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Mahābhārata • Parva 9 (Śalyaparva) • Adhyāya 45

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 45

शल्यपर्व • अध्यायः 45

Śalyaparva Adhyāya 45 of the classical Mahābhārata with 96 verses.

Total: 96 Verses • Citations: MBh 9.45.1–96 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
दृष्ट्वा च स ततः क्रुद्धः स्कन्दस्तेजोबलान्वितः । शक्त्यस्त्रं भगवान्भीमं पुनः पुनरवासृजत् । आदधच्चात्मनस्तेजो हविषेद्ध इवानलः ॥
English Translation
He repeatedly hurled his terrible weapon, viz., the dart, he had received from Agni. The energy displayed by him then resembled a fire fed with libations of clarified butter.
अभ्यस्यमाने शक्त्यस्त्रे स्कन्देनामिततेजसा । उल्काज्वाला महाराज पपात वसुधातले ॥
English Translation
While the dart was repeatedly hurled by Skanda of unfathomable energy, meteors, O king, dropped upon the Earth.
संह्रादयन्तश्च तथा निर्घाताश्चापतन्क्षितौ । यथान्तकालसमये सुघोराः स्युस्तथा नृप ॥
English Translation
Thunder-bolts, also, with tremendous noise, dropped upon the Earth. Everything looked terrible, O king, as on the day of the universal dissolution.
क्षिप्ता ह्येका तथा शक्तिः सुघोरानलसूनुना । ततः कोट्यो विनिष्पेतुः शक्तीनां भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
When that terrible dart was once hurled by the son of Agni, millions of darts came out of it, O best of Bharatas.
स शक्त्यस्त्रेण संग्रामे जघान भगवान्प्रभुः । दैत्येन्द्रं तारकं नाम महाबलपराक्रमम् । वृतं दैत्यायुतैर्वीरैर्बलिभिर्दशभिर्नृप ॥
महिषं चाष्टभिः पद्मैर्वृतं संख्ये निजघ्निवान् । त्रिपादं चायुतशतैर्जघान दशभिर्वृतम् ॥
ह्रदोदरं निखर्वैश्च वृतं दशभिरीश्वरः । जघानानुचरैः सार्धं विविधायुधपाणिभिः ॥
तत्राकुर्वन्त विपुलं नादं वध्यत्सु शत्रुषु । कुमारानुचरा राजन्पूरयन्तो दिशो दश ॥
English Translation
Filling the ten points of the horizon, the followers of Kumara, O king, made a loud noise, while those Daityas were being killed and danced and jumped and laughed in joy.
शक्त्यस्त्रस्य तु राजेन्द्र ततोऽर्चिर्भिः समन्ततः । दग्धाः सहस्रशो दैत्या नादैः स्कन्दस्य चापरे ॥
English Translation
The three worlds were terrified at the yawns of Skanda's soldiers. The enemies were consumed with flames produced by Skanda. Many were killed by his roars only. was ten
पताकयावधूताश्च हताः केचित्सुरद्विषः । केचिद्घण्टारवत्रस्ता निपेतुर्वसुधातले । केचित्प्रहरणैश्छिन्ना विनिपेतुर्गतासवः ॥
English Translation
Some amongst the enemies of the celestials, struck with banners, were killed. Some, frightened by the sounds of bells, dropped on the face of the earth. Some wounded with weapons, fell down dead.
एवं सुरद्विषोऽनेकान्बलवानाततायिनः । जघान समरे वीरः कार्त्तिकेयो महाबलः ॥
English Translation
In this way the heroic and powerful Kartikeya killed numberless enemies of the gods, highly powerful that came to fight with him.
बाणो नामाथ दैतेयो बलेः पुत्रो महाबलः । क्रौञ्चं पर्वतमासाद्य देवसंघानबाधत ॥
English Translation
Then Vali's powerful son Vana, getting upon the Kranucha mountain, fought with the celestial army.
तमभ्ययान्महासेनः सुरशत्रुमुदारधीः । स कार्त्तिकेयस्य भयात्क्रौञ्चं शरणमेयिवान् ॥
English Translation
Highly intelligent, the great generalissimo Skanda rushed against that enemy of the gods. Fearing Kartikeya, he took shelter within the Krauncha mountain.
ततः क्रौञ्चं महामन्युः क्रौञ्चनादनिनादितम् । शक्त्या बिभेद भगवान्कार्त्तिकेयोऽग्निदत्तया ॥
English Translation
Worked up with ire, the worshipful Kartikeya then pierced that mountain with that dart given him by Agni. The mountain was called Krauncha (crane). for the sound it always produced resembled the cry of a crane.
सशालस्कन्धसरलं त्रस्तवानरवारणम् । पुलिनत्रस्तविहगं विनिष्पतितपन्नगम् ॥
English Translation
That mountain was variegated with Shala trees. The monkey and elephants that lived on it were frightened. The birds that had lived there rose up and wheeled around in the sky. The serpents began to dart down its sides.
गोलाङ्गूलर्क्षसंघैश्च द्रवद्भिरनुनादितम् । कुरङ्गगतिनिर्घोषमुद्भ्रान्तसृमराचितम् ॥
English Translation
It resounded also with the cries of a large number of leopards and bears that ran hither and thither in fright. Other forests on it rang with the cries of hundreds of animals.
विनिष्पतद्भिः शरभैः सिंहैश्च सहसा द्रुतैः । शोच्यामपि दशां प्राप्तो रराजैव स पर्वतः ॥
English Translation
Sharabhas and lions suddenly run out. On account of all this, that mountain though it was reduced to a very pitiable condition still shone very beautiful.
विद्याधराः समुत्पेतुस्तस्य शृङ्गनिवासिनः । किंनराश्च समुद्विग्नाः शक्तिपातरवोद्धताः ॥
English Translation
Vidyadharas living on its summits soared into the air. The Kinnaras also became very anxious, bewildered by the fear caused by the fall of Skanda's arrow.
ततो दैत्या विनिष्पेतुः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । प्रदीप्तात्पर्वतश्रेष्ठाद्विचित्राभरणस्रजः ॥
English Translation
The Daityas then, by hundreds and thousands, came out of that burning mountain, all bedecked with beautiful ornaments and garlands. The followers of Kumara, overpowering them in battle, killed them all, the worshipful Skanda worked up with ire, killed the son of the Daitya chief (Vali) along with his younger brother as Indra has killed Vritra formerly.
तान्निजघ्नुरतिक्रम्य कुमारानुचरा मृधे । बिभेद शक्त्या क्रौञ्चं च पावकिः परवीरहा ॥
बहुधा चैकधा चैव कृत्वात्मानं महात्मना । शक्तिः क्षिप्ता रणे तस्य पाणिमेति पुनः पुनः ॥
English Translation
Repeatedly discharged by him, the arrow repeatedly came back to him. Indeed such was the power and glory of the worshipful son of Agni.
एवंप्रभावो भगवानतो भूयश्च पावकिः । क्रौञ्चस्तेन विनिर्भिन्नो दैत्याश्च शतशो हताः ॥
English Translation
With redoubled heroism, energy, fame and success, the god pierced the mountain and killed hundreds of Dailyas.
ततः स भगवान्देवो निहत्य विबुधद्विषः । सभाज्यमानो विबुधैः परं हर्षमवाप ह ॥
English Translation
Having thus slain the enemies of the celestials, the worshipful god was worshipped and honored by the latter and was greatly delighted.
ततो दुन्दुभयो राजन्नेदुः शङ्खाश्च भारत । मुमुचुर्देवयोषाश्च पुष्पवर्षमनुत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
After the Krauncha mountain had been pierced and after the son of Chanda had been killed drums were beat, О king and conchs were blown.
दिव्यगन्धमुपादाय ववौ पुण्यश्च मारुतः । गन्धर्वास्तुष्टुवुश्चैनं यज्वानश्च महर्षयः ॥
English Translation
Auspicious winds began to blow, carrying divine perfumes. The Gandharvas and great Rishis always engaged in the performance of sacrifices, sang his praises.
केचिदेनं व्यवस्यन्ति पितामहसुतं प्रभुम् । सनत्कुमारं सर्वेषां ब्रह्मयोनिं तमग्रजम् ॥
English Translation
Some spoke of him as the powerful son of the Grandsire, viz., Sanatkumara, the eldest of all the sons of Brahman.
केचिन्महेश्वरसुतं केचित्पुत्रं विभावसोः । उमायाः कृत्तिकानां च गङ्गायाश्च वदन्त्युत ॥
English Translation
Some described him as as the of Maheshvara and some a that of Agni. Some spoke of him as the son of Uma or of Krittakas or of Ganga.
एकधा च द्विधा चैव चतुर्धा च महाबलम् । योगिनामीश्वरं देवं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥
English Translation
The celestial ladies showered flowers continually upon that divine lord of Yogins.
एतत्ते कथितं राजन्कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेचनम् । शृणु चैव सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थवंशस्य पुण्यताम् ॥
English Translation
"I have thus told you, O king, everything about the installation of Kartikeya. Listen now to the history of the sanctity of that best of Tirthas, on the Sarasvati.
बभूव तीर्थप्रवरं हतेषु सुरशत्रुषु । कुमारेण महाराज त्रिविष्टपमिवापरम् ॥
English Translation
That best of Tirthas, O king after the enemies of the celestials had been killed, became a second heaven.
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