समेत्य देवीं विहसन् शङ्करः शूलधृग् वः
Śaṅkara, the trident-bearer, approached the goddess, smiling.
इत्युक्ता पर्वतसुता समेत्यापस्यदद्भुतम्
Thus addressed, the daughter of the mountain approached and saw a wondrous thing.
ततः प्रीति गिरिसुता तं पुत्रं परिषष्वजे
Then, delighted, the daughter of the mountain embraced that son.
नायकेन विना देवि तव भूतो ऽपि पुत्रकः
O goddess, even though he is your son, he exists without a leader.
एष विघ्नसहस्राणि सुरादीनां करिष्यति
He will cause thousands of obstacles for the gods and others.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा देव्यास्तु दत्तवांस्तनयाय हि
Having thus spoken, he gave him to the goddess as her son.
तथा मातृगणा घोरा भूता विघ्नकराश्च ये
Likewise, the fierce hosts of Mothers and those who cause obstacles—
देवी च स्वसुतं दृष्ट्वा परां मुदमवाप च
And the goddess, seeing her own son, experienced supreme joy.
या जघान महादैत्यै पुरा शुम्भनिशुम्भकौ
She who formerly slew the great demons Śumbha and Niśumbha—
स्वर्ग्यं यशस्यं च तथाघहारि आख्यनमूर्जस्करमद्रिपुत्र्याः
The story of the mountain's daughter brings heaven, fame, and destroys sin; it is full of power.
तस्याः पुत्रत्रयं चासीत् सहस्राक्षाद् बलाधिकम्
She had three sons, each surpassing even the thousand-eyed one in strength.
तृतीयो नमुचिर्नाम महाबलसमन्वितः
The third was named Namuci, endowed with immense power.
तं हन्तुमिच्छति हरिः प्रगृह्य कुलिशं करे
Hari, seizing the thunderbolt in his hand, wished to slay him.
प्रविवेश रथं भानोस्ततो नाशकदच्युतः
He entered the chariot of the sun, but Achyuta was unable to destroy him there.
अवध्यत्वं वरं प्रादाच्छस्त्रैरस्त्रैश्च नारद
O Nārada, he had received a boon of invulnerability to weapons and missiles.
संत्यज्य भास्कररथं पातालमुपयादथ
Abandoning the sun’s chariot, he then went down to the netherworld.
ददृशे दानवपतिस्तं प्रगृह्येदमब्रवीत्
The lord of the Dānavas saw him, seized him, and spoke these words:
अयं स्पृशतु मां फेनः पराभ्यां गृह्य दानवः
Let this foam touch me, said the Dānava, grasping it with both hands.
तस्मिञ्छक्रो ऽजद् वज्रमन्तर्हितमपीश्वरः
Then Śakra struck with the vajra, though the lord was concealed within.
समये च तथा नष्टे ब्रह्महत्यास्पृशद्धरिम्
And when he was thus destroyed, Brahmahatyā touched Hari.
ततो ऽस्य भ्रातरौ वीरौ क्रुद्धौ सुम्भनिशुम्भकौ
Then his two heroic brothers, Sumbha and Niśumbha, became enraged.
सुरास्ते ऽपि सहस्राक्षं पुरस्कृत्य विनिर्ययुः
The gods too, led by the thousand-eyed one, went forth to battle.
शक्रस्याहृत्य च गजं याम्यं च महिषं बलात्
They seized Śakra’s elephant and Yama’s buffalo by force.
निधनः पद्मशङ्खाद्या हृतास्त्वाक्रम्य दानवैः
The Dānavas seized and carried off treasures such as the lotus and conch.
तदाजग्मुर्महीपृष्ठं ददृशुस्ते महासुरम्
Then they came to the earth’s surface and saw the great Asura.
स चाह दैत्यो ऽस्मि विभो सचिवो महिषस्य तु
He said, 'I am a Daitya, O lord, a minister of Mahiṣa.'
अमात्यौ रुचिरौ वीरौ चण्डमुण्डाविति श्रुतौ
Two ministers, famed as Canda and Muṇḍa, were valiant and splendid.
यस्त्वासीत् प्रभूरस्माकं महिषो नाम दानवः
Our lord was the Dānava named Mahiṣa.
किंवीर्यौ किंप्रभावौ च एतच्छंसितुमर्हथः
What is your valor, what is your power? You should declare this.
निशुम्भो ऽयं मम भ्राता कनीयान् शत्रुपूगहा
This is Niśumbha, my younger brother, destroyer of hosts of enemies.