pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: एतौ वनमिदं दुर्ग वालिप्रणिहितौ ध्रुवम्। छद्मना चीरवसनौ प्रचरन्ताविहागतौ॥
English: Forsooth, these two heroes, in false guises and wearing bark, despatched by Vāli, have come here traversing the forest stronghold.
Sanskrit: ततः सुग्रीवसचिवा दृष्ट्वा परमधन्विनौ। जन्मुर्गिरितटा तस्मादन्यच्छिखरमुत्तमम्॥
English: Beholding these two mighty archers the counsellors of Sugriva, quitting that mountainous expanse proceeded to another best of hills.
Sanskrit: ते क्षिप्रमभिगम्याथ यूथपा यूथपर्षभम्। हरयो वानरश्रेष्ठं परिवार्योपतस्थिरे॥
English: Thereupon proceeding quickly the commanders of various monkey herds stood encircling the king of monkeys and the chief of · leaders.
Sanskrit: एवमेकायनगताः प्लवमाना गिरेगिरिम्। प्रकम्पयन्तो वेगेन गिरीणां शिखराणि च॥ ततः शाखामृगाः सर्वे प्लवमाना महाबलाः। बभञ्जुश्च नगांस्तत्र पुष्पितान् दुर्गमाश्रितान्॥
English: The monkeys thus sharing in the misery and happiness (of their chief) proceeded jumping from hill to hill shaking the summits thereof, with the velocity (of their persons). Thereupon those mighty monkeys, jumping, broke down the flowery trees of that stronghold.
Sanskrit: आप्लवन्तो हरिवराः सर्वतस्तं महागिरिम्। मृगमार्जारशार्दूलांस्त्रासयन्तो ययुस्तदा॥
English: Those best of monkeys, springing all around that mighty hill, proceeded terrifying the deer, the wild cats and the tigers.
Sanskrit: ततः सुग्रीवसचिवाः पर्वतेन्द्रे समाहिताः। संगम्य कपिमुख्येन सर्वे प्राञ्जलयः स्थिताः॥
English: Stationed on that best of mountains the ministers of Sugrīva, coming in the front of that monkey-chief, stood with clasped palms.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु भयसंत्रस्तं वालिकिल्विषशङ्कितम्। उवाच हनुमान् वाक्यं सुग्रीवं वाक्यकोविदः॥
English: Thereupon Hanumān, skilled in speech, spoke to Sugrīva, terrified and afraid of Vāli's wicked wiles.
Sanskrit: सम्भ्रमस्त्यज्यतामेष सर्वैर्वालिकृते महान्। मलयोऽयं गिरिवरो भयं नेहास्ति वालिनः॥
English: Let all the monkeys renounce Vāli's fear; in this best of mountains, Malaya-there is no fear of him.
Sanskrit: यस्मादुद्विग्नचेतास्त्वं विद्रुतो हरिपुङ्गव। तं क्रूरदर्शनं क्रूरं नेह पश्यामि वालिनम्॥
English: I do not behold, O best of monkeys, that wicked Vāli of terrible looks, afraid of whom you had fled away and for whom you are anxious.
Sanskrit: यस्मात् तव भयं सौम्यं पूर्वजात् पापकर्मणः। स नेह वाली दुष्टात्मा न ते पश्याम्यहं भयम्॥
English: I do not observe here, O gentle one, the wicked-souled Väli your elder brother of impious actions and whom you do fear and I do not perceive any terror proceeding from him.
Sanskrit: अहो शाखामृगत्वं ते व्यक्तमेव प्लवङ्गम। लघुचित्ततयात्मानं न स्थापयसि यो मतौ।। ।॥
English: O monkey-chief, truly manifest is your monkey-hood and it is through your lightheartedness that you are incapable of fixing your soul.
Sanskrit: बुद्धिविज्ञानसम्पन्न इङ्गितैः सर्वमाचर। नह्यबुद्धिं गतो राजा सर्वभूतानि शास्ति हि ॥
English: Gifted with intellect and knowledge do you perforin all by means of gestures. A king void of sense cannot govern all creatures.
Sanskrit: सुग्रीवस्तु शुभं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा सर्वं हनूमतः। ततः शुभतरं वाक्यं हनूमन्तमुवाच ह ॥
English: Hearing those pregnant words of Hanumār in its entirety, Sugrīva addressed to Hanumān in better accents.
Sanskrit: दीर्घबाहू विशालाक्षौ शरश्चापासिधारिणौ। कस्य स स्याद् भयं दृष्ट्वा ह्येतौ सुरसुतोपमौ ॥
English: Who is not terrified beholding those two mighty armed heroes, having expansive eyes, with bows, arrow, and daggers in their hands like to two sons of a celestial?
Sanskrit: वालिप्रणिहितावेव शङ्केऽहं पुरुषोत्तमौ। राजानो बहुमित्राश्च विश्वासो नात्र हि क्षमः॥
English: Methinks these two best of men have been despatched by Vali. Kings have many friends. And it is not proper for me to place confidence in them.
Sanskrit: अरयश्च मनुष्येण विज्ञेयाश्छद्मचारिणः। विश्वस्तानामविश्वस्ताश्छिद्रेषु प्रहरन्त्यपि॥
English: People should know that enemies, always treacherous by nature, range under false guises. And those foes, availing of their credulity, bring about their destruction whenever opportunity presents itself.
Sanskrit: कृत्येषु वाली मेधावी राजानो बहुदर्शिनः। भवन्ति परहन्तारस्ते ज्ञेयाः प्राकृतैनरैः॥
English: Vāli is eminently expert in despatching business. Monarchs, cognizant of many a wily expedient, bring about others' destruction. It is proper to discern them by means of disguised spies.
Sanskrit: तौ त्वया प्राकृतेनेव गत्वा ज्ञेयौ प्लवङ्गम। इङ्गितानां प्रकारैश्च रूपव्याभाषणेन च॥
English: O monkey, do you proceed under a false guise and come by their intentions, examining them aright by their countenances, gestures and words.
Sanskrit: लक्षयस्व तयोर्भावं प्रहृष्टमनसौ यदि। विश्वासयन् प्रशंसाभिरिङ्गितैश्च पुनः पुनः॥
English: Do you ascertain their intention. If do you find them delighted, secure their confidence in my favour by eulogising me again and again and giving out to them my views.
Sanskrit: ममैवाभिमुखं स्थित्वा पृच्छ त्वं हरिपुङ्गव। प्रयोजनं प्रवेशस्य वनस्यास्य धनुर्धरौ॥
English: O best of monkeys, do you ask them why they have entered this forest, if you do perceive that these two archers are pure souled.
Sanskrit: शुद्धात्मानौ यदि त्वेतौ जानीहि त्वं प्लवङ्गम। व्याभाषितैर्वा रूपैर्वा विज्ञेया दुष्टताऽनयोः॥
English: O monkey, if you determine the fairness and unfairness of their purpose, their wickedness should be discovered by means of their gestures and conversation.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं कपिराजेन संदिष्टो मारुतात्मजः। चकार गमने बुद्धिं यत्र तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ॥
English: Being commanded by that chief of monkeys, the son of Maruta purposed to approach Rāma and Laksmana.
Sanskrit: तथेति सम्पूज्य वचस्तु तस्य कपेः सुभीतस्य दुरासदस्य। महानुभावो हनुमान् ययौ तदा स यत्र रामोऽतिबली सलक्ष्मणः॥
English: Assenting to the words of the terrified and unconquerable Sugriva and saying 'Be it so, Hanumān, the high-souled monkey proceeded where the heroic Râma was with Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच तस्मिन्नतिरथे द्रोणे निहते पार्षतेन वै। मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वन्नतः परम्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said When that Atiratha, viz., Drona had been slain by the son of Prisata, O Sanjaya, did my troops and those of the Pandavas do afterwards?
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्नतिरथे द्रोणे निहते पार्षतेन वै। कौरवेषु च भग्नेषु कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः॥
English: Sanjaya said When that Atiratha Drona had been slain by the son of Prisata and when the Kaurava ranks broken and routed, Kunti's Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: दृष्टवा सुमहदाश्चर्यमात्मनो विजयावहम्। यदृच्छयाऽऽगतं व्यासं पप्रच्छ भरतर्षभ॥
English: Beholding a wonderful sight indicative of his victory, questioned, O foremost of the Bharatas, the mighty sage Vyasa who had gone there at his own pleasure.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच संग्रामे न्यहनं शत्रूशरौधैर्विमलैरहम्। अग्रता लक्षये यान्तं पुरुषं पावकप्रभम्॥
English: Arjuna said When slaying my foes in battle with myriads of resplendent darts, I saw a male being of the effulgence of fire proceeding before me.
Sanskrit: ज्वलन्तं शूलमुद्यम्य यां दिशं प्रतिपद्यते। तस्यां दिशि विदीर्यन्ते शत्रवो मे महामुने॥
English: Raising his blazing trident wherever he turned, my foes in that direction, O mighty sage, he routed and scorched.
Sanskrit: तेन भग्नानरीन् सर्वान् मद्भग्नान् मन्यते जनः। तेन भग्नानि सैन्यानि पृष्ठतोऽनुव्रजाम्यहम्॥
English: People think that I rout my foes whereas they are really routed by him. I only pursue from behind the troops already broken and routed by him.
Sanskrit: भगवंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व को वै स पुरुषोत्तमः। शूलपाणिर्मया हृष्टतेजसा सूर्यसंनिभः॥
English: O illustrious possessor of the six qualities the Bhagas, tell me who is that excellent of all male beings, whom I see armed with the trident and who resembles the Sun himself in effulgence.
Sanskrit: न पद्भ्यां स्पृशते भूमिं न च शूलं विमुञ्चति। शूलाच्छूलसहस्राणि निष्पेतुस्तस्य तेजसा॥
English: He never touches the earth with his feet nor does he hurled his trident; but in consequence of his energy, thousands of arrows issue out of that trident of his.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच प्रजापतीनां प्रथमं तैजसं पुरुषं प्रभुम्। भुवनं भूर्भुवं देवं सर्वलोकेश्वरं प्रभुम्॥ ईशानं वरदं पार्थ दृष्टवानसि शङ्करम्! तं गच्छ शरणं देव वरदं भुवनेश्वरम्॥
English: Vyasa said O son of Pritha, you have seen Sankara, that first of all the creators of the world, that lord of all energies, primary male being, he that is the embodiment of heaven, earth and sky, the divine Lord, the saviour of the universe, the paramount master, the bestower of boons, also called Ishana. O, do you seek the refuge of that boon-giving deity, that lord of the universe.
Sanskrit: महादेवं महात्मानमीशानं जटिलं विभुम्। त्र्यक्षं महाभुजं रुद्रं शिखिनं चीरवाससम्॥
English: He was the Paramount Divinity, of illustrious soul, also called Ishana, the wearer of matted locks and the origin of all auspiciousness. He possesses three eyes and mighty arms and fierce energy; and his locks are tied as a crown of his head and he clad in deer skin.
Sanskrit: महादेवं हरं स्थाणुं वरदं भुवनेश्वरम्। जगत्प्रधानमजितं जगत्प्रीतिमधीश्वरम्॥
English: That supreme god, called Hara or Sthanu, is the lord of the universe and the giver of boons. He is the foremost of all beings in the universe and incapable of beings vanquished. He is the afforder of joy to the universe and it its paramount ruler.
Sanskrit: जगद्योनि जगद्वीजं जयिनं जगतो गतिम्। विश्वात्मानं विश्वसृजं विश्वमूर्तिं यशस्विनम्॥
English: The origin, the light and the refuge of the universe, he is ever attended with victory. He is the soul and the creator of the universe; and the universe is his from and he is ever-glorious.
Sanskrit: विश्वेश्वरं विश्वनरं कर्मणामीश्वरं प्रभुम्। शम्भुं स्वयम्भुं भूतेशुं भूतभव्यभवोद्भवम्॥
English: That Lord of the universe and its ruler, that great one is the lord of all action. Known by the name of Shambhu he is self-born, he is the lord of all creatures and the origin of the past, present and future.
Sanskrit: योगं योगेश्वरं सर्वं सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरम्। सर्वश्रेष्ठं जगच्छ्रेष्ठं वरिष्ठं परमेष्ठिनम्॥
English: He is the Yoga and the lord of Yoga. He is called Sarva and is the lord of the lords of the world. He is superior to everything. He is the most excellent of all things in the universe and the highest of all and is called Paramesthin.
Sanskrit: लोकत्रयविधातारमेकं लोकत्रयाश्रयम्। शुद्धात्मानं भवं भीमं शशाङ्ककृतशेखरम्॥ शाश्वतं भूधरं देवं सर्ववागीश्वरेश्वरम्। । सुदुर्जयं जगन्नाथं जन्ममृत्युजरातिगम्॥
English: He is the ordainer of the three worlds and the sole refuge of them all. He is pure souled, universe himself, dreadful, holder of moon on head, eternal, the protector of the universe, the forernost of all deities among the gods of speeches, incapable of being vanquished, lord of world and is beyond the reach of birth, decline and death.
Sanskrit: ज्ञानात्मानं ज्ञानगम्यं ज्ञानश्रेष्ठं सुदुर्विदम्। दातारं चैव भक्तानां प्रसादविहितान् वरान्॥
English: The essence of knowledge and incapable of being comprehended by the understanding and the best of all knowledge, he is unknowable. Out of his grace he gives to his worshippers the boons they desire.
Sanskrit: तस्य पारिषदा दिव्या रूपैर्नानाविधैर्विभोः। वामना जटिला मुण्डा ह्रस्वग्रीवा महोदराः॥
English: That great one has for his companions, celestial beings of various forms, some of whom are dwarfs, some with matted locks, some with bald heads, some with short necks, some with large stomachs.
Sanskrit: महाकाया महोत्साहा महाकर्णास्तथापरे। आननैविकृतैः पादैः पार्थ वेषैश्च वैकृतैः॥
English: Some with huge bodies, some endued with great mighty and some with long ears. All of them have, O son of Pritha, distorted faces, mouths and legs and strange dresses.
Sanskrit: ईदृशैः स महादेवः पूज्यमानो महेश्वरः। स शिवस्तात तेजस्वी प्रसादाद् याति तेऽग्रतः॥
English: That great lord Mahadeva, O Partha, is adored by even these kinds of followers. That Siva, O son, possessed of energy, goes in advance of you through kindness only.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् घोरे सदा पार्थ संग्रामे रोमहर्षणे। द्रौणिकर्णकृपैर्गुप्तां महेष्वासैः प्रहारिभिः॥ कस्तां सेनां तदा पार्थ मनसापि प्रधर्षयेत्। ऋते देवान्महेष्वासाद् बहुरूपान्महेश्वरात्॥
English: In that dreadful battle, O son of Pritha, capable of causing the hair to stand erect, who else, O Arjuna, except the divine Maheshvara, that foremost of all bowmen, could even in his mind, dare defeat that host that was protected by those great smiters and bowmen, viz., Ashvatthaman, Karna and Kripa.
Sanskrit: स्थातुमुत्सहते कश्चिन्न तस्मिन्नग्रतः स्थिते। न हि भूतं समं तेन त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते॥
English: Nobody can venture to withstand the fighter, in whose front walks Mahadeva himself. There is no creature in the triune worlds who is a match for him.
Sanskrit: गन्धेनापि हि संग्रामे तस्य क्रुद्धस्य शत्रवः। विसंज्ञा हतभूयिष्ठा वेपन्ति च पतन्ति च॥
English: At the very smell of the enraged Mahadeva, the enemy trembles and drops down senseless in large numbers in battle.
Sanskrit: तस्मै नमस्तु कुर्वन्तो देवास्तिष्ठन्ति वै दिवि। ये चान्ये मानवा लोके ते च स्वर्गजितो नराः॥
English: For this reason the gods in heaven ever adore and bow down to him. The men of this world as also others that have attained to heaven.
Sanskrit: ये भक्ता वरदं देवं शिवं रुद्रमुमापतिम्। अनन्यभावेन सदा सर्वेशं समुपासते॥ इहलोके सुखं प्राप्य ते यान्ति परमां गतिम्।
English: If they devoutly worship the boon-giving, auspicious and divine Rudra, the lord of Uma, obtain happiness here and the highest felicity hereafter.
Sanskrit: नमस्कुरुष्व कौन्तेय तस्मै शान्ताय वै सदा॥ रुद्राय शितिकण्ठाय कनिष्ठाय सुवर्चसे।
English: O son of Kunti, bow down to him who is peace incarnate, to him called Rudra (of the fierce), who is of blue throat, exceedingly subtle and of great effulgence.
Sanskrit: कपर्दिने करालाय हर्यक्षवरदाय च॥ याम्यायाव्यक्तकेशाय सद्वृत्ते शङ्कराय च। काम्याय हरिनेत्राय स्थाणवे पुरुषाय च॥ हरिकेशाय मुण्डाय कृशायोत्तारणाय च। भास्कराय सुतीर्थाय देवदेवाय रंहसे॥ बहुरूपाय शर्वाय प्रियाय प्रियवाससे।
English: To himn known as Kapardin, him that is dreadful, him who possesses twany eyes, him that is boon giving; to that great ordainer or red locks and righteous conduct, to him who is ever-engaged in the performance of auspicious acts. to him who is an object of desire with all beings; to him who is of tawny eyes; him that is called Sthanu; him that is called Purusha; to him of tawny hair; him that is bald and him that is extremely subtle and of great splendour, to him that is the giver of light, him that is the embodiment of all holy waters, him that is the god of gods, him that is possessed of great impetuosity; him that is of various forms; him who is called Sarva and is vested in pleasant garments.
Sanskrit: उष्णीषिणे सुवक्त्राय सहस्राक्षाय मीढुषे॥ गिरिशाय प्रशान्ताय यतये चीरवाससे।
English: To him that possesses an excellent turban, a handsome face and a thousand eyes; him that is the giver of rain, him that has the mountains for his habitation; him that is peace, him that is the protector, him that has the barks of trees for his cloth.
Sanskrit: हिरण्यबाहवे राज्ञे उग्राय पतये दिशाम्॥ पर्जन्ययतये चैव भूतानां पतये नमः।
English: To him whose arms are adorned with ornaments of gold, him who is furious; him who is the lord of all the different quarters; him who is the master of clouds and of all created beings.
Sanskrit: वृक्षाणां पतये चैव गवां च पतये नमः॥ वृक्षरावृतकायाय सेनान्ये मध्यमाय च।
English: To hiin who is the lord of all trees and of kine; him that has his body covered with trees; him who is the general of the celestial armies; him who is the inspirer of all thoughts.
Sanskrit: स्रुवहस्ताय देवाय धन्विने भार्गवाय च॥ बहुरूपाय विश्वस्य पतये मुञ्जवाससे।
English: To him who has the sacrificial ladle in his hands; him who is effulgent, him who wields the bow; him who is Rama himself, him who has numerous semblance's; him who is the lord of the universe; him who has the Munja grass for his attire;
Sanskrit: सहस्रशिरसे चैव सहस्रनयनाय च॥ सहस्रबाहवे चैव सहस्रचरणाय च।
English: To him who has a thousand heads; him who has a thousand eyes; and him who has a thousand arms and a thousand legs.
Sanskrit: शरणं गच्छ कौन्तेय वरदं भुवनेश्वरम्॥ उमापतिं विरूपाक्षं दक्षयज्ञनिबर्हणम्।
English: O son of Kunti, seek the refuge of at lord of the universe, who bestows boons, who is the lord of Uma, who possesses three-eyes and who is the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice;
Sanskrit: प्रजानां पतिमव्यग्रं भूतानां पतिमव्ययम्॥ कपर्दिनं वृषावर्तं वृषनाभं वृषध्वजम्।
English: Who is the protector of all created beings; who is ever-cheerful; who is the faviour of all; who is undeteriorating in his glory; who is called Kaparddin and those gait is like that of the bull; whose lavel is like that of the bull and whose emblem is the bull.
Sanskrit: वृषदष वृषपतिं वृषशृङ्गं वृषर्षभम्॥ वृषाङ्क वृषभोदारं वृषभं वृषभेक्षणम्।
English: Who is proud like the bull, who is the lord of the bull, who is known by the horns of the bull and who is the bull of bulls, whose bannerdevise is the bull; who is generous like the bull; who has eyes like those of the bull;
Sanskrit: वृषायुधं वृषशरं वृषभूतं वृषेश्वरम्॥ महोदरं महाकायं द्वीपिचर्मनिवासिनम्।
English: Whose weapons are all of superior make; whose arrows is the Vrisha (Krishna) and who is righteousness incarnate; who is called the Great Lord, whose seat is the leopard's skin.
Sanskrit: लोकेशं वरदं मुण्डं ब्रह्मण्यं ब्राह्मणप्रियम्॥ त्रिशूलपाणिं वरदं खगचर्मधरं प्रभुम्।
English: Who is the lord of the words, who is the giver of boons, who is bald, who is devoted to the Brahmanas and who behoves the Brahmanas, who is armed with the trident, who is boon-giving; who wields the sword and the buckles; and who is the lightly auspicious one:
Sanskrit: पिनाकिनं खड्गधरं लोकानां पतिमीश्वरम्॥ प्रपद्ये शरणं देवं शरण्यं चीरवाससम्। नमस्तस्मै सुरेशाय यस्य वैश्रवणः सखा॥ सुवाससे नमस्तुभ्यं सुव्रताय सुधन्विने।
English: Who use the bow Pinaka, who is shorn of his battle-axe and who is the sovereign and the saviour of the universe. I totally consign myself to the care of that divine lord, that giver of protection, that god versed in deer's skin; salutation to that lord of the gods who has Vaisravana for his friend, salutation to him of illustrious vows, to him whose companions are all best bow-men.
Sanskrit: धनुर्धराय देवाय प्रियधन्वाय धन्विने॥ धन्वन्तराय धनुषे धन्वाचार्याय ते नमः।
English: To him who himself wields the bow, to that great Divinity with whom the bow is a favourite weapon; who is himself the arrow hurled by the bow; who is the bow-string and the bow and the preceptor instructing others in the use of the bow.
Sanskrit: उग्रायुधाय देवाय नमः सुरवराय च॥ नमोऽस्तु बहुरूपाय नमोऽस्तु बहुधन्विने।
English: Salutations to that deity whose weapons are terrible and who himself is the foremost of all gods, salutations to him whose semblances are various and who has got diverse bowmen as his attendants.
Sanskrit: नमोऽस्तु स्थाणवे नित्यं नमस्तस्मै तपस्विने॥ नमोऽस्तु त्रिपुरनाय भगनाय च वै नमः।
English: Salutations to Sthanu, to that best of all wielders of bow, salutations even to the destroyer of 'Tripura,' and the slayer of Bhaga.
Sanskrit: वनस्पतीनां पतये नराणां पतये नमः॥ मातृणां पतये चैव गणानां पतये नमः।
English: Salutations to the lord of the Vanaspatis (Trees & c) and to the lord of men; salutations to the lord of the celestial mothers and to the lord of the Ganas.
Sanskrit: गवां च पतये नित्यं यज्ञानां पतये नमः॥ अपां च पतये नित्यं देवानां पतये नमः।
English: Salutations ever to him who is the lord of kine and the master of all sacrifices. Salutations to the lord of waters and of the celestials;
Sanskrit: पूष्णो दन्तविनाशाय त्र्यक्षाय वरदाय च॥ नीलकण्ठाय पिङ्गाय स्वर्णकेशाय वै नमः।
English: Salutations to him who is the destroyer of Surya's teeth, who is of three eyes, who is the giver of boons, who is called Hara, who is blue-throated and who is of golden locks.
Sanskrit: कर्माणि यानि दिव्यानि महादेवस्य धीमतः॥ तानि ते कीर्तयिष्यामि यथाप्रज्ञं यथाश्रुतम्।
English: I shall now relate to you, according to my knowledge and as I have heard them related, all the divine deeds of the supremely wise Mahadeva.
Sanskrit: न सुरा नासुरा लोके न गन्धर्वा न राक्षसाः॥ सुखमेधन्ति कुपिते तस्मिन्नपि गुहागताः।
English: If Mahadeva is worked up with rage, neither the gods, nor the Asuras, neither the Gandharvas, nor the Rakshasas, even if they conceal themselves in deep caves, can enjoy any peace.
Sanskrit: दक्षस्य यजमानस्य विधिवत् सम्भृतं पुरा॥ विव्याध कुपितो यज्ञं निर्दयस्त्वभवत् तदा।
English: In days of yore when Daksha had collected all the necessary objects for the celebration of his sacrifice, Mahadeva excited with rage destroyed them all; indeed then he became unusually stern.
Sanskrit: धनुषा बाणमुत्सृज्य सघोषं विननाद च॥ ते न शर्म कुतः शान्ति लेभिरे स्म सुरास्तदा।
English: Shooting an arrow with his bow then, he uttered a tremendous roar. The celestials, who always perform acts beneficial to the world, the were filled with anxiety.
Sanskrit: विद्रुते सहसा यज्ञे कुपिते च महेश्वरे॥ तेन ज्यातलघोषेण सर्वे लोकाः समाकुलाः।
English: When the sacrifice was destroyed and when Maheshvara was enraged, the gods were greatly frightened at the sound produced by his twanging bow and his palm-strokes.
Sanskrit: बभूवुर्वशगाः पार्थ निपेतुश्च सुरासुराः॥ आपश्चुक्षुभिरे सर्वाश्चकम्पे च वसुंधरा।
English: The gods and the Asuras all succumbed and fell down and O son of Pritha, the waters were agitated and the earth trembled with everything on it.
Sanskrit: पर्वताश्च व्यशीर्यन्त दिशो नागाश्च मोहिताः॥ अन्धेन तमसा लोका न प्राक्राशन्त संवृताः।
English: The mountains split and the quarters of heaven and the Nagas became stupefied. Enveloped in a pall of gloom the universe was lost to view.
Sanskrit: जनिवान् सह सूर्येण सर्वेषां ज्योतिषां प्रभाः॥ चुक्षुभुर्भयभीताश्च शान्तिं चक्रुस्तथैव च। ऋषयः सर्वभूतानामात्मनश्च सुखैषिणः॥ पूषाणमभ्यद्रवत शंकरः प्रहसन्निव।
English: The splendour of the luminaries as also of the Sun was destroyed. The Rishis filled with fear became agitated and desirous of their own good and that of all other creatures, performed propitiatory rites. Then Sankara, smilingly rushed upon Pushana.
Sanskrit: पुरोडाशं भक्षयतो दशनान् वै व्यशातयत्॥ ततो निश्चक्रमुर्देवा वेपमाना नताः स्म ते।
English: Who was eating the sacrificial oblations and the tore out his teeth. The gods then, bowing down to him, fled away trembling.
Sanskrit: पुनश्च संदधे दीप्तान् देवानां निशिताशरान्॥ सधूमान् सस्फुलिङ्गांश्च विद्युत्तोयदसंनिभान्।
English: Once more Mahadeva aimed ai the gods a shower of burning and sharp resembling tongues of fire mixed with smoke or clouds with lightning.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा तु सुराः सर्वे प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम्॥ रुद्रस्य यज्ञभागं च विशिष्टं ते त्वकल्पयन्।
English: Beholding that arrowy shower, all the gods, bowing down to Maheshvara, assigned to Rudra a substantial share in sacrifices.
Sanskrit: भयेन त्रिदशा राजञ्छरणं च प्रपेदिरे॥ तेन चैवातिकोपेन स यज्ञः संधितस्तदा।
English: Afraid, the gods sought his protection, O prince. His anger having subsided the great god re-established the sacrifice. arrows
Sanskrit: रुद्रं जग्मुः भग्नाश्चापि सुरा आसन भीताश्चाद्यापि तं प्रति॥ असुराणां पुराण्यासंस्रीणि वीर्यवतां दिवि।
English: The gods that had fled away returned. Indeed they are afraid of Maheshvara even to this day. Formerly the puissant Asuras had three cities in heaven.
Sanskrit: आयसं राजतं चैव सौवर्णं परमं महत्॥ सौवर्ण कमलाक्षस्य तारकाक्षस्य राजतम्।
English: One was made of gold, another of silver and the third of iron; each of them was excellent and large. The golden city belonged to Kamalaksha, the silver city to Taraksksha.
Sanskrit: तृतीयं तु पुरं तेषां विद्युन्मालिन आयसम्॥ न शक्तस्तानि मघवान् भेत्तुं सर्वायुधैरपि।
English: The third, made of iron, belonged to Vidyutmalin. Using all his weapons, failed to capture those cities.
Sanskrit: अथ सर्वे पुरा शरणमर्दिताः॥ ते तमूचुर्महात्मानं सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः।
English: Thereupon all the celestials, afflicted as they were, sought the refuge of Rudra. The gods then, with Vasava at their head, said these words to that high-souled one.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदत्तवरा ह्येते घोरास्त्रिपुरवासिनः॥ पीडयन्त्यधिकं लोकं यस्मात् ते वरदर्पिताः।
English: The denizens of the three cities, having obtained boons from Brahma and proud in consequence of those boons, are excessively oppressing the worlds.
Sanskrit: त्वदृते देवदेवेश नान्यः शक्तः कथंचन॥ हन्तुं दैत्यान् महादेव जहि तांस्त्वं सुरद्विषः।
English: O Lord of the gods, O supreme Divinity, save yourself, there is none capable of slaying the Daityas. Do you slay those injurers of the gods.
Sanskrit: रुद्र रौद्रा भविष्यन्ति पशवः सर्वकर्मसु॥ निपातयिष्यसे चैतानसुरान् भुवनेश्वर।
English: O Rudra, then creatures immolated in every sacrifice will be yours. Do you therefore, O lord of the universe, over-throw those Asuras.