वैपरीत्यं तु यद् वृत्तं न स्मर्तव्यं कदाचन न च त्रैलोक्यराज्ये ऽपि कैवल्ये वा सुखं मनाक् तद् ऊर्ध्वम् अपि वा यत् तु निर्वैरत्वाद् अवाप्यते
Whatever hostility occurred in the past should never be remembered; not even for the sovereignty of the three worlds or for liberation is happiness found in enmity, but only in freedom from it.
एवं परस्परं प्रीताः सन्तो देवाश् च दानवाः एकीभूताश् च सुप्रीता विमथ्य वरुणालयम्
Thus, being mutually pleased, the gods and demons, united and well-disposed, churned the abode of Varuṇa together.
मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा रज्जुं कृत्वा तु वासुकिम् देवाश् च दानवाः सर्वे ममन्थुर् वरुणालयम्
Using Mount Mandara as the churning rod and Vāsuki as the rope, all the gods and demons churned the ocean, the abode of Varuṇa.
उत्पन्नं च ततः पुण्यम् अमृतं सुरवल्लभम् निष्पन्ने चामृते पुण्ये ते च प्रोचुः परस्परम्
Then arose the sacred nectar, beloved of the gods; and when the pure nectar was obtained, they spoke to each other.
यामः स्वं स्वम् अधिष्ठानं कृतकार्याः श्रमं गताः सर्वे समं च सर्वेभ्यो यथायोग्यं विभज्यताम्
Let us return to our own abodes, our task accomplished and our fatigue spent; let all be divided equally among all, according to propriety.
यदा सर्वागमो यत्र यस्मिंल् लग्ने शुभावहे विभज्यताम् इदं पुण्यम् अमृतं सुरसत्तमाः
At the auspicious moment when all have assembled, O best of gods, let this sacred nectar be divided.
इत्य् उक्त्वा ते ययुः सर्वे दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः गतेषु दैत्यसंघेषु देवाः सर्वे ऽन्वमन्त्रयन्
Having said this, all the Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas departed; when the hosts of Daityas had gone, all the gods consulted together.
गतास् ते रिपवो ऽस्माकं दैवयोगाद् अरिंदमाः रिपूणाम् अमृतं नैव देयं भवति सर्वथा
By divine arrangement, our enemies have departed, O subduers of foes; nectar must never be given to the enemies under any circumstances.
बृहस्पतिस् तथेत्य् आह पुनर् आह सुरान् इदम्
Bṛhaspati said, 'So be it,' and then spoke these words to the gods.
न जानन्ति यथा पापा पिबध्वं च तथामृतम् अयम् एवोचितो मन्त्रो यच् छत्रूणां पराभवः
They do not know as the wicked do; therefore, drink the nectar accordingly. This is the prescribed counsel for the defeat of enemies.
द्वेष्याः सर्वात्मना द्वेष्या इति नीतिविदो विदुः न विश्वास्या न चाख्येया नैव मन्त्र्याश् च शत्रवः
The wise in policy declare that enemies are to be wholly distrusted and hated; they are not to be trusted, nor confided in, nor made partners in counsel.
तेभ्यो न देयम् अमृतं भवेयुर् अमरास् ततः अमरेषु च जातेषु तेषु दैत्येषु शत्रुषु ताञ् जेतुं नैव शक्ष्यामो न देयम् अमृतं ततः
Nectar must not be given to them, for then they would become immortal; if those Daityas, our enemies, become immortal, we shall not be able to defeat them, so nectar must not be given to them.
इति संमन्त्र्य ते देवा वाचस्पतिम् अथाब्रुवन्
Having thus deliberated, the gods then spoke to Brihaspati.
क्व यामः कुत्र मन्त्रः स्यात् क्व पिबामः क्व संस्थितिः कुर्मस् तद् एव प्रथमं वद वाचस्पते तथा
Where shall we go? Where should the ritual be performed? Where shall we drink? Where shall we stay? Tell us this first, O Brihaspati, just as it is.
यान्तु ब्रह्माणम् अमराः पृच्छन्त्व् अत्र गतिं पराम् स तु ज्ञाता च वक्ता च दाता चैव पितामहः
Let the immortals go to Brahma and ask him about the supreme course; for he is the knower, the speaker, the giver, and the grandsire.
बृहस्पतेर् वचः श्रुत्वा मदन्तिकम् अथागमन् नमस्य मां सुराः सर्वे यद् वृत्तं तन् न्यवेदयन्
Hearing the words of Brihaspati, they then came to me; all the gods bowed to me and reported everything that had occurred.
तद् देववचनात् पुत्र तैः सुरैर् अगमं हरिम् विष्णवे कथितं सर्वं शंभवे विषहारिणे
Then, at the command of the gods, my son, I went with them to Hari; everything was told to Vishnu and to Shambhu, the destroyer of poison.
अहं विष्णुश् च शंभुश् च देवगन्धर्वकिंनरैः मेरुकन्दरम् आगत्य न जानन्ति यथासुराः
I, Vishnu, and Shambhu, along with the gods, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras, went to the cave of Meru; the demons did not know of this.
रक्षकं च हरिं कृत्वा सोमपानाय तस्थिरे आदित्यस् तत्र विज्ञाता सोमभोज्यान् अथेतरान्
Having appointed Hari as the protector, they stood ready to drink Soma; among them, Aditya was recognized as worthy to partake of Soma, and the others were not.
सोमो दातामृतं भागं चक्रधृग् रक्षकस् तथा नैव जानन्ति तद् दैत्या दनुजा राक्षसास् तथा
Soma gave the portion of nectar to the givers, and the wielder of the discus stood as protector; the Daityas, Danavas, and Rakshasas did not know of this.
विना राहुं महाप्राज्ञं सैंहिकेयं च सोमपम् कामरूपधरो राहुर् मरुतां मध्यम् आविशत्
Except for Rahu, the great wise one, son of Simhika, who took the form of a god and entered among the Maruts to drink Soma.
मरुद्रूपं समास्थाय पानपात्रधरस् तथा ज्ञात्वा दिवाकरो दैत्यं तं सोमाय न्यवेदयत्
Assuming the form of a Marut and holding a drinking vessel, Rahu was recognized by the Sun, who informed Soma about the Daitya.
तदा तद् अमृतं तस्मै दैत्यायादैत्यरूपिणे दत्त्वा सोमं तदा सोमो विष्णवे तन् न्यवेदयत्
Then Soma gave the nectar to that Daitya, who had taken the form of a god; Soma then reported this to Vishnu.
विष्णुः पीतामृतं दैत्यं चक्रेणोद्यम्य तच्छिरः चिच्छेद तरसा वत्स तच्छिरस् त्व् अमरं त्व् अभूत्
Vishnu, raising his discus, swiftly cut off the head of the Daitya who had drunk the nectar; but, O child, that head became immortal.
शिरोमात्रविहीनं यद् देहं तद् अपतद् भुवि देहं तद् अमृतस्पृष्टं पतितं दक्षिणे तटे
The body, deprived of its head, fell to the earth; that body, touched by nectar, fell on the southern bank.
गौतम्या मुनिशार्दूल कम्पयद् वसुधातलम् देहं चाप्य् अमरं पुत्र तद् अद्भुतम् इवाभवत्
O tiger among sages, the body shook the earth near the Gautami; and that body, my son, became wondrously immortal.
देहं च शिरसो ऽपेक्षि शिरो देहम् अपेक्षते उभयं चामरं जातं दैत्यश् चायं महाबलः
The body longed for the head, and the head longed for the body; both became immortal, and this Daitya became exceedingly powerful.
शिरः काये समाविष्टं सर्वान् भक्षयते सुरान् तस्माद् देहम् इदं पूर्वं नाशयामो महीगतम् ततस् ते शंकरं प्राहुर् देवाः सर्वे ससंभ्रमाः
With the head united to the body, he began to devour all the gods; therefore, let us first destroy this body lying on the earth. Then all the gods, greatly agitated, approached Shankara.
महीगतं दैत्यदेहं नाशयस्व सुरोत्तम त्वं देव करुणासिन्धुः शरणागतरक्षकः
O best of gods, destroy the Daitya's body lying on the earth; you are the ocean of compassion, the protector of those who seek refuge.
शिरसा नैव युज्येत दैत्यदेहं तथा कुरु
Do so, that the Daitya's body may not be joined with the head.