Candishataka 70

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aparadinapatirdvitīyaḥ sūryo'rdreḥ sutā pārvatī vaḥ pātu . kathaṃbhūto'paradi-
napatiḥ . yāminīdhāmni rātritulyavarṇe . kṛṣṇavarṇa iti yāvat . sthitimuṣi
lokavyavahāranāśake mahiṣe sati yasmiñśramārtā iva tapanabhṛtaḥ sūryasya sapta
saptayo'śvā viśrāmyanti . kiṃ ca yatra saptāpi lokāḥ suptā iva santi, tasya
mahiṣasya pādapātaiścaraṇaprahārairdhvaṃsānnāśāt raudhirīṇāṃ rudhirasaṃbandhinīnāṃ dhārā-
ṇāmaruṇimani raktatve namaḥsāndrasaṃdhyā nabhasi yā sāndrā nibiḍā saṃdhyā tāṃ
dadhānaḥ . sūryo'pi nikhilalokasthitihāriṇīṃ viśrāmakāriṇīṃ rātriṃ pādapātaiḥ
kiraṇapatanairnāśayati . raktavarṇāṃ saṃdhyāṃ ca dhārayati ..
devārerdānavārerdrutamiha mahiṣacchadmanaḥ padmasadmā
vidrātītyatra citraṃ tava kimiti bhavannābhijāto yataḥ saḥ .
nābhīto'bhūtvayaṃbhūriva samarabhuvi tvaṃ tu yadvismitāsmī-
tyuktvā tadvismitaṃ vaḥ smararipumahiṣīvikrame'vyājjayāyāḥ 69
smararipoḥ śivasya mahiṣyāḥ pārvatyā vikrame jayāyā ityuktvā tadvismitaṃ
vismayo va. pātu . itīti kim . mahiṣacchadmano devāreḥ sakāśātpadmasadmā
brahmā drutaṃ vidrāti palāyata ityatra tava kiṃ cinnam . yataḥ sa dānavārerviṣṇo-
rnābhijāto viṣṇunābhisamutpanno bhavanvartate . atha ca abhijātaḥ kulīno na
kulīnasya palāyanamanucitam . atra he śiva iti saṃbodhanapadamadhyāhāryam .
yatsamarabhuvi tvaṃ tu tvamapi svayaṃbhūriva brahmeva nābhīto nābhisakāśāt ,
atha ca abhīto nirbhayo nābhūt , tadvismitāsmi ..
nistriṃśenocitaṃ te viśasanamurasaścaṇḍi karmāsya ghoraṃ
brīḍāmasyopari tvaṃ kuru dṛḍhahṛdaye muñca śastrāṇyamūni .
itthaṃ daityaiḥ sadainyaṃ samadamapi suraistulyamevocyamānā
rudrāṇī dāruṇaṃ vo dravayatu duritaṃ dānavaṃ dārayantī .. 70 ..

May another Sun, a second Sun, the daughter of the Mountain, Pārvatī, protect you. Another Sun of what sort? When Mahiṣa was a dwelling of night, possessing a color equal to night—that is to say, of black color; stealing the order of things, destroying the worldly order—during which the seven steeds, the horses of the Sun, the bearer of heat, rest as if afflicted by fatigue; and where all seven worlds are as though asleep; from the destruction, the slaying of that Mahiṣa through the falls of her feet, the strikes of her feet, bearing the sky's thick twilight, that dense twilight which is in the sky, in the crimson, the redness of the streams of blood, connected with blood. The sun too, through the falls of its rays, the falling of rays, destroys the night that steals the order of all worlds and causes rest, and it bears the red-colored twilight.

“What wonder is it to you that the Lotus-Seated One flees swiftly here from this enemy of the gods, disguised as a buffalo,
since he is not high-born, as he arose from the navel of the enemy of the Dānavas?
Yet that you on the battlefield, like the Self-Born One, did not become fearless—at that I am amazed!”—
may that astonishment of Jayā at the prowess of the queen of Smara's enemy protect you! || 69

“At the prowess of the queen of Smara's enemy, Śiva—of Pārvatī—having spoken thus, may that astonishment, the wonder of Jayā, protect you.” “Thus”—what? “From the enemy of the gods disguised as a buffalo, Brahmā, the Lotus-Seated One, swiftly flees, runs away—what wonder is it in that to you? Since he arose from the navel of Viṣṇu, the enemy of the Dānavas; and moreover, he is not high-born, not of noble family; and fleeing is not improper for one who is not noble.” Here the vocative word “O Śiva” is to be supplied. “Yet that you on the battlefield, like the Self-Born One, like Brahmā, did not become without fear—that is, were not fearless—at that I am amazed.”

“O Caṇḍī, the slaughter of his chest by a sword is fitting for you; his deed is terrible;
have pity upon him, O hard-hearted one! Cast down these weapons!”—
Addressed thus alike by the Daityas with dejection and by the gods with joy,
may Rudrāṇī dispel your dread misfortune as she tears open the Dānava! || 70