03.260
मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥
Markandeya said.
ततो ब्रह्मर्षयः सिद्धा देवराजर्षयस्तथा। हव्यवाहं पुरस्कृत्य ब्रह्माणं शरणं गताः ॥०३-२६०-१॥
Then the Brahmarṣis, Siddhas, and divine royal seers, led by Agni, approached Brahmā for refuge. (03-260-1)
अग्निरुवाच॥
Agni said.
यः स विश्रवसः पुत्रो दशग्रीवो महाबलः। अवध्यो वरदानेन कृतो भगवता पुरा ॥०३-२६०-२॥
That Daśagrīva, the greatly powerful son of Viśravas, was formerly made invulnerable by the boon granted by the divine being. (03-260-2)
स बाधते प्रजाः सर्वा विप्रकारैर्महाबलः। ततो नस्त्रातु भगवन्नान्यस्त्राता हि विद्यते ॥०३-२६०-३॥
He, of great strength, harasses all creatures by various means. Therefore, O Lord, protect us; for truly, there is no other protector. (03-260-3)
ब्रह्मोवाच॥
Brahmā said.
न स देवासुरैः शक्यो युद्धे जेतुं विभावसो। विहितं तत्र यत्कार्यमभितस्तस्य निग्रहे ॥०३-२६०-४॥
He cannot be conquered in battle by gods and asuras, O Vibhāvasu; therefore, whatever should be done for his restraint has been prescribed. (03-260-4)
तदर्थमवतीर्णोऽसौ मन्नियोगाच्चतुर्भुजः। विष्णुः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठः स कर्मैतत्करिष्यति ॥०३-२६०-५॥
For that purpose, that four-armed Viṣṇu has descended by my command; he who is the best among fighters will accomplish this task. (03-260-5)
मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥
Markandeya said.
पितामहस्ततस्तेषां संनिधौ वाक्यमब्रवीत्। सर्वैर्देवगणैः सार्धं सम्भवध्वं महीतले ॥०३-२६०-६॥
Then Grandfather (Brahmā), in their presence, said, 'Together with all the hosts of gods, you should be born on earth.' (03-260-6)
विष्णोः सहायानृक्षीषु वानरीषु च सर्वशः। जनयध्वं सुतान्वीरान्कामरूपबलान्वितान् ॥०३-२६०-७॥
As helpers of Viṣṇu, in every way, you all beget heroic sons among the female bears and monkeys, who are endowed with the strength and the ability to assume forms at will. (03-260-7)
ततो भागानुभागेन देवगन्धर्वदानवाः। अवतर्तुं महीं सर्वे रञ्जयामासुरञ्जसा ॥०३-२६०-८॥
Then, by division and portion, all the gods, gandharvas, and dānavas descended to the earth and colored it completely. (03-260-8)
तेषां समक्षं गन्धर्वीं दुन्दुभीं नाम नामतः। शशास वरदो देवो देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये ॥०३-२६०-९॥
In their presence, the god who grants boons commanded Gandharvī named Dundubhi, in order to accomplish the divine purpose. (03-260-9)
पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा गन्धर्वी दुन्दुभी ततः। मन्थरा मानुषे लोके कुब्जा समभवत्तदा ॥०३-२६०-१०॥
Hearing the words of the grandsire, the Gandharva woman Dundubhī was then born as Mantharā, a hunchbacked woman, in the human world. (03-260-10)
शक्रप्रभृतयश्चैव सर्वे ते सुरसत्तमाः। वानरर्क्षवरस्त्रीषु जनयामासुरात्मजान् ॥ तेऽन्ववर्तन्पितॄन्सर्वे यशसा च बलेन च ॥०३-२६०-११॥
Indra and the others, all these foremost gods, indeed begot their own sons in the women of the best among monkeys and bears. All of them emulated their fathers, both in fame and in strength. (03-260-11)
भेत्तारो गिरिशृङ्गाणां शालतालशिलायुधाः। वज्रसंहननाः सर्वे सर्वे चौघबलास्तथा ॥०३-२६०-१२॥
They pierce mountain peaks, armed with śāla, tāla (palm) trees, and stones as their weapons, all as hard as thunderbolts, each one possessing immense collective strength. (03-260-12)
कामवीर्यधराश्चैव सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः। नागायुतसमप्राणा वायुवेगसमा जवे ॥ यत्रेच्छकनिवासाश्च केचिदत्र वनौकसः ॥०३-२६०-१३॥
All of them, possessing the vigor of desire, skilled in battle, possessing the strength of a multitude of elephants and swiftness equal to the wind; and here some forest-dwellers reside wherever they wish. (03-260-13)
एवं विधाय तत्सर्वं भगवाँल्लोकभावनः। मन्थरां बोधयामास यद्यत्कार्यं यथा यथा ॥०३-२६०-१४॥
Having thus arranged everything, the blessed creator of the world instructed Manthara in all the actions she was to perform, in every detail. (03-260-14)
सा तद्वचनमाज्ञाय तथा चक्रे मनोजवा। इतश्चेतश्च गच्छन्ती वैरसन्धुक्षणे रता ॥०३-२६०-१५॥
She, whose speed was like the mind, upon understanding those words, acted accordingly; moving here and there, she delighted in fanning enmity. (03-260-15)
