12.218
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
शतक्रतुरथापश्यद्बलेर्दीप्तां महात्मनः। स्वरूपिणीं शरीराद्धि तदा निष्क्रामतीं श्रियम् ॥१२-२१८-१॥
śatakratur athāpaśyad baler dīptāṃ mahātmanaḥ। svarūpiṇīṃ śarīrād dhi tadā niṣkrāmatīṃ śriyam ॥12-218-1॥
[शतक्रतु (śatakratu) - Indra; अथ (atha) - then; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali; दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - shining; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled; स्वरूपिणीम् (svarūpiṇīm) - in her own form; शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from the body; हि (hi) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; निष्क्रामतीम् (niṣkrāmatīm) - emerging; श्रियं (śriyam) - Śrī (Goddess of Fortune);]
(Indra then saw, from the body of the great-souled Bali, the shining Śrī, in her own form, indeed then emerging.)
Then Indra saw the radiant Goddess Śrī, in her true form, emerging from the body of the great-souled Bali.
तां दीप्तां प्रभया दृष्ट्वा भगवान्पाकशासनः। विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयनो बलिं पप्रच्छ वासवः ॥१२-२१८-२॥
tāṃ dīptāṃ prabhayā dṛṣṭvā bhagavān pākāśāsanaḥ। vismayotphullanayano baliṃ papraccha vāsavaḥ॥12-218-2॥
[तां (tāṃ) - her; दीप्तां (dīptāṃ) - shining; प्रभया (prabhayā) - by radiance; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; पाकशासनः (pākāśāsanaḥ) - Indra; विस्मय (vismaya) - wonder; उत्फुल्ल (utphulla) - expanded; नयनो (nayano) - eyes; बलिं (baliṃ) - Bali; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - the lord of the Vasus (Indra);]
(Having seen her shining with radiance, the revered Indra, his eyes wide with wonder, asked Bali.)
Seeing her radiant brilliance, Indra, filled with amazement, his eyes wide, asked Bali.
बले केयमपक्रान्ता रोचमाना शिखण्डिनी। त्वत्तः स्थिता सकेयूरा दीप्यमाना स्वतेजसा ॥१२-२१८-३॥
bale keyamapakrāntā rocamānā śikhaṇḍinī। tvattaḥ sthitā sakeyūrā dīpyamānā svatejasā ॥12-218-3॥
[बले (bale) - in strength; का (kā) - who; इयम् (iyam) - this; अपक्रान्ता (apakrāntā) - departed; रोचमाना (rocamānā) - shining; शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - crested one; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; स्थिता (sthitā) - stood; स (sa) - with; केयूरा (keyūrā) - armlets; दीप्यमाना (dīpyamānā) - glowing; स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - with own brilliance;]
(In strength, who is this departed, shining, crested one, who stood apart from you, with armlets, glowing with her own brilliance?)
Who is this powerful, radiant, crested woman, adorned with armlets, who has departed from you and stands shining with her own brilliance?
बलिरुवाच॥
baliruvāca॥
[बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali; (proper noun, name of a king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Bali said;)
Bali said.
न हीमामासुरीं वेद्मि न दैवीं न च मानुषीम्। त्वमेवैनां पृच्छ मा वा यथेष्टं कुरु वासव ॥१२-२१८-४॥
na hīmām āsurīṃ vedmi na daivīṃ na ca mānuṣīm। tvam evaināṃ pṛccha mā vā yatheṣṭaṃ kuru vāsava ॥12-218-4॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine accusative singular); आसुरीम् (āsurīm) - āsurī (demonic, belonging to asuras); वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know; न (na) - not; दैवीं (daivīm) - daivī (divine, belonging to devas); न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मानुषीम् (mānuṣīm) - mānuṣī (human, belonging to men); त्वम् (tvam) - you; एव (eva) - indeed; एनाम् (enām) - her/this (feminine accusative singular); पृच्छ (pṛccha) - ask; मा (mā) - not; वा (vā) - or; यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as you wish; कुरु (kuru) - do; वासव (vāsava) - O Vāsava (epithet of Indra);]
(Not indeed do I know this āsurī, nor divine, nor human; you indeed ask her, or not, as you wish, do, O Vāsava.)
I truly do not know whether she is of the asura kind, divine, or human; you alone should ask her, or do as you wish, O Vāsava (Indra).
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
का त्वं बलेरपक्रान्ता रोचमाना शिखण्डिनी। अजानतो ममाचक्ष्व नामधेयं शुचिस्मिते ॥१२-२१८-५॥
kā tvaṃ balerapakrāntā rocamānā śikhaṇḍinī। ajānato mamācakṣva nāmadheyaṃ śucismite ॥12-218-5॥
[का (kā) - who; (feminine singular nominative); त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; (second person singular nominative); बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali; (genitive singular); अपक्रान्ता (apakrāntā) - departed; gone away; (feminine singular nominative); रोचमाना (rocamānā) - shining; radiant; (feminine singular nominative participle); शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - crested; adorned with a crest; (feminine singular nominative); अजानतः (ajānataḥ) - not knowing; (from one who does not know); मम (mama) - my; (genitive singular); आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; speak; (imperative, second person singular); नामधेयम् (nāmadheyam) - name; appellation; (accusative singular); शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O pure-smiled one; (vocative singular feminine);]
(Who are you, departed from Bali, shining, crested one? To one not knowing, tell my name, O pure-smiled one.)
Who are you, radiant crested lady, who has left Bali? O pure-smiled one, please tell me your name, for I do not know it.
का त्वं तिष्ठसि मायेव दीप्यमाना स्वतेजसा। हित्वा दैत्येश्वरं सुभ्रु तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वतः ॥१२-२१८-६॥
kā tvaṃ tiṣṭhasi māyeva dīpyamānā svatejasā। hitvā daityeśvaraṃ subhru tanmamācakṣva tattvataḥ ॥12-218-6॥
[का (kā) - who (feminine); त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - stand; माया (māyā) - illusion; इव (iva) - like; दीप्यमाना (dīpyamānā) - shining; स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - by own splendor; हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned; दैत्येश्वरं (daityeśvaram) - the lord of the Daityas; सुभ्रु (subhru) - O beautiful-browed one; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly;]
(Who are you, standing like illusion, shining by your own splendor? Having abandoned the lord of the Daityas, O beautiful-browed one, tell that to me truly.)
Who are you, standing here like an illusion, radiant with your own splendor? O beautiful-browed one, having left the lord of the Daityas, tell me the truth about this.
श्रीरुवाच॥
śrīr uvāca॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - fortune; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Fortune said.)
Śrī said.
न मा विरोचनो वेद न मा वैरोचनो बलिः। आहुर्मां दुःसहेत्येवं विधित्सेति च मां विदुः ॥१२-२१८-७॥
na mā virocano veda na mā vairocano baliḥ। āhur māṃ duḥsahety evaṃ vidhitseti ca māṃ viduḥ॥12-218-7॥
[न (na) - not; मा (mā) - me; विरोचनः (virocanaḥ) - Virocana; वेद (veda) - knows; न (na) - not; मा (mā) - me; वैरोचनः (vairocanaḥ) - Vairocana; बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say; माम् (mām) - me; दुःसहः (duḥsahaḥ) - hard to bear; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - so; विधित्सेति (vidhitsā iti) - desiring to know thus; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; विदुः (viduḥ) - they know;]
(Not me Virocana knows, not me Vairocana Bali; they say me hard to bear thus, so, desiring to know thus, and me they know.)
Neither Virocana nor Bali, the son of Virocana, knows me; they say I am hard to bear, and thus, those who desire to know, know me so.
भूतिर्लक्ष्मीति मामाहुः श्रीरित्येवं च वासव। त्वं मां शक्र न जानीषे सर्वे देवा न मां विदुः ॥१२-२१८-८॥
bhūtir lakṣmīti mām āhuḥ śrīr ity evaṃ ca vāsava। tvaṃ māṃ śakra na jānīṣe sarve devā na māṃ viduḥ ॥12-218-8॥
[भूतिः (bhūtiḥ) - prosperity; लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī) - Lakshmi; इति (iti) - thus; माम् (mām) - me; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they call; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - fortune; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - so; च (ca) - and; वासव (vāsava) - O Indra; त्वम् (tvam) - you; माम् (mām) - me; शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra; न (na) - not; जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know; सर्वे (sarve) - all; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; विदुः (viduḥ) - know;]
(They call me prosperity, Lakshmi, and fortune, so, O Indra. You, O Śakra, do not know me; all the gods do not know me.)
People call me prosperity, Lakshmi, and fortune, O Indra. But you, O Śakra, do not know me; nor do any of the gods know me.
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said.)
Indra said.
किमिदं त्वं मम कृते उताहो बलिनः कृते। दुःसहे विजहास्येनं चिरसंवासिनी सती ॥१२-२१८-९॥
kimidaṃ tvaṃ mama kṛte utāho balinaḥ kṛte। duḥsahe vijahāsyenaṃ cirasaṃvāsinī satī ॥12-218-9॥
[किम् (kim) - what; इदं (idaṃ) - this; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मम (mama) - for me; कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of; उत (uta) - or; आहो (āho) - or rather; बलिनः (balinaḥ) - of the powerful; कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of; दुःसहे (duḥsahe) - to the unbearable; विजहासि (vijahāsi) - you wish to abandon; एनम् (enam) - him; चिरसंवासिनी (cirasaṃvāsinī) - long-time dweller with; सती (satī) - being;]
(What is this, you, for my sake, or rather for the sake of the powerful? To the unbearable, you wish to abandon him, being a long-time dweller with (him).)
What is this—are you doing this for my sake, or for the sake of the powerful? Are you, who have long lived with him, now wishing to abandon him in this unbearable situation?
श्रीरुवाच॥
śrīr uvāca॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(śrīḥ said;)
Śrī said.
न धाता न विधाता मां विदधाति कथञ्चन। कालस्तु शक्र पर्यायान्मैनं शक्रावमन्यथाः ॥१२-२१८-१०॥
na dhātā na vidhātā māṃ vidadhāti kathañcana। kālastu śakra paryāyānmainaṃ śakrāvamanyathāḥ ॥12-218-10॥
[न (na) - not; धाता (dhātā) - the supporter; न (na) - not; विधाता (vidhātā) - the creator; मां (mām) - me; विदधाति (vidadhāti) - appoints; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; कालः (kālaḥ) - Time; तु (tu) - but; शक्र (śakra) - O Indra; पर्यायान् (paryāyān) - cycles; माम् (mām) - me; एनम् (enam) - this; शक्र (śakra) - O Indra; अवमन्यथाः (avamanyathāḥ) - do not disregard;]
(Not the supporter, not the creator appoints me in any way. But Time, O Indra, through cycles, O Indra, do not disregard this me.)
Neither the supporter nor the creator appoints me in any way. It is Time alone, O Indra, through cycles; O Indra, do not disregard this one (me).
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said;)
Indra said:
कथं त्वया बलिस्त्यक्तः किमर्थं वा शिखण्डिनि। कथं च मां न जह्यास्त्वं तन्मे ब्रूहि शुचिस्मिते ॥१२-२१८-११॥
kathaṁ tvayā balis tyaktaḥ kimarthaṁ vā śikhaṇḍini| kathaṁ ca māṁ na jahyās tvaṁ tan me brūhi śucismite ॥12-218-11॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (name); त्यक्तः (tyaktaḥ) - abandoned; किमर्थं (kimartham) - for what reason; वा (vā) - or; शिखण्डिनि (śikhaṇḍini) - O Śikhaṇḍinī; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; न (na) - not; जह्याः (jahyāḥ) - would you abandon; त्वम् (tvam) - you; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O pure-smiling one;]
(How by you Bali was abandoned, for what reason, O Śikhaṇḍinī? How also me not would you abandon, you? That to me tell, O pure-smiling one.)
O Śucismitā, tell me: How was Bali abandoned by you, for what reason, O Śikhaṇḍinī? And how is it that you would not abandon me? Please tell me that.
श्रीरुवाच॥
śrīr uvāca॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī (the auspicious one, an honorific); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śrī said;)
Śrī said.
सत्ये स्थितास्मि दाने च व्रते तपसि चैव हि। पराक्रमे च धर्मे च पराचीनस्ततो बलिः ॥१२-२१८-१२॥
satye sthitāsmi dāne ca vrate tapasi caiva hi। parākrame ca dharme ca parācīnastato baliḥ ॥12-218-12॥
[सत्ये (satye) - in truth; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; दाने (dāne) - in giving; च (ca) - and; व्रते (vrate) - in vow; तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - surely; पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in valor; च (ca) - and; धर्मे (dharme) - in righteousness; च (ca) - and; पराचीनः (parācīnaḥ) - ancient; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali;]
(In truth established I am, in giving and in vow, in austerity indeed surely, in valor and in righteousness and ancient therefore Bali.)
I am established in truth, in charity, in vows, and in austerity indeed; in valor and in righteousness as well, therefore Bali is ancient.
ब्रह्मण्योऽयं सदा भूत्वा सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः। अभ्यसूयद्ब्राह्मणान्वै उच्छिष्टश्चास्पृशद्घृतम् ॥१२-२१८-१३॥
brahmaṇyo'yaṃ sadā bhūtvā satyavādī jitendriyaḥ। abhyasūyadbrāhmaṇānvai ucchiṣṭaścāspṛśadghṛtam ॥12-218-13॥
[ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to Brahman; spirit of sacred knowledge; अयम् (ayam) - this (person); सदा (sadā) - always; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - speaker of truth; जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered the senses; अभ्यसूयत् (abhyasūyat) - envied; bore ill-will; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brāhmaṇas; वै (vai) - indeed; उच्छिष्टः (ucchiṣṭaḥ) - defiled by remnants (of food); च (ca) - and; अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - did not touch; घृतम् (ghṛtam) - clarified butter;]
(Devoted to Brahman, this (person), always having become, speaker of truth, one who has conquered the senses, envied Brāhmaṇas indeed, defiled by remnants (of food), and did not touch clarified butter.)
Although always devoted to Brahman, truthful, and self-controlled, he envied Brāhmaṇas, and being defiled by food remnants, did not touch clarified butter.
यज्ञशीलः पुरा भूत्वा मामेव यजतेत्ययम्। प्रोवाच लोकान्मूढात्मा कालेनोपनिपीडितः ॥१२-२१८-१४॥
yajñaśīlaḥ purā bhūtvā māmeva yajatetayam। provāca lokānmūḍhātmā kālenopanipīḍitaḥ ॥12-218-14॥
[यज्ञशीलः (yajñaśīlaḥ) - one whose nature is sacrifice; पुरा (purā) - formerly; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; माम् (mām) - me; एव (eva) - only; यजते (yajate) - worships; इति (iti) - thus; अयम् (ayam) - this one; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; मूढात्मा (mūḍhātmā) - deluded soul; कालेन (kālena) - by time; उपनिपीडितः (upanipīḍitaḥ) - oppressed;]
(One whose nature is sacrifice, formerly having become, me only worships, thus this one said, worlds, deluded soul, by time, oppressed.)
This deluded soul, who was formerly devoted to sacrifice, said to the worlds, 'He worships only me,' being oppressed by time.
अपाकृता ततः शक्र त्वयि वत्स्यामि वासव। अप्रमत्तेन धार्यास्मि तपसा विक्रमेण च ॥१२-२१८-१५॥
apākṛtā tataḥ śakra tvayi vatsyāmi vāsava। apramattena dhāryāsmi tapasā vikrameṇa ca ॥12-218-15॥
[अपाकृता (apākṛtā) - removed; driven away; ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; शक्र (śakra) - Śakra; Indra; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I shall dwell; वासव (vāsava) - Vāsava; Indra; अप्रमत्तेन (apramattena) - by the vigilant; by the careful; धार्या (dhāryā) - to be borne; to be supported; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; by penance; विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by prowess; by valor; च (ca) - and;]
(Removed then, O Śakra, in you I shall dwell, O Vāsava. By the vigilant, I am to be borne by austerity and by prowess.)
O Śakra, when the obstacles are removed, I shall dwell with you, O Vāsava. I am to be sustained by the vigilant through austerity and valor.
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
अस्ति देवमनुष्येषु सर्वभूतेषु वा पुमान्। यस्त्वामेको विषहितुं शक्नुयात्कमलालये ॥१२-२१८-१६॥
asti devamanuṣyeṣu sarvabhūteṣu vā pumān। yastvāmeko viṣahituṃ śaknuyāt kamalālaye ॥12-218-16॥
[अस्ति (asti) - there is; देव (deva) - god; मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings; वा (vā) - or; पुमान् (pumān) - man; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; विषहितुम् (viṣahitum) - to withstand; शक्नुयात् (śaknuyāt) - is able; कमलालये (kamalālaye) - O Kamalālayā (O abode of Lakṣmī, i.e., Viṣṇu);]
(There is (asti) a god (deva) among men (manuṣyeṣu), or (vā) a man (pumān) among all beings (sarvabhūteṣu), who (yaḥ), O Kamalālaye (O abode of Lakṣmī), alone (ekaḥ) is able (śaknuyāt) to withstand (viṣahitum) you (tvām).)
O Kamalālaye, is there any god among men, or any man among all beings, who alone is able to withstand you?
श्रीरुवाच॥
śrīr uvāca॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - fortune; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Fortune said.)
Śrī said.
नैव देवो न गन्धर्वो नासुरो न च राक्षसः। यो मामेको विषहितुं शक्तः कश्चित्पुरंदर ॥१२-२१८-१७॥
naiva devo na gandharvo nāsuro na ca rākṣasaḥ। yo māmeko viṣahituṃ śaktaḥ kaścitpuraṃdara ॥12-218-17॥
[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; देवः (devaḥ) - god; न (na) - not; गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - gandharva; न (na) - not; असुरः (asuraḥ) - asura; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - rākṣasa; यः (yaḥ) - who; माम् (mām) - me; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; विषहितुम् (viṣahitum) - to overcome; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; पुरंदर (puraṃdara) - Purandara (Indra);]
(Not indeed god, not gandharva, not asura, not and rākṣasa; who me alone to overcome capable any, Purandara.)
Neither god, nor gandharva, nor asura, nor even rākṣasa—there is no one, O Purandara, who alone is capable of overcoming me.
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
तिष्ठेथा मयि नित्यं त्वं यथा तद्ब्रूहि मे शुभे। तत्करिष्यामि ते वाक्यमृतं त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥१२-२१८-१८॥
tiṣṭhethā mayi nityaṃ tvaṃ yathā tadbrūhi me śubhe। tatkariṣyāmi te vākyamṛtaṃ tvaṃ vaktumarhasi ॥12-218-18॥
[तिष्ठेथा (tiṣṭhethā) - you should remain; (imperative, 2nd person singular of √sthā) मयि (mayi) - in me; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; तत् (tat) - that; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; (imperative, 2nd person singular of √brū) मे (me) - to me; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; तत् (tat) - that; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do; ते (te) - your; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word; अमृतं (amṛtaṃ) - nectar; immortal; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हसि (arhasi) - are worthy; deserve;]
(You should remain in me always, you, as (it is), speak that to me, O auspicious one. That I shall do, your word is nectar. You are worthy to speak.)
O auspicious one, please tell me how you should always remain in me. I shall do that; your words are like nectar. You are worthy to speak.
श्रीरुवाच॥
śrīr uvāca॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī (the auspicious one, a respectful title); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śrī said;)
Śrī said.
स्थास्यामि नित्यं देवेन्द्र यथा त्वयि निबोध तत्। विधिना वेददृष्टेन चतुर्धा विभजस्व माम् ॥१२-२१८-१९॥
sthāsyāmi nityaṃ devendra yathā tvayi nibodha tat. vidhinā vedadṛṣṭena caturdhā vibhajasva mām ॥12-218-19॥
[स्थास्यामि (sthāsyāmi) - I shall remain; (from root स्था, to stand/remain) नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; देवेन्द्र (devendra) - O Indra of the gods; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; निबोध (nibodha) - know; (from root बुध्, to know) तत् (tat) - that; विधिना (vidhinā) - by the ordinance; वेददृष्टेन (vedadṛṣṭena) - as seen in the Veda; चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - in four ways; विभजस्व (vibhajasva) - divide; (from root भज्, to divide/distribute) माम् (mām) - me;]
(I shall remain always, O Indra of the gods, as in you, know that. By the ordinance, as seen in the Veda, in four ways, divide me.)
O Indra of the gods, know that I shall always remain in you. By the ordinance as seen in the Veda, divide me into four parts.
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; (the chief of the gods); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke);]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
अहं वै त्वा निधास्यामि यथाशक्ति यथाबलम्। न तु मेऽतिक्रमः स्याद्वै सदा लक्ष्मि तवान्तिके ॥१२-२१८-२०॥
ahaṃ vai tvā nidhāsyāmi yathāśakti yathābalam। na tu me'atikramaḥ syādvai sadā lakṣmi tavāntike ॥12-218-20॥
[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; वै (vai) - indeed; त्वा (tvā) - you; निधास्यामि (nidhāsyāmi) - will place; यथा (yathā) - according to; शक्ति (śakti) - power; यथा (yathā) - according to; बलम् (balam) - strength; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; मे (me) - my; अतिक्रमः (atikramaḥ) - transgression; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; वै (vai) - indeed; सदा (sadā) - always; लक्ष्मि (lakṣmi) - O Lakṣmī; तव (tava) - your; अन्तिके (antike) - presence;]
(I indeed will place you according to (my) power, according to (my) strength. But let there not be my transgression, indeed, always, O Lakṣmī, in your presence.)
O Lakṣmī, I will indeed place you as per my ability and strength, but let me never transgress in your presence.
भूमिरेव मनुष्येषु धारणी भूतभाविनी। सा ते पादं तितिक्षेत समर्था हीति मे मतिः ॥१२-२१८-२१॥
bhūmir eva manuṣyeṣu dhāraṇī bhūtabhāvinī। sā te pādaṃ titikṣeta samarthā hīti me matiḥ॥12-218-21॥
[भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; एव (eva) - indeed; मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men; धारणी (dhāraṇī) - the supporter; भूतभाविनी (bhūtabhāvinī) - producer of beings; सा (sā) - she; ते (te) - your; पादं (pādaṃ) - foot; तितिक्षेत (titikṣeta) - should endure; समर्था (samarthā) - capable; हि (hi) - indeed; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(Earth indeed among men (is) the supporter, producer of beings. She should endure your foot, (being) capable, indeed—thus (is) my opinion.)
The earth, truly the supporter and producer of beings among men, should be able to bear your foot—this is my opinion.
श्रीरुवाच॥
śrīr uvāca॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī (the auspicious one, a respectful title); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śrī said;)
Śrī said.
एष मे निहितः पादो योऽयं भूमौ प्रतिष्ठितः। द्वितीयं शक्र पादं मे तस्मात्सुनिहितं कुरु ॥१२-२१८-२२॥
eṣa me nihitaḥ pādo yo'yaṃ bhūmau pratiṣṭhitaḥ। dvitīyaṃ śakra pādaṃ me tasmātsunihitaṃ kuru ॥12-218-22॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; मे (me) - my; निहितः (nihitaḥ) - placed; पादः (pādaḥ) - foot; यः (yaḥ) - which; अयम् (ayam) - this; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established; द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second; शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra; पादम् (pādam) - foot; मे (me) - my; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सुनिहितम् (sunihitam) - well-placed; कुरु (kuru) - make;]
(This my placed foot which this on the earth is established. The second, O Śakra, foot of mine therefore well-placed make.)
This foot of mine is placed and established on the earth. O Śakra, therefore, place my second foot well.
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
आप एव मनुष्येषु द्रवन्त्यः परिचारिकाः। तास्ते पादं तितिक्षन्तामलमापस्तितिक्षितुम् ॥१२-२१८-२३॥
āpa eva manuṣyeṣu dravantyaḥ paricārikāḥ। tās te pādaṃ titikṣantām alam āpas titikṣitum ॥12-218-23॥
[आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; एव (eva) - indeed; मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men; द्रवन्त्यः (dravantyaḥ) - flowing; परिचारिकाः (paricārikāḥ) - attendants; ताः (tāḥ) - they; ते (te) - your; पादम् (pādam) - foot; तितिक्षन्ताम् (titikṣantām) - should endure; अलम् (alam) - enough; आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; तितिक्षितुम् (titikṣitum) - to endure;]
(Waters indeed among men are flowing attendants. Let them endure your foot; enough, let the waters endure.)
The waters, truly, are the flowing attendants among men. Let them bear your foot; let the waters be able to endure it.
श्रीरुवाच॥
śrīr uvāca॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(śrīḥ said;)
Śrī said.
एष मे निहितः पादो योऽयमप्सु प्रतिष्ठितः। तृतीयं शक्र पादं मे तस्मात्सुनिहितं कुरु ॥१२-२१८-२४॥
eṣa me nihitaḥ pādo yo'ayam apsu pratiṣṭhitaḥ। tṛtīyaṃ śakra pādaṃ me tasmāt sunihitaṃ kuru ॥12-218-24॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; मे (me) - my; निहितः (nihitaḥ) - placed; पादः (pādaḥ) - foot; यः (yaḥ) - which; अयम् (ayam) - this; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established; तृतीयम् (tṛtīyam) - third; शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra; पादम् (pādam) - foot; मे (me) - my; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सुनिहितम् (sunihitam) - well-placed; कुरु (kuru) - do;]
(This my placed foot, which is established in the waters. The third, O Śakra, my foot therefore do well-placed.)
This is my foot that I have placed, which stands established in the waters. O Śakra, therefore, make my third foot well-placed.
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said.)
Indra said.
यस्मिन्देवाश्च यज्ञाश्च यस्मिन्वेदाः प्रतिष्ठिताः। तृतीयं पादमग्निस्ते सुधृतं धारयिष्यति ॥१२-२१८-२५॥
yasmindevāś ca yajñāś ca yasmin vedāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ। tṛtīyaṃ pādam agnis te sudhṛtaṃ dhārayiṣyati ॥12-218-25॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; (locative singular of yat) देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; (nominative plural of deva) च (ca) - and; यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices; (nominative plural of yajña) च (ca) - and; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; (locative singular of yat) वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; (nominative plural of veda) प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - established; (past participle of prati-√sthā) तृतीयं (tṛtīyam) - third; (accusative singular of tṛtīya) पादम् (pādam) - foot; (accusative singular of pāda) अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; (nominative singular of agni) ते (te) - your; (genitive singular of tvam) सुधृतं (sudhṛtam) - well-supported; (past participle of su-√dhṛ) धारयिष्यति (dhārayiṣyati) - will uphold; (future of √dhṛ);]
(In which the gods and sacrifices, in which the Vedas are established, the third foot, Agni, your well-supported, will uphold.)
That third step of yours, Agni, in which the gods and sacrifices and the Vedas are established, will be well supported and upheld by you.
श्रीरुवाच॥
śrīr uvāca॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī (the auspicious one, a respectful title); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śrī said;)
Śrī said.
एष मे निहितः पादो योऽयमग्नौ प्रतिष्ठितः। चतुर्थं शक्र पादं मे तस्मात्सुनिहितं कुरु ॥१२-२१८-२६॥
eṣa me nihitaḥ pādo yo'ayam agnau pratiṣṭhitaḥ। caturthaṃ śakra pādaṃ me tasmāt sunihitaṃ kuru ॥12-218-26॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; मे (me) - my; निहितः (nihitaḥ) - placed; पादः (pādaḥ) - foot; यः (yaḥ) - which; अयम् (ayam) - this; अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established; चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - fourth; शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra; पादम् (pādam) - foot; मे (me) - my; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सुनिहितम् (sunihitam) - well-placed; कुरु (kuru) - do;]
(This my placed foot which this in fire is established. The fourth, O Śakra, foot my therefore well-placed do.)
This is my foot that has been placed and established in the fire. O Śakra, therefore, make my fourth foot well-established.
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
ये वै सन्तो मनुष्येषु ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यवादिनः। ते ते पादं तितिक्षन्तामलं सन्तस्तितिक्षितुम् ॥१२-२१८-२७॥
ye vai santo manuṣyeṣu brahmaṇyāḥ satyavādinaḥ। te te pādaṃ titikṣantāmalaṃ santastitikṣitum ॥12-218-27॥
[ये (ye) - those who; वै (vai) - indeed; सन्तः (santaḥ) - the virtuous; मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men; ब्रह्मण्याः (brahmaṇyāḥ) - devoted to Brahman; सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - speakers of truth; ते (te) - they; ते (te) - they; पादं (pādaṃ) - step; तितिक्षन्ताम् (titikṣantām) - should endure; अलम् (alam) - sufficiently; सन्तः (santaḥ) - the virtuous; तितिक्षितुम् (titikṣitum) - to endure;]
(Those who indeed are virtuous among men, devoted to Brahman, speakers of truth—they, they should sufficiently endure the step; the virtuous to endure.)
Those among men who are virtuous, devoted to Brahman, and speakers of truth—such persons should be able to endure every hardship; it is the nature of the virtuous to endure.
श्रीरुवाच॥
śrīr uvāca॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śrī said.)
Śrī said.
एष मे निहितः पादो योऽयं सत्सु प्रतिष्ठितः। एवं विनिहितां शक्र भूतेषु परिधत्स्व माम् ॥१२-२१८-२८॥
eṣa me nihitaḥ pādo yo'yaṃ satsu pratiṣṭhitaḥ। evaṃ vinihitāṃ śakra bhūteṣu paridhatsva mām ॥12-218-28॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; मे (me) - my; निहितः (nihitaḥ) - placed; पादः (pādaḥ) - foot; यः (yaḥ) - who; अयम् (ayam) - this; सत्सु (satsu) - among the good; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; विनिहिताम् (vinihitām) - placed; शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra; भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among beings; परिधत्स्व (paridhatsva) - envelop; माम् (mām) - me;]
(This my placed foot, which is established among the good. Thus, O Śakra, envelop me, who is placed among beings.)
This is my foot, which I have set among the virtuous. In this way, O Śakra, surround me, who is established among beings.
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
भूतानामिह वै यस्त्वा मया विनिहितां सतीम्। उपहन्यात्स मे द्विष्यात्तथा शृण्वन्तु मे वचः ॥१२-२१८-२९॥
bhūtānāmiha vai yastvā mayā vinihitāṃ satīm। upahanyātsa me dviṣyāttathā śṛṇvantu me vacaḥ ॥12-218-29॥
[भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; इह (iha) - here; वै (vai) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वा (tvā) - you; मया (mayā) - by me; विनिहिताम् (vinihitām) - appointed; सतीम् (satīm) - existing; उपहन्यात् (upahanyāt) - should harm; सः (saḥ) - he; मे (me) - my; द्विष्यात् (dviṣyāt) - should become an enemy; तथा (tathā) - thus; शृण्वन्तु (śṛṇvantu) - let them hear; मे (me) - my; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech;]
(Of beings here indeed who you by me appointed existing should harm, he should become my enemy; thus let them hear my speech.)
Whoever among beings here should harm you, who have been appointed by me and are existing, he should become my enemy; thus let all hear my words.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
ततस्त्यक्तः श्रिया राजा दैत्यानां बलिरब्रवीत्। यावत्पुरस्तात्प्रतपेत्तावद्वै दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥१२-२१८-३०॥
tatas tyaktaḥ śriyā rājā daityānāṃ balir abravīt। yāvat purastāt pratapet tāvad vai dakṣiṇāṃ diśam ॥12-218-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्यक्तः (tyaktaḥ) - abandoned; श्रिया (śriyā) - by prosperity; राजा (rājā) - king; दैत्यानाम् (daityānām) - of the Daityas; बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in the east; प्रतपेत् (pratapet) - shines; तावत् (tāvat) - so long; वै (vai) - indeed; दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern; दिशम् (diśam) - direction;]
(Then, abandoned by prosperity, the king of the Daityas, Bali, said: "As long as it shines in the east, so long indeed (let us go to) the southern direction.")
Then, when prosperity had left him, King Bali of the Daityas said: "As long as it shines in the east, let us proceed to the southern direction."
पश्चिमां तावदेवापि तथोदीचीं दिवाकरः। तथा मध्यंदिने सूर्यो अस्तमेति यदा तदा ॥ पुनर्देवासुरं युद्धं भावि जेतास्मि वस्तदा ॥१२-२१८-३१॥
paścimāṃ tāvadevāpi tathodīcīṃ divākaraḥ। tathā madhyaṃdine sūryo astameti yadā tadā ॥ punardevāsuraṃ yuddhaṃ bhāvi jetāsmi vastadā ॥12-218-31॥
[पश्चिमां (paścimām) - western; तावत् (tāvat) - so long; एव (eva) - indeed; अपि (api) - also; तथा (tathā) - likewise; उदीचीं (udīcīm) - northern; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun; तथा (tathā) - thus; मध्यंदिने (madhyaṃdine) - at midday; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - sun; अस्तमेति (astameti) - sets; यदा (yadā) - when; तदा (tadā) - then; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; देवासुरं (devāsuraṃ) - gods and demons; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; भावि (bhāvi) - about to happen; जेतास्मि (jetāsmi) - I will be the conqueror; वः (vaḥ) - of you; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(The sun indeed remains in the west for so long, likewise in the north; thus at midday the sun sets when it is time. Again, when the battle of gods and demons is about to happen, then I will be the conqueror of you.)
Just as the sun stays in the west for a time and then in the north, and at midday sets when the time comes, so too, when the battle between gods and demons is about to occur, then I will be your conqueror.
सर्वाँल्लोकान्यदादित्य एकस्थस्तापयिष्यति। तदा देवासुरे युद्धे जेताहं त्वां शतक्रतो ॥१२-२१८-३२॥
sarvāṃllokānyadāditya ekasthastāpayiṣyati। tadā devāsure yuddhe jetāhaṃ tvāṃ śatakrato ॥12-218-32॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; (accusative plural) लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; (accusative plural) यदा (yadā) - when; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the Sun; एकस्थः (ekasthaḥ) - in one place; (singular, nominative) तापयिष्यति (tāpayiṣyati) - will heat; (future, causative) तदा (tadā) - then; देव-असुरे (deva-asure) - gods and asuras; (locative singular, in the gods-and-asuras) युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; (locative singular) जेताऽहम् (jetā'ham) - I (am) the conqueror; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; (accusative singular) शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Śatakratu; (vocative singular, epithet of Indra);]
(All the worlds, when the Sun in one place will heat, then in the battle of gods and asuras, I am the conqueror of you, O Śatakratu.)
When the Sun scorches all the worlds from one place, then, O Śatakratu, in the battle between gods and asuras, I will conquer you.
शक्र उवाच॥
śakra uvāca॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
ब्रह्मणास्मि समादिष्टो न हन्तव्यो भवानिति। तेन तेऽहं बले वज्रं न विमुञ्चामि मूर्धनि ॥१२-२१८-३३॥
brahmaṇāsmi samādiṣṭo na hantavyo bhavāniti। tena te'haṃ bale vajraṃ na vimuñcāmi mūrdhani ॥12-218-33॥
[ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; समादिष्टः (samādiṣṭaḥ) - well-instructed; न (na) - not; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; भवान् (bhavān) - you; इति (iti) - thus; तेन (tena) - therefore; ते (te) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; बले (bale) - in battle; वज्रम् (vajram) - the thunderbolt; न (na) - not; विमुञ्चामि (vimuñcāmi) - I release; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on (your) head;]
(By Brahmā I am well-instructed: 'You are not to be killed.' Therefore, to you, in battle, I do not release the thunderbolt on (your) head.)
I have been well-instructed by Brahmā that you are not to be killed. Therefore, I do not hurl the thunderbolt at your head in battle.
यथेष्टं गच्छ दैत्येन्द्र स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु महासुर। आदित्यो नावतपिता कदाचिन्मध्यतः स्थितः ॥१२-२१८-३४॥
yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha daityendra svasti te'stu mahāsura। ādityo nāvatapitā kadācinmadhyataḥ sthitaḥ ॥12-218-34॥
[यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as you wish; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; दैत्येन्द्र (daityendra) - O lord of the Daityas; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; ते (te) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; महासुर (mahāsura) - O great Asura; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the Sun; न (na) - not; अवतपिता (avatapitā) - has scorched; कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever; मध्यतः (madhyataḥ) - from the middle; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing;]
(As you wish, go, O lord of the Daityas; well-being to you, O great Asura. The Sun has never scorched from the middle.)
Go as you wish, O lord of the Daityas; may well-being be yours, O great Asura. The Sun has never scorched from the middle.
स्थापितो ह्यस्य समयः पूर्वमेव स्वयम्भुवा। अजस्रं परियात्येष सत्येनावतपन्प्रजाः ॥१२-२१८-३५॥
sthāpito hy asya samayaḥ pūrvam eva svayambhuvā। ajasraṃ pariyāty eṣa satyenāvatapan prajāḥ ॥12-218-35॥
[स्थापितः (sthāpitaḥ) - established; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - of this; समयः (samayaḥ) - time; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एव (eva) - certainly; स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Svayambhū (the self-born); अजस्रम् (ajasram) - unceasingly; परियाति (pariyāti) - moves around; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; अवतपन् (avatapan) - protecting; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures;]
(Established indeed is the time of this (world) before, certainly by Svayambhū; unceasingly this (time) moves around, protecting creatures by truth.)
The time for this world was indeed established long ago by Svayambhū; this time moves unceasingly, protecting all creatures by the power of truth.
अयनं तस्य षण्मासा उत्तरं दक्षिणं तथा। येन संयाति लोकेषु शीतोष्णे विसृजन्रविः ॥१२-२१८-३६॥
ayanaṃ tasya ṣaṇmāsā uttaraṃ dakṣiṇaṃ tathā। yena saṃyāti lokeṣu śītoṣṇe visṛjan raviḥ ॥12-218-36॥
[अयनम् (ayanam) - course; movement; तस्य (tasya) - of him; of it; षण्मासाः (ṣaṇmāsāḥ) - six months; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - southern; तथा (tathā) - likewise; so; येन (yena) - by which; by whom; संयाति (saṃyāti) - moves; goes together; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; शीतोष्णे (śītoṣṇe) - cold and heat; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - emitting; sending forth; रविः (raviḥ) - the Sun;]
(The course of him is six months, northern and southern likewise; by which the Sun, moving in the worlds, emits cold and heat.)
The Sun's path consists of six months each in the northern and southern directions; by this movement, the Sun brings about cold and heat in the worlds.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
एवमुक्तस्तु दैत्येन्द्रो बलिरिन्द्रेण भारत। जगाम दक्षिणामाशामुदीचीं तु पुरंदरः ॥१२-२१८-३७॥
evam-uktas-tu daityendro balir-indreṇa bhārata। jagāma dakṣiṇām-āśām-udīcīṃ tu puraṃdaraḥ ॥12-218-37॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; दैत्येन्द्रः (daityendraḥ) - lord of the Daityas; बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali; इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; जगाम (jagāma) - went; दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern; आशाम् (āśām) - direction; उदीचीम् (udīcīm) - northern; तु (tu) - but; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Purandara (Indra);]
(Thus spoken but the lord of the Daityas, Bali, by Indra, O Bhārata, went to the southern direction; but Purandara (Indra) (went) to the northern.)
O Bhārata, when thus addressed by Indra, the lord of the Daityas, Bali, went to the southern direction, while Purandara (Indra) went to the north.
इत्येतद्बलिना गीतमनहङ्कारसञ्ज्ञितम्। वाक्यं श्रुत्वा सहस्राक्षः खमेवारुरुहे तदा ॥१२-२१८-३८॥
ity etad balinā gītam anahaṅkāra-saṃjñitam। vākyaṃ śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ kham eva āruruhe tadā ॥12-218-38॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; बलिना (balinā) - by the strong one; गीतम् (gītam) - spoken; अनहङ्कारसञ्ज्ञितम् (anahaṅkāra-saṃjñitam) - named 'absence of ego'; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - the thousand-eyed one; खम् (kham) - sky; एव (eva) - indeed; आरुरुहे (āruruhe) - ascended; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Thus, this statement named 'absence of ego' spoken by the strong one, having heard, the thousand-eyed one then indeed ascended the sky.)
Having heard this statement called 'absence of ego', spoken by the mighty one, Indra (the thousand-eyed) then immediately ascended into the sky.
