आकृष्य च महास्तम्भं जातरूपमयं बलः जघान ये तत्पक्षास् तान् भूभृतः कुपितो बलः
And pulling up a great golden pillar, Bala, enraged, struck down those kings who were on Rukmi's side.
ततो हाहाकृतं सर्वं पलायनपरं द्विजाः तद् राजमण्डलं सर्वं बभूव कुपिते बले
Then, as Bala raged, all the twice-born and the entire royal assembly were thrown into panic and fled, crying out in distress.
बलेन निहतं श्रुत्वा रुक्मिणं मधुसूदनः नोवाच वचनं किंचिद् रुक्मिणीबलयोर् भयात्
Hearing that Rukmi had been slain by Bala, Madhusūdana spoke not a word, out of fear for Rukmiṇī and Bala.
ततो ऽनिरुद्धम् आदाय कृतोद्वाहं द्विजोत्तमाः द्वारकाम् आजगामाथ यदुचक्रं सकेशवम्
Then, taking Aniruddha, whose wedding had been performed, the best of the twice-born, along with the Yadu clan and Keśava, returned to Dvārakā.
द्वारवत्यां ततः शौरिं शक्रस् त्रिभुवनेश्वरः आजगामाथ मुनयो मत्तैरावतपृष्ठगः
Then, in Dvārakā, Śakra, lord of the three worlds, came to see Śauri, accompanied by sages and riding the intoxicated Airāvata.
प्रविश्य द्वारकां सो ऽथ समीपे च हरेस् तदा कथयाम् आस दैत्यस्य नरकस्य विचेष्टितम्
Entering Dvārakā, he approached Hari and began to recount the deeds of the demon Naraka.
त्वया नाथेन देवानां मनुष्यत्वे ऽपि तिष्ठता प्रशमं सर्वदुःखानि नीतानि मधुसूदन
'By you, lord of the gods, even while dwelling in human form, all sufferings have been brought to an end, O Madhusūdana.'
तपस्विजनरक्षायै सो ऽरिष्टो धेनुकस् तथा प्रलम्बाद्यास् तथा केशी ते सर्वे निहतास् त्वया
'For the protection of ascetics, Ariṣṭa, Dhenuka, Pralamba, Keśī, and others have all been slain by you.'
कंसः कुवलयापीडः पूतना बालघातिनी नाशं नीतास् त्वया सर्वे ये ऽन्ये जगदुपद्रवाः
'Kaṃsa, Kuvalayāpīḍa, Pūtanā the child-killer, and all other disturbers of the world have been destroyed by you.'
युष्मद्दोर्दण्डसंबुद्धिपरित्राते जगत्त्रये यज्ञे यज्ञहविः प्राश्य तृप्तिं यान्ति दिवौकसः
'When, by the power of your arm and wisdom, you rescue the three worlds, the gods, having received their share of the sacrifice, attain satisfaction.'
सो ऽहं सांप्रतम् आयातो यन्निमित्तं जनार्दन तच् छ्रुत्वा तत्प्रतीकारप्रयत्नं कर्तुम् अर्हसि
Therefore, O Janārdana, I have now come here for this reason; having heard it, you ought to make every effort to remedy it.
भौमो ऽयं नरको नाम प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरेश्वरः करोति सर्वभूतानाम् अपघातम् अरिंदम
This Bhauma, named Naraka, lord of Prāgjyotiṣapura, O subduer of foes, is causing destruction to all beings.
देवसिद्धसुरादीनां नृपाणां च जनार्दन हत्वा तु सो ऽसुरः कन्या रुरोध निजमन्दिरे
O Janārdana, having slain the gods, siddhas, suras, and kings, that asura confined maidens within his own palace.
छत्त्रं यत् सलिलस्रावि तज् जहार प्रचेतसः मन्दरस्य तथा शृङ्गं हृतवान् मणिपर्वतम्
He stole the umbrella that sheds water, belonging to Varuṇa, and likewise took the peak of Mandara, the jewel mountain.
अमृतस्राविणी दिव्ये मातुर् मे ऽमृतकुण्डले जहार सो ऽसुरो ऽदित्या वाञ्छत्य् ऐरावतं द्विपम्
That asura took the divine earrings of my mother, which pour forth nectar, and now he desires Airāvata, the elephant, from Aditi.
दुर्नीतम् एतद् गोविन्द मया तस्य तवोदितम् यद् अत्र प्रतिकर्तव्यं तत् स्वयं परिमृश्यताम्
This is a great outrage, Govinda, as I have told you; whatever must be done here, consider it yourself.
इति श्रुत्वा स्मितं कृत्वा भगवान् देवकीसुतः गृहीत्वा वासवं हस्ते समुत्तस्थौ वरासनात्
Hearing this, the blessed son of Devakī smiled, took Indra by the hand, and rose from his excellent seat.
संचिन्तितम् उपारुह्य गरुडं गगनेचरम् सत्यभामां समारोप्य ययौ प्राग्ज्योतिषं पुरम्
Mounting Garuḍa, the sky-roaming one, and placing Satyabhāmā with him, he went to the city of Prāgjyotiṣa.
आरुह्यैरावतं नागं शक्रो ऽपि त्रिदशालयम् ततो जगाम सुमनाः पश्यतां द्वारकौकसाम्
Indra too, mounting the elephant Airāvata, went to the abode of the gods, his mind at ease, as the people of Dvārakā looked on.
प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरस्यास्य समन्ताच् छतयोजनम् आचितं भैरवैः पाशैः परसैन्यनिवारणे
Around this city of Prāgjyotiṣa, for a hundred yojanas, there was a barrier of Bhairava nooses, set up to repel enemy armies.
तांश् चिच्छेद हरिः पाशान् क्षिप्त्वा चक्रं सुदर्शनम् ततो मुरः समुत्तस्थौ तं जघान च केशवः
Hari cut those nooses by hurling the Sudarśana discus; then Mura arose, and Keśava struck him down.
मुरोस् तु तनयान् सप्त सहस्रास् तांस् ततो हरिः चक्रधाराग्निनिर्दग्धांश् चकार शलभान् इव
Then Hari burned to ashes, like moths, the seven thousand sons of Mura with the fiery stream of his discus.
हत्वा मुरं हयग्रीवं तथा पञ्चजनं द्विजाः प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरं धीमांस् त्वरावान् समुपाद्रवत्
Having slain Mura, Hayagrīva, and Pañcajana, O twice-born ones, the wise and swift one advanced toward Prāgjyotiṣapura.
नरकेनास्य तत्राभून् महासैन्येन संयुगः कृष्णस्य यत्र गोविन्दो जघ्ने दैत्यान् सहस्रशः
There, Naraka engaged him in battle with a great army, where Govinda, Kṛṣṇa, struck down thousands of Daityas.
शस्त्रास्त्रवर्षं मुञ्चन्तं स भौमं नरकं बली क्षिप्त्वा चक्रं द्विधा चक्रे चक्री दैतेयचक्रहा
As the mighty Naraka rained down showers of weapons and missiles, the wielder of the discus hurled his discus and split the Daitya's weapon in two.
हते तु नरके भूमिर् गृहीत्वादितिकुण्डले उपतस्थे जगन्नाथं वाक्यं चेदम् अथाब्रवीत्
When Naraka was slain, Earth, taking the earrings, approached the Lord of the Universe and spoke these words:
यदाहम् उद्धृता नाथ त्वया शूकरमूर्तिना त्वत्संस्पर्शभवः पुत्रस् तदायं मय्य् अजायत
O Lord, when I was lifted up by you in the form of a boar, this son was born from your touch upon me.
सो ऽयं त्वयैव दत्तो मे त्वयैव विनिपातितः गृहाण कुण्डले चेमे पालयास्य च संततिम्
This son was given to me by you and has now been struck down by you; take these earrings and protect his lineage.
भारावतरणार्थाय ममैव भगवान् इमम् अंशेन लोकम् आयातः प्रसादसुमुख प्रभो
O Lord, it is indeed You Yourself who has descended into this world with a portion of Your own being, for the purpose of relieving the burden of the earth, O gracious-faced Master.
त्वं कर्ता च विकर्ता च संहर्ता प्रभवो ऽव्ययः जगत्स्वरूपो यश् च त्वं स्तूयसे ऽच्युत किं मया
You are the Creator and the Transformer, the Dissolver, the imperishable Origin; You are the very form of the universe, O unfailing One, who is praised—what need is there for me to praise You?