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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥
Markandeya said.
tato brahmarṣayaḥ siddhā devarājarṣayas tathā। havyavāhaṃ puraskṛtya brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ ॥03-260-1॥
Then the Brahmarṣis, Siddhas, and divine royal seers, led by Agni, approached Brahmā for refuge. (03-260-1)
agnir uvāca॥
Agni said.
yaḥ sa viśravasaḥ putro daśagrīvo mahābalaḥ। avadhyo varadānena kṛto bhagavatā purā ॥03-260-2॥
That Daśagrīva, the greatly powerful son of Viśravas, was formerly made invulnerable by the boon granted by the divine being. (03-260-2)
sa bādhate prajāḥ sarvā viprakārairmahābalaḥ। tato nastrātu bhagavannānyastrātā hi vidyate ॥03-260-3॥
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)
brahmovāca॥
Brahmā said.
na sa devāsuraiḥ śakyo yuddhe jetuṃ vibhāvaso। vihitaṃ tatra yat kāryam abhitas tasya nigrahe ॥03-260-4॥
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)
tadartham avatīrṇo'sau manniyogāc caturbhujaḥ। viṣṇuḥ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sa karmaitat kariṣyati ॥03-260-5॥
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)
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca॥
Markandeya said.
pitāmahastatasteṣāṃ sannidhau vākyamabravīt। sarvairdevagaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ sambhavadhvaṃ mahītale ॥03-260-6॥
Then Grandfather (Brahmā), in their presence, said, 'Together with all the hosts of gods, you should be born on earth.' (03-260-6)
viṣṇoḥ sahāyān ṛkṣīṣu vānarīṣu ca sarvaśaḥ। janayadhvaṃ sutān vīrān kāmarūpa-balānvitān॥03-260-7॥
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)
tato bhāgānubhāgena devagandharvadānavāḥ। avatartuṃ mahīṃ sarve rañjayāmāsurañjasā ॥03-260-8॥
Then, by division and portion, all the gods, gandharvas, and dānavas descended to the earth and colored it completely. (03-260-8)
teṣāṃ samakṣaṃ gandharvīṃ dundubhīṃ nāma nāmataḥ। śaśāsa varado devo devakāryārthasiddhaye ॥03-260-9॥
In their presence, the god who grants boons commanded Gandharvī named Dundubhi, in order to accomplish the divine purpose. (03-260-9)
pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā gandharvī dundubhī tataḥ। mantharā mānuṣe loke kubjā samabhavattadā ॥03-260-10॥
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)
śakra-prabhṛtayaś caiva sarve te sura-sattamāḥ। vānara-ṛkṣa-vara-strīṣu janayām āsur ātma-jān ॥ te 'nvavartan pitṝn sarve yaśasā ca balena ca ॥03-260-11॥
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)
bhettāro giriśṛṅgāṇāṃ śālatālaśilāyudhāḥ। vajrasaṃhananāḥ sarve sarve caughabalās tathā॥03-260-12॥
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)
kāmavīryadharāścaiva sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ। nāgāyutasamaprāṇā vāyuvegasamā jave॥ yatrecchakanivāsāśca kecidatra vanaukasaḥ॥03-260-13॥
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)
evaṃ vidhāya tatsarvaṃ bhagavān lokabhāvanaḥ. mantharāṃ bodhayāmāsa yadyat kāryaṃ yathā yathā ॥03-260-14॥
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)
sā tadvacanam ājñāya tathā cakre manojavā. itaś cetaś ca gacchantī vaira-sandhukṣaṇe ratā ॥03-260-15॥
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)
