तासां कथं विवाहाः स्युस्तत्त्वं नो ब्रूहि विस्तरात्
How can their marriages take place? Tell us the truth in detail.
सूत उवाच। तामसीं पूजयित्वा वै शक्तिं सर्वविमोहिनीम्
The bard said: Having worshipped Tamasi, the power that deludes all—
वर्मोत्तमं तया दत्तं सर्वसत्त्वभयंकरम्। गृहीत्वा स तु भूपालः प्रस्थितोऽभून्महीतले
She gave him the supreme armor, terrifying to all beings; taking it, the king set out upon the earth.
प्रमदा नाम तत्पत्नी दश पुत्रानसूषुवत्
His wife, named Pramada, bore him ten sons.
मत्तः प्रमत्त उन्मत्त सुमत्तो दुर्मदस्तथा॥ दुर्मुखो दुर्धरो बाहुः सुरथो विरथः क्रमात्। तेषां स्वसानुजा चासीत्सुनाम्ना मदिरेक्षणा
Their names, in order, were: Matta, Pramatta, Unmatta, Sumatta, Durmatta, Durmukha, Durdhara, Bahu, Suratha, and Viratha; their sister, beautiful-eyed, was named Su.
तस्या वै सुंदरं रूपं मदाघूर्णितलोचनम्
Her form was truly beautiful, her eyes rolling from intoxication.
मायावर्माणमागत्य वचनं प्राह नम्रधीः
Maya Varman approached, humble in mind, and spoke these words.
तर्हि ते सकलं कार्यं करिष्यामि न संशयः
"Then I will accomplish your entire task, without doubt."
कितवो गह्वरावासी रात्रौ घोरे तमोवृते प्रातःकाले तु तां त्यक्त्वा कन्दरान्तमुपाययौ॥3.3.31.
Kitava, dwelling in a cavern, in the night shrouded in terrible darkness, abandoned her at dawn and went into the depths of the cave.
वर्मदेवमते जाते ततो राजा मदातुरः महीराजाय संप्रेष्य तारकं स समावृणोत्
When Varmadeva was born, the king, overcome with pride, sent for Taraka to be summoned to the king of the earth.
महीराजस्तु बलवाँल्लक्षषोडशसैन्यपः
The king of the earth was powerful, possessing an army of one hundred and sixty thousand.
कृष्णांशे पंचदशके संप्राप्ते व्रततत्परे
When the fifteenth day of the dark fortnight arrived, those devoted to vows assembled.
मायावर्मा च तं दृष्ट्वा तारकं भूपसंयुतम्
Maya Varman, seeing Taraka accompanied by kings,
कितवो नाम मेधावी दैत्यवंशयशस्करः
Kitava, intelligent and renowned in the Daitya lineage,
हता भूपकुमाराश्च मत्सुतार्थं समागताः
The princes, gathered for my son's sake, were slain.
तेषां च बहुधा द्रव्यं लुंठयित्वा मदातुरः
Having plundered their wealth in many ways, he, intoxicated, departed.
इति श्रुत्वा महीराजस्सर्वसैन्यसमन्वितः
Hearing this, the king of the earth, accompanied by his entire army,
कितवस्स तु मायावी जित्वा सर्वान्महाबलान्
But Kitava, the magician, having defeated all the mighty ones,
तारकश्च तदा दुःखी ध्यात्वा शंकरमुत्तमम् 3.3.31.
Then Taraka, distressed, meditated on the supreme Shankara.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्ता महावतीनिवासिनः
Meanwhile, the inhabitants of Mahavati arrived.
महीराजस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा बलखानिं महाबलम्
The king of the earth, seeing those armies and their great strength,
तारकः कितवेनैव संहृतो दितिजेन वै
Tāraka was indeed destroyed by the Dānava through deceit.
इति श्रुत्वा तु ते धीराः कृष्णांशो देवसिंहकः
Hearing this, those steadfast ones—Kṛṣṇāṃśa and the lion among the gods—
अहोरात्रमभूद्युद्धं तेषां तेन समन्वितम् बलखानिं मोहयित्वा जगर्ज च पुनःपुनः
There was battle day and night among them, joined with him; having bewildered the army, he roared again and again.
सुखखानिस्तदा शूरः कितवं बलवत्तरम्
Then Sukhakhāni, that valiant one, overcame the powerful gambler.
त्रयस्ते सुखिनो भूत्वा सुखखानिं प्रशस्य च
The three of them, having become happy, praised Sukhakhāni.
तदा भूपसुता देवी सुखखानिं समावृणोत्
Then the queen, daughter of the king, chose Sukhakhāni.
संबोध्य विविधैर्वाक्यैर्भूमिराजांतमागमत्
Addressing him with various words, she brought the king of the earth there.
कोटिस्वर्णं नृपात्प्राप्य बलखानिर्महाबलः 3.3.31.
Having received ten million gold coins from the king, Balakhāni, of great strength—
प्रभावती तस्य सुता दशपुत्रानुजाभवत्
Prabhāvatī, his daughter, became the younger sister of ten sons.