मृत्युं च पृष्ठतः कृत्वा रणभूमौ गतव्यथाः २९.
Having placed death behind them, they entered the field of battle without fear.
इत्युक्त्वा चावदद्देवान्वीरभद्रो महाबलः २९.
Having spoken thus, the mighty Virabhadra addressed the gods.
अतारकां महीं चाद्य करिष्ये नात्र संशयः॥ २९.
Today I will make the earth free from Taraka; there is no doubt about this.
अथ त्रिशूलमादाय तारकेण युयोध सः २९.
Then, taking up the trident, he fought with Taraka.
कपर्द्दिनो वृषांकाश्च गणास्तेतिप्रहारिणः २९.
The matted-haired, bull-bannered hosts struck fiercely.
त्रिशूलधारिणः सर्वे सर्वे सर्पागभूषणाः २९.
All bore tridents, all adorned with serpent ornaments.
निलकण्ठा दशभुजाः पञ्चकत्त्रास्त्रिलोचनाः २९.
Blue-throated, ten-armed, five-bladed, three-eyed.
वीरभद्रं पुरस्कृत्य सर्वे हरपराक्रमाः २९.
With Virabhadra at their forefront, all displayed the valor of Shiva.
पुनः पुनस्तैश्च तदा बभूवुर्गणैर्जितास्ते ह्यसुराः पराङ्मुखाः २९.
Again and again, at that time, the hosts defeated the demons, who turned away.
अमृष्यमाणाः परमास्त्रकोविदैस्ततो गणास्ते जयिनो बभूवुः २९.
Unable to endure, those hosts, skilled in supreme weapons, became victorious.
विनाम्य चापं हि तथा च तारकः स योद्धुकामः प्रविवेश सेनाम् २९.
Then Taraka, bending his bow and eager to fight, entered the army.
गणैः समेतो युयुधे तदानीं स वीरभद्रो हि महाबलश्च स दैत्यवर्योऽतिरुषं प्रविष्टः संमर्दयामास महाबलो हि॥ २९.
Joined by the hosts, Virabhadra, mighty in strength, fought at that time; the foremost of the demons, entering in great rage, began to crush, for he was truly powerful.
ततः समभवद्युद्धं देवदानवसंकुलम् २९.
Then a battle arose, crowded with gods and demons.
तथा वृषा गर्जमाना अश्वाञ्जघ्नुश्च सादिभिः २९.
Thus, the bull-bannered ones, roaring, struck the horses with their weapons.
वृषारूढौः सरथैस्ते च सर्वे निष्पाटिता ह्यसुराः पोथिताश्च॥ २९.
Mounted on bulls and with their chariots, all those asuras were struck down and crushed.
क्षयं प्रणीता बहवस्तदानीं पेतुः पृथिव्यां निहताश्च केचित् २९.
Many were utterly destroyed at that time; some fell dead upon the earth.
केचिच्च शरणं प्राप्ता रुद्रानुचरकिंकरान् तारको हि रुषाविष्टो हंतुं देवगणान्ययौ॥ २९.
Some sought refuge with the attendants and servants of Rudra, for Tāraka, seized by wrath, advanced to slay the hosts of gods.
भुजानामयुतं कृत्वा दैत्यराजो हि तारकः २९.
The demon king Tāraka, indeed, made ten thousand arms appear.
दंशितेन च सिंहेन वृषाः केचिद्विदारिताः २९.
Some bulls were torn apart by a lion with bared fangs.
एवं कृतं तदा तेन तारकेण महात्मना २९.
Thus was this deed accomplished then by the great-souled Tāraka.
जातस्तदा महाबाहुस्त्रैलोक्यक्षयकारकः २९.
At that time was born the mighty-armed one, the destroyer of the three worlds.
महारूढा दंशिताश्च करालास्ते प्रहारिणः २९.
Those fierce ones, mounted and bitten, were terrifying and aggressive.
एवं निहन्यमाना वै गणास्ते रणमण्डले २९.
Thus, those hosts were being slain on the battlefield.
नान्यो हंतास्य पापस्य त्वद्विना कृत्तिकासुत २९.
No one else but you, son of Kṛttikā, can slay this wicked one.
तारकस्य वधार्थाय उत्पन्नोऽसि शिवात्मज २९.
For the destruction of Tāraka, you were born, O son of Śiva.
तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान्क्रुद्धः पार्वतीनन्दनो महान् २९.
Hearing this, the great son of Pārvatī became angry.
मया निरीक्ष्यते सम्यक्चित्रयुद्धं महात्मनाम् २९.
I am observing well the wondrous battle of these great souls.
केऽस्मदीयाः परे चैव न जानामि कथंचन २९.
I do not know at all who are ours and who are the others.
कुमारस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नारदो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ २९.
Hearing Kumāra's words, Nārada spoke.
कुमारोऽसि महाबाहो शंकरस्यांशसंभवः २९.
You are Kumāra, mighty-armed, born from a portion of Śaṃkara.