Brahma Purana — Chapter 124
BrP 124.1
पुत्रतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं पुण्यतीर्थं तद् उच्यते सर्वान् कामान् अवाप्नोति यन्महिम्नः श्रुतेर् अपि ॥
putratīrtham iti khyātaṃ puṇyatīrthaṃ tad ucyate sarvān kāmān avāpnoti yanmahimnaḥ śruter api //
It is famed as Putratīrtha; that is called a meritorious ford. By the mere hearing of its greatness one obtains all one's desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.4
तस्य स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि शृणु यत्नेन नारद दितेः पुत्राश् च दनुजाः परिक्षीणा यदाभवन् अदितेस् तु सुता ज्येष्ठाः सर्वभावेन नारद ॥ ब्र्प्_१२४।२ तदा दितिः पुत्रवियोगदुःखात् ब्र्प्_१२४।३अ संस्पर्धमाना दनुम् आजगाम ब्र्प्_१२४।३ब् क्षीणाः सुता आवयोर् एव भद्रे किं कुर्महे कर्म लोके गरीयः पश्यादितेर् वंशम् अभिन्नम् उत्तमं सौराज्ययुक्तं यशसा जयश्रिया
tasya svarūpaṃ vakṣyāmi śṛṇu yatnena nārada diteḥ putrāś ca danujāḥ parikṣīṇā yadābhavan adites tu sutā jyeṣṭhāḥ sarvabhāvena nārada // BrP_124.2 tadā ditiḥ putraviyogaduḥkhāt brp_124.3a saṃspardhamānā danum ājagāma brp_124.3b kṣīṇāḥ sutā āvayor eva bhadre kiṃ kurmahe karma loke garīyaḥ paśyāditer vaṃśam abhinnam uttamaṃ saurājyayuktaṃ yaśasā jayaśriyā
I shall tell its nature; listen attentively, Nārada. When Diti's sons, the Dānavas, had been destroyed, Aditi's sons were the foremost in every respect, Nārada. Then Diti, from the grief of separation from her sons, rivalrous, came to Danu (and said): "Our sons alone have perished, good lady; what deed shall we do in the world that is weightier? See Aditi's lineage, unbroken and excellent, endowed with good kingship, with fame and the glory of victory,
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BrP 124.5
जितारिम् अभ्युन्नतकीर्तिधर्मं मच्चित्तसंहर्षविनाशदक्षम् समानभर्तृत्वसमानधर्मे समानगोत्रे ऽपि समानरूपे
jitārim abhyunnatakīrtidharmaṃ maccittasaṃharṣavināśadakṣam samānabhartṛtvasamānadharme samānagotre 'pi samānarūpe
having conquered its foes, bearing exalted renown and righteousness, competent to destroy the joy of my mind — though our husbands are the same, our duty the same, our clan the same, our form the same —
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BrP 124.7
न जीवयेयं श्रियम् उन्नतिं च जीर्णास्मि दृष्ट्वा त्व् अदितिप्रसूतान् काम् अप्य् अवस्थाम् अनुयामि दुःस्था ऽदितेर् विलोक्याथ परां समृद्धिम् ब्र्प्_१२४।६ दावप्रवेशो ऽपि सुखाय नूनं ब्र्प्_१२४।६ए स्वप्ने ऽप्य् अवेक्ष्या न सपत्नलक्ष्मीः ब्र्प्_१२४।६फ़् एवं ब्रुवाणाम् अतिदीनवक्त्रां विनिश्वसन्तीं परमेष्ठिपुत्रः कृताभिपूजो विगतश्रमस् तां स सान्त्वयन्न् आह मनोभिरामाम्
na jīvayeyaṃ śriyam unnatiṃ ca jīrṇāsmi dṛṣṭvā tv aditiprasūtān kām apy avasthām anuyāmi duḥsthā 'diter vilokyātha parāṃ samṛddhim BrP_124.6 dāvapraveśo 'pi sukhāya nūnaṃ brp_124.6e svapne 'py avekṣyā na sapatnalakṣmīḥ brp_124.6f evaṃ bruvāṇām atidīnavaktrāṃ viniśvasantīṃ parameṣṭhiputraḥ kṛtābhipūjo vigataśramas tāṃ sa sāntvayann āha manobhirāmām
"I cannot keep alive (my) fortune and eminence; indeed I have withered away at the sight of those born of Aditi. What condition shall I come to, wretched as I am, beholding Aditi's surpassing abundance? Surely even entering a forest fire would be for (my) happiness; a rival wife's splendour should not be looked upon even in a dream." To her who spoke thus with a most wretched face, sighing deeply, the son of Parameṣṭhin, honoured (by her) and rid of his weariness, consolingly said — to her, pleasing to the mind:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.8
खेदो न कार्यः समभीप्सितं यत् तत् प्राप्यते पुण्यत एव भद्रे तत्साधनं वेत्ति महानुभावः प्रजापतिस् ते स तु वक्ष्यतीति
khedo na kāryaḥ samabhīpsitaṃ yat tat prāpyate puṇyata eva bhadre tatsādhanaṃ vetti mahānubhāvaḥ prajāpatis te sa tu vakṣyatīti
"You must not grieve. Whatever is earnestly desired is obtained from merit alone, good lady. The greatly powerful Prajāpati knows the means to it; he indeed will tell you."
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BrP 124.9
साध्व्य् एतत् सर्वभावेन प्रश्रयावनता सती ॥
sādhvy etat sarvabhāvena praśrayāvanatā satī //
"Very well" — (saying) this with her whole heart, the virtuous woman, bowed down in deference...
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BrP 124.10
एवं ब्रुवाणां च दितिं दनुः प्रोवाच नारद ॥
evaṃ bruvāṇāṃ ca ditiṃ danuḥ provāca nārada //
And to Diti, who was speaking thus, Danu said, O Nārada:
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BrP 124.11
भर्तारं कश्यपं भद्रे तोषयस्व निजैर् गुणैः तुष्टो यदि भवेद् भर्ता ततः कामान् अवाप्स्यसि ॥
bhartāraṃ kaśyapaṃ bhadre toṣayasva nijair guṇaiḥ tuṣṭo yadi bhaved bhartā tataḥ kāmān avāpsyasi //
"Good lady, please your husband Kaśyapa with your own good qualities. If your husband becomes pleased, then you will obtain your desires."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.12
तथेत्य् उक्त्वा सर्वभावैस् तोषयाम् आस कश्यपम् दितिं प्रोवाच भगवान् कश्यपो ऽथ प्रजापतिः ॥
tathety uktvā sarvabhāvais toṣayām āsa kaśyapam ditiṃ provāca bhagavān kaśyapo 'tha prajāpatiḥ //
Saying "So be it," she pleased Kaśyapa with all her being; and then the lord Kaśyapa, the Prajāpati, said to Diti:
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BrP 124.13
किं ददामि वदाभीष्टं दिते वरय सुव्रते ॥
kiṃ dadāmi vadābhīṣṭaṃ dite varaya suvrate //
"What shall I give? Tell me what is wished for. Choose, Diti, you of good vows."
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BrP 124.14
दितिर् अप्य् आह भर्तारं पुत्रं बहुगुणान्वितम् जेतारं सर्वलोकानां सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ॥
ditir apy āha bhartāraṃ putraṃ bahuguṇānvitam jetāraṃ sarvalokānāṃ sarvalokanamaskṛtam //
And Diti said to her husband: "A son endowed with many virtues, a conqueror of all the worlds, saluted by all the worlds—
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BrP 124.15
येन जातेन लोके ऽस्मिन् भवेयं वीरपुत्रिणी तं वरेयं सुरपितर् इत्य् आह विनयान्विता ॥
yena jātena loke 'smin bhaveyaṃ vīraputriṇī taṃ vareyaṃ surapitar ity āha vinayānvitā //
by whose birth I might become in this world the mother of a hero — him I would choose, O father of the gods": so she said, filled with modesty.
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BrP 124.16
उपदेक्ष्ये व्रतं श्रेष्ठं द्वादशाब्दफलप्रदम् तत आगत्य ते गर्भम् आधास्ये यन् मनोगतम् निष्पापतायां जातायां सिध्यन्ति हि मनोरथाः ॥
upadekṣye vrataṃ śreṣṭhaṃ dvādaśābdaphalapradam tata āgatya te garbham ādhāsye yan manogatam niṣpāpatāyāṃ jātāyāṃ sidhyanti hi manorathāḥ //
"I shall teach you an excellent vow that yields its fruit in twelve years; then, having come (to you), I shall place in you the embryo that is in your mind. For when freedom from sin has arisen, wishes are fulfilled."
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BrP 124.17
भर्तृवाक्याद् दितिः प्रीता तं नमस्यायतेक्षणा उपदिष्टं व्रतं चक्रे भर्त्रादिष्टं यथाविधि ॥
bhartṛvākyād ditiḥ prītā taṃ namasyāyatekṣaṇā upadiṣṭaṃ vrataṃ cakre bhartrādiṣṭaṃ yathāvidhi //
Diti, pleased by her husband's words, the long-eyed one, bowing to him, performed the vow that had been taught, as her husband had enjoined, according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.18
तीर्थसेवापात्रदानव्रतचर्यादिवर्जिताः कथम् आसादयिष्यन्ति प्राणिनो ऽत्र मनोरथान् ॥
tīrthasevāpātradānavratacaryādivarjitāḥ katham āsādayiṣyanti prāṇino 'tra manorathān //
How shall living beings here attain their wishes, if they are without resort to holy places, gifts to worthy recipients, the practice of vows, and the like?
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BrP 124.19
ततश् चीर्णे व्रते तस्यां दित्यां गर्भम् अधारयत् पुनः कान्ताम् अथोवाच कश्यपस् तां दितिं रहः ॥
tataś cīrṇe vrate tasyāṃ dityāṃ garbham adhārayat punaḥ kāntām athovāca kaśyapas tāṃ ditiṃ rahaḥ //
Then, when the vow had been carried out by that Diti, he placed the embryo (in her); and then Kaśyapa spoke again to his beloved Diti in private:
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BrP 124.20
न प्राप्नुवन्ति यत्कामान् मुनयो ऽपि तपस्स्थिताः यथाविहितकर्माङ्गअवज्ञया तच् छुचिस्मिते ॥
na prāpnuvanti yatkāmān munayo 'pi tapassthitāḥ yathāvihitakarmāṅgaavajñayā tac chucismite //
"Those desires which even sages established in austerity do not obtain — that (is lost), O bright-smiling one, through disregard of the parts of the rite as prescribed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.21
निन्दितं च न कर्तव्यं संध्ययोर् उभयोर् अपि न स्वप्तव्यं न गन्तव्यं मुक्तकेशी च नो भव ॥
ninditaṃ ca na kartavyaṃ saṃdhyayor ubhayor api na svaptavyaṃ na gantavyaṃ muktakeśī ca no bhava //
"And what is censured must not be done, and that at both twilights; you must not sleep, must not go about, and do not be with your hair unbound."
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BrP 124.22
भोक्तव्यं सुभगे नैव क्षुतं वा जृम्भणं तथा संध्याकाले न कर्तव्यं भूतसंघसमाकुले ॥
bhoktavyaṃ subhage naiva kṣutaṃ vā jṛmbhaṇaṃ tathā saṃdhyākāle na kartavyaṃ bhūtasaṃghasamākule //
"You must not eat at all, O fortunate one, nor should sneezing or yawning be done at the twilight time, which is crowded with hosts of spirits."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.23
सान्तर्धानं सदा कार्यं हसितं तु विशेषतः गृहान्तदेशे संध्यासु न स्थातव्यं कदाचन ॥
sāntardhānaṃ sadā kāryaṃ hasitaṃ tu viśeṣataḥ gṛhāntadeśe saṃdhyāsu na sthātavyaṃ kadācana //
"(Everything) should always be done with concealment, but laughter especially; at the twilights one must never stand at the edge of the house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.24
मुशलोलूखलादीनि शूर्पपीठपिधानकम् नैवातिक्रमणीयानि दिवा रात्रौ सदा प्रिये ॥
muśalolūkhalādīni śūrpapīṭhapidhānakam naivātikramaṇīyāni divā rātrau sadā priye //
"Pestle, mortar and the like, the winnowing basket, the seat, the lid — these are never to be stepped over, by day or by night, ever, my dear."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.25
उदक्शीर्षं तु शयनं न संध्यासु विशेषतः वक्तव्यं नानृतं किंचिन् नान्यगेहाटनं तथा ॥
udakśīrṣaṃ tu śayanaṃ na saṃdhyāsu viśeṣataḥ vaktavyaṃ nānṛtaṃ kiṃcin nānyagehāṭanaṃ tathā //
"Sleeping with the head to the north (is not to be done), and especially not at the twilights; nothing untrue is to be spoken, nor is there to be wandering to others' houses."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.26
कान्ताद् अन्यो न वीक्ष्यस् तु प्रयत्नेन नरः क्वचित् इत्यादिनियमैर् युक्ता यदि त्वम् अनुवर्तसे ततस् ते भविता पुत्रस् त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यभाजनम् ॥
kāntād anyo na vīkṣyas tu prayatnena naraḥ kvacit ityādiniyamair yuktā yadi tvam anuvartase tatas te bhavitā putras trailokyaiśvaryabhājanam //
"And no man other than your husband is to be looked at, carefully, at any time. If you comply, joined with these and such restraints, then a son will be born to you who will be the vessel of sovereignty over the three worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.27
तथेति प्रतिजज्ञे सा भर्तारं लोकपूजितम् गतश् च कश्यपो ब्रह्मन्न् इतश् चेतः सुरान् प्रति ॥
tatheti pratijajñe sā bhartāraṃ lokapūjitam gataś ca kaśyapo brahmann itaś cetaḥ surān prati //
"So be it," she promised to her husband, honored by the world; and Kaśyapa, O brahman, went from here to there, toward the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.28
दितेर् गर्भो ऽपि ववृधे बलवान् पुण्यसंभवः एतत् सर्वं मयो दैत्यो मायया वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥
diter garbho 'pi vavṛdhe balavān puṇyasaṃbhavaḥ etat sarvaṃ mayo daityo māyayā vetti tattvataḥ //
And Diti's embryo grew, mighty, born of merit; all this the Daitya Maya knew truly by his magic power.
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BrP 124.29
इन्द्रस्य सख्यम् अभवन् मयेन प्रीतिपूर्वकम् मयो गत्वा रहः प्राह इन्द्रं स विनयान्वितः ॥
indrasya sakhyam abhavan mayena prītipūrvakam mayo gatvā rahaḥ prāha indraṃ sa vinayānvitaḥ //
Maya had a friendship with Indra, based on affection; Maya went and spoke in private to Indra, full of courtesy.
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BrP 124.30
दितेर् दनोर् अभिप्रायं व्रतं गर्भस्य वर्धनम् तस्य वीर्यं च विविधं प्रीत्येन्द्राय न्यवेदयत् ॥
diter danor abhiprāyaṃ vrataṃ garbhasya vardhanam tasya vīryaṃ ca vividhaṃ prītyendrāya nyavedayat //
The intention of Diti and of Danu, the vow, the strengthening of the embryo, and its manifold power — all this he reported to Indra out of affection.
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BrP 124.31
विश्वासैकगृहं मित्रम् अपायत्रासवर्जितम् अर्जितं सुकृतं नानाविधं चेत् तद् अवाप्यते ॥
viśvāsaikagṛhaṃ mitram apāyatrāsavarjitam arjitaṃ sukṛtaṃ nānāvidhaṃ cet tad avāpyate //
A friend is the one house of trust, free from the fear of harm; if he is obtained, then merit of many kinds has been earned.
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BrP 124.32
नमुचेश् च प्रियो भ्राता मयो दैत्यो महाबलः भ्रातृहन्त्रा कथं मैत्र्यं मयस्यासीत् सुरेश्वर ॥
namuceś ca priyo bhrātā mayo daityo mahābalaḥ bhrātṛhantrā kathaṃ maitryaṃ mayasyāsīt sureśvara //
"But Maya the Daitya, of great strength, was the dear brother of Namuci; how could Maya have friendship with his brother's slayer, O lord of the gods?"
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BrP 124.33
दैत्यानाम् अधिपश् चासीद् बलवान् नमुचिः पुरा इन्द्रेण वैरम् अभवद् भीषणं लोमहर्षणम् ॥
daityānām adhipaś cāsīd balavān namuciḥ purā indreṇa vairam abhavad bhīṣaṇaṃ lomaharṣaṇam //
Formerly the mighty Namuci was the overlord of the Daityas; a terrible, hair-raising enmity arose with Indra.
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BrP 124.34
युद्धं हित्वा कदाचिद् भो गच्छन्तं तु शतक्रतुम् दृष्ट्वा दैत्यपतिः शूरो नमुचिः पृष्ठतो ऽन्वगात् ॥
yuddhaṃ hitvā kadācid bho gacchantaṃ tu śatakratum dṛṣṭvā daityapatiḥ śūro namuciḥ pṛṣṭhato 'nvagāt //
Once, sir, seeing the Lord of a Hundred Sacrifices departing, having abandoned the fight, the Daitya lord, the hero Namuci, followed after him from behind.
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BrP 124.35
तम् आयान्तम् अभिप्रेक्ष्य शचीभर्ता भयातुरः ऐरावतं गजं त्यक्त्वा इन्द्रः फेनम् अथाविशत् ॥
tam āyāntam abhiprekṣya śacībhartā bhayāturaḥ airāvataṃ gajaṃ tyaktvā indraḥ phenam athāviśat //
Seeing him coming on, Śacī's husband, stricken with fear, abandoned the elephant Airāvata, and Indra then entered into foam.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.36
स वज्रपाणिस् तरसा फेनेनैवाहनद् रिपुम् नमुचिर् नाशम् अगमत् तस्य भ्राता मयो ऽनुजः ॥
sa vajrapāṇis tarasā phenenaivāhanad ripum namucir nāśam agamat tasya bhrātā mayo 'nujaḥ //
Bearing the thunderbolt, he swiftly struck down the foe with the foam itself; Namuci met his destruction, and his younger brother was Maya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.37
भ्रातृहन्तृविनाशाय तपस् तेपे मयो महत् मायां च विविधाम् आप देवानाम् अतिभीषणाम् ॥
bhrātṛhantṛvināśāya tapas tepe mayo mahat māyāṃ ca vividhām āpa devānām atibhīṣaṇām //
For the destruction of his brother's slayer, Maya performed great austerity, and he obtained manifold magic power, most terrifying to the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.38
वरांश् चावाप्य तपसा विष्णोर् लोकपरायणात् दानशौण्डः प्रियालापी तदाभवद् असौ मयः ॥
varāṃś cāvāpya tapasā viṣṇor lokaparāyaṇāt dānaśauṇḍaḥ priyālāpī tadābhavad asau mayaḥ //
And having obtained boons by austerity from Viṣṇu, the refuge of the world, this Maya then became lavish in giving and pleasant in speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.39
अग्नींश् च ब्राह्मणान् पूज्य जेतुम् इन्द्रं कृतक्षणः दातारं च तदार्थिभ्यः स्तूयमानं च बन्दिभिः ॥
agnīṃś ca brāhmaṇān pūjya jetum indraṃ kṛtakṣaṇaḥ dātāraṃ ca tadārthibhyaḥ stūyamānaṃ ca bandibhiḥ //
...and honoring the fires and the brahmans, awaiting his moment to conquer Indra, a giver to those who sought from him then, and praised by bards —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.40
विदित्वा मघवा वायोर् मयं मायाविनं रिपुम् उपक्रान्तं सुयुद्धाय विप्रो भूत्वा तम् अभ्यगात् शचीभर्ता मयं दैत्यं प्रोवाचेदं पुनः पुनः ॥
viditvā maghavā vāyor mayaṃ māyāvinaṃ ripum upakrāntaṃ suyuddhāya vipro bhūtvā tam abhyagāt śacībhartā mayaṃ daityaṃ provācedaṃ punaḥ punaḥ //
Maghavan, having learned from Vāyu that Maya, the illusion-wielding foe, had set out for a great battle, became a brahman and approached him; Śacī's husband said this again and again to the Daitya Maya:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.41
देहि दैत्यपते मह्यम् अर्थिने ऽपेक्षितं वरम् त्वां श्रुत्वा दातृतिलकम् आगतो ऽहं द्विजोत्तमः ॥
dehi daityapate mahyam arthine 'pekṣitaṃ varam tvāṃ śrutvā dātṛtilakam āgato 'haṃ dvijottamaḥ //
"Grant me, lord of the Daityas, to me a petitioner, the boon I look for; having heard of you as the foremost of givers, I have come, a best of twice-born."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.42
मयो ऽपि ब्राह्मणं मत्वा ऽवदद् दत्तं मया तव विचारयन्ति कृतिनो बह्व् अल्पं वा पुरो ऽर्थिनि ॥
mayo 'pi brāhmaṇaṃ matvā 'vadad dattaṃ mayā tava vicārayanti kṛtino bahv alpaṃ vā puro 'rthini //
Maya too, taking him for a brahman, said: "It is given by me to you. The accomplished do not deliberate over much or little in the presence of a petitioner."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.43
इत्य् उक्ते तु हरिः प्राह सख्यम् इच्छे ह्य् अहं त्वया इन्द्रं मयः पुनः प्राह किम् अनेन द्विजोत्तम ॥
ity ukte tu hariḥ prāha sakhyam icche hy ahaṃ tvayā indraṃ mayaḥ punaḥ prāha kim anena dvijottama //
When this was said, Hari replied: "I desire friendship with you." Maya said again to Indra: "What use is this, best of the twice-born?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.44
न त्वया मम वैरं भोः स्वस्तीत्य् आह हरिर् मयम् तत्त्वं वदेति स हरिर् दैत्येनोक्तः स्वकं वपुः ॥
na tvayā mama vairaṃ bhoḥ svastīty āha harir mayam tattvaṃ vadeti sa harir daityenoktaḥ svakaṃ vapuḥ //
"There is no enmity of mine with you, sir; may it be well," said Hari to Maya. Told by the Daitya, "Speak the truth," that Hari (revealed) his own form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.45
दर्शयाम् आस दैत्याय सहस्राक्षं यद् उच्यते ततः सविस्मयो दैत्यो मयो हरिम् उवाच ह ॥
darśayām āsa daityāya sahasrākṣaṃ yad ucyate tataḥ savismayo daityo mayo harim uvāca ha //
He showed the Daitya that which is called the Thousand-eyed; then the Daitya Maya, filled with amazement, said to Hari:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.46
किम् इदं वज्रपाणिस् त्वं तवायोग्या कृतिः सखे ॥
kim idaṃ vajrapāṇis tvaṃ tavāyogyā kṛtiḥ sakhe //
"What is this? You are the bearer of the thunderbolt! This deed is unworthy of you, friend."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.47
परिष्वज्य विहस्याथ वृत्तम् इत्य् अब्रवीद् धरिः केनापि साधयन्त्य् अत्र पण्डिताश् च समीहितम् ॥
pariṣvajya vihasyātha vṛttam ity abravīd dhariḥ kenāpi sādhayanty atra paṇḍitāś ca samīhitam //
Having embraced (him) and laughed, Hari then said, "So it has turned out! Here the wise accomplish their aim by whatever means."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.48
ततः प्रभृति शक्रस्य मयेन महती ह्य् अभूत् सुप्रीतिर् मुनिशार्दूल मयो हरिहितः सदा ॥
tataḥ prabhṛti śakrasya mayena mahatī hy abhūt suprītir muniśārdūla mayo harihitaḥ sadā //
From that time on, O tiger among sages, Śakra had a great affection for Maya, and Maya was always devoted to Hari's welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.49
इन्द्रस्य भवनं गत्वा तस्मै सर्वं न्यवेदयत् किं मे कृत्यम् इति प्राह मयं मायाविनं हरिः ॥
indrasya bhavanaṃ gatvā tasmai sarvaṃ nyavedayat kiṃ me kṛtyam iti prāha mayaṃ māyāvinaṃ hariḥ //
Going to Indra's dwelling, he reported everything to him; Hari (Indra) said to Maya, the master of illusions, "What is my task?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.50
हरये च मयो मायां प्रादात् प्रीत्या तथा हरिः प्राप्तः संप्रीतिमान् आह किं कृत्यं मय तद् वद ॥
haraye ca mayo māyāṃ prādāt prītyā tathā hariḥ prāptaḥ saṃprītimān āha kiṃ kṛtyaṃ maya tad vada //
And Maya gladly gave his magic art to Hari; and so Hari, having arrived, being very pleased, said, "Tell me, Maya, what is to be done?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.51
अगस्त्यस्याश्रमं गच्छ तत्रास्ते गर्भिणी दितिः तस्याः शुश्रूषणं कुर्वन्न् आस्स्व तत्र कियन्ति च ॥
agastyasyāśramaṃ gaccha tatrāste garbhiṇī ditiḥ tasyāḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṃ kurvann āssva tatra kiyanti ca //
"Go to Agastya's hermitage; Diti dwells there, pregnant. Stay there doing service to her for some
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.52
अहानि मघवंस् तस्या गर्भम् आविश्य वज्रधृक् वर्धमानं च तं छिन्धि यावद् वश्यो ऽथवा मृतिम् प्राप्नोति तावद् वज्रेण ततो न भविता रिपुः ॥
ahāni maghavaṃs tasyā garbham āviśya vajradhṛk vardhamānaṃ ca taṃ chindhi yāvad vaśyo 'thavā mṛtim prāpnoti tāvad vajreṇa tato na bhavitā ripuḥ //
days, O Maghavan; then, O wielder of the vajra, enter her womb and cut down the embryo as it grows, until it is subdued or meets its death by the vajra; then there will be no enemy."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.53
तथेत्य् उक्त्वा मयं पूज्य मघवान् एक एव हि विनीतवत् तदा प्रायाद् दितिं मातरम् अञ्जसा शुश्रूषमाणस् तां देवीं शक्रो दैतेयमातरम् सा न जानाति तच् चित्तं शक्रस्य द्विषतो दितिः
tathety uktvā mayaṃ pūjya maghavān eka eva hi vinītavat tadā prāyād ditiṃ mātaram añjasā śuśrūṣamāṇas tāṃ devīṃ śakro daiteyamātaram sā na jānāti tac cittaṃ śakrasya dviṣato ditiḥ
Saying "so be it" and honouring Maya, Maghavan then went, quite alone and behaving humbly, straight to mother Diti; Śakra served that goddess, the mother of the Daityas, and Diti did not know the mind of the hostile Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.54
गर्भे स्थितं तु यद् भूतं देवेन्द्रस्य विचेष्टितम् अमोघं तन् मुनेस् तेजः कश्यपस्य दुरासदम् ॥
garbhe sthitaṃ tu yad bhūtaṃ devendrasya viceṣṭitam amoghaṃ tan munes tejaḥ kaśyapasya durāsadam //
But as for the being situated in the womb, the lord of the gods' contriving against it was in vain; it was the sage Kaśyapa's unfailing, unassailable fiery power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.55
ततः प्रगृह्य कुलिशं सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः अन्तःप्रवेशकामो ऽसौ बहुकालं समावसन् ॥
tataḥ pragṛhya kuliśaṃ sahasrākṣaḥ puraṃdaraḥ antaḥpraveśakāmo 'sau bahukālaṃ samāvasan //
Then thousand-eyed Purandara took up his thunderbolt, and desiring to enter inside, he stayed on (there) for a long time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.56
संध्योदक्शीर्षनिद्रां ताम् अवेक्ष्य कुलिशायुधः इदम् अन्तरम् इत्य् उक्त्वा दित्याः कुक्षिं समाविशत् ॥
saṃdhyodakśīrṣanidrāṃ tām avekṣya kuliśāyudhaḥ idam antaram ity uktvā dityāḥ kukṣiṃ samāviśat //
Seeing her asleep at twilight with her head to the north, the one armed with the thunderbolt said, "This is the opening," and entered Diti's belly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.57
अन्तर्वर्ति च यद् भूतम् इन्द्रं दृष्ट्वा धृतायुधम् हन्तुकामं तदोवाच पुनः पुनर् अभीतवत् ॥
antarvarti ca yad bhūtam indraṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛtāyudham hantukāmaṃ tadovāca punaḥ punar abhītavat //
And the being that was within, seeing Indra with his weapon raised and bent on killing, then spoke to him again and again, as though unafraid:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.58
किं मां न रक्षसे वज्रिन् भ्रातरं त्वं जिघांससि नारणे मारणाद् अन्यत् पातकं विद्यते महत् ॥
kiṃ māṃ na rakṣase vajrin bhrātaraṃ tvaṃ jighāṃsasi nāraṇe māraṇād anyat pātakaṃ vidyate mahat //
"Why do you not protect me, wielder of the vajra? You seek to kill your brother. There is no other great sin (equal to) killing outside of battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.59
ऋते युद्धान् महाबाहो शक्र युध्यस्व निर्गते मयि तस्मान् नैतद् एवं तव युक्तं भविष्यति ॥
ṛte yuddhān mahābāho śakra yudhyasva nirgate mayi tasmān naitad evaṃ tava yuktaṃ bhaviṣyati //
Apart from a fight, O mighty-armed Śakra — fight when I have come out! Therefore this act of yours will not be proper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.60
शतक्रतुः सहस्राक्षः शचीभर्ता पुरंदरः वज्रपाणिः सुरेन्द्रस् त्वं ते न युक्तं भवेत् प्रभो ॥
śatakratuḥ sahasrākṣaḥ śacībhartā puraṃdaraḥ vajrapāṇiḥ surendras tvaṃ te na yuktaṃ bhavet prabho //
You are Śatakratu, the thousand-eyed, Śacī's husband, Purandara, the vajra-handed, lord of the gods: this would not be fitting for you, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.61
अथवा युद्धकामस् त्वं मम निष्क्रमणं यथा तथा कुरु महाबाहो मार्गाद् अस्माद् अपासर ॥
athavā yuddhakāmas tvaṃ mama niṣkramaṇaṃ yathā tathā kuru mahābāho mārgād asmād apāsara //
Or if you desire battle, then arrange for my coming out, mighty-armed one, and step aside from this passage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.62
कुमार्गे न प्रवर्तन्ते महान्तो ऽपि विपद्गताः अविद्यश् चाप्य् अशस्त्रश् च नैव चायुधसंग्रहः ॥
kumārge na pravartante mahānto 'pi vipadgatāḥ avidyaś cāpy aśastraś ca naiva cāyudhasaṃgrahaḥ //
Great ones do not take an evil path, even when fallen into calamity. And I am without knowledge and without a weapon, and I have no taking up of arms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.63
त्वं विद्यावान् वज्रपाणे मां निघ्नन् किं न लज्जसे कुर्वन्ति गर्हितं कर्म न कुलीनाः कदाचन ॥
tvaṃ vidyāvān vajrapāṇe māṃ nighnan kiṃ na lajjase kurvanti garhitaṃ karma na kulīnāḥ kadācana //
You are a man of learning, vajra-handed one: are you not ashamed to strike me down? Men of good family never do a blameworthy deed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.64
हत्वा वा किं तु जायेत यशो वा पुण्यम् एव वा वध्यन्ते भ्रातरः कामाद् गर्भस्थाः किं नु पौरुषम् ॥
hatvā vā kiṃ tu jāyeta yaśo vā puṇyam eva vā vadhyante bhrātaraḥ kāmād garbhasthāḥ kiṃ nu pauruṣam //
And by killing (me), what would come to be — fame, or merit? Brothers are killed at will while they are in the womb: what manliness is there in that?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.65
यदि वा युद्धभक्तिस् ते मयि भ्रातर् असंशयम् ततो मुष्टिं पुरस्कृत्य वज्रिणे ऽसौ व्यवस्थितः ॥
yadi vā yuddhabhaktis te mayi bhrātar asaṃśayam tato muṣṭiṃ puraskṛtya vajriṇe 'sau vyavasthitaḥ //
Or if you are surely set upon fighting me, brother —" Then, putting forth his fist, he stood ready against the vajra-bearer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.66
बालघाती ब्रह्मघाती तथा विश्वासघातकः एवंभूतं फलं शक्र कस्मान् मां हन्तुम् उद्यतः ॥
bālaghātī brahmaghātī tathā viśvāsaghātakaḥ evaṃbhūtaṃ phalaṃ śakra kasmān māṃ hantum udyataḥ //
"A slayer of a child, a slayer of a brahmin, and a betrayer of trust — such is the fruit (of this), Śakra; why are you intent on killing me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.67
यस्याज्ञया सर्वम् इदं वर्तते सचराचरम् स हन्ता बालकं मां वै किं यशः किं तु पौरुषम् ॥
yasyājñayā sarvam idaṃ vartate sacarācaram sa hantā bālakaṃ māṃ vai kiṃ yaśaḥ kiṃ tu pauruṣam //
"He by whose command all this, with its moving and unmoving beings, goes on — he is (my) slayer. (But for you) to kill me, a mere child — what glory is that, what manliness?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.68
एवं ब्रुवन्तं तं गर्भं चिच्छेद कुलिशेन सः क्रोधान्धानां लोभिनां च न घृणा क्वापि विद्यते ॥
evaṃ bruvantaṃ taṃ garbhaṃ ciccheda kuliśena saḥ krodhāndhānāṃ lobhināṃ ca na ghṛṇā kvāpi vidyate //
As he was speaking thus, he cut that embryo with his thunderbolt; for those blinded by anger and those greedy, there is nowhere any pity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.69
न ममार ततो दुःखाद् आहुस् ते भ्रातरो वयम् पुनश् चिच्छेद तान् खण्डान् मा वधीर् इति चाब्रुवन् ॥
na mamāra tato duḥkhād āhus te bhrātaro vayam punaś ciccheda tān khaṇḍān mā vadhīr iti cābruvan //
He did not die; then out of that pain they said, "We are your brothers," and he cut those pieces again, and they said, "Do not kill (us)!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.70
विश्वस्तान् मातृगर्भस्थान् निजभ्रातॄञ् शतक्रतो द्वेषविध्वस्तबुद्धीनां न चित्ते करुणाकणः ॥
viśvastān mātṛgarbhasthān nijabhrātṝñ śatakrato dveṣavidhvastabuddhīnāṃ na citte karuṇākaṇaḥ //
(They were) trusting, lying in the mother's womb, his own brothers, O Śatakratu; in the minds of those whose understanding is shattered by hatred there is not a particle of compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.71
एवं तु खण्डितं खण्डं हस्तपादादिजीववत् निर्विकारं ततो दृष्ट्वा सप्तसप्त सुविस्मितः ॥
evaṃ tu khaṇḍitaṃ khaṇḍaṃ hastapādādijīvavat nirvikāraṃ tato dṛṣṭvā saptasapta suvismitaḥ //
But seeing that each piece, thus cut up, was alive with hands and feet and the rest, and unaltered — seven by seven — he was greatly astonished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.72
एकवद् बहुरूपाणि गर्भस्थानि शुभानि च रुदन्ति बहुरूपाणि मा रुतेत्य् अब्रवीद् धरिः ॥
ekavad bahurūpāṇi garbhasthāni śubhāni ca rudanti bahurūpāṇi mā rutety abravīd dhariḥ //
(They were) as one though of many forms, lying in the womb and fair; the many forms were weeping, and Hari said, "Do not weep (mā ruta)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.73
ततस् ते मरुतो जाता बलवन्तो महौजसः गर्भस्था एव ते ऽन्योन्यम् ऊचुः शक्रं गतभ्रमाः ॥
tatas te maruto jātā balavanto mahaujasaḥ garbhasthā eva te 'nyonyam ūcuḥ śakraṃ gatabhramāḥ //
Then those Maruts came to be, strong and of great vigour; while still in the womb they, their confusion gone, spoke to one another about Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.74
अगस्त्यं मुनिशार्दूलं माता यस्याश्रमे स्थिता अस्मत्पिता तव भ्राता सख्यं ते बहु मन्यते ॥
agastyaṃ muniśārdūlaṃ mātā yasyāśrame sthitā asmatpitā tava bhrātā sakhyaṃ te bahu manyate //
(They said:) "Agastya, the tiger among sages, in whose hermitage our mother is staying — our father is your brother; he greatly esteems friendship with you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.75
अस्मान् उपरि सस्नेहं मनस् ते विद्महे मुने न यत् करोति श्वपचः प्रवृत्तस् तत्र वज्रधृक् ॥
asmān upari sasnehaṃ manas te vidmahe mune na yat karoti śvapacaḥ pravṛttas tatra vajradhṛk //
"We know, O sage, that your mind is affectionate toward us. The wielder of the thunderbolt has set about here what not even a dog-cooker would do."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.76
इत्य् एतद् वचनं श्रुत्वा अगस्त्यो ऽगात् ससंभ्रमः दितिं संबोधयाम् आस व्यथितां गर्भवेदनात् ॥
ity etad vacanaṃ śrutvā agastyo 'gāt sasaṃbhramaḥ ditiṃ saṃbodhayām āsa vyathitāṃ garbhavedanāt //
Having heard this speech, Agastya went in haste; he consoled Diti, who was tormented by the pain of the pregnancy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.77
तत्रागस्त्यः शचीकान्तम् अशपत् कुपितो भृशम् ॥
tatrāgastyaḥ śacīkāntam aśapat kupito bhṛśam //
There Agastya, exceedingly enraged, cursed the husband of Śacī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.78
संग्रामे रिपवः पृष्ठं पश्येयुस् ते सदा हरे जीवताम् एव मरणम् एतद् एव हि मानिनाम् पृष्ठं पलायमानानां यत् पश्यन्त्य् अहिता रणे ॥
saṃgrāme ripavaḥ pṛṣṭhaṃ paśyeyus te sadā hare jīvatām eva maraṇam etad eva hi māninām pṛṣṭhaṃ palāyamānānāṃ yat paśyanty ahitā raṇe //
"In battle, O Hari, may your enemies always see your back! For the proud, that is death even while they live — that enemies see the back of those fleeing in battle."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.79
सापि तं गर्भसंस्थं च शशापेन्द्रं रुषा दितिः ॥
sāpi taṃ garbhasaṃsthaṃ ca śaśāpendraṃ ruṣā ditiḥ //
And she too, Diti, in anger cursed Indra who was there within the womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.80
न पौरुषं कृतं तस्माच् छापो ऽयं भविता तव स्त्रीभिः परिभवं प्राप्य राज्यात् प्रभ्रश्यसे हरे ॥
na pauruṣaṃ kṛtaṃ tasmāc chāpo 'yaṃ bhavitā tava strībhiḥ paribhavaṃ prāpya rājyāt prabhraśyase hare //
"No manly deed was done (by you); therefore this shall be your curse: having suffered humiliation at the hands of women, you shall fall from your kingdom, O Hari."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.81
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे तत्र कश्यपो वै प्रजापतिः प्रायाच् च व्यथितो ऽगस्त्याच् छ्रुत्वा शक्रविचेष्टितम् गर्भान्तरगतः शक्रः पितरं प्राह भीतवत् ॥
etasminn antare tatra kaśyapo vai prajāpatiḥ prāyāc ca vyathito 'gastyāc chrutvā śakraviceṣṭitam garbhāntaragataḥ śakraḥ pitaraṃ prāha bhītavat //
Meanwhile Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures, came there, distressed, having heard from Agastya what Śakra had done; and Śakra, gone inside the womb, spoke to his father as if afraid.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.82
अगस्त्याच् च दितेश् चैव बिभेमि क्रमितुं बहिः ॥
agastyāc ca diteś caiva bibhemi kramituṃ bahiḥ //
"I am afraid of Agastya and of Diti, (afraid) to step outside."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.83
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे प्राप्य कश्यपो ऽपि प्रजापतिः पुत्रकर्म च तद् दृष्ट्वा गर्भान्तःस्थितिम् एव च दितिशापम् अगस्त्यस्य श्रुत्वासौ दुःखितो ऽभवत् ॥
etasminn antare prāpya kaśyapo 'pi prajāpatiḥ putrakarma ca tad dṛṣṭvā garbhāntaḥsthitim eva ca ditiśāpam agastyasya śrutvāsau duḥkhito 'bhavat //
Meanwhile Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures, having arrived and seen that deed of his son and his staying inside the womb, and having heard Diti's curse and Agastya's, became sorrowful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.84
निर्गच्छ शक्र पुत्रैतत् पापं किं कृतवान् असि न निर्मलकुलोत्पन्ना मनः कुर्वन्ति पातके ॥
nirgaccha śakra putraitat pāpaṃ kiṃ kṛtavān asi na nirmalakulotpannā manaḥ kurvanti pātake //
"Come out, Śakra! My son, why have you done this sin? Those born in a spotless family do not set their mind on a crime."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.85
स निर्गतो वज्रपाणिः सव्रीडो ऽधोमुखो ऽब्रवीत् तन्मूर्तिर् एव वदति सदसच्चेष्टितं नृणाम् ॥
sa nirgato vajrapāṇiḥ savrīḍo 'dhomukho 'bravīt tanmūrtir eva vadati sadasacceṣṭitaṃ nṛṇām //
He came out, the thunderbolt-handed one, ashamed and with face downcast, and said — the very body of men declares their good and bad conduct:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.86
यद् उक्तम् अत्र श्रेयः स्यात् तत्कर्ताहम् असंशयम् ॥
yad uktam atra śreyaḥ syāt tatkartāham asaṃśayam //
"Whatever is said here to be for the best, that I shall do, without doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.87
ततो ममान्तिकं प्रायाल् लोकपालैः स कश्यपः सर्वं वृत्तम् अथोवाच पुनः पप्रच्छ मां सुरैः ॥
tato mamāntikaṃ prāyāl lokapālaiḥ sa kaśyapaḥ sarvaṃ vṛttam athovāca punaḥ papraccha māṃ suraiḥ //
Then that Kaśyapa came into my presence together with the guardians of the worlds, and told all that had happened, and asked me again along with the gods:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.88
दितिगर्भस्य वै शान्तिं सहस्राक्षविशापताम् गर्भस्थानां च सर्वेषाम् इन्द्रेण सह मित्रताम् ॥
ditigarbhasya vai śāntiṃ sahasrākṣaviśāpatām garbhasthānāṃ ca sarveṣām indreṇa saha mitratām //
(he asked for) the quieting of Diti's embryo, the freeing of the Thousand-eyed one from the curse, and the friendship with Indra of all those in the womb,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.89
तेषाम् आरोग्यतां चापि शचीभर्तुर् अदोषताम् अगस्त्यदत्तशापस्य विशापत्वम् अपि क्रमात् ॥
teṣām ārogyatāṃ cāpi śacībhartur adoṣatām agastyadattaśāpasya viśāpatvam api kramāt //
and also their health, the freedom from fault of Śacī's husband, and, in due course, the removal of the curse pronounced by Agastya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.90
ततो ऽहम् अब्रवं वाक्यं कश्यपं विनयान्वितम् प्रजापते कश्यप त्वं वसुभिर् लोकपालकैः ॥
tato 'ham abravaṃ vākyaṃ kaśyapaṃ vinayānvitam prajāpate kaśyapa tvaṃ vasubhir lokapālakaiḥ //
Then I spoke a word to Kaśyapa, who was full of humility: "O Prajāpati Kaśyapa, you, together with the Vasus and the guardians of the worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.91
इन्द्रेण सहितः शीघ्रं गौतमीं याहि मानद तत्र स्नात्वा महेशानं स्तुहि सर्वैः समन्वितः ॥
indreṇa sahitaḥ śīghraṃ gautamīṃ yāhi mānada tatra snātvā maheśānaṃ stuhi sarvaiḥ samanvitaḥ //
together with Indra, go quickly to the Gautamī, O giver of honour; having bathed there, praise the Great Lord along with them all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.92
ततः शिवप्रसादेन सर्वं श्रेयो भवेद् इति तथेत्य् उक्त्वा जगामासौ कश्यपो गौतमीं तदा ॥
tataḥ śivaprasādena sarvaṃ śreyo bhaved iti tathety uktvā jagāmāsau kaśyapo gautamīṃ tadā //
Then, by Śiva's favour, every good thing will come about." Saying "So be it," that Kaśyapa then went to the Gautamī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.93
स्नात्वा तुष्टाव देवेशम् एभिर् एव पदक्रमैः सर्वदुःखापनोदाय द्वयम् एव प्रकीर्तितम् गौतमी वा पुण्यनदी शिवो वा करुणाकरः ॥
snātvā tuṣṭāva deveśam ebhir eva padakramaiḥ sarvaduḥkhāpanodāya dvayam eva prakīrtitam gautamī vā puṇyanadī śivo vā karuṇākaraḥ //
Having bathed, he praised the lord of gods with just these sequences of words: "For the removal of all suffering just two things are proclaimed—either the Gautamī, the holy river, or Śiva, the mine of compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.94
पाहि शंकर देवेश पाहि लोकनमस्कृत पाहि पावन वागीश पाहि पन्नगभूषण ॥
pāhi śaṃkara deveśa pāhi lokanamaskṛta pāhi pāvana vāgīśa pāhi pannagabhūṣaṇa //
Protect (me), Śaṃkara, lord of gods; protect (me), you whom the world salutes; protect (me), O purifier, lord of speech; protect (me), you adorned with serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.95
पाहि धर्म वृषारूढ पाहि वेदत्रयेक्षण पाहि गोधर लक्ष्मीश पाहि शर्व गजाम्बर ॥
pāhi dharma vṛṣārūḍha pāhi vedatrayekṣaṇa pāhi godhara lakṣmīśa pāhi śarva gajāmbara //
Protect (me), O Dharma, mounted on the bull; protect (me), you whose eyes are the three Vedas; protect (me), bearer of the earth, lord of Lakṣmī; protect (me), Śarva, clad in an elephant's hide.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.96
पाहि त्रिपुरहन् नाथ पाहि सोमार्धभूषण पाहि यज्ञेश सोमेश पाह्य् अभीष्टप्रदायक ॥
pāhi tripurahan nātha pāhi somārdhabhūṣaṇa pāhi yajñeśa someśa pāhy abhīṣṭapradāyaka //
Protect (me), slayer of Tripura, O lord; protect (me), you adorned with the half-moon; protect (me), lord of sacrifice, lord of Soma; protect (me), giver of what is desired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.97
पाहि कारुण्यनिलय पाहि मङ्गलदायक पाहि प्रभव सर्वस्य पाहि पालक वासव ॥
pāhi kāruṇyanilaya pāhi maṅgaladāyaka pāhi prabhava sarvasya pāhi pālaka vāsava //
Protect (me), abode of compassion; protect (me), giver of auspiciousness; protect (me), origin of all; protect (me), O protector, O Vāsava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.98
पाहि भास्कर वित्तेश पाहि ब्रह्मनमस्कृत पाहि विश्वेश सिद्धेश पाहि पूर्ण नमो ऽस्तु ते ॥
pāhi bhāskara vitteśa pāhi brahmanamaskṛta pāhi viśveśa siddheśa pāhi pūrṇa namo 'stu te //
Protect (me), O sun, lord of wealth; protect (me), you whom Brahmā salutes; protect (me), lord of the universe, lord of the Siddhas; protect (me), O complete one—homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.99
घोरसंसारकान्तारसंचारोद्विग्नचेतसाम् शरीरिणां कृपासिन्धो त्वम् एव शरणं शिव ॥
ghorasaṃsārakāntārasaṃcārodvignacetasām śarīriṇāṃ kṛpāsindho tvam eva śaraṇaṃ śiva //
For embodied beings whose minds are terrified by wandering in the dreadful wilderness of saṃsāra, you alone are the refuge, O ocean of mercy, O Śiva."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.100
एवं संस्तुवतस् तस्य पुरतो ऽभूद् वृषध्वजः वरेण च्छन्दयाम् आस कश्यपं तं प्रजापतिम् ॥
evaṃ saṃstuvatas tasya purato 'bhūd vṛṣadhvajaḥ vareṇa cchandayām āsa kaśyapaṃ taṃ prajāpatim //
As he was praising thus, the Bull-bannered one appeared before him, and offered a boon to that Prajāpati Kaśyapa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.101
कश्यपो ऽपि शिवं प्राह विनीतवद् इदं वचः स प्राह विस्तरेणाथ इन्द्रस्य तु विचेष्टितम् ॥
kaśyapo 'pi śivaṃ prāha vinītavad idaṃ vacaḥ sa prāha vistareṇātha indrasya tu viceṣṭitam //
Kaśyapa too spoke this word to Śiva humbly; then he told at length what Indra had done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.102
शापं नाशं च पुत्राणां परस्परम् अमित्रताम् पापप्राप्तिं तु शक्रस्य शापप्राप्तिं तथैव च ततो वृषाकपिः प्राह दितिं चागस्त्यम् एव च ॥
śāpaṃ nāśaṃ ca putrāṇāṃ parasparam amitratām pāpaprāptiṃ tu śakrasya śāpaprāptiṃ tathaiva ca tato vṛṣākapiḥ prāha ditiṃ cāgastyam eva ca //
(He told of) the curse, and the destruction of the sons, and their mutual enmity, and Śakra's incurring of sin and likewise his incurring of the curse. Then Vṛṣākapi spoke to Diti and to Agastya:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.103
मरुतो ये भवत्पुत्राः पञ्चाशच् चैकवर्जिताः सर्वे भवेयुः सुभगा भवेयुर् यज्ञभागिनः ॥
maruto ye bhavatputrāḥ pañcāśac caikavarjitāḥ sarve bhaveyuḥ subhagā bhaveyur yajñabhāginaḥ //
"The Maruts who are your sons, fifty less one—let them all be fortunate, let them be sharers in the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.104
इन्द्रेण सहिता नित्यं वर्तयेयुर् मुदान्विताः ॥
indreṇa sahitā nityaṃ vartayeyur mudānvitāḥ //
Joined with Indra, let them always live filled with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.105
इन्द्रस्य तु हविर्भागो यत्र यत्र मखे भवेत् आदौ तु मरुतस् तत्र भवेयुर् नात्र संशयः ॥
indrasya tu havirbhāgo yatra yatra makhe bhavet ādau tu marutas tatra bhaveyur nātra saṃśayaḥ //
In whatever sacrifice there is an oblation-share for Indra, there the Maruts shall have it first—of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.106
मरुद्भिः सहितं शक्रं न जयेयुः कदाचन जेता भवेत् सर्वदैव सुखं तिष्ठ प्रजापते ॥
marudbhiḥ sahitaṃ śakraṃ na jayeyuḥ kadācana jetā bhavet sarvadaiva sukhaṃ tiṣṭha prajāpate //
They could never conquer Śakra when he is joined with the Maruts; he shall always be the conqueror. Dwell at ease, O Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.107
अद्यप्रभृति ये कुर्युर् अनयाद् भ्रातृघातनम् वंशच्छेदो विपत्तिश् च नित्यं तेषां भविष्यति ॥
adyaprabhṛti ye kuryur anayād bhrātṛghātanam vaṃśacchedo vipattiś ca nityaṃ teṣāṃ bhaviṣyati //
From this day onward, those who commit the killing of a brother by wrongful means — for them there will always be the cutting off of their line and disaster.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.108
अगस्त्यम् ऋषिशार्दूलं शंभुर् अप्य् आह यत्नतः ॥
agastyam ṛṣiśārdūlaṃ śaṃbhur apy āha yatnataḥ //
Śambhu also spoke earnestly to Agastya, the tiger among seers:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.109
न कुर्यास् त्वं च कोपं च शचीभर्तरि वै मुने शमं व्रज महाप्राज्ञ मरुतस् त्व् अमरा भवन् ॥
na kuryās tvaṃ ca kopaṃ ca śacībhartari vai mune śamaṃ vraja mahāprājña marutas tv amarā bhavan //
"And you, sage, must not be angry with the husband of Śacī; go to peace, greatly wise one — the Maruts have become immortals."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.110
दितिं चापि शिवः प्राह प्रसन्नो वृषभध्वजः ॥
ditiṃ cāpi śivaḥ prāha prasanno vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ //
And Śiva, the bull-bannered one, being pleased, spoke to Diti as well:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.111
एको भूयान् मम सुतस् त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यमण्डितः इत्य् एवं चिन्तयन्ती त्वं तपसे नियताभवः ॥
eko bhūyān mama sutas trailokyaiśvaryamaṇḍitaḥ ity evaṃ cintayantī tvaṃ tapase niyatābhavaḥ //
"'Let there be one son of mine, adorned with sovereignty over the three worlds' — thinking thus, you became bound to austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.112
तद् एतत् सफलं ते ऽद्य पुत्रा बहुगुणाः शुभाः अभवन् बलिनः शूरास् तस्माज् जहि मनोरुजम् अन्यान् अपि वरान् सुभ्रूर् याचस्व गतसंभ्रमा ॥
tad etat saphalaṃ te 'dya putrā bahuguṇāḥ śubhāḥ abhavan balinaḥ śūrās tasmāj jahi manorujam anyān api varān subhrūr yācasva gatasaṃbhramā //
So today this has borne fruit for you: your sons have been born auspicious, endowed with many virtues, strong and valiant; therefore give up the sickness of your mind. Ask, fair-browed one, for other boons too, free of agitation."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.113
तद् एतद् वचनं श्रुत्वा देवदेवस्य सा दितिः कृताञ्जलिपुटा नत्वा शंभुं वाक्यम् अथाब्रवीत् ॥
tad etad vacanaṃ śrutvā devadevasya sā ditiḥ kṛtāñjalipuṭā natvā śaṃbhuṃ vākyam athābravīt //
Hearing this speech of the God of gods, that Diti, making a cup of her joined palms and bowing, then spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.114
लोके यद् एतत् परमं यत् पित्रोः पुत्रदर्शनम् विशेषेण तु तन् मातुः प्रियं स्यात् सुरपूजित ॥
loke yad etat paramaṃ yat pitroḥ putradarśanam viśeṣeṇa tu tan mātuḥ priyaṃ syāt surapūjita //
"In the world, what is highest is this, that parents behold a son; but that would be especially dear to the mother, O you whom the gods worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.115
तत्रापि रूपसंपत्तिशौर्यविक्रमवान् भवेत् एको ऽपि तनयः किंतु बहवश् चेत् किम् उच्यते ॥
tatrāpi rūpasaṃpattiśauryavikramavān bhavet eko 'pi tanayaḥ kiṃtu bahavaś cet kim ucyate //
And in that case, if even a single son were to be endowed with beauty, prosperity, bravery and prowess — but if there are many, what is there to say!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.116
मत्पुत्रास् ते प्रभावाच् च जेतारो बलिनो ध्रुवम् इन्द्रस्य भ्रातरः सत्यं पुत्राश् चैव प्रजापतेः ॥
matputrās te prabhāvāc ca jetāro balino dhruvam indrasya bhrātaraḥ satyaṃ putrāś caiva prajāpateḥ //
And by your power my sons are surely conquerors and strong; they are truly Indra's brothers and the sons of the Lord of creatures,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.117
अगस्त्यस्य प्रसादाच् च गङ्गायाश् च प्रसादतः यत्र देव प्रसादस् ते तच् छुभं को ऽत्र संशयः ॥
agastyasya prasādāc ca gaṅgāyāś ca prasādataḥ yatra deva prasādas te tac chubhaṃ ko 'tra saṃśayaḥ //
and by the grace of Agastya and by the grace of Gaṅgā. Where your grace is, O god, that is auspicious — what doubt is there here?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.118
कृतार्थाहं तथापि त्वां भक्त्या विज्ञापयाम्य् अहम् शृणुष्व देव वचनं कुरुष्व च जगद्धितम् ॥
kṛtārthāhaṃ tathāpi tvāṃ bhaktyā vijñāpayāmy aham śṛṇuṣva deva vacanaṃ kuruṣva ca jagaddhitam //
My purpose is accomplished; yet still I make a request to you out of devotion. Hear my word, O god, and do what benefits the world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.119
वदेत्य् उक्ता जगद्धात्रा दितिर् नम्राब्रवीद् इदम् ॥
vadety uktā jagaddhātrā ditir namrābravīd idam //
Told "Speak" by the Maker of the world, Diti humbly said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.120
संततिप्रापणं लोके दुर्लभं सुरवन्दित विशेषेण प्रियं मातुः पुत्रश् चेत् किं नु वर्ण्यते ॥
saṃtatiprāpaṇaṃ loke durlabhaṃ suravandita viśeṣeṇa priyaṃ mātuḥ putraś cet kiṃ nu varṇyate //
"The gaining of offspring is hard to come by in the world, O you praised by the gods; and if it be a son, especially dear to the mother — how can that be described?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.121
स चापि गुणवाञ् श्रीमान् आयुष्मान् यदि जायते किं तु स्वर्गेण देवेश पारमेष्ठ्यपदेन वा ॥
sa cāpi guṇavāñ śrīmān āyuṣmān yadi jāyate kiṃ tu svargeṇa deveśa pārameṣṭhyapadena vā //
And if he too is born endowed with virtues, fortunate and long-lived — then what use is heaven, O lord of gods, or the station of Brahmā?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.122
सर्वेषाम् अपि भूतानाम् इहामुत्र फलैषिणाम् गुणवत्पुत्रसंप्राप्तिर् अभीष्टा सर्वदैव च तस्माद् आप्लवनाद् अत्र क्रियतां समनुग्रहः ॥
sarveṣām api bhūtānām ihāmutra phalaiṣiṇām guṇavatputrasaṃprāptir abhīṣṭā sarvadaiva ca tasmād āplavanād atra kriyatāṃ samanugrahaḥ //
For all beings who seek fruit here and hereafter, the obtaining of a virtuous son is desired always; therefore let complete favour be granted here through bathing (in this water).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.123
महापापफलं चेदं यद् एतद् अनपत्यता स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्यापि वन्ध्यत्वं यदि जायते ॥
mahāpāpaphalaṃ cedaṃ yad etad anapatyatā striyā vā puruṣasyāpi vandhyatvaṃ yadi jāyate //
And this childlessness is the fruit of great sin, if barrenness arises in a woman or even in a man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.124
तद् अत्र स्नानमात्रेण तद्दोषो नाशम् आप्नुयात् स्नात्वा तत्र फलं दद्यात् स्तोत्रम् एतच् च यः पठेत् ॥
tad atra snānamātreṇa taddoṣo nāśam āpnuyāt snātvā tatra phalaṃ dadyāt stotram etac ca yaḥ paṭhet //
So let that defect come to destruction here by bathing alone; and whoever, having bathed there, gives fruit and recites this hymn —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.125
स तु पुत्रम् अवाप्नोति त्रिमासस्नानदानतः अपुत्रिणी त्व् अत्र स्नानं कृत्वा पुत्रम् अवाप्नुयात् ॥
sa tu putram avāpnoti trimāsasnānadānataḥ aputriṇī tv atra snānaṃ kṛtvā putram avāpnuyāt //
he obtains a son through bathing and giving for three months; and a woman without a son, having bathed here, would obtain a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.126
ऋतुस्नाता तु या काचित् तत्र स्नाता सुतांल् लभेत् त्रिमासाभ्यन्तरं या तु गुर्विणी भक्तितस् त्व् इह ॥
ṛtusnātā tu yā kācit tatra snātā sutāṃl labhet trimāsābhyantaraṃ yā tu gurviṇī bhaktitas tv iha //
And whatever woman, bathed after her menses, bathes there, she would obtain sons; and she who, within three months, (becomes) pregnant here through devotion —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.127
फलैः स्नात्वा तु मां पश्येत् स्तोत्रेण स्तौति मां तथा तस्याः शक्रसमः पुत्रो जायते नात्र संशयः ॥
phalaiḥ snātvā tu māṃ paśyet stotreṇa stauti māṃ tathā tasyāḥ śakrasamaḥ putro jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ //
But she who, having bathed (in the waters) with fruits, looks upon me and likewise praises me with this hymn — for her a son equal to Śakra is born; there is no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.128
पितृदोषैश् च ये पुत्रं न लभन्ते दिते शृणु धनापहारदोषैश् च तत्रैषा निष्कृतिः परा ॥
pitṛdoṣaiś ca ye putraṃ na labhante dite śṛṇu dhanāpahāradoṣaiś ca tatraiṣā niṣkṛtiḥ parā //
And those who, through faults (inherited) from their forefathers, obtain no son — hear, O Diti — and through the faults of seizing others' wealth: for that, this is the supreme expiation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.129
तत्रैषां पिण्डदानेन पितॄणां प्रीणनेन च किंचित् सुवर्णदानेन ततः पुत्रो भवेद् ध्रुवम् ॥
tatraiṣāṃ piṇḍadānena pitṝṇāṃ prīṇanena ca kiṃcit suvarṇadānena tataḥ putro bhaved dhruvam //
In that case, by giving of piṇḍas and by gratifying the ancestors, and by a small gift of gold, thereafter a son will surely come to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.130
ये न्यासाद्यपहर्तारो रत्नापह्नवकारकाः श्राद्धकर्मविहीनाश् च तेषां वंशो न वर्धते ॥
ye nyāsādyapahartāro ratnāpahnavakārakāḥ śrāddhakarmavihīnāś ca teṣāṃ vaṃśo na vardhate //
Those who are seizers of deposits and the like, who deny (having received) jewels, and who are devoid of the rites of śrāddha — their lineage does not increase.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.131
दोषिणां तु परेतानां गतिर् एषा भवेद् इति संततिर् जायतां श्लाघ्या जीवतां तीर्थसेवनात् ॥
doṣiṇāṃ tu paretānāṃ gatir eṣā bhaved iti saṃtatir jāyatāṃ ślāghyā jīvatāṃ tīrthasevanāt //
"For the guilty ones who have died, let this be the course" — (so saying), let a praiseworthy progeny be born to the living through resorting to the sacred ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 124.132
संगमे दितिगङ्गायाः स्नात्वा सिद्धेश्वरं प्रभुम् अनाद्यपारम् अजरं चित्सदानन्दविग्रहम् ॥
saṃgame ditigaṅgāyāḥ snātvā siddheśvaraṃ prabhum anādyapāram ajaraṃ citsadānandavigraham //
At the confluence of the Ditigaṅgā, having bathed, (one should worship) the Lord Siddheśvara, without beginning or limit, unaging, whose form is consciousness, being and bliss —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.133
देवर्षिसिद्धगन्धर्वयोगीश्वरनिषेवितम् लिङ्गात्मकं महादेवं ज्योतिर्मयम् अनामयम् ॥
devarṣisiddhagandharvayogīśvaraniṣevitam liṅgātmakaṃ mahādevaṃ jyotirmayam anāmayam //
— attended by gods, seers, siddhas, gandharvas and lords of yoga, whose essence is the liṅga, the Great God, made of light, free from affliction —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.134
पूजयित्वोपचारैश् च नित्यं भक्त्या यतव्रतः स्तोत्रेणानेन यः स्तौति चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु च ॥
pūjayitvopacāraiś ca nityaṃ bhaktyā yatavrataḥ stotreṇānena yaḥ stauti caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu ca //
— and whoever, having worshipped (him) with the (ritual) services constantly and with devotion, restrained in his vow, praises (him) with this hymn on the fourteenth and eighth days,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.135
यथाशक्त्या स्वर्णदानं ब्राह्मणानां च भोजनम् यः करोत्य् अत्र गङ्गायां स पुत्रशतम् आप्नुयात् ॥
yathāśaktyā svarṇadānaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca bhojanam yaḥ karoty atra gaṅgāyāṃ sa putraśatam āpnuyāt //
and whoever, according to his ability, makes a gift of gold and a feeding of brahmins here at the Gaṅgā, he would obtain a hundred sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.136
संप्राप्य सकलान् कामान् अन्ते शिवपुरं व्रजेत् स्तोत्रेणानेन यः कश्चिद् यत्र क्वापि स्तवीति माम् षण्मासात् पुत्रम् आप्नोति अपि वन्ध्याप्य् अशङ्कितम् ॥
saṃprāpya sakalān kāmān ante śivapuraṃ vrajet stotreṇānena yaḥ kaścid yatra kvāpi stavīti mām ṣaṇmāsāt putram āpnoti api vandhyāpy aśaṅkitam //
Having attained all his desires, at the end he would go to the city of Śiva. Whoever praises me with this hymn, in whatever place, obtains a son within six months — even a barren woman, without any doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.137
ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं पुत्रतीर्थम् उदाहृतम् तत्र तु स्नानदानाद्यैः सर्वकामान् अवाप्नुयात् ॥
tataḥ prabhṛti tat tīrthaṃ putratīrtham udāhṛtam tatra tu snānadānādyaiḥ sarvakāmān avāpnuyāt //
From that time on that ford has been called Putratīrtha, "Ford of Sons"; and there, by bathing, giving and the rest, one would obtain all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.138
मरुद्भिः सह मैत्र्येण मित्रतीर्थं तद् उच्यते निष्पापत्वेन चेन्द्रस्य शक्रतीर्थं तद् उच्यते ॥
marudbhiḥ saha maitryeṇa mitratīrthaṃ tad ucyate niṣpāpatvena cendrasya śakratīrthaṃ tad ucyate //
Because of (Indra's) friendship with the Maruts it is called Mitratīrtha, and because of Indra's becoming free of sin it is called Śakratīrtha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.139
ऐन्द्रीं श्रियं यत्र लेभे तत् तीर्थं कमलाभिधम् एतानि सर्वतीर्थानि सर्वाभीष्टप्रदानि हि ॥
aindrīṃ śriyaṃ yatra lebhe tat tīrthaṃ kamalābhidham etāni sarvatīrthāni sarvābhīṣṭapradāni hi //
Where he obtained Indra's splendour, that ford bears the name Kamalā. All these fords indeed bestow every wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 124.140
सर्वं भविष्यतीत्य् उक्त्वा शिवश् चान्तरधीयत कृतकृत्याश् च ते जग्मुः सर्व एव यथागतम् तीर्थानां पुण्यदं तत्र लक्षम् एकं प्रकीर्तितम् ॥
sarvaṃ bhaviṣyatīty uktvā śivaś cāntaradhīyata kṛtakṛtyāś ca te jagmuḥ sarva eva yathāgatam tīrthānāṃ puṇyadaṃ tatra lakṣam ekaṃ prakīrtitam //
Saying "All will come to pass," Śiva vanished; and they, their purpose accomplished, all went back as they had come. There the merit-giving (number) of fords is declared to be one hundred thousand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition