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Library: Gods take positions to protect amrita from Garuda.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
स्पृष्टमात्रा तु पद्भ्यां सा गरुडेन बलीयसा। अभज्यत तरोः शाखा भग्नां चैनामधारयत् ॥१-२६-१॥
spṛṣṭamātrā tu padbhyāṃ sā garuḍena balīyasā। abhajyata taroḥ śākhā bhagnāṃ caināmadhārayat ॥1-26-1॥
[स्पृष्टमात्रा (spṛṣṭamātrā) - touched; only; तु (tu) - but; पद्भ्यां (padbhyāṃ) - by the feet; सा (sā) - she; गरुडेन (garuḍena) - by Garuda; बलीयसा (balīyasā) - mighty; अभज्यत (abhajyata) - was broken; तरोः (taroḥ) - of the tree; शाखा (śākhā) - branch; भग्नां (bhagnāṃ) - broken; च (ca) - and; एनाम् (enām) - this; अधारयत् (adhārayat) - held;]
(But when touched by the mighty Garuda's feet, the branch of the tree was broken, and he held this broken one.)
As soon as the mighty Garuda touched it with his feet, the branch of the tree broke, and he held the broken branch.
तां भग्नां स महाशाखां स्मयन्समवलोकयन्। अथात्र लम्बतोऽपश्यद्वालखिल्यानधोमुखान् ॥१-२६-२॥
tāṃ bhagnāṃ sa mahāśākhāṃ smayansamavalokayan. athātra lambato'paśyadvālakhilyānadhomukhān ॥1-26-2॥
[तां (tāṃ) - that; भग्नां (bhagnāṃ) - broken; स (sa) - he; महाशाखां (mahāśākhāṃ) - great branch; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; समवलोकयन् (samavalokayan) - looking around; अथ (atha) - then; अत्र (atra) - here; लम्बतः (lambataḥ) - hanging; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; वालखिल्यान् (vālakhilyān) - Valakhilyas; अधोमुखान् (adhomukhān) - facing downwards;]
(He, smiling and looking around, saw that broken great branch. Then here he saw the Valakhilyas hanging facing downwards.)
He smiled as he looked around and saw the great broken branch. Then, he noticed the Valakhilyas hanging upside down here.
स तद्विनाशसन्त्रासादनुपत्य खगाधिपः। शाखामास्येन जग्राह तेषामेवान्ववेक्षया ॥ शनैः पर्यपतत्पक्षी पर्वतान्प्रविशातयन् ॥१-२६-३॥
sa tadvināśasantrāsādanupatya khagādhipaḥ| śākhāmāsyena jagrāha teṣāmevānvavekṣayā ॥ śanaiḥ paryapatatpakṣī parvatānpraviśātayan ॥1-26-3॥
[स (sa) - he; तद्विनाशसन्त्रासात् (tadvināśasantrāsāt) - from the fear of destruction; अनुपत्य (anupatya) - following; खगाधिपः (khagādhipaḥ) - the lord of birds; शाखाम् (śākhām) - branch; आस्येन (āsyena) - with his mouth; जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; एव (eva) - only; अन्ववेक्षया (anvavekṣayā) - with consideration; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; पर्यपतत् (paryapatat) - he flew; पक्षी (pakṣī) - the bird; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; प्रविशातयन् (praviśātayan) - entering;]
(He, from the fear of destruction, following, the lord of birds, with his mouth seized the branch, with consideration of them only. Slowly, the bird flew, entering the mountains.)
The lord of birds, fearing destruction, carefully seized a branch with his beak and slowly flew towards the mountains, ensuring their safety.
एवं सोऽभ्यपतद्देशान्बहून्सगजकच्छपः। दयार्थं वालखिल्यानां न च स्थानमविन्दत ॥१-२६-४॥
evaṃ so'bhyapataddeśānbahūnsagajakacchapaḥ। dayārthaṃ vālakhilyānāṃ na ca sthānamavindata ॥1-26-4॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - approached; देशान् (deśān) - regions; बहून् (bahūn) - many; सगजकच्छपः (sagajakacchapaḥ) - with elephants and turtles; दयार्थम् (dayārtham) - for the sake of compassion; वालखिल्यानाम् (vālakhilyānām) - of the Vālakhilyas; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; अविन्दत (avindata) - found.;]
(Thus he approached many regions with elephants and turtles for the sake of compassion for the Vālakhilyas, but did not find a place.)
Thus, he traveled through many regions inhabited by elephants and turtles, seeking to help the Vālakhilyas, but he could not find a suitable place.
स गत्वा पर्वतश्रेष्ठं गन्धमादनमव्ययम्। ददर्श कश्यपं तत्र पितरं तपसि स्थितम् ॥१-२६-५॥
sa gatvā parvataśreṣṭhaṃ gandhamādanamavyayam। dadarśa kaśyapaṃ tatra pitaraṃ tapasi sthitam ॥1-26-5॥
[स (sa) - he; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; पर्वतश्रेष्ठं (parvataśreṣṭham) - best of mountains; गन्धमादनम् (gandhamādanam) - Gandhamadana; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; कश्यपं (kaśyapam) - Kashyapa; तत्र (tatra) - there; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; तपसि (tapasi) - in penance; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated;]
(He, having gone to the best of mountains, the imperishable Gandhamadana, saw Kashyapa, his father, situated there in penance.)
He went to the best of mountains, the imperishable Gandhamadana, and saw his father Kashyapa there, engaged in penance.
ददर्श तं पिता चापि दिव्यरूपं विहङ्गमम्। तेजोवीर्यबलोपेतं मनोमारुतरंहसम् ॥१-२६-६॥
dadarśa taṃ pitā cāpi divyarūpaṃ vihaṅgamam। tejo vīrya balopetaṃ manomārutaraṃhasam ॥1-26-6॥
[ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; तं (taṃ) - him; पिता (pitā) - father; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दिव्यरूपं (divyarūpaṃ) - divine form; विहङ्गमम् (vihaṅgamam) - bird; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; वीर्य (vīrya) - strength; बल (bala) - power; उपेतं (upetaṃ) - endowed with; मनो (mano) - mind; मारुत (māruta) - wind; रंहसम् (raṃhasam) - speed;]
(The father also saw him, the bird of divine form, endowed with brilliance, strength, and power, with the speed of mind and wind.)
The father saw the divine bird, radiant and powerful, swift as the mind and wind.
शैलशृङ्गप्रतीकाशं ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम्। अचिन्त्यमनभिज्ञेयं सर्वभूतभयङ्करम् ॥१-२६-७॥
śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśaṃ brahmadaṇḍamivodyatam। acintyam anabhijñeyaṃ sarvabhūtabhayaṅkaram ॥1-26-7॥
[शैलशृङ्गप्रतीकाशं (śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśam) - mountain-peak-like; ब्रह्मदण्डमिव (brahmadaṇḍam iva) - like the staff of Brahma; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - raised; अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable; अनभिज्ञेयम् (anabhijñeyam) - unknowable; सर्वभूतभयङ्करम् (sarvabhūtabhayaṅkaram) - frightening to all beings;]
(Like a mountain peak, raised like the staff of Brahma; inconceivable, unknowable, frightening to all beings.)
It stood like a mountain peak, raised like the staff of Brahma; it was inconceivable, unknowable, and terrifying to all beings.
मायावीर्यधरं साक्षादग्निमिद्धमिवोद्यतम्। अप्रधृष्यमजेयं च देवदानवराक्षसैः ॥१-२६-८॥
māyāvīryadharaṃ sākṣādagnimiddhamivodyatam। apradhṛṣyamajeyaṃ ca devadānavarākṣasaiḥ ॥1-26-8॥
[मायावीर्यधरं (māyāvīryadharaṃ) - bearing magical power; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; इद्धम् (iddham) - kindled; इव (iva) - like; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - raised; अप्रधृष्यम् (apradhṛṣyam) - invincible; अजेयम् (ajeyam) - unconquerable; च (ca) - and; देव (deva) - gods; दानव (dānava) - demons; राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons;]
(Bearing magical power, directly like kindled fire raised, invincible and unconquerable by gods, demons, and demons.)
He who bears magical power, directly like a kindled fire raised, is invincible and unconquerable by gods, demons, and demons.
भेत्तारं गिरिशृङ्गाणां नदीजलविशोषणम्। लोकसंलोडनं घोरं कृतान्तसमदर्शनम् ॥१-२६-९॥
bhettāraṃ giriśṛṅgāṇāṃ nadījalaviśoṣaṇam। lokasaṃloḍanaṃ ghoraṃ kṛtāntasamadarśanam ॥1-26-9॥
[भेत्तारं (bhettāram) - breaker; गिरिशृङ्गाणां (giriśṛṅgāṇāṃ) - of mountain peaks; नदीजलविशोषणम् (nadījalaviśoṣaṇam) - drying up of river waters; लोकसंलोडनं (lokasaṃloḍanam) - shaking of the world; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; कृतान्तसमदर्शनम् (kṛtāntasamadarśanam) - having the same vision as death;]
(The breaker of mountain peaks, the drying up of river waters, the shaking of the world, terrible, having the same vision as death.)
The one who can break mountain peaks, dry up river waters, shake the world, and is as terrible as death itself.
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य भगवान्कश्यपस्तदा। विदित्वा चास्य सङ्कल्पमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१-२६-१०॥
tamāgatam abhiprekṣya bhagavān kaśyapas tadā। viditvā cāsya saṅkalpam idaṃ vacanam abravīt ॥1-26-10॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa; तदा (tadā) - then; विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; सङ्कल्पम् (saṅkalpam) - intention; इदम् (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having seen him arrived, the venerable Kaśyapa then, having known his intention, spoke this speech.)
Upon seeing him arrive, the venerable Kaśyapa, understanding his intention, spoke these words.
पुत्र मा साहसं कार्षीर्मा सद्यो लप्स्यसे व्यथाम्। मा त्वा दहेयुः सङ्क्रुद्धा वालखिल्या मरीचिपाः ॥१-२६-११॥
putra mā sāhasaṃ kārṣīrmā sadyo lapsyase vyathām। mā tvā daheyuḥ saṅkruddhā vālakhilyā marīcipāḥ ॥1-26-11॥
[पुत्र (putra) - son; मा (mā) - do not; साहसं (sāhasaṃ) - rashness; कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - commit; मा (mā) - do not; सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately; लप्स्यसे (lapsyase) - you will obtain; व्यथाम् (vyathām) - pain; मा (mā) - do not; त्वा (tvā) - you; दहेयुः (daheyuḥ) - burn; सङ्क्रुद्धाः (saṅkruddhāḥ) - angry; वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - Valakhilyas; मरीचिपाः (marīcipāḥ) - Maricipas;]
(Son, do not commit rashness, do not immediately obtain pain. Do not let the angry Valakhilyas and Maricipas burn you.)
Son, do not act rashly, or you will soon find yourself in pain. Do not let the angry Valakhilyas and Maricipas harm you.
प्रसादयामास स तान्कश्यपः पुत्रकारणात्। वालखिल्यांस्तपःसिद्धानिदमुद्दिश्य कारणम् ॥१-२६-१२॥
prasādayāmāsa sa tān kaśyapaḥ putrakāraṇāt। vālakhilyāṃs tapaḥsiddhān idam uddiśya kāraṇam ॥1-26-12॥
[प्रसादयामास (prasādayāmāsa) - appeased; स (sa) - he; तान् (tān) - them; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa; पुत्रकारणात् (putrakāraṇāt) - for the reason of a son; वालखिल्यान् (vālakhilyān) - the Vālakhilyas; तपःसिद्धान् (tapaḥsiddhān) - perfected in penance; इदम् (idam) - this; उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - addressing; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason;]
(He, Kaśyapa, appeased them, the Vālakhilyas, perfected in penance, addressing this reason for the sake of a son.)
Kaśyapa appeased the Vālakhilyas, who were perfected in penance, addressing them for the reason of obtaining a son.
प्रजाहितार्थमारम्भो गरुडस्य तपोधनाः। चिकीर्षति महत्कर्म तदनुज्ञातुमर्हथ ॥१-२६-१३॥
prajāhitārthamārambho garuḍasya tapodhanāḥ। cikīrṣati mahatkarma tadanujñātumarhatha ॥1-26-13॥
[प्रजाहितार्थम् (prajāhitārtham) - for the welfare of the people; आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - the beginning; गरुडस्य (garuḍasya) - of Garuda; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O ascetics; चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - wishes to perform; महत् (mahat) - great; कर्म (karma) - deed; तत् (tat) - that; अनुज्ञातुम् (anujñātum) - to permit; अर्हथ (arhatha) - you should;]
(For the welfare of the people, the beginning of Garuda, O ascetics, wishes to perform a great deed; that you should permit.)
O ascetics, Garuda wishes to undertake a great task for the welfare of the people; you should grant him permission.
एवमुक्ता भगवता मुनयस्ते समभ्ययुः। मुक्त्वा शाखां गिरिं पुण्यं हिमवन्तं तपोर्थिनः ॥१-२६-१४॥
evamuktā bhagavatā munayaste samabhyayuḥ। muktvā śākhāṃ giriṃ puṇyaṃ himavantaṃ taporthinaḥ ॥1-26-14॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - spoken; भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the Lord; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; ते (te) - they; समभ्ययुः (samabhyayuḥ) - approached; मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - leaving; शाखाम् (śākhām) - branch; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred; हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - Himalaya; तपोर्थिनः (taporthinaḥ) - seekers of penance;]
(Thus spoken by the Lord, the sages approached, leaving the sacred branch of the mountain Himalaya, seekers of penance.)
Having been addressed by the Lord, the sages left the sacred branch of the Himalaya mountain, seeking penance.
ततस्तेष्वपयातेषु पितरं विनतात्मजः। शाखाव्याक्षिप्तवदनः पर्यपृच्छत कश्यपम् ॥१-२६-१५॥
tatasteṣvapayāteṣu pitaraṃ vinatātmajaḥ। śākhāvyākṣiptavadanaḥ paryapṛcchat kaśyapam ॥1-26-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तेषु (teṣu) - they; अपयातेषु (apayāteṣu) - having departed; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; विनतात्मजः (vinatātmajaḥ) - son of Vinata; शाखा (śākhā) - branch; व्याक्षिप्त (vyākṣipta) - agitated; वदनः (vadanaḥ) - face; पर्यपृच्छत (paryapṛcchat) - asked; कश्यपम् (kaśyapam) - Kaśyapa;]
(Then, when they had departed, the son of Vinata, with an agitated face, asked his father Kaśyapa.)
After they had left, Vinata's son, looking disturbed, questioned his father Kaśyapa.
भगवन्क्व विमुञ्चामि तरुशाखामिमामहम्। वर्जितं ब्राह्मणैर्देशमाख्यातु भगवान्मम ॥१-२६-१६॥
bhagavankva vimuñcāmi taruśākhāmimāmaham। varjitaṃ brāhmaṇairdeśamākhyātu bhagavānmama ॥1-26-16॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; क्व (kva) - where; विमुञ्चामि (vimuñcāmi) - shall I release; तरुशाखाम् (taruśākhām) - tree branch; इमाम् (imām) - this; अहम् (aham) - I; वर्जितम् (varjitam) - forbidden; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by the Brahmins; देशम् (deśam) - place; आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - tell; भगवान् (bhagavān) - O Lord; मम (mama) - my;]
(O Lord, where shall I release this tree branch? Tell me, O Lord, the place forbidden by the Brahmins.)
O Lord, please tell me where I should release this tree branch, and which place is forbidden by the Brahmins.
ततो निष्पुरुषं शैलं हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम्। अगम्यं मनसाप्यन्यैस्तस्याचख्यौ स कश्यपः ॥१-२६-१७॥
tato niṣpuruṣaṃ śailaṃ himasaṃruddhakandaram। agamyaṃ manasāpyanyaistasyaācakhyau sa kaśyapaḥ ॥1-26-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; निष्पुरुषं (niṣpuruṣaṃ) - without people; शैलं (śailaṃ) - mountain; हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम् (himasaṃruddhakandaram) - snow-blocked caves; अगम्यं (agamyaṃ) - inaccessible; मनसा (manasā) - by mind; अपि (api) - even; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; तस्य (tasya) - to him; आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - he told; सः (saḥ) - he; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa;]
(Then, the mountain with snow-blocked caves, inaccessible even by mind to others, he told to him, Kaśyapa.)
Then, Kaśyapa described to him the mountain with snow-blocked caves, which was devoid of people and inaccessible even to the minds of others.
तं पर्वतमहाकुक्षिमाविश्य मनसा खगः। जवेनाभ्यपतत्तार्क्ष्यः सशाखागजकच्छपः ॥१-२६-१८॥
taṃ parvatamahākukṣimāviśya manasā khagaḥ। javenābhyapatattārkṣyaḥ saśākhāgajakacchapaḥ ॥1-26-18॥
[तं (taṃ) - that; पर्वतमहाकुक्षिम् (parvatamahākukṣim) - mountain's great interior; आविश्य (āviśya) - entering; मनसा (manasā) - with mind; खगः (khagaḥ) - bird; जवेन (javena) - with speed; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - approached; तार्क्ष्यः (tārkṣyaḥ) - Tarkshya; सशाखागजकच्छपः (saśākhāgajakacchapaḥ) - with branches, elephants, and turtles;]
(The bird, with its mind, entered that mountain's great interior. Tarkshya approached with speed, along with branches, elephants, and turtles.)
The bird Tarkshya, focusing its mind, entered the vast interior of the mountain swiftly, accompanied by branches, elephants, and turtles.
न तां वध्रः परिणहेच्छतचर्मा महानणुः। शाखिनो महतीं शाखां यां प्रगृह्य ययौ खगः ॥१-२६-१९॥
na tāṃ vadhraḥ pariṇahecchatacarmā mahānaṇuḥ। śākhino mahatīṃ śākhāṃ yāṃ pragṛhya yayau khagaḥ ॥1-26-19॥
[न (na) - not; तां (tāṃ) - that; वध्रः (vadhraḥ) - impotent; परिणहेत् (pariṇahet) - should marry; शतचर्मा (śatacarmā) - hundred-skinned; महानणुः (mahānaṇuḥ) - great atom; शाखिनः (śākhinaḥ) - of the tree; महतीं (mahatīṃ) - great; शाखां (śākhāṃ) - branch; यां (yāṃ) - which; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized; ययौ (yayau) - went; खगः (khagaḥ) - bird;]
(The impotent one with a hundred skins, the great atom, should not marry that which the bird, having seized the great branch of the tree, went.)
The impotent one with a hundred skins, known as the great atom, should not marry that which the bird, having seized the great branch of the tree, flew away with.
ततः स शतसाहस्रं योजनान्तरमागतः। कालेन नातिमहता गरुडः पततां वरः ॥१-२६-२०॥
tataḥ sa śatasāhasraṃ yojanāntaram āgataḥ। kālena nātimahatā garuḍaḥ patatāṃ varaḥ ॥1-26-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; शतसाहस्रं (śatasāhasraṃ) - hundred thousand; योजनान्तरम् (yojanāntaram) - yojanas away; आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived; कालेन (kālena) - in time; नातिमहता (nātimahatā) - not very long; गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda; पततां (patatāṃ) - of the birds; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(Then he arrived a hundred thousand yojanas away in not very long time, Garuda, the best of the birds.)
Then Garuda, the best of the birds, swiftly covered a distance of a hundred thousand yojanas.
स तं गत्वा क्षणेनैव पर्वतं वचनात्पितुः। अमुञ्चन्महतीं शाखां सस्वनां तत्र खेचरः ॥१-२६-२१॥
sa taṃ gatvā kṣaṇenaiva parvataṃ vacanātpituḥ| amuñcanmahatīṃ śākhāṃ sasvanāṃ tatra khecaraḥ ॥1-26-21॥
[स (sa) - he; तं (taṃ) - that; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; क्षणेनैव (kṣaṇenaiva) - in a moment; पर्वतं (parvataṃ) - mountain; वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the words; पितुः (pituḥ) - of father; अमुञ्चन् (amuñcan) - releasing; महतीं (mahatīṃ) - great; शाखां (śākhāṃ) - branch; सस्वनाम् (sasvanām) - resounding; तत्र (tatra) - there; खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - bird;]
(He, having gone to that mountain in a moment by the words of his father, released a great resounding branch there, the bird.)
Following his father's words, he swiftly went to the mountain and there, the bird released a large, resonant branch.
पक्षानिलहतश्चास्य प्राकम्पत स शैलराट्। मुमोच पुष्पवर्षं च समागलितपादपः ॥१-२६-२२॥
pakṣānilahataścāsya prākampata sa śailarāṭ. mumoca puṣpavarṣaṃ ca samāgalitapādapaḥ ॥1-26-22॥
[पक्ष (pakṣa) - wing; अनिल (anila) - wind; हत (hata) - struck; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; प्राकम्पत (prākampata) - shook; स (sa) - that; शैलराट् (śailarāṭ) - mountain king; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; पुष्पवर्षं (puṣpavarṣaṃ) - flower rain; च (ca) - and; समागलित (samāgalita) - fallen; पादपः (pādapaḥ) - tree;]
(The mountain king, struck by the wind of the wings, shook and released a rain of flowers, and the trees fell.)
The mighty mountain king trembled as the wind from the wings struck him, releasing a shower of flowers as the trees around him fell.
शृङ्गाणि च व्यशीर्यन्त गिरेस्तस्य समन्ततः। मणिकाञ्चनचित्राणि शोभयन्ति महागिरिम् ॥१-२६-२३॥
śṛṅgāṇi ca vyaśīryanta girestasya samantataḥ। maṇikāñcanacitrāṇi śobhayanti mahāgirim ॥1-26-23॥
[शृङ्गाणि (śṛṅgāṇi) - peaks; च (ca) - and; व्यशीर्यन्त (vyaśīryanta) - were scattered; गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain; तस्य (tasya) - its; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; मणिकाञ्चनचित्राणि (maṇikāñcanacitrāṇi) - jewelled and golden images; शोभयन्ति (śobhayanti) - adorn; महागिरिम् (mahāgirim) - the great mountain;]
(The peaks were scattered all around its mountain. Jewelled and golden images adorn the great mountain.)
The peaks of the mountain were scattered all around, and jewelled and golden images adorned the great mountain.
शाखिनो बहवश्चापि शाखयाभिहतास्तया। काञ्चनैः कुसुमैर्भान्ति विद्युत्वन्त इवाम्बुदाः ॥१-२६-२४॥
śākhino bahavaś cāpi śākhayābhihatās tayā। kāñcanaiḥ kusumair bhānti vidyutvanta ivāmbudāḥ ॥1-26-24॥
[शाखिनः (śākhinaḥ) - trees; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शाखया (śākhayā) - by the branch; अभिहताः (abhihatāḥ) - struck; तया (tayā) - by it; काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - golden; कुसुमैः (kusumaiḥ) - with flowers; भान्ति (bhānti) - shine; विद्युत्वन्तः (vidyutvantaḥ) - like lightning; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds;]
(The trees, many and also struck by the branch, shine with golden flowers like clouds with lightning.)
The many trees, struck by the branch, shine with golden flowers like clouds illuminated by lightning.
ते हेमविकचा भूयो युक्ताः पर्वतधातुभिः। व्यराजञ्शाखिनस्तत्र सूर्यांशुप्रतिरञ्जिताः ॥१-२६-२५॥
te hemavikacā bhūyo yuktāḥ parvatadhātubhiḥ। vyarājañśākhinas tatra sūryāṃśupratirañjitāḥ ॥1-26-25॥
[ते (te) - they; हेमविकचा (hemavikacā) - golden-blossomed; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - adorned; पर्वतधातुभिः (parvatadhātubhiḥ) - with mountain minerals; व्याराजन् (vyarājan) - shone; शाखिनः (śākhinaḥ) - trees; तत्र (tatra) - there; सूर्यांशु (sūryāṃśu) - sun rays; प्रतिरञ्जिताः (pratirañjitāḥ) - illuminated;]
(They, adorned again with golden blossoms and mountain minerals, the trees shone there, illuminated by the sun rays.)
The trees, adorned with golden blossoms and mountain minerals, shone brightly there, illuminated by the rays of the sun.
ततस्तस्य गिरेः शृङ्गमास्थाय स खगोत्तमः। भक्षयामास गरुडस्तावुभौ गजकच्छपौ ॥१-२६-२६॥
tatas tasya gireḥ śṛṅgam āsthāya sa khagottamaḥ। bhakṣayām āsa garuḍas tāv ubhau gajakacchapau ॥1-26-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain; शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having ascended; सः (saḥ) - he; खगोत्तमः (khagottamaḥ) - the best of birds; भक्षयामास (bhakṣayām āsa) - ate; गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda; तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; गजकच्छपौ (gajakacchapau) - elephant and tortoise;]
(Then, having ascended the peak of the mountain, he, the best of birds, Garuda, ate both the elephant and the tortoise.)
Then Garuda, the best of birds, ascended the mountain peak and devoured both the elephant and the tortoise.
ततः पर्वतकूटाग्रादुत्पपात मनोजवः। प्रावर्तन्ताथ देवानामुत्पाता भयवेदिनः ॥१-२६-२७॥
tataḥ parvatakūṭāgrādutpapāta manojavaḥ। prāvartantātha devānāmutpātā bhayavedinaḥ ॥1-26-27॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पर्वतकूटाग्रात् (parvatakūṭāgrāt) - from the mountain peak; उत्पपात (utpapāta) - leaped; मनोजवः (manojavaḥ) - swift as the mind; प्रावर्तन्त (prāvartanta) - began; अथ (atha) - then; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; उत्पाताः (utpātāḥ) - omens; भयवेदिनः (bhayavedinaḥ) - portending fear;]
(Then, from the mountain peak, leaped one swift as the mind. Then began the omens of the gods, portending fear.)
Then, from the mountain peak, a being as swift as the mind leaped forth. Then, ominous signs appeared among the gods, foretelling fear.
इन्द्रस्य वज्रं दयितं प्रजज्वाल व्यथान्वितम्। सधूमा चापतत्सार्चिर्दिवोल्का नभसश्च्युता ॥१-२६-२८॥
indrasya vajraṃ dayitaṃ prajajvāla vyathānvitam। sadhūmā cāpatatsārcirdivolkā nabhasaścyutā ॥1-26-28॥
[इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; वज्रं (vajraṃ) - thunderbolt; दयितं (dayitaṃ) - beloved; प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed; व्यथान्वितम् (vyathānvitam) - afflicted; सधूमा (sadhūmā) - with smoke; च (ca) - and; अपतत् (apatat) - fell; सार्चिः (sārciḥ) - with flames; दिवोल्का (divolkā) - meteor; नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - from the sky; च्युता (cyutā) - fallen;]
(Indra's beloved thunderbolt blazed, afflicted. With smoke and flames, the meteor fell from the sky.)
Indra's cherished thunderbolt blazed fiercely, afflicted with distress. Accompanied by smoke and flames, the meteor descended from the sky.
तथा वसूनां रुद्राणामादित्यानां च सर्वशः। साध्यानां मरुतां चैव ये चान्ये देवतागणाः ॥ स्वं स्वं प्रहरणं तेषां परस्परमुपाद्रवत् ॥१-२६-२९॥
tathā vasūnāṃ rudrāṇāmādityānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ| sādhyānāṃ marutāṃ caiva ye cānye devatāgaṇāḥ ॥ svaṃ svaṃ praharaṇaṃ teṣāṃ parasparamupādravat ॥1-26-29॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; वसूनां (vasūnāṃ) - of the Vasus; रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - of the Rudras; आदित्यानां (ādityānāṃ) - of the Ādityas; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all; साध्यानां (sādhyānāṃ) - of the Sādhyas; मरुतां (marutāṃ) - of the Maruts; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; देवतागणाः (devatāgaṇāḥ) - groups of deities; स्वं (svaṃ) - own; स्वं (svaṃ) - own; प्रहरणं (praharaṇaṃ) - weapon; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked;]
(Thus, all of the Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas, Sādhyas, Maruts, and other groups of deities indeed attacked each other with their own weapons.)
Thus, all the groups of deities, including the Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas, Sādhyas, and Maruts, attacked each other with their respective weapons.
अभूतपूर्वं सङ्ग्रामे तदा देवासुरेऽपि च। ववुर्वाताः सनिर्घाताः पेतुरुल्काः समन्ततः ॥१-२६-३०॥
abhūtapūrvaṃ saṅgrāme tadā devāsure'pi ca। vavurvātāḥ sanirghātāḥ peturulkāḥ samantataḥ ॥1-26-30॥
[अभूतपूर्वम् (abhūtapūrvam) - unprecedented; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then; देवासुरेऽपि (devāsure'pi) - gods and demons also; च (ca) - and; ववुः (vavur) - blew; वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds; सनिर्घाताः (sanirghātāḥ) - with thunder; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(Unprecedented in battle then gods and demons also and blew winds with thunder fell meteors all around.)
Then, in the unprecedented battle, even the gods and demons witnessed fierce winds blowing with thunder, and meteors falling all around.
निरभ्रमपि चाकाशं प्रजगर्ज महास्वनम्। देवानामपि यो देवः सोऽप्यवर्षदसृक्तदा ॥१-२६-३१॥
nirabhramapi cākāśaṃ prajagarja mahāsvanam। devānāmapi yo devaḥ so'pyavarṣadasṛktadā ॥1-26-31॥
[निरभ्रम् (nirabhram) - cloudless; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky; प्रजगर्ज (prajagarja) - roared; महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - great sound; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; अपि (api) - also; यः (yaḥ) - who; देवः (devaḥ) - god; सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - also; अवर्षत् (avarṣat) - rained; असृक् (asṛk) - blood; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Even the cloudless sky roared with a great sound. The god of the gods also rained blood then.)
Even the clear sky roared with a mighty sound, and the supreme god also caused blood to rain down at that time.
मम्लुर्माल्यानि देवानां शेमुस्तेजांसि चैव हि। उत्पातमेघा रौद्राश्च ववर्षुः शोणितं बहु ॥ रजांसि मुकुटान्येषामुत्थितानि व्यधर्षयन् ॥१-२६-३२॥
mamlurmālyāni devānāṃ śemustejāṃsi caiva hi। utpātameghā raudrāśca vavarṣuḥ śoṇitaṃ bahu ॥ rajāṃsi mukuṭānyeṣām utthitāni vyadharṣayan ॥1-26-32॥
[मम्लुः (mamluh) - withered; माल्यानि (mālyāni) - garlands; देवानां (devānāṃ) - of the gods; शेमुः (śemuḥ) - dimmed; तेजांसि (tejāṃsi) - splendors; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; उत्पातमेघाः (utpātameghāḥ) - ominous clouds; रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce; च (ca) - and; ववर्षुः (vavarṣuḥ) - rained; शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood; बहु (bahu) - much; रजांसि (rajāṃsi) - dust; मुकुटानि (mukuṭāni) - crowns; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; उत्थितानि (utthitāni) - arisen; व्यधर्षयन् (vyadharṣayan) - attacked;]
(The garlands of the gods withered, and their splendors indeed dimmed. Ominous and fierce clouds rained much blood. The dust of these crowns arose and attacked.)
The garlands of the gods withered, and their splendors dimmed. Ominous clouds fiercely rained a lot of blood. The dust from their crowns rose and attacked.
ततस्त्राससमुद्विग्नः सह देवैः शतक्रतुः। उत्पातान्दारुणान्पश्यन्नित्युवाच बृहस्पतिम् ॥१-२६-३३॥
tatastrāsasamudvignaḥ saha devaiḥ śatakratuḥ| utpātāndāruṇānpāśyannityuvāca bṛhaspatim ॥1-26-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्रास (trāsa) - fear; समुद्विग्नः (samudvignaḥ) - agitated; सह (saha) - with; देवैः (devaiḥ) - gods; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra; उत्पातान् (utpātān) - omens; दारुणान् (dāruṇān) - terrible; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; उवाच (uvāca) - said; बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - to Brihaspati;]
(Then, agitated by fear, Indra, along with the gods, always seeing terrible omens, said to Brihaspati.)
Then, Indra, troubled by fear and accompanied by the gods, constantly witnessing dreadful omens, spoke to Brihaspati.
किमर्थं भगवन्घोरा महोत्पाताः समुत्थिताः। न च शत्रुं प्रपश्यामि युधि यो नः प्रधर्षयेत् ॥१-२६-३४॥
kimarthaṃ bhagavanghorā mahotpātāḥ samutthitāḥ। na ca śatruṃ prapaśyāmi yudhi yo naḥ pradharṣayet ॥1-26-34॥
[किमर्थं (kimartham) - for what reason; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible; महोत्पाताः (mahotpātāḥ) - great omens; समुत्थिताः (samutthitāḥ) - have arisen; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; यः (yaḥ) - who; नः (naḥ) - us; प्रधर्षयेत् (pradharṣayet) - could harm;]
(For what reason, O Lord, have terrible great omens arisen? And I do not see an enemy in battle who could harm us.)
O Lord, why have these terrible omens appeared? I see no enemy in battle who could threaten us.
बृहस्पतिरुवाच॥
bṛhaspatiruvāca॥
[बृहस्पति: (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bṛhaspati said.)
Bṛhaspati spoke.
तवापराधाद्देवेन्द्र प्रमादाच्च शतक्रतो। तपसा वालखिल्यानां भूतमुत्पन्नमद्भुतम् ॥१-२६-३५॥
tavāparādhāddevendra pramādācca śatakrato। tapasā vālakhilyānāṃ bhūtamutpannamadbhutam ॥1-26-35॥
[तव (tava) - your; अपराधात् (aparādhāt) - due to fault; देवेन्द्र (devendra) - O lord of gods; प्रमादात् (pramādāt) - due to negligence; च (ca) - and; शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Śatakratu; तपसा (tapasā) - by the penance; वालखिल्यानां (vālakhilyānāṃ) - of the Vālakhilyas; भूतम् (bhūtam) - a being; उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - has arisen; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful;]
(Due to your fault and negligence, O lord of gods and Śatakratu, a wonderful being has arisen by the penance of the Vālakhilyas.)
O Indra, due to your mistake and carelessness, a miraculous being has been created by the penance of the Vālakhilyas.
कश्यपस्य मुनेः पुत्रो विनतायाश्च खेचरः। हर्तुं सोममनुप्राप्तो बलवान्कामरूपवान् ॥१-२६-३६॥
kaśyapasya muneḥ putro vinatāyāśca khecaraḥ। hartuṃ somamanuprāpto balavānkāmarūpavān ॥1-26-36॥
[कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa; मुनेः (muneḥ) - sage; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; विनतायाः (vinatāyāḥ) - of Vinatā; च (ca) - and; खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - sky-dweller; हर्तुम् (hartum) - to steal; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - arrived; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; कामरूपवान् (kāmarūpavān) - shape-shifter;]
(The son of sage Kaśyapa and Vinatā, a sky-dweller, arrived to steal Soma, strong and a shape-shifter.)
The son of the sage Kaśyapa and Vinatā, who dwells in the sky, arrived with the intent to steal Soma, possessing great strength and the ability to change his form.
समर्थो बलिनां श्रेष्ठो हर्तुं सोमं विहङ्गमः। सर्वं सम्भावयाम्यस्मिन्नसाध्यमपि साधयेत् ॥१-२६-३७॥
samartho balināṃ śreṣṭho hartuṃ somaṃ vihaṅgamaḥ। sarvaṃ sambhāvayāmyasminnasādhyamapi sādhayet ॥1-26-37॥
[समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the strong; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best; हर्तुम् (hartum) - to take; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; विहङ्गमः (vihaṅgamaḥ) - bird; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; सम्भावयामि (sambhāvayāmi) - I consider; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; असाध्यम् (asādhyam) - impossible; अपि (api) - even; साधयेत् (sādhayet) - can accomplish;]
(The bird, capable and best among the strong, can take Soma. I consider that in this, even the impossible can be accomplished.)
The bird, being the most capable and strongest, can take the Soma. I believe that even the impossible can be achieved in this context.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said.)
Sūta said.
श्रुत्वैतद्वचनं शक्रः प्रोवाचामृतरक्षिणः। महावीर्यबलः पक्षी हर्तुं सोममिहोद्यतः ॥१-२६-३८॥
śrutvaitadvacanaṃ śakraḥ provācāmṛtarakṣiṇaḥ। mahāvīryabalaḥ pakṣī hartuṃ somamihodyataḥ ॥1-26-38॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एतद्वचनं (etadvacanaṃ) - these words; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; अमृतरक्षिणः (amṛtarakṣiṇaḥ) - to the protectors of nectar; महावीर्यबलः (mahāvīryabalaḥ) - of great strength and power; पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird; हर्तुं (hartuṃ) - to steal; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; इह (iha) - here; उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - prepared;]
(Having heard these words, Indra said to the protectors of nectar: The bird of great strength and power is prepared here to steal Soma.)
Upon hearing these words, Indra addressed the protectors of nectar, saying that the mighty bird is ready here to take the Soma.
युष्मान्सम्बोधयाम्येष यथा स न हरेद्बलात्। अतुलं हि बलं तस्य बृहस्पतिरुवाच मे ॥१-२६-३९॥
yuṣmān sambodhayāmy eṣa yathā sa na hared balāt. atulaṃ hi balaṃ tasya bṛhaspatir uvāca me ॥1-26-39॥
[युष्मान् (yuṣmān) - you; सम्बोधयामि (sambodhayāmi) - address; एष (eṣa) - this; यथा (yathā) - so that; स (sa) - he; न (na) - not; हरेत् (haret) - take away; बलात् (balāt) - by force; अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable; हि (hi) - indeed; बलम् (balam) - strength; तस्य (tasya) - his; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; उवाच (uvāca) - said; मे (me) - to me;]
(I address you so that he may not take away by force. Indeed, his strength is incomparable, Bṛhaspati said to me.)
Bṛhaspati said to me that I am addressing you so that he may not forcibly take away anything, as his strength is indeed incomparable.
तच्छ्रुत्वा विबुधा वाक्यं विस्मिता यत्नमास्थिताः। परिवार्यामृतं तस्थुर्वज्री चेन्द्रः शतक्रतुः ॥१-२६-४०॥
tacchrutvā vibudhā vākyaṃ vismitā yatnamāsthitāḥ। parivāryāmṛtaṃ tasthurvajrī cendraḥ śatakratuḥ ॥1-26-40॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - the wise ones; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - undertook; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar; तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - stood; वज्री (vajrī) - the one with the thunderbolt; च (ca) - and; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - the performer of a hundred sacrifices;]
(Having heard that speech, the wise ones, astonished, undertook effort. Surrounding the nectar, stood Indra, the one with the thunderbolt, the performer of a hundred sacrifices.)
Upon hearing that speech, the wise ones were astonished and made efforts. Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt and performer of a hundred sacrifices, stood surrounding the nectar.
धारयन्तो महार्हाणि कवचानि मनस्विनः। काञ्चनानि विचित्राणि वैडूर्यविकृतानि च ॥१-२६-४१॥
dhārayanto mahārhāṇi kavacāni manasvinaḥ। kāñcanāni vicitrāṇi vaiḍūryavikṛtāni ca ॥1-26-41॥
[धारयन्तः (dhārayantaḥ) - wearing; महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - very precious; कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors; मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - high-minded ones; काञ्चनानि (kāñcanāni) - golden; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - variegated; वैडूर्यविकृतानि (vaiḍūryavikṛtāni) - adorned with cat's eye gems; च (ca) - and;]
(Wearing very precious armors, the high-minded ones, golden, variegated, and adorned with cat's eye gems.)
The high-minded ones wore very precious armors that were golden, variegated, and adorned with cat's eye gems.
विविधानि च शस्त्राणि घोररूपाण्यनेकशः। शिततीक्ष्णाग्रधाराणि समुद्यम्य सहस्रशः ॥१-२६-४२॥
vividhāni ca śastrāṇi ghorarūpāṇyanekaśaḥ। śitatīkṣṇāgradhārāṇi samudyamya sahasraśaḥ ॥1-26-42॥
[विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; घोररूपाणि (ghorarūpāṇi) - terrible forms; अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - numerous; शिततीक्ष्णाग्रधाराणि (śitatīkṣṇāgradhārāṇi) - sharp-edged; समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - wielding; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - thousands;]
(Various and numerous weapons of terrible forms, sharp-edged, wielding thousands.)
There are various and numerous weapons with terrible forms and sharp edges, wielded in thousands.
सविस्फुलिङ्गज्वालानि सधूमानि च सर्वशः। चक्राणि परिघांश्चैव त्रिशूलानि परश्वधान् ॥१-२६-४३॥
savispuliṅgajvālāni sadhūmāni ca sarvaśaḥ। cakrāṇi parighāṃścaiva triśūlāni paraśvadhān ॥1-26-43॥
[सविस्फुलिङ्गज्वालानि (savispuliṅgajvālāni) - with-sparks-flames; सधूमानि (sadhūmāni) - with-smoke; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere; चक्राणि (cakrāṇi) - discs; परिघान् (parighān) - clubs; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; त्रिशूलानि (triśūlāni) - tridents; परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - battle-axes;]
(With sparks and flames, with smoke everywhere; discs, clubs, indeed tridents and battle-axes.)
There were sparks and flames everywhere, accompanied by smoke; there were discs, clubs, tridents, and battle-axes all around.
शक्तीश्च विविधास्तीक्ष्णाः करवालांश्च निर्मलान्। स्वदेहरूपाण्यादाय गदाश्चोग्रप्रदर्शनाः ॥१-२६-४४॥
śaktīśca vividhāstīkṣṇāḥ karavālāṃśca nirmalān। svadeharūpāṇyādāya gadāścograpradarśanāḥ ॥1-26-44॥
[शक्तीः (śaktīḥ) - spears; च (ca) - and; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - sharp; करवालान् (karavālān) - swords; च (ca) - and; निर्मलान् (nirmalān) - spotless; स्व (sva) - own; देह (deha) - body; रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces; च (ca) - and; उग्र (ugra) - fierce; प्रदर्शनाः (pradarśanāḥ) - displaying;]
(Spears and various sharp swords, spotless, having taken their own bodily forms, and maces displaying fierceness.)
They wielded various sharp spears and spotless swords, having assumed their own bodily forms, and displayed fierce maces.
तैः शस्त्रैर्भानुमद्भिस्ते दिव्याभरणभूषिताः। भानुमन्तः सुरगणास्तस्थुर्विगतकल्मषाः ॥१-२६-४५॥
taiḥ śastrairbhānumadbhiste divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ। bhānumantaḥ suragaṇāstasthurvigatakalmaṣāḥ ॥1-26-45॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by those; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons; भानुमद्भिः (bhānumadbhiḥ) - radiant; ते (te) - they; दिव्याभरणभूषिताः (divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with divine ornaments; भानुमन्तः (bhānumantaḥ) - radiant; सुरगणाः (suragaṇāḥ) - the groups of gods; तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - stood; विगतकल्मषाः (vigatakalmaṣāḥ) - free from impurities;]
(By those radiant weapons, they, adorned with divine ornaments, the radiant groups of gods stood free from impurities.)
The radiant groups of gods, adorned with divine ornaments and armed with radiant weapons, stood free from impurities.
अनुपमबलवीर्यतेजसो; धृतमनसः परिरक्षणेऽमृतस्य। असुरपुरविदारणाः सुरा; ज्वलनसमिद्धवपुःप्रकाशिनः ॥१-२६-४६॥
anupamabalavīryatejaso; dhṛtamanasaḥ parirakṣaṇe'mṛtasya। asurapuravidāraṇāḥ surā; jvalanasamiddhavapuḥprakāśinaḥ ॥1-26-46॥
[अनुपम (anupama) - incomparable; बल (bala) - strength; वीर्य (vīrya) - valor; तेजस (tejas) - brilliance; धृत (dhṛta) - firm; मनस (manasa) - mind; परिरक्षणे (parirakṣaṇe) - in protection; अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of nectar; असुरपुर (asurapura) - of the demon city; विदारणाः (vidāraṇāḥ) - destroyers; सुर (surā) - gods; ज्वलन (jvalana) - fire; समिद्ध (samiddha) - kindled; वपुः (vapuḥ) - body; प्रकाशिनः (prakāśinaḥ) - shining;]
(Incomparable in strength, valor, and brilliance; with firm minds in the protection of nectar. The gods, destroyers of the demon city; shining with bodies kindled like fire.)
The gods, with incomparable strength, valor, and brilliance, and firm minds dedicated to protecting the nectar, are the destroyers of the demon city, shining with bodies kindled like fire.
इति समरवरं सुरास्थितं; परिघसहस्रशतैः समाकुलम्। विगलितमिव चाम्बरान्तरे; तपनमरीचिविभासितं बभौ ॥१-२६-४७॥
iti samaravaraṃ surāsthitaṃ; parighasahasraśataiḥ samākulam। vigalitāmiva cāmbarāntare; tapanamarīcivibhāsitaṃ babhau ॥1-26-47॥
[इति (iti) - thus; समरवरं (samaravaraṃ) - battlefield excellent; सुरास्थितं (surāsthitaṃ) - gods present; परिघसहस्रशतैः (parighasahasraśataiḥ) - with thousands of barriers; समाकुलम् (samākulam) - crowded; विगलितमिव (vigalitāmiva) - as if melted; चाम्बरान्तरे (cāmbarāntare) - in the sky; तपनमरीचिविभासितं (tapanamarīcivibhāsitaṃ) - sun rays illuminated; बभौ (babhau) - shone;]
(Thus, the excellent battlefield where gods were present, crowded with thousands of barriers, appeared as if melted in the sky, illuminated by the sun's rays, shone.)
Thus, the excellent battlefield, where the gods were present and crowded with thousands of barriers, appeared as if it was melting in the sky, illuminated by the sun's rays, and shone brilliantly.
