Text 41
cakraṁ ca viṣṇos tad-anupraviṣṭaṁ
vārānasīṁ sāṭṭa-sabhālayāpaṇām
sa-gopurāṭṭālaka-koṣṭha-saṅkulāṁ
sa-kośa-hasty-aśva-rathānna-śālinīm
cakram — the disc; ca — and; viṣṇoḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu; tat — it (the fire demon); anupraviṣṭam — entering in pursuit; vārāṇasīm — Vārāṇasī; sa — with; aṭṭa — raised porches; sabhā — its assembly halls; ālaya — residences; āpaṇām — and marketplaces; sa — with; gopura — gateways; aṭṭālaka — watchtowers; koṣṭha — and warehouses; saṅkulām — crowded; sa — with; kośa — banks; hasti — for elephants; aśva — horses; ratha — chariots; anna — and grains; śālinīm — with the buildings.
Lord Viṣṇu’s disc also entered Vārāṇasī, in pursuit of the fiery demon, and proceeded to burn the city to the ground, including all its assembly halls and residential palaces with raised porches, its numerous marketplaces, gateways, watchtowers, warehouses and treasuries, and all the buildings housing elephants, horses, chariots and grains.