एवं बृहस्पतेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा तेऽपि दिवौकसः ४.
Hearing these words of Bṛhaspati, the gods too—
ततोऽब्रवीद्वीरभद्रो गणैः परिवृतो भृशम् ४.
Then Vīrabhadra, surrounded by the hosts, spoke forcefully.
अवदानानि दास्यामि तृप्त्यर्थं भवतां त्वरन् ४.
I will quickly give you heroic deeds for your satisfaction.
तैर्बाणैर्निहताः सर्वे जग्मुस्ते च दिशो दश॥ ४.
Struck by those arrows, all of them went to the ten directions.
गतेषु लोकपालेषु विद्रुतेषु सुरेषु च ४.
When the guardians of the worlds had departed and the gods had fled—
तदा त ऋषयः सर्वे सर्वमेवेश्वरेश्वरम् ४.
Then all the sages approached the Lord of all lords.
रक्ष यज्ञं हि दक्षस्य यज्ञोसि त्वं न संशयः ४.
Protect the sacrifice of Dakṣa, for you are indeed the sacrifice—there is no doubt.
योद्धुकामः स्थितो युद्धे विष्णुरध्यात्मदीपकः ४.
Viṣṇu, the illuminator of the inner self, stands ready in battle, desiring to fight.
अत्र त्वयागतं कस्माद्विष्णो वेत्त्रा महाबलम् ४.
Viṣṇu, why have you come here, O wielder of the mace, mighty in strength?
दाक्षायण्या कृतं यच्च न दृष्टं किं त्वयानघ अवदानं प्रयच्छामि तव चापि महाभूज॥ ४.
What was done by Dākṣāyaṇī that you did not see, O sinless one? I will grant you a heroic deed, O mighty-armed one.
एवमुक्त्वा प्रणम्यादौ विष्णुं सदृशरूपिणम् ४.
Having spoken thus, he first bowed to Viṣṇu, who appeared in a similar form.
यथा शंभुस्तथा त्वं हि मम नास्त्यत्र संशयः नेष्याम्यपुनरावृत्तिं यदि तिष्ठेस्त्वमात्मना॥ ४.
Just as Śambhu is, so are you indeed; I have no doubt about this. I shall grant you freedom from rebirth, if you remain steadfast in your own self.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वीरभद्रस्य धीमतः ४.
Hearing these words of the wise Vīrabhadra,
रुद्रतेजःप्रसूतोसि पवित्रोऽसि महामते ४.
You are born from Rudra's energy; you are pure, O great-minded one.
अहं भक्तपराधीनस्तथा सोऽपि महेश्वरः ४.
I am bound by devotion to my devotees, and so too is Maheśvara.
आगतोऽहं वीरभद्र रुद्रकोपसमुद्भव ४.
I have come, O Vīrabhadra, born from Rudra's wrath.
इत्युक्तवति गोविंदे प्रहस्य स महाभुजः ४.
When Govinda had spoken thus, that mighty-armed one laughed.
यथा शिवस्तथा त्वं हि यथा त्वं च तथा शिवः ४.
Just as Śiva is, so are you; and as you are, so is Śiva.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य सोऽच्युतः संप्रहस्य च ४.
Hearing his words, Acyuta also smiled.
योधयस्व महाबाहो मया सार्धमशंकितः ४.
Fight, O mighty-armed one, together with me, without hesitation.
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु वीरोऽसौ वीरभद्रो महाबलः ४.
Saying 'so be it,' that heroic and mighty Vīrabhadra—
विष्णुश्चापि महाघोषं शंखनादं चकार सः ४.
Viṣṇu then made a great sound by blowing his conch.
व्यूहं चक्रुस्तदा सर्वे लोकपालाः सवासवाः ४.
At that time, all the guardians of the worlds, along with Indra, formed their battle array.
नंदीना च हतः शक्रस्त्रिशूलेन स्तनांतरे ४.
Indra was struck down by Nandī with a trident in the chest.
शूलेन सितधारेण संनद्धो दण्डधारिणा ४.
He was pierced by a sharp trident, wielded by one bearing a staff.
कुबेरेण च संगम्य कूष्मांडानां पतिः स्वयम् ४.
And joining with Kubera, the lord of the Kūṣmāṇḍas himself—
युयुधे परयाशक्त्या त्रैलोक्यं विस्मयन्निव ४.
He fought with supreme power, as if astonishing the three worlds.
युयुधे परमास्त्रेण नैर्ऋत्यं च विडंबयन् ४.
He fought with the ultimate weapon, mocking the region of Nairṛti.
विदार्य देवानखिलान्पपौ शोणितमद्बुतम् ४.
Having torn apart all the gods, he drank their wondrous blood.
साकिनी डाकिनी रौद्रा नवदुर्गास्तथैव च नेदुः पपुः शोणितं च बुभुजुः पिशितं बहु॥ ४.
The Sākinīs, Dākinīs, the fierce ones, and the Nine Durgās likewise, shouted, drank the blood, and devoured much flesh.