12218001c svarUpiNIM zarIrAd dhi tadA niSkrAmatIM zriyam 'After this, he of hundred sacrifices beheld the goddess of Prosperity, in her own embodied form that blazed splendour, issue out of the form of the high-souled vAlin.
12218002a tAnM dIptAmM prabhayA dRSTvA bhagavAn pAkazAsanaH The illustrious chastiser of Paka, beholding the goddess blazing with radiance,
12218002c vismayotphullanayano balimM papraccha vAsavaH addressed vAlin in these words, with eyes expanded in wonder.'
12218003a bale keyam apakrAntA rocamAnA zikhaNDinI 'zakra said, 'O vAlin, who is this one, thus shining with splendour, thus decked with head plumes,
12218003c tvattasH sthitA sakeyUrA dIpyamAnA svatejasA thus adorned with golden bracelets on her upper arms, and thus emitting a halo of glory on all sides in consequence of her energy that is issuing out of thy body.'
12218004 balir uvAca 'vAlin said,
12218004a na hImAm AsurIM vedmi na daivInM na ca mAnuSIm 'I do not know whether she is an asura damsel or a celestial one or a human one.
12218004c tvam evainAmM pRccha mA vA yatheSTaGM kuru vAsava Thou mayst not ask her thyself. Do what pleases thee.'
12218005 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218005a kA tvamM baler apakrAntA rocamAnA zikhaNDinI 'who art thou that issuest from the body of vAlin possessed of such radiance and adorned with plumes?
12218005c ajAnato mamAcakSva nAmadheyaM zucismite I do not know thee. Kindly tell me thy name, O thou of sweet smiles.
12218006a kA tvanM tiSThasi mAyeva dIpyamAnA svatejasA Who, indeed, art thou that thus standest here as maya herself, blazing with thy own splendour,
12218006c hitvA daityezvaraM subhru tan mamAcakSva tattvataH after having deserted the lord of the daityas? O, tell me this as I question thee.'
12218007 zrIr uvAca 'Sree said,
12218007a na mA virocano veda na mA vairocano baliH 'Virochana did not know me. This vAlin also that is the son of Virochana knows me not.
12218007c Ahur mAnM dusHsahety evaM vidhitseti ca mAM viduH The learned called me by the name of Duhshaha. 1 Some knew me by the name of Vidhitsa.
12218008a bhUtir lakSmIti mAm AhuzH zrIr ity evaJM ca vAsava 2 I have other names also, O vAsava! They are Bhuti, Lakshmi, and Sree.
12218008c tvamM mAM zakra na jAnISe sarve devA na mAM viduH 3 Thou knowest me not, O zakra, nor doth any one among the deities know me.'
12218009 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218009a kim idanM tvamM mama kRte utAho balinaH kRte Is it due to any act of mine or is it due to any act that vAlin has done,
12218009c dusHsahe vijahAsy enaJM cirasaMvAsinI satI 'O lady that is difficult of being borne, that you desert vAlin now after having lived with him for a long time?'
12218010 zrIr uvAca 'Sree said,
12218010a na dhAtA na vidhAtA mAM vidadhAti kathaJM cana 'Neither the Creator nor the Ordainer rules me in any way.
12218010c kAlas tu zakra paryAyAn mainaM zakrAvamanyathAH It is Time that moves me from one place to another. Do not, O zakra, disregard vAlin.'
12218011 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218011a kathanM tvayA balis tyaktaH kimarthaM vA zikhaNDini 'For what reason, O goddess adorned with plumes, do you desert vAlin?
12218011c kathaJM ca mAnM na jahyAs tvanM tan me brUhi zucismite Why also do you approach me (for living in me)? Tell me this, O thou of sweet smiles!'
12218012 zrIr uvAca 'Sree said,
12218012a satye sthitAsmi dAne ca vrate tapasi caiva hi 'I live in truth, in gifts, in good vows, in penances,
12218012c parAkrame ca dharme ca parAcInas tato baliH in prowess, and in virtue. vAlin hath fallen off from all these.
12218013a brahmaNyo 'yaM sadA bhUtvA satyavAdI jitendriyaH Formerly, he was devoted to the brAhmaNas. He was truthful and had controlled his passions.
12218013c abhyasUyad brAhmaNAn vai ucchiSTaz cAspRzad ghRtam Latterly, however, he began to cherish feelings of animosity towards the brAhmaNas and touched clarified butter with soiled hands.
12218014a yajJazIlaH purA bhUtvA mAm eva yajatety ayam 4 Formerly, he was always engaged in the performance of sacrifices.
note: misprint for yajatIti ?
12218014c provAca lokAn mUDhAtmA kAlenopanipIDitaH At last, blinded by ignorance and afflicted by Time he began to boast before all persons, saying that his adorations towards me were ceaseless.
12218015a apAkRtA tatazH zakra tvayi vatsyAmi vAsava Deserting him (for these faults) I shall henceforth, O zakra, dwell in thee.
12218015c apramattena dhAryAsmi tapasA vikrameNa ca Thou shouldst bear me without heedlessness, and with penances and prowess.'
12218016 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218016a asti devamanuSyeSu sarvabhUteSu vA pumAn there is not a single person among gods, men, and all creatures,
12218016c yas tvAm eko viSahituM zaknuyAt kamalAlaye that can bear thee for ever, O thou that dwellest amid lotuses!'
12218017 zrIr uvAca 'Sree said,
12218017a naiva devo na gandharvo nAsuro na ca rAkSasaH 'Truly, there is none among gods, gandharvas, asuras, or rAkSasas,
12218017c yo mAm eko viSahituM zaktaH kaz cit puraMdara that can bear me for ever, O Purandara.'
12218018 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218018a tiSThethA mayi nityanM tvaM yathA tad brUhi me zubhe 'O auspicious lady, tell me how I should conduct myself so that thou mayst dwell in me always.
12218018c tat kariSyAmi te vAkyam RtanM tvaM vaktum arhasi I shall certainly obey thy behests. It behoveth thee to answer me truly.'
12218019 zrIr uvAca 'Sree said,
12218019a sthAsyAmi nityanM devendra yathA tvayi nibodha tat 'O chief of the deities, I shall tell thee as to how I may be enabled to dwell in thee always.
12218019c vidhinA vedadRSTena caturdhA vibhajasva mAm Divide me into four parts according to the ordinance laid down in the Vedas.'
12218020 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218020a ahaM vai tvA nidhAsyAmi yathAzakti yathAbalam 'I shall assign the habitations according to their strength and power in bearing thee.
12218020c na tu me 'tikramasH syAd vai sadA lakSmi tavAntike As regards myself, I shall always take care, O Lakshmi, that I may not offend thee in any way.
12218021a bhUmir eva manuSyeSu dhAraNI bhUtabhAvinI Amongst men, the earth, that progenitrix of all things, bear them all.
12218021c sA te pAdanM titikSeta samarthA hIti me matiH She shall bear a fourth part of thyself. I think she hath the strength to do it.'
12218022 zrIr uvAca 'Sree said,
12218022a eSa me nihitaH pAdo yo 'yaM bhUmau pratiSThitaH 'Here, I yield up a quarter of myself. Let it be established on the earth.
12218022c dvitIyaM zakra pAdamM me tasmAt sunihitaGM kuru Do thou, after this, make a proper disposition, O zakra, for my second quarter.'
12218023 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218023a Apa eva manuSyeSu dravantyaH paricArikAH 'The waters, among men, in their liquid form, do various services to human beings.
12218023c tAs te pAdanM titikSantAm alam Apas titikSitum Let the waters bear a fourth part of thy person. They have the strength to bear a portion of thine.'
12218024 zrIr uvAca 'Sree said,
12218024a eSa me nihitaH pAdo yo 'yam apsu pratiSThitaH 'I yield up another quarter of mine that is to be established in the waters.
12218024c tRtIyaM zakra pAdamM me tasmAt sunihitaGM kuru Do thou, after this, O zakra, assign a proper place for my third quarter.'
12218025 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218025a yasmin devAz ca yajJAz ca yasmin vedAH pratiSThitAH 'The Vedas, the sacrifices, and the deities are all established in Fire.
12218025c tRtIyamM pAdam agnis te sudhRtanM dhArayiSyati Fire will bear thy third quarter, when it is placed therein.'
12218026 zrIr uvAca 'Sree said,
12218026a eSa me nihitaH pAdo yo 'yam agnau pratiSThitaH 'Here I yield up my third quarter which is to be placed in Fire.
12218026c caturthaM zakra pAdamM me tasmAt sunihitaGM kuru Do thou, O zakra, after this, assign a proper place for my last quarter.'
12218027 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218027a ye vai santo manuSyeSu brahmaNyAsH satyavAdinaH 'They that are good among men, devoted to brAhmaNas, and truthful in speech,
12218027c te te pAdanM titikSantAm alaM santas titikSitum may bear thy fourth quarter. The good have the power to bear it.'
12218028 zrIr uvAca 'Sree said,
12218028a eSa me nihitaH pAdo yo 'yaM satsu pratiSThitaH 'Here I yield up my fourth quarter that is to be placed among the good.
12218028c evaM vinihitAM zakra bhUteSu paridhatsva mAm My portions thus assigned to different creatures, do thou continue to protect me, O zakra.'
12218029 zakra uvAca 'zakra said,
12218029a bhUtAnAm iha vai yas tvA mayA vinihitAM satIm That one of the creatures, among which I havedistributed you,
12218029c upahanyAt sa me dviSyAt tathA zRNvantu me vacaH that would hurt you, I will hate him. Let them hear my word.
12218030 bhISma uvAca bhISma said,
12218030a tatas tyaktazH zriyA rAjA daityAnAmM balir abravIt The chief of the daityas, viz., vAlin, thus deserted by Sree, then said these words -- 'bali said,
12218030c yAvat purastAt pratapet tAvad vai dakSiNAnM dizam 'At present the Sun shines as much in the east as in the south,
12218031a pazcimAnM tAvad evApi tathodIcInM divAkaraH and as much in the west as in the north.
12218031c tathA madhyanMdine sUryo astam eti yadA tadA When, however, the Sun, withdrawing himself from all sides, will shine only upon the region of brahma situated in the middle of sumeru,
12218031e punar devAsuraM yuddhamM bhAvi jetAsmi vas tadA then will again occur a great battle between the gods and the asuras, and in that fight I shall certainly vanquish all of you.
note: bhAvi ?
12218032a sarvAl~ lokAn yadAditya ekasthas tApayiSyati When the Sun, withdrawing himself from all sides, will shine fixedly upon only the region of brahma,
12218032c tadA devAsure yuddhe jetAhanM tvAM zatakrato then will again occur a great battle between the devas and the asuras, and in that fight I shall surely conquer all of you.' 1
12218033a brahmaNAsmi samAdiSTo na hantavyo bhavAn iti 'brahmA told me that you shouldn't be killed.
12218033c tena te 'hamM bale vajranM na vimuJcAmi mUrdhani That's why, bali, I'm not hurling my thunderbolt upon thy head.
12218034a yatheSTaGM gaccha daityendra svasti te 'stu mahAsura Go whithersoever thou wishest, O chief of the daityas! O great asura, peace to thee!
12218034c Adityo nAvatapitA kadA cin madhyatasH sthitaH No time will come when the Sun will shine from only the meridian.
12218035a sthApito hy asya samayaH pUrvam eva svayaMbhuvA The Self-born (brahma) hath before this ordained the laws that regulate the Sun's motions.
12218035c ajasramM pariyAty eSa satyenAvatapan prajAH Giving light and heat to all creatures, he goes on ceaselessly.
12218036a ayananM tasya SaNmAsA uttaranM dakSiNanM tathA For six months he travels in a northward course and then for the other six in a southward course.
12218036c yena saMyAti lokeSu zItoSNe visRjan raviH The sun travels by these courses (one after another), creating winter and summer for all creatures.'
12218037 bhISma uvAca 'bhISma continued,
12218037a evam uktas tu daityendro balir indreNa bhArata 'Thus addressed by indra, O bharata, vAlin, the chief of the daityas,
12218037c jagAma dakSiNAm AzAm udIcInM tu puranMdaraH proceeded towards the south. Purandara proceeded towards the north.
12218038a ity etad balinA gItam anahaGMkArasaJMjJitam After having listened to this speech of vAlin which was characterised by an entire absence of pride,
1s2218038c vAkyaM zrutvA sahasrAkSaH kham evAruruhe tadA the thousand-eyed indra ascended the skies.'
