Shiva Purana
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पृथ्व्युद्धारे विधात्रा व प्रार्थितो हि पुरा प्रभुः ॥ हिरण्याक्षं जघानासौ विष्णुर्वाराहरूपधृक् ॥ ११॥
Formerly lord Viṣṇu was requested by Brahmā to uplift the Earth. He assumed the form of a boar and slew Hiraṇyākṣa.
english translation
pRthvyuddhAre vidhAtrA va prArthito hi purA prabhuH ॥ hiraNyAkSaM jaghAnAsau viSNurvArAharUpadhRk ॥ 11॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतं श्रुत्वा भ्रातरं वीरं निहतं प्राणसन्निभम् ॥ चुकोप हरयेऽतीव हिरण्यकशिपुर्मुने ॥ १२ ॥
O sage, on hearing that his heroic brother, as dear to him as his very vital breath, was killed, Hiraṇyakaśipu became furious with Viṣṇu.
english translation
taM zrutvA bhrAtaraM vIraM nihataM prANasannibham ॥ cukopa haraye'tIva hiraNyakazipurmune ॥ 12 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवर्षाणामयुतं तप्त्वा ब्रह्मणो वरमाप सः ॥ न कश्चिन्मारयेन्मां वै त्वत्सृष्टाविति तुष्टतः ॥ १३ ॥
He performed penance for ten thousand years and propitiated Brahmā from whom he obtained the desired boon. “None of your creations shall kill me.”
english translation
varSANAmayutaM taptvA brahmaNo varamApa saH ॥ na kazcinmArayenmAM vai tvatsRSTAviti tuSTataH ॥ 13 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशोणिताख्यपुरं गत्वा देवानाहूय सर्वतः ॥ त्रिलोकीं स्ववशे कृत्वा चक्रे राज्यमकण्टकम् ॥ १४ ॥
He left for Śoṇita. He challenged the gods everywhere. He put the three worlds in his control and had an unrivalled rule over it.
english translation
zoNitAkhyapuraM gatvA devAnAhUya sarvataH ॥ trilokIM svavaze kRtvA cakre rAjyamakaNTakam ॥ 14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदेवर्षिकदनं चक्रे सर्वधर्म विलोपकः ॥ द्विजपीडाकरः पापी हिरण्यकशिपुर्मुने ॥ १५ ॥
O sage. Hiraṇyakaśipu harassed the gods and the sages. He violated all virtuous rites. He oppressed brahmins and became a sinner.
english translation
devarSikadanaM cakre sarvadharma vilopakaH ॥ dvijapIDAkaraH pApI hiraNyakazipurmune ॥ 15 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript