तस्थावष्टभुनजो भूत्वा नानायुधधरो ऽव्ययः
He stood firm, becoming eight-armed, imperishable, bearing various weapons.
चापमार्गणभृत्तस्थौ हन्तुकामो गणेश्वरम्
He stood, holding a bow and arrows, intent on slaying the lord of the hosts.
ववर्ष मार्गणास्तीक्ष्णान् यथा प्रावृषि तोयदः
He rained down sharp arrows like a rain cloud pours in the monsoon.
रुधिरारुणसिक्ताङ्गौ किंशुकाविव रेजतुः
Their bodies, drenched and reddened with blood, shone like kimshuka trees.
दृष्ट्वा तु सहसा देवा उत्तस्थुः सायुधा मुने
Seeing this suddenly, O sage, the gods rose up with their weapons.
इन्द्राद्या द्वादशादित्या रुद्रास्त्वेकादशैव हि
The twelve Ādityas led by Indra, and the eleven Rudras as well,
यक्षाः किंपुरुषाश्चैव खगाश्क्रधरास्तथा
The Yakshas, Kimpurushas, birds, and the mountain-bearers too,
सोमवंशोद्भवश्चोग्रो भोजकीर्तिर्महाभुजः
And Ugra, famed among the Bhojas, mighty-armed, born of the Soma lineage,
ते सर्वे ऽभ्यद्रवन् रौद्रं वीरभद्रमुदायुधाः
All of them, armed for battle, rushed at the fierce Vīrabhadra.
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन सर्वानेव शरोत्करैः
He charged at them all with speed, showering volleys of arrows.
गणेशो ऽपि वरास्त्रैस्तान् प्रचिच्छेद बिभेद च
Ganesha too cut them down and struck them with mighty weapons.
वीरभद्रेण देवाद्या अवहारमर्कुत
By Vīrabhadra, the gods and others were driven into confusion.
जुह्वाना ऋषयो यत्र हवींषि प्रवितन्वते
There, the sages performing the sacrifice were offering oblations.
भीता होत्रं परित्यज्य जग्मुः शरणमच्युतम्
Frightened, they abandoned the sacrificial fire and sought refuge in the imperishable one.
न भेतव्यमितीत्युक्त्वा समुत्तस्थौ वरायुधः
Saying, 'Do not fear,' the wielder of the great weapon rose up.
मुमोच वीरभद्राय कायावरणदारणान्
He released at Vīrabhadra weapons that tear through bodily armor.
निपेतुर्भुवि भग्नाशा नास्तिकादिव याचकाः
Broken, they fell to the ground like beggars who have lost hope.
दिव्यैरस्त्रैर्वीरभद्रं प्रच्छादयितुमुद्यतः
He prepared to cover Vīrabhadra with divine weapons.
वारयामास शूलेन गदया मार्गणैस्तथा
He blocked them with his trident, his mace, and with arrows as well.
त्रिशुलेन समाहत्य पातयामास भूतले
Striking with his trident, he brought them down to the earth.
लाङ्गलं च गणेशो ऽपि गदया प्रत्यवारयत्
Ganesha too blocked the plough with his mace.
वीरभद्राय चिक्षेप चक्रं क्रोधात् खगध्वजः
Khagadhvaja, enraged, hurled his discus at Virabhadra.
शूलं परित्यज्य जगार चक्रं यथा मधुं मीनवपुः सुरेन्द्रः
Abandoning his trident, the lord of the gods, fish-bodied, rushed at the discus as if it were Madhu.
मुरारिरभ्येत्य गणाधिपेन्द्रमुत्क्षिप्य वेगाद् भुवि निष्पिपपेष
Murari approached the lord of the hosts, seized him, and forcefully dashed him to the ground.
सहितं रुधिरोद्गारैर्मुकाच्चक्रं विनिगतम्
With blood pouring from his mouth, the discus was stopped.
समादाय हृषीकेशो वीरभद्रो मुमोच ह
Hrishikesha took up the discus and hurled it at Virabhadra.
गत्वा निवेदयामास वासुदेवात्पराजयम्
He went and reported the defeat to Vasudeva.
निश्वसन्तं यथा नागं क्रोधं चक्रे तदाव्ययः
The imperishable one grew angry then, like a serpent hissing.
पूर्वोद्दिष्टे तदा स्थाने सायुधस्तु निवेशितः
Then, at the previously designated place, he was stationed, armed.
विवेश क्रोधताम्राक्षो यज्ञवाटं त्रिशूलभृत्
The trident-bearer, his eyes reddened with rage, entered the sacrificial enclosure.