Bhagavata Purana

नारदात् तदुपाकर्ण्य वार्तां बद्धस्य कर्म च । प्रययुः शोणितपुरं वृष्णयः कृष्णदैवताः

Hearing from Nārada the news of Aniruddha's captivity and the deeds involved, the Vṛṣṇis, for whom Kṛṣṇa is the deity, set out for Śoṇitapura.

प्रद्युम्नो युयुधानश्च गदः साम्बोऽथ सारणः । नन्दोपनन्दभद्राद्या रामकृष्णानुवर्तिनः

Pradyumna, Yuyudhāna, Gada, Sāmba, Sāraṇa, Nanda, Upananda, Bhadra, and others, all followers of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, went forth.

अक्षौहिणीभिर्द्वादशभिः समेताः सर्वतो दिशम् । रुरुधुर्बाणनगरं समन्तात् सात्वतर्षभाः

Joined by twelve divisions of troops, the foremost of the Sātvatas surrounded Bāṇa's city on all sides.

भज्यमानपुरोद्यान प्राकाराट्टालगोपुरम् । प्रेक्षमाणो रुषाविष्टः तुल्यसैन्योऽभिनिर्ययौ

Seeing his gardens, ramparts, towers, and gateways being destroyed, Bāṇa, seized by anger and with an equal army, came out to fight.

बाणार्थे भगवान् रुद्रः ससुतः प्रमथैर्वृतः । आरुह्य नन्दिवृषभं युयुधे रामकृष्णयोः

For Bāṇa's sake, the blessed Rudra, together with his son and the Pramathas, mounted the bull Nandi and engaged in battle with Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.

आसीत् सुतुमुलं युद्धं अद्‌भुतं रोमहर्षणम् । कृष्णशङ्करयो राजन् प्रद्युम्नगुहयोरपि

There arose a tumultuous, wondrous, and hair-raising battle, O King, between Kṛṣṇa and Śaṅkara, and also between Pradyumna and Guha.

कुम्भाण्डकूपकर्णाभ्यां बलेन सह संयुगः । साम्बस्य बाणपुत्रेण बाणेन सह सात्यकेः

Kumbhāṇḍa and Kūpakarṇa fought with Balarāma; Sāmba fought with Bāṇa's son, and Sātyaki with Bāṇa himself.

ब्रह्मादयः सुराधीशा मुनयः सिद्धचारणाः । गन्धर्वाप्सरसो यक्षा विमानैर्द्रष्टुमागमन्

Brahmā and the other lords of the gods, sages, perfected beings, celestial singers, nymphs, and yakṣas came in their aerial vehicles to witness the battle.

शङ्करानुचरान् शौरिः भूतप्रमथगुह्यकान् । डाकिनीर्यातुधानांश्च वेतालान् सविनायकान्

Kṛṣṇa drove away the followers of Śaṅkara—spirits, pramathas, guhyakas, ḍākinīs, rākṣasas, and vināyakas—

प्रेतमातृपिशाचांश्च कुष्माण्डान् ब्रह्मराक्षसान् । द्रावयामास तीक्ष्णाग्रैः शरैः शार्ङ्गधनुश्च्युतैः

As well as pretas, mātṛs, piśācas, kuṣmāṇḍas, and brahmarākṣasas, with sharp arrows released from his Śārṅga bow.

पृथग्विधानि प्रायुङ्क्त पिणाक्यस्त्राणि शाङ्‌र्गिणे । प्रत्यस्त्रैः शमयामास शार्ङ्गपाणिरविस्मितः

The wielder of Pināka sent various kinds of weapons at the bearer of Śārṅga, but Kṛṣṇa, undisturbed, neutralized them with counter-weapons.

ब्रह्मास्त्रस्य च ब्रह्मास्त्रं वायव्यस्य च पार्वतम् । आग्नेयस्य च पार्जन्यं नैजं पाशुपतस्य च

He opposed the Brahmāstra with his own Brahmāstra, the Vāyavya with the Pārvatāstra, the Āgneya with the Pārjanya, and the Pāśupata with his own weapon.

मोहयित्वा तु गिरिशं जृम्भणास्त्रेण जृम्भितम् । बाणस्य पृतनां शौरिः जघानासिगदेषुभिः

Then, having bewildered Giriśa, who had been stupefied by the Jṛmbhaṇa weapon, Śauri (Kṛṣṇa) struck down Bāṇa's army with sword, mace, and arrows.

स्कन्दः प्रद्युम्नबाणौघैः अर्द्यमानः समन्ततः । असृग् विमुञ्चन् गात्रेभ्यः शिखिनापक्रमद् रणात्

Skanda, being assailed on all sides by Pradyumna's torrents of arrows, shed blood from his limbs and, as the peacock-bannered one, withdrew from the battle.

कुम्भाण्डः कूपकर्णश्च पेततुर्मुषलार्दितौ । दुद्रुवुस्तदनीकनि हतनाथानि सर्वतः

Kumbhāṇḍa and Kūpakarṇa, struck down by the plough, fell; their leaderless troops fled in all directions.

विशीर्यमाणं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा बाणोऽत्यमर्षणः । कृष्णं अभ्यद्रवत् संख्ये रथी हित्वैव सात्यकिम्

Seeing his own forces being shattered, Bāṇa, burning with rage, abandoned Sātyaki and charged at Kṛṣṇa in the midst of battle.

धनूंष्याकृष्य युगपद् बाणः पञ्चशतानि वै । एकैकस्मिन् शरौ द्वौ द्वौ सन्दधे रणदुर्मदः

Drawing his bows simultaneously, Bāṇa, mad with the fury of battle, set two arrows on each of five hundred shafts.

तानि चिच्छेद भगवान् धनूंसि युगपद्धरिः । सारथिं रथमश्वांश्च हत्वा शङ्खमपूरयत्

The Lord Hari simultaneously cut down those bows, killed the charioteer, the chariot, and the horses, and then sounded his conch.

तन्माता कोटरा नाम नग्ना मक्तशिरोरुहा । पुरोऽवतस्थे कृष्णस्य पुत्रप्राणरिरक्षया

His mother, named Koṭarā, stood naked and with disheveled hair before Krishna, seeking to protect her son's life.

ततस्तिर्यङ्‌मुखो नग्नां अनिरीक्षन् गदाग्रजः । बाणश्च तावद् विरथः छिन्नधन्वाविशत् पुरम्

Then, with his face turned aside, Gadāgraja did not look at the naked woman, and Bāṇa, now without a chariot and with his bow broken, entered the city.

विद्राविते भूतगणे ज्वरस्तु त्रीशिरास्त्रिपात् । अभ्यधावत दाशार्हं दहन्निव दिशो दश

When the hosts of beings were driven away, the fever demon with three heads and three feet rushed at the descendant of Dasarha, as if burning the ten directions.

अथ नारायणः देवः तं दृष्ट्वा व्यसृजज्ज्वरम् । माहेश्वरो वैष्णवश्च युयुधाते ज्वरावुभौ

Then, seeing him, the divine Nārāyaṇa released his own fever demon; the fever of Śiva and the fever of Viṣṇu fought each other.

माहेश्वरः समाक्रन्दन् वैष्णवेन बलार्दितः । अलब्ध्वाभयमन्यत्र भीतो माहेश्वरो ज्वरः । शरणार्थी हृषीकेशं तुष्टाव प्रयताञ्जलिः

Overwhelmed by the power of the Viṣṇu fever, the Śiva fever cried out; unable to find safety elsewhere and frightened, he sought refuge in Hṛṣīkeśa, praising him with folded hands.

ज्वर उवाच - ( मिश्र ) नमामि त्वानन्तशक्तिं परेशं सर्वात्मानं केवलं ज्ञप्तिमात्रम् । विश्वोत्पत्तिस्थानसंरोधहेतुं यत्तद् ब्रह्म ब्रह्मलिङ्गं प्रशान्तम्

The fever demon said: I bow to you, O Lord of infinite power, supreme ruler, the soul of all, pure consciousness alone, the cause of the creation, maintenance, and dissolution of the universe, that tranquil Brahman, the mark of Brahman.

कालो दैवं कर्म जीवः स्वभावो द्रव्यं क्षेत्रं प्राण आत्मा विकारः । तत्सङ्घातो बीजरोहप्रवाहः त्वन्मायैषा तन्निषेधं प्रपद्ये

Time, destiny, action, the living being, nature, substance, field, breath, self, and transformation—this aggregate, the flow of seed and sprout, is your illusion; I seek refuge in its negation.

नानाभावैर्लीलयैवोपपन्नैः देवान् साधून् लोकसेतून्बिभर्षि । हंस्युन्मार्गान् हिंसया वर्तमानान् जन्मैतत्ते भारहाराय भूमेः

By your play, assuming various forms, you support the gods, the virtuous, and the bridges of the worlds; you destroy those who stray by violence; your birth is for relieving the burden of the earth.

तप्तोऽहं ते तेजसा दुःसहेन शान्तोग्रेणात्युल्बणेन ज्वरेण । तावत्तापो देहिनां तेऽङ्‌घ्रिमूलं नो सेवेरन् यावदाशानुबद्धाः

I am scorched by your unbearable, fierce, and exceedingly intense fever; so long as people are bound by hope, they do not worship the root of your feet, and thus their suffering continues.

श्रीभगवानुवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) त्रिशिरस्ते प्रसन्नोऽस्मि व्येतु ते मज्ज्वराद्‌भयम् । यो नौ स्मरति संवादं तस्य त्वन्न भवेद्‌भयम्

The Blessed Lord said: O Triśiras, I am pleased with you; let your fear from fever be dispelled. Whoever remembers our conversation will not have fear from you.

इत्युक्तोऽच्युतमानम्य गतो माहेश्वरो ज्वरः । बाणस्तु रथमारूढः प्रागाद्योत्स्यञ्जनार्दनम्

Thus addressed, the fever demon of Śiva bowed to Acyuta and departed; Bāṇa, mounting his chariot, advanced to fight Janārdana.