Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.100
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3.100.1
ततः स वज्री बलभिद्दैवतैरभिरक्षितः ।
आससाद ततो वृत्रं स्थितमावृत्य रोदसी ॥ ३.१००.१ ॥
Then the thunderbolt-wielder, the slayer of Bala, guarded on all sides by the gods, approached Vṛtra, who stood enveloping heaven and earth.
3.100.2
कालकेयैर्महाकायै समन्तादभिरक्षितम् ।
समुद्यतप्रहरणैः सशृङ्गैरिव पर्वतैः ॥ ३.१००.२ ॥
He was guarded on all sides by the huge-bodied Kālakeyas, who, with raised weapons, were like mountains with peaks.
3.100.3
ततो युद्धं समभवद्देवानां दानवैः सह ।
मुहूर्तं भरतश्रेष्ठ लोकत्रासकरं महत् ॥ ३.१००.३ ॥
Then a battle arose between the gods and the Dānavas, O best of the Bharatas, and for a moment that great battle struck terror into the worlds.
3.100.4
उद्यतप्रतिविद्धानां स्वङ्गानां वीरबाहुभिः ।
आसीत्सुतुमुः शब्दः शरीरेष्वभिपात्यताम् ॥ ३.१००.४ ॥
There arose a tremendous sound of limbs raised and struck by the heroic arms, and of bodies being cut down upon the bodies of the fallen.
3.100.5
शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्चाप्यन्तरिक्षान्महीतलम् ।
तालैरिव महाराज वृन्ताद्भ्रष्टैरदृश्यत ॥ ३.१००.५ ॥
O great king, falling from the sky to the earth with their heads, they were seen like palm fruits fallen from their stalks.
3.100.6
ते हेमकवचा भूत्वा कालेयाः परिघायुधाः ।
त्रिदशानभ्यवर्तन्त दावदग्धा इवाद्रयः ॥ ३.१००.६ ॥
Clad in golden armor and bearing iron-bar weapons, those Kālakeyas rushed upon the gods, like mountains scorched by forest fire.
3.100.7
तेषां वेगवतां वेगं सहितानां प्रधावताम् ।
न शेकुस्त्रिदशाः सोढुं ते भग्नाः प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥ ३.१००.७ ॥
Unable to withstand the rush of those swift, united attackers, the gods were broken and fled in fear.
3.100.8
तान्दृष्ट्वा द्रवतो भीतान्सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः ।
वृत्रे विवर्धमाने च कश्मलं महदाविशत् ॥ ३.१००.८ ॥
Seeing them flee in terror, and Vṛtra growing ever stronger, the thousand-eyed Purandara was seized by great bewilderment.
3.100.9
तं शक्तं कश्मलाविष्टं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुः सनातनः ।
जगाम शरणं शीघ्रं तं तु नारायणं प्रभुम् ॥ ३.१००.९ ॥
Seeing Śakra overcome by bewilderment, the eternal Viṣṇu quickly went for refuge to that lord Nārāyaṇa.
3.100.10
तं शक्रं कश्मलाविष्टं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुः सनातनः ।
स्वतेजो व्यदधच्छक्रे बलमस्य विवर्धयन् ॥ ३.१००.१० ॥
Seeing Śakra overcome by bewilderment, the eternal Viṣṇu placed his own radiance in Śakra, increasing his strength.
3.100.11
विष्णुना गोपितं शक्रं दृष्ट्वादेवगणास्ततः ।
स्वं स्वंतेजः समादध्युस्तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः ॥ ३.१००.११ ॥
Seeing Śakra protected by Viṣṇu, the throngs of gods then each placed their own radiance in him, and likewise the spotless brahmarṣis did so.
3.100.12
स समाप्यायितः शक्रो विष्णुना दैवतैः सह ।
ऋषिभिश्च महाभागैर्बलवान्समपद्यत ॥ ३.१००.१२ ॥
Strengthened by Viṣṇu, the gods, and the greatly fortunate sages, Śakra became mighty.
3.100.13
ज्ञात्वा बलस्थं त्रिदशाधिपं तु ।
ननाद वृत्रो महतो निनादान्।
तस् प्रणादेन धरा दिशश्च ।
खं द्यौर्नगाश्चापि चचाल सर्वम् ॥ ३.१००.१३ ॥
Knowing the lord of the thirty gods standing in his strength, Vṛtra roared mighty roars. By his thunderous roar the earth, the directions, the sky, the heavens and the mountains, all of it, trembled.
3.100.14
ततो महेन्द्रः परमाभितप्तः ।
श्रुत्वा रवं घोररूपं महान्तम्।
भये निमग्नस्त्वरितो मुमोच ।
वज्रं महत्तस्य वधाय राजन् ॥ ३.१००.१४ ॥
Then Mahendra, greatly distressed, having heard that great and terrible roar, sunk in fear, hastily hurled the great thunderbolt to kill him, O king.
3.100.15
स चक्रवज्राभिहतः पपात ।
महासुरः काञ्चनमाल्यधारी।
यथा महाशैलवरः पुरस्ता-
त्स मन्दरो विष्णुकराद्विमुक्तः ॥ ३.१००.१५ ॥
Struck by discus and thunderbolt, that great asura, bearing a golden garland, fell, just as the mighty mountain Mandara, released from Viṣṇu's hand, once fell.
3.100.16
तस्मिन्हते दैत्यवरे भयार्तः ।
शक्रः प्रदुद्राव सरः प्रवेष्टुम्।
वज्रं न मेने स्वकराद्विमुक्तं ।
वृत्रं भयाच्चापि हतं न मेने ॥ ३.१००.१६ ॥
When that best of Daityas was slain, Śakra, afflicted by fear, fled to enter a lake. He did not regard the thunderbolt released from his own hand as effective, and out of fear he did not believe Vṛtra had been slain.
3.100.17
सर्वे च देवा मुदिताः प्रहृष्टा ।
महर्षयश्चन्द्रमभिष्टुवन्तः।
वृत्रं हतं संददृशुः पृथिव्यां ।
वज्राहतं शैलमिवावदीर्णम् ॥ ३.१००.१७ ॥
All the gods were delighted and rejoiced, and the great sages, praising the moon, saw Vṛtra slain upon the earth, like a mountain split by the thunderbolt.
3.100.18
सर्वांश्च दैत्यांस्त्वरिताः समेत्य ।
जघ्नुः सुरा वृत्रवधाभितप्तान्।
ते वध्यमानास्त्रिदशैः समेतैः ।
समुद्रमेवाविविशुर्भयार्ताः ॥ ३.१००.१८ ॥
The gods, hastily assembling, struck down all the Daityas. Tormented by the slaying of Vṛtra, and being slain by the assembled thirty gods, they terrified, entered the ocean itself.
3.100.19
प्रविश्य चैवोदधिमप्रमेयं ।
झषाकुलं नक्रसमाकुलं च।
तदा स्म मन्त्रं सहिताः प्रचक्रु-
स्त्रैलोक्यनाशार्थमभिप्रयत्नात् ॥ ३.१००.१९ ॥
Having entered that immeasurable ocean, full of fish and crowded with crocodiles, they then, gathered together, deliberated with determined effort for the destruction of the three worlds.
3.100.20
तत्रस्म केचिन्मतिनिश्चयज्ञा-
स्तांस्तानुपयानुपवर्णयन्ति।
तेषां तु तत्रक्रमकालयोगा-
द्धोरा मतिश्चिन्तयतां बभूव ॥ ३.१००.२० ॥
There, certain men knowing the firm resolve of counsel described these various means; but among them, through the conjunction of order and time, a dreadful thought arose in the minds of those who pondered.
3.100.21
ये सन्ति विद्यातपसोपपन्ना-
स्तेषां विनाशः प्रथमं तु कार्यः।
लोका हि सर्वे तपसा ध्रियन्ते ।
तस्मात्त्वरध्वं तपसः क्षयाय ॥ ३.१००.२१ ॥
Those who are endowed with learning and asceticism — their destruction must be carried out first, for all the worlds are upheld by asceticism. Therefore hasten to the destruction of asceticism.
3.100.22
येसन्ति केचिच्च वसुंधरायां ।
तपस्विनो धर्मविदश् तज्ज्ञाः।
तेषां वधः क्रियतां क्षिप्रमेव ।
तेषु प्रनष्टेषु जगत्प्रनष्टम् ॥ ३.१००.२२ ॥
Those ascetics on the earth who know dharma and are its knowers — let their slaying be carried out swiftly. When they are destroyed, the world itself is destroyed.
3.100.23
एवं हि सर्वे गतबुद्धिभावा ।
जगद्विनाशे परमप्रहृष्टाः।
दुर्गं समाश्रित्य महोर्मिमन्तं ।
रत्नाकरं वरुणस्यालयं स्म ॥ ३.१००.२३ ॥
Thus, all of them, having lost their judgment and disposition, greatly rejoicing in the destruction of the world, took refuge in the ocean, the treasure-mine with great waves, the abode of Varuṇa, as their fortress.