स जघान त्रिभिर्बाणैः कालमृत्युसमप्रभैः। प्रचिच्छेद स धर्मात्मा ते त्वन्यैर्विशिखैस्त्रिभिः
He struck with three arrows, equal in power to Time and Death; that righteous one cut them off with three other arrows.
ततस्तूच्चैः शरैः प्राज्यैर्युगांतानलसप्रभैः। निजघान यमं संख्ये स चिच्छेद शरैः शरान्
Then, with loud and mighty arrows, blazing like the fire at the end of an age, he struck Yama in battle, and Yama cut down his arrows with arrows.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे क्रुद्धौ परस्परजयैषिणौ। जघ्नतुः समरेन्योन्यं महाबलपराक्रमौ
Meanwhile, both enraged and seeking victory over each other, they struck one another in battle, both possessing great strength and valor.
अहोरात्रं तयोर्युद्धमवर्त्तत सुदारुणम्। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे क्रुद्धः शक्त्या प्रशमनं रुषा
Their fierce battle continued day and night; meanwhile, angered, he sought to pacify with a spear, in wrath.
बिभेद दैत्यशार्दूलो ह्यहंकारयुतो बली। तामेवाथ रुषा धर्मो गृहीत्वा शक्तिकां द्रुतं
The mighty tiger among demons, filled with pride, pierced with a spear; then, in anger, Dharma quickly seized the same spear.
निजघान तयैवामुंस्तनयोरंतरे भृशम्। स विह्वलित सर्वांगो मुखादागतशोणितः
With that very spear, he struck him hard between the two sons; his whole body was shaken, and blood flowed from his mouth.
ततः क्रुद्धो महातेजा धृत्वा दंडं सुदारुणम्। अमोघं पातयामास तस्य दैत्यस्य विग्रहे
Then, enraged and of great brilliance, he took up a dreadful staff and cast it unfailingly upon the body of that demon.
साश्वं रथं तथा सूतं योद्धारं शस्त्रसंचयम्। चकार भस्मसात्तं च शमनः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः
With his horse, chariot, charioteer, warrior, and array of weapons, the pacifier, overcome by wrath, reduced them all to ashes.
पतिते च तथा दैत्ये दुर्धर्षो नाम दानवः। शमनं शूलहस्तस्तु प्रदुद्राव जिघांसया
When the demon had fallen thus, a Danava named Durdharsha, holding a spear, rushed at the pacifier with intent to kill.
शूलहस्तं समायांतं बडवानलसन्निभम्। आससाद रणे मृत्युः शक्तिहस्तोतिनिर्भयः
As he approached with a spear, blazing like the submarine fire, Death met him in battle, holding a spear, fearless.
स च दृष्ट्वाऽसुरो मृत्युं शूलेनैव जघान ह। शक्तिं चैव ततो मृत्युः प्रचिक्षेप रणाजिरे
Seeing Death, the demon struck him with the spear; then Death hurled his own spear on the battlefield.
संदह्य सहसा शूलं वह्निकूटसमप्रभम्। दैत्यस्य हृदयं भित्वा गता सा च धरातलम्
Burning the spear at once, shining like a mass of fire, it pierced the demon's heart and fell to the earth.
सरथः स पपातोर्व्यां शक्तिजर्जरविग्रहः। अथान्यो दुर्मुखो मृत्युं कृष्टचापो महाबलः
He fell to the ground with his chariot, his body shattered by the spear; then another, Durmukha, mighty and drawing his bow, faced Death.
खड्गचर्मधरः कालो रथ एव गतोभवत्। दृष्ट्वा तं विशिखैः प्राज्यैर्जघान स यमं रणे
Kala, bearing sword and shield, mounted the chariot; seeing him, Durmukha struck Yama in battle with mighty arrows.
स चाप्लत्य रथाद्देवो ह्यसिना च सकुंडलम्। शिरश्चिच्छेद सहसा पातयित्वा च भूतले
And that god, with a sudden stroke of his sword, cut off his head along with the earrings, casting it down to the earth from the chariot.
हतशेषं बलं सर्वं प्रदुद्राव दिशो दश
All the remaining army, defeated, fled in all ten directions.
इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे देवांतकर्दुर्धर्षदुर्मुखवधोनाम सप्ततिमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the seventieth chapter, called 'The Slaying of Antaka, Durdharsha, and Durmukha,' in the first section on Creation of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
व्यास उवाच- अथान्यो नमुचिः क्रुद्धः स्यंदनस्थो दिवौकसः। विशिखैरर्दयामस घोरैराशीविषोपमैः
Vyāsa said: Then another, Namuci, enraged and standing on his chariot, attacked the gods with terrible arrows, like venomous serpents.
ततस्तु संयुगे देवाः सिद्धकिन्नरपन्नगाः। न शक्नुवंति बाणानां वेगं सोढुं समंततः
Thereupon, in that battle, the gods, Siddhas, Kinnaras, and Nāgas could not withstand the force of those arrows from every side.
रथमुच्चैश्श्रवोश्वेन युक्तं मातलिनेरितम्। पुरुहूतः समास्थाय प्रागमत्तं महाबलम्
Then Puruhūta, of great strength, mounted the chariot driven by Mātali and yoked with the horse Uccaiḥśravas.
दृष्ट्वा शक्रं महावीर्यं नमुचिर्दैत्यपुंगवः। अब्रवीद्वासवं संख्ये वचनं सानुगं तदा
Seeing mighty Śakra, Namuci, the foremost of Daityas, spoke these words to Vāsava in the midst of battle, along with his followers.
प्राकृतं निर्जरं हत्वा न यशोस्ति न च प्रियम्। न लाभकृतकं वापि न जयस्तु पुरष्टुत
By killing an ordinary immortal, there is neither glory nor pleasure, nor is there any gain or celebrated victory.
तस्मात्वयि हतेत्रैव सर्वं भवति शाश्वतम्। देवराज्यं प्रलप्स्यामि सुखं भोग्यं सुरालये
Therefore, only by slaying you here does everything become eternal; I shall seize the kingdom of the gods and enjoy happiness in the abode of the immortals.
तमब्रवीन्महातेजाः शक्रः परपुरंजयः। शूरता वाक्यमात्रेण सर्वत्र सुलभा भवेत्
To him, the mighty Indra, conqueror of enemy cities, replied: 'Bravery is easily found everywhere in words alone.'
महापराक्रमं यद्वा अस्ति ते दानवाधम। दर्शयस्वाहवे वीर्यं पुरं नेष्यामि भास्करेः
If you have great valor, O lowest of Dānavas, show your strength in battle; I will not take the city of the Sun.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महातेजाश्चुकोप दैत्यपुंगवः। पंचभिर्निशितैर्बाणैर्जघान सुरसत्तमम्
Hearing this, the mighty Daitya chief became enraged and struck the best of gods with five sharp arrows.
तांस्तु चिच्छेद मघवा क्षुरप्रैः पंचभिर्द्रुतम्। जग्मतुस्तौ महावीर्यौ समरे विषयैषिणौ
Maghavān swiftly cut those five arrows with five razor-headed shafts; those two heroes, desiring victory, advanced in battle.
अन्योन्यं सहसा वेगाच्छरैश्चिच्छिदतुः शरान्। बिभिदातेथ गात्राणि विशिखैर्भिदुरोपमैः
Suddenly, with speed, they cut each other's arrows with arrows, and pierced each other's bodies with shafts like splitters.
अत्यपूर्वं कृतं कर्म ताभ्यामेव रणे भृशम्। लाघवं शरसंधान ग्रहमोक्षं सुदुर्लभम्
Those two performed in battle extraordinary feats, difficult to match—speed in stringing and releasing arrows, rarely attained.
दृष्ट्वा तु विस्मयं जग्मुर्देवासुरगणास्तदा। एतस्मिन्नंतरे दैत्यो मायास्संप्रमुमोच ह
Seeing this, the hosts of gods and demons were amazed; meanwhile, the Daitya released his magic powers.