अथ तं मातलिर्दृष्ट्वा विसंज्ञं वलघातिनम्
Then Mātali, seeing Valaghātin unconscious,
ततः पराङ्मुखीभूते रथे शक्रस्य संगरे
At that moment, as Indra’s chariot turned away from the battle,
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा विश्वेदेवा मरुद्गणाः
The Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Viśvadevas, and hosts of Maruts,
अथ भग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा दानवैर्मधुसूदनः
Then Madhusūdana, seeing the army shattered by the Dānavas,
स तैराच्छादितो विष्णुः शुशुभे च समंततः
Surrounded on all sides by them, Viṣṇu shone brilliantly,
ततः शार्ङ्गविनिर्मुक्तैः शरैः कंकपतत्रिभिः ६.३४.
Then, with arrows released from the Śārṅga bow, feathered with heron plumes,
ततो दैत्यगणाः सर्वे हन्यमाना सुरारिणा
Then all the hosts of Daityas, being slain by the enemy of the gods,
एतस्मिन्नंतरे दैत्यः कालखंज इति स्मृतः
At that moment, a Daitya named Kālakhañja,
स हत्वा पञ्चभिर्बाणैर्वासुदेवं शिला शितैः
He struck Vāsudeva with five sharp stone-tipped arrows,
ततः सुदर्शनं चक्रं तस्य दैत्यस्य माधवः ।] प्रमुमोच वधार्थाय ज्वालामालासमावृतम्
Then Mādhava released the Sudarśana discus, wreathed in blazing flames, to slay that Daitya,
सोऽपि तच्चक्रमालोक्य वासुदेवकराच्च्युतम्
He too, seeing that discus hurled from Vāsudeva’s hand,
अग्रसच्च महादैत्यस्तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्
The great Daitya seized it and said, 'Stand, stand!'
ततश्चक्री स दैत्येन ग्रस्तचक्रेण ताडितः
Then the wielder of the discus was struck by the Daitya, who had seized the discus,
एतस्मिन्नंतरे क्रुद्धो भगवांस्त्रिपुरांतकः
At that moment, the blessed Tripurāntaka, enraged,
ततः शूलप्रहारेण तं निहत्य दनोः सुतम्
Then, with a blow from his trident, he slew that son of Danu,
कालप्रभं प्रकालं च कालास्यं कालविग्रहम् ६.३४.
Kālaprabha, Prakāla, Kālāsya, and Kālavigraha,
ततः प्रधानास्ते सर्वे दानवा अपिदारुणाः
Then all those principal and fierce Dānavas,
ततः शक्रश्च विष्णुश्च लब्धसंज्ञौ धृतायुधौ
Then Indra and Viṣṇu, regaining consciousness and taking up their weapons,
एतस्मिन्नंतरे भग्नान्समुद्वीक्ष्य दनोः सुतान्
Meanwhile, seeing the sons of Danu defeated,
अथ ते हतभूयिष्ठा दानवा बलवत्तराः
Then those Daityas, most of whom had been slain, but the stronger ones remained,
अगम्यं मनसा तेषां प्रविष्टा वरुणालयम्
Entered, by their minds alone, the abode of Varuṇa, which is otherwise inaccessible.
प्रहृष्टमनसः सर्वे स्तुत्वा देवं महेश्वरम्
All of them, their hearts rejoicing, praised the great god Maheśvara.
तेनैव चाथ निर्मुक्ताः प्रणम्य च मुहुर्मुहुः
And then, released by him, they bowed again and again.
तेऽपि दानवशार्दूला हताशाश्च सुरोत्तमैः
Those tiger-like Dānavas, too, having lost hope due to the best of the gods,
तेषां मंत्रयतामेष निश्चयः समपद्यत
As they deliberated among themselves, this decision was reached.
तस्मात्तपस्विनो यै च ये च यज्ञपरायणाः
Therefore, those who are ascetics and those who are devoted to sacrifice—
एवं ते निश्चयं कृत्वा निष्क्रम्य वरुणालयात्
Thus, having made this resolve, they emerged from Varuṇa’s abode.
यत्र यत्र भवेद्यज्ञः सत्रं ऽप्युत्सवोऽथवा
Wherever there might be a sacrifice, a session, or a festival,
तैः प्रसूता मखा ध्वस्ता दीक्षिता विनिपातिताः ८- सहस्रं ब्राह्मणेंद्राणां भक्षितं तैर्दुरात्मभिः.
By them, sacrifices were destroyed, the initiated were slain; a thousand of the foremost Brāhmaṇas were devoured by those wicked ones.
शतानि च सहस्राणि निहतानि द्विजन्मनाम् ६.३५.
And hundreds of thousands of twice-born were killed.