मुखादुद्गीर्य तद्धस्ते गृहीत्वा तोलयद्रुषा । सूर्यकोटिसहस्राभं ग्रसंतं सचराचरम्
Emerging from his mouth, he seized it in his hand and spun it with force, shining like ten million suns, devouring all that moves and does not move.
तेन चक्रेण चिच्छेद शिरो जालंधरस्य च । ततस्तच्छीर्षमुत्प्लुत्य गगने शतयोजनम् 6.18.
With that discus, he cut off Jālandhara's head; then that head, leaping up, flew a hundred yojanas into the sky.
दंष्ट्रा शतकरालास्यं स्वर्भूमिनयनं च यत् । व्याघ्रगत्या ततो यातं सदनं ब्रह्मणो नृप
With fangs, a hundred gaping mouths, and eyes blazing like the sun and earth, it sped with tiger-like gait to Brahmā's abode, O king.
भूयः स्वर्गे ततो दृष्ट्वा मृडः शीर्षमधावत । स्रवत्तद्रुधिरं भूरि प्रकुर्वद्भैरवस्वनम्
Then, seeing the head in heaven, Mṛḍa pursued it; blood flowed profusely from it, producing a terrifying sound.
ततो दिशः प्रणष्टास्ता गगनं विलयं गतम् । न तेजसां प्रकाशोऽस्ति चचाल वसुधा भयात्
Then the directions vanished, the sky dissolved, there was no radiance of lights, and the earth trembled in fear.
आपतंतं जघानाशु रुद्रश्चक्रेण तच्छिरः । द्विधा भूत्वाथ राजेंद्र पपात हिमवद्गिरौ
Rudra swiftly struck the falling head with the discus; split in two, O king, it fell upon Mount Himavat.
ततो जालंधरस्याशु शिरसः शकले किल । विशतः सर्वभूतानां पश्यतां स्म वृषाकपौ
Then, as all beings looked on, fragments of Jālandhara's head entered the Bull-bannered One.
तस्य कंठात्समुद्भूता दैत्याः शतसहस्रशः । ते हतास्तेन चक्रेण कपर्दिकरशालिना
From his throat arose hundreds of thousands of demons; they were all slain by the discus of the matted-haired Lord.
जालंधरकबंधं तन्ननर्त रुधिरारुणम् । पुनः पुनः समुद्भूतास्तस्य कंठात्तु दानवाः
From the neck of Jalandhara, bound and writhing, blood-red and trembling, the Dānavas emerged again and again.
पुनः पुनर्बलवता छिन्नाश्चक्रेण शंभुना । मेदसा सिंधुपुत्रस्य पूरिता सकला मही
Again and again, those who were struck down by Śambhu with the discus, powerful as they were, filled the whole earth with the fat of the son of the ocean.
मेदिनी मेदसैवैषा ख्यातिं प्राप्ता तु पार्थिव । यत्र दैत्यवरस्यास्य शोणितं शैलतां गतम्
O king, this earth became known as Medinī because it was filled with that fat; there, the blood of this foremost Daitya turned into stone.
कैलासस्योत्तरे भागे तत्राभूच्छोणितं पुरम् । अथ मांसचयान्दृष्ट्वा सर्वतो व्याप्य तिष्ठतः
To the north of Kailāsa, there was the city of Śoṇita; seeing heaps of flesh spread everywhere, they stood.
तदा सस्मार देवेशश्चतुःषष्टिगणं रणे । विज्ञानस्मरणाद्देव्यः संप्राप्ताः शंकरांतिकम्
Then the Lord of the gods remembered the sixty-four goddesses in battle; by his thought, the goddesses came to the presence of Śaṃkara.
कृतांजलिपुटाः प्रोचुः शिव किं करवामहे
With hands joined in reverence, they said, 'Śiva, what shall we do?'
महादेव उवाच- य एते दैत्यमांसस्य राशयो गिरिसन्निभाः । भक्षयध्वं युताः शीघ्रं दत्तानुज्ञा मया तु वः
Mahādeva said: 'All of you, quickly consume these heaps of Daitya flesh, as large as mountains; I give you permission.'
ब्राह्मी माहेश्वरी चैव कौमारी वैष्णवी तथा । वाराही चैव माहेंद्री सर्वाः स्वगणशोभिताः
Brāhmī, Māheśvarī, Kaumārī, Vaiṣṇavī, Vārāhī, and Māheṃdrī, all adorned with their own retinues,
एवं शंकरनिर्दिष्टा देव्यस्ता मांससंचयान् । क्रूरेण चक्षुषालोक्य निन्युश्चादर्शनं क्षणात्
Thus instructed by Śaṃkara, those goddesses, with fierce gaze, made the heaps of flesh disappear in a moment.
अथ जालंधरवपुः क्षीणं क्रांतं तु शक्तिभिः । ताभिर्ग्रस्ते शरीरे तु तस्य देहाद्विनिःसृता
Then the body of Jalandhara, weakened and overcome by their powers, was devoured by them, and from his body emerged—
प्रभासा शंकरं प्राप्ता जगामादर्शनं क्षणात् । तत्तेजः सूर्यसंकाशं लयं प्राप्तं महेश्वरे
A shining radiance reached Śaṃkara and vanished in a moment; that energy, equal to the sun, merged into the Great Lord.
एवं स विलयं प्राप्तः त्रिदिशारिस्त्रिलोचनात् । वृणुध्वं च वरं सर्वाः प्रीतः प्राह महेश्वरः
Thus, he was dissolved by the three-eyed enemy of the gods; then Maheśvara, pleased, said to all, 'Choose your boon.'
तदा ताः सर्वयोगिन्यः पप्रच्छुर्जगदीश्वरम् । मर्त्यलोकेषु ये लोका भोगमोक्षवरेप्सवः
Then all those yoginīs asked the Lord of the universe: 'In the mortal worlds, those who desire enjoyment or liberation—'
पूजयिष्यंति ते नित्यं स्वगृहे योगिनीगणम् । तत्तेषां वांछितं सर्वं सिध्यतां त्वत्प्रसादतः
'They will always worship the assembly of yoginīs in their homes; may all their wishes be fulfilled by your grace.'
महादेव उवाच- यः कश्चित्पूजयेन्नित्यं भक्तिभावसमन्वितः । युष्मद्गणं च तस्याहं वरदोऽस्मि धरातले
Mahādeva said: 'Whoever worships your assembly daily with devotion, to him I am the granter of boons on earth.'
मद्भक्तः केशवस्यापि द्वेष्टि यो योगिनीगणम् । भैरवोऽहं तदा तस्य हरिष्ये सुकृतं कृतम्
'If my devotee, or even Keśava's, should despise the assembly of yoginīs, then I, as Bhairava, will take away all his accumulated merit.'
इति दत्तवरा हृष्टा योगिन्यो विभुना मृधे । अत्रांतरे भवानीं तां सस्मार वृषभं हरः
Thus, having received their boons, the yoginīs rejoiced at the Lord's favor; meanwhile, Hara remembered Bhavānī and the bull.
स्मृतमात्रा पार्वती सा वृषभश्चागमत्क्षणात् । सखीगणसमायुक्ता संप्राप्ता हरवल्लभा
As soon as she was remembered, Pārvatī and the bull arrived instantly, surrounded by her retinue of companions, the beloved of Hara appeared.
संत्यक्त्वा भ्रामरीं मूर्तिं हरस्यार्द्धं समारुहत् । गिरिजासहितो राजन्महेशो मुमुदे ततः
Abandoning the form of Bhairavi, the Lord ascended to his half, O King, together with Girijā; then Maheśa rejoiced.
योगिनीं प्रत्युवाचेदं पिबध्वं रुधिरं नृप । जालंधरकबंधस्थं ताः श्रुत्वा जहृषुर्भृशम्
He addressed the Yoginīs: 'Drink the blood, O King, that remains bound in Jālandhara’s body.' Hearing this, they were greatly delighted.
मांसमेदोह्यसृक्पीत्वा योगिन्यो ननृतुर्मुदा । ततो हरः प्रसन्नोऽभूत्तासां क्रीडनवीक्षणात्
Having drunk the flesh, fat, and blood, the Yoginīs danced with joy; then Hara was pleased by watching their play.
स्वयं च भैरवं रूपं कृत्वा तन्मध्यगः पपौ । तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रा महाकायास्तदासन्योगिनी गणाः
He himself, assuming the form of Bhairava, drank in their midst; at that time, the hosts of Yoginīs were fierce-fanged and gigantic.