पातालान्निर्गता दैत्या ये पुराऽमृतमंथने १६.
The demons who had once emerged from the underworld during the churning for nectar,
सर्वं महीतलं व्याप्तं तेनैकेन महात्मना॥ १६.
were all encompassed on the earth by that one great soul.
तदा सर्वेऽपि ऋषयो वध्यमानास्तपस्विनः १६.
At that time, all the sages, ascetics, were being slain.
तथा चेंद्रादयो देवा गंधर्वाः समरुद्गणाः १६.
Likewise, Indra and the other gods, the Gandharvas, and the hosts of Maruts.
भवद्वधार्थं जनितस्तपसा परमेण तु १६.
He was born through supreme austerity for the purpose of your destruction.
तथापि यत्नः क्रियतां यथा वध्यो भवेदसौ १६.
Still, let effort be made so that he may become liable to be slain.
यदा इंद्रो हि हत्याया विमुक्तः स्थापितो दिवि १६.
When Indra was freed from the guilt of killing and established in heaven.
शस्त्राण्यस्त्राण्यनेकानि संक्षिप्तानि ह्यबुद्धितः १६.
Many weapons and missiles were thrown down, indeed, without awareness.
तच्छ्रुत्वा प्रहसन्वाक्यं देवान्ब्रह्मा तदाऽब्रवीत् १६.
Hearing this, Brahma laughed and spoke to the gods at that time.
गत्वा देवास्तदा सर्वे नापश्यन्स्वं स्वमायुधम् १६.
Then all the gods went, but did not find their own weapons.
पुनर्ब्रह्माणमागात्य ऊचुः सर्वे मुनेर्वचः॥ १६.
Again, they approached Brahma and all spoke the sage's words.
ब्रह्मोवाच तदा देवान्सर्वेषां कार्यसिद्धये १६.
Brahma spoke then to all the gods, for the accomplishment of their purpose.
तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणो वाक्यं शक्रो वचनमब्रवीत्॥ १६.
Hearing the Brahman's words, Shakra spoke his statement.
विश्वरूपो हतो देव देवानां कार्यसिद्धये १६.
Viśvarūpa was slain, O god, for the accomplishment of the gods' purpose.
तथा पुरोधसा चैव निःश्रीकस्तत्क्षणात्कृतः १६.
And the priest, too, was rendered devoid of prosperity at that very moment.
दधीचं घातयित्वा वै तस्यास्थीनि बहून्यपि १६.
Having killed Dadhīca, his many bones were taken.
त्वष्ट्रा हि जनितो यो वै वृत्रो नामैष दैत्यराट् शक्रेणोक्तं निशम्याथ ब्रह्मा वाक्यमुवाच ह॥ १६.
By Tvaṣṭṛ was born he who is called Vṛtra, the king of the demons; hearing what Shakra said, Brahma spoke these words.
अर्थशास्त्रपरेणैव विधिना तमबोधयत् हंतुकामं जिघांसीयान्न तेन ब्रह्महा भवेत्॥ १६.
By the method prescribed in the science of law, he instructed him; one who desires to kill, who intends to slay, would not thereby become a slayer of a Brahman.
दधीचस्य वधाद्ब्रह्मन्नहं भीतो न संशयः १६.
O Brahman, from the killing of Dadhīca, I am not afraid, without doubt.
अतो न कार्यमस्माभिर्ब्राह्मणानां तु हेलनम् १६.
Therefore, we must not act with disrespect toward Brahmans.
अदृष्टं परमं धर्म्यं विधिना परमेण हि १६.
The unseen, supreme, righteous act was performed according to the highest ordinance.
निःस्पृहं तस्य तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा ह्युवाच तम् १६.
Hearing those words, free from desire, Brahma spoke to him.
याचस्व तस्य चास्थीनि दधीचेः कार्यगौरवात् १६.
Request from him the bones of Dadhichi, for the sake of the important task.
तथेति गत्वा ते सर्वे दधीचस्याश्रमं शुभम् १६.
So saying, all of them went to the auspicious hermitage of Dadhichi.
मार्जारमूषकाश्चैव परस्परमुदान्विताः १६.
Cats and mice, indeed, were joyfully together with one another.
तथा जात्यश्च विविधाः क्रीडायुक्ताः परस्परम् १६.
Likewise, various creatures of different kinds were engaged in play with each other.
एवंविधान्यनेकानि ह्यश्चर्याणि तदाश्रमे १६.
Many such wondrous things were seen in that hermitage.
अथासने मुनिश्रेष्ठं ददृशुः परमास्थितम् १६.
Then they saw the foremost sage seated in supreme concentration.
विभावसुं द्वितीयं वा सुवर्चसहितं तदा १६.
At that time, Vibhavasu, or another radiant one, was present with him.
तं प्रणम्य ततो देवा वचनं चेदमब्रुवन् १६.
Having bowed to him, the gods then spoke these words.