देवतानाम् अवध्यश् च महाकायो महाबलः अन्तर्भूमिगतस् तत्र वालुकान्तर्हितो महान्
He is invulnerable to the gods, of immense body and great strength, dwelling beneath the earth there, hidden within the sand, vast in form.
राक्षसस्य मधोः पुत्रो धुन्धुर् नाम महासुरः शेते लोकविनाशाय तप आस्थाय दारुणम्
The son of the Rākṣasa Madhu, named Dhundhu, a great demon, lies there, having undertaken fierce austerity for the destruction of the worlds.
संवत्सरस्य पर्यन्ते स निश्वासं विमुञ्चति यदा तदा मही तत्र चलति स्म नराधिप
At the end of the year, O king, when he exhales, then the earth there would tremble.
तस्य निःश्वासवातेन रज उद्धूयते महत् आदित्यपथम् आवृत्य सप्ताहं भूमिकम्पनम्
By the force of his breath, a great cloud of dust is raised, covering the path of the sun, and for seven days the earth quakes.
सविस्फुलिङ्गं साङ्गारं सधूमम् अतिदारुणम् तेन तात न शक्नोमि तस्मिन् स्थातुं स्व आश्रमे
With sparks, with embers, with smoke, exceedingly dreadful—because of this, dear one, I am unable to remain in my own hermitage there.
तं मारय महाकायं लोकानां हितकाम्यया लोकाः स्वस्था भवन्त्य् अद्य तस्मिन् विनिहते त्वया
Slay that great-bodied one for the welfare of the worlds; today, if you destroy him, the worlds will be at peace.
त्वं हि तस्य वधायैकः समर्थः पृथिवीपते विष्णुना च वरो दत्तो मह्यं पूर्वयुगे नृप
For you alone, O lord of earth, are capable of killing him; and a boon was formerly granted to me by Viṣṇu in a previous age, O king.
यस् तं महासुरं रौद्रं हनिष्यति महाबलम् तस्य त्वं वरदानेन तेजश् चाख्यापयिष्यसि
Whoever slays that fierce and mighty great demon, to him, by the granting of that boon, you shall reveal your energy.
नहि धुन्धुर् महातेजास् तेजसाल्पेन शक्यते निर्दग्धुं पृथिवीपाल चिरं युगशतैर् अपि
For Dhundhu, of great brilliance, cannot be consumed by lesser energy, O protector of the earth, not even in a hundred ages.
वीर्यं च सुमहत् तस्य देवैर् अपि दुरासदम् स एवम् उक्तो राजर्षिर् उत्तङ्केन महात्मना कुवलाश्वं सुतं प्रादात् तस्मै धुन्धुनिबर्हणे
His power is immense, difficult even for the gods to overcome. Thus addressed by the great-souled Uttaṅka, the royal sage gave his son Kuvalāśva for the destruction of Dhundhu.
भगवन् न्यस्तशस्त्रो ऽहम् अयं तु तनयो मम भविष्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ धुन्धुमारो न संशयः
O venerable one, I myself have laid down my weapons, but this son of mine, O best of twice-born, will become the slayer of Dhundhu, without doubt.
स तं व्यादिश्य तनयं राजर्षिर् धुन्धुमारणे जगाम पर्वतायैव नृपतिः संशितव्रतः
Having thus appointed his son to slay Dhundhu, the royal sage, steadfast in his vow, went to the mountain.
कुवलाश्वस् तु पुत्राणां शतेन सह भो द्विजाः प्रायाद् उत्तङ्कसहितो धुन्धोस् तस्य निबर्हणे
But Kuvalāśva, powerful and accompanied by a hundred sons, O twice-born ones, set out with Uttaṅka to destroy Dhundhu.
तम् आविशत् तदा विष्णुस् तेजसा भगवान् प्रभुः उत्तङ्कस्य नियोगाद् वै लोकानां हितकाम्यया
Then the blessed Lord Viṣṇu entered him with his energy, by the command of Uttaṅka, desiring the welfare of the worlds.
तस्मिन् प्रयाते दुर्धर्षे दिवि शब्दो महान् अभूत् एष श्रीमान् अवध्यो ऽद्य धुन्धुमारो भविष्यति
As that unconquerable one departed, a great sound arose in the heavens: 'Today this glorious one, Dhundhumāra, will become invulnerable.'
दिव्यैर् गन्धैश् च माल्यैश् च तं देवाः समवाकिरन् देवदुन्दुभयश् चैव प्रणेदुर् द्विजसत्तमाः
And the gods showered him with divine fragrances and garlands, and the celestial drums resounded, O best of twice-born.
स गत्वा जयतां श्रेष्ठस् तनयैः सह वीर्यवान् समुद्रं खानयाम् आस वालुकान्तरम् अव्ययम्
He, the foremost of the victorious, went forth with his valiant sons and began to dig into the endless sand, O twice-born ones.
तस्य पुत्रैः खनद्भिश् च वालुकान्तर्हितस् तदा धुन्धुर् आसादितो विप्रा दिशम् आवृत्य पश्चिमाम्
Then, O sages, as his sons dug into the sand, Dhundhu, hidden there, was discovered, blocking the western direction.
मुखजेनाग्निना क्रोधाल् लोकान् उद्वर्तयन्न् इव वारि सुस्राव वेगेन महोदधिर् इवोदये
With fire issuing from his mouth out of anger, as if overturning the worlds, he poured forth water with force, like the great ocean at its rise.
सौमस्य मुनिशार्दूला वरोर्मिकलिलो महान् तस्य पुत्रशतं दग्धं त्रिभिर् ऊनं तु रक्षसा
O best of sages, from the great mass of waves and mud, a hundred sons of his were burned by the demon, save three.
ततः स राजा द्युतिमान् राक्षसं तं महाबलम् आससाद महातेजा धुन्धुं धुन्धुविनाशनः
Then that radiant king, destroyer of Dhundhu, approached the mighty and powerful demon Dhundhu.
तस्य वारिमयं वेगम् आपीय स नराधिपः योगी योगेन वह्निं च शमयाम् आस वारिणा
That lord of men, being a yogi, by his yoga absorbed the force of water, and with water subdued the fire.
निहत्य तं महाकायं बलेनोदकराक्षसम् उत्तङ्कं दर्शयाम् आस कृतकर्मा नराधिपः
Having slain that great-bodied, water-dwelling demon by his strength, the king, his task accomplished, presented himself before Uttanka.
उत्तङ्कस् तु वरं प्रादात् तस्मै राज्ञे महात्मने ददौ तस्याक्षयं वित्तं शत्रुभिश् चापराजितम्
Uttanka then granted a boon to that great-souled king: he gave him inexhaustible wealth, unconquered by enemies.
धर्मे रतिं च सततं स्वर्गे वासं तथाक्षयम् पुत्राणां चाक्षयांल् लोकान् स्वर्गे ये रक्षसा हताः
He also granted him constant delight in righteousness, unending residence in heaven, and for his sons who were slain by the demon, eternal worlds in heaven.
तस्य पुत्रास् त्रयः शिष्टा दृढाश्वो ज्येष्ठ उच्यते चन्द्राश्वकपिलाश्वौ तु कनीयांसौ कुमारकौ
Of his sons, three remained: Dṛḍhāśva, the eldest, is named; Candrāśva and Kapilāśva, the two younger boys.
धौन्धुमारेर् दृढाश्वस्य हर्यश्वश् चात्मजः स्मृतः हर्यश्वस्य निकुम्भो ऽभूत् क्षत्रधर्मरतः सदा
Of Dṛḍhāśva, son of Dhundhumāra, Haryaśva is remembered as his son; Haryaśva's son was Nikumbha, ever devoted to the duties of a kṣatriya.
संहताश्वो निकुम्भस्य सुतो रणविशारदः अकृशाश्वकृशाश्वौ तु संहताश्वसुतौ द्विजाः
Nikumbha's son was Saṃhatāśva, skilled in battle; and Saṃhatāśva's sons, O twice-born, were Akṛśāśva and Kṛśāśva.
तस्य हैमवती कन्या सतां मता दृषद्वती विख्याता त्रिषु लोकेषु पुत्रश् चास्याः प्रसेनजित्
He had a daughter, famed as Dṛṣadvatī, esteemed among the virtuous in the three worlds, and her son was Prasenajit.
लेभे प्रसेनजिद् भार्यां गौरीं नाम पतिव्रताम् अभिशस्ता तु सा भर्त्रा नदी वै बाहुदाभवत्
Prasenajit obtained as wife Gaurī, devoted to her husband; but, cursed by her husband, she became the river Bāhudā.