जयं भवतु ते विप्र युद्धे जेष्यसि निश्चितम्
May victory be yours, O Brahmin; you will surely win in battle.
नृपेण सार्द्धं ते युद्धमयुक्तं ब्राह्मणस्य च इत्युक्त्वा कपिला ब्रह्मन्विरराम मनस्विनी
Battle between you and the king is not fitting for a Brahmin; having said this, Kapila, wise in mind, became silent.
मुनिर्मनस्वी सैन्यं च सज्जीकृत्य ततो मुने
The sage, resolute in mind, then prepared his army.
राजा जगाम युद्धाय ननाम मुनिपुंगवम्
The king came for battle and bowed to the eminent sage.
राजसैन्यं जितं सर्वं कपिलासेनया बलात्
The entire royal army was defeated by Kapila's forces through strength.
धनुश्चिच्छेद सज्यं तत्सा सेना कापिली मुदा
He broke the king's bow, which was strung, and Kapila's army rejoiced.
सैन्यानि तं शस्त्रवृष्ट्या न्यस्तशस्त्रं चकार ह
With a shower of weapons, he caused the armies to lay down their arms.
किञ्चिच्छिष्टं बलं राज्ञः किंचिदेव पलायितम्
Only a small portion of the king's force remained, and some fled.
कृपानिधिश्च कृपया तत्सैन्यं सञ्जहार च
Out of compassion, the merciful one spared that army.
नृपाय मुनिना शीघ्रं दत्ताश्चरणरेणवः कमण्डलुजलं प्रोक्ष्य जीवयामास तं नृपम्
The sage quickly gave the king dust from his feet, sprinkled him with water from his water-pot, and revived him.
मुनिः शुभाशिषं दत्त्वा राजानं त्वालिलिङ्ग सः
The sage, having given auspicious blessings, embraced the king.
नवनीतं हि हृदयं ब्राह्मणानां तु सन्ततम् उवाच तं मुनिश्रेष्ठो गृहं गच्छ धराधिप
Indeed, the hearts of Brahmins are always like fresh butter; the eminent sage said to him, 'Go home, O lord of the earth.'
इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे जमदग्निकार्तवीर्यार्जुनयुद्धवर्णनं नाम पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the great Purāṇa called the Brahmavaivarta, in the third section, the Gaṇapati-khaṇḍa, in the dialogue between Nārada and Nārāyaṇa, the twenty-fifth chapter named 'The Description of the Battle between Jamadagni and Kārtavīryārjuna' concludes.
नारायण उवाच हितं सत्यं नीतिसारं प्रवक्तुसुपचक्रमे
Nārāyaṇa said: I shall now begin to speak of what is beneficial, true, and the essence of ethics.
मुनिरुवाच सर्वसम्पत्स्थिरा शश्वत्स्थिते धर्मे सुनिश्चितम्
The sage said: All prosperity is stable and everlasting when dharma is firmly established.
त्वां च दृष्ट्वा निराहारं समानीय गृहं नृप । साम्प्रतं मूर्छितं दृष्ट्वा पादरेणुं शुभाशिषम्
And seeing you without food, the king brought you to his house; now, seeing you unconscious, he offered the dust of his feet with auspicious blessings.
नृपस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रणम्य मुनिपुंगवम्
Hearing those words, the king bowed to the foremost of sages.
मुनिः कृत्वा च सन्नाहं तं योद्धुमुपचक्रमे
The sage, having put on his armor, prepared to fight him.
कपिलादत्तशस्त्रेण न्यस्तशस्त्रं चकार तम्
With the weapon given by Kapila, he rendered him weaponless.
पुनश्च चेतनां प्राप्य राजा राजीवलोचनः
Regaining consciousness again, the lotus-eyed king—
आग्नेयं योजयामास समरे नृपपुंगवः
The foremost of kings employed the fire missile in battle.
नृपेन्द्रो वारुणास्त्रं च चिक्षेप समरे मुनौ
The lord of kings hurled the Varuṇa missile at the sage in battle.
वायव्यास्त्रं नृपश्रेष्ठश्चिक्षेप समरे तदा
Then, the best of kings released the Vāyu missile in the battle.
नागास्त्रं च नृपश्रेष्ठश्चिक्षेप रणमूर्द्धनि
The best of kings also hurled the Nāga missile at the head of the battlefield.
माहेश्वरं महास्त्रं च शतसूर्य्यसमप्रभम्
He used the great Maheśvara missile, radiant as a hundred suns.
वैष्णवास्त्रेण दिव्येन त्रिलोकव्यापकेन च
With the divine Vaiṣṇava missile, pervading the three worlds—
मुनिर्नारायणास्त्रं च चिक्षिपे मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
The sage, with proper mantras, released the Nārāyaṇa missile.
ऊर्ध्वं च भ्रमणं कृत्वा क्षणं दीप्त्वा दिशो दश
After whirling upward and blazing in all ten directions for a moment—
जृम्भणास्त्रं च स मुनिश्चिक्षेप रणमूर्द्धनि
The sage also released the Jṛmbhaṇa missile at the head of the battlefield.
दृष्ट्वा नृपं निद्रितं तं चार्द्धचन्द्रेण तत्क्षणम्
Seeing the king lying asleep, with the Arddhacandra weapon, at that very moment—