नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय गोब्राह्मणहिताय च १९.
Salutations to the god devoted to Brahman, and to the protector of cows and Brahmins.
स नो रक्षतु गोविंदो भयार्तास्ते जगुः सुराः १९.
May Govinda protect us; distressed by fear, the gods sang thus.
विबुध्यैव च पर्यंकाद्योगनिद्रां विहाय सः १९.
He, awakening from his yogic sleep upon the couch, rose.
शारदंबरनीराब्जकांतिदेहच्छविः प्रभुः १९.
The Lord, whose radiance resembled the beauty of a lotus in autumn waters.
विमृश्य सुरसंक्षोभं वैनतेयमाताह्वयत् १९.
Reflecting on the distress of the gods, he summoned Garuda.
दिव्यनानास्त्रतीक्ष्णार्चिरारुह्यागात्सुराहवम् १९.
Mounting the divine bird, blazing with sharp rays of many celestial weapons, he went to the battle of the gods.
दानवेंद्रैर्नवांभोदसच्छायैः सर्वथोत्कटैः १९.
The chiefs of the demons were altogether fierce, their forms dark as new rain clouds.
तत्त्राणायाव्रजद्विष्णुः स्तूयमानो मुहुः सुरैः १९.
To protect them, Vishnu approached, repeatedly praised by the gods.
अथापश्यत दैत्येंद्रो वियति द्युतिमंडलम् १९.
Then the lord of the demons saw a radiant circle in the sky.
प्रभवं ज्ञातुमिच्छंतो दानवास्तस्य तेजसः १९.
Desiring to know the source of that brilliance, the demons sought its origin.
तत्र स्थितं चतुर्बाहुं हरिं चानुपमद्युतिम् १९.
There stood Hari, four-armed, possessing incomparable splendor.
अयं स देवः सर्वेषां शरणं केशवोऽरिहा १९.
This is that god, Kesava, destroyer of foes, the refuge of all.
एनमाश्रित्य लोकेशा यज्ञभागभुजोऽमराः १९.
Rulers of the worlds and immortals who partake of sacrificial offerings rely upon him.
तं जघ्नुर्विविधैः शस्त्रैः परिवार्य समंततः १९.
They surrounded him on all sides and struck him with various weapons.
षष्ट्या विव्याधबाणानां कालनेमिर्जनार्दनम् १९.
Kalanemi pierced Janardana with sixty arrows.
जंभकश्चैव सप्तत्या शुंभो दशभिरेव च १९.
Jambhaka struck with seventy, and Shumbha with ten arrows.
दशभिर्दशभिः शल्यैर्जघ्नुः सगरुडं रणे १९.
With ten and ten spears, they attacked him and Garuda in battle.
एकैकं दानवं जघ्ने षड्भिः पड्भिरजिह्नगैः १९.
He struck each demon with six swift-footed blows.
विष्णुं विव्याध हृदये रोषाद्रक्तविलोचनः १९.
With eyes reddened in anger, he pierced Vishnu's heart.
मयूखा इव संदीप्ताः कौस्तुभस्य स्फुरत्त्विषः १९.
They shone like blazing rays, the flashing brilliance of the Kaustubha gem.
स तमुद्ग्राह्य वेगेन दानवाय मुमोच वै १९.
He seized it with force and hurled it at the demon.
चिच्छेद तिलशः क्रुद्धो दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् १९.
Angry, he cut it into tiny pieces, displaying the dexterity of his hand.
तेन दैत्यस्य हृदयं ताडयामास वेगतः १९.
With that, he struck the demon's heart with speed.
शक्तिं जग्राह तीक्ष्णाग्रां हेमघंटाट्टहासिनीम् १९.
He took up a spear, its tip sharp, adorned with golden bells and a fierce blade.
भिन्नं शक्त्या भुजं तस्य स्रुतशोणितमाबभौ १९.
His arm, struck by the spear, appeared split open and streaming with blood.
ततो विष्णुः प्रकुपितो जग्राह विपुलं धनुः १९.
Then Viṣṇu, enraged, seized his mighty bow.
दैत्यस्य हृदयं षड्भिर्विव्याध च शरैस्त्रिभिः १९.
He pierced the demon's heart with six arrows and with three more.
द्वाभ्यां धनुर्ज्याधनुषी भुजं चैकेन पत्रिणा १९.
With two arrows he struck the bowstring and the bow, and with one feathered shaft, his arm.
स्रुतरक्तारुणः प्रांशुः पीडाचलितमानसः १९.
Tall, flushed red by flowing blood, his mind shaken by pain.
ततः कंपितमालक्ष्य गदां जग्राह केशवः १९.
Then Keśava, seeing him trembling, took up his mace.