Shloka 2

Tīrtha-Sevana and the Cursed Apsaras

Grāha-Encounter at Saubhadra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

महासुरस्यान्ववाये हिरण्यकशिपो: पुरा । निकुम्भो नाम दैत्येन्द्रस्तेजस्वी बलवानभूत्‌,प्राचीनकालमें महान्‌ दैत्य हिरण्यकशिपुके कुलमें निकुम्भ नामसे प्रसिद्ध एक दैत्यराज हो गया है, जो अत्यन्त तेजस्वी और बलवान था

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | mahāsurasyānvavāye hiraṇyakaśipoḥ purā | nikumbho nāma daityendras tejasvī balavān abhūt |

Translation

Nārada said: In ancient times, within the lineage of the great asura Hiraṇyakaśipu, there arose a lord among the Daityas named Nikumbha—radiant in tejas and formidable in strength.

Word by Word

महासुरस्यof the great Asura

अन्ववायेin the lineage/descendant line

हिरण्यकशिपोःof Hiraṇyakaśipu

पुराformerly, long ago

निकुम्भःNikumbha

नामby name

दैत्येन्द्रःlord of the Daityas (demon-king)

तेजस्वीsplendid, radiant

बलवान्strong, powerful

अभूत्was, became

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

Hiraṇyakaśipu

Nikumbha

Daityas

Asuras

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes