Varaha Purana

पृथिव्यां सर्वराजानो जिगीषन्निह सत्तमौ । आगतोऽस्मि ध्रुवं चैव स्मर्त्तव्योऽहं तपोधनौ । भवन्तौ कौ समाख्यातं ममानुग्रहकाङ्क्षया ।। १०.

Desiring to conquer all the kings on earth, I have come here, O noble ones; you ascetics should always remember me. Who are you both, tell me, for you seem to seek my favor.

तापसावूचतुः । आवां हेतृप्रहेत्राख्यौ मनोः स्वायंभुवः सुतौ । आवां देवविनाशाय गतौ स्वो मेरुपर्वतम् ।। १०.

The ascetics said: 'We are called Hetṛ and Prahetṛ, sons of Manu Svāyambhuva. We came to Mount Meru for the destruction of the gods.'

तत्रावयोर्महासैन्यं गजाश्वरथसंकुलम् । जिगाय सर्वदेवानां शतशोऽथ सहस्त्रशः ।। १०.

There, our great army, crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots, defeated the hosts of all the gods by the hundreds and thousands.

ते च देवा महत्सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा सर्वं निपातितम् । असुरैरुज्झितप्राणं ततस्ते शरणं गताः ।। १०.

Seeing their entire mighty army struck down and their lives taken by the demons, the gods then sought refuge.

क्षीराब्धौ यत्र देवेशो हरिः शेते स्वयं प्रभुः । तत्र विज्ञापयामासुः सर्वे प्रणतिपूर्वकम् ।। १०.

Where Lord Hari, the master of the gods, himself rests in the ocean of milk, there all the gods approached him with reverence and supplication.

देवदेव हरे सर्वं सैन्यं त्वसुरसत्तमैः । पराजितं परित्राहि भीतं विह्वल्लोचनम् ।। १०.

'O God of gods, Hari, all our army has been defeated by the foremost of demons; protect us, for we are afraid and our senses are bewildered.'

त्वया देवासुरे युद्धे पूर्वं त्राताः स्म केशव । सहस्त्रबाहोः क्रूरस्य समरे कालनेमिनः ।। १०.

'In the past, O Keśava, you protected us in the battle between gods and demons, against the cruel Kālanemi with a thousand arms.'

इदानीमपि देवेश असुरौ देवकण्टकौ । हेतृप्रहेतृनामानौ बहुसैन्यपरिच्छदौ । तौ हत्वा त्राहि नः सर्वान् देवदेव जगत्पते ।। १०.

'Now also, O Lord of the gods, these two demons, named Hetṛ and Prahetṛ, thorns to the gods and possessing great armies—slay them and save us all, O God of gods, Lord of the universe.'

एवमुक्तस्ततो देवो विष्णुर्नारायणः प्रभुः । अहं यास्यामि तौ हन्तुमित्युवाच जगत्पतिः ।। १०.

Thus addressed, the god Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa, the Lord, said: 'I will go to slay those two,' so spoke the Lord of the universe.

एवमुक्तास्ततो देवा मेरुपर्वतसन्निधौ । प्रतस्थुस्तेऽथ मनसा चिन्तयन्तो जनार्दनम् ।। १०.

After being thus addressed, the gods departed to the vicinity of Mount Meru, setting out while contemplating Janārdana in their minds.

तैः संचिन्तितमात्रस्तु देवश्चक्रगदाधरः । आवयोः सैन्यमाविश्य एक एव महाबलः ।। १०.

As soon as they thought of him, the god bearing the discus and mace entered our army, alone, yet of great might.

एकधा दशधात्मानं शतधा च सहस्त्रधा । लक्षधा कोटिधा कृत्वा स्वभूत्या च जगत्पतिः ।। १०.

The Lord of the universe, by his own power, made himself one, ten, a hundred, a thousand, a hundred thousand, and ten million forms.

एवं स्थिते देववरे अस्मत्सैन्ये महाबलः । यः कश्चिदसुरो राजन्नावयोर्बलमाश्रितः । स हतः पतितो भूमौ दृश्यते गतचेतनः ।। १०.

O King, as the mighty god thus stood in our army, any demon who relied on our strength was struck down, fallen to the earth, lifeless.

एवं तत् सहसा सैन्यं मायया विश्वमूर्तिना । निहतं साश्वकलिलं पत्तिद्विपसमाकुलम् ।। १०.

Thus, in an instant, the entire army, filled with horses, elephants, and foot soldiers, was destroyed by the wondrous power of the universal form.

चतुरङ्गं बलं सर्वं हत्वा देवो रथाङ्गधृक् । आवां शोषावथो दृष्ट्वा गतोऽन्तर्द्धानमीश्वरः ।। १०.

Having slain the entire fourfold army, the god bearing the discus vanished from our sight, O King, after we beheld our forces dried up.

आवयोरीदृशं कर्म दृष्टं देवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः । ततस्तमेव शरणं गतावाराधनाय वै ।। १०.

Such was the deed of the bow-bearing god that we witnessed; therefore, we sought refuge in him alone, to worship him.

त्वं चास्मन्मित्रतनयः सुप्रतीकात्मजो नृप । इमे च आवयोः कन्ये गृहाण मनुजेश्वर । हेतृकन्या सुकेशी तु मिश्रकेशी प्रहेतृणः ।। १०.

And you, O king, are the son of our friend, Supratīka; these are our daughters—accept them, O lord of men. Hetṛ's daughter is Sukeśī, and Prahetṛ's is Miśrakeśī.

दुर्जयस्त्वेवमुक्तस्तु हेतृणा ते उभे शुभे । कन्ये जग्राह धर्मेण भार्यार्थं मनुजेश्वरः ।। १०.

Thus addressed by the matchmakers, King Durjaya lawfully took both auspicious maidens as wives.

ते लब्ध्वा सहसा राजा मुदा परमया युतः । आजगाम स्वकं राष्ट्रं निजसैन्यसमावृतः ।। १०.

Having obtained them, the king, filled with great joy, swiftly returned to his own kingdom, surrounded by his army.

ततः कालेन महता तस्य पुत्रद्वयं बभौ । सुकेश्याः सुप्रभः पुत्रो मिश्रकेश्याः सुदर्शनः ।। १०.

After a long time, two sons were born to him: from Sukeśī, a son named Suprabha, and from Miśrakeśī, a son named Sudarśana.

स राजा दुर्जयः श्रीमाँल्लब्ध्वा पुत्रद्वयं शुभम् । स्वयं कालान्तरे श्रीमाञ्जगामारण्यमन्तिके ।। १०.

That illustrious king Durjaya, having obtained these two excellent sons, later went himself to the edge of the forest.

तत्रस्थो वनजातीर्हि बधयन् वै भयंकराः । ददर्शारण्यमाश्रित्य मुनिं स्थितमकल्मषम् ।। १०.

There, killing the fearsome wild beasts, he saw, dwelling in the forest, a sinless sage.

तपस्यन्तं महाभागं नाम्ना गौरमुखं शुभम् । ऋषिवृन्दस्य गोप्तारं त्रातारं पापिनः स्वयम् ।। १०.

He beheld the great and fortunate ascetic named Gauramukha, protector of the community of seers and savior of the sinful.

तस्याश्रमे विमलजलाविलेमरु- त्सुगन्धिवृक्षप्रवरे द्विजन्मनः । रराज जीमूत इवाम्बरान्मही- मुपागतः प्रवरविमानवद् गृहः ।। १०.

In his hermitage, with pure waters, gentle breezes, and excellent fragrant trees, the home of the twice-born shone like a cloud descended from the sky, resembling a splendid celestial palace upon the earth.

ज्वलनमखाग्निप्रतिभाषिताम्बरः सुशुद्धसंवासितवेशकुट्टकः । शिष्यैः समुच्चारितसामनादकः सुरूपयोषिदृषिकन्यकाकुलः । इतीदृशोऽस्यावसाथो वराश्रमे सुपुष्पिताशेषतरुप्रसूनः ।। १०.

Its atmosphere was radiant like the fire of sacrifice, its dwellings spotlessly clean, resounding with the chanting of Sāman hymns by disciples, filled with beautiful women and seers' daughters, and adorned with blossoming flowers on every tree—such was the noble hermitage.

श्रीवराह उवाच । ततस्तमीदृशं दृष्ट्वा तदा गौरमुखाश्रमम् । दुर्ज्जयश्चिन्तयामास रम्यमाश्रममण्डलम् ।। ११.

Śrī Varāha said: Then, seeing that hermitage of Gauramukha, King Durjaya reflected on its delightful surroundings.

प्रविशाम्यत्र पश्यामि ऋषीन् परमधार्मिकान् । चिन्तयित्वा तदा राजा प्रविवेश तमाश्रमम् ।। ११.

"I shall enter here and see the supremely righteous sages." Thinking thus, the king entered that hermitage.

तस्य प्रविष्टस्य ततो राज्ञः परमहर्षितः । चकार पूजां धर्मात्मा तदा गौरमुखो मुनिः ।। ११.

When the king had entered, the virtuous sage Gauramukha, filled with great joy, offered him worship.

स्वागतादिक्रियाः कृत्वा कथान्ते तं महामुनिः । स्वशक्त्याऽहं नृपश्रेष्ठ सानुगस्य च भोजनम् ।। ११.

After performing the customary words of welcome, the great sage said at the end of their conversation, "O best of kings, I shall provide food for you and your retinue to the best of my ability."