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16. In that battle of such a nature, the Commander-in- chief Grasana, the slayer of foes, scattered the army of Devas with a great shower of arrows.17. Then, turning towards Grasana, Yama who had be¬
come over-infuriated, discharged a shower of arrows especially
of the blazing lustre of fire.
18-20. Pierced with many arrows, Grasana of great exploit,
wanted to take revenge on him. He bent his terrible bow and
struck him (i.e. Yama) with thousands, five hundred thousands of
arrows. He (Yama) warded off the arrows discharged by
Grasana. Yama inflicted injuries on Grasana with terrible
showers of- arrows. Grasana, the lord of Danavas, cut and
chopped off the oncoming volleys of arrows of Krtanta with
the shower of his own arrows.
21-25. On seeing that his own volley of arrows was in vain
Yama hurled a blazing mallet at the chariot of Grasana. As
the mallet approached him, Grasana, the slayer of foes, jumped
down from his excellent chariot and caught it sportingly with
his left hand. With the same mallet he furiously and forcibly
struck the buffalo of Yama. It fell down on the ground. Yama
jumped down from the falling buffalo. With a barbed dart^he
hit Grasana forcefully in his face. With the blow of the barbed
dart, he fall down unconscious on the ground.
26. On seeing Grasana fallen down, Jambha of terrible
exploit, hit the chest of Yama with his javelin.
27. On account of that blow much blood was vomited
through the mouth by Yama. Distressed by the hard blow,
Krtanta (Yama) became unconscious. 28. On seeing that Yama was struck down and distressed,
Dhanadhipa (Kudera) who wielded a mace in his hand and was surrounded by groups of ten thousand Yaksas, furiously rushed
against Jambha.
29. Just as one welcomes the affectionate words of the
king, so did Jambha who was surrounded by the Danava army
receive (i.e. caught) him, though he had been rushing with fury.
30. Regaining consciousness, Grasana hurled at Yama a
heavy iron club adorned and beautified with jewels and gold
(plates) and capable of destroying all barriers and hindrances.
31-32. On seeing the iron club approaching, the Buffalo-
vehicled (Lord) furiously discharged a baton as terrific as uni¬
versal fire, to thwart the attack of the iron club surrounded by
clusters of flames. The baton came into clash with the iron
club and roared tremendously like the thundering cloud.
33-37. Their mutual clash was as unbearable as that of the
collision of two mountains. The sound of their mutual friction and
clash stunned the quarters'. The whole universe became agitated
and bewildered as though they suspected the advent of the
deluge. Within a moment the loud report subsided. The blazing
flames gathered and accumulated together like a meteor. Thus
the clash in the sky was excessively terrible. After quelling the
iron club, the baton fell on the head of Grasana in the same
manner as pre-destined (blow of) fate befalls one destroying all
manly efforts.
On account of that blow Grasana (was so stunned that he)
saw the quarters enveloped in darkness- He lost consciousness
and fell on the ground smeared with dust particles of the ground.
A terrible cry of distress‘Alas! Alas!’ arose in both the army
38. Within a short time QMuhurta' =48 minutes), Grasana
regained consciousness and found his body shattered and the
garments and the ornaments in great disarray.
39 41 He then thought about the means of taking revenge.
‘Fie upon the manliness of mine! Am I the Commander-in-chief
of the Lord? How can 1 be so? The armies were dependent
upon me. If I was conquered they were also conquered(.) O y
a P good man who has no high esteem about himself (can) rejoice
happily. If one who is esteemed, is weak, one has ne
(friend) nor foe.’ Thinking thus that (Daitya) of great strengt
got up quickly.
42-48. Grasana of terrible resolve bit his lips (in fury). He
seized a hammer as brilliant as the baton of Kala and as huge
as a mountain. He hurriedly went ahead in his chariot and
approached Antaka (Yama) in the battlefield. After coming to
Yama he whirled the terrible hammer with great force and
hurled it on the head of Yama. On seeing the brilliant hammer,
Yama’s vision became dim and he was bewildered. The extremely
powerful (Yama) dodged the unbearable Mudgara (hammer,
mallet). When he slipped aside, the hammer pounded and
pressed ten thousand Kinkaras (‘servants’) of Yama of fierce and
terrible activities.
On seeing the ten thousand Kinkaras (servants) killed, the
army of the Kinkaras numbering thousand millions angrily
rushed at Grasana.
On seeing that splendid army full of Kinkaras, Grasana
thought that thousands of Yamas (were attacking him). The
army of such a (formidable) form and nature got Grasana
involved in showers of arrows.
49. That great battle became a very terrible one like the
time of world annihilation, at the end of a Kalpa. Some of them
crushed and broke the enemies with mountains and some with
the arrows going straight ahead.
50. Some crushed and pounded with iron clubs; some with
showers of paces and mallets. Some haughty (Kinkaras) struck
.With blows of barbed missiles and darts.
51. Other Kinkaras hung down from his-arms. Others hurt
and hit with rocks; still others with trees of great height.
52. Others hit his limbs with their teeth. Other Kinkaras
hit and struck his back with their fists.
53. On being assailed by them, Grasana became intensely
angry. He shook them off from his body. He pounded and
thrashed thousands of them on the ground.
54. He-stood up and killed some Kinkaras in the battle
with his fists; some he killed by kicking them; and others he
reduced to powder by running over (them).
55. Within a moment, O descendant of Bharata, he led
them all to the world of Yama (i.e. killed them). By this battle
with the Kinkaras, he became stronger like fire (fed) with fuel.
56. On seeing him unaffected by fatigue and on seeing his
own men exhausted and killed, the buffalo-vehicled Yama came
there raising his baton.
57-60. As he approached, Grasana struck him on his chest
with his mace. Antaka, the slayer of foes, did not mind at all
that action of Grasana. With his baton, he killed the tigers. He
(Grasana) fell down on the ground from the chariot. Thereafter
the proud (Daitya) got up in a trice, thought about himself and
rushed with the speed of the wind towards the chariot of Yama,
on foot. He got into the chariot and fought with Yama with
his hands and dragged him (withforce). Yama, the most excellent
one among powerful persons, threw his weapons away and enga¬
ged in a hand-to-hand fight.
61. The valiant Grasana caught hold of Yama by his loin¬
cloth and whirled him with great speed till his mind became
utterly bewildered.
62. Yama freed himself with great difficulty and seized the
Asura by the neck with both the hands and whirled him. He
(Grasana) then released himself.
63. Then both of them ruthlessly hit each other with their
fists, but due to the superior vigour and virility of the leading
Daitya, Yama became more exhausted and tired.
64-65. He wished for some rest by placing his face over the
shoulder of the Daitya. On seeing him tired, the Daitya shook
him off with force, toppled him on the ground and thrashed him
with his heals and hands. Thereat much blood flowed from the
mouth of Yama.
66 -68. Finding him apparently lifeless, the Danava left
him off. After gaining victory he shouted haughtily and frighten¬
ed Devas. He went back to his own army and sto'od there im¬
movable like a mountain.
On account of the loud shout (of victory) of Grasana in the
battle, Suras became distressed. Their limbs were wounded by
the great weapons and missiles. When Yama fell down on the
ground lustreless, Suras became frightened and they trembled.
1-2-3 NimTwas S seated on a terrible elephant resembling a
mountain. With ichor oozing (from its temples) it was trrepresst- There were white banners of various sizes over it. Its
checks were slightly broken. It had a golden colour and so the
elephant appeared like a mountain covered by forest fire. The
strong Daitya. Nimi, mounted that elephant in the course of the
battle and marched against Hari.
4. Twenty-seven crores of terrible Danavas, shining with
crowns and coats of mail were the protectors of that elephant.
5. Mathana rode on a horse resembling a mountain and
attacked Hari. Jaihbhaka was seated on a camel with a neck
five Yojanas long
6-7. Sumbha marched riding on a ram twelve Yojanas long.
The other leading Danavas too got ready with various weapons
in their hands. They were enraged against Visriu who was un¬
wearied (i.e. indefatiguable) in action.
Daitya Nimi came with a Parighci (‘iron bar’); Mathana
came with a Mudgara (‘mallet’).
8. In the course of that great battle, Sumbha, came with a
spear of sharp point; Grasana with a barbed missile; Krathana
with a discus; and the infuriated Jambha with a Sakti (‘javelin’).
9-13. They hit Narayana with all these weapons. The
remaining ones hit him with arrows that could split vital parts.
Those missiles discharged (by them) entered Purusottama like
the instructions of a preceptor repeated many times entering
a good disciple.
Then the infuriated Hari took up his bow and excellent
arrows. He suppressed the Daitya army in the same manner as
Arthavacas (‘talk about Artha '—wealth etc.), suppresses Dhanna.
14. He pierced Nimi with twenty arrows having fiery
splendour; Mathana with ten; Sumbha with five. The infuriat¬
ed Madhava pierced Mahisa in the chest with a hundred arrows;
Jambha with twelve sharp arrows; and all the others with eight
arrows each.
On seeing his agility and dexterity, the Danavas became
excessively infuriated. They exerted themselves much, covering
Hari with arrows. Danava Nimi cut off his bowstring with a
Bhalla (‘crescent-shaped arrow’).
15. With great excitement Mahisasura cut off the bow from
his hand. Jambha inflicted injury on (i.e. wounded) Garuda by
means of thirty thousand arrows.
16. Kumbha pierced his arms with ten thousand arrows.
Thereupon, Madhava, surprised in mind, seized a mace.
17-18. He despatched it with great velocity towards Mathana
in the course of the great battle. Even before it reached him,
Nimi struck it with thousands of arrows resembling a thresh¬
ing rod. He caused it to fall down and roared like a black cloud.
Thereupon, the Bhutas (‘Spirits’) began to shout “HA, HA
(Alas)”.
19-20. Obviously never was such power manifested whereby
that mace was shattered to smithereens. On seeing it fallen down
like a prayer to a wrong person, jHari seized a mallet of very
terrible nature, adorned with divine gems and jewels. With great
force he hurled it aiming it at DanavaNimi.
21-23. As it was coming, three Daityas warded it off in
the firmament itself. Daitya Jambha curbed it with an iron
club, Grasana with a sharp-edged spear and Daitya Mahi$a
with a javelin. All of them roared very loudly. On seeing it
destroyed completely like a good man by wicked persons, he
took up a very fierce Sakti having the loud sound of a hundred
bells. In the course of the terrific battle, he discharged it aiming
It at Jambha.
24-25. On seeing it coming, Jambha hurriedly jumped
from his chariot and sportingly caught hold of it in the same
manner as a lover catching hold of his beloved. That powerful
Daitya laughed and struck Garuda on his head with the same
{Sakti). Then he went back to his chariot, took up a bow and
began to engage himself (in fighting).
26-28. On being hurt and pained by the Sakti in the course
of the battle, Garuda became unconscious. Then, O descendant
of Bharata, Vi§pu iaughedand said: "Well-done! Well-done!”
With a stroke of his hand he revived the son of Vihata from his
state of unconsciousness and consoled him with (gentle) words.
Just as everything planned by a man who has a wicked and vile
wife, becomes futile, so also the Sakti became futile. Thereupon,
he fixed another great bowstring of high durability (to his bow).
29. After making a twanging sound by slapping his palms,
he released a Raudra missile (with Rudra as its presiding deity).
On account of the refulgence of the missile, the entire firmament
became invisible.
30-31 The earth, the cardinal points and the intervening
spaces" shone as though they were full of arrows.
On seeing the great power of that inissik,, Asuia Grasana,
the Commander-in-chief, immediately discharged a Brahma -
missile that could oust and ward off (and quell) all the other
missiles. On account of that, the tfwrfra-missile that had been
terrible unto all the worlds became subsided.
32. When that missile had been repelled, Visriu, the slayer
of Danavas, discharged KaladandaStra that terrified all the
worlds. .
33 . When that missile was being fixed (invoked) and dis¬
charged, a tempestuous wind began to blow. Goddess Earth
quaked and the oceans were split asunder.
34 . On seeing the fierceness of that missile, Danavas became
very ferocious in the battle. They made use of various kinds of
divine missiles in the course of the battle.
35. Grasana made use of Naraycnia missile. Nimi discharg¬
ed the excellent missile of Tvastr. Jariibha made use of Aisika
missile for the purpose of fighting and repelling the Dai}da
missile (i.e. Kaladaiida).
36. By the time the missiles of Narayana etc. were being
fixed and were ready to be discharged for the purpose of repelling
(that missile), the Kaladanda had killed in a moment, a crore of
leading Daityas.
37-38. Afterwards on account of the clash with the missiles
of Daityas, the missile of Kaladanda had its fearful nature sub¬
sided. On seeing his own missile subdued, Hari out of anger,
assumed a form of the deadly fire (at end of world)' He took
up his discus which had the lustre of ten thousand blazing suns.
Its spokes were very fierce. It appeared like his second self. It
was ablaze (with fiery flames). The Four-armed Lord gripped it
well and hurled it against the Commander-in-chief in the course
of the fight.
39. On seeing that discus advancing, the excellent Daityas
tried to ward off that extremely terrific discus completely in
every respect by means of their own prowess, but they could not
(do so) in the same manner as the fierce destiny due to the
accumulation of past Karmas cannot be dispelled.
40. That discus which was like the fresh blazing rays of the
sun and the movements of which could not be comprehended.
I. fell on the neck of Grasana. Its terrible nave became red by the
flowing stream of blood of that (Daitya). Then once again it
returned to the hand of the enemy of Mura.
41. In the course of that battle, the Danava was struck
down by the discus. He fell on the ground and died. The remain¬
ing Daityas became excessively sad and angry. Some of them
struck (their arms) and wrung their hands.
42. Thereupon, when Grasana, the Daitya-Chief of the army,
was killed the (other) Danavas fought with Hari without any
check or restraint.
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