Linga Purana

त्रयस्त्रिंशत्सुरानेवं विनिहत्याप्रयत्नतः त्रयश् च त्रिशतं तेषां त्रिसाहस्रं च लीलया

Thus, without effort, he slew thirty-three gods, and also three hundred of them, and three thousand more, all with ease.

त्रयं चैव सुरेन्द्राणां जघान च मुनीश्वरान् अन्यांश् च देवान् देवो ऽसौ सर्वान्युद्धाय संस्थितान्

He also slew three of the lords of gods, and the chief sages, and the other gods who had assembled for battle.

जघान भगवान् रुद्रः खड्गमुष्ट्यादिसायकैः अथ विष्णुर्महातेजाश् चक्रम् उद्यम्य मूर्छितः

The blessed Rudra struck down with swords, fists, and arrows; then the mighty Viṣṇu, raising his discus, became enraged.

युयोध भगवांस्तेन रुद्रेण सह माधवः तयोः समभवद्युद्धं सुघोरं रोमहर्षणम्

The blessed Mādhava fought with Rudra; between the two, a most terrible and hair-raising battle arose.

विष्णोर्योगबलात्तस्य दिव्यदेहाः सुदारुणाः

By the power of his yoga, countless fierce divine forms of Viṣṇu appeared.

शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ता असंख्याताश् च जज्ञिरे तान्सर्वानपि देवो ऽसौ नारायणसमप्रभान्

With conch, discus, and mace in hand, innumerable such forms were born, all of them shining with the brilliance of Nārāyaṇa.

निहत्य गदया विष्णुं ताडयामास मूर्धनि ततश्चोरसि तं देवं लीलयैव रणाजिरे

Striking Viṣṇu on the head with his mace, the god then playfully struck him again on the chest in the midst of battle.

पपात च तदा भूमौ विसंज्ञः पुरुषोत्तमः पुनरुत्थाय तं हन्तुं चक्रमुद्यम्य स प्रभुः

At that moment, the supreme person fell unconscious to the ground; rising again, the lord lifted his discus to slay him.

क्रोधरक्तेक्षणः श्रीमान् अतिष्ठत् पुरुषर्षभः तस्य चक्रं च यद्रौद्रं कालादित्यसमप्रभम्

With eyes reddened by anger, the illustrious bull among men stood firm; his fierce discus shone like the sun at the end of time.

व्यष्टम्भयद् अदीनात्मा करस्थं न चचाल सः अतिष्ठत् स्तम्भितस्तेन शृङ्गवानिव निश्चलः

The undaunted one blocked the discus held in his hand; it did not move, and he stood there, immobilized by that, like a mountain with its peak.

त्रिभिश् च धर्षितं शार्ङ्गं त्रिधाभूतं प्रभोस्तदा शार्ङ्गकोटिप्रसङ्गाद् वै चिछेद च शिरः प्रभोः

Then the lord's bow Śārṅga was shattered in three places; by the force at the tip of Śārṅga, the lord's head was severed.

छिन्नं च निपपातासु शिरस्तस्य रसातले वायुना प्रेरितं चैव प्राणजेन पिनाकिना

Severed, his head fell to the netherworld, driven by the wind, by the force of Pinākin, the bringer of life.

प्रविवेश तदा चैव तदीयाहवनीयकम् तत् प्रतिध्वस्तकलशं भग्नयूपं सतोरणम्

At that time, it entered his sacrificial fire, with its altar destroyed, its posts broken, and its gateway fallen.

प्रदीपितमहाशालं दृष्ट्वा यज्ञो ऽपि दुद्रुवे तं तदा मृगरूपेण धावन्तं गगनं प्रति

Seeing the great hall ablaze, even the sacrifice fled, running in the form of a deer toward the sky.

वीरभद्रः समाधाय विशिरस्कमथाकरोत् ततः प्रजापतिं धर्मं कश्यपं च जगद्गुरुम्

Vīrabhadra, having seized him, made him headless; then he struck down Prajāpati Dharma and Kaśyapa, the teacher of the world.

अरिष्टनेमिनं वीरो बहुपुत्रं मुनीश्वरम् मुनिम् अङ्गिरसं चैव कृष्णाश्वं च महाबलः

The mighty hero struck Ariṣṭanemi, lord of many sons, the sage Aṅgiras, and Kṛṣṇāśva as well.

जघान मूर्ध्नि पादेन दक्षं चैव यशस्विनम् चिछेद च शिरस्तस्य ददाहाग्नौ द्विजोत्तमाः

He struck the renowned Dakṣa on the head with his foot, cut off his head, and the best of twice-born ones burned it in the fire.

सरस्वत्याश् च नासाग्रं देवमातुस्तथैव च निकृत्य करजाग्रेण वीरभद्रः प्रतापवान्

He cut off the tip of Sarasvatī's nose and that of the mother of the gods as well, using the tip of his finger, Vīrabhadra the mighty.

तस्थौ श्रिया वृतो मध्ये प्रेतस्थाने यथा भवः एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु भगवान्पद्मसंभवः

Surrounded by splendor, he stood in the midst of the cremation ground, just as Bhava does; at that very moment, the blessed one born from the lotus appeared.

भद्रमाह महातेजाः प्रार्थयन्प्रणतः प्रभुः अलं क्रोधेन वै भद्र नष्टाश्चैव दिवौकसः

The glorious one, bowing and praying, spoke words of peace: 'Enough of anger, O Bhadra; even the gods have been destroyed.'

प्रसीद क्षम्यतां सर्वं रोमजैः सह सुव्रत सो ऽपि भद्रः प्रभावेण ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः

'Be gracious, let all be forgiven, together with those born of hair, O steadfast one.' And Bhadra, by the power of Brahmā, the supreme lord, became calm.

शमं जगाम शनकैः शान्तस्तस्थौ तदाज्ञया देवो ऽपि तत्र भगवान् अन्तरिक्षे वृषध्वजः

Gradually, calm was restored; the Lord, Vṛṣadhvaja, also stood there peacefully in the sky by that command.

सगणः सर्वदः शर्वः सर्वलोकमहेश्वरः प्रार्थितश्चैव देवेन ब्रह्मणा भगवान् भवः

Śarva, the giver of all, the great Lord of all worlds, accompanied by his attendants, was then earnestly entreated by the god Brahmā.

हतानां च तदा तेषां प्रददौ पूर्ववत्तनुम् इन्द्रस्य च शिरस्तस्य विष्णोश्चैव महात्मनः

At that time, he restored the bodies of those who had been slain, just as before, including the head of Indra and that of the great-souled Viṣṇu.

दक्षस्य च मुनीन्द्रस्य तथान्येषां महेश्वरः वागीश्याश्चैव नासाग्रं देवमातुस्तथैव च

The great Lord likewise restored to Dakṣa, the foremost sage, and to others, as well as the tip of the nose to Vāgīśī and to the mother of the gods.

नष्टानां जीवितं चैव वराणि विविधानि च दक्षस्य ध्वस्तवक्त्रस्य शिरसा भगवान्प्रभुः

He granted life to those who had perished, and various boons as well; to Dakṣa, whose face had been destroyed, the blessed Lord bestowed a head.

कल्पयामास वै वक्त्रं लीलया च महान् भवः दक्षो ऽपि लब्धसंज्ञश् च समुत्थाय कृताञ्जलिः

By his play, the great Bhava fashioned a face for Dakṣa; Dakṣa, regaining consciousness, rose up with joined palms.

तुष्टाव देवदेवेशं शङ्करं वृषभध्वजम् स्तुतस्तेन महातेजाः प्रदाय विविधान्वरान्

He praised Śaṅkara, Lord of the gods, the Bull-bannered one; thus praised by him, the mighty Lord granted various boons.

गाणपत्यं ददौ तस्मै दक्षायाक्लिष्टकर्मणे देवाश् च सर्वे देवेशं तुष्टुवुः परमेश्वरम्

He granted to Dakṣa, whose actions were pure, the lordship of the Gaṇas; and all the gods praised the supreme Lord of gods.