यमस्तु दंडमुद्यम्य कालयुक्तं च मुद्गरं। तस्थौ सुरगणानीके दैत्यानां चैव दर्शयन्
Yama, raising his staff and a mace fit for time, stood in the midst of the gods’ host, displaying them to the Daityas.
चतुर्भिः सागरैर्युक्तो लेलिहानैश्च पन्नगैः। शंखमुक्तांगदधरो बिभ्रत्तोयमयं वपुः
He was joined by four oceans, with licking serpents, adorned with conch and bracelets, bearing a form made of water.
कालपाशान्समाविध्य हयैः शशिकरोपमैः। वाय्वीरितजलाकारैः कुर्वन्लीलाः सहस्रशः
Brandishing the nooses of time, with horses like the rays of the moon, performing countless playful acts with forms of wind, fire, and water.
पांडुरोद्धूतवसनः प्रवालरुचिरांगदः। मणिश्यामोत्तमवपुर्हारकेणार्चितोदरः
Clad in pure white garments, adorned with coral-bright armlets, his excellent dark-blue body gleamed, his waist honored by a jeweled belt.
वरुणः पाशधृङ्मध्ये देवानीकस्य तस्थिवान्। युद्धवेलामभिलषन्भिन्नवेल इवार्णवः
Varuṇa, holding a noose, stood in the midst of the gods’ host, desiring the time of battle, like the ocean longing to break its shore.
यक्षराक्षससैन्येन गुह्यकानां गणैरपि। युक्तश्च शंखपद्माभ्यां निधीनामधिपः प्रभुः
Joined by the army of Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, and by hosts of Guhyakas, the lord of treasures, mighty, armed with conch and lotus, was present.
राजराजेश्वरःश्रीमान्गदापाणिरदृश्यत। विमानयोधी धनदो विमाने पुष्पके स्थितः
The illustrious King of Kings, with mace in hand, appeared; the Lord of Wealth, standing in the aerial chariot Puṣpaka, was seen among the warriors.
स राजराजः शुशुभे यक्षेशो नरवाहनः। पूर्वपक्षे सहस्राक्षः पितृराजश्च दक्षिणे
That King of Kings, the Lord of the Yakṣas, shone resplendent, riding upon a human vehicle; on the eastern side was the thousand-eyed one, and on the southern side, the Lord of the Ancestors.
वरुणः पश्चिमे पक्ष उत्तरे नरवाहनः। चतुःपक्षाश्च चत्त्वारो लोकपाला महाबलाः
Varuṇa was on the western side, and on the northern side, the Lord riding upon men; on all four sides stood the four mighty guardians of the world.
आत्मदिक्षुचरंतश्चतस्यदेवबलस्यते। सूर्यः सप्ताश्वयुक्तेन रथेनानिलगामिना
The Sun, traversing his own directions, moved with his divine army; he rode in a chariot drawn by seven horses, moving with the wind.
श्रिया जाज्वल्यमानेन दीप्यमानैश्च रश्मिभिः। उदयास्तमयौ चक्रे मेरुपर्यन्तगामिना
Blazing with splendor and shining rays, he made the circuit from sunrise to sunset, reaching to the ends of Mount Meru.
त्रिदिव द्वारचक्रेण तपसा लोकमव्ययम्। सहस्ररश्मियुक्तेन भ्राजमानेन तेजसा
With the triple-heaven's gate as his wheel, by his ascetic power he pervaded the imperishable world, joined by a thousand rays and shining with brilliance.
चचार मध्ये देवानां द्वादशात्मा दिवाकरः। सोमः श्वेतहयो भाति स्यंदने शीतरश्मिमान्
In the midst of the gods, the twelve-formed Sun moved about; Soma, with white horses, shines in his chariot, bearing cool rays.
हिमतोयप्रपूर्णाभिर्भाभिराह्लादयञ्जगत्। तमृक्षयोगानुगतं शिशिरांशुं द्विजेश्वरम्
With beams full like icy waters, he delights the world; that ruler of the twice-born, with cool rays, follows the conjunctions of the stars.
शशच्छायांकिततनुं नैशस्य तमसः क्षयम्। ज्योतिषामीश्वरं व्योम्नि रसदं प्रभुमव्ययम्
His body marked by the hare's shadow, he dispels the darkness of night; lord of the luminaries in the sky, he is the imperishable bestower of sap.
ओषधीनां पवित्राणां निधानममृतस्य च। जगतः परमं भागं सौम्यं सर्वमयं रसम्
He is the repository of pure herbs and of nectar; the supreme portion of the world, gentle, all-pervading essence.
ददृशुर्दानवाः सोमं हिमप्रहरणं स्थितम्। यः प्राणः सर्वभूतानां पंचधा भिद्यते नृषु
The Dānavas saw Soma, armed with frost, standing there—he who is the life of all beings and is divided fivefold among men.
सप्तस्कंधगतो लोकांस्त्रीन्दधार चकार च। यमाहुरग्निकर्त्तारं सर्वप्रभवमीश्वरम्
He, having seven branches, supports and creates the worlds; whom they call the maker of fire, the lord from whom all arises.
सप्तस्वरगता यस्य योनिर्गीर्भिरुदीर्यते। यं वदंति चलं भूतं यं वदंत्यशरीरिणम्
His origin is said to dwell in the seven notes; whom they call the moving being, whom they call bodiless.
यमाहुराकाशगमं शीघ्रगं शब्दयोनिजम्। स वायुः सर्वभूतायुरुद्धतः स्वेन तेजसा
Whom they say moves through space, swift, born of sound; that is Vāyu, the life of all beings, exalted by his own brilliance.
ववौ प्रव्यथयन्दैत्यान्प्रतिलोमं सतोयदः। मारुतो देवगंधर्वैर्विद्याधरगणैः सह
He blew, agitating the Daityas, against the current, with rain-bearing clouds; Māruta played together with the gods, Gandharvas, and hosts of Vidyādharas.
चिक्रीड रश्मिभिश्शुभ्रैर्निर्मुक्तैरिव पन्नगैः। सृजंतः सर्पपतयस्तीव्रं रोषमयं विषम्
He sported with bright rays, like serpents released; the lords of serpents emitted fierce, wrathful poison.
शरभूता विलग्नाश्च चेरुर्व्यात्तानना दिवि। पर्वताश्च शिलाशृंगैः शतशाखैश्च पादपैः
Beings in the form of arrows clung together, roaming the sky with gaping mouths; mountains, with rocky peaks, and trees with a hundred branches,
उपतस्थुः सुरगणान्प्रहर्तुं दानवं बलम्। यः स देवो हृषीकेशः पद्मनाभस्त्रिविक्रमः
Approached the hosts of gods to strike the army of Dānavas; that god is Hṛṣīkeśa, Padmanābha, the three-strider.
युगांते कृष्णवर्त्मा च विश्वस्य जगतः प्रभुः। सर्वयोनिः समधुहा हव्यभुक्क्रतुसंस्थितः
At the end of the age, the Lord of the universe, the path of Krishna, the source of all beings, who consumes the offerings and abides in sacrifice, was manifested.
भूम्यम्बुव्योमभूतात्मा श्यामः शांतिकरोरिहा। अविघ्नममरादीनां चक्रे चक्रगदाधरः
He, whose essence is earth, water, space, and the elements, dark-hued, bestower of peace here, the wielder of the discus and mace, made things free of obstacles for the immortals and others.
सव्येनालभ्य महतीं सर्वायुधविनाशिनीं। करेण कालीं वपुषा शत्रुकालप्रदां गदां
With his left hand he grasped the great mace, impossible to obtain, destroyer of all weapons, in the form of Kālī, the bringer of death to enemies.
शेषैर्भुजैः प्रदीप्ताभैर्भुजगारिध्वजः प्रभुः। दधारायुधजालानि शार्ङ्गादीनि महाबलः
With his other blazing arms, the Lord bearing the serpent-banner, of great might, held arrays of weapons such as the Sharnga bow.
स कश्यपस्यात्मभवं द्विजं भुजगभोजनम्। भुजगेंद्रेण वदने निविष्टेन विराजितम्
He, resplendent, bore the twice-born son of Kashyapa, destined as food for serpents, placed in the mouth of the king of serpents.
अमृतारंभसंयुक्तं मंदराद्रिमिवोच्छितम्। देवासुरविमर्देषु बहुशो दृष्टविक्रमम्
Joined with the nectar-waters, raised up like Mount Mandara, whose valor had been seen many times in the battles of gods and demons.