Devi Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 6.4

brahmanetṛtve sendraiḥ surairviṣṇoḥ śaraṇagamanavarṇanam
vyāsa uvāca
nirgatāste parāvṛttāstapovighnakarāḥ surāḥ /
nirāśāḥ kāryasaṃsiddhyai taṃ dṛṣṭvā dṛḍhacetasam

jāte varṣaśate pūrṇe brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ /
tatrājagāma tarasā haṃsārūḍhaścaturmukhaḥ

āgatya tamuvācedaṃ tvaṣṭṭaputra sukhī bhava /
tyaktvā dhyānaṃ varaṃ brūhi dadāmi tava vāñchitam

tapasā te'dya tuṣṭo'smi tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā cātikarśitam /
varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te mano'bhilaṣitaṃ tava

vyāsa uvāca
vṛtrastadātiviśadāṃ purato niśamya
vācaṃ sudhāsamarasāṃ jagadekakartuḥ /
santyajya yogakalanāṃ sahasodatiṣṭha-
tsañjātaharṣanayanāśrukalākalāpaḥ

pādau praṇamya śirasā praṇayādvidhātu-
rbaddhāñjaliḥ purata eva samāsasāda /
provāca taṃ suvaradaṃ tapasā prasannaṃ
premṇātigad‌gadagirā vinayena namraḥ

prāptaṃ mayā sakaladevapadaṃ prabho'dya
yaddarśanaṃ tava sudurlabhamāśu jātam /
vāñchāsti nātha manasi pravaṇe durāpā
tāṃ prabravīmi kamalāsana vetsi bhāvam

mṛtyuśca mā bhavatu me kila lohakāṣṭha-
śuṣkārdravaṃśanicayairaparaiśca śastraiḥ /
vṛddhi prayātu mama vīryamatīva yuddhe
yasmād‌bhavāmi sabalairamarairajeyaḥ

vyāsa uvāca
itthaṃ samprārthito brahmā tamāha prahasanniva /
uttiṣṭha gaccha bhadraṃ te vāñchitaṃ saphalaṃ sadā

na śuṣkeṇa na cārdreṇa na pāṣāṇena dāruṇā /
bhaviṣyati ca te mṛtyuriti satyaṃ bravīmyaham

iti dattvā varaṃ brahmā jagāma bhuvanaṃ param /
vṛtrastu taṃ varaṃ labdhā muditaḥ svagṛhaṃ yayau

śaśaṃsa pituragre tadvaradānaṃ mahāmatiḥ /
tvaṣṭā tu muditaḥ prāptaṃ putraṃ prāptavaraṃ tadā

svasti te'stu mahābhāga jahi śakraṃ ripuṃ mama /
hatvāgaccha triśiraso hantāraṃ pāpasaṃyutam

bhava tvaṃ tridaśādhīśaḥ samprāpya vijayaṃ raṇe /
mamādhiṃ chindhi vipulaṃ putranāśasamud‌bhavam

jīvato vākyakaraṇātkṣayāhe bhūribhojanāt /
gayāyāṃ piṇḍadānācca tribhiḥ putrasya putratā

tasmātputra mamātyarthaṃ duḥkhaṃ nāśitumarhasi /
triśirā mama cittāttu nāpasarpati karhicit

suśīlaḥ satyavādī ca tāpaso vedavittamaḥ /
aparādhaṃ vinā tena nihataḥ pāpabuddhinā

vyāsa uvāca
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā vṛtraḥ paramadurjayaḥ /
rathamāruhya tarasā nirjagāma piturgṛhāt

raṇadundubhinirghoṣaṃ śaṅkhanādaṃ mahābalam /
kārayitvā prayāṇaṃ sa cakāra madagarvitaḥ

niryayau nayasaṃyuktaḥ sevakāniti saṃvadan /
hatvā śakraṃ grahīṣyāmi surarājyamakaṇṭakam

ityuktvā nirjagāmāśu svasainyaparivāritaḥ /
mahatā sainyanādena bhīṣayannamarāvatīm

tamāgacchantamājñāya turāṣāḍapi satvaraḥ /
senodyogaṃ bhayatrastaḥ kārayāmāsa bhārata

sarvānāhūya tarasā lokapālānarindamaḥ /
yuddhārthaṃ prerayansarvānvyarocata mahādyutiḥ

gṛdhranvyūhaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā saṃsthitaḥ pākaśāsanaḥ /
tatrājagāma vegāttu vṛtraḥ parabalārdanaḥ

devadānavayostāvatsaṃgrāmastumulo'bhavat /
vṛtravāsavayoḥ saṃkhye manasā vijayaiṣiṇoḥ

evaṃ parasparaṃ yuddhe sandīpte bhayade bhṛśam /
ākūtaṃ devatāḥ prāpurdaityāśca paramāṃ mudam

tomarairbhindipālaiśca khaḍgaiḥ paraśupaṭṭiśaiḥ /
jaghnuḥ parasparaṃ devadaityā svasvavarāyudhaiḥ

evaṃ yuddhe vartamāne dāruṇe lomaharṣaṇe /
śakraṃ jagrāha sahasā vṛtraḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ

apāvṛtya mukhe kṣiptvā sthito vṛtraḥ śatakratum /
mudito'bhūnmahārāja pūrvavairamanusmaran

śakre graste'tha vṛtreṇa saṃbhrāntā nirjarāstadā /
cukruśaḥ paramārtāste hā śakreti muhurmuhuḥ

apāvṛtaṃ mukhe śakraṃ jñātvā sarve divaukasaḥ /
bṛhaspatiṃ praṇamyocurdīnā vyathitacetasaḥ

kiṃ kartavyaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha tvamasmākaṃ guruḥ paraḥ /
śakro grastastu vṛtreṇa rakṣito devatāntaraiḥ

vinā śakreṇa kiṃ kurmaḥ sarve hīnaparākramāḥ /
abhicāraṃ kuru vibho satvaraḥ śakramuktaye

bṛhaspatiruvāca
kiṃ kartavyaṃ surāḥ kṣipto mukhamadhye'sti vāsavaḥ /
vṛtreṇotsādito jīvannasti koṣṭhāntare ripoḥ

vyāsa uvāca
devāścintāturāḥ sarve turāsāhaṃ tathākṛtam /
dṛṣṭvā vimṛśya tarasā cakruryat‍naṃ vimuktaye

asṛjanta mahāsattvāṃ jṛmbhikāṃ ripunāśinīm /
tato vijṛmbhamāṇaḥ sa vyāvṛtāsyo babhūva ha

vijṛmbhamāṇasya tato vṛtrasyāsyādavāpatat /
svānyaṅgānyapi saṃkṣipya niṣkrānto balasūdanaḥ

tataḥ prabhṛti lokeṣu jṛmbhikā prāṇisaṃsthitā /
jahṛṣuśca surāḥ sarve śakraṃ dṛṣṭvā vinirgatam

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tayorlokabhayapradam /
varṣāṇāmayutaṃ yāvaddāruṇaṃ lomaharṣaṇam

ekataśca surāḥ sarve yuddhāya samupasthitāḥ /
ekato balavāṃstvāṣṭraḥ saṃgrāme samavartata

yadā vyavardhata raṇe vṛtro varamadāvṛtaḥ /
parājitastadā śakrastejasā tasya dharṣitaḥ

vivyathe maghavā yuddhe tataḥ prāpya parājayam /
viṣādamagamandevā dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ parājitam

jagmustyaktvā raṇaṃ sarve devā indrapurogamāḥ /
gṛhītaṃ devasadanaṃ vṛtreṇāgatya raṃhasā

devodyānānisarvāṇi bhuṅkte'sau dānavo balāt /
airāvato'pi daityena gṛhīto'sau gajottamaḥ

vimānāni ca sarvāṇi gṛhītāni viśāmpate /
uccaiḥśravā hayavaro jātastasya vaśe tadā

kāmadhenuḥ pārijāto gaṇaścāpsarasāṃ tathā /
gṛhītaṃ rat‍namātraṃ tu tena tvaṣṭṭasutena ha

sthānabhraṣṭāḥ surāḥ sarve giridurgeṣu saṃsthitāḥ /
duḥkhamāpuḥ paribhraṣṭā yajñabhāgātsurālayāt

vṛtraḥ surapadaṃ prāpya babhūva madagarvitaḥ /
tvaṣṭātīva sukhaṃ prāpya mumoda sutasaṃyutaḥ

amantrayanhitaṃ devā munibhiḥ saha bhārata /
kiṃ kartavyamiti prāpte vicintya bhayamohitāḥ

jagmuḥ kailāsamacalaṃ surāḥ śakrasamanvitāḥ /
mahādevaṃ praṇamyocuḥ prahvāḥ prāñjalayo bhṛśam

devadeva mahādeva kṛpāsindho maheśvara /
rakṣāsmānbhayabhītāṃstu vṛtreṇātiparājitān

gṛhītaṃ devasadanaṃ tena deva balīyasā /
kiṃ kartavyamataḥ śambho brūhi satyaṃ śivādya naḥ

kiṃ kurmaḥ kva ca gacchāmaḥ sthānabhraṣṭā maheśvara /
duḥkhasya nādhigacchāmo vināśopāyamīśvara

sāhāyyaṃ kuru bhūteśa vyathitāḥ sma kṛpānidhe /
vṛtraṃ jahi madotsiktaṃ varadānabalādvibho

śiva uvāca
brahmāṇaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā vayaṃ sarve hareḥ kṣayam /
gatvā sametya taṃ viṣṇuṃ cintayāmo vadhodyamam

sa śaktaśca chalajñaśca balavānbuddhimattaraḥ /
śaraṇyaśca dayābdhiśca vāsudevo janārdanaḥ

vinā taṃ devadeveśaṃ nārthasiddhirbhaviṣyati /
tasmāttatra ca gantavyaṃ sarvakāryārthasiddhaye

vyāsa uvāca
iti sañcintya te sarve brahmā śakraḥ saśaṅkaraḥ /
jagmurviṣṇoḥ kṣayaṃ devāḥ śaraṇyaṃ bhaktavatsalam

gatvā viṣṇupadaṃ devāstuṣṭuvuḥ parameśvaram /
hariṃ puruṣasūktena vedoktena jagad‌gurum

pratyakṣo'bhūjjagannāthasteṣāṃ sa kamalāpatiḥ /
sammānya ca surānsarvānityuvāca puraḥsthitaḥ

kimāgatāḥ sma lokeśā harabrahmasamanvitāḥ /
kāraṇaṃ kathayadhvaṃ vaḥ sarveṣāṃ surasattamāḥ

vyāsa uvāca
iti śrutvā harervākyaṃ nocurdevā ramāpatim /
cintāviṣṭāḥ sthitāḥ prāyaḥ sarveprāñjalayastathā

iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryā saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhaskandhe
brahmanetṛtve sendraiḥ surairviṣṇoḥ śaraṇagamanavarṇanaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ