Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.175
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3.175.1
निवर्तमानेन मया महद्दृष्टं ततोऽपरम् ।
पुरं कामगमं दिव्यं पावकार्कसमप्रभम् ॥ ३.१७५.१ ॥
As I was returning, I saw another great city, divine and moving at will, radiant like fire and the sun.
3.175.2
रत्नद्रुममयैश्चित्रैर्भास्वरैश्च पतत्रिभिः ।
पौलोमैः कालकेयैश्च रनित्यहृष्टैरधिष्ठिरतम् ॥ ३.१७५.२ ॥
It was made of jewel-trees and filled with wondrous, shining birds, and it was inhabited by the Paulomas and Kālakeyas, joyful and ever noisy.
3.175.3
गोपुराट्टालकोपेतं चतुर्द्वारं दुरासदम् ।
सर्वरत्नमयं दिव्यमद्भुतोपमदर्शनम् ॥ ३.१७५.३ ॥
It had gateways and watchtowers, four gates that were hard to reach, was made entirely of jewels, divine, and wondrous to behold.
3.175.4
द्रुमैः पुष्पलोपेतैः सर्वरत्नमयैर्वृतम् ।
तथा पतत्रिभिर्दिव्यैरुपेतं सुमनोहरैः ॥ ३.१७५.४ ॥
It was surrounded by trees adorned with flowers, all made of jewels, and it was endowed with divine, most lovely birds.
3.175.5
असुरैर्नित्यमुदितैः शूलर्ष्टिमुसलायुधैः ।
चापमुद्गरहस्तैश्च स्रग्विभिः सर्वतो वृतम् ॥ ३.१७५.५ ॥
It was always surrounded on all sides by joyful asuras, armed with spears, lances, and clubs, with bows and maces in their hands, and garlanded.
3.175.6
तदहं प्रेक्ष्यदैत्यानां पुरमद्भुतदर्शनम् ।
अपृच्छं मातलिं राजन्किमिदं दृश्यतेति वै ॥ ३.१७५.६ ॥
Seeing that wondrous city of the daityas, O king, I asked Mātali: "What is this that is seen?"
3.175.7
पुलोमा नाम दैतेयी कालका च महासुरी ।
दिव्यंवर्षसहस्रं ते चेरतुः परमं तपः ॥ ३.१७५.७ ॥
Pulomā by name, a Daitya maiden, and Kālakā, a great asura woman, performed supreme austerity for a thousand divine years.
3.175.8
तपसोन्ते ततस्ताभ्यां स्वयंभूरददाद्वरम् ।
अगृह्णीतां वरं ते तु सुतानामल्पदुःखताम् ॥ ३.१७५.८ ॥
At the end of the austerity, Svayambhū granted them a boon; and they chose for their sons a little suffering.
3.175.9
अवध्यतां च राजेन्द्र सुरराक्षसपन्नगैः ।
पुरं सुरमणीयं च स्वचरं सुकृतप्रभम् ॥ ३.१७५.९ ॥
O lord of kings, invulnerability to gods, rākṣasas and serpents, and a city delightful even to the gods, moving at will, radiant with the splendour of good deeds.
3.175.10
सर्वरत्नैः समुदितं दुर्धर्षममरैरपि ।
महर्षियक्षगन्धर्वपन्नगासुरराक्षसैः ॥ ३.१७५.१० ॥
filled with every kind of jewel, unassailable even by the immortals, and hard to overcome for great sages, yakṣas, gandharvas, serpents, asuras and rākṣasas.
3.175.11
सर्वकामगुणोपेतं वीतशोकमनामयम् ।
ब्र्हमणो भवनाच्छ्रेष्ठं कालकेयकृतं विभो ॥ ३.१७५.११ ॥
endowed with every desirable quality, free from sorrow and disease; O mighty one, finer than the abode of Brahmā, built by the Kālakeyas.
3.175.12
तदेतत्खपुरं दिव्यं चरत्यमरवर्जितम् ।
पौलोमाध्युषितं वीर कालकेयैश्च दानवैः ॥ ३.१७५.१२ ॥
This, O hero, is that divine sky-city, which wanders forsaken by the immortals, inhabited by the Paulomas, the Kālakeyas and the dānavas.
3.175.13
हिरण्यपुरमित्येवं ख्यायते नगरं महत् ।
रक्षितंकालकेयैश्च पौलोमैश्च महासुरैः ॥ ३.१७५.१३ ॥
Thus this great city is called Hiraṇyapura; it is guarded by the Kālakeyas, the Pulomans, and the great asuras.
3.175.14
त एतेमुदिता राजन्नवध्याः सर्वदैवतैः ।
निवसन्त्यत्रराजेन्द्र गतोद्वेगा निरुत्सुकाः ॥ ३.१७५.१४ ॥
O king, these rejoice here, unslayable by all the gods; O lord of kings, they dwell here free from anxiety and eagerness.
3.175.15
सुरासुरैरवध्यानां दानवानां धनञ्जय ।
मानुषान्मृत्युरेतेषां निर्दिष्टो ब्रह्मणा पुरा ॥ ३.१७५.१५ ॥
O Dhanañjaya, for these Dānavas, unslayable by gods and asuras, death is appointed to come from a human; this was ordained long ago by Brahmā.
3.175.16
एतानपि रणे पार्त कालकेयान्दुरासदान् ।
वज्रास्त्रेण नयस्वाशु विनाशं सुमहाबलान् ॥ ३.१७५.१६ ॥
O son of Pṛthā, in battle send these hard-to-approach Kālakeyas, these very mighty ones, swiftly to destruction with the thunderbolt weapon.
3.175.17
सुरासुरैरवध्यं तदहं ज्ञात्वा विशांपते ।
अब्रुवं मातलिं हृष्टो याह्येतत्पुरमञ्जसा ॥ ३.१७५.१७ ॥
O lord of the people, knowing that city to be unslayable by gods and asuras, I joyfully said to Mātali, 'Go straight to this city.'
3.175.18
त्रिदशेशद्विषो यावत्क्षयमस्त्रैर्नयाम्यहम् ।
न कथंचिद्धि मे पापा न वध्या ये सुरद्विषः ॥ ३.१७५.१८ ॥
Until I send the enemies of Indra to destruction with my weapons, these wicked enemies of the gods shall by no means be slain by me.
3.175.19
उवाह मां ततः शीघ्रं हिरण्यपुरमन्तिकात् ।
रथेन तेन दिव्येन हरियुक्तेन मातलिः ॥ ३.१७५.१९ ॥
Then Mātali swiftly carried me from near the golden city, in that divine chariot yoked with tawny steeds.
3.175.20
ते मामालक्ष्य दैतेया विचित्राभरणाम्बराः ।
समुत्पेतुर्महावेगा रथानास्थाय दंशिताः ॥ ३.१७५.२० ॥
Seeing me, the Daityas, adorned with variegated ornaments and garments, armored and of great speed, rose up, mounting their chariots.
3.175.21
ततो नालीकनाराचैर्भल्लैः शक्त्यृष्टितोमरैः ।
प्रत्यघ्नन्दानवेन्द्रा मां क्रुद्धास्तीव्रपराक्रमाः ॥ ३.१७५.२१ ॥
Then the enraged lords of the Dānavas, of fierce valour, struck back at me with nālīka and nārāca arrows, bhalla darts, spears, lances and javelins.
3.175.22
तदहं शस्त्रवर्षेण महता प्रत्यवारयम् ।
शस्त्रवर्षं महद्राजन्विद्याबलमुपाश्रितः ॥ ३.१७५.२२ ॥
Then, relying on the power of knowledge, O king, I warded off that great rain of weapons with another great rain of weapons.
3.175.23
व्यामोहयं च तान्सर्वान्रथमार्गैश्चरन्रणे ।
तेऽन्योन्यमभिसंमूढाः पातयन्ति स्म दानवाः ॥ ३.१७५.२३ ॥
Moving about on the paths of the chariots in battle, I bewildered them all; and those Dānavas, utterly confused, began to bring down one another.
3.175.24
तेषामेवं विमूढानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ।
शिरांसि विशिखैर्दीप्तैरच्छिन्दं शतसङ्घशः ॥ ३.१७५.२४ ॥
As they rushed upon one another, bewildered in this way, I severed their heads by the hundreds and by the thousands with blazing arrows.
3.175.25
ते वध्यमाना दैतेयाः पुरमास्थाय तत्पुनः ।
खमुत्पेतुः सनगरा मायामास्थाय दानवीम् ॥ ३.१७५.२५ ॥
As they were being slain, the Daityas again took refuge in the city and, resorting to demonic illusion, flew up into the sky together with the city.
3.175.26
ततोऽहं शरवर्षेण महता कुरुनन्दन ।
मार्गमावृत्य दैत्यानां गतिं चैषामवारयम् ॥ ३.१७५.२६ ॥
Then, O joy of the Kurus, with a great rain of arrows I blocked their path and checked the movement of those Daityas.
3.175.27
तत्पुरं खचरं दिव्यं कामगं दिव्यवर्चसम् ।
दैतेयैर्वरदानेन धार्यते स्म यथासुखम् ॥ ३.१७५.२७ ॥
That divine city, moving in the sky, going at will, of divine splendour, was held aloft with ease by the Daityas through the power of a boon.
3.175.28
अन्तर्भूमौ निपतति पुनरूर्ध्वं प्रतिष्ठते ।
पुनस्तिर्यक् प्रयात्याशु पुनरप्सु निमज्जति ॥ ३.१७५.२८ ॥
It sinks down into the earth, then rises up again and stands firm; swiftly it moves sideways, and then again it dives into the water.
3.175.29
अमरावतिसंकाशं तत्पुरं कामगं महत् ।
अहमस्त्रैर्बहुविधैः प्रत्यगृह्णां परंतप ॥ ३.१७५.२९ ॥
That great city, resembling Amarāvatī and going at will, I seized with many kinds of weapons, O scorcher of foes.
3.175.30
ततोऽहं शरजालेन दिव्यास्त्रनुदितेन च ।
व्यगृह्णां सह दैतेयैस्तत्पुरं पुरुषर्षभ ॥ ३.१७५.३० ॥
Then, O bull among men, with a net of arrows set in motion by divine weapons, I seized that city together with the Daityas.
3.175.31
विक्षत चायसैर्बाणैर्मत्प्रयुक्तैरजिह्मगैः ।
महीमभ्यपतद्राजन्प्रभग्नं पुरमासुरम् ॥ ३.१७५.३१ ॥
Wounded by the straight-flying iron arrows I had shot, O king, the shattered city of the asuras fell to the earth.
3.175.32
ते वध्यमाना मद्बाणैर्वज्रवेगैरयस्मयैः ।
पर्यभ्रमन्त वै राजन्नसुराः कालचोदिताः ॥ ३.१७५.३२ ॥
Struck by my iron arrows, swift as thunderbolts, those asuras, O king, driven by fate, went wandering about.
3.175.33
ततो मातलिरारुह्यपुरस्तान्निपतन्निव ।
महीमवातरत्क्षिप्रं रथेनादित्यवर्चसा ॥ ३.१७५.३३ ॥
Then Mātali, as if falling forward, mounted the chariot radiant as the sun and swiftly descended to the earth.
3.175.34
ततो रथसहस्राणि षष्टिस्तेषाममर्षिणाम् ।
युयुत्सूनां मया सार्धं पर्यवर्तन्त भारत।
तान्यहं निशितैर्बाणैर्व्यधमं गार्ध्रराजितैः ॥ ३.१७५.३४ ॥
Then sixty thousand chariots of those wrathful warriors, desiring battle, turned back to fight with me, O descendant of Bharata. I struck them down with sharp arrows adorned with vulture feathers.
3.175.35
ते युद्धे संन्यवर्तन्त समुद्रस्य यथोर्मयः ।
नेमे शक्या मानुषेण युद्धेनेति प्रचिन्त्य तत् ॥ ३.१७५.३५ ॥
In battle they turned back like the waves of the ocean, reflecting: these cannot be overcome by a man in ordinary warfare.
3.175.36
ततोऽहमानुपूर्व्येण दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्ययोजयम् ॥ ३.१७५.३६ ॥
Then I brought the divine weapons into use, one after another in due order.
3.175.37
ततस्तानि सहस्राणइ रथिनां चित्रयोधिनाम् ।
अस्त्राणि मम दिव्यानि प्रत्यघ्नञ्छनकैरिव ॥ ३.१७५.३७ ॥
Then my divine weapons gently countered those thousands of weapons of the wondrous chariot-warriors.
3.175.38
रथमार्गान्विचित्रांस्ते विचरन्तो महाबलाः ।
प्रत्यदृश्यन्त संग्रामे शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ३.१७५.३८ ॥
Those mighty warriors moving along the chariot-paths appeared in battle by the hundreds and by the thousands.
3.175.39
विचित्रमुकुटापीडा विचित्रकवचध्वजाः ।
विचित्राभरणाश्चैव मम प्रीतिकराऽभवन् ॥ ३.१७५.३९ ॥
With their wondrous crowns and turbans, wondrous armor and banners, and wondrous ornaments, they became a delight to me.
3.175.40
अहं तुशरवर्षैस्तानस्त्रप्रचुदितै रणे ।
नाशक्रुवं पीडयितुं ते तु मां प्रत्यपीडयन् ॥ ३.१७५.४० ॥
In battle I could not harass them with my showers of arrows, impelled by weapons; instead they harassed me in return.
3.175.41
तैः पीड्यमानो बहुभिः कृतास्त्रैः कुशलैर्युधि ।
व्यथितोस्मि महायुद्धे भयं चागान्महन्मम ॥ ३.१७५.४१ ॥
Harassed by those many skilled warriors, adept in weapons, I was distressed in that great battle, and great fear came upon me.
3.175.42
ततोहं परमायत्तो मातलिं परिपृष्टवान् ॥ ३.१७५.४२ ॥
Then, greatly distressed, I asked Mātali.
3.175.43
किमेते मम बाणौघैर्दिव्यास्त्रप्रतिमन्त्रितैः ।
न वध्यन्ते महाघोरैस्तत्त्वमाख्याहि पृच्छतः ॥ ३.१७५.४३ ॥
Why are these not being slain by the floods of my arrows, empowered by divine weapons? Tell me that truth, as I ask you.
3.175.44
स मामुवाच पर्याप्तस्त्वमेषां भरतर्षभ ।
तानुद्दिश्याथ मर्माणि प्रतिघातं तदाचर ॥ ३.१७५.४४ ॥
He said to me, 'You are sufficient against these, bull of the Bharatas. Aiming at them, strike back at their vital points.'
3.175.45
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु राजेनद्रसंप्रहृष्टस्तमूचिवान् ।
निवर्तय रथं शीघ्रं पश्य चैतान्निपातितान् ॥ ३.१७५.४५ ॥
Hearing this, I, lord of kings, greatly delighted, said to him: 'Turn the chariot back quickly, and look at these who have been struck down.'
3.175.46
एवमुक्तो रथं तत्र मातलिः पर्यवर्तयत् ॥ ३.१७५.४६ ॥
Thus addressed, Mātali turned the chariot around there.
3.175.47
ततो मत्वा रणे भग्नं दानवाः प्रतिहर्षिताः ।
विचुक्रुशुर्महाराज स्वरेण महता मुहुः ॥ ३.१७५.४७ ॥
Then, thinking that he had been broken in battle, the Dānavas, exultant, cried out again and again, great king, in a mighty voice.
3.175.48
अभग्नः कैश्चिदप्येष पाण्डवो रणमूर्धनि ।
अस्माभिः समरे भग्न इत्येवं संघशस्तदा ॥ ३.१७५.४८ ॥
'This Pāṇḍava has been broken by no one at the front of battle, yet we have broken him in the fight' — thus, in groups, they then began to say.
3.175.49
ततोहं देवदेवाय रुद्रायाव्यक्तमूर्तये ।
प्रयतः प्रणतो भूत्वा नमस्कृत्य महात्मने।
यत्तद्रौद्रमिति ख्यातं सर्वामित्रविनाशनम् ॥ ३.१७५.४९ ॥
Then I, self-controlled and bowing low, paid homage to Rudra, god of gods, whose form is unmanifest, to that great-souled one; and to that weapon known as 'the terrible', destroyer of all enemies.
3.175.50
यत्तद्रौद्रमिति ख्यातं सर्वामित्रविनाशनम् ।
महत्पाशुपतं दिव्यं सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ॥ ३.१७५.५० ॥
That which is known as 'the terrible', destroyer of all enemies, is the great divine Pāśupata weapon, revered by all worlds.
3.175.51
ततोऽपश्यं त्रिशिरसं पुरुषं नवलोचनम् ।
त्रिमुखं षङ्भुजं दीप्तमर्कज्वलनमूर्धजम्।
लेलिहानैर्महानागैः कृतचिह्नममित्रहन् ॥ ३.१७५.५१ ॥
Then I saw a being with three heads and nine eyes, three faces and six arms, blazing, with hair like sun and fire, marked by great serpents licking their tongues — O slayer of enemies!
3.175.52
विभीस्ततस्तदस्त्रं तु घोरं रौद्रं सनातनम् ।
दृष्ट्वा गाण्डीवसंयोगमानीय भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.१७५.५२ ॥
Then, seeing that dreadful, terrible, eternal weapon, I grew afraid; and, O bull of the Bharatas, joining it with the Gāṇḍīva bow, I brought it forth.
3.175.53
नमस्कृत्वा त्रिनेत्राय शर्वायामिततेजसे ।
मुक्तवान्दानवेन्द्राणां पराभावाय भारत ॥ ३.१७५.५३ ॥
Having bowed to the three-eyed Śarva of boundless splendour, I released it for the defeat of the lords of the Dānavas, O Bhārata.
3.175.54
मुक्तमात्रे ततस्तस्मिन्रूपाण्यासन्सहस्रशः ।
मृगाणामथ सिंहानां व्याग्राणां च विशांपते ॥ ३.१७५.५४ ॥
As soon as it was released, thousands of forms arose from it — of deer, of lions, and of tigers, O lord of the people.
3.175.55
ऋक्षाणां महिषाणां च पन्नगानां तथा गवाम् ।
शरभाणां गजानां च वानराणां च सङ्घशः।
ऋषभाणां वराहाणां मार्जाराणां तथैव च ॥ ३.१७५.५५ ॥
Herds of bears, buffaloes, serpents, cows, śarabhas, elephants, monkeys, bulls, boars and cats also appeared in throngs.
3.175.56
सालावृकाणां प्रेतानां भुरुण्डानां च सर्वशः ।
गृध्राणां गरुडानां च चमराणां तथैव च ॥ ३.१७५.५६ ॥
Throngs of jackals, ghosts, bhuruṇḍas, vultures, garuḍas and yak-like creatures likewise appeared everywhere.
3.175.57
देवानां च ऋषीणां रच गन्धर्वाणां च सर्वशः ।
पिशाचानां सयक्षाणां तथैव च सुरद्विषाम् ॥ ३.१७५.५७ ॥
Throngs of gods, sages and gandharvas appeared everywhere, together with piśācas and yakṣas, as did the hosts of the asuras, enemies of the gods.
3.175.58
गुह्यकानां च संग्रामे नैर्ऋतानां तथैव च ।
झषाणां गजवक्राणामुलूकानां तथैव च ॥ ३.१७५.५८ ॥
In battle, throngs of guhyakas and nairṛtas likewise appeared, as well as fish, elephant-faced beings and owls.
3.175.59
मीनवाजिसरूपाणां नानाशस्त्रासिपाणिनाम् ।
तथैव यातुधानानां गदामुद्गरधारिणाम् ॥ ३.१७५.५९ ॥
Throngs of yātudhānas with fish and horse forms, holding various weapons and swords in their hands, and likewise bearing clubs and maces, appeared.
3.175.60
एतैस्चान्यैश्च बहुभिर्नानारूपधरैस्तदा ।
सर्वमासीज्जगद्व्याप्तं तस्मिन्नस्त्रे विसर्जिते ॥ ३.१७५.६० ॥
When that weapon was released, the whole world was pervaded by these and many other beings of various forms.
3.175.61
त्रिशिरोभिश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रैश्चतुरास्यैश्चतुर्भुजैः ।
अनेकरूपसंयुक्तैर्मांसमेदोवसास्तिभिः ॥ ३.१७५.६१ ॥
With three heads, four fangs, four faces and four arms, endowed with many forms, with flesh, marrow, fat and bones.
3.175.62
अभीक्ष्णं वध्यमानास्ते दानवा ये समागताः ।
अर्कज्वलनतेजोभिर्वज्राशनिसमप्रभैः ॥ ३.१७५.६२ ॥
Those Dānavas who had gathered there were continually being slain by the arrows with the brilliance of the sun and fire, with a lustre like the thunderbolt and lightning.
3.175.63
अद्रिसारमयैश्चान्यैर्बाणैरपि निबर्हणैः ।
न्यहनं दानवान्सर्वान्मुहूर्तेनैव भारत ॥ ३.१७५.६३ ॥
And with other arrows made of the essence of mountains, destructive ones, O Bhārata, I struck down all the Dānavas in a single moment.
3.175.64
गाण्डीवास्त्रप्रणुन्नांस्तान्गतासून्नभसश्च्युतान् ।
दृष्ट्वाऽहं प्राणमं भूयस्त्रिपुरघ्नाय वेधसे ॥ ३.१७५.६४ ॥
Seeing them, driven by the Gāṇḍīva's weapon, lifeless and fallen from the sky, I bowed once more to the destroyer of the three cities, the creator.
3.175.65
तथा रौद्रास्त्रनिष्पिष्टान्दिव्याभरणभूषितान् ।
निशाम्य परमं हर्षमगमद्देवसारथिः ॥ ३.१७५.६५ ॥
Seeing them thus crushed by the terrible weapon, yet adorned with divine ornaments, the charioteer of the gods was filled with supreme joy.
3.175.66
तदसह्यं कृतं कर्म देवैरपि दुरासदम् ।
दृष्ट्वा मां पूजयामास मातलिः शक्रसारथिः ॥ ३.१७५.६६ ॥
I performed that unbearable deed, difficult even for the gods. Seeing it, Mātali, the charioteer of Śakra, honoured me.
3.175.67
उचाच वचनं चेदंप्रीयमाणः कृताञ्जलिः ।
हतांस्तान्दानवान्दृष्ट्वा मया सङ्ख्ये सहस्रशः ॥ ३.१७५.६७ ॥
Pleased, with folded hands, he spoke these words, having seen the Dānavas slain by me in battle by the thousands.
3.175.68
सुरासुरैरसह्यं हि कर्म यत्साधितं त्वया ।
न ह्येतत्संयुगे कर्तुमपि शक्तः सुरेश्वरः।
ध्रुवं धनञ्जय प्रीतस्त्वयि शक्रः पुरार्दन ॥ ३.१७५.६८ ॥
The deed you have accomplished, unbearable even to gods and asuras — not even the lord of the gods could do it in battle. Dhanañjaya, surely Indra is pleased with you, destroyer of cities.
3.175.69
सुरासुरैरवध्यं हि पुरमेतत्खगं महत् ।
त्वया विमथितं वीर स्ववीर्यतपसो बलात् ॥ ३.१७५.६९ ॥
This great flying city, unslayable even by gods and asuras, you crushed by force, hero, through the power of your own valour and austerity.
3.175.70
विद्वस्ते खपुरे तस्मिन्दानवेषु हतेषु च ।
विनदन्त्यः स्त्रियः सर्वा निष्पेतुर्नगराद्बहिः ॥ ३.१७५.७० ॥
When those Dānavas were slain in your sky-city, all the women, crying out, rushed forth from the city.
3.175.71
प्रकीर्णकेश्यो व्यथिताः कुरर्य इव दुःखिताः ।
पेतुः पुत्रान्पितृन्भ्रातॄञ्शोचमाना महीतले ॥ ३.१७५.७१ ॥
With disheveled hair, distressed and grieving like female ospreys, they fell to the ground, lamenting their sons, fathers and brothers.
3.175.72
रुदत्यो दीनकण्ठ्यस्तु निनदन्त्यो हतेश्वराः ।
उरांसि पाणिभिर्घ्नन्त्यो विस्रस्तस्रग्विभूषणाः ॥ ३.१७५.७२ ॥
Weeping, with piteous voices, wailing that their lords were slain, beating their breasts with their hands, their garlands and ornaments fallen loose.
3.175.73
तच्छोकयुक्तमश्रीकं दुःखदैन्यसमाहतम् ।
न बभौ दानवपुरं हतत्विट्कं हतेश्वरम् ॥ ३.१७५.७३ ॥
Sorrowful, without splendour, struck by grief and misery, that city of the Dānavas did not shine; its lustre was gone and its lord was slain.
3.175.74
गन्धर्वनगराकारं हृतनागमिव ह्रदम् ।
शुष्कवृक्षमिवारण्यमदृश्यमभवत्पुरम् ॥ ३.१७५.७४ ॥
That city became like a Gandharva-city, like a lake from which the serpents have gone, like a forest of dried trees; it became invisible.
3.175.75
मां तु संहृष्टमनसं क्षिप्रं मातलिरानयत् ।
देवराजस्य भवनं कृतकर्माणमाहवात् ॥ ३.१७५.७५ ॥
But Mātali quickly brought me, my mind delighted, from the battle to the abode of the king of the gods, I who had accomplished my deed.
3.175.76
हिरण्यपुरमुत्सृज्य निहत्य च महासुरान् ।
निवातकवचांश्चैव ततोऽहंशक्रमागमम् ॥ ३.१७५.७६ ॥
Having left the city of Hiraṇya and slain the great Asuras and the Nivātakavacas, I then went to Indra.
3.175.77
मम कर्म च देवेन्द्रं मातलिर्विस्तरेण तत् ।
सर्वं विश्रावयामास यथाभूतं महाद्युते ॥ ३.१७५.७७ ॥
And Mātali related to the lord of the gods all my deed in detail, just as it had happened, O greatly radiant one.
3.175.78
हिरण्यपुरघातं च मायानां च निवारणम् ।
निवातकवचानां च वधं सङ्ख्ये महौजसाम्।
कालकेयवधं चैव अद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ ३.१७५.७८ ॥
The destruction of the city of Hiraṇya, the warding off of illusions, the slaying in battle of the mighty Nivātakavacas, and also the slaying of the Kālakeyas — wondrous and hair-raising.
3.175.79
तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान्प्रीतः सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः ।
मरुद्भिः सहितः श्रीमान्साधुसाध्वित्यथाब्रवीत्।
परिष्वज्य च मां प्रेम्णा मूर्ध्नि चाघ्राय सस्मितम् ॥ ३.१७५.७९ ॥
Having heard this, the blessed Indra, thousand-eyed destroyer of cities, pleased and accompanied by the Maruts, the glorious one said, "Well done, well done!" Then he embraced me affectionately, smelled my head, and smiled.
3.175.80
ततो मां देवराजो वै समाश्वास्य पुनः पुनः ।
अब्रवीद्विबुधैः सार्धमिदं समधुरं वचः ॥ ३.१७५.८० ॥
Then the king of the gods, comforting me again and again, spoke these sweet words together with the gods.
3.175.81
अतिदेवासुरं कर्म कृतमेव त्वया रणे ।
गुर्वर्थश्च कृतः पार्थ महाशत्रून्घ्नता मम ॥ ३.१७५.८१ ॥
O son of Pṛthā, in battle you have performed a deed beyond gods and demons, and by slaying my great enemies you have also fulfilled the teacher's purpose.
3.175.82
एवमेव सदा भाव्यं स्थिरेणाजौ धनंजय ।
असंमूढेन चास्त्राणां कर्तव्यं प्रतिपादनम् ॥ ३.१७५.८२ ॥
O Dhanañjaya, in battle one must always remain steady in this way, and use weapons without confusion.
3.175.83
अविषह्यो रणे हि त्वं देवदानवराक्षसैः ।
सयक्षासुरगन्धर्वैः सपक्षिगणपन्नगैः ॥ ३.१७५.८३ ॥
In battle you are unassailable even by gods, dānavas and rākṣasas, even together with yakṣas, asuras, gandharvas, flocks of birds and serpents.
3.175.84
वसुधां चापि कौन्तेय त्वद्बाहुबलनिर्जिताम् ।
पालयिष्यति धर्मात्मा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ३.१७५.८४ ॥
O son of Kuntī, this earth, won by the might of your arms, will be protected by the righteous Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī.