अष्टाभिर्निशितैर्बाणैश्चतुरोश्वानपातयात्। शक्तिं संगृह्य भूमिष्ठः कुमारं च जघान ह
With eight sharp arrows, he brought down four horses; taking up a spear, standing on the earth, he struck the prince.
गदया पीडितं साश्वं सवरूथं सकूबरम्। पातयित्वा धरण्यां च सिंहनादं ननाद ह
Struck with the mace, along with his horses, chariot, and banner, he was thrown to the ground, and roared like a lion.
लाघवात्स धरां गत्वा गदापाणिरुपस्थितः। वज्रपाताद्यथा शब्दो लोकानां दुःसहो भवेत्
With agility, he reached the ground, mace in hand; the sound was as unbearable to the worlds as the thunderbolt's strike.
तथा तयोर्गदापाते शब्दः स्यात्तु मुहुर्मुहुः। एवं तयोर्गदायुद्धं यावदब्दचतुष्टयम्
Thus, the sound of their mace blows echoed again and again; their mace battle continued for four years.
प्रभग्ने ते गदे खस्थौ खड्गचर्मधरावुभौ। तदा पदातिनोर्युद्धमद्भुतं लोमहर्षणं
When their maces were broken, both stood in the sky, wielding sword and shield; then the battle of the foot soldiers was wondrous and hair-raising.
दृष्ट्वा च विस्मयं जग्मुर्देवासुरमहोरगाः। खड्गपातैर्मुहूर्तांते तयोश्छिन्ने तु वर्मणी
Seeing this, the gods, demons, and great serpents were astonished; at the end of the moment, their armor was cut by sword blows.
अभवत्खड्गयुद्धं च तयोर्युद्धातिशीलिनोः। दधार चिकुरे तस्य जयंतो भीमविक्रमः
A fierce sword-fight arose between those two, both skilled in battle; Jayanta of terrible valor seized him by the hair.
शिरश्छित्वास्य खड्गेन पातयामास भूतले। ततस्तु जयशब्देन देवाः सर्वे ननंदिरे
He struck off his head with the sword and cast it to the ground; then, with cries of victory, all the gods rejoiced.
प्रभग्ना दैत्यसंघाश्च दिशः सर्वाः प्रदुद्रुवुः
The ranks of demons were shattered and fled in all directions.
इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे कालेयवधोनाम षट्षष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-sixth chapter, called 'The Slaying of Kāleya,' in the first section of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
व्यास उवाच- एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु दैत्येंद्रो हिरण्याक्षो महाबलः। सरोषश्चातिताम्राक्षो ह्यसुरानादिदेश ह
Vyāsa said: Hearing this, the mighty lord of the demons, Hiraṇyākṣa, his eyes blazing with anger, addressed the Asuras.
स्वयं गच्छामि युद्धाय देवानां विजिघांसया। नागच्छंति न युद्ध्यंते तेन मार्गाद्विशन्त्वितः
"I myself will go to battle, eager to conquer the gods; since they do not come, nor fight, let them be brought by this path."
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं शेषा दैत्यगणाधिपाः। युद्धाय प्रययुः सर्वे शूलपाशातिपंडिताः
Hearing these words, the other chiefs of the demon hosts, all skilled with spears and nooses, set out for battle.
अधिकं पूर्वसैन्याश्च तथा शतगुणैरपि। निरंतरं तथाकाशं प्रययुर्युद्धकांक्षिणः
The armies, greater than before and even a hundredfold stronger, advanced without pause into the sky, eager for war.
ततो रुद्रास्स साध्याश्च विश्वे च वसवस्तथा। स्कंदश्च गणपश्चैव विष्णुजिष्णुपुरोगमाः
Then the Rudras, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, Vasus, Skanda, Gaṇapati, and the leaders led by Viṣṇu and Jishnu also went forth.
सर्वे योद्धुं गतास्ते च हृष्टा रणसमुत्सुकाः। एतस्मिन्नंतरे युद्धं देवदानवयोरपि
All of them, delighted and eager for battle, went to fight; meanwhile, the war between gods and demons began.
न भूतं न श्रुतं पूर्वं सर्वलोकभयंकरम्। शस्त्रास्त्रैबर्हुधा युक्तं शिशिरेणेव काननम्
Never before seen or heard, it was a battle terrifying to all the worlds, filled with countless weapons and missiles, like a forest struck by winter.
धरां स्वर्गौक आकाशं संरुध्य युद्धमाबभौ। अन्योन्यं जघ्नुराकाशे तथान्योन्यं महीतले
The battle spread, filling earth, heaven, and sky; they struck each other in the air and likewise on the ground.
शक्तिभिर्मुसलैर्भल्लैर्बहुभिः शरवृष्टिभिः। दारुणैः खड्गपातैश्च तथा चक्रपरःश्वधैः
With spears, maces, arrows, and showers of darts, with fierce sword-blows, and with discus and battle-axes,
अन्यायुधैश्च विविधैर्निर्जघ्नुस्ते परस्परम्। अभवन्घोररूपाणि धराकाशे व्ययानि च
And with many other diverse weapons, they struck one another; dreadful forms perished on earth and in the sky.
शस्त्रैः शरैरसृक्पातैः कंकवायसजंबुकैः। यथा मुसलधाराभिर्घना वर्षंति लोहितम्
With weapons, arrows, streams of blood, vultures, crows, and jackals, as if clouds rained down torrents of blood.
तथैव क्षतजैः स्रस्तैः स्वाङ्गाच्च देवदानवाः। केचित्पतंति मुह्यंति स्खलंति च हसंति च
So too, with blood flowing from their own bodies, gods and demons—some fell, some were bewildered, some stumbled, and some laughed.
मुंचंति चार्तनादांश्च सिंहनादं मुहुर्मुहुः। केषांचिद्बाहवश्छिन्नाश्छिन्नपादास्तथापरे
They uttered cries of pain and lion-roars again and again; some had their arms cut off, others their feet severed.
छिन्नपार्श्वोदराः केचिन्निपेतुः शतशो भुवि। कोटिकोटिसहस्राणि गजवाज्यसुराणि च
Some, with sides and bellies slashed, fell by the hundreds to the ground; tens of millions of elephants, horses, and demons also perished.
अपतन्धरणीपृष्ठे रक्तौघे बहुधा भुवि। ततस्तु धरणीपृष्ठे त्वभवल्लोहितार्णवः
On the surface of the earth, a torrent of blood flowed in many streams; then, upon the ground, there appeared a sea of blood.
विपरीतास्ततो नद्यः सद्यस्तत्र विसुस्रुवुः। तृणकाष्ठपरास्तत्र शक्तयो दारुसंचयाः
Then, the rivers there suddenly flowed in reverse; among them were heaps of grass and wood, and piles of weapons and logs.
मुद्गरा मुसलाः शूला मकराद्या भवंति च। जयंतिका ध्वजा मीनाः कमठाश्चर्मकायकाः
There appeared maces, pestles, spears, and creatures like makaras; there were banners, standards, fish, tortoises, and shields made of hide.
शरादिभिर्महोष्ट्रैश्च निरुद्धाः प्रचुरैस्तथा। केशचामरशैवालाः संपूर्णास्तास्ततःस्ततः
The rivers were blocked by many arrows and great camels; they were filled everywhere with hair, yak-tails, and waterweeds.
पतद्भिश्च तथान्यैश्च विविधैः क्षतजार्णवः। तदा वसुंधरा सर्वा सशैलवनकानना
With various other things falling in, the ocean of blood was formed; at that time, the whole earth, with its mountains, forests, and groves—
रुधिरौघा महाघोरा सर्वलोकभयंकरा। स्कंदस्य शक्तिपातेन गता दैत्या यमक्षयम्
—was covered by terrible floods of blood, terrifying to all the worlds; by the fall of Skanda's spear, the demons went to Yama's abode.