Devibhagavatapurana 5.3: tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ | bhagavatīmāhāmye daityasainyādyogaḥ

5.3.1

vyāsa uvāca |
evaṃ sa mahiṣo nāma dānavo varadarpitaḥ |
prāpya rājyaṃ jagatsarvaṃ vaśe cakre mahābalaḥ ||

5.3.2

pṛthivīṃ pālayāmāsa sāgarāntāṃ bhujārjitām |
ekacchatrāṃ nirātaṅkāṃ vairivargavivarjitām ||

5.3.3

senānīścikṣurastasya mahāvīryo madotkaṭaḥ |
dhanādhyakṣastathā tāmraḥ senāyutasamāvṛtaḥ ||

5.3.4

asilomā tathodarko biḍālākhyaśca bāṣkalaḥ |
trinetro'tha tathā kālabandhako baladarpitaḥ ||

5.3.5

ete sainyayutāḥ sarve dānavā medinīṃ tadā |
āvṛtya saṃsthitāḥ kāmamṛddhāṃ sāgaramekhalām ||

5.3.6

karadāśca kṛtāḥ sarve bhūmipālāḥ purātanāḥ |
nihatā ye balodagrāḥ kṣātradharmavyavasthitāḥ ||

5.3.7

brāhmaṇā vaśagā jātā yajñabhāgasamarpakāḥ |
mahiṣasya mahārāja nikhile kṣitimaṇḍale ||

5.3.8

ekātapatraṃ tadrājyaṃ kṛtvā sa mahiṣāsuraḥ |
svargaṃ jetuṃ manaścakre varadānena garvitaḥ ||

5.3.9

praṇidhiṃ preṣayāmāsa hayāristu śacīpatim |
sa sandeśaharaṃ śīghramāhūyovāca daityarāṭ ||

5.3.10

gaccha vīra mahābāho dūtatvaṃ kuru me'nagha |
brūhi śakraṃ divaṃ gatvā niḥśaṅkaḥ surasannidhau ||

5.3.11

muñca svargaṃ sahasrākṣa yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha mā ciram |
sevāṃ vā kuru deveśa mahiṣasya mahātmanaḥ ||

5.3.12

sa tvāṃ saṃrakṣayennūnaṃ rājā śaraṇamāgatam |
tasmāttvaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāhi mahiṣasya śacīpate ||

5.3.13

nocedvajraṃ gahāṇāśu yuddhāya balasūdana |
pūrvairjito'si cāsmākaṃ jānāmi tava pauruṣam ||

5.3.14

ahalyājāra vijñātaṃ balaṃ te surasaṅghapa |
yudhyasva vraja vā kāmaṃ yatra te ramate manaḥ ||

5.3.15

vyāsa uvāca |
tacchutvā vacanaṃ tasya śakraḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ |
uvāca taṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha smitapūrvaṃ vacastadā ||

Vyâsa said:-- Hearing the messenger's words, Indra became very indignant and laughed and said:-- I did not know, O you stupid, that you were maddened with vanity; I will shortly give medicines for your master's disease. Now I will extirpate him by the roots; wise persons do not slay messengers; I therefore let you go. Better go and tell him what I say:-- “Son of a buffalo! If you are willing to fight, better come and do not delay. O Enemy of horse! (Buffaloes and horses are always at war with each other) Your strength is well known to me; you are a grass eater and your appearance is stupid, idiotic; out of your horns I will make a good bow. You depend on your horns for your strength;
that I well know. You are clever in striking with your horns; you don't know anything about warfare; therefore I will out off your both the weapons and render you powerless. You are very much puffed up with vanity due to that.”

5.3.16

na jāne'haṃ sumandātman yatastvaṃ madadarpitaḥ |
cikitsāṃ saṅkariṣyāmi rogasyāsya prabhostava ||

5.3.17

ataḥ paraṃ kariṣyāmi mūlasyāsya nimūlanam |
gaccha dūta tathā brūhi tasyāgre mama bhāṣitam ||

5.3.18

śiṣṭairdūtā na hantavyāstasmāttvāṃ visṛjāmyaham |
yuddhecchā cetsamāgaccha tvarito mahiṣīsuta ||

5.3.19

hayāre tvadbalaṃ jñātaṃ tṛṇādastvaṃ jaḍākṛtiḥ |
śṛṅgayoste kariṣyāmi sudṛḍhaṃ ca śarāsanam ||

5.3.20

darpaḥ śṛṅgabalātte'sti viditaṃ kāraṇaṃ mayā |
viṣāṇe te paricchidya saṃhariṣyāmi tad balam ||

5.3.21

yad balenātipūrṇastvaṃ jāto'si baladarpitaḥ |
kuśalastvaṃ tadāghāte na yuddhe mahiṣādhama ||

5.3.22

vyāsa uvāca |
ityukto'sau surendreṇa sa dūtastvarito gataḥ |
jagāma mahiṣaṃ mattaṃ praṇamya pratyuvāca ha ||

Vyâsa said:-- Indra having spoken thus, the messenger quickly returned to his haughty master Mahisa and saluting, spoke:--

5.3.23

dūta uvāca |
rājandevādhipaḥ kāmaṃ na tvāṃ vigaṇayatyasau |
manyate svabalaṃ pūrṇaṃ devasainyasamāvṛtaḥ ||

The messenger said:-- Indra counts you not even a fig, as he is surrounded by his Deva forces and considers himself quite sufficient. It ought one's servant to speak true and pleasant before one's master; how can I utter the words before my master, that are spoken by that brute Indra. Whereas the well known maxim reigns in my mind withal that I am your well-wishing servant and I ought to speak truth before you, my master, and that truth is to be pleasant to hear also. If pleasant words I speak only, then I fail in my duty; at the same time, harsh words ought not to be spoken by me, your sincere well-wisher. My Lord! The cruel poison-like words that come from the mouth of an enemy, how can I, a servant of yours, utter those harsh sayings! O Lord of the Earth! I will never be able to utter those rude sayings that Indra has spoken.

5.3.24

yaduktaṃ tena mūrkheṇa kathamanyad bravīmyaham |
priyaṃ satyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ bhṛtyena purataḥ prabhoḥ ||

5.3.25

priyaṃ satyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ prabhoragre śubhecchunā |
iti nītirmahārāja jāgarti śubhakāriṇī ||

5.3.26

kevalaṃ cetpriyaṃ brūyānna te kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati |
paruṣaṃ ca na vaktavyaṃ kadācicchubhamicchatā ||

5.3.27

yathā ripumukhādvācaḥ prasaranti viṣopamāḥ |
tathā bhṛtyamukhānnātha niḥsaranti kathaṃ giraḥ ||

5.3.28

yādṛśānīha vākyāni tenoktāni mahīpate |
tādṛśāni na me jihvā vaktumarhati karhicit ||

5.3.29

vyāsa uvāca |
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya hetugarbhaṃ tṛṇāśanaḥ |
bhṛśaṃ kopaparītātmā babhūva mahiṣāsuraḥ ||

Vyâsa said:-- Hearing the messenger's words full of meaning the grass-eater Mahisa Dânava got very angry and, waggling his tail behind his back, passed urine; then his eyes reddened with anger, he called the Dânavas before him and said:--O Dânavas! The Lord of the Devas is firmly resolved on battle; therefore collect your forces; we will have to conquer that devil, the chief of the Sûras. Who can stand for him a my rival here! If hundreds and thousands of warriors like Indra come I do not fear any of them at all; O Dânavas, we will thoroughly put a end to him. His heroism is before those only that are peaceful and quiet before the ascetics that have become lean and thin by the penances; he is licentious and can only seduce other's wives by craftiness and arts. He is a thorough rogue and hypocrite, vicious and faultfinding; otherwise why does he put obstacles before others, depending for his strength only on the beauties of the Apsarâs or heavenly prostitutes. He is treacherous to his very core; therefore he, being afraid at the very outset, took oaths, and entered into agreement with the high-souled Namuchi; afterwards, when his time turned favourable, that villain broke his treaty and treacherously killed him. Again the powerful Visnu is a thorough master of treachery and hypocrisy, the mine in taking oaths and can only show his vanity and is expert in that. He can assume many forms at will by his Magic power. For these very reasons Visnu had to take the form of a boar and kill Hiranyâksa; and again he had to take up a man-lion form to kill Hiranya Kas'îpu. O Dânavas! Never shall I surrender myself to Visnu, for I never place my trust in the words or deeds of Visnu and his Devas. What can Indra or Visnu do against me, when the most powerful Rudra is not able to fight against me in the battle-field! I will instantly defeat Indra, Varuna, Yama, Kuvera, Fire, Sun and Moon and get possession of their Heavens. On our conquering the Devas, we all shall get our share of Yajñas and we along with other Dânavas drink the Soma juice and enjoy ourselves in Heaven. O Dânavas! I have got the boon; what do I now care for the Devas. My death is not from men too. What can a woman do to me? O my emissaries! Call without any delay the chief Dânavas from the nether regions and the mountains and make them my generals? O Dânavas! I can alone conquer all the Devas; only to make the war arrangements look nice, that I am taking you to defeat them. There is no fear of mine from the Devas, consequent on the boon conferred on me. I will kill them by my hoofs and horns. I am not to be killed by Suras, Asuras, as men; therefore get yourselves ready to conquer the Devas. O Dânavas! After conquering the Heavens we will be garlanded with Pârijâta wreaths and we will enjoy the Deva women in the Nandana Garden. We will drink the milk of the heavenly milching cow (the cow that yields all desires) and, intoxicated with the heavenly drinks, we will hear and see the music and singing the dancing of the Gandarbhas there. You will all be served there with various bottles of wine by Urvasî, Menakâ, Rambhâ, Ghritâchî, Tillottamâ, Pramadvarâ Mahâsenâ, Mira Kesî, Madotkatâ, Viprachitti and others. Then be all ready at once for this auspicious occasion to march to Heavens and fight there with the Suras. And be pleased to call that pure-souled Muni S'ukrâchârya, the son of Bhrigu and the Guru of the Daityas and worship him and tell him to perform sacrificial ceremonies for the safety and victory of the Dânavas. O king! Thus, ordering the chief Dânavas, the wicked Mahisa went to his abode, with gladness.
Here ends the Third Chapter of the Fifth Book on the Daitya armies getting ready in S'rî Mad Devî Bhâgavatam, the Mahâpurânam by Maharsi Vedavyâsa of 18,000 verses.

5.3.30

samāhūyābravīddaityānkrodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ |
lāṅgūlaṃ pṛṣṭhadeśe ca kṛtvā mūtraṃ parityajan ||

5.3.31

bho bho daityāḥ surendro'sau yuddhakāmo'sti sarvathā |
balodyogaṃ kurudhvaṃ vai jetavyo'sau surādhamaḥ ||

5.3.32

madagre ko bhavecchūraḥ koṭiśaścettathāvidhāḥ |
na bibhemyekataḥ kāmaṃ haniṣyāmyadya sarvathā ||

5.3.33

śaraḥ śānteṣvasau nūnaṃ tapasviṣu balādhikaḥ |
balakartā hi kuhako lampaṭaḥ paradārahṛt ||

5.3.34

apsarobalasammattastapovighnakaraḥ khalaḥ |
chidrapraharaṇaḥ pāpo nityaṃ viśvāsaghātakaḥ ||

5.3.35

namucirnihato yena kṛtvā sandhiṃ durātmanā |
śapathānvividhānādau kṛtvā bhītena chadmanā ||

5.3.36

viṣṇustu kapaṭācāryaḥ kuhakaḥ śapathākaraḥ |
nānārūpadharaḥ kāmaṃ balakṛddambhapaṇḍitaḥ ||

5.3.37

kṛtvā kolākṛtiṃ yena hiraṇyākṣo nipātitaḥ |
hiraṇyakaśipuryena nṛsiṃhena ca ghātitaḥ ||

5.3.38

nāhaṃ tadvaśago nūnaṃ bhaveyaṃ danunandanāḥ |
viśvāsaṃ naiva gacchāmi devānāṃ kutra karhicit ||

5.3.39

kiṃ kariṣyati me viṣṇurindro vā balavattaraḥ |
rudro vāpi na me śaktaḥ pratikartuṃ raṇāṅgaṇe ||

5.3.40

triviṣṭapaṃ grahīṣyāmi jitvendraṃ varuṇaṃ yamam |
dhanadaṃ pāvakaṃ caiva candrasūryau vijitya ca ||

5.3.41

yajñabhāgabhujaḥ sarve bhaviṣyāmo'dya somapāḥ |
jitvā devasamūhañca vihariṣyāmi dānavaiḥ ||

5.3.42

na me bhayaṃ surebhyaśca varadānena dānavāḥ |
maraṇaṃ na narebhyaśca nārī kiṃ me kariṣyati ||

5.3.43

pātālaparvatebhyaśca samāhūya varānvarān |
dānavānmama sainyeśānkurvantu tvaritāścarāḥ ||

5.3.44

eko'haṃ sarvadeveśānvijetuṃ dānavāḥ kṣamaḥ |
śobhārthaṃ vaḥ samāhūya nayāmi surasaṅgame ||

5.3.45

śṛṅgābhyāṃ ca khurābhyāṃ ca haniṣye'haṃ surānkila |
na me bhayaṃ surebhyaśca varadānaprabhāvataḥ ||

5.3.46

avadhyo'haṃ suragaṇairasurairmānavaistathā |
tasmātsajjā bhavantvadya devalokajayāya vai ||

5.3.47

jitvā surālayaṃ daityā vihariṣyāmi nandane |
mandārakusumāpīḍā devayoṣitsamanvitāḥ ||

5.3.48

kāmadhenupayotsiktāḥ sudhāpānapramoditāḥ |
devagandharvagītādinṛtyalāsyasamanvitāḥ ||

5.3.49

urvaśī menakā rambhā ghṛtācī ca tilottamā |
pramadvarā mahāsenā miśrakeśī madotkaṭā ||

5.3.50

vipracittiprabhṛtayo nṛtyagītaviśāradāḥ |
rañjayiṣyanti vaḥ sarvānnānāsavaniṣevaṇaiḥ ||

5.3.51

sarve sajjā bhavantvadya rocatāṃ gamanaṃ divi |
saṅgrāmārthaṃ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛtvā maṅgalamuttamam ||

5.3.52

rakṣaṇārthaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bhārgavaṃ munisattamam |
samāhūya ca sampūjya sthāpya yajñe guruṃ param ||

5.3.53

vyāsa uvāca |
iti sandiśya daityendrānmahiṣaḥ pāpadhīstadā |
jagāma tvarito rājanbhavanaṃ svaṃ mudānvitaḥ ||

5.3.53.c1

iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcamaskandhe bhagavatīmāhāmye daityasainyodyogo nāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ ||