The Demons prepare for war with the gods

Vaishampayana said — О Janamejaya, listening to the words of the Daityas, valorous and intelligent Bali, thought in his mind, getting pleased. He commanded crores of Daityas to achieve victory over the three worlds.

Listening to the enormous words of Daitya king Bali, the son of Virocana, the Danavas who were desirous of war, started making huge preparetions for the same.

Then the Daityas like Mahapadma, Nikumbha, valorous Kumbhakarna, Kavccanaksa, Kapi-skandha, Maindka, Ksiti- kampana, Sitakesa, Urdhva-vaktra, Vajranabha, Ekaksa, Ekapada, Munda, Vidyudaksa, Caturbhuja, Gajodara, Gajasira, Gajaskamdha, Gajeksna, Asta dammstra, Caturvaktra, Megha-nadi, Jalandhara, Karala, Jvalajihvasya, Satemga, Satalocana, Sahasrapada, Sumukha, Mahasura Krishna, Ranotkata, Danapati, Sailakampi, Kalakuto, Samudra, Rabhasa, Canda, Mahasura, Dhiimra, Gotraja, Goksura, Randra, Godanta, Svastika, Dhruva, Mansala, Mahsabhaksa, Vegavan, Ketuman, Sibi, Pankudigdha-Sasira, Brhatkird, Mahahanu, Tamaprabha, Vikumbhanda, Virupdksa, Mahodara, Svetasirsa, Candrahanu, Candraha, Candratupana, Viksara, Dirghabahu, Madhyapa, Marutdsana, Talajangha, Mahdbhaga, Sarabha, Salabha, Krotha, Samudramanthan, Nadi, Valorous Vitala, Pralamba, Naraka, Vyali, Dhenuka, Kala locana, Varistha, Garistha, BhRtaloma, Vidhu, Dasprasada, Kind, Mahasura, Sucivaktra, Subahu, Kunjabahu, Karana, Kalasodara, Somapa, Devayaji, Prabara, Vlramardana, Sapatha, Knandamukd, Sikhinetra, and Sikhidhvaja, were all who could increase the glory of Maria whose names have been narrated by me on the basis of my memory. These as well as others adorned with various types of ornaments, presented themselves for waging the war.

All the Daityas were clad in the divine costumes, All of them were decorated with the divine pastes and the garlands. The divine kavacas adorned their bodies. Their high flags were fluttering.

All the demons were equipped with weapons. All were thundering like the clouds and were shaking the earth with the rattling sound of the moving of their chariots.

They were immensely stomg possessing the divine chariots equipped with all the weapons. They were invincible with thick arms like the serpents. They were inimical to the gods and were the loving sons of Diti. All of them how red eyes.

They were as valorous as the sun, fire and Indra. Their weapons had the force of Indra's vajra or the lightening. They always kept their fangs open. They had the hair of smoke and green colours. They were advancing like the clouds of the winter season.

Banasura was the valorous son of Bali, who possessed a thousand arms. He marched forward in the battlefield with crores of the charioteers and Atirathis comprising of the vast army. He, then wearing the kavaca got ready to wage a war.

All the Daityas could practice illusion. All of them could fight with the use of the divine weapons. All of them were arrogant because of their strength. All of them had received boons from the gods.

The bodies of all of them resembled the mountains of gold. The heads of all of them were wearing the Kirlta crown, a turban, and the mukutas. All of them were adorned with the divine ornaments.

All of them had the kavacas and the flags of gold. The Daityas, mounted over the chariots appeared like the planets in the sky during the winter season.

The gold medals worn by them around their necks, were dazzling like fire flames. Adorned with them, the charioteers appeared like the blossoming plash trees with grace.

Surrounded by them, Banasura looked like having been surrounded by the clouds of the rainy season. He was seated over a chariot which was twelve cubits in length, holding a Sakti and a gada in his hands.

The steed of his chariot, the flags and the yoke looked wonderfully beautiful. There were astonishing types of paintings in the chariots. It was filled with weapons like the gadas and parighas. It was further decorated with the golden net.

As the.Rsis named Balakhilyhas move behind the sun, similarly all the Daityas were following Banasura. The warriors of the Daitya army equipped with the various types of weapons, and looked horrible. They looked like the horrible serpents with sharp fangs.

Five terrific Daityas, with a clear mind, were protecting the chariot of Banasura. Because of their deformed faces those Daityas looked quite awful.

The five of them were known by the names of Subdhu, Meghanad, valorous Bhimagarbha, Kanaka mfirdha, and forceful Ketuman.

In order to destroy the army of the gods, the chariot over which the Daitya king was mounted looked like Garuda the king of birds. On the rear side of it the paintings in silver and gold had been made. The rumbling sound of the wheels of the chariot resembled the thundering of the clouds, which could be heard.

An asura named Bala, the son of Danayusa, was surrounded by a lakh of awful chariots.

The valorous Daitya mounted over a chariot driven by a thousand of bears and drove out for a fight. His chariot was made of black iron was quite awful and invincible. The fluttering flag was embossed with an effigy of a crow.

The illustrious Danava, was clad in blue garments and looked like the mountain of lapiz Lazuli. His chariot moved with great speed. He was advancing in the battle field, seated in the same.

The middle part of his army looked like an ocean. The demon in the centre appeared like the rays falling at dawn in the ocean, and looked graceful.

His excellent crown was glittering like the Jambunad gold. He himself had the complexion of a moon, and had the lustre of lightning and the qualities were of gold. The glamorous kinta added to his grace, like a mountain looking graceful with its shining peak.

The demon named Numici had eight thousand chariots under his command, which were driven by the donkeys. All of them could create deep sound like the clouds.

The chariots and the charioteers, had enough of weapons with them and could fight in a wonderful manner. They resembled the clouds. They had enormous force and speed.

The chariot of asura chief Namuci, could move with great speed in which a thousand tigers were yoked. It was decorated with all types of gems.

The flag of his chariot was embossed with an effigy of a tiger as a result of which the golden flags looked quite shining.

Namuci had a terrific speed. He was clad in blue garments. He wore the golden Kavaca over his body. He stood in an unshakable position like Himavan. He held the bow in his hand or like an elephant of the directions had been tightly bound by strong ropes.

The chariot of Mayasura was decorated with gold. The strings of beads as well as the small bells were decorating to chariot and sweet sound was issuing from the same. The chariot had the flags and banners on it. It appeared like the cloud of the evening time.

It was a four wheeled chariot. The interior length and breadh of the chariot was thirty hands on every side. The golden net had been fixed in the chariot. The resplendent chariot looked like the rising kalacakra.

The chariot was storing weapons of various types and was covered with the skin of a tiger, for sports, there were artificial deer which were neatly arranged.

Enough of bows and quives were stored in it, besides other weapons like Saktis, tomaras, clubs, mudgaras, which made the inner space quite comfertable. There were many precious bows there.

A thousand bears with long saffron manes were yoked in it. The silvery flags embossed with the effigy of a lion, added to its grace.

The chariot which spread illusion, by setting in the gem studded in it, the Daitya Maya, appeared like the sun rising sun from Udayacala.

Every limb of Mayasura was decorated with the spotless silver spots. With the combination of gold and gems, an artistic view had been created. At that point of time a hundred thousand great warriors were following Maya Danavas.

Here ends chapter — 49, of Bhavisya Parva of the Harivamsa Purana, a supplement to the epic of Mahabharata relating to the Demons preparing for a war. (Vrs. 1-48, P.T. = 11, 724)

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