मुनिभिश्च सुसिद्धैश्च आयुना तेन भूभुजा । अभिषिंच्य स्वराज्ये तं समेतं शिवकन्यया
By sages and accomplished ascetics, with the lifespan granted by that king, he was consecrated in sovereignty, united with Shiva's daughter.
भार्यायुक्तः स्वकायेन आयु राजा महायशाः । दिवं जगाम धर्मात्मा देवैः सिद्धैः सुपूजितः
Joined with his wife and his own body, the illustrious king Āyu ascended to heaven, honored by gods and perfected beings.
ऐंद्रं पदं परित्यज्य ब्रह्मलोकं गतः पुनः । हरलोकं जगामाथ मुनिभिर्देवपूजितः
Renouncing the position of Indra, he went again to the world of Brahma, and then to the world of Shiva, worshipped by sages and gods.
स्वकर्मभिर्महाराजः पुत्रस्यापि सुतेजसा । हरेर्लोकं गतः पुण्यैर्निवसत्येष भूपतिः
By his own deeds and by the great splendor of his son, the king has gone to the world of Hari; this ruler dwells there by virtue.
पुरुषैः पुण्यकर्माख्यैरीदृशं पुण्यमुत्तमम् । जनितव्यं महाभाग किमन्यैः शोककारकैः
O most fortunate one, by men known for virtuous deeds, such supreme merit should be generated; what use is there in other actions that bring sorrow?
यथा जातः स धर्मात्मा नहुषः पितृतारकः । कुलस्य धर्त्ता सर्वस्य नहुषो ज्ञानपंडितः
Just as was born that righteous-souled Nahusha, the uplifter of his ancestors, the sustainer of his entire lineage, Nahusha, wise in knowledge.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं चरित्रं तस्य भूपतेः । अन्यत्किं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि वद पुत्र कपिंजल
All this, the character of that king, has been recounted to you; what else shall I tell you? Speak, O son, O Kapinjala.
एवंविधं पुण्यमयं पवित्रं चरित्रमेतद्यशसा समेतम् । आयोः सुतस्यापि शृणोति मर्त्यो भोगान्स भुक्त्वैति पदं मुरारेः
Whoever among mortals hears this pure and meritorious story, endowed with fame, of the son of Ayu, after enjoying pleasures, attains the abode of Vishnu.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रे नहुषाख्याने सप्तदशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred seventeenth chapter, entitled 'The Story of Nahusha' in the narrative of Cyavana, in the section on the greatness of Gurutirtha, in the Bhumikhanda of the glorious Padma Purana.
कपिंजल उवाच- गंगामुखे पुरा तात रोदमाना वरांगना । नेत्राभ्यामश्रुबिंदूनि पतंति च महाजले
Kapinjala said: Once, at the mouth of the Ganga, O father, a noble woman was weeping; from her eyes, drops of tears were falling into the great water.
गंगामध्ये निमज्जंति भवंति कमलानि च । पुष्पाणि दिव्यरूपाणि सौगंधानि महांति च
In the middle of the Ganga, they sink, and lotuses appear—flowers of divine form, fragrant and great in size.
तस्यास्तात सुनेत्राभ्यां किमर्थं प्रपतंति च । गंगोदके महाभाग निर्मला अश्रुबिंदवः
For what reason, O most fortunate one, do those pure drops of tears fall from her beautiful eyes into the water of the Ganga?
अस्थिचर्मावशेषस्तु जटाचीरधरः पुनः । तानि सौगंधयुक्तानि पद्मानि विचिनोति सः
A man, reduced to skin and bones, wearing matted hair and bark garments, gathers those fragrant lotuses.
हेमवर्णानि दिव्यानि नीत्वा शिवं समर्चयेत् । सा का नारी समाचक्ष्व स वा को हि महामते
Taking those golden-hued, divine lotuses, he worships Shiva; who is that woman, tell me, and who is that man, O wise one?
अर्चयित्वा शिवं सोथ कस्मात्पश्चात्प्रदेवति । एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व यद्यहं वल्लभस्तव
After worshipping Shiva, why does she cry afterwards? Tell me all this, if I am dear to you.
कुंजल उवाच- शृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि वृत्तांतं देवनिर्मितम् । चरित्रं सर्वपापघ्नं विष्णोश्चैव महात्मनः
Kunjala said: Listen, my child, I will tell you a tale created by the gods—a story that destroys all sins, and also of the great-souled Vishnu.
योसौ हुंडो महावीर्यो नहुषेण हतो रणे । तस्य पुत्रस्तु विख्यातो विहुंडस्तप आस्थितः
That mighty Hunda, who was slain in battle by Nahusha, his son, renowned as Vihunda, undertook austerities.
निहतं पितरं श्रुत्वा सामात्यं सपरिच्छदम् । आयुपुत्रेण वीरेण नहुषेण बलीयसा
Hearing that his father was killed, along with his ministers and retinue, by the heroic and powerful Nahusha, son of Ayu,
तपस्तपति सक्रोधाद्देवान्हंतुं समुद्यतः । पौरुषं तस्य दुष्टस्य तपसा वर्द्धितस्य च
He, filled with wrath, performed austerities, intent on destroying the gods; the strength of that wicked one increased through his penance.
जानंति देवताः सर्वा दुःसहं समरांगणे । हुंडात्मजो विहुंडस्तु त्रैलोक्यं हंतुमुद्यतः
All the deities know that he is unbearable in battle; Vihunda, son of Hunda, was intent on destroying the three worlds.
पितुर्वैरं करिष्यामि हनिष्ये मानवान्सुरान् । एवं समुद्यतः पापी देवब्राह्मणकंटकः
I will avenge my father; I will slay men and gods—thus resolved, that wicked one, a thorn to gods and Brahmins,
उपद्रवं समारेभे प्रजाः पीडयते च सः । तस्यैव तेजसा दग्धा देवाश्चेंद्रपुरोगमाः
He brought calamity and oppressed the people; by his very energy, the gods, with Indra at their head, were burned.
शरणं देवदेवस्य जग्मुर्विष्णोर्महात्मनः । देवदेवं जगन्नाथं शंखचक्रगदाधरम्
They sought refuge in the Lord of gods, in Vishnu, the great-souled; the Lord of gods, the Lord of the world, bearer of the conch, discus, and mace.
ऊचुश्च पाहि नो नित्यं विहुंडस्य महाभयात् । श्रीविष्णुरुवाच- वर्द्धंतु देवताः सर्वाः सुसुखेन महेश्वराः
And they said: 'Protect us always from the great danger of Vihuṇḍa.' Shri Vishnu spoke: 'May all the gods flourish, O great lords, in supreme happiness.'
विहुंडं नाशयिष्यामि पापिष्ठं देवकंटकम् । एवमाभाष्य तान्देवान्मायां कृत्वा जनार्दनः
I will destroy Vihuṇḍa, the most wicked, the thorn among the gods. Having spoken thus to the gods, Janardana created a magical illusion.
स्वयमेवस्थितस्तत्र नंदने सुमहायशाः । मायामयं चकाराथ स्त्रीरूपं च गुणान्वितम्
He himself stood there in Nandana, of great fame, and then fashioned a magical form, a woman endowed with virtues.
विष्णुमाया महाभागा सर्वविश्वप्रमोहिनी । चकार रूपमतुलं विष्णोर्मायाप्रमोहिनी
Vishnu's Maya, greatly fortunate and capable of deluding the entire universe, created an incomparable form, the Maya of Vishnu, the bewilderer.
विहुंडस्य वधार्थाय रूपलावण्यशालिनी । कुंजल उवाच- स देवानां वधार्थाय दिव्यमार्गं जगाम ह
For the purpose of slaying Vihuṇḍa, she took on a form radiant with beauty and charm. Kuñjala said: 'For the destruction of the gods, she went upon the divine path.'
नंदनांते ततो मायामपश्यद्दितिजेश्वरः । तया विमोहितो दैत्यः कामबाणकृतांतरः
At the edge of Nandana, the lord of the Daityas saw Maya; by her, the demon was bewildered, pierced by arrows of desire.
आत्मनाशं न जानाति कालरूपां वरस्त्रियम् । तां दृष्ट्वा नवहेमाभां रूपद्रविणशालिनीम्
He did not perceive his own destruction, seeing the woman who embodied the form of Time; beholding her, shining like new gold, possessing beauty and wealth.