ततो ज्यास्वनमाकर्ण्य कुजंभो दानवेश्वरः
Hearing the twang of the bowstring, Kujambha, lord of the Dānavas—
ततो युद्धमभूत्तस्य सह राज्ञा वरानने
Then a battle took place between him and the king, O beautiful-faced one.
ततः कोपपरीतात्मा मुशलायाभ्यधावत
Then, filled with rage, he rushed toward the club.
यावद्गृह्णाति मुशलं तावत्सा च मुदावती
As he was about to seize the club, Mudāvatī was there.
ततः स गत्वा युयुधे मुसलेनासुरेश्वरः
Then, having gone forth, the lord of the Asuras fought with the club.
धनुर्ज्याघातशब्देन पतिते भूतले तदा
At that time, with the sound of the bowstring’s strike, it fell to the ground.
ततोऽपतत्पुष्पवृष्टिस्तस्योपरि महीपतेः 5.2.63.
Then a shower of flowers fell upon that king.
स चापि राजा तं हत्वा पुत्रौ लब्ध्वा सुतां तदा
And that king, having slain him, then regained his two sons and daughter.
पुत्राभ्यां सहितो देवि सुसंपूर्णमनोरथः
Together with his sons, O goddess, his wishes completely fulfilled—
महाकालवने रम्ये यत्र तल्लिंगमुत्तमम्
In the beautiful great Kāla forest, where that supreme liṅga is.
कुजंभोऽपि हतो दैत्यो देवविद्वेषकारकः
The demon Kujambha, who was a cause of enmity towards the gods, was also slain.
भक्त्या ये पूजयिष्यंति धनुःसाहस्रमीश्वरम्
Those who worship with devotion the Lord of a thousand bows,
अर्चिते देवदेवेशे धनुःसाहस्रिके शिवे
When the Lord of gods, the Lord Shiva of a thousand bows, is worshipped,
प्रातर्मध्येऽपराह्णे च धनुःसाहस्रकं शिवम्
In the morning, at midday, and in the afternoon, Shiva of a thousand bows—
तीर्थानां च यथा गंगा रक्षिता योधसत्तमैः
Just as the Ganga among holy places is protected by the best of warriors,
तत्र गंगादितीर्थानि विद्यन्ते विविधानि च 5.2.63.
There, the Ganga and other holy places, and various others, are found.
तेषां फलं विनिर्दिष्टं ये पश्यन्ति तु भक्तितः
The fruit has been declared for those who behold them with devotion.
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापना शनः
O Devi, thus I have told you the power of the destroyer of sins.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवंत्यखण्डे चतुरशीति लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये धनुःसाहस्रमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम त्रिषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the eighty-one-thousand-verse Samhita of the glorious Skanda Mahapurana, in the fifth Avantya section, in the greatness of the eighty-four lingas, the sixty-third chapter named 'The Description of the Greatness of Dhanuḥsāhasra' is concluded.
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण पशुयोनिर्न लभ्यते
By whose mere sight, one does not attain a birth among animals—
पशुपालो महादेवि बभूव भुवि विश्रुतः
The protector of creatures, O great goddess, became renowned on earth.
दिदृक्षुः स कदाचिच्च गतस्तोयनिधिं प्रति एका स्त्री मुक्तकेशा सा भ्रमन्ती च पुनःपुनः
Desiring to see, he once went towards the ocean; there was a woman with loose hair, wandering again and again.
अथ राजा भयाविष्टो विसंज्ञः समपद्यत
Then the king, seized by fear, fell unconscious.
ततोन्ये समपातं च आगत्य नृपसत्तमम्
Then others, having come to the best of kings, also fell down.
रुद्धे राजनि ते सर्वे एकीभूतास्तु दस्यवः
With the king restrained, all those bandits became united.
तस्य तां धृष्टतां ज्ञात्वा स्थैर्यं च नृपतेर्मृधे
Knowing his boldness and the king's steadfastness in battle,
अमूर्ता इव ते सर्वे एकीभूतास्ततोऽभवन्
All of them then became as if without form, united together.
अथापश्यत्तदाऽऽयांतं नारदं मुनिपुंगवम्
Then, at that moment, he saw Nārada, the foremost of sages, approaching.
अकस्मात्पुरुषाः पंच समायाता भयावहाः ।। 5.2.64.
Suddenly, five men appeared, terrifying in aspect.
तैरहं वेष्टितो दुष्टैर्व्याकुलश्च कृतस्तदा
I was then surrounded by those wicked ones and thrown into confusion.