सुवर्णमालाकुलभूषितांगाः सुतीक्ष्णदंष्ट्राकुलवक्त्रगर्ताः। स्फुरत्प्रभास्ते च सशृंगदेहाश्चीनांशुका भांति यथैव हंसाः
Their bodies adorned with golden garlands, their mouths filled with sharp fangs, their forms shining, horned, and draped in Chinese silks, they shone like swans.
सोसृजद्दानवो मायामग्निं वायुं समीरितम्। तमिंद्रस्तोयदैः सार्धं सहस्राक्षो महाद्युतिः
The Dānava released a magical fire, fanned by wind; Indra of a thousand eyes, of great splendor, together with the rain-gods, opposed it.
महता तोयवर्षेण शमयमास पावकम्। तस्यां प्रतिहतायां तु मायायां युधि दानवः
With a great downpour of water, he subdued the fire; and when that magic was thus checked in battle, the Dānava,
असृजद्घोरसंकाशं तमस्तीव्रं समंततः। तमसा संवृते लोके दैत्येष्वात्तायुधेषु च
Unleashed a terrible darkness, intense and all-encompassing; as the world was covered in darkness, the Daityas seized their weapons.
स्वतेजसा परिवृतो दिवाकर इवोद्गतः। त्रिशिखां भ्रुकुटीमस्य ददृशुर्दानवा रणे
Surrounded by his own radiance, like the sun arisen, the Dānavas saw in battle his triple-creased brow.
ललाटस्थां त्रिकूटस्थां गंगां त्रिपथगामिव। ततः सर्वासु मायासु हतासु दितिनंदनाः
On his forehead, as if on a triple-peaked mountain, was the Ganges, the threefold-flowing river; then, with all their magic destroyed, the sons of Diti—
हिरण्यकशिपुं दैत्या विषण्णाश्शरणं ययुः। ततः प्रज्वलितः क्रोधात्प्रदहन्निव तेजसा
The Daityas, disheartened, went for refuge to Hiraṇyakaśipu; then, blazing with anger, he seemed to burn with his radiance.
तस्मिन्क्रुद्धे तु दैत्येंद्रे तमोभूतमभूज्जगत्। आवहः प्रवहश्चैव विवहोथ समीरणः
When that lord of the Daityas was enraged, the world became shrouded in darkness; the winds Āvaha, Pravaha, Vivaha, and Samīraṇa
परावहस्संवहश्च उद्वहश्च महाबलः। तथा परिवहः श्रीमानुत्पातभयशंसिनः
Parāvaha, Saṃvaha, Udvaha, mighty as they are, and likewise Parivaha, glorious and portending disaster,
इत्येवं क्षुभिताः सप्त मरुतो गगनेचराः। ये ग्रहास्सर्वलोकस्य क्षये प्रादुर्भवंति हि
Thus, the seven Maruts, moving in the sky, were agitated; these are the planets that appear at the destruction of all the worlds.
ते सर्वे गगने हृष्टाव्यचरंश्च यथासुखम्। अयोगतश्चाप्यचरद्योगं निशि निशाचरः
All of them, delighted, moved freely in the sky as they wished; and the night-wanderer performed his conjunction in the night.
सग्रहः सह नक्षत्रैस्तारापतिररिंदम। विवर्णतां च भगवान्गतो दिवि दिवाकरः
With the planets, with the stars, the lord of the stars, O subduer of enemies, the sun in the sky became discolored.
कृष्णः कबंधश्च तदा लक्ष्यते सुमहान्दिवि। असृजच्चासितां सूर्यो धूमवत्तां विभावसुः
Then, a great dark headless trunk was seen in the sky; and the sun emitted a black, smoky radiance.
गगनस्थश्च भगवानभीक्ष्णं परिविष्यते। सप्तधूमनिभा घोराः सूर्यादि विसमुत्थिताः
The Lord, standing in the sky, was repeatedly surrounded; from the sun arose terrible forms, resembling seven columns of smoke.
सोमस्य गगनस्थस्य ग्रहास्तिष्ठंति शृंङ्गगाः। वामे च दक्षिणे चैव स्थितौ शुक्रबृहस्पती
The planets, stationed on the horns, stand with Soma who is in the sky; and on the left and right are situated Venus and Jupiter.
शनैश्चरो लोहितांगो लोहितांगसमद्युतिः। समं समधिरोहंत सर्वे वै गगनेचराः
Saturn, red-hued and shining like Mars, along with all the celestial wanderers, ascended together equally.
शृंगाणि शनकैर्घोरा युगांता वर्त्तन ग्रहाः। चंद्रमाश्च सनक्षत्रो ग्रहैः सह तमोनुदः
The horns, dreadful and slow-moving, are the planets at the end of the age; and the Moon, with its constellations, dispels darkness together with the planets.
चराचरविनाशाय रोहिणीं नाभ्यनंदत। गृहीतो राहुणा चन्द्र उल्काभिरभिहन्यते
For the destruction of moving and unmoving beings, Rohini was not pleased; the Moon was seized by Rahu and struck by meteors.
उल्काः प्रज्वलिताश्चंद्रे व्यचरंत यथासुखम्। देवानामधिपो देवः सोप्यवर्षत शोणितम्
Blazing meteors moved freely across the Moon; and the lord of the gods, that god, rained down blood.
अपतद्गगनादुल्का विद्युद्रूपा महास्वना। अकाले च द्रुमास्सर्वे पुष्प्यंति च फलंति च
A meteor, lightning-like and resounding greatly, fell from the sky; and all the trees blossomed and bore fruit out of season.
लताश्च सफलाः सर्वा या आहुर्दैत्यनाशिकाः। फले फलान्यजायंत पुष्पे पुष्पं तथैव च
All the creepers, said to be destroyers of demons, bore fruit; fruit appeared within fruit, and flowers likewise within flowers.
उन्मीलंति निमीलंति हसंति प्ररुदंति च। विक्रोशंति च गंभीरं धूमायंते ज्वलंति च
They open and close, laugh and weep; they also cry out deeply, smoke, and blaze.
प्रतिमास्सर्वदेवानां कथयंत्यो महद्भयम्। आरण्यैः सह संसृष्टा ग्राम्याश्च मृगपक्षिणः
The images of all the gods, speaking of great fear, mingled with those of the forest, as did the domestic beasts and birds.
चुक्रुशुर्भैरवं तत्र मृगयुद्ध उपस्थिते। नद्यश्च प्रतिकूलानि वहंति कलुषोदकाः
There, as the battle approached, the wild animals howled terribly; and the rivers carried turbid waters in contrary directions.
न प्राकाशंत च दिशो रक्तरेणुसमाकुलाः। वानस्पत्या न पूज्यंते पूजनार्हाः कथंचन
The directions did not become visible, filled with red dust; and the forest trees, though worthy of worship, were not worshipped at all.
वायुवेगेन हन्यंते भज्यंते प्रणमंति च। तथा च सर्वभूतानां छाया न परिवर्त्तते
They are struck, broken, and bow down by the force of the wind; likewise, the shadows of all beings do not change.
अपरेण गते सूर्ये सलोकानां युगक्षये। तदा हिरण्यकशिपोर्दैत्यस्योपरिवेश्मनः
When the sun had set, at the end of the age for all worlds, then above the palace of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu—
भांडागारायुधागारे निविष्टमभवन्मधु। असुराणां विनाशाय सुराणां विजयाय च
In the storehouse and armory, honey appeared, for the destruction of the demons and the victory of the gods.
दृश्यंते विविधोत्पाता घोराघोरनिदर्शनाः। एते चान्ये च बहवो घोररूपाः समुत्थिताः
Various omens, both terrible and strange, were seen; and many other dreadful forms arose.
दैत्येंद्रस्य विनाशाय दृश्यंते रणशंसिनः। मेदिन्यां कंपमानायां दैत्येंद्रेण महात्मनः
For the destruction of the lord of the demons, omens of battle appeared, as the earth trembled under the mighty demon king.