कलहं वर्जयन्तश्च अर्जयन्तस् तथार्जवम् स्वप्नोदयं प्रतीक्षध्वं कालोदयमथापि च
Avoid quarrels and cultivate honesty; wait for the outcome of this dream and for the unfolding of time.
श्रुत्वा दाक्षायणीपुत्रा इत्येवं मयभाषितम् क्रोधेर्ष्यावस्थया युक्ता दृश्यन्ते च विनाशगाः
Hearing these words of mine, O sons of Daksha’s daughter, those filled with anger and jealousy are seen heading toward destruction.
विनाशम् उपपश्यन्तो ह्य् अलक्ष्म्या व्यापितासुराः तत्रैव दृष्ट्वा ते ऽन्योन्यं सक्रोधापूरितेक्षणाः
Perceiving their own ruin and enveloped by misfortune, the Asuras there gazed at each other with eyes filled with wrath.
अथ दैवपरिध्वस्ता दानवास्त्रिपुरालयाः हित्वा सत्यं च धर्मं च अकार्याण्युपचक्रमुः
Then, overpowered by fate, the Danavas dwelling in Tripura abandoned truth and righteousness and began to act unrighteously.
द्विषन्ति ब्राह्मणान्पुण्यान् न चार्चन्ति हि देवताः गुरुं चैव न मन्यन्ते ह्य् अन्योन्यं चापि चुक्रुधुः
They hate virtuous Brahmins, do not worship the gods, do not respect their teachers, and grew angry with one another.
कलहेषु च सज्जन्ते स्वधर्मेषु हसन्ति च परस्परं च निन्दन्ति अहमित्येव वादिनः
They engage in quarrels, mock their own duties, insult each other, and speak only of themselves.
उच्चैर्गुरून्प्रभाषन्ते नाभिभाषन्ति पूजिताः अकस्मात्साश्रुनयना जायन्ते च समुत्सुकाः
They speak loudly to their elders, do not respond when honored, suddenly become tearful, and are filled with longing.
दधिसक्तून्पयश्चैव कपित्थानि च रात्रिषु भक्षयन्ति च शेरन्त उच्छिष्टाः संवृतास्तथा
At night they eat curds, parched grain, milk, and wood-apple fruits, and they sleep covered, leaving food remnants.
मूत्रं कृत्वोपस्पृशन्ति चाकृत्वा पादधावनम् संविशन्ति च शय्यासु शौचाचारविवर्जिताः
After passing urine, they purify themselves without washing their feet, and they lie down on beds, neglecting the practices of cleanliness.
संकुचन्ति भयाच्चैव मार्जाराणां यथाखुकः भार्यां गत्वा न शुध्यन्ति रहोवृत्तिषु निस्त्रपाः
Out of fear they shrink away like a mouse from cats; after approaching their wives, they do not purify themselves, shameless in their secret acts.
पुरा सुशीला भूत्वा च दुःशीलत्वमुपागताः देवांस्तपोधनांश्चैव बाधन्ते त्रिपुरालयाः
Once of good conduct, they have now become of bad conduct; the dwellers of Tripura oppress the gods and ascetics.
मयेन वार्यमाणा अपि ते विनाशमुपस्थिताः विप्रियाण्येव विप्राणां कुर्वाणाः कलहैषिणः
Even when restrained by Maya, they approached destruction, seeking quarrels and doing harm to the Brahmins.
वैभ्राजं नन्दनं चैव तथा चैत्ररथं वनम् अशोकं च वराशोकं सर्वर्तुकमथापि च
Vaibhraja, Nandana, and likewise the Caitraratha forest, Ashoka, Varaashoka, and also the forest that flourishes in all seasons—
स्वर्गं च देवतावासं पूर्वदेववशानुगाः विध्वंसयन्ति संक्रुद्धास् तपोधनवनानि च
Heaven itself, the abode of the gods, and the forests of ascetics, which formerly belonged to the gods, are destroyed by the enraged ones.
विध्वस्तदेवायतनाश्रमं च संभग्नदेवद्विजपूजकं तु जगद्बभूवामरराजदुष्टैर् अभिद्रुतं सस्यमिवालिवृन्दैः
With shrines and hermitages of the gods laid waste, and the worshippers of gods and brahmins scattered, the world was assailed by the wicked kings of the immortals, like crops by swarms of locusts.
अशीलेषु प्रदुष्टेषु दानवेषु दुरात्मसु लोकेषूत्साद्यमानेषु तपोधनवनेषु च
When the impious, corrupt, and wicked Daityas prevailed, and the worlds and the forests of ascetics were being overthrown—
सिंहनादे व्योमगानां तेषु भीतेषु जन्तुषु त्रैलोक्ये भयसंमूढे तमोन्धन्वम् उपागते
With the roaring of the sky-going ones, as creatures trembled in fear, and the three worlds, bewildered by terror, entered into darkness—
आदित्या वसवः साध्याः पितरो मरुतां गणाः भीताः शरणमाजग्मुर् ब्रह्माणां प्रपितामहम्
The Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Pitris, and hosts of Maruts, all afraid, came for refuge to Brahma, the grandsire.
ते तं स्वर्णोत्पलासीनं ब्रह्माणं समुपागताः नेमुरूचुश्च सहिताः पञ्चास्यं चतुराननम्
They approached Brahma, seated on a golden lotus, bowed together, and addressed him—he who has five faces and four heads.
वरगुप्तास्तवैवेह दानवास्त्रिपुरालयाः बाधन्ते ऽस्मान्यथा प्रेष्यान् अनुशाधि ततो ऽनघ
Protected by your boon, the Daityas, dwellers in Tripura, oppress us; therefore, O sinless one, command your servants accordingly.
मेघागमे यथा हंसा मृगाः सिंहभयादिव दानवानां भयात्तद्वद् भ्रमामो हि पितामह
Just as swans scatter at the coming of clouds, or deer from fear of lions, so, O Grandsire, we wander about in fear of the Daityas.
पुत्राणां नामधेयानि कलत्राणां तथैव च दानवैर्भ्राम्यमाणानां विस्मृतानि ततो ऽनघ
The names of our sons and likewise of our wives, as we are driven about by the Daityas, have been forgotten, O sinless one.
देववेश्मप्रभङ्गाश्च आश्रमभ्रंशनानि च दानवैर्लोममोहान्धैः क्रियन्ते च भ्रमन्ति च
The destruction of divine dwellings and the ruin of hermitages are wrought and caused by the Daityas, blinded by the delusion of arrogance.
यदि न त्रायसे लोकं दानवैर्विद्रुतं द्रुतम् धर्षणानेन निर्देवं निर्मनुष्याश्रमं जगत्
If you do not quickly protect the world, which is overrun by the Daityas, the world will be left without gods, without men, and without hermitages, due to their violence.
इत्येवं त्रिदशैरुक्तः पद्मयोनिः पितामहः प्रत्याह त्रिदशान् सेन्द्रान् इन्दुतुल्याननः प्रभुः
Thus addressed by the gods, the lotus-born Grandsire, with a face like the moon, replied to the gods, including Indra.
भयस्य यो वरो दत्तो मया मतिमतां वराः तस्यान्त एष सम्प्राप्तो यः पुरोक्तो मया सुराः
The boon of fearlessness that I granted—O best of the wise—has now reached its end, as I had previously declared, O gods.
तच्च तेषामधिष्ठानं त्रिपुरं त्रिदशर्षभाः एकेषुपातमोक्षेण हन्तव्यं नेषुवृष्टिभिः
And that stronghold of theirs, Tripura, O best of the gods, must be destroyed not by a shower of arrows, but by a single arrow.
भवतां च न पश्यामि कमप्यत्र सुरर्षभाः यस्तु चैकप्रहारेण पुरं हन्यात् सदानवम्
Among you, O best of gods, I see no one here who could destroy the city with its Daityas in a single attack.
त्रिपुरं नाल्पवीर्येण शक्यं हन्तुं शरेण तु एकं मुक्त्वा महादेवं महेशानं प्रजापतिम्
Tripura cannot be destroyed by one of little power with an arrow; except for Mahadeva, the great lord, the progenitor, no one can do it.
ते यूयं यदि अन्ये च क्रतुविध्वंसकं हरम् याचामः सहिता देवं त्रिपुरं स हनिष्यति
Therefore, if you and the others together beseech Hara, the destroyer of sacrifices, he, the god, will destroy Tripura.