अर्धचन्द्रं च चिक्षेप कामश्चिच्छेद लीलया । गदां चक्षेप च स्कन्दः प्रातः सूर्यसमप्रभाम्
Kāma released the crescent-shaped arrow, which Kārtikeya effortlessly cut down; Skanda hurled his mace, shining like the morning sun.
वैष्णवास्त्रेण कामश्च निर्वाणं च चकार सः । नारायणस्त्रं स्कन्दश्च प्राक्षिपच्च त्वरान्वितः
With the Viṣṇu missile, Kāma rendered it harmless; Skanda, filled with haste, then released the Nārāyaṇa missile.
पपात दण्डवद्भूमौ प्रद्युम्नः कृष्णशिक्षया । स्कन्दः शक्तिं च चिक्षेप प्रलयग्निसमप्रभाम्
Pradyumna, following Kṛṣṇa's instruction, fell to the ground in prostration; Skanda hurled his spear, blazing like the fire of dissolution.
कामो नारायणास्त्रेण निर्वाणं च चकार ताम् । ब्रह्मास्त्रं च प्रचिक्षेप कार्तिको रणमूर्धनि
Kāma, with the Nārāyaṇa missile, rendered it harmless; Kārtikeya then released the Brahmāstra at the center of the battle.
ब्रह्मास्त्रेणापि कामश्च निर्वाणं च चकार सः । जग्राह कार्तिकं कोपाद्दिव्यं पाशुपतं तदा
Even with the Brahmāstra, Kāmadeva brought about annihilation; then, out of anger, he took up the divine Pāśupata weapon of Kārtikeya.
निद्रास्त्रेणापि मदनो निद्रितं च चकार तम् । कार्तिकं निद्रितं दृष्ट्वा बाणं च जृम्भितं तथा
With the weapon of sleep, Madana caused Kārtikeya to fall asleep; seeing Kārtikeya asleep and Bāṇa overcome by yawning,
कोपात्कामं च सरथं जग्राह भद्रकालिका । क्रोडे कृत्वा च बाणं च स्कन्दं च जगतां प्रसूः
Out of wrath, Bhadrakālikā seized Kāmadeva along with his chariot; placing Bāṇa and Skanda in her lap, the mother of the worlds,
रणस्थलाच्च प्रययौ यत्रैव पार्वती सती । कार्तिकं बोधयामास बाणं सुस्थं चकार सा
She departed from the battlefield to where Pārvatī, the virtuous one, was; she awakened Kārtikeya and restored Bāṇa to soundness.
सहसासरथः कामो नासारन्ध्रेण वर्त्मना । बहिर्बभूव संत्रस्तः प्रययौ च रणस्थलम्
Suddenly, Kāmadeva, with his chariot, fled in terror through the passage of the nostril and emerged outside, then returned to the battlefield.
दृष्ट्का कामं च सरथं जहसुर्यादवास्तदा । सर्वे शैवाश्च तत्रस्थाः शुष्ककण्ठा भयकुलाः
Seeing Kāmadeva with his chariot, the Yādavas abandoned him at that moment; all the Śaivas present there, their throats dry and filled with fear,
अथ बाणः पुनः क्रुद्धो रथमारुह्य कोपतः । कार्तिकेयश्च भगवान्युद्धाय पुनरागतः
Then Bāṇa, enraged once more, mounted his chariot in fury; and the blessed Kārtikeya returned to the battle, having been revived.
बाणः पञ्च शरांश्चैव चिक्षेप रणमूर्धनि । अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद बलदेवो महाबलः
Bāṇa released five arrows at the height of battle; Baladeva, of great strength, cut them down with a crescent-tipped arrow.
रथं बभञ्ज बाणस्य लाङ्गलेन च लाङ्गली । जघन सूतमश्वांश्च मुसलेनावलीलया
The wielder of the plough broke Bāṇa's chariot with his plough; with his mighty mace, he struck down the charioteer and the horses.
कुर्वन्तमुद्यमं छेत्तुं हलिनं च महाबलः । कालाग्निरुद्रो भगवान्वारयामास लीलया
As the powerful wielder of the plough prepared to strike, the blessed Kālāgni-Rudra effortlessly restrained him.
रथं कालाग्निरुद्रस्य बभञ्ज लाङ्गली रुषा । हलेन सूतमश्वाश्च जधान रणमूर्धनि
Lāṅgalī, in anger, broke Kālāgni-Rudra's chariot; with his plough, he struck down the charioteer and horses in the midst of battle.
कालाग्निरुद्रः कोपेन चिक्षेप जवरमुल्वणम् । बभूवुर्यादवाः सर्वे ज्वराक्रान्ता हरिं विना
Kālāgni-Rudra, in fury, unleashed a terrible fever; all the Yādavas, except Hari, were afflicted by that fever.
तं दृष्ट्वा भगवान्कृष्णः ससर्ज वैष्णवं ज्वरम् । तं चिक्षेप ज्वरं हन्तुं माहेशं रणमूर्धनि
Seeing this, the blessed Kṛṣṇa created a Vaiṣṇava fever; he sent forth that fever to destroy the Śaiva fever on the battlefield.
बभूव ज्वरयोर्युद्धं मुहूर्तमतिदारुणम् । वैष्णवज्वरनिष्कान्तो रणमीर्ध्नि पपात सः
There was a fierce battle between the two fevers for a moment; vanquished by the Vaiṣṇava fever, the other fell on the battlefield.
ज्वर उवाच प्रणान्रक्ष जगन्नाथ भक्तानुग्रहविग्रह । त्वमात्मा पुरुषः पुर्णः सर्वत्र समता तव
The Fever said: 'Protect the living beings, O Lord of the universe, embodiment of grace to devotees; you are the Self, the complete Person, your equanimity is everywhere.'
ज्वरस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा संजहार स्वकं ज्वरम् । माहेश्वरो ज्वरो भीतो रणादेव हि निर्ययौ
Hearing the words of the Fever, he withdrew his own fever; the Śaiva fever, frightened, departed from the battlefield.
बाणश्च पुनरागत्य बाणानां च सहस्रकम् । चिक्षेप मन्त्रपूतं च प्रलयाग्निशिखोपमम्
Bāṇa, returning again, released a thousand arrows, sanctified by mantras and blazing like the fire of dissolution.
फाल्गुनः शरजालेन वारयामास लीलया । चिक्षेप शक्तिं बाणश्च ग्रीष्मसूर्यसमप्रभाम्
Arjuna, with a network of arrows, effortlessly blocked them; Bāṇa hurled a spear shining like the summer sun.
चिच्छेद लीलया तां च सव्यसाची महाबलः । स जग्राह पाशुपतं शतसूर्यसमप्रभम्
The mighty Arjuna, with effortless ease, cut that (weapon) and seized the Pāśupata, which shone with the brilliance of a hundred suns.
अत्यर्थमतिघोरं च विश्वसंहारकारकम् ।तद्दृष्टा चक्रपाणिश्च चक्रं चिक्षेप दारुणम्
That weapon, exceedingly fierce and terrifying, capable of destroying the universe—seeing it, the discus-wielder hurled his dreadful discus.
हस्तानां च सहस्रं च सपाशुपतमुल्बणम् । चिच्छेद रणमध्ये च पपाताचलसिंहवत्
He severed a thousand hands, along with the formidable Pāśupata, in the midst of battle, and (Bāṇa) fell like a lion from a mountain.
शस्त्रं पाशुपतं चैव ययौ पशुपतेः करम् । अव्यर्थ दारुणं लोके प्रलयाग्निशिखोपमम्
The Pāśupata weapon returned to the hand of Paśupati; its terrifying force in the world was as if a tongue of fire at the end of time.
बाणरक्तसमूहेन बभूव च महानदः । बाणः पपात निश्चेष्टी व्यथितो हतचेतनः
A great river was formed from the streams of Bāṇa’s blood; Bāṇa fell motionless, tormented, his consciousness lost.
तत्राऽऽजगाम भगवान्महदेवो जगद्गुरुः । रुरोदाऽऽगत्य मोहेन बाणं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
There arrived the blessed Mahādeva, teacher of the world; coming in delusion, he took Bāṇa to his own chest and wept.
शिवाश्रुपतनेनैव संबभूव सरोवरम् । चेतनं कारयामास करुमासागरः प्रभुः
From the very falling of Śiva’s tears, a lake was formed; the ocean of compassion, the Lord, restored Bāṇa’s consciousness.
बाणां गृहीत्वा प्रययौ यत्र देवो जनार्दनः । चक्रे पद्मार्चिते पादपद्मे बाणसमर्पणम्
Taking Bāṇa, he went to where the god Janārdana was; at the lotus feet worshipped by Padmā, he offered Bāṇa.