Lord of Oceans: 2016

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War

Text 20

shri-sannanda uvaca

shankhasuro maha-daityah

pura naimittike laye

svapato brahmanah so 'pi

veda-drug daitya-pungavah

jitva devan brahmalokad

dhritva vedan gato 'rnave

gateshu teshu vedeshu

devanam ca gatam balam

shri-sannandah uvaca —Shri Sannanda said; shankhasurah —Shankhasura; maha-daityah —the great demon; pura —before; naimittike —at the regular; laye —time of cosmic devastation; svapatah —sleeping; brahmanah —from Brahma; sah —he; api —even; veda —of the Vedas; druk — —the enemy; daitya —of demons; pungavah —the greatest; jitva —defeating; devan —the demigods; brahmalokat —from Brahmaloka; dhritva —taking; vedan —the Vedas; gatah —went; arnave —in the ocean; gateshu —gone; teshu —them; vedeshu —the Vedas; devanam —of the demigods; ca —also; gatam —gone; balam —the strength.

Shri Sannanda said: As Brahma slept during a regularly scheduled period of cosmic devastation, the great conch demon Shankasura, a sworn enemy of the Vedas, defeated the demigods, stole the Vedas, and hid in the ocean. When the Vedas were gone the demigods' strength was also gone.

Text 22

tada sakshad dharih purno

dhritva matsyam vapuh param

naimittika-layambhodhau

yuyudhe tena yajna-rat

tada —then; sakshat —directly; dharih —Lord Hari; purnah —perfect; dhritva —taking; matsyam —of Lord Matsya; vapuh —the form; param —transcendental; naimittika —regular; laya —of cosmic devastation; ambhodhau —on the ocean; yuyudhe —fought; tena —with him; yajna-rat —the king of yajnas.

Then, assuming the form of a fish, perfect Lord Hari, the master of all yajnas, fought with him in the ocean of cosmic devastation.

Text 23

shulam cikshepa haraye

shankho daityo maha-balah

sva-cakrena harih sakshat

tac-chulam shatadhakarot

shulam —tridfent; cikshepa —threw; haraye —at Lord Hari; shankhah —Shankhasura; daityah —the demon; maha-balah —very powerful; sva-cakrena —with Hiis cakra; harih —Lord Hari; sakshat —directly; tac-chulam —that trident; shatadha —in a hundred pieces; akarot —made.

The very powerful demon Shankhasura threw a trident at Lord Hari. With His cakra Lord Hari broke the trident in a hundred pieces.

Text 24

harim tatada shirasa

shankho vishnum urah-sthale

tasya murdha-praharena

na cacala parat parah

harim —Lord Hari; tatada —struck; shirasa —with his head; shankhah —Shankhasura; vishnum —Lord Vishnu; urah-sthale —on the chest; tasya —of Him; murdha —of the head; praharena —with the blow; na —not; cacala —moved; parat —than the greatest; parah —greater.

With his head Shankhasura struck Lord Vishnu on the chest. Although struck by his head, Lord Hari, who is greater than the greatest, did not waver.

Text 25

tada gadam samadaya

matsya-rupa-dharo harih

prishthe jaghana tam daityam

shankha-rupam maha-balam

tada —then; gadam —a club; samadaya —taking; matsya-rupa-dharah —assuming the form of a fish; harih —Lord Hari; prishthe —on the back; jaghana —struck; tam —him; daityam —the demon; shankha-rupam —in the form of a conch; maha-balam —very powerful.

Taking a club, Lord Hari in the form of a fish struck the powerful conch demon on the back.

Text 26

gada-prahara-vyathitah

kincid-vyakula-manasah

punar utthaya sarvesham

mushtina sa tatada ha

gada —of the club; prahara —by the blow; vyathitah —wounded; kincit —somewhat; vyakula —distresed; manasah —in mind; punah —again; utthaya —rising; sarvesham —of all; mushtina —with a fist; sa —he; tatada —struck; ha —certainly.

Wounded by the club, and now unhappy at heart, the demon rose again and with his fist struck the Lord.

Text 27

tada vishnuh sva-cakrena

sa-shringam tac-chiro dridham

jahara kupitah sakshad

bhagavan kamalekshanah

tada —then; vishnuh —Lord Vishnu; sva-cakrena —with His cakra; sa-shringam —with its horn; tac-chirah —his head; dridham —hard; jahara —took; kupitah —angry; sakshat —directly; bhagavan —the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kamalekshanah —lotus eyed.

With His cakra angry lotus-eyed Lord Vishnu then severed the demon's hard horned head.

Text 28

jitva shankham deva-varaih

sardham vishnur vrajeshvara

prayagam etya sa harir

vedams tan brahmane dadau

jitva —having defeated; shankham —the conch demon; deva-varaih —by the great demigods; sardham —with; vishnuh —Lord Vishnu; vrajeshvarah —O king of Vraja; prayagam —to Prayaga; etya —going; sa —He; harih —Lord Hari; vedamh —the Vedas; tan —them; brahmane —to Brahma; dadau —gave.

O king of Vraja, after defeating the conch demon, Lord Vishnu, accompanied by the great demigods, went to Prayaga and returned the Vedas to Brahma.

http://nitaaiveda.com/All_Scriptures_By_Acharyas/Pancharatra/Garga_Samhita/Canto_Two.htm