तस्य पापं ममैवास्तु चेन्न त्वां रणमंडले । पातये मूर्च्छया वीर सन्नद्धो भव भूपते
'Let his sin be mine, if I do not make you, O king, fall unconscious on the battlefield; therefore, prepare yourself, O lord of men.'
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य पुष्कलस्य नृपोत्तमः । चुकोप भृशमुद्विग्नः संदधे निशिताञ्छरान्
Hearing these words of Puṣkala, the best of kings became greatly enraged, and, deeply agitated, fitted sharp arrows.
ते शरा हृदयं भित्त्वा गतास्ते भारतेर्महत् । पेतुः क्षितावधो यद्वद्रामभक्तिपराङ्मुखाः
Those arrows, piercing the great heart of Bhārata, fell to the ground, just as those who turn away from devotion to Rāma fall to earth.
ततः शरं मुमोचास्मै निशितं वह्निसप्रभम् । लक्षीकृत्य महद्वक्षः कपाटतटविस्तृतम्
Then he released at him a sharp arrow, blazing like fire, aiming at his broad chest, which was like the threshold of a great gate.
स बाणो भूमिपतिना द्विधा छिन्नः शरेण हि । पपात रथमध्ये स रविमंडलवज्ज्वलन्
That arrow, struck by the king with another arrow, was split in two and fell in the middle of the chariot, shining like the orb of the sun.
अपरं बाणमाधत्त मातृभक्तिभवं ततः । निधाय पुण्यं सोऽप्येष चिच्छेद महता पुनः
Then he took up another arrow, born of devotion to his mother, and after invoking its merit, he too cut down the great one again.
तदा खिन्नः स हृदये किंकर्तव्यमिति स्मरन् । रामं हृदि निजार्तिघ्नं मुमोच परमास्त्रवित्
Then, distressed and pondering in his heart what should be done, the master of supreme missiles released Rama, the remover of his own suffering, within his heart.
स बाणस्तस्य हृदये लग्न आशीविषोपमः । मूर्च्छामप्रापयत्तं वै ज्वलन्सूर्यसमप्रभः
That arrow, blazing with the brilliance of the sun, struck his heart like a venomous serpent and, without causing him to faint, burned fiercely.
ततो हाहाकृतं सर्वं पलायनपरायणम् । राज्ञि संमूर्च्छिते जाते पुष्कलो जयमाप्तवान्
Then, as the king fell unconscious, all those present cried out in lamentation and turned to flight, while Pushkala attained victory.
शेष उवाच। आगत्य सविधे रुद्रं समरांगणमूर्धनि । जगाद हनुमान्वीरः संजिहीर्षुः सुराधिपम्
Śeṣa said: Approaching Rudra on the battlefield, the heroic Hanuman, wishing to challenge the lord of the gods, spoke these words.
हनूमानुवाच। त्वं यदाचरसे रुद्र धर्मस्य प्रतिकूलनम् । तस्मात्त्वां शास्तुमिच्छामि रामभक्तवधोद्यतम्
Hanuman said: O Rudra, since you act contrary to righteousness, I wish to chastise you, as you are intent on killing a devotee of Rama.
मया पुरा श्रुतं देव ऋषिभिर्बहुधोदितम् । रघुनाथपदस्मारी नित्यं रुद्रः पिनाकभृत्
O god, I have long heard from many sages that Rudra, the wielder of Pinaka, always remembers the feet of Raghunatha.
तत्सर्वं तु मृषा जातं शत्रुघ्नं प्रति युध्यतः । पुष्कलो मे हतः शूरः शत्रुघ्नोऽपि विमूर्च्छितः
But now all that has proven false, for while fighting Shatrughna, my valiant Pushkala has been slain, and Shatrughna himself is unconscious.
तस्मात्त्वां पातयाम्यद्य त्रैलोक्यप्रलयोद्यतम् । यत्नात्तिष्ठस्व भोः शर्व रामभक्तिपराङ्मुखः
Therefore, today I will bring you down, you who are ready to bring about the destruction of the three worlds; stand firm, O Sharva, you who have turned away from devotion to Rama.
शेष उवाच। इत्युक्तवंतं प्लवगं प्रोवाच स महेश्वरः । धन्योऽसि वीरवर्यस्त्वं भवान्वदति नो मृषा
Śeṣa said: When the monkey had spoken thus, the great lord Maheshvara replied: You are blessed, best of heroes; what you say is not untrue.
मत्स्वामी रामचंद्रोऽयं सुरासुरनमस्कृतः । तदश्वमानयामास शत्रुघ्नः परवीरहा
My master is this Ramachandra, honored by gods and demons; then Shatrughna, slayer of enemy heroes, brought the horse.
तद्रक्षार्थं समायातस्तद्भक्त्या तु वशीकृतः । यथाकथंचिद्भक्तोऽसौ रक्ष्यः स्वात्मा इति स्थितिः
I came to protect it, and by devotion to him I am subdued; in some way, as a devotee, he must be protected, for he is my very self—such is my resolve.
रघुनाथः कृपां कृत्वा विलोकय तु निस्त्रपम् । मां स्वभक्त सुदुःखेन किंचित्कोपं दधन्महान्
Raghunatha, showing compassion, looked upon me without shame, though, as his devotee suffered greatly, the great one harbored some anger.
शेष उवाच। एवं वदति चंडीशे हनूमान्कुपितो भृशम् । शिलामादाय महतीं ताडयामास तद्रथम्
Śeṣa said: As Chandīśa was speaking thus, Hanuman, greatly enraged, seized a great stone and struck his chariot.
शिलया ताडितस्तस्य रथः शकलतां गतः । ससूतः सहयः केतुपताकाभिः समन्वितः
Struck by the stone, his chariot was shattered into pieces, along with its charioteer, companions, and banners.
नभःस्था देवताः सर्वाः प्रशशंसुः कपीश्वरम् । धन्योसि प्लवगाधीश महत्कर्म त्वया कृतम्
All the gods in the sky praised the lord of monkeys, saying, 'Blessed are you, lord of the monkeys; a great deed has been done by you.'
श्रीशिवं विरथं दृष्ट्वा नंदी तं समुपाद्रवत् । उवाच श्रीमहादेवं मत्पृष्ठं गम्यतामिति
Seeing Śiva deprived of his chariot, Nandi quickly approached him and said to the great Mahādeva, 'Please mount my back.'
वृषस्थितं तु भूतेशं हनूमान्कुपितो भृशम् । शिलामुत्पाट्य तरसा प्राहनद्धृदये तदा
As Bhūteśa sat upon the bull, Hanuman, greatly enraged, forcefully uprooted a stone and struck him in the chest.
तदाहतो भूतपतिः शूलं तीक्ष्णं समाददे । जाज्वल्यमानं त्रिशिखं वह्निज्वालासमप्रभम्
Thus struck, the lord of beings took up his sharp trident, blazing with three points and shining like tongues of fire.
आयातं तन्महद्दृष्ट्वा शूलं प्रज्वलनप्रभम् । हस्ते गृहीत्वा तरसा बभंज तिलशः क्षणात्
Seeing that great trident approaching, blazing with fiery radiance, he seized it swiftly in his hand and shattered it into tiny pieces in an instant.
भग्ने त्रिशूले तरसा कपीन्द्रेण क्षणाच्छिवः । शक्तिं करे समाधत्त सर्वलोहविनिर्मिताम्
When the trident was thus broken at once by the lord of monkeys, Shiva immediately took up a spear made entirely of all metals in his hand.
सा शक्तिः शिवनिर्मुक्ता हृदये तस्य धीमतः । लग्ना क्षणादभूत्तत्र विक्लवः प्लवगाधिपः
That spear, released by Shiva, struck the heart of that wise one, and in that moment, the lord of monkeys became disoriented there.
क्षणाच्च तद्व्यथां तीर्त्वा गृहीत्वा वृक्षमुल्बणम् । ताडयामास हृदये महाव्यालविभूषिते
But in a moment, overcoming that pain, he seized a mighty tree and struck upon the heart adorned with great serpents.
ताडितास्तेन वीरेण फणीन्द्रास्त्रा समागताः । इतस्ततस्ते तं मुक्त्वा गताः पातालमुज्जवाः
Struck by that hero, the assembled king serpents fled from him in all directions and swiftly went down to the netherworld.
शिवस्तस्मिन्नगे मुक्ते वक्षसि स्वे निरीक्ष्य च । कुपितो व्यदधाद्घोरं मुसलं करयुग्मके
When the serpent was released from his own chest and Shiva saw this, enraged, he fashioned a terrible mace with both his hands.