चंद्रमुत्थाप्य तं कंठे धृत्वा वेगान्महामृधे । गिलित्वा राहुणा चंद्रोप्युद्गीर्णश्च ततः पुनः
Lifting the Moon, he held him by the neck with great speed in the fierce battle; Rahu swallowed the Moon and then expelled him again.
मृगं स्वचिह्नमुरसि निधाय विससर्ज ह । स उच्चैःश्रवसं गृह्य हयरत्नं विधुंतुदः
Placing his own mark, the deer, upon his chest, he released him; Vidhuṃtuda seized Uccaiḥśravas, the jewel among horses.
जालंधरांतिकं नीत्वा भक्त्या तस्मै न्यवेदयत् । दुर्वारणो रणे क्रुद्धस्तं यमं गदया हनत्
Taking him to Jalandhara's presence, he devotedly offered him; Durvāraṇa, enraged in battle, struck Yama with his mace.
निशितैर्मार्गणैर्भिन्नः शक्रपुत्रेण चाहवे । धृत्वा जयंतं संह्रादः परिघाघातमूर्च्छितम्
Pierced by sharp arrows from Indra's son in battle, Samhrada seized Jayanta, who was stunned by the blow of the iron club.
ऐरावतं समारुह्य ययौ जालंधरं प्रति । हतवांश्चैव गदया निह्रादं धनदो रणे
Mounting Airavata, he went toward Jalandhara; Kubera struck Nirhrada with his mace and killed him in battle.
रुद्रास्त्रिशूलनिर्घातैर्निशुंभं जघ्नुरोजसा । निशुंभो बाणजालैश्च पीडयामास तानति
The Rudras, with the force of their tridents, killed Nishumbha; Nishumbha, in turn, afflicted them with showers of arrows.
शुंभासुरो देवगणान्पूरयामास मार्गणैः । मृत्युं मायामय मयो बद्ध्वा पाशैर्निनायतम्
The demon Shumbha filled the hosts of gods with arrows; having bound Death, who is made of illusion, with nooses, he led him away.
ददौ जालंधरायासौ पौलोम्ने सोऽपि सिंधवे । अब्धिना च मुखे क्षिप्तो लोको जीवतु निर्भयः
He gave Jalandhara to the son of Puloma, and he too to the Ocean; being cast into the mouth of the sea, the world lived on, free from fear.
बद्ध्वा च नमुचिं पाशैर्वासवोऽपि रसातलम् । निन्ये विश्वस्य हंतारं अथ जालंधरो ययौ
And Indra, having bound Namuci with nooses, led the destroyer of the universe down to the netherworld; then Jalandhara departed.
अथेंद्रबलयोर्युद्धमभूद्राजन्सुदारुणम् । बलांगरोचिषो भांति दिशो दश रवेरिव
Then, O king, there was a fierce battle between the armies of Indra and Bala; the brilliance of Bala's limbs shone in all ten directions like the sun.
सर्वाण्यस्त्राणि शक्रस्य शीर्णान्यंगे बलस्य च । बलीयसा बलेनेंद्रो मुद्गरेण हतो हृदि
All the weapons of Shakra and the limbs of Bala were shattered; Indra, with superior strength, struck Bala in the heart with a mace.
ननादेंद्रस्ततो भीमं तच्छ्रुत्वा स बलोहसत् । हसतस्तस्य निश्चेरुर्मुखतो मौक्तिकानि च
Then Indra roared terribly; hearing this, Bala laughed, and as he laughed, pearls issued forth from his mouth.
तस्यांगस्याभिलाषेण न युद्धमकरोत्तदा । तुष्टाव वासवोऽत्यर्थं तं बलं बलसागरम्
Because of the desire for those limbs, he did not fight at that time; Indra exceedingly praised Bala, the ocean of strength.
वरं वृणु सुरश्रेष्ठेत्युक्तः प्राह बलं प्रति । यदि तुष्टोऽसि दैत्येश स्वं वपुर्दातुमर्हसि
When told, 'Choose a boon, O best of gods,' Bala replied: 'If you are pleased, O lord of the Daityas, you should give me your own body.'
तदिंद्र वचनं श्रुत्वा भित्त्वा शस्त्रैर्गृहाण माम् । इत्युवाच बलं सोऽपि किमदेयं महात्मनाम्
Hearing those words of Indra, Bala said, 'Pierce me with weapons and take me; what is not to be given by the great-souled?'
सस्मारितो मातलिना वज्रेणांगं जघान तत् । तेन वज्रप्रहारेण बलांगं तद्व्यशीर्यत
Reminded by Matali, Indra struck that body with the thunderbolt; by that blow of the thunderbolt, Bala's body was shattered.
बलांगस्यैकभागस्तु पपात कनकाचले । तुहिनाद्रौ द्वितीयस्तु तृतीयो गोनगेऽपतत्
One part of Bala's body fell on the golden mountain; the second on the snowy mountain, and the third fell at Gonaga.
चतुर्थो देवनद्यां च पंचमो मंदरे तथा । वज्राकरे पपातांशः षष्ठश्च विजयांगजः
The fourth part fell in the divine river, the fifth on Mount Mandara; a portion fell in Vajrakara, and the sixth became Vijayangaja.
तस्य जातिविशुद्धस्य परिशुद्धेन कर्मणा । कायस्यावयवाः सर्वे रत्नबीजत्वमागताः
Because of his pure lineage and purified actions, all the limbs of his body became the seeds of jewels.
वज्रादस्थिकणाः कीर्णाः षट्कोणा मणयोऽभवन् । अक्षिभ्यामिन्द्रनीला वै माणिक्यं श्रुतिसंभवम्
From the fragments of his bones came six-sided diamonds; from his eyes, sapphires; from his ears, rubies.
क्षतजात्पद्मरागाः स्युः मेदसो मरकतास्तथा । प्रवालानि च जिह्वातो दंता मुक्तास्तथाभवन्
Padmaraga gems arose from his blood; emeralds from his fat; coral from his tongue, and his teeth became pearls.
मज्जोद्भवं मरकतं गारुत्मतमभून्नसा । कांस्यं पुरीषं रजतं वीर्यं ताम्रं च मूत्रजम्
Emerald of the Garuda kind arose from his marrow, and from his nose; bronze from his feces, silver from his semen, and copper from his urine.
अंगस्योद्वर्तनाज्जातं पित्तलं ब्रह्मवीतिकाः । नादाद्वैदूर्यमुत्पन्नं रत्नं चारुतरं तथा
From the rubbing of his body, brass and brahmavitika gems were born; from his sound, cat's eye and other beautiful jewels arose.
नखेभ्यः कनकोत्पत्ती रुधिराच्च रसोद्भवः । मेदसः स्फटिकं जातं प्रवालं मांससंभवम्
From his nails came gold, from his blood, quicksilver; from his fat, crystal was born, and coral from his flesh.
बलदेहोद्भवान्यासन्रत्नानि पृथिवीतले । पुण्योपचयसंपत्त्या भोक्ष्यंते विमलैर्जनैः
Jewels that arose from Bala's body were on the earth; through the accumulation of merit, they will be enjoyed by pure-hearted people.
अत्रांतरे हतं श्रुत्वा बलं मघवता मृधे । प्रभावती नाम राज्ञी ययौ तच्चरणांतिकम्
Meanwhile, hearing that Bala's army was slain in battle by Maghavan, a queen named Prabhavati went to his side.
विललाप पतिं दृष्ट्वा विकीर्णावयवं रणे । प्रभावत्यश्रुपूर्णाक्षी मुक्तकेशी घनस्तनी
Seeing her husband with his limbs scattered on the battlefield, Prabhavati, her eyes full of tears, her hair unbound, her breasts heavy, lamented.
हा नाथ बलविक्रांत कांतदेह जगत्प्रिय । मां त्वं विहाय किं चात्र कैवल्यं गतवानसि
"Alas, lord! Mighty and valiant one, beloved body, dear to the world—having abandoned me, what liberation have you attained here?"
जराकुष्ठादिभिर्व्याप्तं बुद्ध्वा देहं त्यजंति न । देहिनोऽन्ये परं कांतं त्वया देहो वृथोज्झितः
Others, even knowing their bodies are afflicted by old age, leprosy, and such, do not abandon them; but you, beloved, have cast off your body in vain.
तव देहेन दिव्येन हारकं भूष्यते प्रिय । रणोत्सुकेन भवता या वेणी ग्रथिता मम
With your divine body, my dear, the necklace is adorned; and the braid that you, eager for battle, once tied for me—