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.
इन्द्रास्त्रयस्ते विज्ञेया असुराणां महौजसः दैत्यसंस्थमिदं सर्वम् आसीद्दशयुगं पुनः
Know that there were three powerful Indras among the demons; all this, established among the Daityas, lasted for ten ages again.
त्रैलोक्यमिदमव्यग्रं महेन्द्रेणानुपाल्यते असपत्नमिदं सर्वम् आसीद्दशयुगं पुनः
This threefold world, undisturbed, was governed by mighty Indra; all of it, without rival, lasted for ten ages again.
प्रह्लादस्य हते तस्मिंस् त्रैलोक्ये कालपर्ययात् पर्यायेण तु सम्प्राप्ते त्रैलोक्यं पाकशासने ततो ऽसुरान्परित्यज्य शुक्रो देवानगच्छत
When Prahlada was slain, in the three worlds, as time passed, and when the reign of Paka (Indra) arrived, Shukra abandoned the demons and went to the gods.
यज्ञे देवानथ गतं दितिजाः काव्यमाह्वयन् किं त्वं नो मिषतां राज्यं त्यक्त्वा यज्ञं पुनर्गतः
At the sacrifice, when Shukra went to the gods, the sons of Diti called out to him: 'Why, having abandoned our kingdom, have you returned to the sacrifice, even as we look on?'
स्थातुं न शक्नुमो ह्य् अत्र प्रविशामो रसातलम् एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीद्दैत्यान् विषण्णान्सान्त्वयन्गिरा
'We are unable to remain here; let us enter the netherworld.' Thus addressed, Shukra spoke to the dejected Daityas, consoling them with gentle words.
मा भैष्ट धारयिष्यामि तेजसा स्वेन वो ऽसुराः मन्त्राश्चौषधयश्चैव रसा वसु च यत्परम्
'Do not fear, O demons; I will sustain you with my own power—mantras, herbs, essences, and the highest wealth.'
कृत्स्नानि मयि तिष्ठन्ति पादस्तेषां सुरेषु वै तत्सर्वं वः प्रदास्यामि युष्मदर्थे धृता मया
'All these things remain with me, and their feet are among the gods; all of this I will give to you, for your sake, held by me.'
ततो देवास्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा वृतान्काव्येन धीमता संमन्त्रयन्ति देवा वै संविज्ञास्तु जिघृक्षया
Then, seeing them protected by wise Shukra, the gods deliberated together, desiring to seize them.
काव्यो ह्य् एष इदं सर्वं व्यावर्तयति नो बलात् साधु गच्छामहे तूर्णं यावन्नाध्यापयिष्यति
'This Shukra is turning everything away from us by his power. Let us quickly depart before he instructs them.'
प्रसह्य हत्वा शिष्टांस्तु पातालं प्रापयामहे ततो देवास्तु संरब्धा दानवान् उपसृत्य ह
'Let us forcibly slay the survivors and send them to the netherworld.' Then the gods, enraged, approached the Danavas.