is freed from all sins — of this there is no need for further deliberation.

Verse 68 (shiva.vayaviya.22.68)

बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन वृथा दानं वृथा तपः । वृथा यज्ञो वृथा होमः शिवनिन्दारतस्य तु

bahunātra kimuktena vṛthā dānaṁ vṛthā tapaḥ | vṛthā yajño vṛthā homaḥ śivanindāratasya tu

What use in saying more? For one given to reviling Shiva, charity is in vain, austerity is in vain, sacrifice is in vain, and the fire-offering too is in vain.

Verse 69 (shiva.vayaviya.22.69)

ततः सनारायणकाः सरुद्राः सलोकपालाः समरे सुरौघाः । गणेन्द्रचापच्युतबाणविद्धाः प्रदुद्रुवुर्गाढरुजाभिभूताः

tataḥ sanārāyaṇakāḥ sarudrāḥ salokapālāḥ samare suraughāḥ | gaṇendracāpacyutabāṇaviddhāḥ pradudruvurgāḍharujābhibhūtāḥ

Then the hosts of gods, together with Narayana, together with the Rudras, together with the guardians of the quarters, pierced by arrows loosed from the bow of the lord of the ganas, overwhelmed with deep anguish, fled the battlefield.

Verse 70 (shiva.vayaviya.22.70)

चेलुः क्वचित्केचन शीर्णकेशाः सेदुः क्वचित्केचन दीर्घगात्राः । पेतुः क्वचित्केचन भिन्नवक्त्रा नेशुः क्वचित्केचन देववीराः

celuḥ kvacitkecana śīrṇakeśāḥ seduḥ kvacitkecana dīrghagātrāḥ | petuḥ kvacitkecana bhinnavaktrā neśuḥ kvacitkecana devavīrāḥ

Here and there some heroic gods staggered, their hair disheveled; here and there some sank down, their long bodies dragging; here and there some fell, their faces torn open; and here and there some simply perished.

Verse 71 (shiva.vayaviya.22.71)

केचिच्च तत्र त्रिदशा विपन्ना विस्रस्तवस्त्राभरणास्त्रशस्त्राः । निपेतुरुद्भासितदीनमुद्रा मदं च दर्पं च बलं च हित्वा

kecicca tatra tridaśā vipannā visrastavastrābharaṇāstraśastrāḥ | nipeturudbhāsitadīnamudrā madaṁ ca darpaṁ ca balaṁ ca hitvā

Some gods there, ruined, their garments, ornaments, and weapons falling away, their pride, arrogance, and strength abandoned, collapsed, wretchedness plain upon them.

Verse 72 (shiva.vayaviya.22.72)

सस्मुत्पथप्रस्थितमप्रधृष्यो विक्षिप्य दक्षाध्वरमक्षतास्त्रैः । बभौ गणेशः स गणेश्वराणां मध्ये स्थितः सिंह इवर्षभाणाम्

sasmutpathaprasthitamapradhṛṣyo vikṣipya dakṣādhvaramakṣatāstraiḥ | babhau gaṇeśaḥ sa gaṇeśvarāṇāṁ madhye sthitaḥ siṁha ivarṣabhāṇām

Having shattered Daksha's sacrifice with his own unspent weapons, that unassailable lord of the ganas set out upon the pathway of the sky; standing amid the lords of the ganas, he shone forth like a lion amid a herd of bulls.