मनसा निर्वृत्तिं प्राप्यसस्मार च गुरोर्वचः
Having attained inner peace in his mind, he remembered the words of his guru.
पीर्ववृत्तं च विप्राय सर्वं तस्मै न्यवेदयत्
He reported everything that had happened before to the brahmin.
नामानि व्याहरन्विष्णोः सद्यो वाराणसीं ययौ
Reciting the names of Vishnu, he immediately went to Varanasi.
ब्राह्मणीदत्तश पात्तु मुक्तो मित्रसहो ऽभवत्
Freed by the gift of the brahmin's wife, Mitrasaha was released.
अभिषिक्तो मुनुश्रेष्ठ स्वकं राज्यमपालयत्
Consecrated, O best of sages, he ruled over his own kingdom.
वशिष्टात्प्राप्य सन्तानं गतो मोक्षं नृपोत्तमः
Having obtained offspring from Vashishtha, the best of kings attained liberation.
गृणञ्छृण्वन्स्मरन्गङ्गां पीत्वा मुक्तो भवेन्नरः
A man who praises, listens to, remembers, or drinks the Ganga becomes liberated.
पारं गन्तुं सुराधीशैर्ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवरपि
Even the lords of the gods—Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva—seek to cross over.
विमुक्तो ब्रह्मसदनं नरो याति न संशयः
Freed, a man goes to the abode of Brahma—of this there is no doubt.
तदैव पापनिमुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
At that very moment, freed from sin, he is honored in the world of Brahma.
तदुत्पत्तिं वद भ्रातरनुग्राह्यो ऽस्मि ते यदि
Tell me of its origin, brother, if I am worthy of your favor.
वदृतां शृण्वतां चैंव पुण्यदां पापनाशिनीम्
Speak of that which, when heard, grants merit and destroys sin.
दक्षात्मजे तस्य भार्ये दितिश्चादितिरेव च
Daksha's daughters, his wives, were Diti and Aditi.
ते तयोरात्मजा विप्र परस्परजयैषिणः
Their sons, O brahmin, were rivals, each seeking victory over the other.
आदिर् दैत्यो दितेः पुत्रो हिरण्यकशिपुर्बली
The first of the Daityas, Diti's son, was the mighty Hiranyakashipu.
विरोचन स्तस्य सुतो बभूव द्विजभक्तिमान्
His son was Virocana, devoted to the brahmins.
स एव वाहिनीपालो दैत्यानामभवन्मुनेः
That very leader of the army became the commander of the Daityas, O sage.
विजित्य वसुधां सर्वां स्वर्गं जेतुं मनो दधे
Having conquered the entire earth, he set his mind on winning heaven.
गजेगजे पञ्चशती पदातेः किं वर्ण्यते तस्य चमूर्वरिष्टा
He had five hundred elephants in each division; what need is there to describe his infantry? His army was the best of all.
पित्रा समं शौर्यपराक्रमाभ्यां बाणो बलेः पुत्रशतग्रजो ऽभूत्
Bāṇa, the eldest of Bali’s hundred sons, matched his father in valor and might.
ध्वजातपर्त्रैर्गगनाबुराशेस्तरङ्गविद्युत्स्मरणं प्रकुर्वन्
With banners and pennants, he made the sky resemble a mass of clouds flashing with lightning.
सुरश्च युद्धाय पुरात्तथैव विनिर्ययुर्वज्रकरादयश्च
The gods too, along with those bearing thunderbolts and others, came forth for battle just as before.
कल्पान्तमेघानिर्धोषं डिण्डिंमध्वनिसंभ्रमम्
The tumult of drums resounded like the thunder of clouds at the end of an age.
देवाश्च दैत्यसेनासु संग्रामे ऽत्यन्तदारुणे
The gods engaged the Daitya armies in a battle of extreme ferocity.
इत्येवं सुमहान्घोषो वदतां सेनयोरभूत्
Thus arose a tremendous uproar from both armies as they shouted.
भाङ्कारैः स्यन्दनानां च बाणक्रेङ्गारनिःस्वनैः
With the rumbling of chariots and the sharp twang of arrows, the noise was immense.
टङ्गारैर्धनुषां चैव लोकः शब्दत्मयो ऽभवत्
With the clanging of bows and the crash of weapons, the world became filled with sound.
अकालप्रलयं मेने निरीक्ष्य सकलं जगत्
Observing this, all the world thought the untimely dissolution had come.
चलद्विद्युन्निभा रात्रिश्छादिता जलदैरिव
The night, veiled by clouds, shone with flashes like moving lightning.
नाराचैश्चूर्णयामासुर्वेवास्ते लघुविक्रमाः
The swift gods shattered their foes with iron arrows.