विष्णुस्तेषां प्रणेता च प्रभुत्वे च व्यवस्थितः निदेशस्थायिनस्तस्य कथ्यन्ते सर्वयादवाः
Among them, Vishnu is the leader and established in authority; all the Yadavas are said to abide by his command.
सप्तर्षयः कुबेरश्च यक्षो माणिचरस्तथा शालकिर् नारदश्चैव सिद्धो धन्वन्तरिस्तथा
The seven sages, Kubera, the Yaksha Manicara, Shalaka, Narada, the Siddha, and Dhanvantari as well.
आदिदेवस्तथा विष्णुर् एभिस्तु सह दैवतः किमर्थं संघशो भूताः स्मृताः सम्भूतयः कति
The primordial god Vishnu, together with these deities—why are these beings remembered as groups, and how many are their origins?
भविष्याः कति चैवान्ये प्रादुर्भावा महात्मनः ब्रह्मक्षत्रेषु शान्तेषु किमर्थमिह जायते
How many future and other manifestations of the great soul will there be? When Brahmins and Kshatriyas are peaceful, for what purpose is he born here?
यदर्थमिह सम्भूतो विष्णुर्वृष्ण्यन्धकोत्तमः पुनः पुनर्मनुष्येषु तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम्
For what purpose did Vishnu, the foremost among Vrishni and Andhaka, manifest here among humans again and again? Tell us, who ask.
त्यक्त्वा दिव्यां तनुं विष्णुर् मानुषेष्विह जायते युगे त्व् अथ परावृत्ते काले प्रशिथिले प्रभुः
Having abandoned his divine form, Vishnu is born among humans here, when the age turns and the time becomes weakened, O Lord.
देवासुरविमर्देषु जायते हरिरीश्वरः हिरण्यकशिपौ दैत्ये त्रैलोक्यं प्राक्प्रशासति
In the battles between gods and asuras, Hari, the Lord, is born; in the Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu, he once ruled the three worlds.
बलिनाधिष्ठिते चैव पुरा लोकत्रये क्रमात् सख्यमासीत्परमकं देवानामसुरैः सह
When Bali presided, in former times, over the three worlds in succession, there was a supreme friendship between the gods and the asuras.
युगाख्यासुरसम्पूर्णं ह्य् आसीद् अत्याकुलं जगत् निदेशस्थायिनश्चापि तयोर्देवासुराः समम्
The world became exceedingly agitated, filled with asuras known as Yugākhyas; and the gods and asuras, remaining under their command, were equal.
मृधो बलिविमर्दाय सम्प्रवृद्धः सुदारुणः देवानामसुराणां च घोरः क्षयकरो महान्
A terrible and intense conflict arose for the sake of Bali's might, a great and dreadful battle bringing destruction to gods and asuras alike.
कर्तुं धर्मव्यवस्थानं जायते मानुषेष्विह भृगोः शापनिमित्तं तु देवासुरकृते तदा
To establish the order of righteousness among humans here, he is born; then, due to Bhṛgu's curse, the gods and asuras acted thus.
कथं देवासुरकृते व्यापारं प्राप्तवान्स्वतः देवासुरं यथा वृत्तं तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम्
How did he himself come to engage in the activity concerning gods and asuras? Tell us, as we ask, how the affair of gods and asuras transpired.
तेषां दायनिमित्तं ते संग्रामास्तु सुदारुणाः वराहाद्या दश द्वौ च शण्डामर्कान्तरे स्मृताः
For the sake of dividing their shares, those battles were exceedingly fierce; the ten, beginning with Varāha, and two more, are remembered between Śaṇḍa and Amarka.
नामतस्तु समासेन शृणुतैषां विवक्षतः प्रथमो नारसिंहस्तु द्वितीयश्चापि वामनः
Now, hear briefly their names as I intend to recount them: the first is Narasiṃha, and the second is Vāmana.
तृतीयस्तु वराहश्च चतुर्थो ऽमृतमन्थनः संग्रामः पञ्चमश्चैव संजातस्तारकामयः
The third is Varāha, the fourth is the battle of Amṛta-churning, and the fifth is known as the Tārakāmaya war.
षष्ठो ह्य् आडीबकाख्यस्तु सप्तमस्त्रैपुरस्तथा अन्धकाख्यो ऽष्टमस्तेषां नवमो वृत्रघातकः
The sixth is called Āḍībaka, the seventh is Tripura, the eighth is known as Andhaka, and the ninth is the slaying of Vṛtra.
धात्रश्च दशमश्चैव ततो हालाहलः स्मृतः प्रथितो द्वादशस्तेषां घोरः कोलाहलस्तथा
The tenth is Dhātra, and then Hālāhala is remembered; the twelfth among them is the dreadful Kolāhala, renowned as well.
हिरण्यकशिपुर् दैत्यो नारसिंहेन पातितः वामनेन बलिर् बद्धस् त्रैलोक्याक्रमणे पुरा
The Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu was slain by Narasiṃha; Bali was bound by Vāmana when he once sought to conquer the three worlds.
हिरण्याक्षो हतो द्वंद्वे प्रतिघाते तु दैवतैः दंष्ट्रया तु वराहेण समुद्रस्तु द्विधा कृतः
Hiraṇyākṣa was killed in single combat, struck down by the gods; by the tusk of Varāha, the ocean was split in two.
प्रह्लादो निर्जितो युद्धे इन्द्रेणामृतमन्थने विरोचनस्तु प्राह्लादिर् नित्यम् इन्द्रवधोद्यतः
Prahlāda was defeated in battle by Indra during the churning of nectar; Virocana, son of Prahlāda, was always intent on slaying Indra.
इन्द्रेणैव तु विक्रम्य निहतस्तारकामये अशक्नुवन्स देवानां सर्वं सोढुं सदैवतम्
In the Tārakāmaya war, he was slain by Indra himself, having displayed valor, unable to withstand all the gods and their divine power.
निहता दानवाः सर्वे त्रैलोक्ये त्र्यम्बकेण तु असुराश्च पिशाचाश्च दानवाश्चान्धकाहवे
All the Dānavas in the three worlds were slain by Tryambaka; asuras, piśācas, and dānavas too, in the battle with Andhaka.
हता देवमनुष्ये स्वे पितृभिश्चैव सर्वशः संपृक्तो दानवैर्वृत्रो घोरो हालाहले हतः
They were killed among gods and men, and entirely by their ancestors; the fierce Vṛtra, joined by dānavas, was slain in the Hālāhala conflict.
तदा विष्णुसहायेन महेन्द्रेण निवर्तितः हतो ध्वजे महेन्द्रेण मायाच्छन्नस्तु योगवित् ध्वजलक्षणमाविश्य विप्रचित्तिः सहानुजः
Then, with Viṣṇu's aid, Mahendra turned him back; hidden by illusion, skilled in yoga, Vipracitti with his brother entered the banner, and was slain by Mahendra at the banner's mark.
दैत्यांश्च दानवांश्चैव संयतान्किल संयुतान् जयन्कोलाहले सर्वान् देवैः परिवृतो वृषा
Surrounded by the gods, the bull vanquished all the restrained and assembled Daityas and Danavas in the tumult of battle.
यज्ञस्यावभृथे दृश्यौ शण्डामर्कौ तु दैवतैः एते देवासुरे वृत्ताः संग्रामा द्वादशैव तु
At the concluding rite of the sacrifice, the eunuch and the sun were seen by the gods; these were the twelve battles fought between gods and demons.
देवासुरक्षयकराः प्रजानां तु हिताय वै हिरण्यकशिपू राजा वर्षाणामर्बुदं बभौ
The wars between gods and demons, destructive to both, were indeed for the welfare of beings; King Hiranyakashipu flourished for ten million years.
द्विसप्तति तथान्यानि नियुतान्यधिकानि च अशीतिं च सहस्राणि त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यतां गतः
Seventy-two more units, and additional tens of millions, as well as eighty thousand, attained sovereignty over the three worlds.
पर्यायेण नु राजाभूद् बलिर्वर्षायुतं पुनः षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि नियुतानि च विंशतिः
In turn, King Bali ruled for a hundred thousand years again, and sixty thousand years plus twenty million.
बले राज्याधिकारस्तु यावत्कालं बभूव ह तावत्कालं तु प्रह्लादो निवृत्तो ह्य् असुरैः सह
For as long as Bali held royal authority, Prahlada withdrew from the demons for that same period.