कदाचिच्छिन्नशिरसं राहुं दृष्ट्वा स दैत्यराट्
Once, seeing Rahu with his head severed, the king of the Daityas—
स शशंस समुद्रस्य मथनं देवकारितम्
He reported to the ocean the churning performed by the gods.
स श्रुत्वा क्रोधरक्ताक्षः स्वपितुर्मथनं तदा
Hearing this, his eyes reddened with anger at the churning of his own father—
दूतस्त्रिविष्टपं गत्वा सुधर्मां प्राविशद्वराम्
A messenger went to heaven and entered the splendid Sudharma hall.
दूतोऽहंप्रेषितस्तेन स यदाह शृणुष्व तत्
I am a messenger sent by him; now hear what he has said.
कस्मात्त्वया मम पिता मथितः सागरोऽद्रिणा
Why did you churn my father, the ocean, with a mountain?
इति दूतवचः श्रुत्वा विस्मितस्त्रिदशाधिपः
Hearing the messenger's words, the lord of the gods was astonished.
अद्रयो मद्भयात्त्रस्ताः स्वकुक्षिस्थाः कृतास्तथा
The mountains, terrified of me, were made to remain within their own bodies.
अन्येऽपि मद्द्विषस्तेन रक्षिता दितिजाः पुरा 2.4.15.
In the same way, other Daityas, my enemies, were protected in former times.
शंखोऽप्येवं पुरा देवानद्विषत्सागरात्मजः
Likewise, in former times, Shankha, the son of the ocean, bore enmity toward the gods.
तद्गच्छ कथयस्वाऽस्य सर्वं मथनकारणम् नारद उवाच इत्थं विसर्जितो दूतस्तदेंद्रेणाऽगमद्भुवम्
Go, tell him everything—the entire reason for the churning. Nārada said: Thus dismissed by Indra, the messenger returned to earth.
तदिदं वचनं सर्वं दैत्यायाकथयत्तदा
He then related all these words to the Daitya.
दैत्यसेनासमायुक्तो ययौ योद्धुं त्रिविष्टपम्
Accompanied by the army of the Daityas, he went to fight against the realm of the gods.
तत्र युद्धे मृतान्दैत्यान्भार्गवस्तूदतिष्ठपत्
There, in that battle, Bhārgava stood reviving the Daityas who had died.
देवानपि तथा युद्धे तत्राऽजीवयदंगिराः
In the same way, Aṅgirā revived the gods who had fallen in that battle.
दृष्ट्वा देवांस्तथा युद्धे पुनरेव समुत्थितान्
Seeing the gods thus rise again in battle,
तव संजीविनीविद्या न वाऽन्यत्रेति विश्रुतम्
It became well known that your Saṃjīvinī knowledge exists nowhere else.
जीवयत्येव तच्छीघ्रं द्रोणाद्रिं त्वमपाहर
That surely brings the dead to life quickly—so take Mount Droṇa away.
प्राक्षिपत्सागरे तूर्णं पुनरागान्महाहवम् ।। 2.4.15.
He swiftly cast it into the ocean and returned again to the great battle.
अथ देवान्हतान्दृष्ट्वा द्रोणाद्रिमगमद्गुरुः
Then, seeing the gods slain, the teacher went to Mount Droṇa.
ज्ञात्वा दैत्यहृतं द्रोणं धिषणो भयविह्वलः
Realizing that the Daityas had taken Droṇa, Dhiṣaṇa was overcome with fear.
पलायध्वं हवाद्देवा नाऽयं जेतुं क्षमो यतः
Flee from the battle, O gods! For he is not possible to defeat.
श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं देवा भयविह्वलितास्तदा
Hearing those words, the gods were then seized with fear.
देवान्विद्रावितान्दृष्ट्वा दैत्यैः सागरनंदनः
Seeing the gods driven away by the Daityas, the son of the ocean—
प्रविष्टे नगरीं दैत्ये देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः
When the Daitya entered the city, the gods, led by Indra—
ततश्च सर्वेष्वसुरोऽधिकारेष्विंद्रादिकानां विनिवेशयत्तदा
Then he placed all the domains of the gods, including Indra and the others, under the control of the Asura.
नारद उवाच पुनर्दैत्यं समायांतं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सवासवाः
Nārada said: Once again, seeing the Daitya approaching, the gods together with Indra—
नमो मत्स्यकूर्मादिनानास्वरूपैः सदाभक्तकार्योद्यतायाऽर्तिहंत्रे
Salutations to you, who always act for the sake of your devotees, taking many forms such as fish and tortoise, destroyer of suffering.
रमा वल्लभायाऽसुराणां निहंत्रे भुजंगारियानाय पीतांबराय
To the beloved of Ramā, destroyer of the Asuras, enemy of serpents, clad in yellow garments—salutations.
नमो दैत्यसंतापितामर्त्यदुःखाचलध्वंसदंभोलये विष्णवे ते
Salutations to you, O Viṣṇu, who are the cloud that destroys the mountain of suffering of mortals tormented by the Daityas.