Brahma Purana — Chapter 36
BrP 36.1
विस्तृते हिमवत्पृष्ठे विमानशतसंकुले अभवत् स तु कालेन शैलपुत्र्याः स्वयंवरः ॥
vistṛte himavatpṛṣṭhe vimānaśatasaṃkule abhavat sa tu kālena śailaputryāḥ svayaṃvaraḥ //
On the broad back of Himavat, thronged with hundreds of celestial cars, in time there took place that self-choice ceremony of the mountain's daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.2
अथ पर्वतराजो ऽसौ हिमवान् ध्यानकोविदः दुहितुर् देवदेवेन ज्ञात्वा तद् अभिमन्त्रितम् ॥
atha parvatarājo 'sau himavān dhyānakovidaḥ duhitur devadevena jñātvā tad abhimantritam //
Then that king of mountains, Himavat, skilled in meditation, came to know what had been agreed upon for his daughter by the god of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.3
जानन्न् अपि महाशैलः समयारक्षणेप्सया स्वयंवरं ततो देव्याः सर्वलोकेष्व् अघोषयत् ॥
jānann api mahāśailaḥ samayārakṣaṇepsayā svayaṃvaraṃ tato devyāḥ sarvalokeṣv aghoṣayat //
Though he knew (it), the great mountain, wishing to keep to the agreement, then proclaimed the goddess's self-choice ceremony in all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.4
देवदानवसिद्धानां सर्वलोकनिवासिनाम् वृणुयात् परमेशानं समक्षं यदि मे सुता ॥
devadānavasiddhānāṃ sarvalokanivāsinām vṛṇuyāt parameśānaṃ samakṣaṃ yadi me sutā //
"If, in the presence of the gods, dānavas and siddhas, the dwellers in all the worlds, my daughter should choose the supreme lord —
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BrP 36.5
तद् एव सुकृतं श्लाघ्यं ममाभ्युदयसंमतम् इति संचिन्त्य शैलेन्द्रः कृत्वा हृदि महेश्वरम् ॥
tad eva sukṛtaṃ ślāghyaṃ mamābhyudayasaṃmatam iti saṃcintya śailendraḥ kṛtvā hṛdi maheśvaram //
that alone would be a praiseworthy good deed, agreeable to my prosperity" — thus reflecting, the lord of mountains, holding Maheśvara in his heart,
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BrP 36.6
आब्रह्मकेषु देवेषु देव्याः शैलेन्द्रसत्तमः कृत्वा रत्नाकुलं देशं स्वयंवरम् अचीकरत् ॥
ābrahmakeṣu deveṣu devyāḥ śailendrasattamaḥ kṛtvā ratnākulaṃ deśaṃ svayaṃvaram acīkarat //
the best of the lords of mountains, having made the place thick with jewels, had the goddess's self-choice ceremony performed among the gods up to Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.7
अथैवम् आघोषितमात्र एव स्वयंवरे तत्र नगेन्द्रपुत्र्याः देवादयः सर्वजगन्निवासाः समाययुस् तत्र गृहीतवेशाः
athaivam āghoṣitamātra eva svayaṃvare tatra nagendraputryāḥ devādayaḥ sarvajagannivāsāḥ samāyayus tatra gṛhītaveśāḥ
Then, the very moment the self-choice of the daughter of the lord of mountains was thus proclaimed there, the gods and the rest, dwellers of the whole world, came there having put on (their finest) attire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.8
प्रफुल्लपद्मासनसंनिविष्टः सिद्धैर् वृतो योगिभिर् अप्रमेयैः विज्ञापितस् तेन महीध्रराज्ञा आगतस् तदाहं त्रिदिवैर् उपेतः
praphullapadmāsanasaṃniviṣṭaḥ siddhair vṛto yogibhir aprameyaiḥ vijñāpitas tena mahīdhrarājñā āgatas tadāhaṃ tridivair upetaḥ
Seated on a full-blown lotus seat, surrounded by siddhas and immeasurable yogins, and informed by that king of mountains, I too came then, accompanied by the (dwellers of the) three heavens.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.9
अक्ष्णां सहस्रं सुरराट् स बिभ्रद् दिव्याङ्गहारस्रगुदाररूपः ऐरावतं सर्वगजेन्द्रमुख्यं स्रवन्मदासारकृतप्रवाहम्
akṣṇāṃ sahasraṃ surarāṭ sa bibhrad divyāṅgahārasragudārarūpaḥ airāvataṃ sarvagajendramukhyaṃ sravanmadāsārakṛtapravāham
That king of the gods, bearing a thousand eyes, of noble form with divine ornaments and garlands, (mounted) Airāvata, chief of all lordly elephants, who made a flowing stream with the downpour of his oozing rut-fluid —
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BrP 36.10
आरुह्य सर्वामरराट् स वज्रं बिभ्रत् समागात् पुरतः सुराणाम् तेजःप्रभावाधिकतुल्यरूपी प्रोद्भासयन् सर्वदिशो विवस्वान्
āruhya sarvāmararāṭ sa vajraṃ bibhrat samāgāt purataḥ surāṇām tejaḥprabhāvādhikatulyarūpī prodbhāsayan sarvadiśo vivasvān
having mounted (him), that king of all the immortals, bearing the thunderbolt, came in front of the gods, his form equal to or surpassing (others) in radiance and power, like the sun illuminating all the directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.11
हैमं विमानं सवलत्पताकम् आरूढ आगात् त्वरितं जवेन मणिप्रदीप्तोज्ज्वलकुण्डलश् च वह्न्यर्कतेजःप्रतिमे विमाने
haimaṃ vimānaṃ savalatpatākam ārūḍha āgāt tvaritaṃ javena maṇipradīptojjvalakuṇḍalaś ca vahnyarkatejaḥpratime vimāne
And he who had earrings blazing bright with gems, mounted on a golden celestial car with fluttering banners, came swiftly at speed; and in a celestial car resembling the splendour of fire and sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.12
समभ्यगात् कश्यपसूनुर् एक आदित्यमध्याद् भगनामधारी पीनाङ्गयष्टिः सुकृताङ्गहार तेजोबलाज्ञासदृशप्रभावः
samabhyagāt kaśyapasūnur eka ādityamadhyād bhaganāmadhārī pīnāṅgayaṣṭiḥ sukṛtāṅgahāra tejobalājñāsadṛśaprabhāvaḥ
one son of Kaśyapa, bearing the name Bhaga, came from the midst of the Ādityas, with a stout frame of limbs, with well-made ornaments, his majesty matching his splendour, strength and command.
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BrP 36.13
दण्डं समागृह्य कृतान्त आगाद् आरुह्य भीमं महिषं जवेन महामहीध्रोच्छ्रयपीनगात्रः स्वर्णादिरत्नाञ्चितचारुवेशः
daṇḍaṃ samāgṛhya kṛtānta āgād āruhya bhīmaṃ mahiṣaṃ javena mahāmahīdhrocchrayapīnagātraḥ svarṇādiratnāñcitacāruveśaḥ
Taking up his staff, Death (Kṛtānta) came, having swiftly mounted his terrible buffalo, his stout body as high as a great mountain, his handsome dress marked with gold and other jewels.
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BrP 36.14
समीरणः सर्वजगद्विभर्ता विमानम् आरुह्य समभ्यगाद् धि संतापयन् सर्वसुरासुरेशांस् तेजोधिकस् तेजसि संनिविष्टः
samīraṇaḥ sarvajagadvibhartā vimānam āruhya samabhyagād dhi saṃtāpayan sarvasurāsureśāṃs tejodhikas tejasi saṃniviṣṭaḥ
The Wind, sustainer of the whole world, having mounted a celestial car, indeed came, scorching all the lords of gods and asuras, surpassing in energy, established in energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.15
वह्निः समभ्येत्य सुरेन्द्रमध्ये ज्वलन् प्रतस्थौ वरवेशधारी नानामणिप्रज्वलिताङ्गयष्टिर् जगद्वरं दिव्यविमानम् अग्र्यम्
vahniḥ samabhyetya surendramadhye jvalan pratasthau varaveśadhārī nānāmaṇiprajvalitāṅgayaṣṭir jagadvaraṃ divyavimānam agryam
Fire, having come into the midst of the lords of gods, stood there blazing, wearing excellent dress, his bodily frame ablaze with various gems. — The foremost divine celestial car, best in the world,
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BrP 36.16
आरुह्य सर्वद्रविणाधिपेशः स राजराजस् त्वरितो ऽभ्यगाच् च आप्याययन् सर्वसुरासुरेशान् कान्त्या च वेशेन च चारुरूपः
āruhya sarvadraviṇādhipeśaḥ sa rājarājas tvarito 'bhyagāc ca āpyāyayan sarvasurāsureśān kāntyā ca veśena ca cārurūpaḥ
having mounted (it), that lord of all masters of wealth, the king of kings, came in haste, gladdening all the lords of gods and asuras, of lovely form in beauty and in dress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.17
ज्वलन् महारत्नविचित्ररूपं विमानम् आरुह्य शशी समायात् श्यामाङ्गयष्टिः सुविचित्रवेशः सर्वाङ्ग आबद्धसुगन्धिमाल्यः
jvalan mahāratnavicitrarūpaṃ vimānam āruhya śaśī samāyāt śyāmāṅgayaṣṭiḥ suvicitraveśaḥ sarvāṅga ābaddhasugandhimālyaḥ
Having mounted a celestial car blazing and variegated in form with great jewels, the Moon came, his bodily frame dark, his dress most variegated, with fragrant garlands bound on every limb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.18
तार्क्ष्यं समारुह्य महीध्रकल्पं गदाधरो ऽसौ त्वरितः समेतः अथाश्विनौ चापि भिषग्वरौ द्वाव् एकं विमानं त्वरयाधिरुह्य
tārkṣyaṃ samāruhya mahīdhrakalpaṃ gadādharo 'sau tvaritaḥ sametaḥ athāśvinau cāpi bhiṣagvarau dvāv ekaṃ vimānaṃ tvarayādhiruhya
Mounting Garuḍa, who was like a mountain, that bearer of the mace (Viṣṇu) arrived in haste; and then the two Aśvins also, the two best of physicians, quickly mounting a single aerial car —
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BrP 36.19
मनोहरौ प्रज्वलचारुवेशौ आजग्मतुर् देववरौ सुवीरौ सहस्रनागः स्फुरदग्निवर्णं बिभ्रत् तदानीं ज्वलनार्कतेजाः
manoharau prajvalacāruveśau ājagmatur devavarau suvīrau sahasranāgaḥ sphuradagnivarṇaṃ bibhrat tadānīṃ jvalanārkatejāḥ
— charming, in blazing and beautiful attire, those two excellent gods, valiant, came; and then Sahasranāga (the thousand-hooded serpent), bearing a flashing fire-color, with the radiance of fire and the sun —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.20
सार्धं स नागैर् अपरैर् महात्मा विमानम् आरुह्य समभ्यगाच् च दितेः सुतानां च महासुराणां वह्न्यर्कशक्रानिलतुल्यभासाम्
sārdhaṃ sa nāgair aparair mahātmā vimānam āruhya samabhyagāc ca diteḥ sutānāṃ ca mahāsurāṇāṃ vahnyarkaśakrānilatulyabhāsām
— that great one, together with the other serpents, mounted an aerial car and drew near, along with the sons of Diti and the great asuras, whose splendor equalled fire, the sun, Śakra, and the wind.
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BrP 36.21
वरानुरूपं प्रविधाय वेशं वृन्दं समागात् पुरतः सुराणाम् गन्धर्वराजः स च चारुरूपी दिव्याङ्गदो दिव्यविमानचारी
varānurūpaṃ pravidhāya veśaṃ vṛndaṃ samāgāt purataḥ surāṇām gandharvarājaḥ sa ca cārurūpī divyāṅgado divyavimānacārī
Having arranged attire suited to the (chosen) groom, he came with his troop before the gods — the king of the gandharvas, of lovely form, wearing divine armlets, travelling in a divine aerial car.
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BrP 36.22
गन्धर्वसंघैः सहितो ऽप्सरोभिः शक्राज्ञया तत्र समाजगाम अन्ये च देवास् त्रिदिवात् तदानीं पृथक् पृथक् चारुगृहीतवेशाः
gandharvasaṃghaiḥ sahito 'psarobhiḥ śakrājñayā tatra samājagāma anye ca devās tridivāt tadānīṃ pṛthak pṛthak cārugṛhītaveśāḥ
Accompanied by hosts of gandharvas and by apsarases, he came there at Śakra's command; and other gods too came then from heaven, each one severally having assumed beautiful attire —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.23
आजग्मुर् आरुह्य विमानपृष्ठं गन्धर्वयक्षोरगकिंनराश् च शचीपतिस् तत्र सुरेन्द्रमध्ये रराज राजाधिकलक्ष्यमूर्तिः
ājagmur āruhya vimānapṛṣṭhaṃ gandharvayakṣoragakiṃnarāś ca śacīpatis tatra surendramadhye rarāja rājādhikalakṣyamūrtiḥ
— they came, mounting the backs of aerial cars, gandharvas, yakṣas, serpents and kiṃnaras; and there, in the midst of the chiefs of the gods, Śacī's husband shone, his form marked out as surpassing the (other) kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.24
आज्ञाबलैश्वर्यकृतप्रमोदः स्वयंवरं तं समलंचकार हेतुस् त्रिलोकस्य जगत्प्रसूतेर् माता च तेषां ससुरासुराणाम्
ājñābalaiśvaryakṛtapramodaḥ svayaṃvaraṃ taṃ samalaṃcakāra hetus trilokasya jagatprasūter mātā ca teṣāṃ sasurāsurāṇām
His joy produced by (his) command, strength and lordship, he adorned that self-choice (ceremony). And she is the cause of the three worlds, the mother of the world's progenitor and of them, the gods together with the asuras —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.25
पत्नी च शंभोः पुरुषस्य धीमतो गीता पुराणे प्रकृतिः परा या दक्षस्य कोपाद् धिमवद्गृहं सा कार्यार्थमायात् त्रिदिवौकसां हि
patnī ca śaṃbhoḥ puruṣasya dhīmato gītā purāṇe prakṛtiḥ parā yā dakṣasya kopād dhimavadgṛhaṃ sā kāryārthamāyāt tridivaukasāṃ hi
— and the wife of Śambhu, of the wise Person, she who is sung in the ancient lore as the supreme Prakṛti; through Dakṣa's anger she came to the house of Himavat, indeed for the sake of the gods' purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.26
विमानपृष्ठे मणिहेमजुष्टे स्थिता वलच्चामरवीजिताङ्गी सर्वर्तुपुष्पां सुसुगन्धमालां प्रगृह्य देवी प्रसभं प्रतस्थे
vimānapṛṣṭhe maṇihemajuṣṭe sthitā valaccāmaravījitāṅgī sarvartupuṣpāṃ susugandhamālāṃ pragṛhya devī prasabhaṃ pratasthe
Standing on the floor of an aerial car set with jewels and gold, her body fanned with moving yak-tail whisks, taking up a very fragrant garland of the flowers of all seasons, the Goddess set out at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.27
मालां प्रगृह्य देव्यां तु स्थितायां देवसंसदि शक्राद्यैर् आगतैर् देवैः स्वयंवर उपागते ॥
mālāṃ pragṛhya devyāṃ tu sthitāyāṃ devasaṃsadi śakrādyair āgatair devaiḥ svayaṃvara upāgate //
When the Goddess, holding the garland, stood in the assembly of the gods, the self-choice having arrived, with Śakra and the other gods come there —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.28
देव्या जिज्ञासया शंभुर् भूत्वा पञ्चशिखः शिशुः उत्सङ्गतलसंसुप्तो बभूव सहसा विभुः ॥
devyā jijñāsayā śaṃbhur bhūtvā pañcaśikhaḥ śiśuḥ utsaṅgatalasaṃsupto babhūva sahasā vibhuḥ //
— Śambhu, to test the Goddess, became a child with five locks of hair, and the Lord suddenly lay asleep on the surface of her lap.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.29
ततो ददर्श तं देवी शिशुं पञ्चशिखं स्थितम् ज्ञात्वा तं समवध्यानाज् जगृहे प्रीतिसंयुता ॥
tato dadarśa taṃ devī śiśuṃ pañcaśikhaṃ sthitam jñātvā taṃ samavadhyānāj jagṛhe prītisaṃyutā //
Then the Goddess saw that child with five locks sitting there; recognizing him through meditation, filled with delight, she took him up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.30
अथ सा शुद्धसंकल्पा काङ्क्षितं प्राप्य सत्पतिम् निवृत्ता च तदा तस्थौ कृत्वा सा हृदि तं विभुम् ॥
atha sā śuddhasaṃkalpā kāṅkṣitaṃ prāpya satpatim nivṛttā ca tadā tasthau kṛtvā sā hṛdi taṃ vibhum //
Then she, of pure resolve, having obtained the good husband she desired, turned back and stood there, having placed that Lord in her heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.31
ततो दृष्ट्वा शिशुं देवा देव्या उत्सङ्गवर्तिनम् को ऽयम् अत्रेति संमन्त्र्य चुक्रुशुर् भृशमोहिताः ॥
tato dṛṣṭvā śiśuṃ devā devyā utsaṅgavartinam ko 'yam atreti saṃmantrya cukruśur bhṛśamohitāḥ //
Then the gods, seeing the child resting on the Goddess's lap, took counsel, saying "Who is this here?", and cried out, utterly bewildered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.32
वज्रम् आहारयत् तस्य बाहुम् उत्क्षिप्य वृत्रहा स बाहुर् उत्थितस् तस्य तथैव समतिष्ठत ॥
vajram āhārayat tasya bāhum utkṣipya vṛtrahā sa bāhur utthitas tasya tathaiva samatiṣṭhata //
The slayer of Vṛtra raised his arm and hurled the thunderbolt at him; but that raised arm of his stayed just as it was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.33
स्तम्भितः शिशुरूपेण देवदेवेन शंभुना वज्रं क्षेप्तुं न शशाक वृत्रहा चलितुं न च ॥
stambhitaḥ śiśurūpeṇa devadevena śaṃbhunā vajraṃ kṣeptuṃ na śaśāka vṛtrahā calituṃ na ca //
Paralyzed by Śambhu, the god of gods, in the form of a child, the slayer of Vṛtra could neither cast the thunderbolt nor move.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.34
भगो नाम ततो देव आदित्यः काश्यपो बली उत्क्षिप्य आयुधं दीप्तं छेत्तुम् इच्छन् विमोहितः ॥
bhago nāma tato deva ādityaḥ kāśyapo balī utkṣipya āyudhaṃ dīptaṃ chettum icchan vimohitaḥ //
Then the god named Bhaga, the mighty son of Kaśyapa, a solar deity, raising his blazing weapon and wishing to cut (the child down), was bewildered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.35
तस्यापि भगवान् बाहुं तथैवास्तम्भयत् तदा बलं तेजश् च योगश् च तथैवास्तम्भयद् विभुः ॥
tasyāpi bhagavān bāhuṃ tathaivāstambhayat tadā balaṃ tejaś ca yogaś ca tathaivāstambhayad vibhuḥ //
His arm too the Lord then paralyzed just so, and the mighty one paralyzed likewise his strength, his energy and his yogic power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.36
शिरः प्रकम्पयन् विष्णुः शंकरं समवैक्षत अथ तेषु स्थितेष्व् एवं मन्युमत्सु सुरेषु च ॥
śiraḥ prakampayan viṣṇuḥ śaṃkaraṃ samavaikṣata atha teṣu sthiteṣv evaṃ manyumatsu sureṣu ca //
Shaking his head, Viṣṇu looked upon Śaṃkara. Then, while they stood thus, and the gods were full of wrath —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.37
अहं परमसंविग्नो ध्यानम् आस्थाय सादरम् बुद्धवान् देवदेवेशम् उमोत्सङ्गे समास्थितम् ॥
ahaṃ paramasaṃvigno dhyānam āsthāya sādaram buddhavān devadeveśam umotsaṅge samāsthitam //
— I, extremely agitated, entering upon meditation with reverence, recognized (him to be) the Lord of the gods of gods, seated on Umā's lap.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.38
ज्ञात्वाहं परमेशानं शीघ्रम् उत्थाय सादरम् ववन्दे चरणं शंभोः स्तुतवांस् तम् अहं द्विजाः ॥
jñātvāhaṃ parameśānaṃ śīghram utthāya sādaram vavande caraṇaṃ śaṃbhoḥ stutavāṃs tam ahaṃ dvijāḥ //
Knowing (him to be) the supreme lord, I rose quickly and reverently bowed at Śambhu's feet, and I praised him, O twice-born ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.39
पुराणैः सामसंगीतैः पुण्याख्यैर् गुह्यनामभिः अजस् त्वम् अजरो देवः स्रष्टा विभुः परापरम् ॥
purāṇaiḥ sāmasaṃgītaiḥ puṇyākhyair guhyanāmabhiḥ ajas tvam ajaro devaḥ sraṣṭā vibhuḥ parāparam //
(I praised him) with ancient (hymns), with Sāman chants, with holy epithets and secret names: "You are the unborn, the unaging god, the creator, the all-pervading one, (both) higher and lower."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.40
प्रधानं पुरुषो यस् त्वं ब्रह्म ध्येयं तद् अक्षरम् अमृतं परमात्मा च ईश्वरः कारणं महत् ॥
pradhānaṃ puruṣo yas tvaṃ brahma dhyeyaṃ tad akṣaram amṛtaṃ paramātmā ca īśvaraḥ kāraṇaṃ mahat //
You who are the pradhāna, the puruṣa, the brahman, that imperishable one to be meditated upon, the immortal, and the supreme Self, the Lord, the great cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.41
ब्रह्मसृक् प्रकृतेः स्रष्टा सर्वकृत् प्रकृतेः परः इयं च प्रकृतिर् देवी सदा ते सृष्टिकारणम् ॥
brahmasṛk prakṛteḥ sraṣṭā sarvakṛt prakṛteḥ paraḥ iyaṃ ca prakṛtir devī sadā te sṛṣṭikāraṇam //
Creator of brahman, creator of prakṛti, maker of all, beyond prakṛti; and this goddess prakṛti is always your instrument of creation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.42
पत्नीरूपं समास्थाय जगत्कारणम् आगता नमस् तुभ्यं महादेव देव्या वै सहिताय च ॥
patnīrūpaṃ samāsthāya jagatkāraṇam āgatā namas tubhyaṃ mahādeva devyā vai sahitāya ca //
Assuming the form of a wife, she has come (as) the cause of the world. Homage to you, Mahādeva, and to you together with the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.43
प्रसादात् तव देवेश नियोगाच् च मया प्रजाः देवाद्यास् तु इमाः सृष्टा मूढास् त्वद्योगमायया ॥
prasādāt tava deveśa niyogāc ca mayā prajāḥ devādyās tu imāḥ sṛṣṭā mūḍhās tvadyogamāyayā //
By your grace, lord of gods, and by your command, these creatures beginning with the gods were created by me; (but) they are deluded by your yoga-māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.44
कुरु प्रसादम् एतेषां यथापूर्वं भवन्त्व् इमे तत एवम् अहं विप्रा विज्ञाप्य परमेश्वरम् ॥
kuru prasādam eteṣāṃ yathāpūrvaṃ bhavantv ime tata evam ahaṃ viprā vijñāpya parameśvaram //
Show them favour; let them become as they were before. Then, having thus informed the supreme lord, O brahmins, I...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.45
स्तम्भितान् सर्वदेवांस् तान् इदं चाहं तदोक्तवान् मूढाश् च देवताः सर्वा नैनं बुध्यत शंकरम् ॥
stambhitān sarvadevāṃs tān idaṃ cāhaṃ tadoktavān mūḍhāś ca devatāḥ sarvā nainaṃ budhyata śaṃkaram //
...(and) then I said this to all those gods who had been made rigid: "All you deities are deluded; you do not recognize him, Śaṃkara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.46
गच्छध्वं शरणं शीघ्रम् एनम् एव महेश्वरम् सार्धं मयैव देवेशं परमात्मानम् अव्ययम् ॥
gacchadhvaṃ śaraṇaṃ śīghram enam eva maheśvaram sārdhaṃ mayaiva deveśaṃ paramātmānam avyayam //
Go quickly for refuge to this very Maheśvara, together with me — to the lord of gods, the supreme Self, the imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.47
ततस् ते स्तम्भिताः सर्वे तथैव त्रिदिवौकसः प्रणेमुर् मनसा शर्वं भावशुद्धेन चेतसा ॥
tatas te stambhitāḥ sarve tathaiva tridivaukasaḥ praṇemur manasā śarvaṃ bhāvaśuddhena cetasā //
Then all those paralysed dwellers of heaven, just as they were, bowed to Śarva in mind, with hearts purified in feeling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.48
अथ तेषां प्रसन्नो ऽभूद् देवदेवो महेश्वरः यथापूर्वं चकाराशु देवतानां तनूस् तदा ॥
atha teṣāṃ prasanno 'bhūd devadevo maheśvaraḥ yathāpūrvaṃ cakārāśu devatānāṃ tanūs tadā //
Then the god of gods, Maheśvara, became pleased with them, and at once made the bodies of the deities as they were before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.49
तत एवं प्रवृत्ते तु सर्वदेवनिवारणे वपुश् चकार देवेशस् त्र्यक्षं परमम् अद्भुतम् ॥
tata evaṃ pravṛtte tu sarvadevanivāraṇe vapuś cakāra deveśas tryakṣaṃ paramam adbhutam //
Then, when the release of all the gods had thus come about, the lord of gods made his form three-eyed, supreme, and wondrous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.50
तेजसा तस्य ते ध्वस्ताश् चक्षुः सर्वे न्यमीलयन् तेभ्यः स परमं चक्षुः स्ववपुर्दृष्टिशक्तिमत् ॥
tejasā tasya te dhvastāś cakṣuḥ sarve nyamīlayan tebhyaḥ sa paramaṃ cakṣuḥ svavapurdṛṣṭiśaktimat //
Overwhelmed by his radiance, they all closed their eyes; (then) to them he (gave) a supreme eye possessing the power to see his own form —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.51
प्रादात् परमदेवेशम् अपश्यंस् ते तदा विभुम् ते दृष्ट्वा परमेशानं तृतीयेक्षणधारिणम् ॥
prādāt paramadeveśam apaśyaṃs te tadā vibhum te dṛṣṭvā parameśānaṃ tṛtīyekṣaṇadhāriṇam //
— he granted (it), and they then beheld the supreme lord of gods, the all-pervading one. Having seen the supreme ruler bearing a third eye,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.52
शक्राद्या मेनिरे देवाः सर्व एव सुरेश्वराः तस्य देवी तदा हृष्टा समक्षं त्रिदिवौकसाम् ॥
śakrādyā menire devāḥ sarva eva sureśvarāḥ tasya devī tadā hṛṣṭā samakṣaṃ tridivaukasām //
the gods headed by Śakra, all the lords of the gods, honoured (him). Then his Goddess, delighted, before the eyes of the heaven-dwellers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.53
पादयोः स्थापयाम् आस स्रङ्मालाम् अमितद्युतिः साधु साध्व् इति ते होचुः सर्वे देवाः पुनर् विभुम् ॥
pādayoḥ sthāpayām āsa sraṅmālām amitadyutiḥ sādhu sādhv iti te hocuḥ sarve devāḥ punar vibhum //
she of measureless brilliance placed a garland at his feet. "Well done, well done!" said all the gods again to the lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.54
सह देव्या नमश् चक्रुः शिरोभिर् भूतलाश्रितैः अथास्मिन्न् अन्तरे विप्रास् तम् अहं दैवतैः सह ॥
saha devyā namaś cakruḥ śirobhir bhūtalāśritaiḥ athāsminn antare viprās tam ahaṃ daivataiḥ saha //
Together with the Goddess they made obeisance with their heads touching the ground. Then meanwhile, O brahmins, together with the deities, I (spoke) to him —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.55
हिमवन्तं महाशैलम् उक्तवांश् च महाद्युतिम् श्लाघ्यः पूज्यश् च वन्द्यश् च सर्वेषां त्वं महान् असि ॥
himavantaṃ mahāśailam uktavāṃś ca mahādyutim ślāghyaḥ pūjyaś ca vandyaś ca sarveṣāṃ tvaṃ mahān asi //
— and I said to Himavat, the great mountain of great splendour: "You are praiseworthy, worthy of worship and of reverence; you are great among all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.56
शर्वेण सह संबन्धो यस्य ते ऽभ्युदयो महान् क्रियतां चारुर् उद्वाहः किमर्थं स्थीयते परम् ततः प्रणम्य हिमवांस् तदा मां प्रत्यभाषत ॥
śarveṇa saha saṃbandho yasya te 'bhyudayo mahān kriyatāṃ cārur udvāhaḥ kimarthaṃ sthīyate param tataḥ praṇamya himavāṃs tadā māṃ pratyabhāṣata //
Since you have a marriage connection with Śarva, your prosperity is great. Let the beautiful wedding be performed; why do you stand aside any longer?" Then Himavat, bowing, spoke to me in reply:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.57
त्वम् एव कारणं देव यस्य सर्वोदये मम प्रसादः सहसोत्पन्नो हेतुश् चापि त्वम् एव हि उद्वाहस् तु यदा यादृक् तद् विधत्स्व पितामह ॥
tvam eva kāraṇaṃ deva yasya sarvodaye mama prasādaḥ sahasotpanno hetuś cāpi tvam eva hi udvāhas tu yadā yādṛk tad vidhatsva pitāmaha //
"You alone are the cause, O god, by whom in all my rising fortune this grace has suddenly arisen; and you indeed are the reason. So arrange, grandfather, when and in what manner the wedding (is to be)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.58
तत एवं वचः श्रुत्वा गिरिराजस्य भो द्विजाः उद्वाहः क्रियतां देव इत्य् अहं चोक्तवान् विभुम् ॥
tata evaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā girirājasya bho dvijāḥ udvāhaḥ kriyatāṃ deva ity ahaṃ coktavān vibhum //
Then, having heard such words of the mountain king, O twice-born ones, I said to the Lord: "Let the wedding be performed, O god."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.59
माम् आह शंकरो देवो यथेष्टम् इति लोकपः तत्क्षणाच् च ततो विप्रा अस्माभिर् निर्मितं पुरम् ॥
mām āha śaṃkaro devo yatheṣṭam iti lokapaḥ tatkṣaṇāc ca tato viprā asmābhir nirmitaṃ puram //
The god Śaṃkara, the guardian of the world, said to me, "As you wish"; and from that very instant, O brahmins, a city was built by us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.60
उद्वाहार्थं महेशस्य नानारत्नोपशोभितम् रत्नानि मणयश् चित्रा हेममौक्तिकम् एव च ॥
udvāhārthaṃ maheśasya nānāratnopaśobhitam ratnāni maṇayaś citrā hemamauktikam eva ca //
—for the sake of the wedding of Maheśa, adorned with jewels of many kinds; and gems, bright jewels, and gold and pearl as well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.61
मूर्तिमन्त उपागम्य अलंचक्रुः पुरोत्तमम् चित्रा मारकती भूमिः सुवर्णस्तम्भशोभिता ॥
mūrtimanta upāgamya alaṃcakruḥ purottamam citrā mārakatī bhūmiḥ suvarṇastambhaśobhitā //
taking bodily form, came and adorned that best of cities; the ground was of variegated emerald, resplendent with pillars of gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.62
भास्वत्स्फटिकभित्तिश् च मुक्ताहारप्रलम्बिता तस्मिन् द्वारि पुरे रम्य उद्वाहार्थं विनिर्मिता ॥
bhāsvatsphaṭikabhittiś ca muktāhārapralambitā tasmin dvāri pure ramya udvāhārthaṃ vinirmitā //
And a wall of shining crystal, hung about with strings of pearls, was fashioned there at the gate in that lovely city for the sake of the wedding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.63
शुशुभे देवदेवस्य महेशस्य महात्मनः सोमादित्यौ समं तत्र तापयन्तौ महामणी ॥
śuśubhe devadevasya maheśasya mahātmanaḥ somādityau samaṃ tatra tāpayantau mahāmaṇī //
It shone for the god of gods, the great-souled Maheśa; there the moon and the sun, two great jewels, gave forth their heat together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.64
सौरभेयं मनोरम्यं गन्धम् आदाय मारुतः प्रववौ सुखसंस्पर्शो भवभक्तिं प्रदर्शयन् ॥
saurabheyaṃ manoramyaṃ gandham ādāya mārutaḥ pravavau sukhasaṃsparśo bhavabhaktiṃ pradarśayan //
The wind, pleasant to the touch, blew, carrying a fragrance sweet-smelling and delightful to the mind, displaying its devotion to Bhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.65
समुद्रास् तत्र चत्वारः शक्राद्याश् च सुरोत्तमाः देवनद्यो महानद्यः सिद्धा मुनय एव च ॥
samudrās tatra catvāraḥ śakrādyāś ca surottamāḥ devanadyo mahānadyaḥ siddhā munaya eva ca //
There were the four oceans, and Śakra and the other foremost gods, the divine rivers, the great rivers, the Siddhas and the sages too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.66
गन्धर्वाप्सरसः सर्वे नागा यक्षाः सराक्षसाः औदकाः खेचराश् चान्ये किंनरा देवचारणाः ॥
gandharvāpsarasaḥ sarve nāgā yakṣāḥ sarākṣasāḥ audakāḥ khecarāś cānye kiṃnarā devacāraṇāḥ //
all the Gandharvas and Apsarases, the Nāgas, the Yakṣas together with the Rākṣasas, water-dwellers and others that move in the sky, the Kiṃnaras and the celestial Cāraṇas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.67
तुम्बुरुर् नारदो हाहा हूहूश् चैव तु सामगाः रम्याण्य् आदाय वाद्यानि तत्राजग्मुस् तदा पुरम् ॥
tumburur nārado hāhā hūhūś caiva tu sāmagāḥ ramyāṇy ādāya vādyāni tatrājagmus tadā puram //
Tumburu, Nārada, Hāhā and Hūhū, and the singers of the Sāman—taking up their lovely instruments, they came then to that city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.68
ऋषयस् तु कथास् तत्र वेदगीतास् तपोधनाः पुण्यान् वैवाहिकान् मन्त्राञ् जेपुः संहृष्टमानसाः ॥
ṛṣayas tu kathās tatra vedagītās tapodhanāḥ puṇyān vaivāhikān mantrāñ jepuḥ saṃhṛṣṭamānasāḥ //
And the seers, rich in austerity, (recited) there the tales sung in the Vedas, and with joyful hearts murmured the holy nuptial mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.69
जगतो मातरः सर्वा देवकन्याश् च कृत्स्नशः गायन्ति हर्षिताः सर्वा उद्वाहे परमेष्ठिनः ॥
jagato mātaraḥ sarvā devakanyāś ca kṛtsnaśaḥ gāyanti harṣitāḥ sarvā udvāhe parameṣṭhinaḥ //
All the mothers of the world and the daughters of the gods, every one of them, all rejoicing, sang at the wedding of the Highest One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.70
ऋतवः षट् समं तत्र नानागन्धसुखावहाः उद्वाहः शंकरस्येति मूर्तिमन्त उपस्थिताः ॥
ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭ samaṃ tatra nānāgandhasukhāvahāḥ udvāhaḥ śaṃkarasyeti mūrtimanta upasthitāḥ //
The six seasons together, bringing pleasure with their various fragrances, took bodily form and stood by there, (thinking) "It is the wedding of Śaṃkara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.71
नीलजीमूतसंकाशैर् मन्त्रध्वनिप्रहर्षिभिः केकायमानैः शिखिभिर् नृत्यमानैश् च सर्वशः ॥
nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśair mantradhvanipraharṣibhiḥ kekāyamānaiḥ śikhibhir nṛtyamānaiś ca sarvaśaḥ //
(The rainy season came) with peacocks resembling dark rain-clouds, delighted by the sound of the mantras, uttering their cries and dancing everywhere,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.72
विलोलपिङ्गलस्पष्टविद्युल्लेखाविहासिता कुमुदापीडशुक्लाभिर् बलाकाभिश् च शोभिता ॥
vilolapiṅgalaspaṣṭavidyullekhāvihāsitā kumudāpīḍaśuklābhir balākābhiś ca śobhitā //
(she) laughed with bright streaks of lightning, tawny and flickering, and was made beautiful with cranes white as a garland of white lotuses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.73
प्रत्यग्रसंजातशिलीन्ध्रकन्दली लताद्रुमाद्युद्गतपल्लवा शुभा शुभाम्बुधाराप्रणयप्रबोधितैर् महालसैर् भेकगणैश् च नादिता
pratyagrasaṃjātaśilīndhrakandalī latādrumādyudgatapallavā śubhā śubhāmbudhārāpraṇayaprabodhitair mahālasair bhekagaṇaiś ca nāditā
(she was) auspicious, with freshly sprung mushrooms and young plantains, with shoots put forth by creepers and trees and the rest, and resounding with hosts of very languid frogs awakened by the love of auspicious streams of water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.74
प्रियेषु मानोद्धतमानसानां मनस्विनीनाम् अपि कामिनीनाम् मयूरकेकाभिरुतैः क्षणेन मनोहरैर् मानविभङ्गहेतुभिः
priyeṣu mānoddhatamānasānāṃ manasvinīnām api kāminīnām mayūrakekābhirutaiḥ kṣaṇena manoharair mānavibhaṅgahetubhiḥ
(and she came) at once, by means of the peacocks' cries—captivating, and the cause of the breaking of the pride of passionate women, and even of high-minded women whose hearts were swollen with pride toward their beloveds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.75
तथा विवर्णोज्ज्वलचारुमूर्तिना शशाङ्कलेखाकुटिलेन सर्वतः पयोदसंघातसमीपवर्तिना महेन्द्रचापेन भृशं विराजिता
tathā vivarṇojjvalacārumūrtinā śaśāṅkalekhākuṭilena sarvataḥ payodasaṃghātasamīpavartinā mahendracāpena bhṛśaṃ virājitā
and likewise she was greatly resplendent with the bow of great Indra, whose beautiful form is pale and yet bright, curved like a sliver of the moon, standing everywhere close to the massed rain-clouds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.76
विचित्रपुष्पाम्बुभवैः सुगन्धिभिर् घनाम्बुसंपर्कतया सुशीतलैः विकम्पयन्ती पवनैर् मनोहरैः सुराङ्गनानाम् अलकावलीः शुभाः
vicitrapuṣpāmbubhavaiḥ sugandhibhir ghanāmbusaṃparkatayā suśītalaiḥ vikampayantī pavanair manoharaiḥ surāṅganānām alakāvalīḥ śubhāḥ
setting trembling, with delightful winds that were fragrant, arisen from the water of many-coloured flowers, and very cool from their contact with the water of the clouds, the lovely rows of curls of the women of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.77
गर्जत्पयोदस्थगितेन्दुबिम्बा नवाम्बुसिक्तोदकचारुदूर्वा निरीक्षिता सादरम् उत्सुकाभिर् निश्वासधूम्रं पथिकाङ्गनाभिः
garjatpayodasthagitendubimbā navāmbusiktodakacārudūrvā nirīkṣitā sādaram utsukābhir niśvāsadhūmraṃ pathikāṅganābhiḥ
with the moon's orb hidden by the thundering clouds, with beautiful dūrvā grass drenched with the water of fresh rain, she was gazed at reverently by the eager wives of travellers, grey as their sighing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.78
हंसनूपुरशब्दाढ्या समुन्नतपयोधरा चलद्विद्युल्लताहारा स्पष्टपद्मविलोचना ॥
haṃsanūpuraśabdāḍhyā samunnatapayodharā caladvidyullatāhārā spaṣṭapadmavilocanā //
(She was) rich in the sound of geese for anklets, with high-swelling rain-clouds for breasts, wearing moving vine-like lightning for a necklace, with open lotuses for eyes —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.79
असितजलदधीरध्वानवित्रस्तहंसा विमलसलिलधारोत्पातनम्रोत्पलाग्रा सुरभिकुसुमरेणुकॣप्तसर्वाङ्गशोभा गिरिदुहितृविवाहे प्रावृड् आविर्बभूव
asitajaladadhīradhvānavitrastahaṃsā vimalasaliladhārotpātanamrotpalāgrā surabhikusumareṇukḹptasarvāṅgaśobhā giriduhitṛvivāhe prāvṛḍ āvirbabhūva
— her geese startled by the deep rumbling of the black clouds, the tips of her water-lilies bent down by the falling of streams of clear water, the beauty of all her limbs composed of the pollen of fragrant flowers: (thus) the rainy season appeared at the wedding of the mountain's daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.80
मेघकञ्चुकनिर्मुक्ता पद्मकोशोद्भवस्तनी हंसनूपुरनिह्रादा सर्वसस्यदिगन्तरा ॥
meghakañcukanirmuktā padmakośodbhavastanī haṃsanūpuranihrādā sarvasasyadigantarā //
Freed from her bodice of clouds, her breasts arising as lotus-buds, sounding with geese for anklets, with all the crops (stretching) to the horizons —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.81
विस्तीर्णपुलिनश्रोणी कूजत्सारसमेखला प्रफुल्लेन्दीवरश्यामविलोचनमनोहरा ॥
vistīrṇapulinaśroṇī kūjatsārasamekhalā praphullendīvaraśyāmavilocanamanoharā //
— with broad sandbanks for hips, with calling sārasa cranes for a girdle, charming with eyes dark as full-blown blue lotuses —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.82
पक्वबिम्बाधरपुटा कुन्ददन्तप्रहासिनी नवश्यामलताश्यामरोमराजिपुरस्कृता ॥
pakvabimbādharapuṭā kundadantaprahāsinī navaśyāmalatāśyāmaromarājipuraskṛtā //
— with lips like ripe bimba fruit, smiling with jasmine buds for teeth, adorned in front with a dark line of down that was a fresh dark creeper —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.83
चन्द्रांशुहारवर्गेण कण्ठोरस्थलगामिना प्रह्लादयन्ती चेतांसि सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम् ॥
candrāṃśuhāravargeṇa kaṇṭhorasthalagāminā prahlādayantī cetāṃsi sarveṣāṃ tridivaukasām //
— gladdening the minds of all the dwellers in heaven with her array of necklaces of moonbeams running over her throat and breast —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.84
समदालिकुलोद्गीतमधुरस्वरभाषिणी चलत्कुमुदसंघातचारुकुण्डलशोभिनी ॥
samadālikulodgītamadhurasvarabhāṣiṇī calatkumudasaṃghātacārukuṇḍalaśobhinī //
— speaking in sweet tones that were the singing of swarms of intoxicated bees, resplendent with lovely earrings made of clusters of swaying white water-lilies —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.85
रक्ताशोकप्रशाखोत्थपल्लवाङ्गुलिधारिणी तत्पुष्पसंचयमयैर् वासोभिः समलंकृता ॥
raktāśokapraśākhotthapallavāṅgulidhāriṇī tatpuṣpasaṃcayamayair vāsobhiḥ samalaṃkṛtā //
— wearing for fingers the young shoots sprung from the twigs of the red aśoka, fully adorned with garments made of masses of those flowers —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.86
रक्तोत्पलाग्रचरणा जातीपुष्पनखावली कदलीस्तम्भवामोरूः शशाङ्कवदना तथा ॥
raktotpalāgracaraṇā jātīpuṣpanakhāvalī kadalīstambhavāmorūḥ śaśāṅkavadanā tathā //
— with the tips of red lotuses for feet, her row of nails jasmine flowers, her fair thighs plantain stems, and her face the moon —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.87
सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना सर्वालंकारभूषिता प्रेम्णा स्पृशति कान्तेव सानुरागा मनोरमा ॥
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitā premṇā spṛśati kānteva sānurāgā manoramā //
— endowed with every good mark, decked with every ornament, she touches (them) with love like a passionate, delightful mistress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.88
निर्मुक्तासितमेघकञ्चुकपटा पूर्णेन्दुबिम्बानना नीलाम्भोजविलोचना रविकरप्रोद्भिन्नपद्मस्तनी नानापुष्परजःसुगन्धिपवनप्रह्रादनी चेतसां तत्रासीत् कलहंसनूपुररवा देव्या विवाहे शरत्
nirmuktāsitameghakañcukapaṭā pūrṇendubimbānanā nīlāmbhojavilocanā ravikaraprodbhinnapadmastanī nānāpuṣparajaḥsugandhipavanaprahrādanī cetasāṃ tatrāsīt kalahaṃsanūpuraravā devyā vivāhe śarat
With the cloth of her black-cloud bodice cast off, her face the disk of the full moon, her eyes blue lotuses, her breasts lotuses opened by the sun's rays, gladdening the hearts (of all) with wind fragrant from the pollen of many flowers, sounding with geese for anklets — thus autumn was there at the goddess's wedding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.89
अत्यर्थशीतलाम्भोभिः प्लावयन्तौ दिशः सदा ऋतू हेमन्तशिशिरौ आजग्मतुर् अतिद्युती ॥
atyarthaśītalāmbhobhiḥ plāvayantau diśaḥ sadā ṛtū hemantaśiśirau ājagmatur atidyutī //
Ever flooding the quarters with exceedingly cool waters, the two seasons winter and cool-season came, of great brilliance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.90
ताभ्याम् ऋतुभ्यां संप्राप्तो हिमवान् स नगोत्तमः प्रालेयचूर्णवर्षिभ्यां क्षिप्रं रौप्यहरो बभौ ॥
tābhyām ṛtubhyāṃ saṃprāpto himavān sa nagottamaḥ prāleyacūrṇavarṣibhyāṃ kṣipraṃ raupyaharo babhau //
Reached by those two seasons, which rained down powdered frost, Himavat, that best of mountains, at once shone as a mountain of silver.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.91
तेन प्रालेयवर्षेण घनेनैव हिमालयः अगाधेन तदा रेजे क्षीरोद इव सागरः ॥
tena prāleyavarṣeṇa ghanenaiva himālayaḥ agādhena tadā reje kṣīroda iva sāgaraḥ //
By that dense fall of frost the Himālaya then shone, unfathomable, like the ocean of milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.92
ऋतुपार्ययसंप्राप्तो बभूव स महागिरिः साधूपचारात् सहसा कृतार्थ इव दुर्जनः ॥
ṛtupāryayasaṃprāpto babhūva sa mahāgiriḥ sādhūpacārāt sahasā kṛtārtha iva durjanaḥ //
That great mountain, reached by the turning of the seasons, became like a wicked man suddenly made successful by the attentions of the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.93
प्रालेयपटलच्छन्नैः शृङ्गैस् तु शुशुभे नगः छत्त्रैर् इव महाभागैः पाण्डरैः पृथिवीपतिः ॥
prāleyapaṭalacchannaiḥ śṛṅgais tu śuśubhe nagaḥ chattrair iva mahābhāgaiḥ pāṇḍaraiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ //
With its peaks covered by sheets of frost the mountain shone, as a lord of the earth (shines) with white parasols of great splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.94
मनोभवोद्रेककराः सुराणां सुराङ्गनानां च मुहुः समीराः स्वच्छाम्बुपूर्णाश् च तथा नलिन्यः पद्मोत्पलानां कुसुमैर् उपेताः
manobhavodrekakarāḥ surāṇāṃ surāṅganānāṃ ca muhuḥ samīrāḥ svacchāmbupūrṇāś ca tathā nalinyaḥ padmotpalānāṃ kusumair upetāḥ
Breezes that repeatedly stirred up love in the gods and the women of the gods, and lotus-ponds filled with clear water, furnished with the blossoms of day-lotuses and night-lotuses —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.95
विवाहे गुरुकन्याया वसन्तः समगाद् ऋतुः ॥
vivāhe gurukanyāyā vasantaḥ samagād ṛtuḥ //
— (thus) the season of spring came to the wedding of the mountain's daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.97
ईषत्समुद्भिन्नपयोधराग्रा नार्यो यथा रम्यतरा बभूवुः नात्युष्णशीतानि पयःसरांसि किञ्जल्कचूर्णैः कपिलीकृतानि ब्र्प्_३६।९६ चक्राह्वयुग्मैर् उपनादितानि ब्र्प्_३६।९६ए ययुः प्रहृष्टाः सुरदन्तिमुख्याः ब्र्प्_३६।९६फ़् प्रियङ्गूश् चूततरवश् चूतांश् चापि प्रियङ्गवः तर्जयन्त इवान्योन्यं मञ्जरीभिश् चकाशिरे ॥
īṣatsamudbhinnapayodharāgrā nāryo yathā ramyatarā babhūvuḥ nātyuṣṇaśītāni payaḥsarāṃsi kiñjalkacūrṇaiḥ kapilīkṛtāni BrP_36.96 cakrāhvayugmair upanāditāni brp_36.96e yayuḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ suradantimukhyāḥ brp_36.96f priyaṅgūś cūtataravaś cūtāṃś cāpi priyaṅgavaḥ tarjayanta ivānyonyaṃ mañjarībhiś cakāśire //
The women, with the tips of their breasts just budding out, became more lovely; the lakes of water, neither too hot nor too cold, made tawny by the powder of flower-filaments and made resonant by pairs of cakravāka birds — the chief of the gods' elephants went to them delighted; and the priyaṅgu shrubs and the mango trees, and the mangoes and the priyaṅgus, shone as if threatening one another with their blossom-sprays.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.98
हिमशृङ्गेषु शुक्लेषु तिलकाः कुसुमोत्कराः शुशुभुः कार्यम् उद्दिश्य वृद्धा इव समागताः ॥
himaśṛṅgeṣu śukleṣu tilakāḥ kusumotkarāḥ śuśubhuḥ kāryam uddiśya vṛddhā iva samāgatāḥ //
On the white snowy peaks the tilaka trees with their masses of blossom shone like elders assembled with a purpose in view.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.101
फुल्लाशोकलतास् तत्र रेजिरे शालसंश्रिताः कामिन्य इव कान्तानां कण्ठालम्बितबाहवः ॥ ब्र्प्_३६।९९ तस्मिन्न् ऋतौ शुभ्रकदम्बनीपास् ब्र्प्_३६।१००अ तालाः स्तमालाः सरलाः कपित्थाः ब्र्प्_३६।१००ब् अशोकसर्जार्जुनकोविदाराः पुंनागनागेश्वरकर्णिकाराः लवङ्गतालागुरुसप्तपर्णा न्यग्रोधशोभाञ्जननारिकेलाः
phullāśokalatās tatra rejire śālasaṃśritāḥ kāminya iva kāntānāṃ kaṇṭhālambitabāhavaḥ // BrP_36.99 tasminn ṛtau śubhrakadambanīpās brp_36.100a tālāḥ stamālāḥ saralāḥ kapitthāḥ brp_36.100b aśokasarjārjunakovidārāḥ puṃnāganāgeśvarakarṇikārāḥ lavaṅgatālāgurusaptaparṇā nyagrodhaśobhāñjananārikelāḥ
There the blossoming aśoka creepers shone, clinging to the sāl trees, like passionate women with their arms hung about their lovers' necks. In that season (there were) bright kadamba and nīpa trees, palms, tamāla trees, sarala pines, wood-apples, aśoka, sarja, arjuna and kovidāra trees, puṃnāga, nāgeśvara and karṇikāra, clove, palm, aloe-wood and saptaparṇa, banyan, śobhāñjana and coconut trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.102
वृक्षास् तथान्ये फलपुष्पवन्तो दृश्या बभूवुः सुमनोहराङ्गाः जलाशयाश् चैव सुवर्णतोयाश् चक्राङ्गकारण्डवहंसजुष्टाः
vṛkṣās tathānye phalapuṣpavanto dṛśyā babhūvuḥ sumanoharāṅgāḥ jalāśayāś caiva suvarṇatoyāś cakrāṅgakāraṇḍavahaṃsajuṣṭāḥ
And other trees too, bearing fruit and flowers, came into view, their limbs most charming; and pools with golden water, frequented by cakrāṅga birds, kāraṇḍava ducks and geese.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.103
कोयष्टिदात्यूहबलाकयुक्ता दृश्यास् तु पद्मोत्पलमीनपूर्णाः खगाश् च नानाविधभूषिताङ्गा दृश्यास् तु वृक्षेषु सुचित्रपक्षाः
koyaṣṭidātyūhabalākayuktā dṛśyās tu padmotpalamīnapūrṇāḥ khagāś ca nānāvidhabhūṣitāṅgā dṛśyās tu vṛkṣeṣu sucitrapakṣāḥ
(The pools,) thronged with koyaṣṭi and dātyūha birds and cranes, were seen full of lotuses, water-lilies and fish; and birds with limbs adorned in many ways were seen in the trees, with brightly variegated wings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.104
क्रीडासु युक्तान् अथ तर्जयन्तः कुर्वन्ति शब्दं मदनेरिताङ्गाः तस्मिन् गिराव् अद्रिसुताविवाहे ववुश् च वाताः सुखशीतलाङ्गाः
krīḍāsu yuktān atha tarjayantaḥ kurvanti śabdaṃ madaneritāṅgāḥ tasmin girāv adrisutāvivāhe vavuś ca vātāḥ sukhaśītalāṅgāḥ
Then, chiding those engaged in their play, they make their cries, their bodies stirred by desire; and on that mountain, at the marriage of the mountain's daughter, winds blew whose bodies were pleasantly cool.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.107
पुष्पाणि शुभ्राण्य् अपि पातयन्तः शनैर् नगेभ्यो मलयाद्रिजाताः तथैव सर्वे ऋतवश् च पुण्याश् चकाशिरे ऽन्योन्यविमिश्रिताङ्गाः ब्र्प्_३६।१०५ येषां सुलिङ्गानि च कीर्तितानि ब्र्प्_३६।१०६अ ते तत्र आसन् सुमनोज्ञरूपाः ब्र्प्_३६।१०६ब् समदालिकुलोद्गीतशिलाकुसुमसंचयैः परस्परं हि मालत्यो भावयन्त्यो विरेजिरे ॥
puṣpāṇi śubhrāṇy api pātayantaḥ śanair nagebhyo malayādrijātāḥ tathaiva sarve ṛtavaś ca puṇyāś cakāśire 'nyonyavimiśritāṅgāḥ BrP_36.105 yeṣāṃ suliṅgāni ca kīrtitāni brp_36.106a te tatra āsan sumanojñarūpāḥ brp_36.106b samadālikulodgītaśilākusumasaṃcayaiḥ parasparaṃ hi mālatyo bhāvayantyo virejire //
And (the winds), born of the Malaya mountain, gently brought down bright flowers from the trees; likewise all the auspicious seasons shone forth, their limbs mingled with one another. Those (seasons) whose fine marks have been recounted were there in most pleasing form. With heaps of rock-blossoms sung over by swarms of intoxicated bees, the mālatī vines shone, making one another (beautiful).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.108
नीलानि नीलाम्बुरुहैः पयांसि गौराणि गौरैश् च मृणालदण्डैः रक्तैश् च रक्तानि भृशं कृतानि मत्तद्विरेफावलिजुष्टपत्त्रैः
nīlāni nīlāmburuhaiḥ payāṃsi gaurāṇi gauraiś ca mṛṇāladaṇḍaiḥ raktaiś ca raktāni bhṛśaṃ kṛtāni mattadvirephāvalijuṣṭapattraiḥ
The waters were made dark by dark lotuses, pale by pale lotus-stalks, and deep red by red ones, with leaves visited by rows of intoxicated bees.
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BrP 36.109
हैमानि विस्तीर्णजलेषु केषुचिन् निरन्तरं चारुतराणि केषुचित् वैदूर्यनालानि सरःसु केषुचित् प्रजज्ञिरे पद्मवनानि सर्वतः
haimāni vistīrṇajaleṣu keṣucin nirantaraṃ cārutarāṇi keṣucit vaidūryanālāni saraḥsu keṣucit prajajñire padmavanāni sarvataḥ
In some of the broad waters (the lotuses) were golden, in some, unbroken (stretches of) still lovelier ones, in some lakes with stalks of beryl — lotus-thickets sprang up everywhere.
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BrP 36.110
वाप्यस् तत्राभवन् रम्याः कमलोत्पलपुष्पिताः नानाविहंगसंजुष्टा हैमसोपानपङ्क्तयः ॥
vāpyas tatrābhavan ramyāḥ kamalotpalapuṣpitāḥ nānāvihaṃgasaṃjuṣṭā haimasopānapaṅktayaḥ //
There were lovely tanks there, flowering with lotuses and water-lilies, frequented by birds of many kinds, with rows of golden steps.
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BrP 36.111
शृङ्गाणि तस्य तु गिरेः कर्णिकारैः सुपुष्पितैः समुच्छ्रितान्य् अविरलैर् हेमानीव बभुर् द्विजाः ॥
śṛṅgāṇi tasya tu gireḥ karṇikāraiḥ supuṣpitaiḥ samucchritāny aviralair hemānīva babhur dvijāḥ //
But the peaks of that mountain, raised high with karṇikāra trees in full bloom, unbroken, shone as if golden, O twice-born ones.
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BrP 36.112
ईषद्विभिन्नकुसुमैः पाटलैश् चापि पाटलाः संबभूवुर् दिशः सर्वाः पवनाकम्पिमूर्तिभिः ॥
īṣadvibhinnakusumaiḥ pāṭalaiś cāpi pāṭalāḥ saṃbabhūvur diśaḥ sarvāḥ pavanākampimūrtibhiḥ //
And by the pāṭala trees with their slightly opened blossoms, whose forms trembled in the wind, all the directions became pink.
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BrP 36.113
कृष्णार्जुना दशगुणा नीलाशोकमहीरुहाः गिरौ ववृधिरे फुल्लाः स्पर्धयन्तः परस्परम् ॥
kṛṣṇārjunā daśaguṇā nīlāśokamahīruhāḥ girau vavṛdhire phullāḥ spardhayantaḥ parasparam //
Black arjuna trees, tenfold (in size), and dark aśoka trees grew on the mountain in flower, vying with one another.
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BrP 36.114
चारुरावविजुष्टानि किंशुकानां वनानि च पर्वतस्य नितम्बेषु सर्वेषु च विरेजिरे ॥
cārurāvavijuṣṭāni kiṃśukānāṃ vanāni ca parvatasya nitambeṣu sarveṣu ca virejire //
And the groves of kiṃśuka trees, filled with lovely bird-cries, shone on all the slopes of the mountain.
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BrP 36.115
तमालगुल्मैस् तस्यासीच् छोभा हिमवतस् तदा नीलजीमूतसंघातैर् निलीनैर् इव संधिषु ॥
tamālagulmais tasyāsīc chobhā himavatas tadā nīlajīmūtasaṃghātair nilīnair iva saṃdhiṣu //
The Himālaya then had a beauty from its tamāla thickets, as if masses of dark clouds had settled in its clefts.
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BrP 36.116
निकामपुष्पैः सुविशालशाखैः समुच्छ्रितैश् चन्दनचम्पकैश् च प्रमत्तपुंस्कोकिलसंप्रलापैर् हिमाचलो ऽतीव तदा रराज
nikāmapuṣpaiḥ suviśālaśākhaiḥ samucchritaiś candanacampakaiś ca pramattapuṃskokilasaṃpralāpair himācalo 'tīva tadā rarāja
With sandal and campaka trees, tall, richly flowering, with very broad branches, and with the calls of intoxicated male cuckoos, the snowy mountain then shone exceedingly.
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BrP 36.117
श्रुत्वा शब्दं मृदुमदकलं सर्वतः कोकिलानां चञ्चत्पक्षाः समधुरतरं नीलकण्ठा विनेदुः तेषां शब्दैर् उपचितबलः पुष्पचापेषुहस्तः सज्जीभूतस् त्रिदशवनिता वेद्धुम् अङ्गेष्व् अनङ्गः
śrutvā śabdaṃ mṛdumadakalaṃ sarvataḥ kokilānāṃ cañcatpakṣāḥ samadhurataraṃ nīlakaṇṭhā vineduḥ teṣāṃ śabdair upacitabalaḥ puṣpacāpeṣuhastaḥ sajjībhūtas tridaśavanitā veddhum aṅgeṣv anaṅgaḥ
Hearing on every side the soft, drunken, sweet sound of the cuckoos, the peacocks, their wings quivering, cried out still more sweetly; and by their sounds the bodiless one (Kāma), his strength increased, holding flower-bow and arrows, made himself ready to pierce the limbs of the women of the thirty (gods).
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BrP 36.118
पटुः सूर्यातपश् चापि प्रायशो ऽल्पजलाशयः देवीविवाहसमये ग्रीष्म आगाद् धिमाचलम् ॥
paṭuḥ sūryātapaś cāpi prāyaśo 'lpajalāśayaḥ devīvivāhasamaye grīṣma āgād dhimācalam //
With the sun's heat sharp and the pools mostly shallow, at the time of the Goddess's marriage summer came to the snowy mountain.
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BrP 36.119
स चापि तरुभिस् तत्र बहुभिः कुसुमोत्करैः शोभयाम् आस शृङ्गाणि प्रालेयाद्रेः समन्ततः ॥
sa cāpi tarubhis tatra bahubhiḥ kusumotkaraiḥ śobhayām āsa śṛṅgāṇi prāleyādreḥ samantataḥ //
And it too, with many trees there and masses of blossoms, made beautiful the peaks of the snow-mountain all around.
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BrP 36.120
तथापि च गिरौ तत्र वायवः सुमनोहराः ववुः पाटलविस्तीर्णकदम्बार्जुनगन्धिनः ॥
tathāpi ca girau tatra vāyavaḥ sumanoharāḥ vavuḥ pāṭalavistīrṇakadambārjunagandhinaḥ //
Even so, on that mountain most delightful breezes blew, fragrant with pāṭala and with the widespread kadamba and arjuna.
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BrP 36.121
वाप्यः प्रफुल्लपद्मौघकेसरारुणमूर्तयः अभवंस् तटसंघुष्टफलहंसकदम्बकाः ॥
vāpyaḥ praphullapadmaughakesarāruṇamūrtayaḥ abhavaṃs taṭasaṃghuṣṭaphalahaṃsakadambakāḥ //
The tanks had forms reddened by the filaments of masses of opened lotuses, and flocks of geese sounding on their banks (were fed) with fruit.
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BrP 36.122
तथा कुरबकाश् चापि कुसुमापाण्डुमूर्तयः सर्वेषु नगशृङ्गेषु भ्रमरावलिसेविताः ॥
tathā kurabakāś cāpi kusumāpāṇḍumūrtayaḥ sarveṣu nagaśṛṅgeṣu bhramarāvalisevitāḥ //
Likewise the kurabaka trees, with forms pale from their blossoms, (stood) on all the mountain's peaks, attended by rows of bees.
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BrP 36.123
बकुलाश् च नितम्बेषु विशालेषु महीभृतः उत्ससर्ज मनोज्ञानि कुसुमानि समन्ततः ॥
bakulāś ca nitambeṣu viśāleṣu mahībhṛtaḥ utsasarja manojñāni kusumāni samantataḥ //
And the bakula trees on the broad slopes of the mountain shed lovely blossoms all around.
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BrP 36.124
इति कुसुमविचित्रसर्ववृक्षा विविधविहंगमनादरम्यदेशाः हिमगिरितनयाविवाहभूत्यै षड् उपययुर् ऋतवो मुनिप्रवीराः
iti kusumavicitrasarvavṛkṣā vividhavihaṃgamanādaramyadeśāḥ himagiritanayāvivāhabhūtyai ṣaḍ upayayur ṛtavo munipravīrāḥ
Thus, with all their trees made variegated by blossoms, with their regions made delightful by the calls of various birds, the six seasons drew near, O foremost of sages, for the splendour of the wedding of the Snow-Mountain's daughter.
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BrP 36.125
तत एवं प्रवृत्ते तु सर्वभूतसमागमे नानावाद्यसमाकीर्णे अहं तत्र द्विजातयः ॥
tata evaṃ pravṛtte tu sarvabhūtasamāgame nānāvādyasamākīrṇe ahaṃ tatra dvijātayaḥ //
Then, when the gathering of all beings had thus begun, filled with the sound of many instruments, I was there, O twice-born ones.
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BrP 36.126
शैलपुत्रीम् अलंकृत्य योग्याभरणसंपदा पुरं प्रवेशितवांस् तां स्वयम् आदाय भो द्विजाः ॥
śailaputrīm alaṃkṛtya yogyābharaṇasaṃpadā puraṃ praveśitavāṃs tāṃ svayam ādāya bho dvijāḥ //
Having adorned the mountain's daughter with a wealth of fitting ornaments, I myself took her and led her into the city, O brahmins.
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BrP 36.127
ततस् तु पुनर् एवेशम् अहं चैवोक्तवान् विभुम् हविर् जुहोमि वह्नौ ते उपाध्यायपदे स्थितः ॥
tatas tu punar eveśam ahaṃ caivoktavān vibhum havir juhomi vahnau te upādhyāyapade sthitaḥ //
Then again I spoke to the Lord, the all-pervading one: "I shall offer the oblation into your fire, standing in the position of your officiating teacher,
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BrP 36.128
ददासि मह्यं यद्य् आज्ञां कर्तव्यो ऽयं क्रियाविधिः माम् आह शंकरश् चैवं देवदेवो जगत्पतिः ॥
dadāsi mahyaṃ yady ājñāṃ kartavyo 'yaṃ kriyāvidhiḥ mām āha śaṃkaraś caivaṃ devadevo jagatpatiḥ //
if you grant me permission—this order of rites is to be performed." And Śaṃkara, god of gods, lord of the world, said to me thus:
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BrP 36.129
यद् उद्दिष्टं सुरेशान तत् कुरुष्व यथेप्सितम् कर्तास्मि वचनं सर्वं ब्रह्मंस् तव जगद्विभो ॥
yad uddiṣṭaṃ sureśāna tat kuruṣva yathepsitam kartāsmi vacanaṃ sarvaṃ brahmaṃs tava jagadvibho //
"What has been prescribed, O lord of the gods, do that as you wish; I shall carry out your every word, O Brahmā, lord of the world."
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BrP 36.130
ततश् चाहं प्रहृष्टात्मा कुशान् आदाय सत्वरम् हस्तं देवस्य देव्याश् च योगबन्धेन युक्तवान् ॥
tataś cāhaṃ prahṛṣṭātmā kuśān ādāya satvaram hastaṃ devasya devyāś ca yogabandhena yuktavān //
And then I, delighted at heart, quickly taking kuśa grass, joined the hand of the god and of the goddess with the yoga-binding.
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BrP 36.131
ज्वलनश् च स्वयं तत्र कृताञ्जलिपुटः स्थितः श्रुतिगीतैर् महामन्त्रैर् मूर्तिमद्भिर् उपस्थितैः ॥
jvalanaś ca svayaṃ tatra kṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ śrutigītair mahāmantrair mūrtimadbhir upasthitaiḥ //
And the Fire himself stood there with his palms cupped in salutation, attended by the great mantras sung in the Vedas, present in bodily form.
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BrP 36.132
यथोक्तविधिना हुत्वा सर्पिस् तद् अमृतं हविः ततस् तं ज्वलनं सर्वं कारयित्वा प्रदक्षिणम् ॥
yathoktavidhinā hutvā sarpis tad amṛtaṃ haviḥ tatas taṃ jvalanaṃ sarvaṃ kārayitvā pradakṣiṇam //
Having offered, by the prescribed rite, that ghee, the ambrosial oblation, and then having had them all circumambulate that fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 36.133
मुक्त्वा हस्तसमायोगं सहितः सर्वदैवतैः पुत्रैश् च मानसैः सिद्धैः प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना ॥
muktvā hastasamāyogaṃ sahitaḥ sarvadaivataiḥ putraiś ca mānasaiḥ siddhaiḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā //
having released the joining of the hands, together with all the deities and with the mind-born sons, the Siddhas, with a heart full of joy—
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BrP 36.134
वृत्त उद्वाहकाले तु प्रणम्य च वृषध्वजम् योगेनैव तयोर् विप्रास् तद् उमापरमेशयोः ॥
vṛtta udvāhakāle tu praṇamya ca vṛṣadhvajam yogenaiva tayor viprās tad umāparameśayoḥ //
when the time of the wedding was completed, and having bowed to the bull-bannered god, then, O brahmins, by yoga alone, of those two, Umā and the Supreme Lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 36.135
उद्वाहः स परो वृत्तो यं देवा न विदुः क्वचित् इति वः सर्वम् आख्यातं स्वयंवरम् इदं शुभम् उद्वाहश् चैव देवस्य शृणुध्वं परमाद्भुतम् ॥
udvāhaḥ sa paro vṛtto yaṃ devā na viduḥ kvacit iti vaḥ sarvam ākhyātaṃ svayaṃvaram idaṃ śubham udvāhaś caiva devasya śṛṇudhvaṃ paramādbhutam //
that supreme wedding took place, which the gods do not know anywhere. Thus all this has been told to you—this auspicious self-choice ceremony; now hear of the god's wedding, most wondrous.
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