सुरासुरेशं सहस्ररश्मिर् भगवान् सुतीक्ष्णः
The Lord, thousand-rayed, fierce, the lord of gods and demons,
रराज मध्ये भगवान्सुराणां विवाहनो वारिजपत्रवर्णः यथा सुमेरोः शिखराधिरूढः सहस्ररश्मिर् भगवान् सुतीक्ष्णः
The Blessed One shone in the midst of the gods, riding his vehicle, his color like a lotus petal, just as the thousand-rayed, fierce Lord ascends the summit of Mount Sumeru.
सहस्रनेत्रः प्रथमः सुराणां गजेन्द्रमारुह्य च दक्षिणे ऽस्य जगाम रुद्रस्य पुरं निहन्तुं यथोरगांस्तत्र तु वैनतेयः
The thousand-eyed one, foremost among the gods, mounted the king of elephants and went to the right of Rudra to destroy the city, and there Garuda went as serpents do.
तं सिद्धगन्धर्वसुरेन्द्रवीराः सुरेन्द्रवृन्दाधिपम् इन्द्रम् ईशम् समन्ततस्तुष्टुवुरिष्टदं ते जयेति शक्रं वरपुष्पवृष्ट्या
The perfected beings, Gandharvas, heroic gods, and the leaders of the gods all praised Indra, the lord, from all sides, the bestower of wishes, saying 'Victory!' and showered him with excellent flowers.
प्रणेमुरालोक्य सहस्रनेत्रं सलीलमंबा तनयं यथेन्द्रम्
Seeing the thousand-eyed one, they bowed with reverence, like a mother to her son, just as to Indra.
यमपावकवित्तेशा वायुर्निरृतिरेव च अपाम्पतिस् तथेशानो भवं चानु समागताः
Yama, Agni, Kubera, Vayu, Nirriti, the lord of waters, Ishana, and Bhava also assembled.
वीरभद्रो रणे भद्रो नैरृत्यां वै रथस्य तु वृषभेन्द्रं समारुह्य रोमजैश् च समावृतः
Vīrabhadra, noble in battle, mounted the bull-king in the southwest of the chariot, surrounded by those with hair like bristles.
सेवां चक्रे पुरं हन्तुं देवदेवं त्रियंबकम् महाकालो महातेजा महादेव इवापरः
He served to destroy the city, the god of gods, Triyambaka, the great time, of immense brilliance, like another Mahādeva.
वायव्यां सगणैः सार्धं सेवां चक्रे रथस्य तु
In the northwest, together with his attendants, he served at the chariot.
षण्मुखो ऽपि सह सिद्धचारणैः सेनया च गिरिराजसंनिभः देवनाथगणवृन्दसंवृतो वारणेन च तथाग्निसंभवः
Skanda too, along with Siddhas and Cāraṇas, with his army, resembling the king of mountains, surrounded by groups of divine leaders, with an elephant and born of fire.
विघ्नं गणेशो ऽप्यसुरेश्वराणां कृत्वा सुराणां भगवानविघ्नम् विघ्नेश्वरो विघ्नगणैश् च सार्धं तं देशमीशानपदं जगाम
Gaṇeśa, the remover of obstacles, created hindrance for the lords of demons, and for the gods, the blessed remover of obstacles, together with the obstacle-removing hosts, went to the region of Īśāna.
काली तदा कालनिशाप्रकाशं शूलं कपालाभरणा करेण प्रकम्पयन्ती च तदा सुरेन्द्रान् महासुरासृङ्मधुपानमत्ता
Kālī, at that time, with a trident shining like the darkness of night, adorned with skulls in her hand, shaking it, intoxicated by drinking the blood of great demons and gods.
मत्तेभगामी मदलोलनेत्रा मत्तैः पिशाचैश् च गणैश् च मत्तैः मत्तेभचर्मांबरवेष्टिताङ्गी ययौ पुरस्ताच्च गणेश्वरस्य
She moved like a mad elephant, her eyes rolling in intoxication, accompanied by intoxicated ghosts and hosts, her limbs wrapped in elephant hide, she went ahead of the lord of hosts.
तां सिद्धगन्धर्वपिशाचयक्षविद्याधराहीन्द्रसुरेन्द्रमुख्याः प्रणेमुरुच्चैरभितुष्टुवुश् च जयेति देवीं हिमशैलपुत्रीम्
Siddhas, Gandharvas, Piśācas, Yakṣas, Vidyādharas, serpent-kings, and foremost gods bowed down and loudly praised the goddess, daughter of the snowy mountain, with cries of victory.
मातरः सुरवरारिसूदनाः सादरं सुरगणैः सुपूजिताः मातरं ययुरथ स्ववाहनैः स्वैर्गणैर्ध्वजधरैः समन्ततः
The mothers, destroyers of the best enemies of the gods, honored by the hosts of gods with reverence, went to the chariot, each with their own vehicles, banners, and hosts all around.
दुर्गारूढमृगाधिपा दुरतिगा दोर्दण्डवृन्दैः शिवा बिभ्राणाङ्कुशशूलपाशपरशुं चक्रासिशङ्खायुधम् प्रौढादित्यसहस्रसदृशैर्नेत्रैर्दहन्ती पथं बालाबालपराक्रमा भगवती दैत्यान्प्रहर्तुं ययौ
Durgā, mounted on the lord of beasts, difficult to approach, bearing a multitude of powerful arms, holding goad, trident, noose, axe, discus, sword, and conch weapon, with eyes like a thousand blazing suns, burning the path, youthful yet mighty, the blessed one went to strike the demons.
तं देवमीशं त्रिपुरं निहन्तुं तदा तु देवेन्द्ररविप्रकाशाः गजैर्हयैः सिंहवरै रथैश् च वृषैर्ययुस्ते गणराजमुख्याः
Then, to slay the god Tripura, the chief lords of hosts, shining like Indra and the sun, went with elephants, horses, mighty lions, chariots, and bulls.
हलैश् च फालैर् मुसलैर् भुशुण्डैर् गिरीन्द्रकूटैर् गिरिसन्निभास्ते ययुः पुरस्ताद्धि महेश्वरस्य सुरेश्वरा भूतगणेश्वराश् च
With ploughs, blades, pestles, clubs, mountain peaks, resembling mountains themselves, the lords of gods and hosts went ahead of Maheśvara.
तथेन्द्रपद्मोद्भवविष्णुमुख्याः सुरा गणेशाश् च गणेशमीशम् जयेति वाग्भिर् भगवन्तमूचुः किरीटदत्ताञ्जलयः समन्तात्
Then Indra, Padma-born, Viṣṇu and others, gods and leaders of hosts, addressed the blessed lord with words of victory, offering salutations with crowns from all sides.
ननृतुर्मुनयः सर्वे दण्डहस्ता जटाधराः ववृषुः पुष्पवर्षाणि खेचराः सिद्धचारणाः पुरत्रयं च विप्रेन्द्राः प्राणदत्सर्वतस् तथा
All the sages danced, holding staffs, with matted hair; the Siddhas and Cāraṇas, moving in the sky, showered flowers, and the best of Brāhmins gave life to the triple city from all sides.
गणेश्वरैर् देवगणैश् च भृङ्गी सहावृतः सर्वगणेन्द्रवर्यः जगाम योगी त्रिपुरं निहन्तुं विमानमारुह्य यथा महेन्द्रः
Surrounded by the lords of hosts and divine hosts, together with Bhṛṅgī, the supreme lord of all hosts, the yogi went to destroy Tripura, ascending his celestial vehicle like Mahendra.
केशो विगतवासाश् च महाकेशो महाज्वरः सोमवल्ली सवर्णश् च सोमपः सेनकस् तथा
Keśa, unclothed, Mahākeśa, Mahājvara, Somavallī, Savarṇa, Somapa, and Senaka as well.
सोमधृक् सूर्यवाचश् च सूर्यपेषणकस् तथा सूर्याक्षः सूरिनामा च सुरः सुन्दर एव च
Somadhṛk, Sūryavāca, Sūryapeṣaṇaka, Sūryākṣa, Sūrināmā, and the beautiful god Sundara.
प्रकुदः ककुदन्तश् च कम्पनश् च प्रकम्पनः इन्द्रश् चेन्द्रजयश्चैव महाभीर् भीमकस् तथा
Prakuda, Kakudanta, Kampana, Prakampana, Indra, Indrajaya, Mahābhīr, and Bhīmaka as well.
शताक्षश्चैव पञ्चाक्षः सहस्राक्षो महोदरः यमजिह्वः शताश्वश् च कण्ठनः कण्ठपूजनः
He who has a hundred eyes, five eyes, a thousand eyes, a great belly, the tongue of Yama, a hundred horses, the one with a neck, and the one worshipped at the neck—
द्विशिखस् त्रिशिखश्चैव तथा पञ्चशिखो द्विजाः मुण्डो ऽर्धमुण्डो दीर्घश् च पिशाचास्यः पिनाकधृक्
The two-crested, the three-crested, and likewise the five-crested, O twice-born; the shaven-headed, half-shaven, the tall one, the one with a ghoul’s mouth, the bearer of the Pināka bow—
पिप्पलायतनश्चैव तथा ह्यङ्गारकाशनः शिथिलः शिथिलास्यश् च अक्षपादो ह्यजः कुजः
The one whose abode is the pippala tree, the eater of embers, the loose one, the one with a slack mouth, the one with eyes on his feet, the unborn, the Mars-like—
अजवक्त्रो हयवक्त्रो गजवक्त्रो ऽर्ध्ववक्त्रकः इत्याद्याः परिवार्येशं लक्ष्यलक्षणवर्जिताः
The one with a goat’s face, a horse’s face, an elephant’s face, the upward-faced—such as these, surrounding the Lord, devoid of marks and characteristics—
वृन्दशस्तं समावृत्य जग्मुः सोमं गणैर्वृताः सहस्राणां सहस्राणि रुद्राणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम्
A multitude of them, encircling him, went forth with Soma, accompanied by hosts—thousands upon thousands of Rudras of upward energy—
समावृत्य महादेवं देवदेवं महेश्वरम् दग्धुं पुरत्रयं जग्मुः कोटिकोटिगणैर्वृताः
Encircling the great god, the god of gods, the great lord, they went to burn the three cities, accompanied by countless hosts—