प्रोवाच मा भैष्टच मयि स्थिते को ऽयं सुराधमः
He said, 'Do not be afraid; while I am here, who is this vile enemy of the gods?'
जगर्ज च महानादं यथा प्रावृषि तोयदः
He roared a mighty roar, like a thundercloud in the rainy season.
साधुवादं ददुर्हृष्टा दैत्यदानवयूथपाः
The chiefs of the Daityas and Dānavas, delighted, gave cries of approval.
दुःसहं दुर्धरं मत्वा अन्तर्धानमगाद् यमः
Considering it unbearable and impossible to withstand, Yama vanished from sight.
दारयामास बलवान् देवसैन्यं समन्ततः
The mighty one began to tear apart the army of the gods on every side.
गदया दारयामास तमभ्यागाद् विरोचनः
With his mace he struck, and Virocana came against him.
जलेशं ताडयामास मुद्गरैः कणपैरपि
He struck the lord of waters with clubs and even with stones.
अभिद्रुत्य बबन्धाथ पाशैर्मत्तगजं बली
Rushing forward, the strong one bound the maddened elephant with nooses.
वरुणं च समभ्येत्य मध्ये जग्राह नारद
And approaching Varuṇa, Nārada seized him in the midst.
ममर्द च तथा पद्भ्यां सवाहं सलिलेश्वराम्
He trampled the lords of the waters and their mounts with his feet.
अभ्येत्य ताडयामास मार्गणैः कायदारणैः
Coming near, he struck with arrows that tore through bodies.
दुष्टश्च वेगात् पयसामधीशं मुहुर्मुहुः पादतलैर्ममर्द
The wicked one, with great speed, trampled again and again the lord of the waters under his feet.
पादेषु भूमिं करयोः स्पृशंश्च मूर्द्धानमुल्लाल्य बलान्महात्मा
Touching the ground with his feet and the heads with his hands, the mighty one tossed them up.
उत्पाट्य चिक्षेप विरोचनं हि सकुञ्जरं खे सनियन्तृवाहम्
He uprooted Virocana, along with his elephant, driver, and mount, and hurled them into the sky.
साट्टं सन्यत्रार्गलहर्म्यभूमि पुरं सुकेशेरिव भस्करेण
With battlements, gates, and palace grounds, the city shone like the sun with its beautiful rays.
ततः समाक्रन्दमनुत्तमं हि मुक्तं तु दैत्यैर्घनरावतुल्यम्
Then a supreme cry, released by the Daityas, resounded, equal to the thunder of clouds.
प्रह्लाद हे जम्भकुजम्भकाद्या रक्षध्वमभ्येत्य सहान्धकेन
Prahlada, you and the others—Jambha, Kujambha, and the rest—protect yourselves, joining with Andhaka.
पाशेन बद्ध्वा गदया निहन्ति यथा पशुं वाजिमखे महेन्द्रः
He binds with a noose and strikes down with a mace, just as Mahendra slays the sacrificial beast at the horse-sacrifice.
समभ्यधावंस्त्वरिता जलेश्वरं यथा पतङ्गा ज्वलितं हुताशनम्
They rushed swiftly at the Lord of Waters, like moths toward a blazing sacrificial fire.
गदां समुद्भ्राम्य जलेश्वरस्तु दुद्राव तान् जम्भमुखानरातीन्
But the Lord of Waters, brandishing his mace, drove away those enemies led by Jambha.
पादेन वृत्रं तरसा कुजम्भं निपातयामास बलं च मुष्ट्या
With his foot he forcefully struck down Vritra, Kujambha, and with his fist, Bala.
ततो ऽन्धकः सत्वरितो ऽभ्युपेयाद् रणाय योद्धुं जलनायकेन
Then Andhaka, hastening, approached to do battle with the Lord of Waters.
तं पाशमाविध्य गदां प्रगृह्य चिक्षेप दैत्यः स च जलेश्वराय
He cast a noose and, seizing his mace, hurled it at the Lord of Waters.
विवेश वेगात् पयसां निधानं ततो ऽन्धको देवबलं ममर्द
With great speed he entered the ocean’s depths, and then Andhaka crushed the army of the gods.
तमभ्ययाद् दानवविश्वकर्मा मयो महाबाहुरुदग्रवीर्यः
Then Maya, the great-armed and mighty Dānava craftsman, approached him.
शक्त्या मयं शम्बरमेत्य कण्ठे संताड्य जग्राह बलान्महर्षे
With his spear, Śambara struck Maya at the throat and seized him by force, O great sage.
मयः प्रजज्वाल च शम्वरो ऽपि कण्ठावलग्ने ज्वलने प्रदीप्ते
Maya blazed, and Śambara too, as fire flared at his throat where the spear was lodged.
सिंहाभिपन्नो विपिने यथैव मत्तो गजः क्रन्दति वेदनार्त्तः
Just as a maddened elephant attacked by a lion in the forest bellows in pain,
आः किं किमेतन्ननु केन युद्धे जितो मयः शम्बरदानवश्च
‘Ah! What is this? By whom in battle have Maya and the Dānava Śambara been defeated?’
रक्षस्व चाभ्येत्य न शक्यते ऽन्यैर्हुताशनो वारयितुं रणाग्रे
‘Protect yourself! No one else can withstand the fire god at the forefront of battle.’