अनिरुद्धाय महते स्वेच्छया देहि कन्यकाम् । पूतोऽसि भारते वर्षे सप्तभिः पितृभिः सह
Give the maiden willingly to Aniruddha the great, as you wish; you will be purified in the land of Bhārata along with seven generations of ancestors.
यौतुकं देहि सर्वस्वं यशसे महसे भुवि । अन्यथा रणमध्ये च त्वां हनिष्यति माधवः
Give the full dowry for glory and greatness on earth; otherwise, Mādhava will slay you in the midst of battle.
सुदशंनेन चकेण को वा त्वां रक्षितुं क्षमः । कोटरीवचनं श्रुत्वा चुकोप दैत्यपुंगवः
With Sudarśana’s discus, who indeed is able to protect you? Hearing Koṭarī’s words, the chief of the Daityas became enraged.
प्रययौ रथमारुह्य यत्र पौत्रो हरेर्मुने । स्कन्दः सेनापतिर्भूत्वा प्रययौ शंकराज्ञया
He mounted his chariot and went to where the grandson of Hari was, O sage. Skanda, becoming commander of the army, departed by the order of Śaṅkara.
बाणः स्वस्त्ययनं चक्रे गणेशश्च शिवः स्वयम् । बाणं शुभाशिषं चक्रे पार्वती कोटरी तथा
Bāṇa performed auspicious rites, and Gaṇeśa and Śiva themselves blessed him. Pārvatī and Koṭarī likewise gave Bāṇa their good wishes.
अष्टौ च भैरवाश्चैव रुद्राश्चैकादशैव ते । सर्वे युद्धाय हन्तारो बभूवुः शस्त्रपाणयः
There were eight Bhairavas and eleven Rudras; all, weapons in hand, became ready to fight and to slay.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दूतोऽप्यनिरुद्धमुवाच ह । पार्वत्या प्रेरितश्चैव बाणपत्न्या च सत्वरम्
Meanwhile, a messenger also spoke to Aniruddha, sent quickly by Pārvatī and by Bāṇa’s wife.
दूत उवाच अनिरुद्धोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं पार्वतीवचनं शृणु । भव सांनाहिको वत्स कुरु युद्धं बहिर्भव
The messenger said: Arise, Aniruddha, may all be well—hear the words of Pārvatī. Arm yourself, child, and go forth to battle.
भीतोषा रुदती त्रस्ता सस्मार पार्वतीं सतीम् । रक्ष रक्ष महामाये मत्प्रणेश्वरमीप्सितम्
Terrified, Uṣā wept in fear and remembered the virtuous Pārvatī: ‘Protect, protect, O great goddess, the lord of my heart whom I desire!’
अभेयेऽप्यभयं देहि संग्रामे घोरदारुणे । त्वमेव जगतां माता स्नेहस्ते सर्वतः समः
Grant safety even in the midst of danger, in the fierce and dreadful battle. You alone are the mother of the worlds; your affection is equal for all.
अथानिरुद्धः संनाही शस्त्रपाणिर्बभूव ह । ऊषादत्तं रथं प्राप्य चकाराऽऽरोहणं मुदा
Then Aniruddha, armed and ready, took up weapons. Receiving the chariot given by Uṣā, he joyfully mounted it.
बहिः संभूय शिबिराद्ददर्श बाणमीश्वरः । सांनाहिकं शस्त्रपाणिं रक्तास्यलोचनं परम्
Coming out from the camp, the lord saw Bāṇa—armed for battle, holding weapons, with blood-red mouth and eyes, most formidable.
दृष्ट्वाऽनिरुद्धं बाणश्च तमुवाच रुषाऽन्वितः । घोरसंग्राममध्ये च विषोक्तिं प्रज्वलन्निव
Seeing Aniruddha, Bāṇa, filled with anger, spoke to him—blazing with fury in the midst of the terrible battle.
बाण उवाच अये वीर महादुष्ट नीतिशास्त्रविवर्जित । चन्द्र वंशकुलाङ्गार पुण्यक्षेत्रेऽयशस्कर
Bāṇa said: O wicked hero, devoid of the science of ethics! You are a disgrace to the lunar dynasty, bringing infamy to this land of virtue.
पिता ते शम्बरं हत्वा जग्राह तस्य कामिनीम् । ततो जातो भवनेव निरोधं स्वकुलक्षमम्
Your father, having slain Śambara, took his beloved woman; thus you were born in the house, but such conduct is unworthy of your lineage.
पितामहो वासुदेवो मथुरायां च क्षत्रियः । गोकुले वैश्यपुत्रश्च नाम्ना च नन्दनन्दनः
Your grandfather Vāsudeva was a Kṣatriya in Mathurā; in Gokula, he was a Vaiśya’s son, known as Nandanandana.
वृन्दावने च गोपस्य नन्दस्य पशुरक्षकः । साक्षाज्जारश्च गोपीनां दुष्टः परमलम्पटः
In Vṛndāvana, he was the cowherd Nanda's protector of cattle; he was also, in truth, the adulterer of the cowherd women, wicked and exceedingly lustful.
जघान पूतनां सद्यो नारीघाती ह्यधार्मिकः । आगत्य मथुरां कुब्जां जघान मैथुनेन च
He immediately killed Pūtanā, a slayer of women and unrighteous; upon arriving in Mathurā, he subdued Kubjā through intercourse.
दुर्बलं नरकं हत्वा स्त्रीसमूहं मनोहरम् । जग्राह योनिलुब्धश्च स्वपुत्रमतिनिष्ठुरः
After killing the weak Naraka, he seized the enchanting group of women, being greedy for their wombs, and was exceedingly harsh to his own son.
भीष्मकं मानवं जित्वा तत्पुत्रं चापि दुर्बलम् । जग्राह कन्यकां तस्य देवयोग्यां च रुक्मिणीम्
Having defeated Bhīṣmaka, a mortal, and his weak son, he took that man's daughter, Rukmiṇī, who was fit for the gods.
सत्राजितः सूर्यभृत्यो देवात्प्राप मणीश्वरम् । घातयित्वा ह्युपायेन जग्राह मणिकन्यकाम्
Satrājit, servant of the Sun, obtained the lordly jewel from the deity; by cunning, he killed him and took the jewel and the maiden.
कुरुपाण्डवयुद्धं च कारयित्वा च दारुणम् । युधिष्ठिरस्य यज्ञे च शिशुपालं जघान सः
He caused the fierce war between the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas; at Yudhiṣṭhira's sacrifice, he killed Śiśupāla.
दन्तवक्त्रं च शाल्बं च जरासंधं च दारुणः । संजहार भुवो भूपसमूहमतिदारुणम्
He destroyed Dantavaktra, Śālva, and the cruel Jarāsandha; he annihilated the exceedingly cruel assembly of kings on earth.
उपायान्नरकं हत्वा सर्वस्वं तज्जहार सः । दुर्बलो राजभीतश्चसमुद्रं शरणं गतः
By cunning, after killing Naraka, he took all his possessions; weak and fearful of kings, he went to the ocean for refuge.
जित्वा च भ्रातरं शक्रं भार्याया वचनेन च । जग्राह पारिजातं च पुष्पं च स्वर्गदुर्लभम्
Having defeated his brother Indra, by his wife's word, he took the Pārijāta tree and the flower, rare even in heaven.
कंसं निहत्याधर्मिष्ठो भ्रातरं मातुरेव च । जग्राह तस्य सर्वस्वं परं किं कथयामि ते
After killing Kamsa, most unrighteous, and his brother, as well as his own mother, he seized all their possessions; what more shall I tell you?
जत्वा च भल्लुकं युद्धे जग्राह तस्य कन्यकाम् । तत्पितुर्भगिनी कुन्ती चतुर्णां कामिनी भुवि
Having defeated Bhalluka in battle, he took his daughter; her father’s sister Kuntī was the beloved of four men on earth.
द्रौपदी भ्रातृपत्नी च प़ञ्चानां कामिनी तथा । गोष्ठीनो योनिलुब्धश्च शश्वत्परमलम्पटः
Draupadī, the wife of brothers, was likewise the beloved of five; among the cowherds, he was ever greedy for wombs, always exceedingly lustful.
तज्ज्येष्ठो बरदेवश्च शश्वत्पिबति वारुणीम् । यमुनां भ्रातृपत्नीं च करोत्याह्वानमीप्सितम्
His elder brother, Baradeva, always drinks liquor; he calls the Yamunā, his brother’s wife, as he desires.
जहार भगिनीं तस्य कौःतेयः शक्रनन्दनः । सुभद्रां मातुलसुतां संनिबोध कुलक्रमम्
Kauśteya, son of Indra, carried off his sister Subhadrā, daughter of his maternal uncle; understand the lineage.