स्पर्द्धया गिरिमुख्यस्य सुमेरोर्मुनिसतम
O best of sages, out of rivalry with the chief of mountains, Sumeru,
सामाद्यैर्विविधोपायैस्तस्मादेनं निवारय
By various means, beginning with conciliation, restrain him.
अगस्त्य उवाच अहं ते वारयिष्यामि वर्धमानं कुलाचलम्
Agastya said: I will restrain for you the growing mountain.
ततः स प्रेषितस्ते न भास्करस्तीक्ष्णदीधितिः
Then, at your bidding, the Sun with his fierce rays did not proceed.
अगस्त्योऽपि द्रुतं गत्वा विंध्यं प्रोवाच सादरम्
Agastya too, going swiftly, spoke respectfully to Vindhya.
दाक्षिणात्येषु तीर्थेषु स्नाने जाताद्य मे मतिः
Now my mind is set on bathing at the southern holy places.
स तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा विंध्यः पर्वतसत्तमः
Hearing his words, Vindhya, the best of mountains,
अगस्त्योऽपि समासाद्य तस्यांतं दक्षिणं द्विजाः ६.३३.
And Agastya, having reached its southern end, O twice-born,
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय शापाद्भीतो नगोत्तमः
He, the best of mountains, promised thus, being afraid of a curse.
सोऽपि तेनैवमार्गेण निवृत्तिं न करोति च
Yet, even so, by that very path, he does not turn back.
अथ तत्रैव चानीय लोपामुद्रां मुनीश्वरः
Then, right there, the lordly sage brought Lopamudra.
तव वाक्यान्मया त्यक्तः स्वाश्रमस्तीक्ष्णदी धिते
By your words, O radiant one, I have left my own hermitage.
तस्मान्मद्वचनाद्भानो चतुर्दश्यां मधौ सिते
Therefore, according to my instruction, O Bhānu, on the fourteenth day in the bright half of the month of Madhu,
पूजयिष्यामि तल्लिंगं वर्षांते स्वयमेव हि
I shall worship that liṅga myself at the end of the year.
योऽन्यो हि तद्दिने लिंगं पूजयिष्यति मानवः
Whoever else, on that day, worships the liṅga, whether human,
चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्यां सांनिध्यं कुरुते सदा
On the fourteenth day of the bright half of Caitra, he always attains proximity.
एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोस्मि द्विजोत्तमाः ६.३३.
All this I have told you, as you have asked me, O best of twice-born.
त्वया पुरा सुरार्थाय प्रपीतः पयसांनिधिः
Once, for the sake of the gods, you drank the ocean of milk.
तत्त्वं सूतज नो ब्रूहि विस्तरेण महामते
O wise Sūta, tell us the truth of this in detail.
संभूताः सर्वदेवानां वीर्योत्साहप्रणाशकाः
From that arose beings who destroyed the vigor and enthusiasm of all the gods.
ततस्तैः पीडितं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना
Then, seeing the gods afflicted by them, the mighty Viṣṇu,
एतदीशान दैतेयैस्त्रैलोक्यं परिपीडितम् अद्यैव तैः समं देव समासाद्य धरातलम्
O Lord, the three worlds are oppressed by those Daityas; today, together with them, O god, reach the earth.
ततो विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च सहस्राक्षः सुरैः सह
Then Viṣṇu and Rudra, along with the thousand-eyed one and the gods,
अथ ते दानवाः सर्वे श्रुत्वा देवान्स- मागतान्
Then all those Dānavas, hearing that the gods had arrived,
ततोऽभवन्महायुद्धं देवानां दानवैः सह
There arose a great battle between the gods and the Dānavas.
अथ कालप्रभोनाम दानवो बलगर्वितः प्रोवाच प्रहसन्वाक्यं मेघगम्भीरनिःस्वनः
Then a Dānava named Kālaprabhu, proud of his strength, spoke, laughing, with a voice deep as thunderclouds:
मुंच वज्र सहस्राक्ष पश्यामि तव पौरुषम् ६.३४.
Release your thunderbolt, O thousand-eyed one; let me see your prowess.
ततश्चिक्षेप संक्रुद्धस्तस्य वज्रं शतक्रतुः
Then, enraged, Śatakratu hurled his thunderbolt at him.
ततः शक्रं समुद्दिश्य गदां गुर्वीं मुमोच सः
Then, aiming at Śakra, he threw a heavy mace.
तया हतः सहस्राक्षो विसंज्ञो रुधिरप्लुतः
Struck by it, the thousand-eyed one fell unconscious, drenched in blood.