ते विष्णुना ह्यनुज्ञाता असुरान्प्रति वै रुषा १३.
Permitted by Vishnu, they advanced in anger against the asuras.
तेषां बोरमभूद्युद्धं देवानां दानवैः सह १३.
A great battle arose between them, the gods and the demons.
शरधारान्वितं सर्वं बभूव परमाद्भुतम् १३.
Everything became filled with streams of arrows, and it was most wondrous.
ततो निमिषमात्रेण शरघातयुता भवन् १३.
Then, in the blink of an eye, they became covered with showers of arrows.
विध्यमानास्तथा केचिद्विविधुश्चापरान्रणे १३.
Some were being slain, and others were being wounded in various ways on the battlefield.
क्षुरप्रहारिताः केचिद्दैत्या दानवराक्षसाः १३.
Some Daityas, Danavas, and Rakshasas were struck down by razor-sharp weapons.
एवं भग्नं दानवानां च सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा देवा गर्जमानाः समंतात् १३.
Seeing the army of the Danavas thus broken, the gods roared on all sides.
शंखवादित्रघोषेण पूरितं च जगत्त्रयम् १३.
The sound of conches and musical instruments filled the three worlds.
बलिप्रभृतयः सर्वे संभ्रमेणोत्थिताः पुनः १३.
All the leaders, including Bali, rose up again in confusion.
द्वंद्वयुद्धं सुतुमुलं देवानां दानवैः सह १३.
A fierce duel broke out between the gods and the Danavas.
बलिना दानवेंद्रेण महेंद्रो युयुधे तदा १३.
At that time, Indra fought with Bali, the lord of the Danavas.
नैर्ऋतः प्रघसेनैव पाशी कुंभेन संगतः १३.
Nairrita fought with Praghasa, and the noose-bearer with Kumbha.
सोमेन सह राहुश्च युद्धं चक्रे सुदारुणम् संपर्कादमृस्यैव यथा राहुस्तथाऽभवत्॥ १३.
Rahu engaged in a most terrible battle with Soma; just as Rahu cannot tolerate contact with the moon, so it was.
तानि सर्वाणि दृष्टानि शंभुना परमेष्ठिना असुराणां सुराणां च सर्वेषामपि वल्लभः॥ १३.
All these events were witnessed by Shambhu, the supreme lord, beloved of both the gods and the asuras.
एवमुक्तस्तदा राहुः प्रणम्य शिरसा शिवम् १३.
Then Rahu, having been thus addressed, bowed his head to Shiva.
तेन तस्य हि जातानि शिरांसि सुबहून्यपि बबंध शंभुः शिरसि शिरोभूषणवत्कृतम्॥ १३.
From that, many heads arose for him, and Shambhu bound them on his own head like ornaments.
अशनात्कालकूटस्य नीलकंठोऽभवत्तदा १३.
By consuming the poison Kālakuṭa, he then became Nīlakaṇṭha, the blue-throated one.
दधार शिरसा तां च मुण्डमालां महेश्वरः॥ १३.
Maheshvara bore that garland of skulls upon his head.
तया स्रजाऽसौ शुशुभे महात्मा देवादिदेवस्त्रिपुरांतको हरः १३.
Adorned with that garland, the great-souled Hara, destroyer of Tripura and lord of the gods, shone brilliantly.
गंगा धृता येन शिरस्सुमध्ये चंद्रं च चूडे कृतवान्भयापहः १३.
He who held the Ganga upon his head and placed the moon in his crest, the remover of fear.
जल्पंति नानागमभेदैर्मीमांसमानाश्च भवंति मूकाः १३.
Those who speak with various interpretations and debate become mute.
शिवं हि नित्यं परमात्मदैवं वेदैकवेद्यं परमात्मदिव्यम् १३.
Indeed, Shiva is the eternal, supreme soul and divinity, the one to be known through the Veda, the supreme and divine self.
येनैव सृष्टं विधृतं च येन येन श्रितं येन कृतं समग्रम् १३.
By whom this world was created, by whom it is sustained, by whom it is entered, and by whom it is entirely made—
आढ्यो वापि दरिद्रो वा उत्तमो ह्यधमोऽपि वा १३.
Whether one is wealthy or poor, noble or even lowly—
यो वा परकृतां पूजां शिवस्योपरि शोभिताम् १३.
Whoever offers worship to Shiva, even if that worship was performed by another and is resplendent—
ये दीपमालां कुर्वंति कार्तिक्यां श्रद्धयान्विताः तावद्युगसहस्राणि दाता स्वर्गे महीयते॥ १३.
Those who, with faith, arrange rows of lamps during Kartika, the giver is honored in heaven for thousands of ages.
कौसुंभतैलसंयुक्ता दीपा दत्ताः शिवालये १३.
Lamps offered in Shiva’s temple, filled with Kusumbha oil—
अतसीतैलसंयुक्ता दीपा दत्ताः शिवालये १३.
Lamps offered in Shiva’s temple, filled with Atasi oil—
ज्ञानिनोऽपि हि जायंते दीपदानफलेन हि॥ १३.
Even the wise are born again because of the fruit of giving lamps.
तिलतैलेन संयुक्ता दीपा दत्ताः शिवालये १३.
Lamps offered in Shiva’s temple, filled with sesame oil—