उच्छलद्दीर्घझाङ्कारैश् छमच्छममयात्मकैः । तूर्यैर् उन्नमदासारविसारिजयघोषणम्
There arose a proclamation of victory, as torrents of water poured forth, accompanied by the resonant, metallic sounds of cymbals and the deep, resounding notes of long trumpets.
भ्रमद्भस्माभधूम्राभ्रं बृहत्कल्पाभ्रसम्भ्रमम् । बाष्पाभ्रविभ्रमोद्भ्रान्तं शीकरोग्राभ्रवृन्दवत्
Clouds of ash and smoke whirled about, creating a tumult like the confusion of the great clouds at the end of an age, and the world was agitated like a mass of fierce, mist-laden clouds.
ब्रह्माण्डभित्तिभाङ्कारभीषणैर् मातरिश्वनः । प्रसरैर् अम्बरोड्डीनदग्धेन्द्रादिपुरोत्करम्
With terrifying blasts of wind that threatened to shatter the shell of the universe, the heavens were filled, and the cities of Indra and the gods were scorched and swept away.
जलानिलानलोल्लासस्फुटत्कोटिशताश्मनाम् । प्रविघट्टनटाङ्कारैर् जडीभूतान्तकश्रुति
The crashing and clashing of countless massive stones, struck by the surging of water, wind, and fire, dulled even the sound of death itself.
नभस्स्तम्भनिभाबद्धधारानीरन्ध्रवर्षणैः । कर्षणैẖ कल्पवल्लीनां छमच्छमघनध्वनि
With streams pouring from the cloud-like sky, blocked and released through countless openings, the wish-fulfilling vines are drawn forth, their leaves rustling with the sound of heavy rain.
गङ्गा तरङ्गिका येषां तादृशैस् सरितां गणैः । अभ्रैर् इव नभो भीमैḫ पूर्यमाणाखिलार्णवम्
Whose waves are like those of the Ganges, filled with such mighty rivers, as if the vast sky itself, crowded with clouds, is pouring into the entire ocean.
तापिञ्छपत्त्रवृन्दस्थपुष्पगुच्छसमोपमैः । तपद्भिर् अर्कैर् आलीढपीतकल्पाभ्रमण्डलम्
With clusters of flowers resting among peacock-feather-like leaves, and with blazing suns licking up the yellowish expanse of the wish-fulfilling cloud-mass.
वहद्गिरिसरिद्व्यूढशिखरिद्वीपपत्तनम् । कल्पानिलघनक्षोभकृतपर्वतकुट्टनम्
Carrying mountains, rivers, and cities with their peaks and islands, the dense winds of the cosmic age churn and shatter the mountain summits.
ग्रहतारागणैर् उग्रैर् व्यग्रैर् विग्रहदुर्ग्रहैः । पतद्भिर् द्विगुणालातलतम् आवर्तपातिभिः
With fierce and restless hosts of planets and stars, hard to grasp or subdue, falling in double measure like blazing meteors into the swirling currents.
अर्णवोत्थजलाद्रीन्द्रसङ्घट्टास्फोटघट्टितम् । महाप्रलयपर्यस्तपर्वतप्रान्तकुट्टितम्
Struck and shaken by the collisions of great mountains rising from the ocean, battered at the edges by the upheaval of mountains during the great dissolution.
घनशात्कृतबाष्पाभ्रैẖ कल्पाभ्रैर् अपि मेदुरैः । अन्धीकृतार्कजालांशुतमोनिबिडमन्थरम्
With thick clouds formed from vapor, and even denser wish-fulfilling clouds, making the rays of the sun dark and the sky heavy with deep gloom.
विशीर्णवसुधापीठखण्डखण्डैर् गलत्तटैः । उह्यमानैर् लुठच्छैलपत्तनैस् सङ्कटार्णवम्
With fragments of the earth's surface broken and falling away, and with drifting, tumbling mountain peaks, the ocean becomes perilous and impassable.
ऊर्म्यद्र्युन्नयनच्छिन्नघनैर् घर्घरमारुतैः । समुद्रघोषैर् गम्भीरनिर्घातैर् भग्नदिक्तटम्
With roaring winds that shatter the dense clouds, raising tumultuous sounds like the ocean, and with deep, thunderous crashes breaking the quarters’ boundaries—
ब्रह्माण्डकुड्यक्रोडाग्रकुट्टकैẖ कटुटाङ्कृतैः । कल्पाभ्रविकटास्फोटैर् घट्टितैकार्णवारटि
With the fierce blows of the winds, as if striking the walls of the cosmic egg at its edge, and with the dreadful bursts of the clouds of dissolution, churning the single ocean—
स्वर्गपातालभूलोकखण्डखण्डैर् विमिश्रितैः । यथास्वभावं तिष्ठद्भिर् मरुद्भुग्नैर् वृताम्बरम्
With fragments of heaven, netherworld, and earth mixed together, each remaining according to its own nature, and with the sky enveloped by winds bent and twisted—
मृतार्धमृतदग्धार्धदग्धाङ्गैर् देवदानवैः । अन्योऽन्यदर्शनाद् वातवेल्लितैर् भ्रमितायुधम्
With gods and demons, half-dead, half-burnt, with limbs scorched or destroyed, their weapons spinning as they are tossed by the wind, unable to see one another—
कल्पान्तपवनोद्भ्रान्तैर् लोकान्तरजरत्तृणैः । आरब्धार्जुनवाताख्यस्तम्भम् उद्धूमभस्मभिः
With the withered grasses of other worlds, driven about by the storm at the end of the age, and with columns of smoke and ash rising, begun by the wind called Arjuna—
उह्यमानशिलाजालप्रहारविलुठत्तटैः । पतल्लोकान्तरैस् तारटुष्कारकटुटाङ्कृतम्
With rocks and boulders being carried and dashed about, the shores torn apart by their blows, and with the realms falling, made harsh and dreadful by the scattering of stars—
वातोद्व्यूढगिरिव्रातगुहाभाङ्कारभासुरम् । पतद्भिर् विहितावर्तं लोकपालपुरीपुरैः
With the caves of mountain ranges heaped up by the wind, shining with terror, and with the cities of the guardians of the worlds falling, creating swirling eddies—
कृतकर्कशनिर्ह्रादैर् असुरैर् इव मारुतैः । उह्यमानवनव्यूहप्रोतवातायनैर् वृतम्
With the winds making harsh, dreadful noises like demons, and with forests being carried away, their trees uprooted and the airways blocked—
पुरमण्डलदैत्याग्निसुरनागविवस्वताम् । निकुरुम्बं दधद् व्योम्नि मषकानाम् इवोच्चयम्
Bearing the clustered masses of cities, demons, fires, gods, serpents, and the sun in the sky, like the gathering of mosquitoes.
नश्यन् नगवराभोगभागैर् भग्नसुरालयैः । आवर्तघर्घरारावैर् जलम् ऊर्ध्वम् अधो ऽनलम्
Perishing with the fragments of great mountains, ruined abodes of gods, and the roaring tumult of whirlpools, water rises upward and fire descends below.
कुर्वज् जलाद्रिनिष्पेषैर् दिक्पालपुरकुट्टनम् । निपतद्देवदैत्येन्द्रसिद्धगन्धर्वपत्तनम्
By the crushing of water and mountains, the guardians’ city walls are battered, and the cities of gods, demons, lords, siddhas, and gandharvas fall down.
कुट्टनं पर्वतादीनां प्रशान्ताङ्गाररूपिणाम् । वातैẖ कुर्वत् पदार्थानाम् आसारं रजसाम् इव
The pounding of mountains and others, whose forms are soothed embers, is made by winds, producing a shower of particles as if of dust.
पुराण्य् अमरदैत्यानां भ्रमद्भित्तीनि शातयत् । रत्नैẖ खनखनायन्ति पयांसीव पयस्वताम्
Ancient walls of gods and demons are shattered, and jewels strike and pierce, as waters do among the wealthy.
पूर्णाम्बरं परिपतल्लोकसप्तकमन्दिरैः । चक्रावृत्त्या भ्रमद्रूपैर् अपरैस् सागरैर् इव
The full expanse of the sky is scattered with the seven worlds’ mansions falling, spinning in circular motion, resembling the seas.
हेमस्फटिकवैडूर्यससारमणिमन्दिरैः । दिवḫ पतद्भिर् आकीर्णम् उद्यज्झणझणस्वनैः
The heavens are filled with palaces of gold, crystal, beryl, and precious gems falling, accompanied by the rising sound of clattering.
उत्पेतुर् धूमभस्माब्दाḫ पेतुर् धारापुरोत्कराः । उन्ममज्जुस् तरङ्गौघा ममज्जुर् भूतलाद्रयः
Clouds of smoke and ash arose, torrents of water poured forth, waves surged up, and mountains emerged from the earth.
आवर्तघर्घरारावा मिथोविदलनोद्यताः । जुघूर्णुर् अर्णवाẖ कीर्णाḫ पर्णवत्प्रौढपर्वताः
The oceans, roaring with the grinding sound of their swirling waves, surged forth to crush one another, tossing about, strewn with mountains grown immense like leaves.
क्रन्दच्छिष्टामरगणं दलत्सज्जीवभूतकम् । भ्रमत्केतुशतोत्पातं दुष्प्रेक्षम् अभवज् जगत्
The world became dreadful, filled with the wailing remnants of the gods, the destruction of living beings, and hundreds of blazing comets whirling about—impossible to behold.