मैत्रेय उवाच ।
अवधार्य विरिञ्चस्य निर्व्यलीकामृतं वचः ।
प्रहस्य प्रेमगर्भेण तदपाङ्गेन सोऽग्रहीत् ॥ १॥
ततः सपत्नं मुखतश्चरन्तमकुतोभयम् ।
जघानोत्पत्य गदया हनावसुरमक्षजः ॥ २॥
सा हता तेन गदया विहता भगवत्करात् ।
विघूर्णितापतद्रेजे तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ३॥
स तदा लब्धतीर्थोऽपि न बबाधे निरायुधम् ।
मानयन् स मृधे धर्मं विष्वक्सेनं प्रकोपयन् ॥ ४॥
गदायामपविद्धायां हाहाकारे विनिर्गते ।
मानयामास तद्धर्मं सुनाभं चास्मरद्विभुः ॥ ५॥
तं व्यग्रचक्रं दितिपुत्राधमेन
स्वपार्षदमुख्येन विषज्जमानम् ।
चित्रा वाचोऽतद्विदां खेचराणां
तत्रा स्मासन् स्वस्ति तेऽमुं जहीति ॥ ६॥
स तं निशाम्यात्तरथाङ्गमग्रतो
व्यवस्थितं पद्मपलाशलोचनम् ।
विलोक्य चामर्षपरिप्लुतेन्द्रियो
रुषा स्वदन्तच्छदमादशच्छ्वसन् ॥ ७॥
करालदंष्ट्रश्चक्षुर्भ्यां सञ्चक्षाणो दहन्निव ।
अभिप्लुत्य स्वगदया हतोऽसीत्याहनद्धरिम् ॥ ८॥
पदा सव्येन तां साधो भगवान् यज्ञसूकरः ।
लीलया मिषतः शत्रोः प्राहरद्वातरंहसम् ॥ ९॥
आह चायुधमाधत्स्व घटस्व त्वं जिगीषसि ।
इत्युक्तः स तदा भूयस्ताडयन् व्यनदद्भृशम् ॥ १०॥
तां स आपततीं वीक्ष्य भगवान् समवस्थितः ।
जग्राह लीलया प्राप्तां गरुत्मानिव पन्नगीम् ॥ ११॥
स्वपौरुषे प्रतिहते हतमानो महासुरः ।
नैच्छद्गदां दीयमानां हरिणा विगतप्रभः ॥ १२॥
जग्राह त्रिशिखं शूलं ज्वलज्ज्वलनलोलुपम् ।
यज्ञाय धृतरूपाय विप्रायाभिचरन् यथा ॥ १३॥
तदोजसा दैत्यमहाभटार्पितं
चकासदन्तःख उदीर्णदीधिति ।
-चक्रेण चिच्छेद निशातनेमिना
हरिर्यथा तार्क्ष्यपतत्रमुज्झितम् ॥ १४॥
वृक्णे स्वशूले बहुधारिणा हरेः
प्रत्येत्य विस्तीर्णमुरो विभूतिमत् ।
प्रवृद्धरोषः स कठोरमुष्टिना
नदन् प्रहृत्यान्तरधीयतासुरः ॥ १५॥
तेनेत्थमाहतः क्षत्तर्भगवानादिसूकरः ।
नाकम्पत मनाक् क्वापि स्रजा हत इव द्विपः ॥ १६॥
अथोरुधाऽसृजन्मायां योगमायेश्वरे हरौ ।
यां विलोक्य प्रजास्त्रस्ता मेनिरेऽस्योपसंयमम् ॥ १७॥
प्रववुर्वायवश्चण्डास्तमः पांसवमैरयन् ।
दिग्भ्यो निपेतुर्ग्रावाणः क्षेपणैः प्रहिता इव ॥ १८॥
द्यौर्नष्टभगणाभ्रौघैः सविद्युत्स्तनयित्नुभिः ।
वर्षद्भिः पूयकेशासृग्विण्मूत्रास्थीनि चासकृत् ॥ १९॥
गिरयः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त नानायुधमुचोऽनघ ।
दिग्वाससो यातुधान्यः शूलिन्यो मुक्तमूर्धजाः ॥ २०॥
बहुभिर्यक्षरक्षोभिः पत्त्यश्वरथकुञ्जरैः ।
आततायिभिरुत्सृष्टा हिंस्रा वाचोऽतिवैशसाः ॥ २१॥
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Maitreya continued : Hearing the words of Brahmā (the creator), which were free from guile and sweet as nectar, the Lord heartily laughed and accepted his prayer with a glance laden with love. (1)
Thereupon the divine Boar (who had appeared from Brahmā's nose) sprang and aimed His mace at the chin of His enemy in the form of that demon, who was stalking fearlessly before Him. (2)
Struck by the demon with his own mace, however, it slipped from the Lord's hand and looked splendid as it fell down whirling. This was something miraculous as it were. (3)
Even though he had an (excellent) opportunity (to hit the Lord), the demon refused to strike his unarmed foe and respected the law of a single combat, thereby kindling the fury of the Universal Lord. (4)
As His mace fell (on the ground) and a cry of alarm rose (from the witnessing crowd of gods and Ṛṣis), the almighty Lord acknowledged the demon's love of righteousness (fair play) and invoked His discus Sudarśana. (5)
As the discus (presently) began to revolve (in the Lord's hand) and the Lord was contending at close quarters with the chief of His attendants, who had now been born as Hiraṇyākṣa (a vile son of Diti), there issued from every direction strange expressions uttered by those who were witnessing the scene from their aerial cars and had no knowledge of the Lord's real reality, saying : "May victory attend You. Pray, despatch him (play no more with him)!" (6)
When he beheld the Lord, who had eyes as big and lovely as the petals of a lotus, standing in position before him, and further saw Him armed with a discus, his senses were overpowered with indignation and, hissing (as a serpent) he bit his lips in great resentment. (7)
The demon, who had fearful tusks, stared at Śrī Hari, as though he would burn Him and, springing into the air, aimed his mace at Him, exclaiming at the same time: "You are slain." (8)
The Lord, who had assumed the form of a boar, that represented all the sacrifices, playfully knocked it down with His left foot, O saintly Vidura, even as it came upon Him with the force of a tempest, while the enemy was still looking on. (9)
The Lord then said, "Take up your weapon and try again, eager as you are to conquer Me." Challenged in these words, the demon aimed His mace (at the Lord) once more and loudly roared. (10)
When the Lord saw it flying towards Him, He stood firm (where He was) and caught it, even as it came, with the same ease as Garuḍa (the king of the birds) would seize a serpent. (11)
The great demon felt humiliated and was put out of countenance when his valour was thus frustrated; and he was reluctant to take back the mace which was being offered by Śrī Hari. (12)
He now took a trident, which was rapacious as a flaming fire, for hurling it against the Lord, who was Yajña personified, even as one would use spells for a malevolent purpose against a holy Brāhmaṇa. (13)
Hurled with all his strength by the mighty Daitya, the glowing trident shone all the brighter in the sky. Śrī Hari, however, tore it to pieces with His discus (Sudarśana)—which had a sharp-edged rim—even as Indra cut down a wing of Garuḍa dropped by the latter.* (14)
The demon got enraged when his trident was cut to pieces by the discus of Śrī Hari. He, therefore, advanced towards the Lord and, roaring aloud, smote Him with his hard fist on His broad chest, which bore the mark of Śrīvatsa (a curl of white hair), and then went out of sight. (15)
Hit in this manner by the demon, O Vidura, the Lord, who appeared as the First Boar, did not feel the least quaking in any part of His body, any more than an elephant would when struck with a wreath of flowers. (16)
He now employed many a conjuring trick against Śrī Hari, the Lord of Yogamāyā (the source of all Māyās), at the sight of which the people were filled with alarm and thought the dissolution of the universe was near. (17)
Fierce winds began to blow, which spread darkness occasioned by dust. And stones came in volleys from every quarter as if thrown from slings. (18)
The luminaries in the heaven disappeared due to the sky being overcast with masses of clouds, which were accompanied by lightning and thunder, and frequently rained pus, hair, blood, faeces, urine and bones. (19)
Mountains discharging weapons of various kinds appeared, O sinless Vidura, as also naked demonesses armed with tridents, their hair hanging loose. (20)
Most cruel and savage slogans where uttered by hosts of Yakṣas and Rākṣasas who were all of a ruffian type and either marched on foot or rode on horses or elephants or in chariots. (21)
- Once upon a time Garuḍa snatched away nectar from the gods in heaven, in order to liberate his mother (Vinatā) from the thralldom of his stepmother Kadrū (the mother of the serpent race). Thereupon Indra (the lord of paradise) hurled his thunderbolt against Garuḍa. With a view to respecting the infallibility of Indra's weapon, Garuḍa (who was otherwise invincible, being the Lord's own mount) dropped one of his wings, which was shattered to pieces by the thunderbolt.
(1-21)
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प्रादुष्कृतानां मायानामासुरीणां विनाशयत् ।
सुदर्शनास्त्रं भगवान् प्रायुङ्क्त दयितं त्रिपात् ॥ २२॥
तदा दितेः समभवत्सहसा हृदि वेपथुः ।
स्मरन्त्या भर्तुरादेशं स्तनाच्चासृक् प्रसुस्रुवे ॥ २३॥
विनष्टासु स्वमायासु भूयश्चाव्रज्य केशवम् ।
रुषोपगूहमानोऽमुं ददृशेऽवस्थितं बहिः ॥ २४॥
तं मुष्टिभिर्विनिघ्नन्तं वज्रसारैरधोक्षजः ।
करेण कर्णमूलेऽहन् यथा त्वाष्ट्रं मरुत्पतिः ॥ २५॥
स आहतो विश्वजिता ह्यवज्ञया
परिभ्रमद्गात्र उदस्तलोचनः ।
विशीर्णबाह्वङ्घ्रिशिरोरुहोऽपत-
द्यथा नगेन्द्रो लुलितो नभस्वता ॥ २६॥
क्षितौ शयानं तमकुण्ठवर्चसं
करालदंष्ट्रं परिदष्टदच्छदम् ।
अजादयो वीक्ष्य शशंसुरागता
अहो इमं को नु लभेत संस्थितिम् ॥ २७॥
यं योगिनो योगसमाधिना रहो
ध्यायन्ति लिङ्गादसतो मुमुक्षया ।
तस्यैष दैत्यऋषभः पदाहतो
मुखं प्रपश्यंस्तनुमुत्ससर्ज ह ॥ २८॥
एतौ तौ पार्षदावस्य शापाद्यातावसद्गतिम् ।
पुनः कतिपयैः स्थानं प्रपत्स्येते ह जन्मभिः ॥ २९॥
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The Lord, who represented all the sacrifices in His person, now discharged His beloved discus, Sudarśana, which was capable of dispersing the Māyās (magical forces) displayed by the demon. (22)
That very moment, all of a sudden, a shudder ran through the heart of Diti (Hiranyākṣa's mother) as she recalled the words of her lord (the sage Kaśyapa); and blood flowed from her breasts. (23)
When he saw his magic forces dispelled, he went into the presence of Lord Keśava once more and, full of rage, encompassed Him within his arms (in order to crush Him; but to his great amazement and chagrin) he found the Lord standing outside the circle of his arms. (24)
As he (now) began to strike the Lord with his fists, which were harder than adamant, Lord Adhokṣaja (who is beyond sense-perception) slapped him in the root of his ear, even as Indra (the lord of the Maruts or gods of winds) hit the demon Vṛtra (son of Twaṣṭā, the architect of the gods). (25)
Though struck indifferently by the Lord, the conqueror of all, the demon's body began to wheel, the eye-balls bulged out of their sockets, and he fell down dead like a gigantic tree uprooted by the wind, his arms, legs and hair on the head broken and scattered. (26)
Brahmā and others, who had now arrived (on the spot) saw the demon with fearful tusks lying on the ground, biting his lips, the glow on his face yet unfaded, and admiringly said, "Oh, who could meet such a (blessed) death! (27)
Struck by a fore-foot of the Lord—whom Yogis meditate upon in seclusion through Yoga in the form of abstract meditation, seeking freedom from their limitation, which is unreal—and gazing on His countenance, this crest-jewel of Diti's sons has shuffled off his mortal coil! (28)
These two demons (Hiranyakaśipu and Hiranyākṣa) are no other than the Lord's own attendants, who have attained to this accursed state (have been born as demons) through a curse (pronounced by the sage Sanaka and his three brothers). After going through some more births they will return to their (divine) Abode." (29) (22-29)
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मैत्रेय उवाच ।
एवं हिरण्याक्षमसह्यविक्रमं
स सादयित्वा हरिरादिसूकरः ।
जगाम लोकं स्वमखण्डितोत्सवं
समीडितः पुष्करविष्टरादिभिः ॥ ३१॥
मया यथानूक्तमवादि ते हरेः
कृतावतारस्य सुमित्रचेष्टितम् ।
यथा हिरण्याक्ष उदारविक्रमो
महामृधे क्रीडनवन्निराकृतः ॥ ३२॥
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Maitreya continued : Having thus killed Hiranyākṣa of irresistible prowess, Śrī Hari, who had appeared in the form of the First Boar, retired to His own (divine) realm, which is the abode of uninterrupted joy; while Brahmā (who has his seat on a lotus) and others extolled him. (31)
I have narrated to you, as I was told (by my preceptor), O good friend, the exploits of Śrī Hari, who came down to the material plane (in the form of the divine Boar), and how that Hiranyākṣa of mighty valour was knocked down by Him like a plaything in that great encounter. (32) (31-32)
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सूत उवाच ।
इति कौषारवाख्यातामाश्रुत्य भगवत्कथाम् ।
क्षत्ताऽऽनन्दं परं लेभे महाभागवतो द्विज ॥ ३३॥
अन्येषां पुण्यश्लोकानामुद्दामयशसां सताम् ।
उपश्रुत्य भवेन्मोदः श्रीवत्साङ्कस्य किं पुनः ॥ ३४॥
यो गजेन्द्रं झषग्रस्तं ध्यायन्तं चरणाम्बुजम् ।
क्रोशन्तीनां करेणूनां कृच्छ्रतोऽमोचयद्द्रुतम् ॥ ३५॥
तं सुखाराध्यमृजुभिरनन्यशरणैर्नृभिः ।
कृतज्ञः को न सेवेत दुराराध्यमसाधुभिः ॥ ३६॥
यो वै हिरण्याक्षवधं महाद्भुतं
विक्रीडितं कारणसूकरात्मनः ।
शृणोति गायत्यनुमोदतेऽञ्जसा
विमुच्यते ब्रह्मवधादपि द्विजाः ॥ ३७॥
एतन्महापुण्यमलं पवित्रं
धन्यं यशस्यं पदमायुराशिषाम् ।
प्राणेन्द्रियाणां युधि शौर्यवर्धनं
नारायणोऽन्ते गतिरङ्ग शृण्वताम् ॥ ३८॥
इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां
तृतीयस्कन्धे हिरण्याक्षवधो नामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ १९॥
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Sūta continued : Hearing the narrative of the Lord as it was told by the sage Maitreya (son of Kuṣāru), Vidura, who was a great devotee of the Lord, derived supreme delight, O holy sage. (33)
One rejoices to hear the life-account even of virtuous souls of sacred renown and extensive fame; there will be no limit, then, to one's joy on hearing the story of the Lord who bears the mark of Śrīvatsa. (34)
The Lord quickly delivered from a difficult situation the lordly elephant who, when seized by an alligator, fixed his mind on His lotus-feet in the midst of his female companions, who all shrieked (in distress). (35)
What grateful soul is there, who would not devote oneself to such a master, who can be easily pleased by guileless men resorting exclusively to Him for protection, though the unrighteous find it difficult to propitiate Him. (36)
He, O holy Brāhmaṇas, is speedily and completely absolved even from the sin attaching to the murder of a Brāhmaṇa, who listens to, sings or even applauds the story of the most wonderful pastime, viz., the destruction of Hiranyākṣa at the hands of the Lord, who assumed the form of a boar for the sake of rescuing the earth. (37)
This most sacred narrative confers extraordinary merit, wealth, fame, longevity and all the objects of one's desire. On the field of battle it promotes the strength of one's vital organs and organs of action. Those who listen to it at the last moment of their life find their asylum in Lord Nārāyaṇa, O dear Śaunaka ! (38)
Thus ends the nineteenth discourse entitled the "Death of Hiraṇyākṣa" in Book Three of the great and glorious Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, otherwise known as the Paramahamsa-Sarhhitā. (33-38)
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