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—
मुकुटं च क्षुरप्रेण च्छत्रं सन्नाहमेव च
He cut off the crown, the umbrella, and the armor with a razor-sharp weapon.
मुनिस्तत्सचिवान्सर्वान्नागास्त्रेणैव लीलया
The sage, along with all his companions, effortlessly subdued them with the serpent weapon.
मुनिस्तं बोधयामास सुमन्त्रेणैव लीलया
The sage awakened him, using the mantra of Sumantu, with ease.
दर्शयित्वा नृपं तांश्च मोचयामास तत्क्षणम्
After showing the king and his men, he released them at that very moment.
राजा कोपात्समुत्थाय शूलमुद्यम्य यत्नतः
The king, rising in anger, carefully raised his spear.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा समागत्य रणस्थलम्
Meanwhile, Brahma arrived at the battlefield.
मुनिर्ननाम ब्रह्माणं सन्तुष्टश्च रणस्थले
The sage bowed to Brahma, who was pleased on the battlefield.
मुनिर्ययौ स्वाश्रमं च स्व लोकं कमलोद्भवः
The sage departed for his own hermitage, and Kamalodbhava returned to his own realm.
नारायण उवाच आजगाम महारण्ये जमदग्न्याश्रमं पुनः
Nārāyaṇa said: He again came to the hermitage of Jamadagni in the great forest.
रथानां च चतुर्लक्षं रथिनां दशलक्षकम्
There were four hundred thousand chariots and one million charioteers.
राजेन्द्राणां सहस्रं च महाबलपराक्रमम्
There were a thousand kings, possessing great strength and valor.
सर्वतो वेष्टयामास जमदग्न्याश्रमं मुदा
They joyfully surrounded the hermitage of Jamadagni from all sides.
सैन्यशब्दैर्वाद्यशब्दैर्महाकोलाहलैर्मुने
With sounds of armies, musical instruments, and great uproar, O sage.
कुटीं प्रविश्य बलवान्गृहीत्वा कपिलां शुभाम्
Entering the hut, the powerful one seized the auspicious Kapila cow.
समुत्तस्थौ मुनिश्रेष्ठो गृहीत्वा सशरं धनुः
The foremost sage arose, taking up his bow with arrows.
आश्रमस्थाञ्जनान्सर्वान्समाश्वास्य च यत्नतः
He carefully reassured all the people in the hermitage.
निर्ममे शरजालं च स मुनिर्मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
The sage created a web of arrows, preceded by mantras.
अपरं शरजालं च निर्ममे मुनिपुङ्गवः
The eminent sage created another web of arrows.
मुनिना शरजालेन सर्वसैन्यं समावृतम्
By the sage, the entire army was enveloped in a shower of arrows.
राजा दृष्ट्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठमवरुह्य रथात्पुरः
Seeing the best of sages, the king descended from his chariot before him.