Shiva Purana
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एवं तेनार्दिता देवा वशगास्तस्य सर्वदा ॥ तदिच्छाकार्य्यनिरतास्सर्वे तस्यानुजीविनः ॥ ११ ॥
Being harassed by him, the gods have become subservient of him. They are engaged in carrying out his wishes. All of us are his servants.
english translation
evaM tenArditA devA vazagAstasya sarvadA ॥ tadicchAkAryyaniratAssarve tasyAnujIvinaH ॥ 11 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयावत्यो वनितास्सर्वा ये चाप्यप्सरसां गणाः॥ सर्वांस्तानग्रहीद्दैत्यस्तारकोऽसौ महाबली ॥१२॥
Our woman folk, the groups of heavenly nymphs have been captured by Tāraka, the powerful.
english translation
yAvatyo vanitAssarvA ye cApyapsarasAM gaNAH॥ sarvAMstAnagrahIddaityastArako'sau mahAbalI ॥12॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptन यज्ञास्संप्रवर्तते न तपस्यंति तापसाः॥ दानधर्मादिकं किंचिन्न लोकेषु प्रवर्त्तते ॥ १३ ॥
No sacrifice is in the making. No ascetic is in penances. The charitable and virtuous activities are being seldom pursued in the worlds.
english translation
na yajJAssaMpravartate na tapasyaMti tApasAH॥ dAnadharmAdikaM kiMcinna lokeSu pravarttate ॥ 13 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतस्य सेनापतिः क्रौंचो महापाप्यस्ति दानवः ॥ स पातालतलं गत्वा बाधते त्वनिशं प्रजाः ॥ १४ ॥
His commander-in-chief is a simple demon—Krauñca. He has now gone to the nether worlds and is harassing the people very much.
english translation
tasya senApatiH krauMco mahApApyasti dAnavaH ॥ sa pAtAlatalaM gatvA bAdhate tvanizaM prajAH ॥ 14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतेन नस्तारकेणेदं सकलं भुवनत्रयम् ॥ हृतं हठाज्जगद्धातः पापेनाकरुणात्मना ॥ १५ ॥
The regions of our three worlds have been forcibly taken, O Brahamā (Brahmā), by this Tāraka of sinful and ruthless temperament.
english translation
tena nastArakeNedaM sakalaM bhuvanatrayam ॥ hRtaM haThAjjagaddhAtaH pApenAkaruNAtmanA ॥ 15 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript