श्रीशिवमहापुराण

ते परावृत्य (te parāvṛtya) — they, turning backthey, turning back·विश्वेशं शङ्करं शरणं ययुः (viśveśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ) — went for refuge to Śaṅkara, lord of the universewent for refuge to Śaṅkara, lord of the universe·त्राहि त्राहीति सर्वेश (trāhi trāhīti sarveśa) — "save us, save us," O lord of all"save us, save us," O lord of all·विह्वलया गिरा (vihvalayā girā) — with a faltering voicewith a faltering voice

दृष्ट्वा पराजयं तेषां (dṛṣṭvā parājayaṃ teṣāṃ) — seeing their defeatseeing their defeat·देवादीनां स शङ्करः (devādīnāṃ sa śaṅkaraḥ) — of the gods and the rest, that Śaṅkaraof the gods and the rest, that Śaṅkara·सभयं वचनं श्रुत्वा (sabhayaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā) — hearing their fearful speechhearing their fearful speech·कोपमुच्चैश्चकार ह (kopamuccaiścakāra ha) — blazed forth in great angerblazed forth in great anger

निरीक्ष्य स कृपादृष्ट्या (nirīkṣya sa kṛpādṛṣṭyā) — looking with a compassionate glancelooking with a compassionate glance·देवेभ्यश्चाभयं ददौ (devebhyaścābhayaṃ dadau) — he gave the gods freedom from fearhe gave the gods freedom from fear·बलं च स्वगणानां वै (balaṃ ca svagaṇānāṃ vai) — and the strength of his own gaṇasand the strength of his own gaṇas·वर्द्धयामास तेजसा (varddhayāmāsa tejasā) — he increased by his splendourhe increased by his splendour

शिवाज्ञप्तस्तदा स्कन्दो (śivājñaptastadā skando) — then Skanda, commanded by Śivathen Skanda, commanded by Śiva·दानवानां गणैः सह (dānavānāṃ gaṇaiḥ saha) — together with the hosts of the dānavastogether with the hosts of the dānavas·युयुधे निर्भयः सङ्ख्ये (yuyudhe nirbhayaḥ saṅkhye) — fought fearlessly in battlefought fearlessly in battle·महावीरो हरात्मजः (mahāvīro harātmajaḥ) — the great hero, son of Harathe great hero, son of Hara

कृत्वा क्रोधं वीरशब्दं (kṛtvā krodhaṃ vīraśabdaṃ) — giving vent to anger with a heroic roargiving vent to anger with a heroic roar·देवो यस्तारकान्तकः (devo yastārakāntakaḥ) — the god who was the ender of Tārakathe god who was the ender of Tāraka·अक्षौहिणीनां शतकं (akṣauhiṇīnāṃ śatakaṃ) — a hundred akṣauhiṇīsa hundred akṣauhiṇīs·समरे स जघान ह (samare sa jaghāna ha) — he slew in the battlehe slew in the battle

रुधिरं पातयामास (rudhiraṃ pātayāmāsa) — she made the blood fallshe made the blood fall·काली कमललोचना (kālī kamalalocanā) — lotus-eyed Kālīlotus-eyed Kālī·तेषां शिरांसि सञ्छिद्य (teṣāṃ śirāṃsi sañchidya) — severing their headssevering their heads·बभक्ष सहसा च सा (babhakṣa sahasā ca sā) — she suddenly devoured themshe suddenly devoured them

पपौ रक्तानि तेषां च (papau raktāni teṣāṃ ca) — she drank their bloodshe drank their blood·दानवानां समन्ततः (dānavānāṃ samantataḥ) — of the dānavas, on every sideof the dānavas, on every side·युद्धं चकार विविधं (yuddhaṃ cakāra vividhaṃ) — she waged battle of many kindsshe waged battle of many kinds·सुरदानवभीषणम् (suradānavabhīṣaṇam) — terrifying to gods and dānavasterrifying to gods and dānavas

शतलक्षं गजेन्द्राणां (śatalakṣaṃ gajendrāṇāṃ) — ten million lordly elephantsten million lordly elephants·दानवानां तथा रणे (dānavānāṃ tathā raṇe) — of the dānavas, in that battleof the dānavas, in that battle·समादायैकहस्तेन (samādāyaikahastena) — seizing them with a single handseizing them with a single hand·मुखे चिक्षेप लीलया (mukhe cikṣepa līlayā) — she flung into her mouth, playfullyshe flung into her mouth, playfully

कबन्धानां सहस्रं च (kabandhānāṃ sahasraṃ ca) — a thousand headless trunksa thousand headless trunks·सन्ननर्त रणे बहु (sannanarta raṇe bahu) — danced wildly on the battlefielddanced wildly on the battlefield·महान् कोलाहलो जातः (mahān kolāhalo jātaḥ) — a great uproar arosea great uproar arose·क्लीबानां च भयङ्करः (klībānāṃ ca bhayaṅkaraḥ) — terrifying to the faint-heartedterrifying to the faint-hearted

पुनः स्कन्दः प्रकुप्योच्चैः (punaḥ skandaḥ prakupyoccaiḥ) — Skanda again, greatly enragedSkanda again, greatly enraged·शरवर्षां चकार ह (śaravarṣāṃ cakāra ha) — made a rain of arrowsmade a rain of arrows·पातयामास क्षणतः (pātayāmāsa kṣaṇataḥ) — he felled in an instanthe felled in an instant·कोटिशोऽसुरनायकान् (koṭiśo'suranāyakān) — the leaders of the asuras, by the crorethe leaders of the asuras, by the crore

दानवाः शरजालेन (dānavāḥ śarajālena) — the dānavas, by the net of arrowsthe dānavas, by the net of arrows·स्कन्दस्य क्षतविग्रहाः (skandasya kṣatavigrahāḥ) — of Skanda, their bodies woundedof Skanda, their bodies wounded·भीताः प्रदुद्रुवुः सर्वे (bhītāḥ pradudruvuḥ sarve) — all fled in terrorall fled in terror·शेषा मरणतस्तदा (śeṣā maraṇatastadā) — the survivors then, out of fear of deaththe survivors then, out of fear of death

वृषपर्वा विप्रचित्तिः (vṛṣaparvā vipracittiḥ) — Vṛṣaparvā, VipracittiVṛṣaparvā, Vipracitti·दण्डश्चापि विकम्पनः (daṇḍaścāpi vikampanaḥ) — Daṇḍa, and also VikampanaDaṇḍa, and also Vikampana·स्कन्देन युयुधुः सार्द्धं (skandena yuyudhuḥ sārddhaṃ) — fought together against Skandafought together against Skanda·तेन सर्वे क्रमेण च (tena sarve krameṇa ca) — all of them, one after anotherall of them, one after another

महामारी च युयुधे (mahāmārī ca yuyudhe) — Mahāmārī too fought onMahāmārī too fought on·न बभूव पराङ्मुखी (na babhūva parāṅmukhī) — she never turned her backshe never turned her back·बभूवुस्ते क्षताङ्गाश्च (babhūvuste kṣatāṅgāśca) — they became wounded in bodythey became wounded in body·स्कन्दशक्तिप्रपीडिताः (skandaśaktiprapīḍitāḥ) — afflicted by the power of Skandaafflicted by the power of Skanda

महामारीस्कन्दयोश्च (mahāmārīskandayośca) — of both Mahāmārī and Skandaof both Mahāmārī and Skanda·विजयोऽभूत्तदा मुने (vijayo'bhūttadā mune) — victory came then, O sagevictory came then, O sage·नेदुर्दुन्दुभयः स्वर्गे (nedurdundubhayaḥ svarge) — kettledrums resounded in heavenkettledrums resounded in heaven·पुष्पवृष्टिः पपात ह (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papāta ha) — a rain of flowers fella rain of flowers fell

स्कन्दस्य समरं दृष्ट्वा (skandasya samaraṃ dṛṣṭvā) — seeing Skanda's battleseeing Skanda's battle·महारौद्रं तमद्भुतम् (mahāraudraṃ tamadbhutam) — that terrible and wondrous [battle]that terrible and wondrous [battle]·दानवानां क्षयकरं (dānavānāṃ kṣayakaraṃ) — destructive of the dānavasdestructive of the dānavas·यथा प्रकृतिकल्पकम् (yathā prakṛtikalpakam) — as though it were the dissolution of primordial natureas though it were the dissolution of primordial nature

महामारीकृतं तत् (mahāmārīkṛtaṃ tat) — that, wrought by Mahāmārīthat, wrought by Mahāmārī·उपद्रवं क्षयहेतुकम् (upadravaṃ kṣayahetukam) — the calamity, cause of destructionthe calamity, cause of destruction·चुकोपातीव सहसा (cukopātīva sahasā) — became exceedingly and suddenly enragedbecame exceedingly and suddenly enraged·सनद्धोऽभूत्स्वयं तदा (sanaddho'bhūtsvayaṃ tadā) — he himself donned his armour thenhe himself donned his armour then

वरं विमानमारुह्य (varaṃ vimānamāruhya) — mounting a splendid chariotmounting a splendid chariot·नानाशस्त्रास्त्रसंयुतम् (nānāśastrāstrasaṃyutam) — furnished with manifold weapons and missilesfurnished with manifold weapons and missiles·अभयं सर्ववीराणां (abhayaṃ sarvavīrāṇāṃ) — giving fearlessness to all his heroesgiving fearlessness to all his heroes·नानारत्नपरिच्छदम् (nānāratnaparicchadam) — adorned with manifold jewelsadorned with manifold jewels

महावीरैः शङ्खचूडो (mahāvīraiḥ śaṅkhacūḍo) — Śaṅkhacūḍa, together with his great heroesŚaṅkhacūḍa, together with his great heroes·जगाम रथमध्यतः (jagāma rathamadhyataḥ) — went forth from the midst of the chariotswent forth from the midst of the chariots·धनुर्विकृष्य कर्णान्तं (dhanurvikṛṣya karṇāntaṃ) — drawing his bow to the eardrawing his bow to the ear·चकार शरवर्षणम् (cakāra śaravarṣaṇam) — made a rain of arrowsmade a rain of arrows

तस्य सा शरवृष्टिश्च (tasya sā śaravṛṣṭiśca) — that rain of his arrowsthat rain of his arrows·दुर्निवार्या भयङ्करी (durnivāryā bhayaṅkarī) — irresistible and terrifyingirresistible and terrifying·महाघोरान्धकारश्च (mahāghorāndhakāraśca) — a great, dreadful darknessa great, dreadful darkness·वधस्थाने बभूव ह (vadhasthāne babhūva ha) — arose upon the place of slaughterarose upon the place of slaughter

देवाः प्रदुद्रुवुः सर्वे (devāḥ pradudruvuḥ sarve) — all the gods fledall the gods fled·येऽन्ये नन्दीश्वरादयः (ye'nye nandīśvarādayaḥ) — the others, beginning with Nandīśvarathe others, beginning with Nandīśvara·एक एव कार्त्तिकेयः (eka eva kārttikeyaḥ) — Kārttikeya aloneKārttikeya alone·तस्थौ समरमूर्द्धनि (tasthau samaramūrddhani) — stood at the forefront of the battlestood at the forefront of the battle

पर्वतानां च सर्पाणां (parvatānāṃ ca sarpāṇāṃ) — of mountains and serpentsof mountains and serpents·नागानां शाखिनां तथा (nāgānāṃ śākhināṃ tathā) — of nāgas, and of trees as wellof nāgas, and of trees as well·राजा चकार वृष्टिं च (rājā cakāra vṛṣṭiṃ ca) — the king made a rainthe king made a rain·दुर्निवार्यां भयङ्करीम् (durnivāryāṃ bhayaṅkarīm) — irresistible and terrifyingirresistible and terrifying

तद्दृष्ट्या प्रहतः स्कन्दो (taddṛṣṭyā prahataḥ skando) — struck by that sight, Skandastruck by that sight, Skanda·बभूव शिवनन्दनः (babhūva śivanandanaḥ) — became, the son of Śivabecame, the son of Śiva·नीहारेण च सान्द्रेण (nīhāreṇa ca sāndreṇa) — by a dense mistby a dense mist·संवृतो भास्करो यथा (saṃvṛto bhāskaro yathā) — overspread, like the sunoverspread, like the sun

नानाविधां स्वमायां च (nānāvidhāṃ svamāyāṃ ca) — his own manifold illusionhis own manifold illusion·चकार मयदर्शिताम् (cakāra mayadarśitām) — wrought, [as] taught by Mayawrought, [as] taught by Maya·तां नाविदन् सुराः केऽपि (tāṃ nāvidan surāḥ ke'pi) — none of the gods perceived itnone of the gods perceived it·गणाश्च मुनिसत्तम (gaṇāśca munisattama) — nor the gaṇas, O best of sagesnor the gaṇas, O best of sages

तदैव शङ्खचूडश्च (tadaiva śaṅkhacūḍaśca) — then Śaṅkhacūḍathen Śaṅkhacūḍa·महामायी महाबलः (mahāmāyī mahābalaḥ) — great in magical power, mightygreat in magical power, mighty·शरेणैकेन दिव्येन (śareṇaikena divyena) — with a single divine arrowwith a single divine arrow·धनुश्चिच्छेद तस्य वै (dhanuściccheda tasya vai) — cut his bow asundercut his bow asunder

बभञ्ज तद्रथं दिव्यं (babhañja tadrathaṃ divyaṃ) — he shattered that divine chariothe shattered that divine chariot·चिच्छेद रथरक्षकान् (ciccheda ratharakṣakān) — cut down its guardscut down its guards·मयूरं जर्जरीभूतं (mayūraṃ jarjarībhūtaṃ) — the peacock, reduced to shredsthe peacock, reduced to shreds·दिव्यास्त्रेण चकार सः (divyāstreṇa cakāra saḥ) — he made [it so] with a divine weaponhe made [it so] with a divine weapon

शक्तिं चिक्षेप सूर्याभां (śaktiṃ cikṣepa sūryābhāṃ) — hurled a sun-bright spearhurled a sun-bright spear·तस्य वक्षसि घातिनीम् (tasya vakṣasi ghātinīm) — the deadly [spear] at his chestthe deadly [spear] at his chest·मूर्च्छामवाप सहसा (mūrcchāmavāpa sahasā) — he suddenly fell into a swoonhe suddenly fell into a swoon·तत्प्रहारेण स क्षणम् (tatprahāreṇa sa kṣaṇam) — from that blow, for a momentfrom that blow, for a moment

पुनश्च चेतनां प्राप्य (punaśca cetanāṃ prāpya) — regaining consciousness once moreregaining consciousness once more·कार्तिकः परवीरहा (kārtikaḥ paravīrahā) — Kārtika, slayer of enemy heroesKārtika, slayer of enemy heroes·रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणम् (ratnendrasāranirmāṇam) — fashioned of the finest of gemsfashioned of the finest of gems·आरुरोह स्ववाहनम् (āruroha svavāhanam) — mounted his own vehiclemounted his own vehicle

स्मृत्वा पादौ महेशस्य (smṛtvā pādau maheśasya) — remembering the feet of Maheśaremembering the feet of Maheśa·साम्बिकस्य च षण्मुखः (sāmbikasya ca ṣaṇmukhaḥ) — together with Ambikā, the six-faced onetogether with Ambikā, the six-faced one·शस्त्रास्त्राणि गृहीत्वैव (śastrāstrāṇi gṛhītvaiva) — taking up his weapons and missilestaking up his weapons and missiles·चकार रणमुल्बणम् (cakāra raṇamulbaṇam) — waged a fierce battlewaged a fierce battle

सर्पांश्च पर्वतांश्चैव (sarpāṃśca parvatāṃścaiva) — serpents and mountainsserpents and mountains·वृक्षांश्च प्रस्तरांस्तथा (vṛkṣāṃśca prastarāṃstathā) — trees, and rocks likewisetrees, and rocks likewise·सर्वांश्चिच्छेद कोपेन (sarvāṃściccheda kopena) — cut all of them in angercut all of them in anger·दिव्यास्त्रेण शिवात्मजः (divyāstreṇa śivātmajaḥ) — with a divine weapon, the son of Śivawith a divine weapon, the son of Śiva

वह्निं निवारयामास (vahniṃ nivārayāmāsa) — he warded off the fire-weaponhe warded off the fire-weapon·पार्जन्येन शरेण ह (pārjanyena śareṇa ha) — with the Pārjanya arrowwith the Pārjanya arrow·रथं धनुश्च चिच्छेद (rathaṃ dhanuśca ciccheda) — cut asunder his chariot and bowcut asunder his chariot and bow·शङ्खचूडस्य लीलया (śaṅkhacūḍasya līlayā) — of Śaṅkhacūḍa, with easeof Śaṅkhacūḍa, with ease

सन्नाहं सर्ववाहांश्च (sannāhaṃ sarvavāhāṃśca) — his armour and all his mountshis armour and all his mounts·किरीटं मुकुटोज्ज्वलम् (kirīṭaṃ mukuṭojjvalam) — his gleaming, crowned diademhis gleaming, crowned diadem·वीरशब्दं चकारासौ (vīraśabdaṃ cakārāsau) — he let out a heroic roarhe let out a heroic roar·जगर्ज च पुनः पुनः (jagarja ca punaḥ punaḥ) — and thundered again and againand thundered again and again

चिक्षेप शक्तिं सूर्याभां (cikṣepa śaktiṃ sūryābhāṃ) — hurled a sun-bright spearhurled a sun-bright spear·दानवेन्द्रस्य वक्षसि (dānavendrasya vakṣasi) — at the chest of the lord of dānavasat the chest of the lord of dānavas·तत्प्रहारेण सम्प्राप (tatprahāreṇa samprāpa) — from that blow, attainedfrom that blow, attained·मूर्च्छां दीर्घतमेन च (mūrcchāṃ dīrghatamena ca) — a very lengthy swoona very lengthy swoon

मुहूर्तमात्रं तत्क्लेशं (muhūrtamātraṃ tatkleśaṃ) — that distress, for a mere momentthat distress, for a mere moment·विनीय स महाबलः (vinīya sa mahābalaḥ) — overcoming it, that mighty oneovercoming it, that mighty one·चेतनां प्राप्य चोत्तस्थौ (cetanāṃ prāpya cottasthau) — regaining consciousness, rose upregaining consciousness, rose up·जगर्ज हरिवर्चसः (jagarja harivarcasaḥ) — roared, radiant as Hariroared, radiant as Hari

शक्त्या जघान तं चापि (śaktyā jaghāna taṃ cāpi) — struck him too, with a spearstruck him too, with a spear·कार्तिकेयं महाबलम् (kārtikeyaṃ mahābalam) — the mighty Kārtikeyathe mighty Kārtikeya·स पपात महीपृष्ठे (sa papāta mahīpṛṣṭhe) — he fell upon the surface of the earthhe fell upon the surface of the earth·अमोघां कुर्वन् विधिप्रदाम् (amoghāṃ kurvan vidhipradām) — making it unfailing, granted by fatemaking it unfailing, granted by fate

काली गृहीत्वा तं क्रोडे (kālī gṛhītvā taṃ kroḍe) — Kālī, taking him into her lapKālī, taking him into her lap·निनाय शिवसन्निधौ (nināya śivasannidhau) — carried him into Śiva's presencecarried him into Śiva's presence·ज्ञानेन तं शिवश्चापि (jñānena taṃ śivaścāpi) — and Śiva too, by his knowledgeand Śiva too, by his knowledge·जीवयामास लीलया (jīvayāmāsa līlayā) — brought him back to life with easebrought him back to life with ease

ददौ बलमनन्तं च (dadau balamanantaṃ ca) — he gave him boundless strengthhe gave him boundless strength·समुत्तस्थौ प्रतापवान् (samuttasthau pratāpavān) — the glorious one rose upthe glorious one rose up·गमनाय मतिं चक्रे (gamanāya matiṃ cakre) — he resolved to go forthhe resolved to go forth·पुनस्तत्र शिवात्मजः (punastatra śivātmajaḥ) — once more there, Śiva's sononce more there, Śiva's son

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वीरो (etasminnantare vīro) — meanwhile, the heromeanwhile, the hero·वीरभद्रो महाबलः (vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ) — Vīrabhadra, of great mightVīrabhadra, of great might·शङ्खचूडेन युयुधे (śaṅkhacūḍena yuyudhe) — fought against Śaṅkhacūḍafought against Śaṅkhacūḍa·समरे बलशालिना (samare balaśālinā) — in battle, [against him,] the powerful onein battle, [against him,] the powerful one

ववर्ष समरेऽस्त्राणि (vavarṣa samare'strāṇi) — rained weapons down in battlerained weapons down in battle·यानि यानि च दानवः (yāni yāni ca dānavaḥ) — whatever the dānava [loosed]whatever the dānava [loosed]·चिच्छेद लीलया वीरः (ciccheda līlayā vīraḥ) — the hero cut them, with easethe hero cut them, with ease·तानि तानि निजैः शरैः (tāni tāni nijaiḥ śaraiḥ) — each of them, with his own arrowseach of them, with his own arrows

दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि शतशो (divyānyastrāṇi śataśo) — divine weapons, by the hundredsdivine weapons, by the hundreds·मुमुचे दानवेश्वरः (mumuce dānaveśvaraḥ) — the lord of the dānavas releasedthe lord of the dānavas released·तानि चिच्छेद तं बाणैः (tāni ciccheda taṃ bāṇaiḥ) — cut them down with arrowscut them down with arrows·वीरभद्रः प्रतापवान् (vīrabhadraḥ pratāpavān) — the glorious Vīrabhadrathe glorious Vīrabhadra

अथातीव चुकोपोच्चैः (athātīva cukopoccaiḥ) — then, exceedingly enragedthen, exceedingly enraged·शङ्खचूडः प्रतापवान् (śaṅkhacūḍaḥ pratāpavān) — the glorious Śaṅkhacūḍathe glorious Śaṅkhacūḍa·शक्त्या जघानोरसि तं (śaktyā jaghānorasi taṃ) — struck him on the chest with a spearstruck him on the chest with a spear·स चकम्पे पपात कौ (sa cakampe papāta kau) — he trembled and fell to the groundhe trembled and fell to the ground

क्षणेन चेतनां प्राप्य (kṣaṇena cetanāṃ prāpya) — regaining consciousness in a momentregaining consciousness in a moment·समुत्तस्थौ गणेश्वरः (samuttasthau gaṇeśvaraḥ) — the lord of the gaṇas rose upthe lord of the gaṇas rose up·जग्राह च धनुर्भूयो (jagrāha ca dhanurbhūyo) — took up his bow once moretook up his bow once more·वीरभद्रो गणाग्रणीः (vīrabhadro gaṇāgraṇīḥ) — Vīrabhadra, foremost of the gaṇasVīrabhadra, foremost of the gaṇas

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे काली (etasminnantare kālī) — meanwhile Kālīmeanwhile Kālī·जगाम समरं पुनः (jagāma samaraṃ punaḥ) — went again into battlewent again into battle·भक्षितुं दानवान् स्वांश्च (bhakṣituṃ dānavān svāṃśca) — to devour the dānavas, and her own [side]to devour the dānavas, and her own [side]·रक्षितुं कार्तिकेच्छया (rakṣituṃ kārtikecchayā) — to protect, at Kārtikeya's wishto protect, at Kārtikeya's wish

वीरास्तामनुजग्मुश्च (vīrāstāmanujagmuśca) — the heroes followed after herthe heroes followed after her·ते च नन्दीश्वरादयः (te ca nandīśvarādayaḥ) — together with Nandīśvara and the otherstogether with Nandīśvara and the others·सर्वे देवाश्च गन्धर्वाः (sarve devāśca gandharvāḥ) — all the gods and gandharvasall the gods and gandharvas·यक्षा रक्षांसि पन्नगाः (yakṣā rakṣāṃsi pannagāḥ) — yakṣas, rākṣasas, and serpentsyakṣas, rākṣasas, and serpents

मद्यभाण्डाश्च बहुशः (madyabhāṇḍāśca bahuśaḥ) — vessels of wine, in abundancevessels of wine, in abundance·शतशो वाद्यवाहकाः (śataśo vādyavāhakāḥ) — hundreds of bearers of instrumentshundreds of bearers of instruments·पुनः समुद्यताश्चासन् (punaḥ samudyatāścāsan) — once more stood readyonce more stood ready·वीरा उभयतोऽखिलाः (vīrā ubhayato'khilāḥ) — all the warriors, on both sidesall the warriors, on both sides