न जाने तं नरं राजन् येन मे प्रहितः शरः
O king, I do not know that man against whom I sent my arrow.
प्रणष्ट आश्रमात् तस्मात् स च मां पृष्ठतो ऽन्वगात्
He vanished from the hermitage, and then followed me from behind.
तद्भयादस्मि जलधिं संप्राप्तो दक्षिणार्णवम्
Out of fear of him, I reached the southern ocean.
केचिद् गर्जन्ति घनवत् प्रतिगर्जन्ति चापरे
Some roar like thunder, while others roar in reply.
तारकं घातयामो ऽद्य वदन्त्यन्ये सुतैजसः
Others, armed with weapons of gold, say, 'Let us kill Tāraka today.'
महार्णवं परित्यज्य पतितो ऽस्मि भयातुरः
Abandoning the great ocean, I have fallen, overwhelmed by fear.
तद्भयात् संपरित्यज्य हिरण्यपुरमात्मनः
Out of fear of that, he completely abandoned his own city of Hiranyapura.
तच्छ्रत्वा चान्धको वाक्यं प्राह मेघस्वनं वचः
Hearing those words, Andhaka addressed Meghasvana, speaking as follows:
महिषस्तारकश्चोभौ बाणश्च बलिनां वरः
Both Mahisha and Taraka, along with Bana, the foremost among the powerful,
स्वपरिग्रहसंयुक्ता भूमिं युद्धाय निर्ययुः
Together with their own followers, they went out to the battlefield, ready for war.
तत्र दैत्याः समाजग्मुः सायुधाः सबला मुने
There, O sage, the Daityas arrived, armed and accompanied by their forces.
अभ्यद्रवन्त सहसा स चोग्रो मातृमण्डलः
They charged suddenly, and the fierce host of Mothers also advanced.
निषूदयत् परबलं क्रुद्धो रुद्रः पशूनिव
Enraged Rudra struck down the enemy army, like beasts slaughtered by a master of cattle.
कुठारं पाणिनादाय हन्ति सर्वान् महासुरान्
Taking up his axe in hand, he slew all the great asuras.
सरथं सगजं साश्वं विस्तृते वदने ऽक्षिपत
With his mouth wide open, he hurled chariots, elephants, and horses together.
सवाहनं प्रक्षिपति समुत्पाट्य महार्मवे
He uprooted and cast down vehicles with their riders into the great ocean.
संचूर्णयति मन्त्रीव राजानं प्रासभृद् वशी
He crushed them like a minister subduing a king, wielding his spear with mastery.
द्विधा त्रिधा च बहुधा चक्रे दैतेयदानवान्
He split the Daityas and Danavas in two, in three, and into many pieces.
तत्र तत्र प्रदृश्यन्ते राशयः शावदानवैः
Here and there could be seen heaps of Danujas lying like corpses.
निजघानासुरान् वीरः सवाजिरथकुञ्जरान्
The hero struck down the asuras, along with their horses, chariots, and elephants.
निजघान यथैवेन्द्रो वज्रवृष्ट्या नगोत्तमान्
He struck them down just as Indra fells great mountains with a shower of thunderbolts.
भ्रामयन् मुद्गरं वेगान्निजघान बलाद् रिपून्
Whirling his mace with speed, he forcefully struck down his enemies.
भस्म चक्रे महावेगो रथं च रथिना सह
With tremendous force, he reduced the chariot and its warrior to ashes.
कीलभिर्वज्रतुल्याभिर्जघान बलवान् मुने
With bolts as hard as thunder, the mighty one struck them down, O sage.
लुण्ठनेन तता दैत्यान् निजघान सवाहनान्
By plundering, he struck down the Daityas along with their mounts.
विदारयति संग्रामे दानवान् समरोद्धतान्
He tore apart the Danavas in battle, who were wild with the fury of combat.
प्रदुद्रावाथ महिषस्तारकश्च गणाग्रणीः
Then the buffalo-demon and Tāraka, the leader of the hosts, fled.
परिवार्य समन्तात् ते युयुधुः कुपितास्तदा
Surrounding him on all sides, they fought, enraged, at that time.
षोटशाक्षस्त्रिशूलेन शतशीर्षो वरासिना
Ṣoṭaśākṣa with his trident, and Śataśīrṣa with his excellent sword—
बन्धुदत्तस्तु शूलेन मूर्ध्नि दैत्यमताडयत्
Bandhudatta struck the Daitya on the head with his spear.