Varaha Purana

उन्मत्ताक्षं तथाविध्यत् सुन्दः पञ्चभिराशुगैः । चकर्त्त च धनुस्तस्य शितेन नतपर्वणा ।। ११.

Sunda struck Unmattaksha with five swift arrows and cut his bow with a sharp, curved arrow.

सुमना अग्निदंष्ट्रं तु सुशुभश्चाग्नितेजसम् । सुशीलो वायुशक्रं तु सुमुखश्च प्रतर्दनम् ।। ११.

Sumanā struck Agnidaṃṣṭra, Suśubha struck Agnitejas; Suśīla struck Vāyuśakra, and Sumukha struck Pratardana.

(विराधेन तथा शम्भुः सुकीर्तिर्भीमकर्म्मणा । विप्रचित्तिस्तथा सोमं एतद् युद्धं महानभूत् ११.

Shambhu fought with Viradha, Sukīrti with Bhimakarma, Viprachitti with Soma; thus, a great battle took place.

परस्परं सुयुद्धेन योधयित्वाऽस्त्रलाघवात् । यथासंख्येन ते दैत्याः पुनर्मणिभवैर्हताः ।। ११.

Having fought each other with skillful use of weapons, those Daityas, in accordance with their numbers, were again slain by the jewel-born warriors.

यावत् संग्रामघोरो वै महांस्तेषां व्यवर्द्धत । तावत् समित्कुशादीनि कृत्वा गौरमुखो मुनिः ।। ११.

As the fierce battle among them intensified, at that moment, the sage Gauramukha performed rites with samit, kusa grass, and others.

आगतो महदाश्चर्यं संग्रामं भीमदर्शनम् । बहुसैन्यपरीवारं स्थितं तं चापि दुर्ज्जयम् ।। ११.

A great and wondrous battle appeared, terrifying to behold, surrounded by many armies, and that force was indeed difficult to conquer.

तं दृष्ट्वा स मुनिर्द्वारि चिन्तापरम एव हि । उपविश्याधिगम्याथ मणेः कारणमेव ह ।। ११.

Seeing that, the sage stood at the door, absorbed in deep thought, and after sitting down, he discerned the cause of the jewel.

एवं कृत्वा मणिकृतं रौद्रं गाढं च संयुगम् । चिन्तयामास देवेशं हरिं गौरमुखो मुनिः ।। ११.

Having thus made the jewel the source of a fierce and intense conflict, the sage Gauramukha began to contemplate Lord Hari, the Lord of the gods.

स देवः पुरतस्तस्य पीतवासाः खगासनः । किमत्र ते मया कार्यमिति वाणीमुदीरयत् ।। ११.

Then that god, clad in yellow garments and seated upon Garuda, appeared before him and spoke, 'What would you have me do here?'

स ऋषिः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा उवाच पुरुषोत्तमम् । जहीमं दुर्ज्जयं पापं ससैन्यं परिवारिणम् ।। ११.

The sage, with joined palms, addressed the Supreme Person: 'Destroy this unconquerable and wicked force, along with its army and followers.'

एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन चक्रं ज्वलनसन्निभम् । (मुमोच दुर्जयबले कालचक्रं सुदर्शनम्) ।। ११.

Thus addressed, he released the discus, blazing like fire—he cast the Sudarshana, the wheel of time, upon the mighty and invincible host.

तेन चक्रेण तत्सैन्यमासुरं दौर्जयं क्षणात् । निमेषान्तरमात्रेण भस्मवद् बहुधा कृतम् ।। ११.

By that discus, the demonic army, formidable and hard to defeat, was in a moment—within the blink of an eye—reduced to ashes in many ways.

एवं कृत्वा ततो देवो मुनिं गौरमुखं तदा । उवाच निमिषेणेदं निहतं दानवं बलम् ।। ११.

Having done so, the god then said to the sage Gauramukha, 'In an instant, this force of the Danavas has been destroyed.'

अरण्येऽस्मिंस्ततस्त्वेवं नैमिषारण्यसंज्ञितम् । भविष्यति यथार्थं वै ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः ।। ११.

Therefore, from this event, this forest will be known as Naimisha-aranya, as it truly is, especially for the Brahmanas.

अहं च यज्ञपुरुष एतस्मिन् वनगोचरे । नाम्ना याज्या सदा चेमे दश पञ्च च नायकाः । कृते युगे भविष्यन्ति राजानो मणिजा मुने ।। ११.

And I, the Lord of Sacrifice, will dwell in this forest; by name, I am always to be worshipped here, and these fifteen leaders—kings of the jewel—will arise in the Krita age, O sage.

एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवो गतोऽन्तर्धानमीश्वरः । द्विजोऽपि स्वाश्रमे तस्थौ मुदा परमया युतः ।। ११.

Having spoken thus, the Lord vanished from sight, and the twice-born sage remained in his hermitage, filled with supreme joy.

श्रीवराह उवाच । ततः पुत्रं रथाङ्गाग्निदग्धं श्रुत्वा नृपोत्तमः । सुप्रतीकः प्रतीतात्मा चिन्तयामास पार्थिवः । तस्य चिन्तयतस्त्वेवं तदा बुद्धिरजायत ।। १२.

Śrī Varāha said: Then, upon hearing that his son had been burned by the fire of the discus, the noble king Supratika, whose mind was steadfast, began to reflect; and as he pondered thus, a thought arose in him.

चित्रकूटे गिरौ विष्णुः सदा रामेति कीर्त्यते । ततोऽहं रामसंज्ञेन नाम्ना स्तौमि जगत्पतिम् ।। १२.

On Mount Citrakūṭa, Viṣṇu is always renowned as Rāma; therefore, I will praise the Lord of the universe by the name Rāma.

सुप्रतीक उवाच । नमामि रामं नरनाथमच्युतं कविं पुराणं त्रिदशारिनाशनम् । शिवस्वरूपं प्रभवं महेश्वरं सदा प्रपन्नार्तिहरं धृतश्रियम् ।। १२.

Supratika said: I bow to Rāma, Lord of men, the infallible one, the ancient sage, destroyer of the enemies of the gods, embodiment of Śiva, the source, the great Lord, ever the remover of the distress of those who take refuge, adorned with splendor.

भवान् सदा देव समस्ततेजसां करोषि तेजांसि समस्तरूपधृक् । क्षितौ भवान् पञ्चगुणस्तथा जले चतुःप्रकारस्त्रिविधोऽथ तेजसि । द्विधाऽथ वायौ वियति प्रतिष्ठितो भवान् हरे शब्दवपुः पुमानसि ।। १२.

You, O god, are ever the essence of all radiance; you create all brilliance, assuming every form; on earth you are fivefold, in water fourfold, in fire threefold, in wind twofold, and in space you are established as the sound-form, O Hari, the Supreme Person.

भवान् शशी सूर्यहुताशनोऽसि त्वयि प्रलीनं जगदेतदुच्यते । भवत्प्रतिष्ठं रमते जगत् यतः स्तुतोऽसि रामेति जगत् प्रतिष्ठितम् ।। १२.

You are the moon, the sun, and the fire; in you, this entire world is said to dissolve; the world delights, being established in you; therefore, you are praised as Rāma, the foundation of the universe.

भवार्णवे दुःखतरोर्मिसंकुले तथाक्षमानग्रहणेऽतिभीषणे । न मज्जति त्वत्स्मरणप्लवो नरः स्मृतोऽसि रामेति तथा तपोवने ।। १२.

In the ocean of worldly existence, filled with the terrible waves of suffering and the dreadful crocodile of impatience, a man does not sink who has the raft of your remembrance; thus you are remembered as Rāma, even in the forest of austerities.

वेदेषु नष्टेषु भवांस्तथा हरे करोषि मात्स्यं वपुरात्मनः सदा । युगक्षये रञ्जितसर्वदिङ्मुखो भवांस्तथाग्निर्बहुरूपधृग् विभो ।। १२.

When the Vedas were lost, you, O Hari, always assumed the form of a fish; at the end of the age, with all directions reddened, you, O mighty one, became fire, assuming many forms.

कौर्मं तथा ते वपुरास्थितः सदा युगे युगे माधव तोयमन्थने । न चान्यदस्तीति भवत्समं क्वचि- ज्जनार्दनाद् यः स्वयं भूतमुत्तमम् ।। १२.

In every age, O Mādhava, you have always assumed the form of the Tortoise during the churning of the ocean; there is truly no one equal to you anywhere, O Janārdana, who yourself are the supreme being.

त्वया ततं विश्वमिदं महात्मन् स्वकाखिलान् वेद दिशश्च सर्वाः । कथं त्वमाद्यं परमं तु धाम विहाय चान्यं शरणं व्रजामि ।। १२.

By you, O great soul, this entire universe is pervaded; you know all directions completely. How could I abandon you, the original and supreme abode, and seek any other refuge?

भवानेकः पूर्वमासीत् ततश्च त्वत्तो मही सलिलं वह्निरुच्चैः । वायुस्तथा खं च मनोऽपि बुद्धि- श्चेतोगुणास्तत्प्रभवं च सर्वम् ।। १२.

You alone existed at first; then from you arose earth, water, fire in its highest form, wind, space, mind, intellect, and the qualities of consciousness—all these have their origin in you.

त्वया ततं विश्वमिदं समस्तं सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे । समस्तविश्वेश्वर विश्वमूर्ते सहस्त्रबाहो जय देव देव । नमोऽस्तु रामाय महानुभाव ।। १२.

By you this whole universe is pervaded; you are eternal, regarded by me as the Supreme Person. O Lord of all the worlds, whose form is the universe, thousand-armed one, victory to you, O god of gods! Homage to Rāma, of great glory.

इति स्तुतो देववरः प्रसन्नः तदा राज्ञः सुप्रतीकस्य मूर्तिम् । संदर्शयामास ततोऽभ्युवाच वरं वृणीष्वेति च सुप्रतीकम् ।। १२.

Thus praised, the best of gods became pleased and revealed his form to King Supratīka, and then spoke to him: 'Choose a boon, O Supratīka.'

एवं श्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य राजा ससंभ्रमं देवदेवं प्रणम्य । उवाच देवेश्वर मे प्रयच्छ लयं यदास्ते परमं वपुस्ते ।। १२.

Hearing these words, the king, with reverence, bowed to the god of gods and said: 'O Lord of gods, grant me union with your supreme form at the time of dissolution.'