The Slaying of Bala and Namuci

1. Hearing this (i.e. these words), the very mighty Hiranyaksa, the lord of the demons, with his eyes very red with anger, directed the demons (thus):

2. ''With a desire to kill the gods I shall myself go to fight (with them, so that) they will not come and will not fight; let them not come this way."

3. Hearing these words, the rest of the chiefs of the hosts of demons, all very skilled in using lances and nooses, went to fight (with ihegods).

4. They were hundred times more than the former army. Desiring to fight they frequently rose to the sky.

5-6a. Then the Rudras1 with the Sadhyas, all the Vasus, Skanda, and the lord of the Ganas (i.e. Ganesha), led by Vishnu and Indra — all these, being delighted and eager to fight, went to fight.

6b-7. In the meanwhile, the war that took place between the gods and the demons which was full of (i.e. in which) various weapons and missiles (were used) like a grove with frost, was such the like of which did not take place before, was not heard of, and was fearful to all the worlds.

1. Rudra — Xame of a group of gods, eleven in number, supposed to be inferior manifestations of Shiva or Shankara, who is said to be the head of that group.

8-9. The war appeared to screen the earth, heaven, (other) shelters like the sky (etc.). The (rival warriors) struck each other with the (missiles called) sakti, pestles, lances, with volleys of arrows, with fearful strokes of swords, and with discs and hatchets in the sky and on the ground.

10-11. With other various kinds of weapons also they struck each other. There was a destruction of a terrible nature on the earth and in the sky due to weapons, arrows, bleeding and (also done by) herons, ciows and foxes. As the clouds shower pestle-like streams, in the same way gods and demons showered blood oozing (from their wounds).

12-15. Some fell, some swooned, some tumbled, some laughed, some gave out piteous cries, and some repeatedly roared like lions. The arms of some were cut off; the legs of (some) others were cut off; others with their sides, abdomens cut off lay in hundreds on the ground. Grores of thousands of elephants, horses and demons fell variously on the ground in the stream of blood. So there was an ocean of blood on the ground.

16. From there inauspicious rivers (i.e. streams of blood) flew there. They had grass and wood, missiles like saktis and heaps of wood in them.

17. There were mallets, pestles, lances, crocodiles, flags, fish, tortoises with (only) skin (left).

18. They were (i.e. their flow was) checked by arrows etc., and by many great camels. They were having the moss in the form of hair and chowries.

19-21. There was (formed) a great ocean of blood due to many other beings falling therein. At that time the entire earth with mountains, forests and thickets was having the stream of blood, was very terrible, and caused fear to all people. Due to the fall of (the missile called) sakti caused by Kartikeya, the demons went to Yama's abode. Suppressed by the great axe, by fire, by arrows with fire-flames and by Varuna's noose they (i.e. the demons) plunged into Yama's abode.

22-26. The demons, who were struck down by the sons, grandsons, and ministers (of Kartikeya etc.) with the showers of arrows and saktis, (the demons who were struck down) by the planets, winds, Yaksas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras and by the intelligent Kubera with his mace, and with the multitudes of clouds, thunderbolts and snow discharged by the moon, dropped down on the ground due to the terrible poisons of the snakes. They (i.e. the demons) knocked down in thousands of crores by other gods, all fell lifeless to the ground. Casting their bodies some went to heaven and some to Yama's abode. Some due to the working of their merit or sin went to the nether world.

27. In the meanwhile, the great sages recited the Vedas; (they said:) "May it be well with the brahmanas, cows, women and ascetics."

28-29a. When, now, all the other beings are fighting, the rest of the demons, troubled by gods, resorted to mountains; the cowards, afraid of fighting, went into all the directions.

29b-31a. When the army of the demons was broken (i.e. defeated), a very mighty (demon) named Bala, restrained and troubled the gods with arrows. Many gods, who were proud of their power, being tormented by his arrows fell down on the ground, and some were defeated in the battle.

31b-32a. Seeing his great, fierce act, frightening the worlds, sages praised it (while) the remaining gods were crying.

32b-33. Then the angry Indra, the subduer of enemies, possessing great lustre, struck his (i.e. Bala's) army and him, the best among the powerful, with volleys of arrows. He, the angry and powerful one, hastily struck Indra in the same way in the battle.

34-36. The two, very mighty ones (i.e. Bala and Indra), with their bodies moistened with blood spreading forth, (appeared) like the blossomed Kimsuka trees in the spring. The best demon (i.e. Bala) pierced (the body of) Indra (i.e. threw at him) by thousands of discs, lances and pestles in the battle. Moving to and fro the mighty king of gods easily cut off those lances and pestles.

37. Then that demon of great lustre quickly struck, with (the missile called) sakti, Indra, who was mounted upon an elephant, between his breasts.

38. Struck with it, Indra trembled on the elephant. Regaining consciousness, Indra, in a moment, pierced the mighty demon.

39. With an arrow he cut off the hands and the bow of him (i.e. of Bala) who was seated in a chariot. The killer of soldiers cut off his hand, shield and flag with an arrow.

40-41. With four sharp arrows he pierced his four horses. That moment only he cut off the charioteer's head with one arrow. He, with his arrow cut off, his chariot destroyed and with his horses and charioteer killed, fell unconscious on the ground, and died in a short time.

42. Then the angry, great demon, Namuci, who destroyed the pride of the gods, took a mace and suddenly struck (Indra's) great elephant.

43. The great thrilling sound (of the fall of the mace) certainly resembled the sound produced by the fall of the thunderbolt on the peak of the Meru mountain.

44. The elephant, tormented by the stroke and being alarmed, with his body moistened with blood, and afflicted by agony, went away with his face turned away.

45. Many (demons) in hundreds and thousands rushed at Indra. He cut them off with crescent-shaped arrows and arrows with sharp horse-shoe-shaped heads.

46. The best gods were troubled by the illusory creatures of (i.e. created by) him. Some fell on the ground; some lay on the chariot.

47. Seeing his great deed, Vishnu then cut off with his discus those arrows that had turned into creatures and that had stuck to the bodies (of the gods).

48. Then Vishnu struck him down on the ground with three arrows. The demon who had fallen on the ground became unconscious, and again tumbled.

49. He took up a terrible hammer and was ready to strike Indra. Then Indra killed the great demon with his thunderbolt.

50-51. With his chest wounded the very mighty (demon) fell on the ground. The gods, the Siddhas and the great sages (said:) 'Well (done), well (done)', and with many showers of flowers honoured Indra at that time. Then all the hosts of demons, being frightened, fled away. The Gandharvas sang songs, the groups of celestial nymphs danced.

Vyasa said: l-2a. Seeing Bala and his elder brother Namuci killed (by Indra), Muci then said (these) words (to Indra:) "You have killed my eldest brother; I shall now invisibly take you withmy arrows to the abode of the son of Bhaskara (i.e. Yama)."

2b-4a. To him, the very lustrous Indra, revered by all gods, said: "You will now certainly follow the path of death of (i.e. traversed by) your brother. You desire to fight with me as the locusts, through folly, suddenly enter fire without realising its heat "

4b-6a. He struck Indra, who was speaking thus, with three arrows. Indra, the conqueror of the enemies' cities, cut them off with three arrows. Then he struck Indra with ten arrows, and Airavana with five. Having pierced Matali (Indra's charioteer) with seven (arrows) he roared loudly.

6b-9. Then the demon of great might and valour angrily brandished an iron mace at Indra. Then Indra dexterously struck him with his thunderbolt. Due to the fall of the thunderbolt, he fell down dead. Due to the fall of the demon the earth trembled. The gods danced and the demons ran away.

1. Tareya, possessed of power and resembling Indra in valour, struck, with arrows, Skanda, who had killed his father in the war.

2. Then Skanda of mighty arms and equal to Vishnu in valour cut off and broke those arrows.

832 Padma Purana Then Skanda, without getting perturbed, cut them offwith (his) arrows.

4. Tareya struck Skanda with fire-like arrows at the peak of fight. He (also) hurled an arrow resembling the thunderbolt.

5. Kartikeya warded it off with a fire-like arrow. The demon then discharged at him a fierce missile.

6. He dispelled it with an arrow that he struck at it. Then the demon hurled a very fearful missile of a terrible form at Kartikeya.

7. Then thousands of crores of mountains trees, lions and serpents in the form of arrows rushed at the son of ParvatI (i.e. Kartikeya).

8. Having cut them off Skanda pierced the best of the demons from his feet to his head (i.e. top to toe) with arrows resembling fire and the sun.

9. Arrows, with their feathered parts made of gold, stuck in a veiy large measure, to the body of the lord of demons. They shone (on his body) as pieces of gold shine on a black mountain.1

10. Then from his body profuse blood flowed out, as in the spring the Sami tree puts forth flowers profusely.

11-13a. The horses under (i.e. which carried) the chariot, lay clinging to the ground. Then the great angry demon holding a fierce and terrible lance resembling death at the end of the world, hurled it (at Kartikeya). The son of Parvati too burnt it in a moment in the battle by discharging a lance presided over by Pasupati.

13b-14. Then the demon again hurled a (missile called) sakti given (to him) by Brahma. Kartikeya struck back a lance powerful like a hundred mallets. Then missiles resembling the thunderbolt struck each other even in the sky.

15-16. The missiles of the two who were brave, fell down on the ground. As the stream of (water from) clouds suddenly strikes a mountain, so the loid of demons struck Kartikeya with arrows like fire-flames. I. Krishnasiloccaya — or Krishnaparvata, is an epithet of the Raivataka mountain.

17. Then cutting them off and also his arrow the mightyarmed Kartikeya also cut off the mighty head of his charioteer with an arrow with a crescent-shaped head. Then with many arrows he struck down on the ground his horses.

18. On the (battle-) field he, taking a pestle (in his hand) speedilv rushed at Kartikeya; (and) with that the chief of demons struck Kartikeya, whose vehicle is the peacock.

19-20a. Then the peacock swooned, and trembled repeatedly. Then Kartikeya again struck the best of the demons and with his sword cut off with force that very fearful pestle.

20b-22a Taking a (missile called) sakti Tareya struck Kartikeya. He too, discharged an unfailing sakti, which killed the wicked. Then that sakti (capable of) bringing about the end of the world, struck (Tareya) who resembled the staff of Yama, and again went (back) to Kartikeya.

22b-23. Causing the earth to tremble he (i.e. Tareya) fell down on the ground Kartikeya was worshipped by all gods with flowers, incense etc.

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