सुरेशमोहनं मायाजालमत्यद्भुतं नृप । अन्यदाविश्चकाराशु भृशं मायामहाबलम्
O King, Jālandhara quickly created another wondrous, powerful magical web to bewilder the lord of the gods.
जालंधरः कोटिभुजो बभूव वृक्षास्त्रशस्त्रैर्युयुधे वृषांकम् । अथांतराले पृथिवीं चकार समुद्रसूनुर्गिरिधातुमंडिताम् 6.18.
Jālandhara, with a billion arms, fought with trees, weapons, and missiles, standing atop the bull. Then, in an instant, the ocean's son made the earth adorned with mountains.
देवतायतनै रम्यैर्नानापुष्पसमाकुलैः । मंडितां नृप भूमिं च चकारोदधिनंदनः । नृत्यंति यत्राप्सरसो मेनकाद्या मनोहरा
He made the land, O King, beautiful with temples of the gods, filled with various flowers, where enchanting apsarases like Menakā danced.
विस्मृत्य शंभुस्तदपास्यकार्मुकं सद्यः प्रतस्थे वृषभोपरि स्थितः । वादित्रगीतैर्भुवि मोहितो भृशं दैत्येंद्रमायामय तांडवेन सः
Forgetting himself, Śaṃbhu immediately set aside his bow and proceeded, standing atop the bull, greatly bewildered on earth by the demon king's magical dance, accompanied by music and song.
विमोहितं वीक्ष्य वृषस्थितं हरं नित्यं समुद्रः सह तांडवेन । गीतेन वाद्येन च नृत्यलीलया ननाद रूपी तरसा विमोहितुम्
Seeing Hara, ever mounted on the bull, bewildered, the ocean, together with Tāṇḍava, with song, with music, and with the play of dance, roared in manifold forms, swiftly seeking to enchant him.
जंतून्क्षिप्त्वोदधौ तांश्च सहस्रं स ततोत्सवः । क्व च ता देवताः सर्वाः क्व नंदिप्रमुखा गणाः
He cast thousands of beings into the ocean, and that became a great festival; but where were all those deities, and where were the hosts led by Nandi?
अपि त्वं माननीयोऽसि मोहितो दैत्यमायया । किमद्य शंभो भगवन्नुपेक्ष्यते उदीर्यचक्रं जठरस्थितं च
Even you, worthy of honor, have been deluded by the demon's illusion; O blessed Śambhu, why today do you neglect the discus and that which abides in your belly?
वधाय चास्यैव कृतं महेश जालंधरं संहरते न चाजौ । इति कृष्णस्य वचनात्तत्स्मृत्वात्मानमीश्वरम्
For his destruction alone, O Maheśa, Jālandhara does not withdraw; yet, by Kṛṣṇa's words, remembering himself as the Lord—
आरुह्य वृषभं शीघ्रमाजगाम महारणम् । तमागतं शिवं दृष्ट्वा सर्वसैन्यसमावृतः
Swiftly mounting the bull, he entered the great battlefield; seeing Śiva arrive, surrounded by all his army—
रुरोध समरे राजन्क्रुद्धो जालंधरोऽसुरः । हरस्य कुपितस्यासीत्सृष्टिसंहारकारकम्
In battle, O King, the enraged asura Jālandhara blocked him; from the wrath of Hara arose the power to create and destroy.
रूपं तृतीयनेत्राग्नौ दानवाः शलभा यथा । रुपं दृष्ट्वा भगवतो रौद्रज्वालामयं नृप
At the fire of the third eye, the forms of the demons were like moths; seeing the Lord's form, blazing with fierce flames, O King—
शुंभादयस्तदा दैत्या राहुप्रभृतयश्च ये । रुद्रं निरीक्ष्य संत्रस्ताः पातालं विविशुर्भयात्
Then the demons Śumbha and others, and those like Rāhu, beholding Rudra, terrified, entered the netherworld out of fear.
सेनाभटाननेकांश्च हतान्दृष्ट्वा महामृधे । शुंभादीन्हतशेषांस्तान्दृष्ट्वात्मानं पलायितान्
Seeing countless soldiers slain in the great battle, and seeing the remnants of Śumbha and others destroyed, and themselves fleeing—
तदा जालंधरः संख्ये एको गिरिरिवस्थितः । परमार्थं रुद्ररूपं हृष्टः साक्षाद्विलोकयन्
Then Jālandhara alone stood firm in battle like a mountain, joyfully beholding the supreme form of Rudra directly.
ततो जालंधरः प्राह महादेवं प्रहस्य च । रूपं संहर येन त्वं दहसे सचराचरम्
Then Jālandhara, laughing, spoke to Mahādeva: 'Withdraw that form by which you burn all that moves and does not move.'
शस्त्रेण कुरु संग्रामं त्यक्त्वा योगबलं निजम् । इति जालंधरवचः श्रुत्वोवाच ततः शिवः
'Fight with weapons, abandoning your own yogic power.' Hearing these words of Jālandhara, Śiva then spoke—
वरं वरय दैत्येश प्रीतोऽस्मि तव कर्मणा । ईदृक्षमपि मद्रूपं दृष्ट्वा यन्निर्भयोऽधुना
'Choose a boon, O lord of demons; I am pleased with your deed. Even seeing such a form of mine, you are now fearless.'
अपि ब्रह्मांडमखिलं मद्रूपस्यास्य दानव । तेजसो वीक्षणेनालं तत्र त्वमसि निर्भयः
'Even the entire cosmic egg, O Dānava, is not able to withstand the sight of this form of mine; yet here you are, unafraid.'
नारद उवाच- इति शंभोः प्रसादं च मत्वा संसारनिस्पृहः । जालंधरो हराद्वव्रे मुक्तिं सायुज्यतां पराम्
Nārada said: 'Thus, understanding Śambhu's favor, Jālandhara, free from worldly desire, sought from Hara the highest liberation—union with him.'
श्रीमहादेव उवाच-। दिव्यं देहमिदं दैत्य भोगसिद्धियुतं तव । वृंदा मनोहरं रम्यमिहस्थं कालमश्नुते
Śrī Mahādeva said: 'This divine body of yours, O demon, is endowed with enjoyment and accomplishment; Vṛndā, charming and delightful, remains here and experiences her destined time.'
मुहूर्तं परमात्मानं तमेकाकिनमव्ययम् । अबुद्ध्वा त्यजसे मूर्ख कथं त्वं मुक्तिमिच्छसि
'For a moment, not knowing that supreme self, the one, the imperishable, you abandon it, O fool—how then do you desire liberation?'
वृंदा तव प्रिया राज्ञी हृता सा योगमायया । ब्रह्मस्वरूपं विज्ञाय प्राप्ता तत्परमं पदम्
'Vṛndā, your beloved queen, was taken away by yogic illusion; realizing the form of Brahman, she attained that supreme state.'
इदानीं दुर्ल्लभा सा च तत्पदं चैव दुर्ल्लभम् । स्वर्गापवर्गयोर्मध्ये संसारे वरमाप्नुहि
Now, that is difficult to obtain, and that supreme state is also hard to reach; between heaven and liberation, choose the better in this world of transmigration.
जालंधर उवाच- देवमुक्तपदं लभ्यं कृतकृत्येन केनचित् । इदानीं कृतकृत्योऽस्मि यत्त्वां पश्ये त्वया हतः
Jalandhara said: The state attained by gods and liberated beings is gained by one who has fulfilled his purpose; now I am fulfilled, for I see you, having been slain by you.
शिव उवाच- मत्स्थानं परमं क्षेत्रं यदि त्वं गंतुमुत्सुकः । तर्हि मां कोपयस्वाशु दैत्यं हत्वा दृढैः शरैः
Shiva said: If you are eager to reach my supreme abode, then quickly provoke me by slaying the demon with firm arrows.
ततोऽहं त्वां हनिष्यामि मत्स्थानं यास्यसेऽनघ । महेश्वरवचः श्रुत्वा प्राह जालंधरः शिवम्
Then I will kill you, and you, sinless one, will go to my abode; hearing the words of Maheshvara, Jalandhara spoke to Shiva.
त्वयि सर्वजगत्पूज्ये पूर्वं न प्रहराम्यहम्
Since you are worshipped by the whole universe, I will not strike first.
नारद उवाच- एवमुक्तो जघानाशु सिंधुजं विशिखैः शिवः । ते शराः सिंधुपुत्रस्य देहलग्ना विभांति च
Narada said: Thus addressed, Shiva swiftly struck the son of the ocean with arrows; those arrows, lodged in the body of the ocean's son, shone brightly.
यथा लोहगिरिप्रांते वेणवो वह्निदीपिताः । जालंधरो हरस्यांगं पूरयामास मार्गणैः
Just as reeds set aflame at the edge of an iron mountain, so Jalandhara filled the limbs of Hara with arrows.
तैः शरैः शुशुभे रुद्रो यथा खं खेचराकुलम् । जालंधरेशयोर्युद्धं तथा द्वंद्वमभून्नृप
With those arrows Rudra shone, as the sky crowded with celestial beings; thus, O king, a duel arose between Jalandhara and Hara.