Brahma Purana — Chapter 166

BrP 166.1

पतत्रितीर्थम् आख्यातं रोगघ्नं पापनाशनम् तस्य श्रवणमात्रेण कृतकृत्यो भवेन् नरः ॥

patatritīrtham ākhyātaṃ rogaghnaṃ pāpanāśanam tasya śravaṇamātreṇa kṛtakṛtyo bhaven naraḥ //

The Patatritīrtha has been declared, destroyer of disease and remover of sin; by merely hearing of it a man becomes one who has accomplished his purpose.

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BrP 166.2

बभूवतुः कश्यपस्य सुताव् अरुणाव् ईश्वरौ संपातिश् च जटायुश् च संभवेतां तदन्वये ॥

babhūvatuḥ kaśyapasya sutāv aruṇāv īśvarau saṃpātiś ca jaṭāyuś ca saṃbhavetāṃ tadanvaye //

Kaśyapa had two sons, the Aruṇas, mighty lords; Saṃpāti and Jaṭāyu were born in his line.

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BrP 166.3

तार्क्ष्यप्रजापतेः पुत्राव् अरुणो गरुडस् तथा तदन्वये संभूतः च संपातिः पतगोत्तमः ॥

tārkṣyaprajāpateḥ putrāv aruṇo garuḍas tathā tadanvaye saṃbhūtaḥ ca saṃpātiḥ patagottamaḥ //

The two sons of Tārkṣya the Prajāpati were Aruṇa and Garuḍa; and in his line was born Saṃpāti, the best of birds.

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BrP 166.4

जटायुर् इति विख्यातो ह्य् अपरः सोदरो ऽनुजः अन्योन्यस्पर्धया युक्ताव् उन्मत्तौ स्वबलेन तौ ॥

jaṭāyur iti vikhyāto hy aparaḥ sodaro 'nujaḥ anyonyaspardhayā yuktāv unmattau svabalena tau //

The other, the younger full brother, was renowned as Jaṭāyu. The two of them, engaged in rivalry with each other, were maddened by their own strength.

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BrP 166.5

संजग्मतुर् दिनकरं नमस्कर्तुं विहायसि यावत् सूर्यस्य सामीप्यं प्राप्तौ तौ विहगोत्तमौ ॥

saṃjagmatur dinakaraṃ namaskartuṃ vihāyasi yāvat sūryasya sāmīpyaṃ prāptau tau vihagottamau //

They went together through the sky to salute the day-maker; and when those two best of birds had reached the vicinity of the sun,

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BrP 166.6

दग्धपक्षाव् उभौ श्रान्तौ पतितौ गिरिमूर्धनि बान्धवौ पतितौ दृष्ट्वा निश्चेष्टौ गतचेतसौ ॥

dagdhapakṣāv ubhau śrāntau patitau girimūrdhani bāndhavau patitau dṛṣṭvā niśceṣṭau gatacetasau //

both, their wings burnt and exhausted, fell on a mountain top; seeing his kinsmen fallen, motionless and senseless,

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BrP 166.7

तावद् दुःखाभिभूतो ऽसाव् अरुणः प्राह भास्करम् तौ दृष्ट्वा त्व् अरुणः सूर्य्।अम् प्राहेदं पतितौ भुवि आश्वासयैतौ तिग्मांशो यावन् नैतौ मरिष्यतः ॥

tāvad duḥkhābhibhūto 'sāv aruṇaḥ prāha bhāskaram tau dṛṣṭvā tv aruṇaḥ sūry.am prāhedaṃ patitau bhuvi āśvāsayaitau tigmāṃśo yāvan naitau mariṣyataḥ //

thereupon that Aruṇa, overcome with grief, spoke to the Maker of Light. Seeing those two fallen on the ground, Aruṇa said this to the Sun: "Revive these two, O sharp-rayed one, before they die."

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BrP 166.8

तथेत्य् उक्त्वा दिनकरो जीवयाम् आस तौ खगौ गरुडो ऽपि तयोः श्रुत्वा अवस्थां सह विष्णुना ॥

tathety uktvā dinakaro jīvayām āsa tau khagau garuḍo 'pi tayoḥ śrutvā avasthāṃ saha viṣṇunā //

Saying "So be it," the day-maker restored those two birds to life; and Garuḍa too, hearing of their condition, together with Viṣṇu,

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BrP 166.9

आगत्याश्वासयाम् आस सुखं चक्रे च नारद सर्व एव तदा जग्मुर् गङ्गां तापापनुत्तये ॥

āgatyāśvāsayām āsa sukhaṃ cakre ca nārada sarva eva tadā jagmur gaṅgāṃ tāpāpanuttaye //

having come, comforted (them) and made (them) comfortable, O Nārada. Then all of them went to the Gaṅgā to remove their burning pain.

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BrP 166.10

जटायुश् चारुणश् चैव संपातिर् गरुडस् तथा सूर्यो विष्णुस् तत् प्रययौ तत् तीर्थं बहुपुण्यदम् ॥

jaṭāyuś cāruṇaś caiva saṃpātir garuḍas tathā sūryo viṣṇus tat prayayau tat tīrthaṃ bahupuṇyadam //

Jaṭāyu and Aruṇa, Saṃpāti and likewise Garuḍa, the Sun and Viṣṇu — (each) went to that ford which bestows abundant merit.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

BrP 166.11

पतत्रितीर्थम् आख्यातं विषघ्नं सर्वकामदम् स्वयं सूर्यस् तथा विष्णुः सुपर्णेनारुणेन च ॥

patatritīrtham ākhyātaṃ viṣaghnaṃ sarvakāmadam svayaṃ sūryas tathā viṣṇuḥ suparṇenāruṇena ca //

It is called Patatri-tīrtha (the Bird's Ford), destroyer of poison, granter of all desires; the Sun himself and Viṣṇu too, with Suparṇa and Aruṇa,

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BrP 166.12

आसते गौतमीतीरे तथैव वृषभध्वजः त्रयाणाम् अपि देवानां स्थितेस् तत् तीर्थम् उत्तमम् ॥

āsate gautamītīre tathaiva vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ trayāṇām api devānāṃ sthites tat tīrtham uttamam //

abide on the bank of the Gautamī, and likewise he whose banner is the bull; because three gods dwell (there), that ford is the highest.

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BrP 166.13

तत्र स्नात्वा शुचिर् भूत्वा नमस्कुर्यात् सुरान् इमान् आधिव्याधिविनिर्मुक्तः स परं सौख्यम् आप्नुयात् ॥

tatra snātvā śucir bhūtvā namaskuryāt surān imān ādhivyādhivinirmuktaḥ sa paraṃ saukhyam āpnuyāt //

Bathing there and becoming pure, one should salute these gods; freed from mental and bodily ailments, he would attain the highest happiness.

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