Brahma Purana — Chapter 131
BrP 131.1
यमतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं पितॄणां प्रीतिवर्धनम् अशेषपापशमनं तत्र वृत्तम् इदं शृणु ॥
yamatīrtham iti khyātaṃ pitṝṇāṃ prītivardhanam aśeṣapāpaśamanaṃ tatra vṛttam idaṃ śṛṇu //
(There is one) known as Yamatīrtha, which increases the joy of the ancestors and quells sin without remainder; hear this that took place there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.2
तत्राख्यानम् इदं त्व् आसीद् इतिहासं पुरातनम् सरमेति प्रसिद्धास्ति नाम्ना देवशुनी मुने ॥
tatrākhyānam idaṃ tv āsīd itihāsaṃ purātanam sarameti prasiddhāsti nāmnā devaśunī mune //
There was this account of it, an ancient story: there is a divine bitch well known by the name Saramā, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.3
तस्याः पुत्रौ महाश्रेष्ठौ श्वानौ नित्यं जनान् अनु गामिनौ पवनाहारौ चतुरक्षौ यमप्रियौ ॥
tasyāḥ putrau mahāśreṣṭhau śvānau nityaṃ janān anu gāminau pavanāhārau caturakṣau yamapriyau //
Her two sons were two most excellent dogs, always following after people, feeding on the wind, four-eyed, dear to Yama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.4
गा रक्षति स्म देवानां यज्ञार्थं कल्पितान् पशून् रक्षन्तीम् अनुजग्मुस् ते राक्षसा दैत्यदानवाः ॥
gā rakṣati sma devānāṃ yajñārthaṃ kalpitān paśūn rakṣantīm anujagmus te rākṣasā daityadānavāḥ //
She was guarding the cows of the gods, the animals appointed for sacrifice; as she guarded them, those rākṣasas, daityas and dānavas followed after her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.5
रक्षन्तीं तां महाप्राज्ञाः श्वानयोर् मातरं शुनीम् प्रलोभयित्वा विविधैर् वाक्यैर् दानैश् च यत्नतः ॥
rakṣantīṃ tāṃ mahāprājñāḥ śvānayor mātaraṃ śunīm pralobhayitvā vividhair vākyair dānaiś ca yatnataḥ //
The very wise (demons) — the rākṣasas, daityas and dānavas — enticed her as she guarded (the cattle), the bitch who was the mother of the two dogs, with all sorts of words and with gifts, taking pains (over it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.6
हृता गा राक्षसैः पापैः पश्वर्थे कल्पिताः शुभाः तत आगत्य सा देवान् इदम् आह क्रमाच् छुनी ॥
hṛtā gā rākṣasaiḥ pāpaiḥ paśvarthe kalpitāḥ śubhāḥ tata āgatya sā devān idam āha kramāc chunī //
The auspicious cows, set apart for (use as) sacrificial animals, were carried off by the wicked rākṣasas. Then the bitch came and said this to the gods, step by step.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.7
मां बद्ध्वा राक्षसैः पाशैस् ताडयित्वा प्रहारकैः नीता गा यज्ञसिद्ध्यर्थं कल्पिताः पशवः सुराः ॥
māṃ baddhvā rākṣasaiḥ pāśais tāḍayitvā prahārakaiḥ nītā gā yajñasiddhyarthaṃ kalpitāḥ paśavaḥ surāḥ //
"Having bound me with nooses and beaten me with cudgels, the rākṣasas have led away the cows, the animals set apart for the accomplishment of the sacrifice, O gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.8
तस्या वाचं निशम्याशु सुरान् प्राह बृहस्पतिः ॥
tasyā vācaṃ niśamyāśu surān prāha bṛhaspatiḥ //
Having quickly heard her speech, Bṛhaspati said to the gods:
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BrP 131.9
इयं विकृतरूपास्ते अस्याः पापं च लक्षये अस्या मतेन ता गावो नीता नान्येन हेतुना पापेयं सुकृतीवेति लक्ष्यते देहचेष्टितैः ॥
iyaṃ vikṛtarūpāste asyāḥ pāpaṃ ca lakṣaye asyā matena tā gāvo nītā nānyena hetunā pāpeyaṃ sukṛtīveti lakṣyate dehaceṣṭitaiḥ //
"She stands here with her form altered, and I detect sin in her. Those cows were led away with her consent, from no other cause. This one is sinful, though she appears as if virtuous — that is to be inferred from the movements of her body."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.10
तद् गुरोर् वचनाच् छक्रः पदा तां प्राहरच् छुनीम् पदाघातात् तदा तस्या मुखात् क्षीरं प्रसुस्रुवे ॥
tad guror vacanāc chakraḥ padā tāṃ prāharac chunīm padāghātāt tadā tasyā mukhāt kṣīraṃ prasusruve //
Then, at the words of the preceptor, Śakra struck that bitch with his foot; and from the blow of the foot milk flowed out from her mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.11
पुनः प्राह शचीभर्ता क्षीरं पीतं त्वया शुनि राक्षसैश् च तदा दत्तं तस्मान् नीतास् तु गा मम ॥
punaḥ prāha śacībhartā kṣīraṃ pītaṃ tvayā śuni rākṣasaiś ca tadā dattaṃ tasmān nītās tu gā mama //
Again Śacī's husband said: "Milk was drunk by you, bitch, and it was given then by the rākṣasas; therefore my cows were led away."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.12
नापराधो ऽस्ति मे नाथ न चान्यस्यापि कस्यचित् नापराधो न चोपेक्षा ममास्ति त्रिदशेश्वर तस्माद् रुष्टो ऽसि किं नाथ रिपवो बलिनस् तु ते ॥
nāparādho 'sti me nātha na cānyasyāpi kasyacit nāparādho na copekṣā mamāsti tridaśeśvara tasmād ruṣṭo 'si kiṃ nātha ripavo balinas tu te //
"There is no offence of mine, lord, nor of anyone else either; I have committed no offence and no negligence, O lord of the thirty (gods). Why then are you angry, lord? It is your enemies who are strong."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.13
ततो ध्यात्वा देवगुरुर् ज्ञात्वा तस्या विचेष्टितम् सत्यं शक्र त्व् इयं दुष्टा रिपूणां पक्षकारिणी ॥
tato dhyātvā devagurur jñātvā tasyā viceṣṭitam satyaṃ śakra tv iyaṃ duṣṭā ripūṇāṃ pakṣakāriṇī //
Then the preceptor of the gods, after meditating and coming to know her doings, (said): "Truly, Śakra, she is wicked, a taker of the enemies' side."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.14
ततः शशाप तां शक्रः पापिष्ठे त्वं शुनी भव मर्त्यलोके पापभूता अज्ञानात् पापकारिणी ॥
tataḥ śaśāpa tāṃ śakraḥ pāpiṣṭhe tvaṃ śunī bhava martyaloke pāpabhūtā ajñānāt pāpakāriṇī //
Then Śakra cursed her: "Most sinful one, become a bitch in the world of mortals, a sinful being, a doer of evil out of ignorance."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.15
तदेन्द्रस्य तु शापेन मानुषे सा व्यजायत यथा शप्ता मघवता पापात् सा ह्य् अतिभीषणा ॥
tadendrasya tu śāpena mānuṣe sā vyajāyata yathā śaptā maghavatā pāpāt sā hy atibhīṣaṇā //
So by Indra's curse she was born among men, just as she had been cursed by Maghavan on account of her sin — she indeed, most terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.16
गावो या राक्षसैर् नीतास् तासाम् आनयनाय च यत्नं कुर्वन् सुरपतिर् विष्णवे तन् न्यवेदयत् ॥
gāvo yā rākṣasair nītās tāsām ānayanāya ca yatnaṃ kurvan surapatir viṣṇave tan nyavedayat //
And the lord of the gods, making an effort to bring back those cows that had been carried off by the rākṣasas, reported the matter to Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.17
विष्णुर् दैत्यांश् च दनुजान् गोहर्तॄंश् चैव राक्षसान् हन्तुं प्रयत्नम् अकरोज् जगृहे च महद् धनुः ॥
viṣṇur daityāṃś ca danujān gohartṝṃś caiva rākṣasān hantuṃ prayatnam akaroj jagṛhe ca mahad dhanuḥ //
Viṣṇu made an effort to slay the daityas and the danujas and the rākṣasas who had stolen the cows, and he took up his great bow —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.18
शार्ङ्गं यल् लोकविख्यातं दैत्यनाशनम् एव च जितारिः पूजितो देवैः स्वयं स्थित्वा जनार्दनः ॥
śārṅgaṃ yal lokavikhyātaṃ daityanāśanam eva ca jitāriḥ pūjito devaiḥ svayaṃ sthitvā janārdanaḥ //
the Śārṅga, which is renowned in the world and is the destroyer of the daityas. Having conquered his foes, Janārdana was honoured by the gods and remained there himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.19
यत्र वै दण्डकारण्ये शार्ङ्गपाणिर् जगत्प्रभुः तत्रस्थान् दैत्यदनुजान् राक्षसांश् च बलीयसः ॥
yatra vai daṇḍakāraṇye śārṅgapāṇir jagatprabhuḥ tatrasthān daityadanujān rākṣasāṃś ca balīyasaḥ //
There in the Daṇḍaka forest the Śārṅga-handed lord of the world (slew) the daityas and danujas and the very powerful rākṣasas who stood there —
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BrP 131.20
पुनर् जघ्ने स वै विष्णुर् गा यैर् नीताश् च राक्षसैः तत्र वै दण्डकारण्ये शार्ङ्गपाणिर् इति श्रुतः ॥
punar jaghne sa vai viṣṇur gā yair nītāś ca rākṣasaiḥ tatra vai daṇḍakāraṇye śārṅgapāṇir iti śrutaḥ //
that Viṣṇu slew again those rākṣasas by whom the cows had been carried off. There in the Daṇḍaka forest he is known as Śārṅgapāṇi.
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BrP 131.21
युध्यमानस् ततो विष्णुर् दितिजै राक्षसैः सह ते जग्मुर् दक्षिणाम् आशां विष्णोस् त्रासान् महामुने ॥
yudhyamānas tato viṣṇur ditijai rākṣasaiḥ saha te jagmur dakṣiṇām āśāṃ viṣṇos trāsān mahāmune //
Then, while Viṣṇu was fighting with the sons of Diti and the rākṣasas, they went off to the southern quarter out of fear of Viṣṇu, O great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.22
अन्वगच्छत् ततो विष्णुस् तान् एव परमेश्वरः गरुत्मता तान् अवाप्य शार्ङ्गमुक्तैर् मनोजवैः ॥
anvagacchat tato viṣṇus tān eva parameśvaraḥ garutmatā tān avāpya śārṅgamuktair manojavaiḥ //
Then Viṣṇu, the supreme lord, pursued those very ones, and having overtaken them by means of Garuḍa, with (arrows) released from the Śārṅga and swift as thought,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.23
बाणैस् तान् व्याहनद् विष्णुर् गङ्गाया उत्तरे तटे देवारयः क्षयं नीता विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ॥
bāṇais tān vyāhanad viṣṇur gaṅgāyā uttare taṭe devārayaḥ kṣayaṃ nītā viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā //
with those arrows Viṣṇu struck them down on the northern bank of the Gaṅgā; the enemies of the gods were brought to destruction by Viṣṇu, the mighty one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.24
शार्ङ्गमुक्तैर् महावेगैः सुस्वनैश् च सुमन्त्रितैः क्षयं प्राप्ता विष्णुबाणैस् ततस् ते देवशत्रवः ॥
śārṅgamuktair mahāvegaiḥ susvanaiś ca sumantritaiḥ kṣayaṃ prāptā viṣṇubāṇais tatas te devaśatravaḥ //
Those enemies of the gods then met their destruction by Viṣṇu's arrows, released from the Śārṅga, of great speed, loud-sounding and well consecrated with mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.25
गावो लब्धा यत्र देवैर् बाणतीर्थं तद् उच्यते वैष्णवं लोकविदितं गोतीर्थं चेति विश्रुतम् ॥
gāvo labdhā yatra devair bāṇatīrthaṃ tad ucyate vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaviditaṃ gotīrthaṃ ceti viśrutam //
Where the cows were obtained by the gods, that is called Bāṇatīrtha; it is renowned throughout the world as Vaiṣṇava and also as Gotīrtha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.26
पश्वर्थे कल्पिता गावो गङ्गाया दक्षिणे तटे प्रद्रुतास् ते सुराः सर्वे गङ्गायां संन्यवेशयन् ॥
paśvarthe kalpitā gāvo gaṅgāyā dakṣiṇe taṭe pradrutās te surāḥ sarve gaṅgāyāṃ saṃnyaveśayan //
Cows were procured to serve as the (sacrificial) animals; on the southern bank of the Gaṅgā all those gods, as they ran on, settled them together in the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 131.27
तन्मध्ये कारयाम् आसुर् द्वीपं चैवाश्रयं गवाम् तैर् गोभिस् तत्र गङ्गायां सुरयज्ञो व्यजायत ॥
tanmadhye kārayām āsur dvīpaṃ caivāśrayaṃ gavām tair gobhis tatra gaṅgāyāṃ surayajño vyajāyata //
In the middle of it they had an island made as a shelter for the cows; there, with those cows, the sacrifice of the gods took place in the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.28
यज्ञतीर्थं तु तत् प्रोक्तं गोद्वीपं गाङ्गमध्यतः देवानां यजनं तच् च सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम् ॥
yajñatīrthaṃ tu tat proktaṃ godvīpaṃ gāṅgamadhyataḥ devānāṃ yajanaṃ tac ca sarvakāmapradaṃ śubham //
That is called Yajñatīrtha, and the Cow-Island (Godvīpa) in the midst of the Gaṅgā; and that is the sacrificial ground of the gods, auspicious and granting all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.29
स्वयं मूर्तिमती भूत्वा गङ्गाशक्तिर् महाद्युते असारापारसंसारसागरोत्तरणे तरिः ॥
svayaṃ mūrtimatī bhūtvā gaṅgāśaktir mahādyute asārāpārasaṃsārasāgarottaraṇe tariḥ //
Becoming herself embodied, O greatly radiant one, the power of the Gaṅgā is a boat for crossing over the sapless, shoreless ocean of transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.30
विश्वेश्वरी योगमाया सद्भक्ताभयदायिनी गोरक्षं तु ततस् तीर्थं गङ्गाया दक्षिणे तटे ॥
viśveśvarī yogamāyā sadbhaktābhayadāyinī gorakṣaṃ tu tatas tīrthaṃ gaṅgāyā dakṣiṇe taṭe //
(She is) the mistress of the universe, Yogamāyā, giver of fearlessness to true devotees. Then there is the tīrtha Gorakṣa, on the southern bank of the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.31
तौ श्वानौ सरमापुत्रौ चतुरक्षौ यमप्रियौ मातुः शापं चापराधं सर्वं चापि सविस्तरम् ॥
tau śvānau saramāputrau caturakṣau yamapriyau mātuḥ śāpaṃ cāparādhaṃ sarvaṃ cāpi savistaram //
Those two dogs, sons of Saramā, four-eyed, dear to Yama, (reported) their mother's curse and their offence, all of it, in full detail—
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BrP 131.32
निवेद्य तु यथान्यायं कार्यं चापि सुखप्रदम् विशापकरणं चापि पप्रच्छतुर् उभौ यमम् ॥
nivedya tu yathānyāyaṃ kāryaṃ cāpi sukhapradam viśāpakaraṇaṃ cāpi papracchatur ubhau yamam //
—and having duly reported it, the two of them asked Yama both what should be done to give relief and how the curse might be undone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.33
स ताभ्यां सहितः सौरिः पित्रे सूर्याय चाब्रवीत् श्रुत्वा सूर्यः सुतं प्राह गङ्गायां सुरसत्तम ॥
sa tābhyāṃ sahitaḥ sauriḥ pitre sūryāya cābravīt śrutvā sūryaḥ sutaṃ prāha gaṅgāyāṃ surasattama //
He, the son of the Sun, together with those two, spoke to his father Sūrya; and having heard, Sūrya said to his son: "In the Gaṅgā, O best of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.34
लोकत्रयैकपावन्यां गौतम्यां दण्डके वने श्रद्धया परया वत्स सुस्नातः सुसमाहितः ॥
lokatrayaikapāvanyāṃ gautamyāṃ daṇḍake vane śraddhayā parayā vatsa susnātaḥ susamāhitaḥ //
in the Gautamī, the sole purifier of the three worlds, in the Daṇḍaka forest, with the highest faith, my child, having bathed well and being well composed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.35
ब्रह्माणं चैव विष्णुं च माम् ईशं च यथाक्रमम् स्तुहि त्वं सर्वभावेन भृत्यौ प्रीतिम् अवाप्स्यतः ॥
brahmāṇaṃ caiva viṣṇuṃ ca mām īśaṃ ca yathākramam stuhi tvaṃ sarvabhāvena bhṛtyau prītim avāpsyataḥ //
praise Brahmā, and Viṣṇu, and me, and Īśa, in that order, with your whole being: your two servants will obtain satisfaction."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.36
तत् पितुर् वचनं श्रुत्वा यमः प्रीतमनास् तदा तयोश् च प्रीतये प्रायाद् देवतर्पणयोर् यमः ॥
tat pitur vacanaṃ śrutvā yamaḥ prītamanās tadā tayoś ca prītaye prāyād devatarpaṇayor yamaḥ //
Hearing that speech of his father, Yama, glad at heart, then went forth for the sake of the satisfaction of those two, to gratify the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.37
गौतम्याम् अघहारिण्यां सुसमाहितमानसः तथैव तोषयाम् आस गङ्गायां सुरसत्तमान् ॥
gautamyām aghahāriṇyāṃ susamāhitamānasaḥ tathaiva toṣayām āsa gaṅgāyāṃ surasattamān //
In the Gautamī, remover of sin, with his mind well concentrated, he likewise gratified the best of the gods on the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.38
श्वभ्यां च सहितः श्रीमान् दक्षिणाशापतिः प्रभुः ब्रह्माणं तोषयाम् आस भानुं वै दक्षिणे तटे ॥
śvabhyāṃ ca sahitaḥ śrīmān dakṣiṇāśāpatiḥ prabhuḥ brahmāṇaṃ toṣayām āsa bhānuṃ vai dakṣiṇe taṭe //
And the illustrious lord, master of the southern quarter, together with the two dogs, gratified Brahmā and the Sun on the southern bank,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.39
ईशानम् उत्तरे विष्णुं स्वयं धर्मः प्रतापवान् दत्तवन्तो वरं श्रेष्ठं सरमाया विशापकम् वरान् अयाचत बहूंल् लोकानाम् उपकारकान् ॥
īśānam uttare viṣṇuṃ svayaṃ dharmaḥ pratāpavān dattavanto varaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ saramāyā viśāpakam varān ayācata bahūṃl lokānām upakārakān //
and Īśāna and Viṣṇu on the northern (bank)—Dharma himself, the mighty one. They granted the highest boon, the undoing of Saramā's curse; and he asked for many boons that would benefit the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.40
एषु स्नानं तु ये कुर्युर् ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः आत्मार्थं च परार्थं च ते कामान् आप्नुयुः शुभान् ॥
eṣu snānaṃ tu ye kuryur brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ ātmārthaṃ ca parārthaṃ ca te kāmān āpnuyuḥ śubhān //
Those who bathe in these (tīrthas) of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara, whether for their own sake or for another's, will obtain their auspicious desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 131.41
बाणतीर्थे तु ये स्नात्वा शार्ङ्गपाणिं स्मरन्ति वै तेभ्यो दारिद्र्यदुःखानि न भवेयुर् युगे युगे ॥
bāṇatīrthe tu ye snātvā śārṅgapāṇiṃ smaranti vai tebhyo dāridryaduḥkhāni na bhaveyur yuge yuge //
Those who, having bathed at Bāṇatīrtha, call to mind the wielder of the Śārṅga bow—for them there will be no poverty and no sorrows, age after age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.42
गोतीर्थे ब्रह्मतीर्थे वा यस् तु स्नात्वा यतव्रतः ब्रह्माणं तं नमस्याथ द्वीपस्यापि प्रदक्षिणम् ॥
gotīrthe brahmatīrthe vā yas tu snātvā yatavrataḥ brahmāṇaṃ taṃ namasyātha dvīpasyāpi pradakṣiṇam //
Whoever, of restrained vows, having bathed at Gotīrtha or Brahmatīrtha, then pays homage to Brahmā and makes a circumambulation of the island as well—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.43
यः कुर्यात् तेन पृथिवी सप्तद्वीपा वसुंधरा प्रदक्षिणीकृता तत्र किंचिद् दत्त्वा वसु द्विजम् ॥
yaḥ kuryāt tena pṛthivī saptadvīpā vasuṃdharā pradakṣiṇīkṛtā tatra kiṃcid dattvā vasu dvijam //
—whoever does this, by him the earth, the bearer of wealth with its seven continents, has been circumambulated; and there, having given some wealth to a brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.44
तद् देवयजनं प्राप्य किंचिद् धुत्वा हुताशने अश्वमेधादियज्ञानां फलं प्राप्नोति पुष्कलम् ॥
tad devayajanaṃ prāpya kiṃcid dhutvā hutāśane aśvamedhādiyajñānāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti puṣkalam //
reaching that sacrificial ground of the gods and offering something into the fire, he obtains the abundant fruit of the horse-sacrifice and other sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.45
यः सकृत् तत्र पठति गायत्रीं वेदमातरम् अधीतास् तेन वेदा वै निष्कामो मुक्तिभाजनम् ॥
yaḥ sakṛt tatra paṭhati gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram adhītās tena vedā vai niṣkāmo muktibhājanam //
Whoever recites there even once the Gāyatrī, the mother of the Vedas, by that the Vedas have been studied (by him), and desireless he becomes a vessel of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.46
स्नात्वा तु दक्षिणे कूले शक्तिं देवीं तु भक्तितः पूजयित्वा यथान्यायं सर्वान् कामान् अवाप्नुयात् ॥
snātvā tu dakṣiṇe kūle śaktiṃ devīṃ tu bhaktitaḥ pūjayitvā yathānyāyaṃ sarvān kāmān avāpnuyāt //
But having bathed on the southern bank and worshipped the goddess Śakti with devotion according to rule, one would obtain all one's desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.47
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां शक्तिर् माता त्रयीमयी सर्वान् कामान् अवाप्नोति पुत्रवान् धनवान् भवेत् ॥
brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāṃ śaktir mātā trayīmayī sarvān kāmān avāpnoti putravān dhanavān bhavet //
She is the Śakti of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa, the mother, consisting of the three Vedas; (the worshipper) obtains all desires, and becomes possessed of sons and of wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.48
आदित्यं भक्तितो यस् तु दक्षिणे नियतो नरः स्नात्वा पश्येत तेनेष्टा यज्ञा विविधदक्षिणाः ॥
ādityaṃ bhaktito yas tu dakṣiṇe niyato naraḥ snātvā paśyeta teneṣṭā yajñā vividhadakṣiṇāḥ //
And the man who, self-restrained, having bathed, looks with devotion upon the Sun on the southern (bank) — by him sacrifices with manifold priestly gifts have been offered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.49
कूले यश् चोत्तरे चैव गङ्गाया दैत्यसूदनम् स्नात्वा पश्येत तं नत्वा तस्य विष्णोः परं पदम् ॥
kūle yaś cottare caiva gaṅgāyā daityasūdanam snātvā paśyeta taṃ natvā tasya viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam //
And whoever, on the northern bank of the Gaṅgā, having bathed, looks upon the slayer of the demons (Viṣṇu) and bows to him — his is the supreme abode of that Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.50
यमेश्वरं ततो यस् तु यमतीर्थे तु पूजितम् स्नातः पश्यति युक्तात्मा स करोत्य् अचिरेण हि ॥
yameśvaraṃ tato yas tu yamatīrthe tu pūjitam snātaḥ paśyati yuktātmā sa karoty acireṇa hi //
Then whoever, of disciplined self, having bathed, beholds Yameśvara, worshipped at the Yama-tīrtha, he indeed accomplishes (it) in a short time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 131.51
पितॄणाम् अक्षयं पुण्यं फलदं कीर्तिवर्धनम् तत्र स्नानेन दानेन जपेन स्तवनेन च अपि दुष्कृतकर्माणः पितरो मोक्षम् आप्नुयुः ॥
pitṝṇām akṣayaṃ puṇyaṃ phaladaṃ kīrtivardhanam tatra snānena dānena japena stavanena ca api duṣkṛtakarmāṇaḥ pitaro mokṣam āpnuyuḥ //
(That place is) for the fathers imperishable merit, granting fruit and increasing fame; there, by bathing, by giving, by muttering (prayers) and by praising, even fathers who have done evil deeds would attain release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.52
इत्याद्य् अष्ट सहस्राणि तीर्थानि त्रीणि नारद तेषु स्नानं च दानं च सर्वम् अक्षयपुण्यदम् ॥
ityādy aṣṭa sahasrāṇi tīrthāni trīṇi nārada teṣu snānaṃ ca dānaṃ ca sarvam akṣayapuṇyadam //
Such and the rest are the eight thousand and three hundred tīrthas, O Nārada; in them bathing and giving, all of it, grants imperishable merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 131.53
एतेषां स्मरणं पुण्यं नानाजन्माघनाशनम् श्रवणात् पितृभिः सार्धं पठनात् स्वकुलैः सह ॥
eteṣāṃ smaraṇaṃ puṇyaṃ nānājanmāghanāśanam śravaṇāt pitṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ paṭhanāt svakulaiḥ saha //
The remembrance of these is meritorious, destroying the sin of many births; from hearing (of them one is purified) together with one's fathers, from reciting (of them) together with one's own kin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.54
तेषाम् अप्य् अतिपापानि नाशं यान्ति ममाज्ञया तत्र स्नानादि यः कृत्वा किंचिद् दत्त्वा यतात्मवान् ॥
teṣām apy atipāpāni nāśaṃ yānti mamājñayā tatra snānādi yaḥ kṛtvā kiṃcid dattvā yatātmavān //
Even their very great sins go to destruction by my command; whoever, self-controlled, having done bathing and the rest there and given something —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.55
पितॄणां पिण्डदानादि कृत्वा नत्वा सुरान् इमान् धनं धान्यं यशो वीर्यम् आयुर् आरोग्यसंपदः ॥
pitṝṇāṃ piṇḍadānādi kṛtvā natvā surān imān dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ yaśo vīryam āyur ārogyasaṃpadaḥ //
— having performed the offering of rice-balls and the rest for the fathers and bowed to these gods, (he obtains) wealth, grain, fame, vigour, long life and the riches of health,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.56
पुत्रान् पौत्रान् प्रियां भार्यां लब्ध्वा चान्यन् मनीषितम् अवियुक्तः प्रीतमना बन्धुभिश् चातिमानितः ॥
putrān pautrān priyāṃ bhāryāṃ labdhvā cānyan manīṣitam aviyuktaḥ prītamanā bandhubhiś cātimānitaḥ //
and having gained sons, grandsons, a beloved wife, and whatever else is wished for, unseparated (from them), glad of mind, and highly honoured by his kinsmen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 131.57
नरकस्थान् अपि पितॄंस् तारयित्वा कुलानि च पावयित्वा प्रियैर् युक्तो ह्य् अन्ते विष्णुं शिवं स्मरेत् ततो मुक्तिपदं गच्छेद् देवानां वचनं यथा ॥
narakasthān api pitṝṃs tārayitvā kulāni ca pāvayitvā priyair yukto hy ante viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ smaret tato muktipadaṃ gacched devānāṃ vacanaṃ yathā //
and having ferried across even the fathers who dwell in hell, and having purified his lineages, joined with his dear ones, at the end he should remember Viṣṇu and Śiva; thereupon he would go to the state of liberation, as is the word of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition