इति श्रुत्वा तु वचनं कृष्णांशः प्राह नम्रधीः अतो वै त्वां समुत्सृज्य भूमिराजवशं गतः
Hearing these words, Krishna's portion spoke humbly: 'Therefore, having abandoned you, the land has come under the king's control.'
भवान्वै सर्वधर्मज्ञस्तत्क्षमस्वापराधकम्
You indeed know all dharmas; therefore, forgive the offender.
इति श्रुत्वा तु वचनं जयचंद्रो महीपतिः शीघ्रं व्रज त्वं सकुलो नो चेन्नो गंतुमर्हसि
Hearing these words, King Jayachandra said: 'Go quickly, you and your clan, otherwise you are not permitted to stay.'
इति श्रुत्वा विहस्याह कृष्णांशस्सर्वमोहनः तद्देयं देहि मे राजन्गृहाण भुक्तिमूल्यकम्
Hearing this, Krishna's portion, the bewilderer of all, laughed and said: 'Give me that which is to be given, O king, and accept the due payment.'
इत्युक्तस्स तु भूपालः कृष्णांशेन विलज्जितः
Thus addressed, the king was embarrassed before Krishna's portion.
तदा वै सकुलो वीरश्चाह्लादो लक्षणान्वितः
Then the heroic Sakula, endowed with auspicious marks, and Ahlada—
कुठारनगरं प्राप्य नृपदुर्गं रुरोध ह
Having reached the city of Kuṭhāra, he besieged the fortress of the king.
सैन्यायुत युतं भूपं वामनं लक्षणो बली
The king, Lakṣaṇa, mighty and of the Vāmana lineage, was accompanied by an army of tens of thousands.
यमुनाजलमुत्तीर्य कल्पक्षेत्रमवाप्तवान् पुरस्कृत्य ययौ वीरो लक्षणो बलवत्तरः
Crossing the waters of the Yamunā, he arrived at the field of Kalpa; the heroic Lakṣaṇa, stronger than before, advanced at the forefront.
नदीं वेत्रवतीं रम्यां समागम्य बलैस्सह 3.3.27.
He reached the beautiful river Vetravatī together with his forces.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे वीरश्चामुंडो लक्षसैन्यपः
Meanwhile, the hero Cāmuṇḍa, commander of a hundred-thousand-strong army, appeared.
तयोश्चासीन्महद्युद्धं शतघ्रीरणसंस्थयोः
A great battle took place between the two, both equipped with missile-launchers.
रक्तबीजः समागम्य गजस्थस्त्वरितो बली
Raktabīja, swift and powerful, arrived mounted on an elephant.
केचिच्छूरा हता युद्धे केचित्तत्र पराजिताः
Some warriors were slain in battle, and others were defeated there.
प्रभग्नं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा तालनः परिघायुधः ।। जघान तेन स गजं चामुंडो भूमिमागतः
Seeing his own forces shattered, Tālana, armed with a mace, struck the elephant; Cāmuṇḍa fell to the ground.
खड्गयुद्धपरो वीरस्तालनं पीरघायुधम्
The hero, expert in sword-fighting, confronted Tālana, who wielded a heavy mace.
लक्षणस्त्वरितो गत्वा स्वभल्लेन च तं रिपुम्
Lakṣaṇa, hastening forward, struck that enemy with his own arrow.
सहस्रं रक्तबीजाश्च खड्ग शक्त्यृष्टिपाणयः
A thousand warriors, followers of Raktabīja, armed with swords, spears, and javelins.
आह्लादाद्याश्च ते शूरा रक्तबीजभयातुराः
Those valiant ones, joyful at first, became distressed by fear of Raktabīja.
ब्रह्मानंदस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा गत्वा स्वपितरं प्रति 3.3.27.
Brahmānanda, seeing them, went to his own father.
श्रुत्वा परिमलो राजा प्रेमविह्वलगद्गदः
Hearing this, King Parimala was overcome with love and spoke in a trembling voice.
तदा तु देवकी देवी नृपतिं प्रेमतत्परम्
Then Queen Devakī, filled with affection, addressed the king.
भवता संपरित्यक्ता विचरामोऽन्यभूपतिम्
Having been abandoned by you, we wander to another king.
इति श्रुत्वा च नृपतिः परमा नंदनिर्भरः स्वकीयं लक्षसैन्यं च तत्पतिश्चोदयः कृतः
Hearing this, the king, overwhelmed with supreme joy, ordered his own hundred-thousand-strong army to be mobilized.
ततः पंचदिनान्ते तु महीराजस्समागतः तयोश्चासीन्महयुद्धं मासमात्रं भयानकम्
Then, after five days, the king of the earth arrived, and between the two there was a great and terrible battle that lasted for a month.
प्रभाते विमले जाते कृष्णांशो लक्षसैन्यपः चिच्छेद च शिरस्तेषां चामुंडानां पृथक्पृथक्
At dawn, when the sky was clear, Krishnaamsha, with his army of a hundred thousand, severed the heads of the Chamuṇḍas, each one separately.
छिन्ने शिरसि ते सर्वे लक्षवीरा बभूविरे
When their heads were cut off, all those hundred thousand warriors became alive again.
विस्मितश्चैव कृष्णांशो भयभीतस्तदा मुने
Krishnaamsha was astonished and, at that moment, filled with fear, O sage.
कृष्णांश उवाच त्वया ततमिदं विश्वं शब्दमात्रनिरंतरम्
Krishnaamsha said: "This universe, pervaded by you, is nothing but continuous sound."
रक्तबीजविनाशाय चामुंडारूपधारिणि 3.3.27.
O you who have assumed the form of Chamuṇḍā for the destruction of Raktabīja!