Vayu Purana

इमौ च शिष्यौ द्वौ मह्यं तुल्यावेतौ बृहस्पतेः । दैवतैः सह संरब्धान् सर्व्वान् वो धारयिष्यतः ।। ३६.

And these two disciples of mine are equal to Bṛhaspati; together with the gods, they will restrain you all, though you are enraged.

एवमुक्तस्तु दैतेयाः काव्येनाक्लिष्टकर्म्मणा। ततस्ताभ्यां ययुः सार्द्धं प्रह्लादप्रमुखास्तदा ।। ३६.

Thus addressed, the Daityas by Kāvya, whose actions are pure, then went together with those two, led by Prahlāda.

अवश्यम्भावमर्थत्वं श्रुत्वा शुक्राच्च दानवाः। सकृदाशंसमानास्ते जयं काव्येन भाषितम् ।। ३६.

Hearing from Śukra that the outcome was inevitable, the Dānavas, hoping for victory, accepted the words spoken by Kāvya.

दंशिताः सायुधाः सर्वे ततो देवान् समाह्वयन्। अथ देवासुरान् दृष्ट्वा संग्रामे समुपस्थितान् ।। ३६.

All, armed and ready, then challenged the gods; and seeing the gods and asuras assembled for battle—

ततः संवृत्तसन्नाहा देवास्तान् समयोधयन्। दैवासुरे ततस्तस्मिन् वर्त्तमाने शतं समाः। अजयन्नसुरा देवान् भग्ना देवा अमन्त्रयन् ।। ३६.

Then, the gods, having donned their armor, fought with them; in that conflict between gods and asuras, which lasted a hundred years, the asuras defeated the gods, and the defeated gods consulted among themselves.

षण्डामार्कप्रभावं न जानीमस्त्व सुरैर्वयम्। तस्माद्यज्ञं समुद्दिश्य कार्य्यं चात्महितञ्च यत् ।। ३६.

We do not know the power of Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka among the gods; therefore, for our own welfare, we must perform a sacrifice.

तज्ज्ञानापहृतावेतौ कृत्वा जेष्यामहेऽसुरान् । अथोपामन्त्रयन् देवाः षण्डामार्कौ तु तावुभौ ।। ३६.

By depriving those two of their knowledge, we shall defeat the asuras; then the gods summoned Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka.

यज्ञे समाह्वयिष्यामस्त्यजतमसुरान् द्विजौ । ग्रहं तं वा ग्रहीष्यामो ह्यनुजित्य तु दानवान् ।। ३६.

We shall invite the two brahmins to the sacrifice—let them abandon the asuras; or we shall seize them, having conquered the Dānavas.

एवं तत्यजतुस्तौ तु षण्डामार्कौ तदासुरान् । ततो देवा जयं प्राप्ता दानवाश्च पराभवम् ।। ३६.

Thus, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka abandoned the asuras; then the gods attained victory, and the Dānavas were defeated.

देवासुरान् पराभाव्य षण्डामार्कावुपागमन्। काव्यशापाभिभूताश्च ह्यनाधाराश्च ते पुनः ।। ३६.

Having defeated the gods and demons, the Six and the Sun approached; and, overcome by the curse of Kāvya, they became unsupported once again.

वध्यमानास्तदा देवैर्विविशुस्ते रसातलम्। एवं निरुद्यमास्ते वै कृताः शक्रेण दानवाः। ततः प्रभृति शापेन भृगुनैमित्तिकेन च ।। ३६.

Then, as they were being slain by the gods, they entered the netherworld; thus, those demons, rendered powerless by Śakra, from that time onward, by the curse and by the agency of Bhṛgu, were so.

जज्ञे पुनः पुनर्विष्णुर्यज्ञे च शिथिले प्रभुः। कर्त्तुं धर्म्मव्यवस्थानमधर्म्मस्य च नाशनम् ।। ३६.

Viṣṇu was born again and again, the Lord, whenever the sacrifice declined, to establish righteousness and destroy unrighteousness.

प्रह्लादस्य निदेशे तु येऽसुरा न व्यवस्थिताः। मनुष्यवध्यांस्तान् सर्व्वान् ब्रह्मा व्याहारयत् प्रभुः ।। ३६.

Those demons who did not abide by Prahlāda's command, Brahmā declared them all to be fit for destruction by humans.

धर्म्मान्नारायणस्तस्मान् सम्भूतश्चाक्षुषेऽन्तरे। यज्ञं प्रवर्तयामास चैत्ये वैवस्वतेऽन्तरे ।। ३६.

From Dharma, Nārāyaṇa was born in the interval of Cākṣuṣa; he set the sacrifice in motion in the interval of Vaivasvata, at the altar.

प्रादुर्भावे तदान्यस्य ब्रह्मैवासीत् पुरोहितः। चतुर्थ्यान्तु युगाख्यायामापन्नेष्वसुरेष्वथ ।। ३६.

At the manifestation of another, Brahmā himself was the priest; and in the fourth age, when the demons had arisen.

सम्भूतः स समुद्रान्तर्हिरण्यकशिपोर्वधे। द्वितीयो नरसिंङोऽभूद्रुद्रः सुरपुरस्सरः ।। ३६.

He was born within the ocean, at the slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu; the second, Narasiṃha, became Rudra, foremost among the gods.

बलिसंस्थेषु लोकेषु त्रेतायां सप्तमे युगे। दैत्यैस्त्रैलोक्य आक्रान्ते तृतीयो वामनोऽभवत् ।। ३६.

When Bali was established in the worlds, in the seventh age of the Tretā, as the demons conquered the three worlds, the third, Vāmana, appeared.

संक्षिप्यात्मानमङ्गेषु बृहस्पतिपुरस्सरम्। यजमानन्तु दैत्येन्द्रमदित्याः कुलनन्दनः। द्विजो भूत्वा शुभे काले बलिं वैरोचनम्पुरा ।। ३६.

Compressing his form into limbs, with Bṛhaspati at the forefront, the delight of the Aditya lineage, having become a Brāhmaṇa at an auspicious time, he approached Bali, the son of Virocana.

त्रैलोक्यस्य भवान् राजा त्वयि सर्व्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्। दातुमर्हसि मे राजन् विक्रमांस्त्रीनिति प्रभुः ।। ३६.

You are the king of the three worlds; in you, everything is established. You ought to grant me, O king, three steps of land, thus spoke the Lord.

ददामीत्येव तं राजा बलिर्वैरोचनोऽब्रवीत्। वामनन्तं च विज्ञाय ततोऽनुमुदितः स्वयम् ।। ३६.

I will give, said King Bali, son of Virocana, recognizing Vāmana, and thus he himself consented.

स वामनो दिवं खं च पृथिवीं च द्विजोत्तमाः। त्रिभिः क्रमैर्विश्वमिदं जगदाक्रामत प्रभुः ।। ३६.

That Vāmana, O best of twice-born, with three steps, occupied heaven, space, and earth; the Lord traversed this entire world.

अत्यरिच्यत भूतात्मा भास्करं स्वेन तेजसा। प्रकाशयन् दिशः सर्व्वाः प्रदिशश्च महायशाः ।। ३६.

The embodied being surpassed the sun with his own brilliance, illuminating all directions and regions, the illustrious one.

शुशुभे स महाबाहुः सर्व्वलोकान् प्रकाशयन्। आसुरीं श्रियमाहृत्य त्रींल्लोकांश्च जनार्दनः। सपुत्रपौत्रानसुरान् पातालतलमानयत् ।। ३६.

That mighty-armed one shone, illuminating all the worlds; Janārdana, having taken the wealth of the demons and the three worlds, led the demons, along with their sons and grandsons, to the nethermost realm.

नमुचिः शम्बरश्चैव प्रह्लादश्चैव विष्णुना। क्रूरा हता विनिर्द्धूता दिशः संप्रतिपेदिरे ।। ३६.

Namuci, Śambara, and Prahlāda were struck down by Viṣṇu; the cruel ones were destroyed and dispersed, and they reached the directions.

महाभूतानि भूतात्मा सविशेषाणि माधवः। कालञ्च सकलं विप्रांस्तत्राद्भुतमदर्शयत् ।। ३६.

Mādhava, the soul of beings, showed the sages the great elements, the particular beings, and time in its entirety, as a marvel.

तस्य गात्रे जगत्सर्वमात्मानमनुपश्यति । न किञ्चिदस्ति लोकेषु यदव्याप्तं महात्मना ।। ३६.

On his body, he perceives the entire universe as himself; there is nothing in the worlds that is not pervaded by the great soul.

तद्वै रूपमुपेन्द्रस्य देवदानवमानवाः। दृष्ट्वा सम्मुमुहुः सर्वे विष्णुतेजोविमोहिताः ।। ३६.

That form of Upendra, seen by gods, demons, and men, caused all to be bewildered, overcome by the radiance of Viṣṇu.

बलिः सिलो महापाशैः सबन्धुः ससुहृद्गणः। विरोचन कुलं सर्वं पाताले सन्निवेशितम् ।। ३६.

Bali, bound with mighty chains, together with his kin and circle of friends, and the entire lineage of Virocana, was confined in the netherworld.

ततः सर्वामरैश्वर्यं दत्त्वेन्द्राय महात्मने। मानुषेषु महाबाहुः प्रादुरासीज्जनार्दनः ।। ३६.

Then, having bestowed all sovereignty of the immortals upon Indra, the great-souled one, Janardana, the mighty-armed, appeared among men.