Brahma Purana — Chapter 143
BrP 143.1
सिद्धतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं यत्र सिद्धेश्वरो हरः तस्य प्रभावं वक्ष्यामि सर्वसिद्धिकरं नृणाम् ॥
siddhatīrtham iti khyātaṃ yatra siddheśvaro haraḥ tasya prabhāvaṃ vakṣyāmi sarvasiddhikaraṃ nṛṇām //
There is (a ford) known as Siddhatīrtha, where Hara is Siddheśvara. I shall declare its power, which brings all attainments to men.
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BrP 143.2
पुलस्त्यवंशसंभूतो रावणो लोकरावणः दिशो विजित्य सर्वाश् च सोमलोकम् अजीगमत् ॥
pulastyavaṃśasaṃbhūto rāvaṇo lokarāvaṇaḥ diśo vijitya sarvāś ca somalokam ajīgamat //
Rāvaṇa, born in the line of Pulastya, the terror of the worlds, having conquered all the quarters, went to the world of Soma.
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BrP 143.3
सोमेन सह योत्स्यन्तं दशास्यम् अहम् अब्रवम् मन्त्रं दास्ये निवर्तस्व सोमयुद्धाद् दशानन ॥
somena saha yotsyantaṃ daśāsyam aham abravam mantraṃ dāsye nivartasva somayuddhād daśānana //
To the ten-faced one, as he was about to fight with Soma, I said: "I shall give you a mantra; turn back from war with Soma, ten-faced one."
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BrP 143.4
इत्य् उक्त्वाष्टोत्तरं मन्त्रं शतनामभिर् अन्वितम् शिवस्य राक्षसेन्द्राय प्रादां नारद शान्तये ॥
ity uktvāṣṭottaraṃ mantraṃ śatanāmabhir anvitam śivasya rākṣasendrāya prādāṃ nārada śāntaye //
Having said this, I gave to the lord of the Rākṣasas the mantra of Śiva of a hundred and eight, joined with (his) hundred names, for (his) appeasement, Nārada.
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BrP 143.5
निःश्रीकाणां विपन्नानां नानाक्लेशजुषां नृणाम् शरणं शिव एवात्र संसारे ऽन्यो न कश्चन ॥
niḥśrīkāṇāṃ vipannānāṃ nānākleśajuṣāṃ nṛṇām śaraṇaṃ śiva evātra saṃsāre 'nyo na kaścana //
For men bereft of fortune, fallen into calamity, afflicted with manifold sufferings, Śiva alone is the refuge here in this round of existence; there is no other whatsoever.
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BrP 143.6
ततो निवृत्तः स ह मन्त्रियुक्तस् तत् सोमलोकाज् जयम् आप्य रक्षः स पुष्पकारूढगतिः सगर्वो लोकान् पुनः प्राप जवाद् दशास्यः
tato nivṛttaḥ sa ha mantriyuktas tat somalokāj jayam āpya rakṣaḥ sa puṣpakārūḍhagatiḥ sagarvo lokān punaḥ prāpa javād daśāsyaḥ
Then that demon, turned back and accompanied by his ministers, having won victory over the moon-world, riding upon the Puṣpaka in his course, proud, the ten-faced one, swiftly reached the (other) worlds again.
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BrP 143.9
स प्रेक्षमाणो देवम् अन्तरिक्षं भुवं च नागांश् च गजांश् च विप्रान् आलोकयाम् आस नगं महान्तं कैलासम् आवास उमापतेर् यः ब्र्प्_१४३।७ दृष्ट्वा स्मयोत्फुल्लदृग् अद्रिराजं ब्र्प्_१४३।८अ स मन्त्रिणौ रावण इत्य् उवाच ब्र्प्_१४३।८ब् को वा गिराव् अत्र वसेन् महात्मा गिरिं नयाम्य् एनम् अथाधि भूमेः लङ्कागतो ऽयं गिरिर् आशु शोभां लङ्कापि सत्यं श्रियम् आतनोति
sa prekṣamāṇo devam antarikṣaṃ bhuvaṃ ca nāgāṃś ca gajāṃś ca viprān ālokayām āsa nagaṃ mahāntaṃ kailāsam āvāsa umāpater yaḥ BrP_143.7 dṛṣṭvā smayotphulladṛg adrirājaṃ brp_143.8a sa mantriṇau rāvaṇa ity uvāca brp_143.8b ko vā girāv atra vasen mahātmā giriṃ nayāmy enam athādhi bhūmeḥ laṅkāgato 'yaṃ girir āśu śobhāṃ laṅkāpi satyaṃ śriyam ātanoti
Gazing at the sky and at the earth, and at the gods, the Nāgas, the elephants and the brahmins, he caught sight of a great mountain, Kailāsa, which is the dwelling of Umā's lord. (143.7) Seeing that king of mountains, his eyes wide open with astonishment, Rāvaṇa spoke thus to his two ministers: (143.8ab) "What great soul might dwell on this mountain? I shall carry this mountain off from the earth. Once this mountain has come to Laṅkā, it will at once (give) beauty, and Laṅkā too will truly spread out splendour."
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BrP 143.10
इत्थं वचो राक्षसमन्त्रिणौ तौ निशम्य रक्षोधिपतेश् च भावम् न युक्तम् इत्य् ऊचतुर् इष्टबुद्ध्या निशाचरस् तद्वचनं न मेने
itthaṃ vaco rākṣasamantriṇau tau niśamya rakṣodhipateś ca bhāvam na yuktam ity ūcatur iṣṭabuddhyā niśācaras tadvacanaṃ na mene
Hearing this speech and the intention of the lord of the demons, those two demon ministers said, out of their considered judgement, "It is not proper"; (but) the night-walker did not heed their words.
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BrP 143.11
संस्थाप्य तत् पुष्पकम् आशु रक्षः पुप्लाव कैलासगिरेश् च मूले हिन्दोलयाम् आस गिरिं दशास्यो ज्ञात्वा भवः कृत्यम् इदं चकार
saṃsthāpya tat puṣpakam āśu rakṣaḥ puplāva kailāsagireś ca mūle hindolayām āsa giriṃ daśāsyo jñātvā bhavaḥ kṛtyam idaṃ cakāra
Having quickly set that Puṣpaka down, the demon leapt to the base of Mount Kailāsa, and the ten-faced one made the mountain rock to and fro; and Bhava, knowing this, performed this deed.
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BrP 143.12
जित्वा दिगीशांश् च सगर्वितस्य कैलासम् आन्दोलयतः सुरारेः अङ्गुष्ठकृत्यैव रसातलादि लोकांश् च यातस्य दशाननस्य
jitvā digīśāṃś ca sagarvitasya kailāsam āndolayataḥ surāreḥ aṅguṣṭhakṛtyaiva rasātalādi lokāṃś ca yātasya daśānanasya
Of the ten-faced one, the enemy of the gods, who, having conquered the lords of the quarters, was full of pride, who was shaking Kailāsa, and who by the mere action of a toe had gone (down) to Rasātala and the (other) worlds —
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BrP 143.13
आलूनकायस्य गिरं निशम्य विहस्य देव्या सह दत्तम् इष्टम् तस्मै प्रसन्नः कुपितो ऽपि शंभुर् अयुक्तदातेति न संशयो ऽत्र
ālūnakāyasya giraṃ niśamya vihasya devyā saha dattam iṣṭam tasmai prasannaḥ kupito 'pi śaṃbhur ayuktadāteti na saṃśayo 'tra
— hearing the cry of him whose body was crushed, Śambhu, laughing, together with the Goddess granted him his desire; though angry, he was gracious to him — that he gives what is not fitting, of this there is no doubt here.
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BrP 143.14
ततो ऽयम् आवाप्य वरान् सुवीरो भवप्रसादात् कुसुमं जगाम गच्छन् स लङ्कां भवपूजनाय गङ्गाम् अगाच् छंभुजटाप्रसूताम्
tato 'yam āvāpya varān suvīro bhavaprasādāt kusumaṃ jagāma gacchan sa laṅkāṃ bhavapūjanāya gaṅgām agāc chaṃbhujaṭāprasūtām
Then this great hero, having obtained boons through Bhava's favour, went on the flower-chariot; and as he went to Laṅkā, in order to worship Bhava, he came to the Gaṅgā that issued from Śambhu's matted hair.
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BrP 143.15
संपूजयित्वा विविधैश् च मन्त्रैर् गङ्गाजलैः शंभुम् अदीनसत्त्वः असिं स लेभे शशिखण्डभूषात् सिद्धिं च सर्वर्द्धिम् अभीप्सितां च
saṃpūjayitvā vividhaiś ca mantrair gaṅgājalaiḥ śaṃbhum adīnasattvaḥ asiṃ sa lebhe śaśikhaṇḍabhūṣāt siddhiṃ ca sarvarddhim abhīpsitāṃ ca
Having worshipped Śambhu with various mantras and with the waters of the Gaṅgā, undaunted in spirit, he obtained a sword from him who is adorned with the crescent moon, and (magical) attainment, and all prosperity, and what he desired.
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BrP 143.16
मद्दत्तमन्त्रं शशिरक्षणाय स साधयाम् आस भवं प्रपूज्य सिद्धे तु मन्त्रे पुनर् एव लङ्काम् अयात् स रक्षोधिपतिः स तुष्टः
maddattamantraṃ śaśirakṣaṇāya sa sādhayām āsa bhavaṃ prapūjya siddhe tu mantre punar eva laṅkām ayāt sa rakṣodhipatiḥ sa tuṣṭaḥ
The mantra given by me for the protection of the moon he brought to success, having worshipped Bhava; and when the mantra was mastered, that lord of demons, satisfied, went once more to Laṅkā.
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BrP 143.17
ततः प्रभृत्य् एतद् अतिप्रभावं तीर्थं महासिद्धिदम् इष्टदं च समस्तपापौघविनाशनं च सिद्धैर् अशेषैः परिसेवितं च
tataḥ prabhṛty etad atiprabhāvaṃ tīrthaṃ mahāsiddhidam iṣṭadaṃ ca samastapāpaughavināśanaṃ ca siddhair aśeṣaiḥ parisevitaṃ ca
From that time on this sacred place is of surpassing power, granting great attainments and granting what is desired, destroying the whole flood of sins, and frequented by all the Siddhas without exception.
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