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.
विशिखाः शतशस्तत्र विनिश्चेरुस्समंततः। शक्रः कोपात्पुनः शीघ्रं धनुरुद्यम्य वीर्यवान्
Hundreds of arrows then issued forth on all sides; Śakra, enraged, quickly raised his bow with vigor.
जघान विशिखैरुग्रैः सर्वगात्रेषु संज्वलन्। ततो मार्गणसाहस्रैरष्टभिस्त्वधिकं तथा
He struck him with fierce arrows blazing in all his limbs; then, with more than a thousand shafts, and eight in addition.
बिभिदाते ततोन्योन्यं चिच्छिदाते परस्परम्। शरैर्निरंतराकाशं ददृशुस्तत्र संयुगे
They struck and wounded each other, cutting one another down; in that battle, the sky appeared filled without gap by their arrows.
निपतंति धरापृष्ठे खड्गपातैः सहस्रशः। एवं सुदीर्घकाले तु गते तस्मिन्महाहवे
Thousands fell to the earth from the blows of swords; thus, after a very long time had passed in that great conflict—
मायास्त्रं दर्शयामास क्रूरकृन्नमुचिस्तदा। तामसं त्रिषुलोकेषु कृतं स्यात्तु निरंतरम्
Then Namuci, the cruel one, displayed a magical weapon: a tamasic (darkness-producing) missile, which pervaded all three worlds without interruption.
परस्परं न पश्यंति देवासुरगणा भृशम्। सूर्यचंद्रग्रहाणां च वह्नीनां च दिवौकसाम्
The hosts of gods and asuras could no longer see one another; nor could the sun, moon, planets, or the fires of the celestials be seen.
तस्मिंस्तमसि दुष्पारे गभस्तिर्नैव दृश्यते। दैत्यस्य च ततस्तूर्णं शरैरग्निशिखोपमैः
In that impenetrable darkness, not even a ray of light was visible; then, the demon swiftly attacked with arrows resembling tongues of fire.
विभग्नाः सर्वदेवाश्च शक्रश्चरणसंमुखे। शरैर्विभिन्नदेहास्तु निपेतुर्धरणीतले
All the gods were shattered, and at Indra's feet, their bodies pierced by arrows, they fell to the ground.
प्रभग्नाश्चापरे शूरास्संयांति च दिशो दश। कूटं तस्य परिज्ञाय सर्वदेवार्चितो हरिः
Other heroes, broken in spirit, fled in all ten directions; recognizing this deceit, Hari, worshipped by all the gods—
सौम्यमस्त्रं मुमोचाथ दिवि सूर्यशतप्रभम्। विलंबितं समालोक्य शक्त्या च बहुघंटया
Then released a gentle weapon in the sky, shining with the brilliance of a hundred suns; seeing it suspended, he struck with a mighty spear adorned with many bells.