युध्यमानाः समेयुश्च देवा दैतेयदानवैः। तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरं देवदानवसङ्कुलम्
Fighting, the gods and the Daityas and Danavas came together; that battle became dreadful, crowded with gods and Danavas.
ताभ्यां बलाभ्यां सञ्जज्ञे तुमुलो विग्रहस्तदा। तीक्ष्णशस्त्रैः किरन्तोऽथ अभ्ययुर्देवदानवाः
Between those two armies, a tumultuous conflict arose; hurling sharp weapons, the gods and Danavas advanced upon each other.
घ्रन्ति देवान्सगन्धर्वान्सयक्षोरगचारणान्। ते वध्यमाना दैतेयैर्देवसङ्घास्तदा रणे
The Daityas then struck down the gods, along with the Gandharvas, Yakshas, Nagas, and Charanas; those hosts of gods were being slain in battle by the Daityas.
त्रातारं मनसा जग्मुर्देवं नारायमं प्रभुम्। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र जगाम हरिरीश्वरः
In their minds, the gods sought Narayana, the lord, as their protector; at that moment, Hari, the sovereign, arrived there.
दीपयञ्ज्योतिषा भूमिं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः। तमागतं सुपर्णस्थं विष्णुं लोकनमस्कृतम्
Illuminating the earth with his radiance, bearing the conch, discus, and mace, Vishnu, honored by all the worlds, appeared mounted on Garuda.
दृष्ट्वा मुदा युताः सर्वे भयं त्यक्त्वा रमे सुराः। चक्रुर्युद्धं पुनः सर्वे देवा दैतेयदानवैः
Seeing him arrive, all the gods, filled with joy and abandoning fear, once more engaged in battle with the Daityas and Danavas.
तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरमचिन्त्यं रोमहर्षणम्। जघ्रुर्दैत्यान्त्रणे घोराः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः
That battle became terrible, inconceivable, and hair-raising; all the fierce gods, led by Shakra, struck down the Daityas in the fight.
ते बाध्यमाना बिबुधैर्दुद्रुवुदैत्यदानवाः
Oppressed by the gods, the Daityas and Danavas fled.
विद्रुतान्दानवान्दृष्ट्वा तदा भारत संयुगे। कालनेमिरिति ख्यातो दानवः प्रत्यदृश्यता
Seeing the Danavas fleeing then on the battlefield, O Bharata, the Danava known as Kalanemi appeared.
शत्रुप्रहरणे घोरः शतबाहुः शताननः। शतशीर्षः स्थितः श्रीमाञ्छतशृङ्गं इवाचलः
Terrible in striking his foes, with a hundred arms, a hundred faces, a hundred heads, splendid as a mountain with a hundred peaks, he stood firm.
भास्कराकारमुकुटः शिञ्जिताभरणाङ्गदः। धूम्रकेतुर्हरिश्मश्रुर्निर्दष्टोष्ठपुटाननः
He wore a crown shining like the sun, his ornaments and armlets jingling; his crest was smoky, his beard tawny, and his mouth, with lips bitten in anger, appeared fierce.
त्रैलोक्यान्तरविस्तारं धारयन्विपुलं वपुः। तर्जयन्वै रणे देवाञ्छादयन्वै दिशो दश
Bearing a vast body that spanned the expanse between the three worlds, he threatened the gods in battle and covered all ten directions.
अभ्यधावत्सुसङ्क्रुद्धो व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः। तत्र शस्त्रप्रतानैश्च देवान्धर्षितवान्त्रणे
Then, exceedingly enraged, he charged forward with mouth agape like Death himself; there, with volleys of weapons, he assaulted the gods in battle.
अभ्याययुः सुरान्सर्वान्पुनस्ते दैत्यदानवाः। आपीडयन्त्रणे क्रुद्धास्ततो देवान्युधिष्ठिर
Again, O Yudhishthira, the Daityas and Danavas, enraged, pressed upon all the gods in battle.
ते वध्यमाना विबुधाः समरे कालनेमिना। दैत्यैश्चैव महाराज दुद्रुवुस्ते दिशो दश
Assailed in battle by Kalanemi and the Daityas, the gods, O great king, fled in all ten directions.
विबुधान्विद्रुतान्दृष्ट्वा कालनेमिर्महा।ञसुरः। इन्द्रं यमं च वरुणं वायुं च धनदं रविम्
Seeing the gods fleeing, the mighty asura Kalanemi pursued Indra, Yama, Varuna, Vayu, Kubera, and the Sun.
एतांश्चान्यान्बलाञ्जित्वा तेषां कार्याण्यवाप सः। तान्सर्वान्सहसा जित्वा कालनेमिर्महासुरः
Having subdued these and other hosts, he accomplished his purposes; having swiftly conquered them all, the great asura Kalanemi—
ददर्श गगने विष्णुं सुपर्णस्थं महाद्युतिम्। तं दृष्ट्वा क्रोधताम्राक्षस्तर्जयन्नभ्ययात्तदा
—beheld Vishnu in the sky, radiant and seated upon Garuda; seeing him, his eyes reddened with rage, he advanced, threatening.
स बाहुशतमुद्यम्य सर्वास्त्रग्रहणं रणे। रोषाद्भारत दैत्येन्द्रो विष्णोरुरसि पातयत्
Raising a hundred arms, seizing all weapons in battle, the lord of the Daityas, furious, hurled them at Vishnu's chest, O Bharata.
दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव सर्वे मयपुरोगमाः। स्वान्यायुधानि सङ्गृह्य सर्वे विष्णुमुपाद्रवन्
Then all the Daityas and Danavas, with Maya at their head, took up their weapons and together rushed at Vishnu.
स ताड्यमानो।ञतिबलैर्दैत्यैः सर्वायुघोद्यतैः। न चचाल हरिर्युद्धेऽकम्पमान इवाचलः
Though struck by those mighty Daityas, all wielding their weapons, Hari did not move in battle, unshaken like a mountain.
पुनरुद्यम्य सङ्क्रुद्धः कालनेमिर्दृढां गदाम्। जघान गदया राजंस्तं विष्णुं गरुडं च वै
Again, enraged, Kalanemi raised his strong mace and struck with it both Vishnu and Garuda, O King.
तं दृष्ट्वा गुरडं श्रान्तं चक्रमुद्यस्य वै हरिः। शतं शिरांसि बाहूंश्च सोच्छिनत्कालनेमिनः
Seeing Garuda exhausted, Hari raised his discus and cut off a hundred heads and arms of Kalanemi.
जघानान्यांस्च तान्सर्वान्समरे दैत्यदानवान्। विबुधानामृषीणां च स्वानि स्थानानि वै ददौ
He struck down all those other Daityas and Danavas in battle, and restored the rightful places of the gods and the sages.
दत्त्वा सुराणां सुग्रीतो योग्यकर्माणि भारत। जगाम ब्रह्मणा सार्धं ब्रह्मलोकं तदा हरिः
Having assigned the gods their proper duties, O Bharata, Hari then went with Brahma to the world of Brahma.
ब्रह्मलोकं प्रविश्याश्च प्राप्य नारायणः प्रभुः। पौराणं ब्रह्मसदनं दिव्यं नारायणाश्रयम्
Entering Brahma's world and reaching the ancient, divine abode of Brahma, the refuge of Narayana—
स प्रविश्य तदा देवः स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः। सहस्रशीर्षा भूत्वा च शयनायोपचक्रमे
There, the god entered and, praised by great sages, assumed his thousand-headed form and lay down to rest.
आदिदेवः पुराणात्मा निद्रावशमुपागतः। शेते सुखं सदा विष्णुर्मोहयञ्जगदव्ययः
The primeval god, ancient soul, overcome by sleep, Vishnu, the undying, lies peacefully, casting delusion over the world.
जग्मुस्तस्याथ वर्षाणि शयानस्य महात्मनः। षट्त्रिंशच्छतसाहस्रं मानुषेणेह सङ्ख्यया
Then, as that great soul lay sleeping, thirty-six thousand years passed by, counted according to human reckoning.
जग्मुः कृतयुगत्रेताद्वापरान्ते बुबोध ह। ब्रह्मादिभिः स्तूयमानः सुरैश्चापि सहर्षिभिः
The Krita, Treta, and Dvapara ages went by; at their end, he awoke, praised by Brahma and the gods, and by the sages as well.