छिन्नधन्वा हतरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः। निपत्य मूर्च्छितः पृथ्व्यां मुहूर्तान्मृत्युमाप सः
His bow broken, chariot destroyed, horses and charioteer slain, he fell to the earth unconscious, and in a moment met his death.
अथ क्रुद्धो महादैत्यो नमुचिः सुरदर्पहा। गदामादाय सहसा स जघान महागजम्
Then the great and wrathful Daitya Namuci, subduer of the pride of the gods, seized his mace and struck the great elephant at once.
यथा मेरुगिरेः शृंगे वज्रपातो भवेद्ध्रुवम्। तथैव च महाशब्दो ह्यभवल्लोमहर्षणः
Just as a thunderbolt might surely strike the peak of Mount Meru, so too a tremendous, hair-raising sound arose.
प्रहारेणार्दितः पद्मी संचचाल स विह्वलः। रुधिरेणावसिक्तांगो विमुखो वेदनातुरः
Struck by the blow, the elephant of Indra reeled, bewildered; his body drenched in blood, he turned away, overcome by pain.
शतक्रतुं विधावंति शतशोथ सहस्रशः। अर्धचंद्रैक्षुःरप्रैश्च चिच्छेद पाकशासनः
Hundreds and thousands rushed at Shatakratu, but Pakaśāsana cut them down with arrows shaped like crescent moons and sugarcane leaves.
जंतुभिस्तस्य मायाभिरर्दितास्सुरपुंगवाः। भूमौ निपतिताः केचित्केचित्सुप्ता रथोपरि
Tormented by his magical illusions, the foremost of the gods fell to the ground, some lying unconscious atop their chariots.
दृष्ट्वा तस्य महत्कर्म माधवो विशिखांस्तथा। जंतुभूतान्स चक्रेण चिच्छेद देहलग्नकान्
Seeing his great feat and those beings transformed by magic, Madhava with his discus cut down those clinging to the bodies.
ततो जिष्णुस्त्रिभिर्बाणैः पातयामास भूतले। पृथिव्यां पतितो दैत्यो मूर्च्छितस्खलितः पुनः
Then the victorious one, with three arrows, struck the demon down to the earth; fallen to the ground, the Daitya again collapsed, unconscious.
दधार मुद्गरं घोरं शक्रं हंतुं समुद्यतः। ततो जघान मघवा कुलिशेन महासुरम्
He seized a dreadful mace, intent on killing Indra; but then Maghavan struck the great Asura with his thunderbolt.
स पपात महीपृष्ठे क्षतवक्षा महाबलः। साधुसाध्विति देवाश्च सिद्धाश्चैव महर्षयः५० 1.67.50 अपूजयंस्तदा शक्रं बहुभिः पुष्पवृष्टिभिः। ततो दैत्यगणाः सर्वे भीतास्तत्र प्रदुद्रुवुः। गीतं गायंति गंधर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः
He fell to the earth, his mighty chest wounded; the gods, Siddhas, and great sages praised Indra, showering him with many flowers. Then all the Daityas, terrified, fled from there; the Gandharvas sang, and the Apsaras danced.
इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे बलनमुचिवधोनाम सप्तषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-seventh chapter, called 'The Slaying of Bala and Namuci,' in the first section, Creation, of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
व्यास उवाच- बलं च निहतं दृष्ट्वा नमुचिं च स्वकाग्रजम्। मुचिस्तत्राब्रवीद्वाक्यं ज्येष्ठो मे सूदितस्त्वया
Vyāsa said: Seeing Bala slain and Namuci, his own elder brother, Muci then spoke these words: 'My eldest has been killed by you.'
परोक्षेणाधुना त्वां च शरैर्नेष्यामि भास्करिम्। तमब्रवीन्महातेजाः शक्रः सर्वसुरार्चितः
Now, in your absence, I will send you to the sun with arrows as well.' To him, the mighty Indra, honored by all the gods, replied:
भ्रातुस्ते धर्मपंथानमिदानीं लप्स्यसे ध्रुवम्। वह्नेरुष्णमविज्ञाय प्रमोहाच्छलभा यथा
You will now surely attain the path of your brother's fate; just as, out of delusion, moths enter fire not knowing its heat.
सहसा प्रविशंत्यग्निं तथा मां योद्धुमिच्छसि। एवं ब्रुवाणमिन्द्रं च जघान विशिखैस्त्रिभिः
So too, in your haste to fight me, you rush into destruction as moths into fire.' As Indra spoke thus, Muci struck him with three arrows.
स चिच्छेद त्रिभिर्बाणैः शक्रः परपुरंजयः। ततो जघान दशभिरिंद्रमैरावणं त्रिभिः
Indra, conqueror of enemy cities, cut those three arrows apart; then, with ten more, he struck Airāvata, and with three, Muci.
सप्तभिर्मातलिं छित्वा नादैरुच्चैर्ननाद ह। शक्रं प्रति पुनर्दैत्यो भ्रामयामास संभ्रमात्
He struck Mātali with seven arrows, and roared loudly with great sounds; then the demon, agitated, began to whirl Indra around.
आयसीं तां गदां कोपान्महाबलपराक्रमः। ततस्तु लाघवाच्छक्रो जघान कुलिशेन हि
With anger and immense strength, he seized his iron mace; but Indra, swift of action, struck him with the thunderbolt.
भिदुरस्यावपातेन गतासुर्निपपात ह। दनुजस्य प्रपातेन संचचाल वसुंधरा
Struck by the thunderbolt's blow, the demon fell lifeless to the ground; as the demon fell, the earth itself trembled.
देवाः प्रचक्रुर्नृत्यानि दानवा विप्रदुद्रुवुः
The gods began to dance, while the Dānavas fled in all directions.
इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे मुचिवधोनामाष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-eighth chapter, called 'The Slaying of Muci,' in the first section, Creation, of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
व्यास उवाच- तारेयो बलसंपन्नः शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः। जघान विशिखैस्स्कन्दं पितृघातिनमाहवे
Vyāsa said: Tāreya, endowed with strength and valor equal to Indra, struck Skanda, the slayer of his father, with arrows in battle.
ततस्स्कन्दो महाबाहुर्हरितुल्यपराक्रमः। विचकर्त शरांस्तांस्तान्निर्बिभेद शरोत्तमैः
Then Skanda, mighty-armed and possessing prowess equal to Hari, cut down those arrows with excellent shafts.
स दैत्यस्सहसा स्कंदं छादयामास मार्गणैः। असंभ्रान्तः प्रचिच्छेद विशाखो विशिखैस्तदा
That demon suddenly covered Skanda with arrows, but Viśākha, undisturbed, cut them down with his own arrows.
तारेयोग्निशरैः स्कंदं जघान रणमूर्धनि। विशिखं भिदुरप्रख्यं चखान हरनंदने
Tāreya struck Skanda on the battlefield with fiery arrows, and wounded Viśākha, fierce as the thunderbolt.
वैश्वानरेण सेनानीस्तत्र संपर्यवारयत्। रौद्रमस्त्रं पुनर्दैत्यः प्रेषयामास तं प्रति
Then the commander, with the Vaiśvānara weapon, blocked them there; but again the demon sent a terrible missile at him.
तन्निरस्तं कृतं तेन बाणेनास्फालितेन च। अघोरं प्राक्षिपद्दैत्यो घोररूपं सुदारुणं
That missile was repelled by Skanda with an unbroken arrow; then the demon hurled the dreadful and terrifying Aghora weapon.
भूधरा विटपास्सिंहास्तथा सर्पादयः शराः। धावंति पार्वतीपुत्रं कोटिकोटिसहस्रशः
Mountains, trees, lions, and serpents—such arrows by the crore and hundred-thousand rushed at the son of Pārvatī.
छित्वा तांस्तुशरान्स्कंदो बिभेद दैत्यपुंगवं। आपादं शीर्षपर्यंतं शरैरग्न्यर्कसन्निभैः
Having cut down those arrows, Skanda pierced the foremost of the Daityas from foot to head with arrows blazing like fire and the sun.
स्वर्णपुंखाः शरा लग्ना देहे दैत्यपतेर्भृशं। रेजुस्ते स्वर्णशकला यथा कृष्णशिलोच्चये
Golden-feathered arrows lodged deeply in the Daitya lord’s body, shining like fragments of gold upon a mass of black stone.