कस्ते सखाभवच्चाग्रे हिरण्याक्षवधे विभो हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो वीर्यशाली मदोद्धतः
Who was your companion at the forefront during the slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa, O Lord? Hiraṇyakaśipu, the mighty and arrogant demon.
त्वां प्राप्यापश्यदसुरो विषमं स्मृतिविभ्रमम् पूर्वे ऽप्यतिबला ये च दैत्येन्द्राः सुरविद्विषः
Upon encountering you, the demon saw adversity and confusion of memory; even those previous powerful demon kings, haters of the gods.
विनाशमागताः प्राप्य शलभा इव पावकम् युगे युगे च दैत्यानां त्वमेवान्तकरो हरे
Having met destruction, they perished like moths in fire; and in every age, O Hari, you alone are the destroyer of the demons.
तथैवाद्येह मग्नानां भव विष्णो सुराश्रयः एवमुक्तस्ततो विष्णुर् व्यवर्धत महाभुजः
In the same way, O Viṣṇu, become the refuge of the gods for those now submerged; thus addressed, Viṣṇu, the mighty-armed, grew in strength.
ऋद्ध्या परमया युक्तः सर्वभूताश्रयो ऽरिहा अथोवाच सहस्राक्षं कालक्षमम् अधोक्षजः
Endowed with supreme prosperity, the destroyer of enemies, the refuge of all beings, then Adhokṣaja spoke to Sahasrākṣa, patient with time.
दैत्येन्द्राः स्वैर्वधोपायैः शक्या हन्तुं हि नान्यतः दुर्जयस्तारको दैत्यो मुक्त्वा सप्तदिनं शिशुम्
Demon kings can be slain only by their own means of destruction, not otherwise; the demon Tāra is unconquerable except for seven days as an infant.
कश्चित्स्त्रीवध्यतां प्राप्तो वधे ऽन्यस्य कुमारिका जम्भस्तु वध्यतां प्राप्तो दानवः क्रूरविक्रमः
Someone has become subject to death at the hands of a woman; for another, a maiden is the means of death; Jambha, the fierce demon, has become subject to death.
तस्माद्वीर्येण दिव्येन जहि जम्भं जगद्वरम् अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां त्वां विना स तु दानवः
Therefore, with divine strength, slay Jambha, the scourge of the world; he is invulnerable to all beings except you, O Dānava.
मया गुप्तो रणे जम्भं जगत्कण्टकमुद्धर तद्वैकुण्ठवचः श्रुत्वा सहस्राक्षो ऽमरारिहा
Protected by me in battle, uproot Jambha, the thorn of the world; hearing these words of Vaikuṇṭha, Sahasrākṣa, the enemy of immortals,
समादिशत्सुरान्सर्वान् सैन्यस्य रचनां प्रति यत्सारं सर्वलोकेषु वीर्यस्य तपसो ऽपि च
Commanded all the gods regarding the arrangement of the army; whatever is the essence of valor and austerity in all the worlds.
तदेकादश रुद्रांस्तु चकाराग्रेसरान्हरिः व्यालभोगाङ्गसंनद्धा बलिनो नीलकंधराः
Hari made eleven Rudras as leaders at the front, strong, with blue throats, adorned with serpent coils on their limbs.
चन्द्रखण्डनृमुण्डालीमण्डितोरुशिखण्डिनः शूलज्वालावलिप्ताङ्गा भुजमण्डलभैरवाः
With crests adorned by fragments of the moon and human skulls, their bodies smeared with the flames of tridents, their arms encircled with terrifying ornaments.
पिङ्गोत्तुङ्गजटाजूटाः सिंहचर्मानुषङ्गिणः कपालीशादयो रुद्रा विद्रावितमहासुराः
With tawny, towering matted hair, clad in lion skins, the Rudras headed by Kapālī, who drove away the great demons.
कपाली पिङ्गलो भीमो विरूपाक्षो विलोहितः अजेशः शासनः शास्ता शंभुश्चण्डो ध्रुवस्तथा
Kapālī, Piṅgala, Bhīma, Virūpākṣa, Vilohita, Ajeśa, Śāsana, Śāstā, Śaṃbhu, Caṇḍa, and Dhruva.
एत एकादशानन्तबला रुद्राः प्रभाविणः पालयन्तो बलस्याग्रे दारयन्तश्च दानवान्
These eleven Rudras, possessing endless strength and power, guarded at the front of the army, and tore apart the demons.
आप्याययन्तस्त्रिदशान् गर्जन्त इव चाम्बुदाः हिमाचलाभे महति काञ्चनाम्बुरुहस्रजि
They invigorated the gods, roaring like thunderclouds, vast as the Himalayas, adorned with garlands of golden lotuses.
प्रचलच्चामरे हेमघण्टासंघातमण्डिते ऐरावते चतुर्दन्ते मातङ्गे ऽचलसंस्थिते
On Airavata, the four-tusked elephant, adorned with moving fans and a cluster of golden bells, Indra stood unmoving.
महामदजलस्रावे कामरूपे शतक्रतुः तस्थौ हिमगिरेः शृङ्गे भानुमानिव दीप्तिमान्
The lord of a hundred sacrifices, Indra, whose form could change at will, stood upon the snowy mountain's peak, radiant like the sun, as streams of intoxicating liquid flowed from his elephant.
तस्यारक्षत्पदं सव्यं मारुतो ऽमितविक्रमः जुगोपापरमग्निस्तु ज्वालापूरितदिङ्मुखः
On his left side, the mighty Wind protected his position; Agni, his mouth filled with flames, guarded the other side.
पृष्ठरक्षो ऽभवद्विष्णुः ससैन्यस्य शतक्रतोः आदित्या वसवो विश्वे मरुतश्चाश्विनावपि
Vishnu protected the rear of Indra and his army; the Adityas, Vasus, Visvedevas, Maruts, and the Ashvins were also present.
गन्धर्वा राक्षसा यक्षाः सकिंनरमहोरगाः नानाविधायुधाश्चित्रा दधाना हेमभूषणाः
Gandharvas, Rakshasas, Yakshas, Kinnaras, and great serpents, bearing various wondrous weapons and adorned with golden ornaments, assembled there.
कोटिशः कोटिशः कृत्वा वृन्दं चिह्नोपलक्षितम् विश्रामयन्तः स्वां कीर्तिं बन्दिवृन्दपुरःसराः चेरुर्दैत्यवधे हृष्टाः सहेन्द्राः सुरजातयः
Countless groups, marked with distinctive signs, led by bands of bards, joyfully paraded their own glory, delighted at the destruction of the demons, together with Indra and the divine hosts.
शतक्रतोरमरनिकायपालिता पताकिनी गजशतवाजिनादिता सितोन्नतध्वजपटकोटिमण्डिता बभूव सा दितिसुतशोकवर्धिनी
Indra's army, guarded by the immortal hosts, with banners, the roar of hundreds of elephants and horses, and adorned with countless lofty white flag-cloths, became a source of grief for the sons of Diti.
आयान्तीम् अवलोक्याथ सुरसेनां गजासुरः गजरूपी महाम्भोदसंघातो भाति भैरवः
Seeing the advancing army of the gods, the elephant-demon, in elephant form, appeared terrifying like a mass of great clouds.
परश्वधायुधो दैत्यो दंशितोष्ठकसंपुटः ममर्द च रणे देवांश् चिक्षेपान्यान्करेण तु
Armed with a battle-axe, the demon, his lips curled in rage, crushed the gods in battle and hurled others with his hand.
परान्परशुना जघ्ने दैत्येन्द्रो रौद्रविक्रमः तस्य पातयतः सेनां यक्षगन्धर्वकिंनराः
The demon king, fierce in valor, struck down his foes with his axe; as he destroyed their army, the Yakshas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras—
मुमुचुः संहताः सर्वे चित्रशस्त्रास्त्रसंहतिम् पाशान् परश्वधांश्चक्रान् भिन्दिपालान् समुद्गरान्
All together released a mass of wondrous weapons and missiles: nooses, axes, discs, spears, and maces.
कुन्तान्प्रासान् असींस्तीक्ष्णान् मुद्गरांश्चापि दुःसहान् तान्सर्वान्सो ऽग्रसद्दैत्यः कवलानिव यूथपः
Javelins, lances, sharp swords, and formidable maces—all these the demon devoured like a herd-leader swallowing morsels.
कोपास्फालितदीर्घाग्रकरास्फोटेन पातयन् विचचार रणे देवान् दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये गजदानवः
With his long, furious trunk, striking and felling, the elephant-demon roamed the battlefield among the gods, dreadful to behold.
यस्मिन्यस्मिन्निपतति सुरवृन्दे गजासुरः तस्मिंस्तस्मिन्महाशब्दो हाहाकारकृतो ऽभवत्
Wherever the elephant-demon fell upon a group of gods, a great cry of lament arose in each place.