Description of Mandara

Verse 1 (skanda.8.131.1)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । अथापश्यत्तदायातान् भगवान् गणनायकान् । स्वैरनीकैस्सुबहुशः सन्नद्धान् युद्धलालसान्

sanatkumāra uvāca | athāpaśyattadāyātān bhagavān gaṇanāyakān | svairanīkaissubahuśaḥ sannaddhān yuddhalālasān

Sanatkumara said: Then the Blessed one saw those leaders of gaṇas who had come, each with their own great armies, armed, eager for battle.

Verse 2 (skanda.8.131.2)

दिण्डिञ्च भारभूतिञ्च सोमशर्माणमेव च । करिकं मेघनादं च उदरेमणिमेव च

diṇḍiñca bhārabhūtiñca somaśarmāṇameva ca | karikaṁ meghanādaṁ ca udaremaṇimeva ca

Dindi, and Bharabhuti, and Somasharma; Karika, and Meghanada, and Udaremani.

Verse 3 (skanda.8.131.3)

आसत्तिं धूतपापं च चन्द्रमौलिनमेव च । आदित्यमालं विक्रान्तं सुकेशं च महाबलम्

āsattiṁ dhūtapāpaṁ ca candramaulinameva ca | ādityamālaṁ vikrāntaṁ sukeśaṁ ca mahābalam

Asatti, and Dhutapapa, and Chandramauli; valorous Adityamala, and mighty Sukesha.

Verse 4 (skanda.8.131.4)

तालकेतुं ज्वरञ्चैव दण्डपाणिनमूर्जितम् । एतांश्चान्यांश्च विख्यातान् गुह्याँश्च गणनायकान्

tālaketuṁ jvarañcaiva daṇḍapāṇinamūrjitam | etāṁścānyāṁśca vikhyātān guhyā~śca gaṇanāyakān

Talaketu, and Jvara, and mighty Dandapani; these and other renowned and secret leaders of gaṇas.

Verse 5 (skanda.8.131.5)

महागणपतिञ्चैव खोठामुद्गरमेव च । संपूज्य भगवान् सर्वान् प्रसाद्य च पुनः पुनः

mahāgaṇapatiñcaiva khoṭhāmudgarameva ca | saṁpūjya bhagavān sarvān prasādya ca punaḥ punaḥ

And Mahaganapati, and Khothamudgara. The Blessed one, having honored all of them, and gratified them again and again,

Verse 6 (skanda.8.131.6)

उवाच मेघनिर्ह्रादः शतदुन्दुभिनिस्वनः । दानवैः सह यूयं मे योद्धुमर्हथ सत्तमाः

uvāca meghanirhrādaḥ śatadundubhinisvanaḥ | dānavaiḥ saha yūyaṁ me yoddhumarhatha sattamāḥ

spoke, thundering like a cloud, resounding like a hundred kettledrums: 'You, O best ones, are worthy to fight the Danavas for me.'

Verse 7 (skanda.8.131.7)

यूयमेव गणाध्यक्षाः पर्याप्तास्तान्प्रबाधने । तस्माद्यूयं महासत्वाः सगणाः सपदानुगाः । गच्छध्वं संविनाशाय पूजितोस्मि महाबलाः

yūyameva gaṇādhyakṣāḥ paryāptāstānprabādhane | tasmādyūyaṁ mahāsatvāḥ sagaṇāḥ sapadānugāḥ | gacchadhvaṁ saṁvināśāya pūjitosmi mahābalāḥ

'You alone, chiefs of the gaṇas, are sufficient to overwhelm them; therefore, O mighty ones, together with your troops and followers, go for their destruction — I am honored by you, O mighty ones.'

Verse 8 (skanda.8.131.8)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । त एवमुक्ता देवेन प्रणम्य शिरसा हरम् । विप्रजग्मुर्महात्मानो देवोपि संप्रतिष्ठत

sanatkumāra uvāca | ta evamuktā devena praṇamya śirasā haram | viprajagmurmahātmāno devopi saṁpratiṣṭhata

Sanatkumara said: Thus addressed by the god, those great souls, bowing their heads to Hara, set forth; the god too took up his position.

Verse 9 (skanda.8.131.9)

ततः समभवच्छब्द उदधेरिव भिद्यतः । अन्धकासुरसैन्यस्य मन्दरं समुपेयुषः

tataḥ samabhavacchabda udadheriva bhidyataḥ | andhakāsurasainyasya mandaraṁ samupeyuṣaḥ

Then there arose a sound like that of the ocean being split, as the army of the Asura Andhaka approached Mandara.

Verse 10 (skanda.8.131.10)

निशम्य दानवारावं श्रोत्रायासकरं भृशम् । प्रमथा रुरुधुर्घोरं युगान्ते जलदा इव

niśamya dānavārāvaṁ śrotrāyāsakaraṁ bhṛśam | pramathā rurudhurghoraṁ yugānte jaladā iva

Hearing the roar of the Danavas, exceedingly wearisome to the ear, the Pramathas roared terribly in reply, like storm-clouds at the end of the age.

Verse 11 (skanda.8.131.11)

तावन्योन्यबलोद्धूतावभूतां सैन्यसागरौ । प्रलयान्त इवोद्धूतौ भिद्यमानौ महार्णवौ

tāvanyonyabaloddhūtāvabhūtāṁ sainyasāgarau | pralayānta ivoddhūtau bhidyamānau mahārṇavau

Those two seas of armies, stirred up against each other, became like two great oceans, stirred up as at the end of dissolution, clashing together.

Verse 12 (skanda.8.131.12)

देवदेव उवाच । जुहुध्यरिविनाशाय ब्रह्मन्नस्मज्जयाय च । त्वं चापि नन्दिन् रक्षस्व सर्वैरेतैर्गणैर्वृतः

devadeva uvāca | juhudhyarivināśāya brahmannasmajjayāya ca | tvaṁ cāpi nandin rakṣasva sarvairetairgaṇairvṛtaḥ

The God of gods said: 'O Brahman, perform the fire-oblation for the destruction of the enemy and for our victory. And you too, O Nandin, guard it, surrounded by all these gaṇas.'

Verse 13 (skanda.8.131.13)

आकाशस्थाश्च ये ह्येते नदन्त्यम्बुमुचो यथा । आकाशगानेव रिपूनेते बाधन्तु दानवान्

ākāśasthāśca ye hyete nadantyambumuco yathā | ākāśagāneva ripūnete bādhantu dānavān

'And those who stand in the sky, roaring like rain-clouds — let these sky-goers oppress the Danava enemies.'

Verse 14 (skanda.8.131.14)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युक्तौ तौ प्रारभेतां कर्तुं भगवतो वचः । बृहस्पतिर्जुहावाग्निं नन्दी चापि ररक्ष तम्

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityuktau tau prārabhetāṁ kartuṁ bhagavato vacaḥ | bṛhaspatirjuhāvāgniṁ nandī cāpi rarakṣa tam

Sanatkumara said: Thus addressed, those two began to carry out the Lord's word; Brihaspati offered oblations into the fire, and Nandin guarded it.

Verse 15 (skanda.8.131.15)

व्यायच्छद्भिर्महद्भिश्च प्रमथैर्मन्दरो गिरिः । विप्रस्थित इवाभाति स्रस्तकुञ्जरकेसरिः

vyāyacchadbhirmahadbhiśca pramathairmandaro giriḥ | viprasthita ivābhāti srastakuñjarakesariḥ

With the great Pramathas exerting themselves, Mount Mandara appeared as if in disarray, its elephants and lions scattered.

Verse 16 (skanda.8.131.16)

ततोन्धकबल दृप्तं दृष्ट्वा सिंहबलं यथा । आरोहमाणं तत्तूर्णं चालयत्तमिवाचलम्

tatondhakabala dṛptaṁ dṛṣṭvā siṁhabalaṁ yathā | ārohamāṇaṁ tattūrṇaṁ cālayattamivācalam

Then, seeing Andhaka's proud army, like the strength of a lion, quickly climbing the mountain, it shook as if it were itself trembling.

Verse 17 (skanda.8.131.17)

ततो हलहलाशब्दः प्रमथानामजायत । दैत्यान् वारयतां युद्धं तरुपाषाणसायकैः

tato halahalāśabdaḥ pramathānāmajāyata | daityān vārayatāṁ yuddhaṁ tarupāṣāṇasāyakaiḥ

Then a tumultuous shout arose from the Pramathas as they warded off the Daityas in battle with trees, stones, and arrows.

Verse 18 (skanda.8.131.18)

दानवा वार्यमाणास्तु प्रमथैर्जितकाशिभिः । विदार्य प्रमथानीकं शीघ्रमारुरुहुस्तदा

dānavā vāryamāṇāstu pramathairjitakāśibhiḥ | vidārya pramathānīkaṁ śīghramāruruhustadā

The Danavas, though checked by the triumphant Pramathas, tearing through the Pramatha army, then quickly climbed up.

Verse 19 (skanda.8.131.19)

प्रमथा ह्यपि निस्सङ्गं योद्धव्यमिति निश्चिताः । चिच्छिदुर्बिभिदुश्चैव पफलुश्च सुरेतरान्

pramathā hyapi nissaṅgaṁ yoddhavyamiti niścitāḥ | cicchidurbibhiduścaiva paphaluśca suretarān

The Pramathas too, resolved to fight without restraint, cut, pierced, and split open the non-gods.

Verse 20 (skanda.8.131.20)

गृह्णीष्व मुञ्च तिष्ठेति स्थितस्त्वं किं करिष्यसि । एवं वाचः समुत्तस्थुः प्रमथासुरसैन्ययोः

gṛhṇīṣva muñca tiṣṭheti sthitastvaṁ kiṁ kariṣyasi | evaṁ vācaḥ samuttasthuḥ pramathāsurasainyayoḥ

'Seize! Release! Stand firm! Standing still, what will you do?' — such were the shouts that arose between the armies of the Pramathas and the Asuras.

Verse 21 (skanda.8.131.21)

समूलाग्रैस्तरुवरैः पर्वतैश्च सपादपैः । अन्योन्यं चूर्णयन्ति स्म निर्घृणाः प्रमथासुराः

samūlāgraistaruvaraiḥ parvataiśca sapādapaiḥ | anyonyaṁ cūrṇayanti sma nirghṛṇāḥ pramathāsurāḥ

With whole trees, root and crown, and with mountains together with their trees, the merciless Pramathas and Asuras crushed one another.

Verse 22 (skanda.8.131.22)

ततो दाक्षायणीपुत्रैर्दक्षाध्वरविनाशनाः । पराङ्मुखा न शकिताः कर्तुं भक्त्यपराङ्मुखाः

tato dākṣāyaṇīputrairdakṣādhvaravināśanāḥ | parāṅmukhā na śakitāḥ kartuṁ bhaktyaparāṅmukhāḥ

Then, by the sons of Dakshayani, destroyers of Daksha's sacrifice, the enemies could not be made to turn away — they themselves being unwavering in devotion.

Verse 23 (skanda.8.131.23)

अरोहणेचलाग्रस्य अशक्तान् निर्जितान् रिपून् । देवोपलभ्य प्रमथानवारयदशेषतः

arohaṇecalāgrasya aśaktān nirjitān ripūn | devopalabhya pramathānavārayadaśeṣataḥ

Perceiving the enemies, unable to climb to the mountain's summit and defeated, the God completely restrained the Pramathas.

Verse 24 (skanda.8.131.24)

देवदेव उवाच । आरोहन्तु दनोः पुत्रा मन्दरं चारुकन्दरम् । क्रीडार्थं मम युध्यध्वमेभिस्सह गणाधिपाः

devadeva uvāca | ārohantu danoḥ putrā mandaraṁ cārukandaram | krīḍārthaṁ mama yudhyadhvamebhissaha gaṇādhipāḥ

The God of gods said: 'Let the sons of Danu climb Mandara of the lovely caverns; fight with them, O lords of the gaṇas, for my sport.'

Verse 25 (skanda.8.131.25)

ददृशुरनेकचारुकुञ्जस्थितमृगराजविमुक्तभीमनादम् । प्रसृतगजकुलाभिघातरुग्णक्षितिरुहपुष्पसमाचितप्रदेशम् । भुजगपतिशिरोमणिप्रदीपप्रतिहतचारुशिलागृहान्धकारम् । शिशिरविमलनिर्झराम्बुवेगस्फुटितमहोपलजालदृष्टरन्ध्रम्

dadṛśuranekacārukuñjasthitamṛgarājavimuktabhīmanādam | prasṛtagajakulābhighātarugṇakṣitiruhapuṣpasamācitapradeśam | bhujagapatiśiromaṇipradīpapratihatacāruśilāgṛhāndhakāram | śiśiravimalanirjharāmbuvegasphuṭitamahopalajāladṛṣṭarandhram

They beheld it: its terrible roars released by lions dwelling in many lovely thickets; its region strewn with flowers from trees broken by the onslaught of roaming elephant-herds; its lovely rock-caverns' darkness undispelled even by the lamp-like radiance of serpent-lords' crest-jewels; its openings among great boulders split by the force of cool, clear waterfall-waters.

Verse 26 (skanda.8.131.26)

क्वचिदभिनवताम्रपल्लवाग्रप्रतिहतबालदिवाकराशुजालम् । क्वचिदमरविलासिनीमुखेन्दुप्रविरचितस्फुटचारुपत्रलेखम्

kvacidabhinavatāmrapallavāgrapratihatabāladivākarāśujālam | kvacidamaravilāsinīmukhendupraviracitasphuṭacārupatralekham

In some places with the net of the young sun's rays caught upon the tips of fresh, copper-hued new leaves; in some places bearing clear, lovely leaf-patterns drawn upon the moon-faces of divine courtesans.

Verse 27 (skanda.8.131.27)

क्वचिदनिलविधूतचारुपुष्पस्तबकविचित्रितकाननप्रदेशम् । स्फटिकमणिशिलातलोपविष्टस्थितकपियूथविलोकितात्मदेहम्

kvacidanilavidhūtacārupuṣpastabakavicitritakānanapradeśam | sphaṭikamaṇiśilātalopaviṣṭasthitakapiyūthavilokitātmadeham

In some places its forest region made colorful by lovely flower-clusters shaken by the wind; showing its own reflection to troops of monkeys seated on crystal-jewel rock-slabs.

Verse 28 (skanda.8.131.28)

सुरयुवतिनिकेतबर्हिकेकाश्रवणसुखप्रतिबुद्धसिद्धसार्थम् । कमलदलरजःसुगन्धितोयस्थितकलहंसकलप्रलापरम्यम्

surayuvatiniketabarhikekāśravaṇasukhapratibuddhasiddhasārtham | kamaladalarajaḥsugandhitoyasthitakalahaṁsakalapralāparamyam

Its troops of Siddhas pleasantly awakened by hearing peacock-calls near the dwellings of divine maidens; charming with the sweet murmuring of swans resting on water made fragrant by lotus-pollen.

Verse 29 (skanda.8.131.29)

दिनकरकरतप्तसूर्यकान्तप्रविगलिताग्निविलीनहेमधातुम् । क्वचिदभिपतितांशुचन्द्रकान्तप्रविसृतशैलनदीविकीर्णतोयम्

dinakarakarataptasūryakāntapravigalitāgnivilīnahemadhātum | kvacidabhipatitāṁśucandrakāntapravisṛtaśailanadīvikīrṇatoyam

With gold-ore melted by fire arising from sun-crystal gems heated by the sun's rays; in places its mountain-streams scattered with water flowing from moon-crystal gems struck by moonbeams.

Verse 30 (skanda.8.131.30)

वरहरिकरवज्रसन्निपातस्फुटितमहागजकुम्भमौक्तिकौघैः । सितकुसुमचयैरिव प्रकीर्णैः क्वचिदुपशोभितविस्तृतोपकण्ठम्

varaharikaravajrasannipātasphuṭitamahāgajakumbhamauktikaughaiḥ | sitakusumacayairiva prakīrṇaiḥ kvacidupaśobhitavistṛtopakaṇṭham

Its broad slopes adorned in places, as if scattered with heaps of white flowers, by streams of pearls from the great temple-globes of elephants burst open by the thunderbolt-like blows of excellent lions' paws.

Verse 31 (skanda.8.131.31)

प्रमुदितगणभैरवाट्टहासप्रसृतमहारवपूरितान्तरालम् । तरुगहनलतागृहान्तलीनप्रमुदितसिद्धवधूप्रनृत्तरम्यम्

pramuditagaṇabhairavāṭṭahāsaprasṛtamahāravapūritāntarālam | tarugahanalatāgṛhāntalīnapramuditasiddhavadhūpranṛttaramyam

Its inner spaces filled with the great roar spreading from the fierce, joyous laughter of the gaṇas; charming with the joyful dancing of Siddha-brides hidden within dense arbors of trees and creepers.

Verse 32 (skanda.8.131.32)

बहुकटकविचारिमत्तनागं बहुमृगशाव निपीतनिर्झराम्बुम् । बहुविषमतटप्रपातकुञ्जं बहुविधगुल्मलतावतानवृक्षम्

bahukaṭakavicārimattanāgaṁ bahumṛgaśāva nipītanirjharāmbum | bahuviṣamataṭaprapātakuñjaṁ bahuvidhagulmalatāvatānavṛkṣam

With intoxicated elephants roaming its many slopes; its waterfall-waters drunk by many fawns; its thickets marked by many steep, precipitous banks; its trees entwined with many kinds of shrubs and creepers.

Verse 33 (skanda.8.131.33)

मरकतमणिपद्मरागशृङ्गद्युतिशबलीकृतपादपादपाग्र्यम् । अलिकुलकलकोकिलाविनादप्रचुरविनादितचारुकाननान्तम्

marakatamaṇipadmarāgaśṛṅgadyutiśabalīkṛtapādapādapāgryam | alikulakalakokilāvinādapracuravināditacārukānanāntam

Its excellent treetops made variegated by the radiance of emerald and ruby peaks; its lovely forest-edges resounding profusely with the sweet cries of bee-swarms and cuckoos.

Verse 34 (skanda.8.131.34)

यस्मिन् सदा प्रमुदिता जितमृत्युशोका गोरोचनाञ्जनशिलालनिधानसिद्धाः । सिद्धाः सदा प्रमुदिता वनितासहाया स्तिष्ठन्ति चन्द्रकिरणोपमचारुहाराः

yasmin sadā pramuditā jitamṛtyuśokā gorocanāñjanaśilālanidhānasiddhāḥ | siddhāḥ sadā pramuditā vanitāsahāyā stiṣṭhanti candrakiraṇopamacāruhārāḥ

On which ever-joyful Siddhas, who have conquered death and sorrow, treasuries of gorochana pigment, collyrium, and rock-elixirs, ever joyful, accompanied by their women, stand adorned with lovely necklaces like moonbeams.

Verse 35 (skanda.8.131.35)

विद्याधराः प्रियतमाविनिबद्धरागाः पीनेषु तुङ्गतटवत्सु पयोधरेषु । धातूत्करैर्हरितरक्तपिशङ्गवर्णैर्यत्रालिखन्ति विविधान् कुसुमावतंसान्

vidyādharāḥ priyatamāvinibaddharāgāḥ pīneṣu tuṅgataṭavatsu payodhareṣu | dhātūtkarairharitaraktapiśaṅgavarṇairyatrālikhanti vividhān kusumāvataṁsān

Where Vidyadharas, their passion bound fast to their beloveds, paint various flower-ornaments with green, red, and tawny mineral pigments upon their beloveds' full breasts, resembling lofty river-banks.

Verse 36 (skanda.8.131.36)

यस्मिन सदा सुरतखेदितगात्रयष्टयः कान्ताग्रहस्तविनिवेशितहस्तपद्माः । सेवन्ति निर्झरजलप्रणयातिशीतमभ्यागतं पवनमप्सरसोतिहृष्टाः

yasmina sadā suratakheditagātrayaṣṭayaḥ kāntāgrahastaviniveśitahastapadmāḥ | sevanti nirjharajalapraṇayātiśītamabhyāgataṁ pavanamapsarasotihṛṣṭāḥ

On which, their slender bodies wearied from love-play, their lotus-hands placed in their lovers' hands, the Apsaras, greatly delighted, enjoy the breeze that comes exceedingly cool from the waterfall's spray.

Verse 37 (skanda.8.131.37)

नूपुररावविबोधितहंसं हसतनूरुहघट्टितपद्मम् । पद्मरजोरुणितामलतोयं तोयपरिष्कृतकाञ्चनशृङ्गम्

nūpurarāvavibodhitahaṁsaṁ hasatanūruhaghaṭṭitapadmam | padmarajoruṇitāmalatoyaṁ toyapariṣkṛtakāñcanaśṛṅgam

Whose swans are awakened by the sound of anklets; whose lotuses are brushed by the swans' body-down; whose pure waters are reddened by lotus-pollen; whose golden peaks are adorned by that water.

Verse 38 (skanda.8.131.38)

शृङ्गसमुत्थितचन्दनवृक्षं वृक्षसमास्थितकोकिलवृन्दम् । वृन्दविमुक्तगजेन्द्रनिनादं नादभयाकुलितर्क्षतरक्षुम्

śṛṅgasamutthitacandanavṛkṣaṁ vṛkṣasamāsthitakokilavṛndam | vṛndavimuktagajendraninādaṁ nādabhayākulitarkṣatarakṣum

Whose peaks bear sandalwood trees growing upon them; whose trees hold flocks of perched cuckoos; from amid whose flocks the trumpeting of lordly elephants issues; whose bears and hyenas are thrown into confusion by fear of that sound.

Verse 39 (skanda.8.131.39)

ऋक्षतरक्षुनिलीननिकुञ्जं कुञ्जगुहामुखनिर्गतसिंहम् । सिंहविदारितनैकपकुम्भं कुम्भविनिर्गतमौक्तिकरत्नम्

ṛkṣatarakṣunilīnanikuñjaṁ kuñjaguhāmukhanirgatasiṁham | siṁhavidāritanaikapakumbhaṁ kumbhavinirgatamauktikaratnam

Whose thickets hide bears and hyenas within them; from whose thicket-cave-mouths lions emerge; whose many elephants' temple-globes are torn open by lions; from whose temple-globes pearls and gems come forth.

Verse 40 (skanda.8.131.40)

रत्नमयूखविभासितपृष्ठं पृष्ठसमास्थितशङ्करपादम् । पादसमुत्थितपादपषण्डं षण्डलताकुसुमोत्करमार्गम्

ratnamayūkhavibhāsitapṛṣṭhaṁ pṛṣṭhasamāsthitaśaṅkarapādam | pādasamutthitapādapaṣaṇḍaṁ ṣaṇḍalatākusumotkaramārgam

Whose ridge is illumined by the rays of gems; upon whose ridge rest the feet of Shankara; from whose foot arise clusters of trees; whose paths are strewn with heaps of flowers from the thickets of creepers.

Verse 41 (skanda.8.131.41)

मार्गमार्गमणितोरणचित्रं चित्रचित्रमणितोरणपट्टम् । पट्टपट्टविनिवेशितपुष्पं पुष्पपुष्पपरिचुम्बितभृङ्गम्

mārgamārgamaṇitoraṇacitraṁ citracitramaṇitoraṇapaṭṭam | paṭṭapaṭṭaviniveśitapuṣpaṁ puṣpapuṣpaparicumbitabhṛṅgam

Whose every path is adorned with jeweled, colorful archways; whose jeweled archway-bands are wondrously varied; upon whose every band flowers are set; upon whose every flower bees hover, kissing them.

Verse 42 (skanda.8.131.42)

नानाधातुविचित्रनितम्बं नानापुष्पलतागृहरम्यम् । नानामत्तविहङ्गमघुष्टं नानाशृङ्गसमास्थितसिद्धम्

nānādhātuvicitranitambaṁ nānāpuṣpalatāgṛharamyam | nānāmattavihaṅgamaghuṣṭaṁ nānāśṛṅgasamāsthitasiddham

Whose slopes are variegated with many minerals; charming with many bowers of flowering creepers; resounding with many intoxicated birds; whose many peaks are occupied by Siddhas.

Verse 43 (skanda.8.131.43)

तन्मन्दरं विविधचारणसिद्धसंघैरम्यं स्वयं त्रिनयनेन कृताधिवासम् । दैत्यास्तदा भगवतानुमतप्रवेशाः सर्वे समारुरुहुरात्मजयैषिणस्ते

tanmandaraṁ vividhacāraṇasiddhasaṁghairamyaṁ svayaṁ trinayanena kṛtādhivāsam | daityāstadā bhagavatānumatapraveśāḥ sarve samāruruhurātmajayaiṣiṇaste

That Mandara, delightful with hosts of various Charanas and Siddhas, made his own dwelling by the three-eyed one himself — the Daityas then, permitted entry by the Lord, all climbed it, seeking their own victory.

Verse 44 (skanda.8.131.44)

ततो विसृष्टाः प्रमथैरारोहन्त दितेः सुताः । मन्वानाः प्रमथा भीता निवृत्ता इति सत्वरम्

tato visṛṣṭāḥ pramathairārohanta diteḥ sutāḥ | manvānāḥ pramathā bhītā nivṛttā iti satvaram

Then, released by the Pramathas, the sons of Diti climbed up, thinking that the Pramathas had quickly retreated out of fear.

Verse 45 (skanda.8.131.45)

मन्दरस्य ततः पृष्ठे नानाद्रुमसमाकुले । बद्धस्कन्धाः स्थिता दैत्या आदित्यसदृशप्रभाः

mandarasya tataḥ pṛṣṭhe nānādrumasamākule | baddhaskandhāḥ sthitā daityā ādityasadṛśaprabhāḥ

Then, on the ridge of Mandara, thronged with various trees, the Daityas, radiant as the sun, stood massed shoulder to shoulder.

Verse 46 (skanda.8.131.46)

स मन्दरो भीमशिलोपलद्रुमो विवृद्धशार्दूलतरक्षुवारणः । महासुरैर्दर्पितवाजिवारणैर्विकीर्यते मेघ इवानिलैर्भृशम्

sa mandaro bhīmaśilopaladrumo vivṛddhaśārdūlatarakṣuvāraṇaḥ | mahāsurairdarpitavājivāraṇairvikīryate megha ivānilairbhṛśam

That Mandara, with its terrible rocks, boulders, and trees, abounding in tigers, hyenas, and elephants, was violently agitated by the great Asuras with their proud horses and elephants, like a cloud by fierce winds.

Verse 47 (skanda.8.131.47)

क्षिपन्ति शुभ्राभ्रनिभाः शिलाः क्वचित् तरून्समुत्पाट्य नदन्ति मेघवत् । निवार्यमाणाः प्रमथान् समार्दयन् वनेषु सिंहा मृगयूथपानिव

kṣipanti śubhrābhranibhāḥ śilāḥ kvacit tarūnsamutpāṭya nadanti meghavat | nivāryamāṇāḥ pramathān samārdayan vaneṣu siṁhā mṛgayūthapāniva

Resembling white clouds, they hurl rocks in places, uproot trees, and roar like clouds; though checked, they crush the Pramathas, like lions in the forests crushing herds of deer.

Verse 48 (skanda.8.131.48)

ततस्तु तद् गजरथवाजिदानवैः समावृतं क्षुभितमहोदधिप्रभम् । विराजते दितिसुतबाहुपालितं वनं यथा मृगपतिबाहुपालितम्

tatastu tad gajarathavājidānavaiḥ samāvṛtaṁ kṣubhitamahodadhiprabham | virājate ditisutabāhupālitaṁ vanaṁ yathā mṛgapatibāhupālitam

Then that mountain, surrounded by Danavas with elephants, chariots, and horses, resembling a churned great ocean, shone forth, guarded by the arms of the sons of Diti, like a forest guarded by the arms of the lion-king.