अथ पुत्रसहायो ऽसौ बलकोशसमन्वितः । आजगाम मदं दैत्यस् त्रिगण्डगलितेभवत्
Then, accompanied by his son and possessing a mighty army, that Daitya, intoxicated, arrived, his threefold pride dissolved.
ततापाक्रान्तितापेन त्रिजगन्ति विकासिना । कल्पान्तसूर्यगणवन् नवयैव करश्रिया
By the heat of his oppression, which spread through the three worlds, the brilliance of his hands was like the multitude of suns at the end of an age.
अखिद्यन्तास्य तेनाथ सूर्येन्दुप्रमुखास् सुराः । दुर्विलासविलोलस्य बालस्येव स्वबन्धवः
Then, because of him, the gods led by the sun and moon were distressed, like the relatives of a child who is reckless in his mischief.
ते ऽर्थयां चक्रिरे शौरिं दैत्येन्द्रेभपतेर् वधे । न क्षमन्ते महान्तो ऽपि पौनःपुण्येन दुष्क्रियाम्
They appealed to Viṣṇu for the slaying of the lord of the Daityas; even the great cannot endure repeated wickedness.
ततः प्रलयपर्यस्तजगद्घर्घरजृम्भितम् । दिग्दन्तिदशनप्रख्यनखवज्राश्रिसूम्भितम्
Then, as the world was shaken by dissolution, there was a roaring tumult, adorned with the splendor of claws like the tusks of the lord of elephants.
स्थिरविद्युल्लताजालभासुरोर्ध्वजमण्डलम् । दशदिक्कोटरोद्वान्तज्वलज्ज्वलनकुण्डलम्
There appeared a lofty form, radiant with a network of steady lightning-like luster, encircled by blazing earrings at the ends of the ten directions.
समस्तकुलशैलेन्द्रपिण्डपीठोद्भटोदरम् । दोर्द्रुमाधूननोद्धूतस्फुटद्ब्रह्माण्डकर्परम्
Its belly was vast, like the massed peaks of all the lordly mountains, and its arms shook, shattering the shell of the universe.
वदनोदरनिष्क्रान्तवातोत्सारितपर्वतं । त्रिजगद्दहनोद्युक्तकोपकल्पाग्निगर्वितम्
With his breath issuing from his mouth and nostrils, he drove away mountains, proud as the fire of dissolution, ready to burn the three worlds in his wrath.
सटाविकटपीनांसस्पन्दप्रेरितभास्करम् । रोमकूपलसद्वह्निपुञ्जपिञ्जरपर्वतम्
His mane was wild, his shoulders broad and swelling, his movements set the sun in motion, and the mountains were tinged tawny by the clusters of fire at his hair roots.
कुलाचलमहाकुड्यकुट्टनोद्भटदृक्पुटम् । सर्वावयवनिष्ठ्यूतपट्टिसप्रासतोमरम्
His eyes were fierce, shattering the great walls of mountain ranges, and all his limbs bristled with weapons—swords, spears, and javelins.
नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा माधवो ऽहन् महासुरम् । लसत्कटकटारावं तुरङ्गमम् इव द्विपः
Assuming the form of Narasiṃha, Mādhava slew the great demon, roaring loudly like an elephant trumpeting beside a horse.
पुरम् आसुरम् उद्वान्तैर् ददाहेक्षणवह्निभिः । ससर्वभूतं कल्पान्ते जगज्जालम् इवानलः
With the fire of his gaze, he burned the demon city, along with all its beings, like a blazing fire consuming the world at the end of an age.
नृसिंहमारुते तस्मिन् भृशं क्षोभम् उपागते । विस्फूर्जति घनास्फोटैर् एकार्णव इवाकुले
In that lion-man wind, when great agitation arose, it thundered with resounding crashes, like a single ocean in turmoil.
दुद्रुवुर् दानवौघास् ते दिक्ष्व् अलं मषका इव । उपाययुर् अदृश्यत्वं दीपा इव गतत्विषः
Then the hosts of demons fled in all directions like gnats, and, like lamps whose light has gone out, they became invisible.
अथ विद्रुतदैत्येन्द्रं दग्धान्तःपुरमण्डलम् । बभूव पातालतलं कल्पक्षुण्णजगत्समम्
Then, with the demon king fleeing and the inner quarters burned, the netherworld became like the world destroyed at the end of an age.
अकालकल्पान्तविधौ शनैः प्रशमिते विभौ । क्वापि याते समाश्वस्तसुरसंरम्भपूजिते
When the lord, the cause of the end of the age, was gradually pacified, and had gone somewhere, those who had survived the tumult of the gods found relief.
मृतशिष्टा दनुसुताः प्रह्लादपरिपालिताः । दग्धं स्वं देशम् आजग्मुस् सरश् शुष्कम् इवाण्डजाः
The daughters of Danu who survived, protected by Prahlada, returned to their own land, now burned, like birds returning to a dried-up lake.
तत्र कालोचितां कृत्वा स्वनाशपरिदेवनाम् । और्ध्वदैहिकसत्कारं चक्रुः प्रभुषु बन्धुषु
There, after lamenting their own destruction as was fitting for the time, they performed the proper funeral rites for their lords and kin.
हृतबन्दीजनं प्लुष्टबन्धुबान्धवमण्डलम् । शनैर् आश्वासयाम् आसुर् मृतशिष्टं स्वकं जनम्
Their people, bereft of captives, their circle of relatives and friends consumed, they slowly consoled the survivors among their own.
चित्रार्पितोपमदुराकृतयो निरीहा दीनाशया हिमहताम्बुरुहोपमानाः । शोकोपतप्तमनसो ऽसुरनायकास् ते दग्धद्रुमा इव निरस्तविकासम् आसन्
Their forms, marked by the signs of sorrow and dejection, were helpless, their hopes withered like lotuses struck by frost; the leaders of the demons, their minds scorched by grief, were like burned trees, their splendor gone.
अथ दुःखपरीतात्मा हरिणा हतदानवे । प्रह्लादश् चिन्तयाम् आस मौनी पातालकोटरे
Then Prahlada, his heart afflicted by sorrow, his demons slain by Hari, sat in silence in a cavern of the netherworld and began to reflect.
को ऽन्व् अस्माकम् उपायस् स्याद् य एवेहासुराङ्कुरः । तीक्ष्णाग्रो जायते तं तं भुङ्क्ते शाखामृगो हरिः
What means is there for us, when here, any sprout of the demons that arises is devoured by the lion, the branch-eater, as soon as it grows sharp?
न कदाचन पाताले दैत्या दोर्दण्डशालिनः । स्थिरा बभूवुर् उद्भिन्नाः पद्मा इव हिमाचले
Never in the netherworld have the mighty-armed demons, though they arise, remained firm—like lotuses on a snowy mountain.
उत्पत्योत्पत्य नश्यन्ति भासुराकारघर्घराः । क्षणप्रस्फुरितारम्भास् तरङ्गा इव वारिधेः
Brilliant forms, roaring forth and vanishing again and again, arise and perish in an instant, like waves upon the ocean.
सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं कष्टं समग्रालोकहारिणः । रिपवः प्रौढिम् आयाता अपूर्वतिमिरभ्रमाः
Enemies, both external and internal, have grown powerful, bringing unprecedented clouds of darkness that rob all light.
तमःप्रपूर्णहृदयास् सङ्कुचत्पत्त्रसम्पदः । सुहृदः खेदम् आयाता निशीव कमलाकराः
Friends, their hearts filled with darkness and their splendor diminished, have become weary, like lotus ponds at night with their petals withdrawn.
तातस्य मलिनव्यूहपादपीठापमार्जकैः । सुरैर् विषय आक्रान्तो मृगैर् इव महावनम्
The realm of the senses has been overrun by gods, who sweep away the filth of confusion, just as wild animals invade a great forest.
निरुद्यमा गतश्रीका दीनाः प्रकटिताशयाः । बान्धवा न विराजन्ते पद्माः प्लुष्टदला इव
Relatives, dispirited, destitute of effort and fortune, with their intentions laid bare, do not shine—like lotuses with scorched petals.
स्फुरन्त्य् असुरवीराणां गृहेष्व् अविरतानिलैः । धूसरा भस्मनीहारा धूपधूमभरा इव
In the houses of demon warriors, clouds of ash swirl ceaselessly on restless winds, like the thick smoke of incense.
हृतद्वारकवाटासु दैत्यान्तःपुरभित्तिषु । प्रभा मरकतस्येव जाता नवयवाङ्कुराः
Within the inner chambers of the demons, whose doors have been broken open, a new radiance has arisen, like the tender shoots of barley or the glow of emerald.