Shiva Purana

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द्वारस्य पार्श्वतः तस्थुर्देवदेवस्य धीमतः ॥ तेऽथ देवा महाव्यग्रा विमनस्का मुनेऽखिलः ॥ ११ ॥

O sage, all the gods dispirited and worried stood on either side of the doorway of mansion of Śiva, the intelligent lord of the gods.

english translation

dvArasya pArzvataH tasthurdevadevasya dhImataH ॥ te'tha devA mahAvyagrA vimanaskA mune'khilaH ॥ 11 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

किं कर्तव्यं क्व गंतव्यं कः स्यादस्मत्सुखप्रदः ॥ किं तु किंत्विति संजातं हा हताः स्मेति वादिनम् ॥ १२ ॥

They began to mutter “What shall we do? Where shall we go? Who will make us happy? Everything has happened with a “but.” We are doomed.”

english translation

kiM kartavyaM kva gaMtavyaM kaH syAdasmatsukhapradaH ॥ kiM tu kiMtviti saMjAtaM hA hatAH smeti vAdinam ॥ 12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अन्योन्यं प्रेक्ष्य शक्राद्या बभूवुश्चातिविह्वलाः ॥ प्रोचुर्विकलवाक्यं ते धिक्कुर्वन्तो निजं विधिम् ॥ १३ ॥

Indra and others looked at one another’s face. They were much agitated. They spoke in faltering words. They cursed their fate.

english translation

anyonyaM prekSya zakrAdyA babhUvuzcAtivihvalAH ॥ procurvikalavAkyaM te dhikkurvanto nijaM vidhim ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पापा वयमिहेत्यन्ये ह्यभाग्याश्चेति चापरे ॥ ते भाग्यवंतो दैत्येन्द्रा इति चान्येऽब्रुवन् सुराः ॥ १४ ॥

Some gods said “We are sinners.” Others said “We are unfortunate.” Still others said “The great Asuras are very fortunate.”

english translation

pApA vayamihetyanye hyabhAgyAzceti cApare ॥ te bhAgyavaMto daityendrA iti cAnye'bruvan surAH ॥ 14 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तस्मिन्नेवांतरे तेषां श्रुत्वा शब्दाननेकशः ॥ कुंभोदरो महातेजा दंडेनाताडयत्सुरान् ॥ १५ ॥

In the meantime on hearing their multifarious voices, Kumbhodara of excessive refulgence beat the gods with a baton.

english translation

tasminnevAMtare teSAM zrutvA zabdAnanekazaH ॥ kuMbhodaro mahAtejA daMDenAtADayatsurAn ॥ 15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript