श्रुत्वा वाक्यं दधीचस्य तदास्थाय जनार्दनः स्वरूपं सस्मितं प्राह संत्यज्य द्विजतां क्षणात्
Hearing these words of Dadhīca, Janārdana, abandoning the guise of a Brahmin in an instant, smiling, spoke in his own form.
भयं दधीच सर्वत्र नास्त्येव तव सुव्रत भवार्चनरतो यस्माद् भवान् सर्वज्ञ एव च
O Dadhīca, there is truly no fear for you anywhere, O steadfast one, for you are intent on worship of the Lord and are indeed all-knowing.
बिभेमीति सकृद्वक्तुं त्वमर्हसि नमस्तव नियोगान्मम विप्रेन्द्र क्षुपं प्रति सदस्यथ
You should say just once, 'I am afraid,'—salutations to you! By my command, O best of Brahmins, say this to Kṣupa in the assembly.
एवं श्रुत्वापि तद्वाक्यं सान्त्वं विष्णोर्महामुनिः न बिभेमीति तं प्राह दधीचो देवसत्तमम्
Even after hearing these conciliatory words of Viṣṇu, the great sage Dadhīca replied to that best of gods, 'I do not fear.'
प्रभावाद्देवदेवस्य शंभोः साक्षात्पिनाकिनः शर्वस्य शङ्करस्यास्य सर्वज्ञस्य महामुनिः
By the power of the god of gods, Śambhu, the wielder of Pināka, of Śarva, of Śaṅkara, the all-knowing one, the great sage—
ततस्तस्य मुनेः श्रुत्वा वचनं कुपितो हरिः चक्रमुद्यम्य भगवान् दिधक्षुर्मुनिसत्तमम्
Then, hearing the words of that sage, Hari became angry and, raising his discus, the Lord prepared to burn the best of sages.
अभवत्कुण्ठिताग्रं हि विष्णोश्चक्रं सुदर्शनम् प्रभावाद्धि दधीचस्य क्षुपस्यैव हि संनिधौ
But the Sudarśana discus of Viṣṇu became blunt at the tip, due to the power of Dadhīca, indeed in the presence of Kṣupa.
दृष्ट्वा तत्कुण्ठिताग्रं हि चक्रं चक्रिणमाह सः दधीचः सस्मितं साक्षात् सदसद्व्यक्तिकारणम्
Seeing that his discus had become blunt at the tip, the wielder of the discus was addressed by Dadhīca, who smiled and is the very cause of the manifest and unmanifest.
भगवन् भवता लब्धं पुरातीव सुदारुणम् सुदर्शनमिति ख्यातं चक्रं विष्णो प्रयत्नतः
O Lord, the discus known as Sudarshana, which you obtained long ago with great effort, is renowned as Vishnu's weapon.
भवस्यैतच्छुभं चक्रं न जिघांसति मामिह ब्रह्मास्त्राद्यैस्तथान्यैर्हि प्रयत्नं कर्तुमर्हसि
This auspicious discus of Bhava does not wish to harm me here; therefore, you should strive with Brahma's weapons and others.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा निर्वीर्यमायुधम् ससर्ज च पुनस्तस्मै सर्वास्त्राणि समन्ततः
Hearing these words and seeing his weapon rendered powerless, he again produced for him all the missiles from every side.
चक्रुर्देवास्ततस्तस्य विष्णोः साहाय्यमव्ययाः द्विजेनैकेन योद्धुं हि प्रवृत्तस्य महाबलाः
Then the imperishable gods assisted Vishnu, the mighty ones having set out to fight the Brahmin alone.
कुशमुष्टिं तदादाय दधीचः संस्मरन्भवम् ससर्ज सर्वदेवेभ्यो वज्रास्थिः सर्वतो वशी
Taking a handful of kusa grass and remembering Bhava, Dadhicha created the thunderbolt-bone for all the gods, sovereign in every way.
दिव्यं त्रिशूलम् अभवत् कालाग्निसदृशप्रभम् दग्धुं देवान्मतिं चक्रे युगान्ताग्निरिवापरः
A divine trident appeared, shining like the fire of destruction at the end of an age, intent on burning the gods like another cosmic fire.
इन्द्रनारायणाद्यैश् च देवैस्त्यक्तानि यानि तु आयुधानि समस्तानि प्रणेमुस् त्रिशिखं मुने
All the weapons abandoned by Indra, Narayana, and the other gods bowed to the trident, O sage.
देवाश् च दुद्रुवुः सर्वे ध्वस्तवीर्या द्विजोत्तम ससर्ज भगवान् विष्णुः स्वदेहात्पुरुषोत्तमः
All the gods, their strength shattered, fled, O best of twice-born; then the blessed Vishnu, supreme among men, created from his own body—
आत्मनः सदृशान् दिव्यांल् लक्षलक्षायुतान् गणान् तानि सर्वाणि सहसा ददाह मुनिसत्तमः
Divine hosts, hundreds of thousands in number, resembling himself; and the best of sages suddenly burned them all.
ततो विस्मयनार्थाय विश्वमूर्तिरभूद्धरिः तस्य देहे हरेः साक्षाद् अपश्यद्द्विजसत्तमः
Then, for the sake of wonder, Hari became the universal form; and the best of Brahmins saw that form of Hari directly.
दधीचो भगवान्विप्रः देवतानां गणान् पृथक् रुद्राणां कोटयश्चैव गणानां कोटयस्तदा
The blessed sage Dadhicha saw separately the hosts of gods, the multitudes of Rudras, and the hosts of their groups at that time.
अण्डानां कोटयश्चैव विश्वमूर्तेस्तनौ तदा दृष्ट्वैतदखिलं तत्र च्यावनिर् विस्मितं तदा
He also saw the multitudes of cosmic eggs in the body of the universal form; seeing all this there, Cyavana was amazed.
विष्णुमाह जगन्नाथं जगन्मयमजं विभुम् अंभसाभ्युक्ष्य तं विष्णुं विश्वरूपं महामुनिः
He addressed Vishnu, Lord of the universe, unborn, all-pervading, having sprinkled that Vishnu, the universal form, with water, O great sage.
मायां त्यज महाबाहो प्रतिभासा विचारतः विज्ञानानां सहस्राणि दुर्विज्ञेयानि माधव
Abandon illusion, O mighty-armed one; appearances are deceptive. O Madhava, thousands of kinds of knowledge are difficult to comprehend.
मयि पश्य जगत् सर्वं त्वया सार्धम् अनिन्दित ब्रह्माणं च तथा रुद्रं दिव्यां दृष्टिं ददामि ते
See the whole world in me, together with yourself, O blameless one, as well as Brahma and Rudra; I grant you divine sight.
इत्युक्त्वा दर्शयामास स्वतनौ निखिलं मुनिः तं प्राह च हरिं देवं सर्वदेवभवोद्भवम्
Having spoken thus, the sage revealed everything in his own body, and addressed Hari, the god, origin of all the gods.
मायया ह्यनया किं वा मन्त्रशक्त्याथ वा प्रभो वस्तुशक्त्याथ वा विष्णो ध्यानशक्त्याथ वा पुनः
Is this by means of this illusion, or by the power of mantra, or by the power of substance, O Lord, or again by the power of meditation, O Vishnu?
त्यक्त्वा मायामिमां तस्माद् योद्धुमर्हसि यत्नतः एवं तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा माहात्म्यमद्भुतम्
Therefore, abandoning this illusion, you should strive to fight; hearing these words and seeing his wondrous greatness—
देवाश् च दुद्रुवुर्भूयो देवं नारायणं च तम् वारयामास निश्चेष्टं पद्मयोनिर्जगद्गुरुः
The gods again fled, but the Lord of the World, Brahmā, the Lotus-born, restrained Nārāyaṇa, who stood motionless.
निशम्य वचनं तस्य ब्रह्मणस्तेन निर्जितः जगाम भगवान् विष्णुः प्रणिपत्य महामुनिम्
Hearing the words of Brahmā, by whom he had been overcome, the blessed Viṣṇu approached the great sage and bowed to him.
क्षुपो दुःखातुरो भूत्वा सम्पूज्य च मुनीश्वरम् दधीचमभिवन्द्याशु प्रार्थयामास विक्लवः
Kṣupa, afflicted by sorrow, after honoring the best of sages, quickly bowed to Dadhīca and, distressed, began to plead.
दधीच क्षम्यतां देव मयाज्ञानात्कृतं सखे विष्णुना हि सुरैर्वापि रुद्रभक्तस्य किं तव
Dadhīca, forgive me, O god; what was done by me was out of ignorance, O friend. What is there for you, devoted to Rudra, from Viṣṇu or even the other gods?