श्रीशिवमहापुराण

तं दृष्ट्वा विस्मितं (taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitaṃ) — seeing him, astonishedseeing him, astonished·वाक्यं किं कारणमथाब्रवीत् (vākyaṃ kiṃ kāraṇamathābravīt) — he then spoke, asking the reasonhe then spoke, asking the reason·बाणः क्रोधपरीतात्मा (bāṇaḥ krodhaparītātmā) — Bāṇa, his mind overcome by wrathBāṇa, his mind overcome by wrath·युधि शौण्डो हसन्निव (yudhi śauṇḍo hasanniva) — valiant in battle, as if laughingvaliant in battle, as if laughing

अहो मनुष्यो रूपाढ्यः (aho manuṣyo rūpāḍhyaḥ) — ah, a man rich in beautyah, a man rich in beauty·साहसी धैर्यवानिति (sāhasī dhairyavāniti) — bold, and full of couragebold, and full of courage·कोऽयमागतकालश्च (ko'yamāgatakālaśca) — who is this whose hour has comewho is this whose hour has come·दुष्टभाग्यो विमूढधीः (duṣṭabhāgyo vimūḍhadhīḥ) — ill-fated, and dull of mindill-fated, and dull of mind

येन मे कुलचारित्रं दूषितं (yena me kulacāritraṃ dūṣitaṃ) — by whom my family’s conduct was sulliedby whom my family’s conduct was sullied·दुहिता हिता (duhitā hitā) — and my dear daughter [dishonoured]and my dear daughter [dishonoured]·तं मारयध्वं कुपिताः (taṃ mārayadhvaṃ kupitāḥ) — slay him, O enraged onesslay him, O enraged ones·शीघ्रं शस्त्रैः सुदारुणैः (śīghraṃ śastraiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ) — swiftly, with most terrible weaponsswiftly, with most terrible weapons

दुराचारं च तं बद्ध्वा (durācāraṃ ca taṃ baddhvā) — and having bound that evil-doerand having bound that evil-doer·घोरे कारागृहे ततः (ghore kārāgṛhe tataḥ) — then in a terrible prisonthen in a terrible prison·रक्षध्वं विकटे वीराः (rakṣadhvaṃ vikaṭe vīrāḥ) — guard him, O heroes, in that grim placeguard him, O heroes, in that grim place·बहुकालं विशेषतः (bahukālaṃ viśeṣataḥ) — for a long time, especiallyfor a long time, especially

न जाने कोऽयमभयः (na jāne ko'yamabhayaḥ) — I do not know who this fearless one isI do not know who this fearless one is·को वा घोरपराक्रमः (ko vā ghoraparākramaḥ) — or [one] of such terrible valouror [one] of such terrible valour·विचार्येति महाबुद्धिः (vicāryeti mahābuddhiḥ) — thinking thus, the highly intelligent onethinking thus, the highly intelligent one·सन्दिग्धोऽभूच्छरासुरः (sandigdho'bhūccharāsuraḥ) — Śarāsura [Bāṇa] became uncertainŚarāsura [Bāṇa] became uncertain

ततो दैत्येन सैन्यं तु (tato daityena sainyaṃ tu) — then by the daitya, the armythen by the daitya, the army·दशसाहस्रकं शनैः (daśasāhasrakaṃ śanaiḥ) — ten thousand strong, slowlyten thousand strong, slowly·वधाय तस्य वीरस्य (vadhāya tasya vīrasya) — for the slaying of that herofor the slaying of that hero·व्यादिष्टं पापबुद्धिना (vyādiṣṭaṃ pāpabuddhinā) — was commanded by the evil-minded onewas commanded by the evil-minded one

तदादिष्टास्तु ते वीराः (tadādiṣṭāstu te vīrāḥ) — those heroes, so commandedthose heroes, so commanded·सर्वतोऽन्तःपुरं द्रुतम् (sarvato'ntaḥpuraṃ drutam) — swiftly surrounded the inner apartments on every sideswiftly surrounded the inner apartments on every side·छादयामासुरत्युग्राः (chādayāmāsuratyugrāḥ) — covered it, exceedingly fiercecovered it, exceedingly fierce·छिन्धि भिन्दीति वादिनः (chindhi bhindīti vādinaḥ) — crying “cut! pierce!”crying “cut! pierce!”

शत्रुसैन्यं ततो दृष्ट्वा (śatrusainyaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā) — then seeing the enemy armythen seeing the enemy army·गर्जमानः स यादवः (garjamānaḥ sa yādavaḥ) — that Yādava, roaringthat Yādava, roaring·अन्तःपुरं द्वारगतं (antaḥpuraṃ dvāragataṃ) — [standing] at the gate of the inner apartments[standing] at the gate of the inner apartments·परिघं गृह्य चातुलम् (parighaṃ gṛhya cātulam) — seized the matchless iron barseized the matchless iron bar

निष्क्रान्तो भवनात्तस्मात् (niṣkrānto bhavanāttasmāt) — he came forth from that mansionhe came forth from that mansion·वज्रहस्त इवान्तकः (vajrahasta ivāntakaḥ) — like Death with the thunderbolt in handlike Death with the thunderbolt in hand·तेन तान्किङ्करान् हत्वा (tena tānkiṅkarān hatvā) — having slain those servants with ithaving slain those servants with it·पुनश्चान्तःपुरं ययौ (punaścāntaḥpuraṃ yayau) — he went again to the inner apartmentshe went again to the inner apartments

एवं दशसहस्राणि सैन्यानि (evaṃ daśasahasrāṇi sainyāni) — thus ten thousand troopsthus ten thousand troops·मुनिसत्तम (munisattama) — O best of sagesO best of sages·जघान रोषरक्ताक्षो (jaghāna roṣaraktākṣo) — he slew, his eyes red with furyhe slew, his eyes red with fury·वर्द्धितः शिवतेजसा (varddhitaḥ śivatejasā) — strengthened by Śiva’s powerstrengthened by Śiva’s power

लक्षे हतेऽथ योधानां (lakṣe hate'tha yodhānāṃ) — when a hundred thousand warriors were slainwhen a hundred thousand warriors were slain·ततो बाणासुरो रुषा (tato bāṇāsuro ruṣā) — then Bāṇāsura, in furythen Bāṇāsura, in fury·कुम्भाण्डं स गृहीत्वा तु (kumbhāṇḍaṃ sa gṛhītvā tu) — taking Kumbhāṇḍa with himtaking Kumbhāṇḍa with him·युद्धे शौण्डं समाह्वयत् (yuddhe śauṇḍaṃ samāhvayat) — challenged that champion to battlechallenged that champion to battle

अनिरुद्धं महाबुद्धिं (aniruddhaṃ mahābuddhiṃ) — Aniruddha, of great intelligenceAniruddha, of great intelligence·द्वन्द्वयुद्धे महाहवे (dvandvayuddhe mahāhave) — to single combat in that great battleto single combat in that great battle·प्राद्युम्निं रक्षितं शैवतेजसा (prādyumniṃ rakṣitaṃ śaivatejasā) — Pradyumna’s son, protected by Śiva’s powerPradyumna’s son, protected by Śiva’s power·प्रज्वलत्तनुम् (prajvalattanum) — his body blazing [with that splendour]his body blazing [with that splendour]

ततो दशसहस्राणि तुरङ्गाणां (tato daśasahasrāṇi turaṅgāṇāṃ) — then ten thousand horsesthen ten thousand horses·रथोत्तमान् (rathottamān) — and the finest chariotsand the finest chariots·युद्धप्राप्तेन खड्गेन (yuddhaprāptena khaḍgena) — with the sword obtained in battlewith the sword obtained in battle·दैत्येन्द्रस्य जघान सः (daityendrasya jaghāna saḥ) — he destroyed, [belonging] to the lord of the daityashe destroyed, [belonging] to the lord of the daityas

तद्वधाय ततः शक्तिं (tadvadhāya tataḥ śaktiṃ) — then, for his slaying, a spearthen, for his slaying, a spear·कालवैश्वानरोपमाम् (kālavaiśvānaropamām) — resembling the fire of universal destructionresembling the fire of universal destruction·अनिरुद्धो गृहीत्वा तां (aniruddho gṛhītvā tāṃ) — Aniruddha, taking it upAniruddha, taking it up·तया तं निजघान हि (tayā taṃ nijaghāna hi) — with it indeed struck him downwith it indeed struck him down

रथोपस्थे ततो बाणः (rathopasthe tato bāṇaḥ) — Bāṇa then, upon his chariot-seatBāṇa then, upon his chariot-seat·तया शक्त्याहतो दृढम् (tayā śaktyāhato dṛḍham) — struck firmly by that spearstruck firmly by that spear·स साश्वस्तत्क्षणं वीरः (sa sāśvastatkṣaṇaṃ vīraḥ) — that hero, with his horses, at that instantthat hero, with his horses, at that instant·तत्रैवान्तरधीयत (tatraivāntaradhīyata) — vanished right therevanished right there

तस्मिंस्त्वदर्शनं प्राप्ते (tasmiṃstvadarśanaṃ prāpte) — when he had thus vanished from viewwhen he had thus vanished from view·प्राद्युम्निरपराजितम् (prādyumniraparājitam) — Pradyumna’s son, unconqueredPradyumna’s son, unconquered·आलोक्य ककुभः सर्वाः (ālokya kakubhaḥ sarvāḥ) — looking about at all directionslooking about at all directions·तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः (tasthau giririvācalaḥ) — stood still like an unmoving mountainstood still like an unmoving mountain

अदृश्यमानस्तु तदा (adṛśyamānastu tadā) — but then, remaining unseenbut then, remaining unseen·कूटयोधः स दानवः (kūṭayodhaḥ sa dānavaḥ) — that demon, a deceitful fighterthat demon, a deceitful fighter·नानाशस्त्रसहस्रैस्तं (nānāśastrasahasraistaṃ) — with thousands of various weaponswith thousands of various weapons·जघान हि पुनः पुनः (jaghāna hi punaḥ punaḥ) — he struck him again and againhe struck him again and again

छद्मना नागपाशैस्तं (chadmanā nāgapāśaistaṃ) — by trickery, with serpent-noosesby trickery, with serpent-nooses·बबन्ध स महाबलः (babandha sa mahābalaḥ) — that mighty one bound himthat mighty one bound him·बलिपुत्रो महावीरः (baliputro mahāvīraḥ) — Bali’s son, the great heroBali’s son, the great hero·शिवभक्तः शरासुरः (śivabhaktaḥ śarāsuraḥ) — Śarāsura [Bāṇa], devotee of ŚivaŚarāsura [Bāṇa], devotee of Śiva

तं बद्ध्वा पञ्जरान्तःस्थं (taṃ baddhvā pañjarāntaḥsthaṃ) — having bound him, [kept] within a cagehaving bound him, [kept] within a cage·कृत्वा युद्धादुपारमत् (kṛtvā yuddhādupāramat) — and having done so, ceased from battleand having done so, ceased from battle·उवाच बाणः सङ्क्रुद्धः (uvāca bāṇaḥ saṅkruddhaḥ) — enraged Bāṇa spokeenraged Bāṇa spoke·सूतपुत्रं महाबलम् (sūtaputraṃ mahābalam) — to the mighty Sūtaputrato the mighty Sūtaputra

सूतपुत्र शिरश्छिन्धि (sūtaputra śiraśchindhi) — O Sūtaputra, cut off the headO Sūtaputra, cut off the head·पुरुषस्यास्य वै लघु (puruṣasyāsya vai laghu) — of this man, quickly indeedof this man, quickly indeed·येन मे दूषितं पूतं (yena me dūṣitaṃ pūtaṃ) — by whom my pure [family]by whom my pure [family]·बलाद्दुष्टेन सत्कुलम् (balādduṣṭena satkulam) — was forcibly defiled by that wicked onewas forcibly defiled by that wicked one

छित्वा तु सर्वगात्राणि (chitvā tu sarvagātrāṇi) — having cut off all his limbshaving cut off all his limbs·राक्षसेभ्यः प्रयच्छ भोः (rākṣasebhyaḥ prayaccha bhoḥ) — give them, O, to the rākṣasasgive them, O, to the rākṣasas·अथास्य रक्तमांसानि (athāsya raktamāṃsāni) — and his blood and fleshand his blood and flesh·क्रव्यादा अपि भुञ्जताम् (kravyādā api bhuñjatām) — let the flesh-eaters also devourlet the flesh-eaters also devour

अगाधे तृणसङ्कीर्णे कूपे (agādhe tṛṇasaṅkīrṇe kūpe) — in a bottomless well, choked with grassin a bottomless well, choked with grass·पातकिनं जहि (pātakinaṃ jahi) — slay this sinnerslay this sinner·किं बहूक्त्या सूतपुत्र (kiṃ bahūktyā sūtaputra) — what use is much talk, O Sūtaputrawhat use is much talk, O Sūtaputra·मारणीयो हि सर्वथा (māraṇīyo hi sarvathā) — he must in any case be killedhe must in any case be killed

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा (tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā) — hearing his wordshearing his words·धर्मबुद्धिर्निशाचरः (dharmabuddhirniśācaraḥ) — the righteous-minded night-wandererthe righteous-minded night-wanderer·कुम्भाण्डस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं (kumbhāṇḍastvabravīdvākyaṃ) — Kumbhāṇḍa spoke this speechKumbhāṇḍa spoke this speech·बाणं सन्मन्त्रिसत्तमम् (bāṇaṃ sanmantrisattamam) — to Bāṇa, being the best of good counselorsto Bāṇa, being the best of good counselors

नैतत्कर्तुं समुचितं कर्म (naitatkartuṃ samucitaṃ karma) — this deed is not proper to dothis deed is not proper to do·देव विचार्यताम् (deva vicāryatām) — O lord, let it be reconsideredO lord, let it be reconsidered·अस्मिन् हते हतो ह्यात्मा (asmin hate hato hyātmā) — should he be slain, our own self indeed [is] slainshould he be slain, our own self indeed [is] slain·भवेदिति मतिर्मम (bhavediti matirmama) — thus, in my judgment, would it bethus, in my judgment, would it be

अयं तु दृश्यते देव (ayaṃ tu dṛśyate deva) — this one, O lord, is seenthis one, O lord, is seen·तुल्यो विष्णोः पराक्रमैः (tulyo viṣṇoḥ parākramaiḥ) — equal to Viṣṇu in his valourequal to Viṣṇu in his valour·वर्धितश्चन्द्रचूडस्य (vardhitaścandracūḍasya) — nurtured by the moon-crested one’snurtured by the moon-crested one’s·त्वदिष्टस्य सुतेजसा (tvadiṣṭasya sutejasā) — who is dear to you, by his great splendourwho is dear to you, by his great splendour

अथ चन्द्रललाटस्य (atha candralalāṭasya) — and, of the moon-browed oneand, of the moon-browed one·साहसेन समत्स्वयम् (sāhasena samatsvayam) — by boldness [gained] in his very own battle-fellowshipby boldness [gained] in his very own battle-fellowship·इमामवस्थां प्राप्तोऽस्ति (imāmavasthāṃ prāpto'sti) — he has attained this [present] statehe has attained this [present] state·पौरुषे संव्यवस्थितः (pauruṣe saṃvyavasthitaḥ) — firmly established in manly valourfirmly established in manly valour

अयं शिवप्रसादाद्वै (ayaṃ śivaprasādādvai) — this one, indeed by Śiva’s gracethis one, indeed by Śiva’s grace·कृष्णपौत्रो महाबलः (kṛṣṇapautro mahābalaḥ) — is Kṛṣṇa’s grandson, of great strengthis Kṛṣṇa’s grandson, of great strength·अस्मांस्तृणोपमान् वेत्ति (asmāṃstṛṇopamān vetti) — he regards us as comparable to strawshe regards us as comparable to straws·दष्टोऽपि भुजगैर्बलात् (daṣṭo'pi bhujagairbalāt) — even though bitten forcibly by serpentseven though bitten forcibly by serpents

एतद्वाक्यं तु बाणाय (etadvākyaṃ tu bāṇāya) — this speech, to Bāṇathis speech, to Bāṇa·कथयित्वा स दानवः (kathayitvā sa dānavaḥ) — having spoken, that demonhaving spoken, that demon·अनिरुद्धमुवाचेदं (aniruddhamuvācedaṃ) — said this to Aniruddhasaid this to Aniruddha·राजनीतिविदुत्तमः (rājanītividuttamaḥ) — most excellent in the knowledge of statecraftmost excellent in the knowledge of statecraft

कोऽसि कस्यासि रे वीर (ko'si kasyāsi re vīra) — who are you, whose [son] are you, O herowho are you, whose [son] are you, O hero·सत्यं वद ममाग्रतः (satyaṃ vada mamāgrataḥ) — speak the truth before mespeak the truth before me·केन वा त्वमिहानीतो (kena vā tvamihānīto) — by whom have you been brought hereby whom have you been brought here·दुराचार नराधम (durācāra narādhama) — O evil-conducted one, worst of menO evil-conducted one, worst of men

दैत्येन्द्रं स्तुहि वीरं (daityendraṃ stuhi vīraṃ) — praise the lord of the daityas, O heropraise the lord of the daityas, O hero·त्वं नमस्कुरु कृताञ्जलिः (tvaṃ namaskuru kṛtāñjaliḥ) — bow down with joined palmsbow down with joined palms·जितोऽस्मीति वचो दीनं (jito'smīti vaco dīnaṃ) — with the humble words “I am defeated”with the humble words “I am defeated”·कथयित्वा पुनः पुनः (kathayitvā punaḥ punaḥ) — uttered again and againuttered again and again

एवं कृते तु मोक्षःस्यात् (evaṃ kṛte tu mokṣaḥsyāt) — thus done, release would followthus done, release would follow·अन्यथा बन्धनादि च (anyathā bandhanādi ca) — otherwise, bondage and the likeotherwise, bondage and the like·तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य (tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya) — hearing his wordshearing his words·प्रतिवाक्यमुवाच सः (prativākyamuvāca saḥ) — he spoke a replyhe spoke a reply

रे रे दैत्याऽधमसखे (re re daityā'dhamasakhe) — hey, hey, friend of the base daityahey, hey, friend of the base daitya·करपिण्डोपजीवक (karapiṇḍopajīvaka) — you who live off morsels from another’s handyou who live off morsels from another’s hand·निशाचर दुराचार (niśācara durācāra) — O night-wanderer, evil-doerO night-wanderer, evil-doer·शत्रुधर्मं न वेत्सि भोः (śatrudharmaṃ na vetsi bhoḥ) — you do not know the proper conduct toward an enemyyou do not know the proper conduct toward an enemy

दैन्यं पलायनं चाथ (dainyaṃ palāyanaṃ cātha) — abjectness, and also flightabjectness, and also flight·शूरस्य मरणाधिकम् (śūrasya maraṇādhikam) — are worse than a hero’s deathare worse than a hero’s death·विरुद्धं चोपशल्यं च (viruddhaṃ copaśalyaṃ ca) — contrary [to valour], and shamefulcontrary [to valour], and shameful·भवेदिति मतिर्मम (bhavediti matirmama) — such, I think, would it besuch, I think, would it be

क्षत्रियस्य रणे श्रेयो (kṣatriyasya raṇe śreyo) — for a kṣatriya, better in battlefor a kṣatriya, better in battle·मरणं सम्मुखे सदा (maraṇaṃ sammukhe sadā) — is death faced [forward], alwaysis death faced [forward], always·न वीरमानिनो भूमौ (na vīramānino bhūmau) — not, for one who thinks himself a hero, on the groundnot, for one who thinks himself a hero, on the ground·दीनस्येव कृताञ्जलिः (dīnasyeva kṛtāñjaliḥ) — joined palms, as a wretch’s would bejoined palms, as a wretch’s would be

इत्यादि वीरवाक्यानि (ityādi vīravākyāni) — such and other heroic wordssuch and other heroic words·बहूनि स जगाद तम् (bahūni sa jagāda tam) — many he spoke to himmany he spoke to him·तदाकर्ण्य स बाणोऽसौ (tadākarṇya sa bāṇo'sau) — hearing that, Bāṇa himselfhearing that, Bāṇa himself·विस्मितोऽभूच्चुकोप च (vismito'bhūccukopa ca) — became astonished, and grew angrybecame astonished, and grew angry

तदोवाच नभोवाणी (tadovāca nabhovāṇī) — then a voice from the sky spokethen a voice from the sky spoke·बाणस्याश्वासनाय हि (bāṇasyāśvāsanāya hi) — indeed for Bāṇa’s reassuranceindeed for Bāṇa’s reassurance·श‍ृण्वतां सर्ववीराणाम् (śa‍ṛṇvatāṃ sarvavīrāṇām) — in the hearing of all the heroesin the hearing of all the heroes·अनिरुद्धस्य मन्त्रिणः (aniruddhasya mantriṇaḥ) — and of Aniruddha’s counselorand of Aniruddha’s counselor

भो भो बाण महावीर (bho bho bāṇa mahāvīra) — O Bāṇa, great heroO Bāṇa, great hero·न क्रोधं कर्तुमर्हसि (na krodhaṃ kartumarhasi) — you should not give way to angeryou should not give way to anger·बलिपुत्रोऽसि सुमते (baliputro'si sumate) — you are Bali’s son, O wise-minded oneyou are Bali’s son, O wise-minded one·शिवभक्त विचार्यताम् (śivabhakta vicāryatām) — O devotee of Śiva, let this be consideredO devotee of Śiva, let this be considered

शिवः सर्वेश्वरः साक्षी (śivaḥ sarveśvaraḥ sākṣī) — Śiva is the lord of all, the witnessŚiva is the lord of all, the witness·कर्मणां परमेश्वरः (karmaṇāṃ parameśvaraḥ) — of [all] deeds, the supreme lordof [all] deeds, the supreme lord·तदधीनमिदं सर्वं (tadadhīnamidaṃ sarvaṃ) — dependent on him is this wholedependent on him is this whole·जगद्वै सचराचरम् (jagadvai sacarācaram) — world indeed, moving and unmovingworld indeed, moving and unmoving

स एव कर्ता भर्ता च (sa eva kartā bhartā ca) — he alone is the creator and sustainerhe alone is the creator and sustainer·संहर्ता जगतां सदा (saṃhartā jagatāṃ sadā) — and ever the destroyer of the worldsand ever the destroyer of the worlds·रजः सत्त्वतमोधारी (rajaḥ sattvatamodhārī) — bearer of rajas, sattva, and tamasbearer of rajas, sattva, and tamas·विधिविष्णुहरात्मकः (vidhiviṣṇuharātmakaḥ) — of the very nature of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Haraof the very nature of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Hara

सर्वस्यान्तर्गतः स्वामी (sarvasyāntargataḥ svāmī) — the indwelling lord of allthe indwelling lord of all·प्रेरकः सर्वतः परः (prerakaḥ sarvataḥ paraḥ) — the impeller, beyond everythingthe impeller, beyond everything·निर्विकार्यव्ययो नित्यो (nirvikāryavyayo nityo) — unchanging, imperishable, eternalunchanging, imperishable, eternal·मायाधीशोऽपि निर्गुणः (māyādhīśo'pi nirguṇaḥ) — though lord of māyā, without attributesthough lord of māyā, without attributes

तस्येच्छयाऽबलो ज्ञेयो (tasyecchayā'balo jñeyo) — by his will alone, know, the weak [may become strong]by his will alone, know, the weak [may become strong]·बली बलिवरात्मज (balī balivarātmaja) — or the strong [weak], O excellent son of Balior the strong [weak], O excellent son of Bali·इति विज्ञाय मनसि (iti vijñāya manasi) — knowing this in your mindknowing this in your mind·स्वस्थो भव महामते (svastho bhava mahāmate) — be at peace, O great-minded onebe at peace, O great-minded one

गर्वापहारी भगवान् (garvāpahārī bhagavān) — the Lord, remover of pridethe Lord, remover of pride·नानालीलाविशारदः (nānālīlāviśāradaḥ) — skilled in manifold sportsskilled in manifold sports·नाशयिष्यति ते गर्वम् (nāśayiṣyati te garvam) — shall destroy your prideshall destroy your pride·इदानीं भक्तवत्सलः (idānīṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ) — even now, he who loves his devoteeseven now, he who loves his devotees

इत्याभाष्य नभोवाणी (ityābhāṣya nabhovāṇī) — having spoken thus, the sky-voicehaving spoken thus, the sky-voice·विरराम महामुने (virarāma mahāmune) — fell silent, O great sagefell silent, O great sage·बाणासुरस्तद्वचनात् (bāṇāsurastadvacanāt) — Bāṇāsura, because of those wordsBāṇāsura, because of those words·अनिरुद्धं न जघ्निवान् (aniruddhaṃ na jaghnivān) — did not slay Aniruddhadid not slay Aniruddha

किं तु स्वान्तःपुरं गत्वा (kiṃ tu svāntaḥpuraṃ gatvā) — but going to his own inner apartmentsbut going to his own inner apartments·पपौ पानमनुत्तमम् (papau pānamanuttamam) — he drank the finest liquorhe drank the finest liquor·तद्वाक्यं च विसस्मार (tadvākyaṃ ca visasmāra) — and forgot that speechand forgot that speech·विजहार विरुद्धधीः (vijahāra viruddhadhīḥ) — indulged in sport, his mind astrayindulged in sport, his mind astray

ततोऽनिरुद्धो बद्धस्तु (tato'niruddho baddhastu) — then Aniruddha, being boundthen Aniruddha, being bound·नागभोगैर्विषोल्बणैः (nāgabhogairviṣolbaṇaiḥ) — by serpent-coils fierce with poisonby serpent-coils fierce with poison·प्रिययाऽतृप्तचेतास्तु (priyayā'tṛptacetāstu) — his heart unsatisfied [away] from his belovedhis heart unsatisfied [away] from his beloved·दुर्गां सस्मार तत्क्षणात् (durgāṃ sasmāra tatkṣaṇāt) — remembered Durgā at that very instantremembered Durgā at that very instant

शरण्ये देवि बद्धोऽस्मि (śaraṇye devi baddho'smi) — O refuge-giving goddess, I am boundO refuge-giving goddess, I am bound·दह्यमानस्तु पन्नगैः (dahyamānastu pannagaiḥ) — and being burnt by serpentsand being burnt by serpents·आगच्छ मे कुरु त्राणं (āgaccha me kuru trāṇaṃ) — come, grant me protectioncome, grant me protection·यशोदे चण्डरोषिणि (yaśode caṇḍaroṣiṇi) — O Yaśodā, O fiercely wrathful oneO Yaśodā, O fiercely wrathful one

शिवभक्ते महादेवि (śivabhakte mahādevi) — O devotee of Śiva, great goddessO devotee of Śiva, great goddess·सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारिणी (sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇī) — cause of creation, preservation, and dissolutioncause of creation, preservation, and dissolution·त्वां विना रक्षको नान्यः (tvāṃ vinā rakṣako nānyaḥ) — there is no protector other than youthere is no protector other than you·तस्माद्रक्ष शिवे हि माम् (tasmādrakṣa śive hi mām) — therefore, O Śivā, protect me indeedtherefore, O Śivā, protect me indeed

तेनेत्थं तोषिता तत्र (tenetthaṃ toṣitā tatra) — pleased thus by him, therepleased thus by him, there·काली भिन्नाञ्जनप्रभा (kālī bhinnāñjanaprabhā) — Kālī, of the hue of shattered collyriumKālī, of the hue of shattered collyrium·ज्येष्ठकृष्णचतुर्दश्यां (jyeṣṭhakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ) — on the dark fourteenth of Jyeṣṭhaon the dark fourteenth of Jyeṣṭha·सम्प्राप्तासीन्महानिशि (samprāptāsīnmahāniśi) — arrived, in the deep midnightarrived, in the deep midnight

गुरुभिर्मुष्टिनिर्घातैः (gurubhirmuṣṭinirghātaiḥ) — with heavy blows of the fistswith heavy blows of the fists·दारयामास पञ्जरम् (dārayāmāsa pañjaram) — she tore apart the cageshe tore apart the cage·शरांस्तान्भस्मसात्कृत्वा (śarāṃstānbhasmasātkṛtvā) — having reduced those arrows to asheshaving reduced those arrows to ashes·सर्परूपान् भयानकान् (sarparūpān bhayānakān) — fearsome ones, in serpent formfearsome ones, in serpent form

मोचयित्वानिरुद्धं तु (mocayitvāniruddhaṃ tu) — having freed Aniruddhahaving freed Aniruddha·ततश्चान्तःपुरं ततः (tataścāntaḥpuraṃ tataḥ) — and then to the inner apartmentsand then to the inner apartments·प्रवेशयित्वा दुर्गा तु (praveśayitvā durgā tu) — having led him in, Durgāhaving led him in, Durgā·तत्रैवादर्शनं गता (tatraivādarśanaṃ gatā) — vanished from sight right therevanished from sight right there

इत्थं देव्याः प्रसादात्तु (itthaṃ devyāḥ prasādāttu) — thus, by the grace of the goddessthus, by the grace of the goddess·शिवशक्तेर्मुनीश्वर (śivaśaktermunīśvara) — of Śiva’s own power, O lord of sagesof Śiva’s own power, O lord of sages·कृच्छ्रमुक्तोऽनिरुद्धोऽभूत् (kṛcchramukto'niruddho'bhūt) — Aniruddha became freed from distressAniruddha became freed from distress·सुखी चैव गतव्यथः (sukhī caiva gatavyathaḥ) — happy indeed, his suffering gonehappy indeed, his suffering gone

अथ लब्धजयो भूत्वा (atha labdhajayo bhūtvā) — then, having won victorythen, having won victory·अनिरुद्धः शिवशक्तितः (aniruddhaḥ śivaśaktitaḥ) — Aniruddha, through Śiva’s powerAniruddha, through Śiva’s power·प्राद्युम्निर्बाणतनयां प्रियां (prādyumnirbāṇatanayāṃ priyāṃ) — Pradyumna’s son, [gaining] his beloved, Bāṇa’s daughterPradyumna’s son, [gaining] his beloved, Bāṇa’s daughter·प्राप्य मुमोद च (prāpya mumoda ca) — having obtained her, rejoicedhaving obtained her, rejoiced

पूर्ववद्विजहारासौ (pūrvavadvijahārāsau) — as before, he sportedas before, he sported·तया स्वप्रियया सुखी (tayā svapriyayā sukhī) — happily with his own belovedhappily with his own beloved·पीतपानः सुरक्ताक्षः (pītapānaḥ suraktākṣaḥ) — having drunk wine, his eyes reddenedhaving drunk wine, his eyes reddened·स बाणसुतया ततः (sa bāṇasutayā tataḥ) — he then, with Bāṇa’s daughterhe then, with Bāṇa’s daughter