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Discourse XVIII
Encounter of the Divine Boar with Hiranyākṣa (Preamble)
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मैत्रेय उवाच ।
तदेवमाकर्ण्य जलेशभाषितं
महामनास्तद्विगणय्य दुर्मदः ।
हरेर्विदित्वा गतिमङ्ग नारदा-
द्रसातलं निर्विविशे त्वरान्वितः ॥ १॥
ददर्श तत्राभिजितं धराधरं
प्रोन्नीयमानावनिमग्रदंष्ट्रया ।
मुष्णन्तमक्ष्णा स्वरुचोऽरुणश्रिया
जहास चाहो वनगोचरो मृगः ॥ २॥
आहैनमेह्यज्ञ महीं विमुञ्च नो
रसौकसां विश्वसृजेयमर्पिता ।
न स्वस्ति यास्यस्यनया ममेक्षतः
सुराधमासादितसूकराकृते ॥ ३॥
त्वं नः सपत्नैरभवाय किं भृतो
यो मायया हन्त्यसुरान् परोक्षजित् ।
त्वां योगमायाबलमल्पपौरुषं
संस्थाप्य मूढ प्रमृजे सुहृच्छुचः ॥ ४॥
त्वयि संस्थिते गदया शीर्णशीर्ष-
ण्यस्मद्भुजच्युतया ये च तुभ्यम् ।
बलिं हरन्त्यृषयो ये च देवाः
स्वयं सर्वे न भविष्यन्त्यमूलाः ॥ ५॥
स तुद्यमानोऽरिदुरुक्ततोमरै-
र्दंष्ट्राग्रगां गामुपलक्ष्य भीताम् ।
तोदं मृषन् निरगादम्बुमध्या-
द्ग्राहाहतः स करेणुर्यथेभः ॥ ६॥
तं निःसरन्तं सलिलादनुद्रुतो
हिरण्यकेशो द्विरदं यथा झषः ।
करालदंष्ट्रोऽशनिनिस्वनोऽब्रवी-
द्गतह्रियां किं त्वसतां विगर्हितम् ॥ ७॥
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Maitreya continued : Hearing the foregoing words of Varuṇa (the lord of waters), the proud and vainglorious Daitya paid little heed to them. And having learnt from Nārada the whereabouts of Śrī Hari, O dear Vidura, he hurriedly betook himself to the depths of the ocean. (1)
He saw there the all-victorious divine Boar bearing the earth upwards on the ends of His tusks and robbing the demon of his splendour by His reddish eyes, and laughed. "Oh! an amphibious beast!" (2)
(Turning to the Lord) he said, "Come on, fool; leave the earth. The Maker of the universe has entrusted her to us, the dwellers in Rasātala. You cannot escape unscathed with her before my very eyes, O vile god disguised as a boar! (3)
Have you been reared by our enemies (the gods) for our extermination, as you kill the Asuras by deceptive methods and conquer them while remaining invisible yourself? You possess little prowess, Yogamāyā (deception) being your only strength. Therefore, by killing you, O fool, I shall wipe the tears of my kith and kin. (4)
When you fall dead with your skull smashed by the mace hurled by our arms, the gods and sages who bear offerings to you will cease to be like trees without roots." (5)
Though being pierced by the shaft-like abusive words of the enemy, the Lord bore the pain, perceiving the Earth on the ends of His tusks affrighted, and emerged out of the water like an elephant with his female companion assailed by an alligator. (6)
The Daitya, who had golden hair (on his head) and fearful tusks, gave a chase to the Lord while He was rising out of the water, even as an alligator would chase an elephant, and, roaring like thunder, said, "(Are you not ashamed of running away before a challenging adversary?) Or there is nothing reproachful for shameless wretches." (7) (1-7)
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स गामुदस्तात्सलिलस्य गोचरे
विन्यस्य तस्यामदधात्स्वसत्त्वम् ।
अभिष्टुतो विश्वसृजा प्रसूनै-
रापूर्यमाणो विबुधैः पश्यतोऽरेः ॥ ८॥
परानुषक्तं तपनीयोपकल्पं
महागदं काञ्चनचित्रदंशम् ।
मर्माण्यभीक्ष्णं प्रतुदन्तं दुरुक्तैः
प्रचण्डमन्युः प्रहसंस्तं बभाषे ॥ ९॥
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The Lord placed the earth on the surface of the water within His sight and transferred to her His own energy in the form of capacity to support herself on the water, while the enemy stood looking on and while Brahmā (the creator of the universe) extolled Him and the (other) gods rained flowers on Him. (8)
The Lord now displayed a terrible rage and spoke laughing to the demon, who was now close upon Him, armed with a mighty mace, nay, who was adorned with gold ornaments and protected by a queer armour of gold, and had all along been cutting Him to the quick by his abusive words. (9) (8-9)
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श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
सत्यं वयं भो वनगोचरा मृगा
युष्मद्विधान् मृगये ग्रामसिंहान् ।
न मृत्युपाशैः प्रतिमुक्तस्य वीरा
विकत्थनं तव गृह्णन्त्यभद्र ॥ १०॥
एते वयं न्यासहरा रसौकसां
गतह्रियो गदया द्रावितास्ते ।
तिष्ठामहेऽथापि कथञ्चिदाजौ
स्थेयं क्व यामो बलिनोत्पाद्य वैरम् ॥ ११॥
त्वं पद्रथानां किल यूथपाधिपो
घटस्व नोऽस्वस्तय आश्वनूहः ।
संस्थाप्य चास्मान् प्रमृजाश्रु स्वकानां
यः स्वां प्रतिज्ञां नातिपिपर्त्यसभ्यः ॥ १२॥
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The Lord said : Indeed we are wild brutes, O wretch, looking about for dogs like you. Heroes take no notice of your braggadocio, bound as you are with the cords of Death: (10)
Scared away by your mace, we, who have stolen the charge of the dwellers in Rasātala, stand here, casting all shame to the winds. Yet willy-nilly we must take our stand on the battle-field; for, having brought about enmity with a powerful adversary, where can we go ? (11)
A leader of leaders of foot soldiers as you are, take prompt steps to overthrow us, giving up all hitch, and wipe the tears of your kith and kin by slaying us; for he does not deserve a seat in an assembly (of good people), who fails to redeem his plighted word. (12) (10-12)
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मैत्रेय उवाच ।
सोऽधिक्षिप्तो भगवता प्रलब्धश्च रुषा भृशम् ।
आजहारोल्बणं क्रोधं क्रीड्यमानोऽहिराडिव ॥ १३॥
सृजन्नमर्षितः श्वासान् मन्युप्रचलितेन्द्रियः ।
आसाद्य तरसा दैत्यो गदयाभ्यहनद्धरिम् ॥ १४॥
भगवांस्तु गदावेगं विसृष्टं रिपुणोरसि ।
अवञ्चयत्तिरश्चीनो योगारूढ इवान्तकम् ॥ १५॥
पुनर्गदां स्वामादाय भ्रामयन्तमभीक्ष्णशः ।
अभ्यधावद्धरिः क्रुद्धः संरम्भाद्दष्टदच्छदम् ॥ १६॥
ततश्च गदयारातिं दक्षिणस्यां भ्रुवि प्रभुः ।
आजघ्ने स तु तां सौम्य गदया कोविदोऽहनत् ॥ १७॥
एवं गदाभ्यां गुर्वीभ्यां हर्यक्षो हरिरेव च ।
जिगीषया सुसंरब्धावन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥ १८॥
तयोः स्पृधोस्तिग्मगदाहताङ्गयोः
क्षतास्रवघ्राणविवृद्धमन्य्वोः ।
विचित्रमार्गांश्चरतोर्जिगीषया
व्यभादिलायामिव शुष्मिणोर्मृधः ॥ १९॥
दैत्यस्य यज्ञावयवस्य माया-
गृहीतवाराहतनोर्महात्मनः ।
कौरव्य मह्यां द्विषतोर्विमर्दनं
दिदृक्षुरागादृषिभिर्वृतः स्वराट् ॥ २०॥
आसन्नशौण्डीरमपेतसाध्वसं
कृतप्रतीकारमहार्यविक्रमम् ।
विलक्ष्य दैत्यं भगवान् सहस्रणी-
र्जगाद नारायणमादिसूकरम् ॥ २१॥
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Maitreya continued : Severely taunted and ridiculed by the Lord in an angry mood, he (the demon) waxed violently angry like a serpent which is being played with. (13)
Hissing indignantly with all his senses shaken by wrath, the Daitya quickly sprang upon Śrī Hari and dealt Him a blow with his mace. (14)
The Lord, however, dodged the violent blow of the mace aimed at His breast by the enemy by moving aside a little, just as an accomplished Yogi would elude death. (15)
Śrī Hari now waxed angry and rushed to meet the demon, who, taking up his mace again, began repeatedly to brandish it, biting his lips in rage. (16)
And then with His mace the Lord struck the enemy on his right eyebrow; but skilled as he was (in a fight with maces), O gentle Vidura, he intercepted it with his own mace. (17)
In this way Haryakṣa (a synonym of Hiraṇyākṣa) and Śrī Hari struck each other with their huge maces in great rage, each seeking his own victory. (18)
There was a keen rivalry between the two combatants, both of whom had sustained injuries on their body from the blows of each other's pointed mace and grew more and more enraged at the smell of blood on their person. In their eagerness to win, they were performing manoeuvres of various kinds; and their contest presented the sight of an encounter between a pair of bulls for the sake of a cow. (19)
Brahmā, surrounded by sages (Marīci and others), came (there) to witness the combat, O Vidura (a descendant of Kuru), of Hiraṇyākṣa (son of Diti) and the Supreme Spirit—who had assumed the semblance of a boar by dint of His Māyā (deluding potency) and who represents the various Yajñas (sacrifices) on His person—both of whom bore enmity to each other for Earth's sake. (20)
When the worshipful Brahmā, who was followed by thousands of sages and seers, saw that Hiraṇyākṣa (son of Diti) was full of manliness and devoid of fear, had returned the blows of the Lord and possessed irresistible prowess, he spoke to Lord Nārāyaṇa, the earliest Boar (as follows): (21) (13-21)
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ब्रह्मोवाच ।
एष ते देव देवानामङ्घ्रिमूलमुपेयुषाम् ।
विप्राणां सौरभेयीणां भूतानामप्यनागसाम् ॥ २२॥
आगस्कृद्भयकृद्दुष्कृदस्मद्राद्धवरोऽसुरः ।
अन्वेषन्नप्रतिरथो लोकानटति कण्टकः ॥ २३॥
मैनं मायाविनं दृप्तं निरङ्कुशमसत्तमम् ।
आक्रीड बालवद्देव यथाशीविषमुत्थितम् ॥ २४॥
न यावदेष वर्धेत स्वां वेलां प्राप्य दारुणः ।
स्वां देव मायामास्थाय तावज्जह्यघमच्युत ॥ २५॥
एषा घोरतमा सन्ध्या लोकच्छम्बट्करी प्रभो ।
उपसर्पति सर्वात्मन् सुराणां जयमावह ॥ २६॥
अधुनैषोऽभिजिन्नाम योगो मौहूर्तिको ह्यगात् ।
शिवाय नस्त्वं सुहृदामाशु निस्तर दुस्तरम् ॥ २७॥
दिष्ट्या त्वां विहितं मृत्युमयमासादितः स्वयम् ।
विक्रम्यैनं मृधे हत्वा लोकानाधेहि शर्मणि ॥ २८॥
इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां
तृतीयस्कन्धे हिरण्याक्षवधे अष्टादशोऽध्यायः ॥ १८॥
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Brahmā said : Having secured a boon from me, my lord, this demon is proving a constant annoyance (to the universe) and is not only trespassing against but causing fear and doing injury to the gods, that have sought protection in Your feet, as well as to the Brāhmaṇas, the cows and other innocent beings and, having no rival to contend with him, goes about the spheres in search of one. (22-23)
Play not with him, as a child may with an enraged serpent—him who is skilled in conjuring tricks, arrogant, self-willed and most wicked. (24)
Presiding over Your own Māyā (wonderful divine energy), slay this sinful demon, O immortal Lord, before he grows formidable with the approach of an hour which is favourable to him. (25)
The most dreadful hour of twilight, which is ruinous to the world, my lord, is fast approaching, O Soul of the universe. Be pleased, therefore, to bring victory to the gods (by getting rid of this pestilence). (26)
The auspicious period, known by the name of Abhijit (so opportune for victory), which commenced at midday, has now all but passed. Therefore, in the interest of us, Your friends, pray, dispose of this formidable foe quickly. (27)
This fellow has, luckily enough for us, come of his own accord to You, his death, ordained (by Yourself). Therefore, exhibiting Your prowess, kill him in this duel and establish the worlds in peace. (28)
Thus ends the eighteenth discourse, forming part of the story relating to Hiraṇyākṣa's death in Book Three of the great and glorious Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, otherwise known as the Paramahārṣa-Sarhhitā. (22-28)
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