तस्मिंस्तु व्यथिते दैत्ये निर्वीर्यैषा न संशयः। शापो ह्यस्याः पुरा दत्तः सृष्टा येनैव तेजसा
When that demon is afflicted, this power will be weakened, no doubt; a curse was previously given to it, created by the same energy.
यद्येषा प्रतिहंतव्या कर्तव्यो भगवान्सुखी। दीयतां मे सखो शक्र तोययोनिर्निशाकरः
If this must be counteracted, let the blessed one be made happy; grant me, O friend, Indra, the water-origin and the moon.
तेनाहं सहसं गम्य यादोभिश्च समावृतः। मायामेतां हनिष्यामि त्वत्प्रसादान्न संशयः
With that, I will swiftly go, surrounded by the Yadavas; I will destroy this power by your favor, without doubt.
एवमस्त्वितिसंहृष्टः शक्रस्त्रिदशवर्धनः। संदिदेशाग्रतः सोमं युद्धाय शिशिरायुधम्
So be it—thus, delighted, Indra, increaser of the gods, ordered Soma, the cold-armed one, to the front for battle.
गच्छ सोम सहायन्त्वं कुरु पाशधरस्य वै। असुराणां विनाशाय जयार्थं त्रिदिवौकसाम्
Go, Soma, and become the ally of the noose-bearer; for the destruction of the asuras and the victory of the dwellers of heaven.
त्वं मतः प्रतिवीर्यश्च ज्योतिषामपि चेश्वरः। त्वन्मयान्सर्वलोकेषु रसान्वेदविदो विदुः
You are regarded as equal in strength and as the lord even of the luminaries; those who know the Vedas understand that all essences in the worlds are pervaded by you.
त्वया समो न लोकेस्मिन्विद्यते शिशिरायुधः। क्षयवृद्धीतवाव्यक्तेसागरेचैवचांबरे
There is no one in this world equal to you, O wielder of cool rays, in the waxing and waning of the unmanifest, in the ocean, and in the sky.
प्रवर्तयस्यहोरात्रात्कालं संमोहयन्जगत्। लोकच्छायामयं लक्ष्म तवांकः शशविग्रहः
You set in motion time through day and night, bewildering the world; your mark is the moon-form on your body, made of the shadow of the worlds.
न विदुः सोम ते मायां ये च नक्षत्रयोनयः। त्वमादित्यपथादूर्ध्वं ज्योतिषां चोपरिस्थितः
Those who are the progenitors of the stars do not know your illusion, Soma; you are above the path of the sun and situated above the luminaries.
तमः प्रोत्सार्य सहसा भासयस्यखिलं जगत्। शीतभानुर्हिमतनुर्ज्योतिषामधिपः शशी
Driving away darkness suddenly, you illuminate the whole world; you are the cool-rayed one, of icy body, the lord of the luminaries, the moon.
अपि तत्कालयोगात्मा इज्यो यज्ञरथोऽव्ययः। ओषधीशः क्रियायोनिरपां योनिरनुष्णगुः
Indeed, you are the soul of the conjunction of time, the imperishable one to be worshipped, the chariot of sacrifice, the lord of plants, the source of rites, the source of waters, and free from heat.
शीतांशुरमृताधारश्चपलः श्वेतवाहनः। त्वं कांतिः कांतवपुषां त्वं सोमः सोमपायिनाम्
You are the cool-rayed one, the support of nectar, swift, with a white vehicle; you are the radiance of the radiant, Soma of the Soma-drinkers.
सौम्यस्त्वं सर्वभूतानां तिमिरघ्नस्त्वमृक्षराट्। तद्गच्छ त्वं महासेन वरुणेन वरूथिना
You are gentle among all beings, the destroyer of darkness, the lord of the stars; therefore, go with Mahasena and Varuna, with their armies.
शमयस्वासुरीं मायां यया दह्यामहे रणे। सोम उवाच। यन्मां वदसि युद्धार्थं देवराजवरप्रद
Pacify the asuric illusion by which we are burned in battle.
एष वर्षामि शिशिरं दैत्यमायापकर्षणं। एतान्मे शीतनिर्दग्धान्पश्यस्व हिमवेष्टितान्
Soma said: That which you command me for the sake of battle, O bestower of boons, king of the gods—
तथा हिमकरोत्सृष्टाः सपाशा हिमवृष्टयः। वेष्टयंति च तान्दैत्यान्वायुर्मेघगणानिव
I now pour down cold, dispelling the illusion of the daityas; see these, scorched by cold, wrapped in frost.
तौ पाशशीतांशुधरौ वरुणेंदू महाबलौ। जघ्नतुर्हिमपातैश्च पाशपातैश्च दानवान्
Thus, the cold rains released by the moon, together with the nooses, envelop the daityas, just as the wind envelops masses of clouds.
द्वावंबुनाथौ समरे तौ पाशहिमयोधिनौ। मृधे चेरतुरंभोभिः क्षुब्धाविव महार्णवौ
Those two mighty ones, Varuna and the moon, wielding nooses and cold rays, struck down the danavas with showers of frost and with nooses.
ताभ्यामापूरितं सर्वं तद्दानवबलं महत्। जगत्संवर्त्तकांभोदैः प्रवर्षैरिव संवृतं
Those two lords of waters, armed with icy nooses, moved about in battle with great waves, like two agitated oceans.
तावुद्यतावंबुनाथौ शशांकवरुणावुभौ। शमयामासतुस्तां तु मायां दैत्येन्द्रनिर्मितां
By them, the entire great army of the danavas was overwhelmed, covered as if by the rains of the clouds that bring dissolution to the world.
शीतांशुजालनिर्दग्धाः पाशैश्चास्कंदिता रणे। न शेकुश्चलितुं दैत्या विशिरस्का इवाद्रयः
Those two lords of waters, the moon and Varuna, raised up, subdued that illusion created by the lord of the daityas.
शीतांशु निहतास्ते तु दैत्यास्सर्वे निपातिताः। हिमप्लावित सर्वांगानिरूष्माण इवाग्नयः
Scorched by the rays of the moon and struck by the nooses in battle, the daityas could not move, like mountains without their peaks.
तेषां तु दिवि दैत्यानां निपतंति शुभानि वै। विमानानि विचित्राणि निपतंत्युत्पतंति च
Struck down by the moon, all those daityas fell, their bodies covered with frost, like fires deprived of heat.
तान्पाशहस्तग्रथितान्छादितान्शीतरश्मिभिः। मयो ददर्श मायावी दानवान्दिवि दानवः
Maya, the master of illusion among the Danavas, saw those Danavas in the sky, bound with nooses and veiled by cool rays.
सशैलजालां विततां खड्गपट्टसहासिनीम्। पादपोत्करकूटस्थां कंदराकीर्णकाननां
He created a vast illusion, adorned with mountain ranges, armed with swords and daggers, standing upon rocky peaks, and filled with caves and forests.
सिंहव्याघ्रगणाकीर्णां नदद्भिर्देवयूथपैः। ईहामृगगणाकीर्णां पवनाघूर्णितद्द्रुमाम्
It was crowded with groups of lions and tigers, resounding with the cries of divine herds, teeming with wild animals, and its trees were shaken by the wind.
निर्मितां स्वेन पुत्रेण कूजंतीं दिविकामगां। प्रथितां पार्वतीं मायां ससृजे स समंततः
That renowned illusion, called Parvati, was fashioned by his own son, resounding and desired by the gods, and Maya spread it everywhere.
सासिशब्दैश्शिलावर्षैः संपतद्भिश्च पादपैः। जघान देवसंघांस्ते दानवानभ्यजीवयत्
With the sounds of swords, showers of stones, and falling trees, she struck the hosts of gods, reviving the Danavas.
नैशाकरी वारुणी च माये अंतर्हिते तदा। अभवद्घोरसंचारा पृथिवी पर्वतैरिव
Then, the illusions of the Moon and Varuna vanished, and the earth became dreadful in movement, as if with mountains.
न चारुद्धो द्रुमगणैर्देवो दृश्यत कश्चन। तदपध्वस्तधनुषं भग्नप्रहरणाविलम्
No god could be seen, surrounded by masses of trees; their bows were broken, their weapons shattered, and they were in disarray.