इत्य् अस्य पार्थिवे धातौ ब्रह्मणो गतवेदने । पृथिवी पृथुवैधुर्या सम्पन्नासन्ननाशतः
Thus, when the earth element lost its awareness of Brahman, the earth, with its great diversity, came to the verge of dissolution.
अथ तत्संविदुन्मुक्तो जलधातुẖ क्षयोन्मुखः । यदा विक्षुभितात्मासीत् तदा नियतिलङ्घिनः
Then, as that consciousness withdrew, the water element turned toward destruction; when its own nature became agitated, it began to transgress its bounds.
समुत्सार्यार्यमर्यादाम् अर्णवा विवृतार्णसः । प्रवृत्ता विकृतिं गन्तुम् उन्मत्ता इव राविणः
Casting aside all noble limits, the oceans, with their open mouths, began to act wildly, like mad elephants, intent on transformation.
वीचिविक्षोभविन्यासैर् वेलाविपिनलावकाः । कल्लोलवलनावर्तविवर्तोद्वर्तिताद्रयः
With the tossing of their waves, the shores became scattered with forests; mountains were overturned by the rolling, swirling, and surging of billows.
शीकरौघमहारम्भघनसंवलिताचलाः । चलाचलवलद्वीरमकराघूर्णितान्तराः
Great masses of spray enveloped the mountains; the space between moving and unmoving things was churned by the whirling of mighty sea creatures.
उल्ललन्मकराक्रान्तद्रुमकाननितोदराः । दरीविदारणभ्रष्टसिंहाहतजलेचराः
The bellies of the seas, churned by leaping makaras, were filled with uprooted trees and forests; aquatic creatures, struck by lions fallen from split caves, wandered the waters.
उत्फालमकरच्छिन्ननभश्चरबृहद्घनाः । परस्परोर्मिसङ्घट्टडाक्कारकटुटाङ्कृताः
Huge clouds, torn by the rising makaras and flying through the sky, were battered by the crashing of opposing waves, resounding with harsh thunder.
तरत्तरङ्गमातङ्गफूत्काराधौतभास्कराः । अन्योऽन्यवेल्लनव्यग्रप्रविदीर्णाद्रिभित्तयः
The sun was washed clean by the trumpeting of wave-elephants; mountain cliffs, freshly split by the collision of surging waters, were shattered anew.
तटपर्वतलुण्ठाकतरङ्गकरमण्डलाः । गर्जद्गिरिदरीगेहविशदुन्मत्तवारयः
With waves whose circles tumble upon the banks and mountains, and waters roaring madly, clear as they rush into the caves of the hills.
भूपाḫ परपुराक्रान्तौ लग्ना इव हतारयः । तारारवरणद्रीढाविद्रावितनभश्चराः
Like kings fallen in battle, clinging to the conquest of other cities, with their enemies slain; the clouds scattered and driven away by the force of the wind.
प्रलुण्ठितवनव्यूहलूनकाननिताम्बराः । सपक्षपर्वताकारतरङ्गापूरिताम्बराः
With forests plundered and groves stripped bare, their leafy coverings torn away; the sky filled with waves shaped like mountains with wings.
महारवमरुद्भिन्नकलोलाचलचालिताः । चञ्चत्तीरगिरिव्रातपतत्तटरटज्जलाः
Shaken by the great roar of the wind, the restless mountains are set in motion; the waters leap upon the trembling banks and the slopes of the hills.
उल्ललद्विपुलावर्तप्रोत्क्षिप्तमकरोत्कराः । निमज्जन्निस्तलावर्तनिगीर्णगिरिकन्दराः
With vast, surging whirlpools tossing up crowds of crocodiles; swallowing the caves of mountains as they sink and rise in the eddies.
दरीदलनसम्प्राप्तदृषद्दशनदन्तुराः । शृङ्गलम्बिदरीप्रोतमग्नवीचिजलेभकाः । व्यालोलवलनाक्रान्तविटपिप्रोतकच्छपाः
With waves whose jagged crests resemble the teeth of rocks entering the mountain clefts; elephants of the water plunging into caves hanging from the peaks; and turtles clinging to the branches, swept along by the swirling currents.
यमेन्द्रवसुधावाहैर् उत्कर्णैर् भयविह्वलैः । श्रूयमाणपतच्छैलतटीकटकटारवाः
With the tumult of the earth’s rivers, raised and agitated by Yama and Indra, echoing with the fearful crash of falling mountains and the clatter of collapsing banks.
मत्स्यपुच्छच्छटाच्छिन्नमग्नोन्मग्नद्रुताद्रयः । नीलालूनवनव्यूहशेवालाशारवारयः
With mountains swiftly sinking and rising, their forms broken by the flashing tails of fish; the waters dark, filled with scattered forests and masses of green algae.
प्रज्वलद्वडवावह्निज्वालाचलमिलज्जलाः । स्वरसेन विभोर् नाशे विशन्तीव महानलम्
The waters, mingled with the blazing flames of the submarine fire, seemed to enter the great fire of dissolution by their own nature, as if drawn in.
मिलच्छिखरिमातङ्गजलमातङ्गयोधिनः । नृत्यन्तीव तरङ्गौघैर् जलावलनवेधिनः
The waters, agitated by the peaks of mountains and the force of elephant warriors, appeared to dance with waves, striking and overturning all that opposed them.
जलाचलाचलान्योऽन्यसङ्घट्टास्फोटपण्डिताः । वहद्गिरिवनव्रातप्राणिमण्डलमण्डिताः
The moving waters and the immovable mountains, skilled in the art of collision, adorned the earth with clusters of living beings carried along like forests and hills.
उड्डामररवेभेन्द्रभेरीरसनभासुरैः । आसुरैर् इव पातालाẖ कल्लोलैर् अलम् आकुलाः
With the tumultuous sounds of roaring clouds, thunder, and drums, the waves, like demons, filled the nether regions with confusion and uproar.
अथोदपतद् उन्नासदिङ्नागवदनध्वनिः । पातालतलताल्वन्तर्विस्फोटामोटनोद्भटः
Then arose a tremendous noise, like the roaring of serpents with uplifted heads, bursting forth from the depths of the earth, echoing from the hollow of the netherworld.
चञ्चलाचलकीलोर्वी चचाल जलचालिता । लोलशेवालवल्लीव व्यालोलाम्भोधिलङ्घिता
The earth, shaken by the movement of the waters and the trembling of the mountains, quivered like a swaying creeper, tossed by the surging ocean.
अथ दुर्वारनिर्घोषनिर्घाताडम्बरान्विता । पुस्फोटेव पतन्तीव द्यौर् दिशाम् अमरारवैः
Then, accompanied by an unbearable tumult and thunderous clamor, the sky seemed to burst and fall, resounding with the cries of the gods from every direction.
आवर्तवलनाकाराẖ केतवḫ पेतुर् अम्बरात् । हेमरत्नमहीमुक्तास् सिन्दूरभुजगा इव
Banners, shaped like whirling eddies, fell from the sky, golden and jeweled, resembling red serpents released from the earth.
ककुब्भ्यो नभसो भूमेर् उदगुर् दग्धदिक्तटाः । वलज्ज्वालाजटाटोपा विविधोत्पातपङ्क्तयः
From the quarters of the sky and the earth arose scorched, bitter winds; rows of various calamities appeared, with the tumult of blazing, tangled tongues of flame.
पृथ्व्यादीन्य् अमरादीनि ब्रह्मोन्मुक्तानि सर्वतः । द्विविधानि महाभूतान्य् अलं सङ्क्षोभम् आययुः
The elements—earth and the rest—and the realms of the gods, all released from Brahma, became agitated everywhere; the great elements manifested in twofold forms, bringing utter turmoil.
चन्द्रार्कानिलशक्राग्निलोका हलहलाकुलाः । परिपातपरा आसन् ब्रह्मलोकगतेश्वराः
The worlds of the moon, sun, wind, Indra, and fire were in turmoil, overwhelmed by confusion; their rulers, having gone to the world of Brahma, were intent only on preservation.
कम्पैẖ कटकटारावैḫ पतत्पादपपङ्क्तयः । भूमेर् अन्वभवन् भूरिदोलान्दोलनम् अद्रयः
With trembling and rattling sounds, rows of trees fell; the mountains on earth experienced great swaying, as if rocked by a mighty swing.
भूकम्पलोलकैलासमेरुमन्दरकन्दराः । पेतुẖ कल्पतरून्मुक्तरत्नस्तबकवृष्टयः
The caves of Kailasa, Meru, and Mandara shook with the earthquake; showers of jewel clusters, released from the wish-fulfilling trees, fell down.
लोकान्तराद्रिपुरवारिधिकाननानाम् उत्पातकल्पपवनेन मिथो हतानाम् । कोलाहलैर् जगद् अभूत् प्रविकीर्णशीर्णं पूर्णार्णवे त्रिपुरपूर इवाभिपाती
The worlds, mountains, cities, oceans, and forests, struck against each other by the storm of calamity, resounded with tumult; the universe became scattered and broken, like the flooding of Tripura into a full ocean.