किमत्र गुप्तभावेन तिष्ठथ श्वभ्रमध्यगाः
Why do you remain here in secrecy, dwelling in the midst of the cave?
देवा ऊचुः तेन व्याप्तमिदं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
The gods said: By him this entire threefold world, with all that moves and does not move, is pervaded.
यज्ञभागो हृतोऽस्माकं दैत्यानां स प्रकल्पितः
Our share of the sacrifice has been taken; it has been assigned to the demons.
हत्वा दैत्यान्यथा भूयः शक्रः स्वपदमाप्नुयात्
By slaying the demons, let Śakra regain his own place again.
विशेषो नास्ति मे कश्चिदुभयोः सुरसत्तमाः
There is no particular distinction for me between the two, O best of gods.
तस्मात्तान्वारयिष्यामि शक्राद्यांस्त्रिदिवात्पुनः
Therefore, I shall restrain them and restore Śakra and the others to heaven again.
दूतं कलिंगदैत्याय त्यज त्वं त्रिदिवं द्रुतम् 7.3.22.
Messenger, go swiftly to the demon Kaliṅga and tell him: 'Leave heaven at once.'
श्रीमाता जगतां माता देवैराराधिता परा
The revered mother, the mother of the worlds, worshipped by the gods, is supreme.
स्वस्थानं गच्छ शीघ्रं त्वं शक्रो यातु त्रिविष्टपम्
Return quickly to your own place; let Indra go to heaven.
अहं लोकेश्वरो मत्वा सगर्वमिदमब्रवीत्
Thinking myself the lord of the worlds, I spoke these words with pride.
न तां जानामि तांश्चैव गत्वा ब्रूहि ममाज्ञया
I do not know her, nor them; go and tell them this by my command.
न भवद्भ्यस्वहं स्वर्गं प्रयच्छामि कथंचन एतस्मात्कारणाद्दूत न त्वां प्राणैर्वियोजये
I will not grant you entry to heaven under any circumstance; yet, for this reason, messenger, I will not take your life.
श्रीमातां यदि मे दूत दर्शयिष्यसि चेत्ततः
Messenger, if you show me my revered mother, then—
अहं त्वया समं तत्र यास्ये यत्र स्थिता च सा
I will go there together with you, to the place where she is staying.
अर्बुदं प्रययौ तूर्णं रोषेण महता वृतः
Arbuda went swiftly, filled with great anger.
दृष्ट्वा बाष्कलिमायांतं देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः
Seeing Bāṣkali approaching, the gods, led by Indra—
भयेन महताविष्टा दिशो भेजुः समंततः 7.3.22.
Overcome by great fear, scattered in all directions.
श्रीमाता तिष्ठते यत्र पर्वतेर्बुदसंज्ञके
Where my revered mother resides is at the mountain called Arbuda.
भार्या मे भव सुश्रोणि अहं ते वशगः सदा
Become my wife, O beautiful-hipped one; I am always under your control.
भविष्यति हि मे राज्यं सर्वं वशगतं तव
All my kingdom will indeed be under your sway.
किमिंद्रेणाल्पवीर्येण किमन्यैश्च वरानने
What use is Indra, who has little strength, or others, O lovely-faced one?
तस्य सर्वं यथावाक्यं तेनोक्तं च महीपते
He spoke all this to her, O king, just as you have heard.
ततः श्रुत्वा स्मितं कृत्वा चिंतयामास भामिनी
Then, having heard this, the radiant lady smiled and began to ponder.
कथमस्य मया कार्यो निग्रहो देवताकृते तावत्तत्रागतः शीघ्रं स कामेन परिप्लुतः
How should I restrain him for the sake of the gods? Just then, he arrived there quickly, overwhelmed by desire.
अथ दृष्टिनिपातेन सा देवी दानवाधिपम्
Then, with a glance, that goddess beheld the lord of the Dānavas.
ततो जहास सा देवीशनकैर्वृपसत्तम
Then that goddess laughed softly, O best of men.
हस्तिनो हयवर्याश्च पादाताश्च पृथग्विधाः 7.3.22.
There were elephants, noble horses, and various kinds of infantry.
तैः सैन्यं दानवेशस्य सर्वं शस्त्रैर्निपातितम्
By them, the entire army of the lord of the Daityas was struck down with weapons.
हते सैन्य बले तस्मिन्निंद्राद्यास्त्रिदिवौकसः नास्मिञ्जीवति नो राज्यं स्वर्गे देवि भविष्यति
When that powerful army was slain, Indra and the other gods said, 'Without him alive, O goddess, there will be no kingdom for us in heaven.'
पर्वतस्य महाशृंगं दत्त्वा तस्योपरि स्वयम्
She herself gave the great peak of the mountain and sat upon it.