[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 3.100.18 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.100.18 Mahābhārata 3.100.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.100.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.100.18) tato devāḥ sametāste tadocurmadhusūdanam | tvaṃ naḥ sraṣṭā ca pātā ca bhartā ca jagataḥ prabho | tvayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ sarvaṃ yacceṅgaṃ yacca neṅgati || 18 || > And bowing unto the slayer of Madhu, the gods addressed him, saying, 'O lord, thou art the creator, the protector, and the slayer of ourselves as well as of the universe. It is thou who has created this universe with its mobile and immobile creatures. O thou of eyes like lotus leaves, it was thou who in days of yore hadst for the benefit of all creatures raised from the sea the sunken earth, assuming also the form of a boar. And, O best of male beings, assuming also the form of half-man and half-lion, thou hadst slain in days of yore that ancient Daitya of mighty prowess known by the name of Hiranyakasipu. And that other great Asura also, Vali by name, was incapable of being slain by any one. Assuming the form of a dwarf, thou exiledest him from the three worlds. O lord, it was by thee that that wicked Asura, Jambha by name, who was a mighty bowman and who always obstructed sacrifices, was slain. Achievements like these, which cannot be counted, are thine. O slayer of Madhu, we who have been afflicted with fear, have thee for our refuge. It is for this, O god of gods, that we inform thee of our present troubles. Protect the worlds, the gods, and Sakra also, from a terrible fear.'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.100.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.100.17) - [Next: 3.100.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.100.19) - [Up: 3.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.100) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.102.1.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.3.102.20) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.101.21) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.102.20) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.100.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.100.18) · Pramāṇa