भ्रामयित्वा ततः शूलं जघान परमेश्वरम्। त्रिभिश्चिच्छेद बाणैश्च शूलं कालानलप्रभम्
After whirling the spear, he struck the Supreme Lord; but with three arrows, he cut the spear, which shone like the fire of time.
ततः क्रूरो महाबाहुर्मधुर्मायातिमायिकः। देवीरूपं समास्थाय सिंहस्थः प्रययौ हरिः
Then the fierce, mighty-armed Madhū, master of illusion, took the form of a goddess and, seated on a lion, advanced toward Hari.
शरैर्बहुविधैर्विष्णुं जघानैवाब्रवीद्वचः। स्वामी तु मे सुरश्रेष्ठ त्वयैव पातितो युधि
He struck Viṣṇu with many kinds of arrows and spoke: 'O best of gods, my master has been cast down by you in battle.'
अहं त्वां च हनिष्यामि सुतौ स्कंदविनायकौ। उक्तवंतं च दैतेयं जघान बहुमार्गणैः
'I will slay you and your sons, Skanda and Vināyaka.' Having spoken thus, the demon was struck with many arrows.
स पपात महीपृष्ठे गतासुर्लोहितोद्गिरः। पितरौ निहतौ दृष्ट्वा मायाबद्धो महाबलः
He fell to the earth, his life departed, blood flowing; seeing his parents slain, the mighty one was bound by illusion.
स्कंदः शक्तिं समादाय प्रायाद्योधयितुं हरिम्। ततो धाताऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं स्कंदं मोहप्रपीडितम्
Skanda, taking up his spear, advanced to fight Hari; then Dhātā spoke words to Skanda, who was afflicted by delusion.
पश्य ते पितरौ दूरे पश्यंतौ युद्धमीदृशम्। अंतरिक्षे भ्रमंतौ च संस्थितौ लोकसाक्षिणौ
'See your parents afar, watching this battle; wandering in the sky, they stand as witnesses to the worlds.'
एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो दृष्ट्वा तत्रैवांतरधीयत। ततो धुंधुश्च सुंधुश्च भ्रातरावतिदर्पितौ
Hearing this and seeing them, he vanished right there; then Dhuṃdhu and Suṃdhu, the brothers, became exceedingly arrogant.
वधं प्रति हरेर्युद्धे पेततुर्गरुडोपरि। खड्गहस्तं च धुंधुं च सगदं सुंधुमेव च
For the killing of Hari in battle, they fell upon Garuḍa; Dhuṃdhu with a sword in hand, and Suṃdhu with a mace.
चिच्छेद नंदकेनैकं गदया सादयत्परम्। पेततुस्तौ धरापृष्ठे प्रवीरौ क्षतविक्षतौ
With Nandaka, he cut down one, and with the mace struck the other; both heroes fell to the earth, wounded and battered.
मधुस्तदागतस्तूर्णमंतर्धानं तमोवृतः। पातयामास विष्णौ च मायया शतपर्वतान्
Then Madhū arrived swiftly, concealed by darkness; with illusion, he cast a hundred mountains upon Viṣṇu.
ततस्तान्पर्वतांश्छित्वा तमसोऽन्तर्गतो युधि। क्रोधात्सुदर्शनेनैव शिरश्छित्वा निपातितः
Then, cutting those mountains, he entered the darkness in battle; out of anger, with Sudarśana, he cut off the head and it fell.
ततो ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैश्शंभुना त्रिदशैरपि। मधुसूदन इतिख्यातिर्विष्णोर्लोकेषु कारिता
Then by Brahmā and the other gods, by Śaṃbhu and the thirty gods, the fame of Viṣṇu as 'Madhusūdana' was established in the worlds.
इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे मधुवधोनामद्विसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Purāṇa, in the first section of Creation, the seventy-second chapter named 'The Slaying of Madhu.'
व्यास उवाच- ततो वृत्रो महातेजा दैत्यानां प्रवरो युधि। दिग्गजाढ्यं गजारूढः प्राद्रवद्बलसूदनम्
Vyāsa said: Then Vṛtra, of great brilliance, foremost among the demons in battle, mounted on an elephant, rushed toward the destroyer of forces.
आगच्छंतं ततो वृत्रं शरैः कालानलप्रभैः। विव्याध सर्वगात्रेषु द्विरदस्थो महाहवे
As Vṛtra approached, mounted on the elephant, he was pierced in all his limbs by arrows shining like the fire of time in the great battle.
ततो वृत्रस्तु शीर्षं च जिष्णोरेव पतत्रिणा। विव्याध सहसा तेन स चचाल महाबलः
Then Vṛtra suddenly struck the head of the victorious one, the wielder of the thunderbolt, and that mighty one was shaken.
आत्मानं च समाश्वास्य धनुरुद्यम्य वीर्यवान्। ववर्ष शरवर्षेण तस्य दैत्यस्य विग्रहे
Regaining his composure, the valiant one raised his bow and showered a rain of arrows upon the body of that demon.
शरांश्छित्वा बिभेदाशु शरैराशीविषोपमैः। शतक्रतुं महावीर्यः सर्वदेवाधिपं युधि
Cutting down the arrows, the mighty Vṛtra swiftly pierced Śatakratu, the lord of all the gods, in battle with arrows like venomous serpents.
ततः शरसहस्रैस्तु दैत्यं विव्याध देवराट्। परस्परं शरा यांति यथा सप्ताश्व रश्मयः
Then the king of the gods struck the demon with thousands of arrows, and their arrows met each other like the rays of the sun's seven horses.
एवं शरसहस्रैस्तु बिभिदाते परस्परम्। मनोजवसमाः शीघ्रा गाढाः शिखरिणो यथा
Thus, with thousands of arrows, they pierced each other, swift as the wind, dense as mountain peaks.
बडवानलसंस्पर्शाः खगा वज्रारभेदकाः। तयोर्धनुष्मतोर्युद्धे शरास्तुल्यगुणान्विताः
Their arrows in that duel, fired by both archers, were like the touch of submarine fire, sharp as thunderbolts, and equal in quality.
एवं क्रमेण युद्धे च अहोरात्रमवर्तत। महेंद्रो द्विरदं तस्य शूलेनैव जघान ह
In this way, the battle continued for a day and night; then Mahendra struck his elephant with a spear.
स निपत्य महीपृष्ठे लाघवात्स्वरथं ययौ। रथस्थस्तस्य देवस्य शक्त्या चैरावणं दृढम्
Falling to the earth, he quickly mounted his own chariot; standing on his chariot, the god struck Airāvata hard with a spear.
बिभेद लाघवेनाशु वज्रेणेव महागिरिं। शुशुभे कंपमानस्तु सेंद्रः स च महागजः
With swiftness, he pierced him as if with a thunderbolt splitting a great mountain; the trembling Indra and the great elephant shone brilliantly.
ततः शक्तिं समादाय आविध्य मघवाऽसुरम्। बिभेदोरसि दैत्यस्य स पपात रथोपरि
Then Maghavan, taking up his spear, hurled it at the demon and pierced the demon's chest; he fell upon the chariot.
क्षणात्संज्ञां समालंब्य स विनद्य पतत्त्रिणा। बिभेद समरे शक्रं स ततः कश्मलं गतः
Regaining consciousness in a moment, roaring, the winged one struck Śakra in battle, and then he became faint.
इंद्रः संज्ञां पुनः प्राप्य जघान विशिखैः शितैः। शतकोटिसमैर्बाणैरर्दितो व्यथयान्वितः
Indra, regaining his senses, struck with sharp arrows; afflicted by a hundred million arrows, he was filled with pain.
ततो वृत्रो महाशूलं प्राक्षिपन्निर्जरेश्वरे। शांभवास्त्रेण देवेशो वैष्णवास्त्रं मुमोच ह
Then Vṛtra hurled a great spear at the lord of the immortals; the lord of the gods released the Vaiṣṇava missile with the Śaṃbhava weapon.
उभयोरंबरे चास्त्रे वह्निकूटसमप्रभे। अन्योन्यं जघ्नतुस्तत्र स्फुलिगानि विमुंचती
In the sky, both weapons, blazing like peaks of fire, struck each other there, releasing sparks.