तारकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मुचुकुंदोऽभ्यभाषत २९.
Hearing Tāraka's words, Mucukunda replied:
दृष्ट्वा मे खड्गसंपातं न त्वं तिष्ठसि चाग्रतः २९.
"Having seen the fall of my sword, you do not stand before me."
एवमुक्त्वा तदा वीरो मुचुकुंदो महाबलः मांधातुस्तनयस्तत्र पपात रणमंडले॥ २९.
Thus speaking, the mighty hero Mucukunda, son of Māndhātṛ, fell there in the midst of battle.
पतितस्तत्क्षणादेव चोत्थितः परवीरहा॥ २९.
But at that very moment, the slayer of enemy heroes rose up again.
स सज्जमानोतिमहाबलो वै हंतुं तदा दैत्यपतिं च तारकम् २९.
Then, that exceedingly powerful one prepared himself to slay the demon lord Tāraka.
स तारकं योद्धकामस्तरस्वी रुषान्वितोत्फुल्लविलोचनो महान् २९.
Desiring to fight Tāraka, that great and swift warrior, his eyes wide with anger, confronted him.
न तारको हन्यते मानुषेण तस्मादेतन्मा विमोचीर्महास्त्रम्॥ २९.
Tāraka cannot be slain by a human; therefore, do not release that great weapon.
निशम्य वचनं तस्य देवर्षेर्नारदस्य च २९.
Hearing these words of the divine sage Nārada,
तदोवाच महातेजा नारदो दिव्यदर्शनः २९.
Then the great sage Nārada, radiant with divine vision, spoke.
तस्माद्भवद्भिः स्थातव्यमैकपद्येन युध्यताम् २९.
Therefore, you must all stand together in unity as you engage in battle.
निशम्य वाक्यं च मनोहरं शुभं ह्युदीरितं तेन महाप्रभेण २९.
Hearing those charming and auspicious words spoken by that illustrious one,
ततो दुंदुभयो नेदुः शंखाश्च कृतनिश्चयाः २९.
Then drums resounded and conches were blown by those who had resolved upon action.
जगर्जुरसुरास्तत्र देवान्प्रति कृतोद्यमाः २९.
There the Asuras roared, having made preparations against the gods.
गणैर्बहुभिरासाद्य तारकं च महाबलम् २९.
With many troops they approached Tāraka, the mighty one.
तदा ते प्रमथाः सर्वे पुरस्कृत्य कुमारकम् २९.
Then all the Pramathas, placing the young Kumāra at their head,
त्रिशूलैर्ऋष्टिभिः पाशैः खड्गैः परशुपाट्टिशैः २९.
With tridents, spears, nooses, swords, axes, and pattiśas,
तारको वीरभद्रेण त्रिशूलेन हतो भृशम् २९.
Tāraka was struck fiercely by Vīrabhadra with a trident.
उत्थाय च मुहूर्त्ताच्च तारको दैत्यपुंगवः २९.
And after a moment, Tāraka, the foremost of the Daityas, rose up.
स शक्तिं च महातेजा वीरभद्रो हि तारकम् २९.
Then the mighty Vīrabhadra hurled a spear at Tāraka.
एवं संयुध्यमानौ तौ जघ्नतुश्चेतरेतरम् २९.
Thus, as the two fought, they struck each other.
सुरास्तत्रैव समरे प्रेक्षकाह्यभवंस्तदा २९.
There, in that battle, the gods became mere spectators at that time.
तथा डमरूनादेन व्याप्तमासीज्जगत्त्रयम् २९.
Thus, with the sound of the ḍamaru drum, the three worlds were filled.
शुशुभातेऽतिसंरब्धौ प्रहारैर्जरीकृतौ २९.
The two, exceedingly enraged and worn down by blows, shone brilliantly.
नारदेन तदा ख्यातो वीरभद्रस्य तद्वधः २९.
Then Nārada proclaimed the slaying of Tāraka by Vīrabhadra.
नारदेन यदुक्तं हि तारकस्य वधं प्रति २९.
Indeed, what Nārada had spoken concerning the slaying of Tāraka—
एवं प्रयुध्यमानौ तौ जघ्नतुश्चेतरेतरम् २९.
Thus, as the two fought, they struck each other.
एवं तदा तौ भुवि युध्यमानौ महात्मना ज्ञानवतां वरेण २९.
Thus, at that time, those two fought upon the earth, both being great souls, with the foremost among the wise.
तथा निशम्य तद्वाक्यं नारदस्य मुखोद्गतम् २९.
Having heard those words spoken from the mouth of Narada,
तारकं च वधिष्यामि पश्य मेऽद्य पराक्रमम् ते पापिनो ह्यधर्मिष्ठा विमृशंतिरणं गताः॥ २९.
I will slay Taraka; witness my valor today. Those sinners, most unrighteous, have entered the battlefield.
भीरवस्ते तु विज्ञेया न वाच्यास्ते कदाचन २९.
You must know that they are fierce; they should never be spoken of.