Brahma Purana — Chapter 50
BrP 50.1
स्तुत्वैवं मुनिशार्दूलाः प्रणम्य च सनातनम् वासुदेवं जगन्नाथं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ॥
stutvaivaṃ muniśārdūlāḥ praṇamya ca sanātanam vāsudevaṃ jagannāthaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam //
Having thus praised, O tigers among sages, and having bowed to the eternal Vāsudeva, the Lord of the world, the giver of the fruit of all desires —
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BrP 50.2
चिन्ताविष्टो महीपालः कुशान् आस्तीर्य भूतले वस्त्रं च तन्मना भूत्वा सुष्वाप धरणीतले ॥
cintāviṣṭo mahīpālaḥ kuśān āstīrya bhūtale vastraṃ ca tanmanā bhūtvā suṣvāpa dharaṇītale //
— the king, filled with anxious thought, having spread kuśa grass and a cloth on the ground, with his mind fixed on him, slept upon the earth,
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BrP 50.3
कथं प्रत्यक्षम् अभ्येति देवदेवो जनार्दनः मम चार्तिहरो देवस् तदासाव् इति चिन्तयन् ॥
kathaṃ pratyakṣam abhyeti devadevo janārdanaḥ mama cārtiharo devas tadāsāv iti cintayan //
thinking, "How will Janārdana, the god of gods, the god who removes my affliction, come into my sight then?"
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BrP 50.4
सुप्तस्य तस्य नृपतेर् वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः आत्मानं दर्शयाम् आस शङ्खचक्रगदाभृतम् ॥
suptasya tasya nṛpater vāsudevo jagadguruḥ ātmānaṃ darśayām āsa śaṅkhacakragadābhṛtam //
To that sleeping king, Vāsudeva, the teacher of the world, showed himself, bearing conch, discus and mace.
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BrP 50.5
स ददर्श तु सप्रेम देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् शङ्खचक्रधरं देवं गदाचक्रोग्रपाणिनम् ॥
sa dadarśa tu saprema devadevaṃ jagadgurum śaṅkhacakradharaṃ devaṃ gadācakrograpāṇinam //
And he beheld with love the god of gods, the teacher of the world, the god holding conch and discus, with mace and discus fierce in his hands,
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BrP 50.6
शार्ङ्गबाणधरं देवं ज्वलत्तेजोतिमण्डलम् युगान्तादित्यवर्णाभं नीलवैदूर्यसंनिभम् ॥
śārṅgabāṇadharaṃ devaṃ jvalattejotimaṇḍalam yugāntādityavarṇābhaṃ nīlavaidūryasaṃnibham //
the god bearing the Śārṅga bow and arrows, with a blazing orb of surpassing radiance, of the hue of the sun at the end of an age, resembling dark beryl,
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BrP 50.7
सुपर्णांसे तम् आसीनं षोडशार्धभुजं शुभम् स चास्मै प्राब्रवीद् धीराः साधु राजन् महामते ॥
suparṇāṃse tam āsīnaṃ ṣoḍaśārdhabhujaṃ śubham sa cāsmai prābravīd dhīrāḥ sādhu rājan mahāmate //
seated on the shoulder of Suparṇa (Garuḍa), auspicious, with eight arms. And he said to him — O steadfast ones — "Well done, O king of great mind!
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BrP 50.8
क्रतुनानेन दिव्येन तथा भक्त्या च श्रद्धया तुष्टो ऽस्मि ते महीपाल वृथा किम् अनुशोचसि ॥
kratunānena divyena tathā bhaktyā ca śraddhayā tuṣṭo 'smi te mahīpāla vṛthā kim anuśocasi //
By this divine sacrifice, and by your devotion and faith, I am pleased with you, O king. Why do you grieve in vain?
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BrP 50.9
यद् अत्र प्रतिमा राजञ् जगत्पूज्या सनातनी यथा सा प्राप्यते भूप तदुपायं ब्रवीमि ते ॥
yad atra pratimā rājañ jagatpūjyā sanātanī yathā sā prāpyate bhūpa tadupāyaṃ bravīmi te //
As for the eternal image here, O king, worshipped by the world — how it may be obtained, O ruler of the earth, that means I shall tell you.
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BrP 50.10
गतायाम् अद्य शर्वर्यां निर्मले भास्करोदिते सागरस्य जलस्यान्ते नानाद्रुमविभूषिते ॥
gatāyām adya śarvaryāṃ nirmale bhāskarodite sāgarasya jalasyānte nānādrumavibhūṣite //
When this night has passed and the sun has risen clear, at the edge of the water of the ocean, adorned with many trees —
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BrP 50.11
जलं तथैव वेलायां दृश्यते तत्र वै महत् लवणस्योदधे राजंस् तरङ्गैः समभिप्लुतम् ॥
jalaṃ tathaiva velāyāṃ dṛśyate tatra vai mahat lavaṇasyodadhe rājaṃs taraṅgaiḥ samabhiplutam //
the great water is seen there just so at the tide-line, O king, of the salt ocean, flooded over with waves.
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BrP 50.12
कूलान्ते हि महावृक्षः स्थितः स्थलजलेषु च वेलाभिर् हन्यमानश् च न चासौ कम्पते द्रुमः ॥
kūlānte hi mahāvṛkṣaḥ sthitaḥ sthalajaleṣu ca velābhir hanyamānaś ca na cāsau kampate drumaḥ //
At the edge of the shore stands a great tree, in dry ground and in the water; though struck by the tides, that tree does not shake.
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BrP 50.13
परशुम् आदाय हस्तेन ऊर्मेर् अन्तस् ततो व्रज एकाकी विहरन् राजन् स त्वं पश्यसि पादपम् ॥
paraśum ādāya hastena ūrmer antas tato vraja ekākī viharan rājan sa tvaṃ paśyasi pādapam //
Taking an axe in your hand, go then within the waves; wandering alone, O king, you will see that tree.
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BrP 50.14
ईदृक् चिह्नं समालोक्य छेदय त्वम् अशङ्कितः छेद्यमानं तु तं वृक्षं प्रातर् अद्भुतदर्शनम् ॥
īdṛk cihnaṃ samālokya chedaya tvam aśaṅkitaḥ chedyamānaṃ tu taṃ vṛkṣaṃ prātar adbhutadarśanam //
Seeing such a sign, cut it down without hesitation. And that tree, while being cut, is a wonder to behold in the morning.
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BrP 50.15
दृष्ट्वा तेनैव संचिन्त्य ततो भूपाल दर्शनात् कुरु तां प्रतिमां दिव्यां जहि चिन्तां विमोहिनीम् ॥
dṛṣṭvā tenaiva saṃcintya tato bhūpāla darśanāt kuru tāṃ pratimāṃ divyāṃ jahi cintāṃ vimohinīm //
Having seen (it), and reflecting on that very thing, then, O ruler of the earth, from that vision make that divine image, and cast off your bewildering anxiety."
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BrP 50.16
एवम् उक्त्वा महाभागो जगामादर्शनं हरिः स चापि स्वप्नम् आलोक्य परं विस्मयम् आगतः ॥
evam uktvā mahābhāgo jagāmādarśanaṃ hariḥ sa cāpi svapnam ālokya paraṃ vismayam āgataḥ //
Having spoken thus, the greatly blessed Hari passed out of sight; and he too, having beheld the dream, came to the utmost astonishment.
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BrP 50.17
तां निशां स समुद्वीक्ष्य स्थितस् तद्गतमानसः व्याहरन् वैष्णवान् मन्त्रान् सूक्तं चैव तदात्मकम् ॥
tāṃ niśāṃ sa samudvīkṣya sthitas tadgatamānasaḥ vyāharan vaiṣṇavān mantrān sūktaṃ caiva tadātmakam //
Having watched out that night, he remained with his mind fixed on that (vision), reciting the Vaiṣṇava mantras and the hymn devoted to him.
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BrP 50.18
प्रगतायां रजन्यां तु उत्थितो नान्यमानसः स स्नात्वा सागरे सम्यग् यथावद् विधिना ततः ॥
pragatāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu utthito nānyamānasaḥ sa snātvā sāgare samyag yathāvad vidhinā tataḥ //
But when the night had passed he rose, his mind on nothing else, and bathed in the ocean properly, according to rule.
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BrP 50.19
दत्त्वा दानं च विप्रेभ्यो ग्रामांश् च नगराणि च कृत्वा पौर्वाह्णिकं कर्म जगाम स नृपोत्तमः ॥
dattvā dānaṃ ca viprebhyo grāmāṃś ca nagarāṇi ca kṛtvā paurvāhṇikaṃ karma jagāma sa nṛpottamaḥ //
Having given gifts to the brahmins, and villages and towns as well, and having done the forenoon rites, that best of kings went (forth).
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BrP 50.20
न चाश्वो न पदातिश् च न गजो न च सारथिः एकाकी स महावेलां प्रविवेश महीपतिः ॥
na cāśvo na padātiś ca na gajo na ca sārathiḥ ekākī sa mahāvelāṃ praviveśa mahīpatiḥ //
With no horse, no foot-soldier, no elephant and no charioteer, alone that lord of the earth entered upon the great shore.
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BrP 50.21
तं ददर्श महावृक्षं तेजस्वन्तं महाद्रुमम् महातिगमहारोहं पुण्यं विपुलम् एव च ॥
taṃ dadarśa mahāvṛkṣaṃ tejasvantaṃ mahādrumam mahātigamahārohaṃ puṇyaṃ vipulam eva ca //
He saw that great tree, a mighty tree full of splendour, very hard to approach and hard to climb, holy and vast.
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BrP 50.22
महोत्सेधं महाकायं प्रसुप्तं च जलान्तिके सान्द्रमाञ्जिष्ठवर्णाभं नामजातिविवर्जितम् ॥
mahotsedhaṃ mahākāyaṃ prasuptaṃ ca jalāntike sāndramāñjiṣṭhavarṇābhaṃ nāmajātivivarjitam //
Of great height and huge body, lying asleep at the water's edge, of a deep madder-red hue, devoid of (any known) name and species.
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BrP 50.23
नरनाथस् तदा विप्रा द्रुमं दृष्ट्वा मुदान्वितः परशुना शातयाम् आस निशितेन दृढेन च ॥
naranāthas tadā viprā drumaṃ dṛṣṭvā mudānvitaḥ paraśunā śātayām āsa niśitena dṛḍhena ca //
Then, O brahmins, the lord of men, seeing the tree, filled with joy, cut it down with an axe, sharp and strong.
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BrP 50.24
द्वैधीकर्तुमनास् तत्र बभूवेन्द्रसखः स च निरीक्ष्यमाणे काष्ठे तु बभूवाद्भुतदर्शनम् ॥
dvaidhīkartumanās tatra babhūvendrasakhaḥ sa ca nirīkṣyamāṇe kāṣṭhe tu babhūvādbhutadarśanam //
There that friend of Indra was minded to split it in two; but as he looked at the wood, a wondrous sight appeared.
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BrP 50.25
विश्वकर्मा च विष्णुश् च विप्ररूपधराव् उभौ आजग्मतुर् महाभागौ तदा तुल्याग्रजन्मनौ ॥
viśvakarmā ca viṣṇuś ca viprarūpadharāv ubhau ājagmatur mahābhāgau tadā tulyāgrajanmanau //
And Viśvakarman and Viṣṇu, both bearing the form of brahmins, both greatly blessed, then came, alike in their high birth.
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BrP 50.26
ज्वलमानौ स्वतेजोभिर् दिव्यस्रगनुलेपनौ अथ तौ तं समागम्य नृपम् इन्द्रसखं तदा ॥
jvalamānau svatejobhir divyasraganulepanau atha tau taṃ samāgamya nṛpam indrasakhaṃ tadā //
Blazing with their own splendour, wearing divine garlands and unguents, the two then approached that king, the friend of Indra,
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BrP 50.27
ताव् ऊचतुर् महाराज किम् अत्र त्वं करिष्यसि किमर्थं च महाबाहो शातितश् च वनस्पतिः ॥
tāv ūcatur mahārāja kim atra tvaṃ kariṣyasi kimarthaṃ ca mahābāho śātitaś ca vanaspatiḥ //
and the two said (to him): "Great king, what will you do here? And for what purpose, O mighty-armed one, has this forest-tree been felled?
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BrP 50.28
असहायो महादुर्गे निर्जने गहने वने महासिन्धुतटे चैव कथं वै शातितो द्रुमः ॥
asahāyo mahādurge nirjane gahane vane mahāsindhutaṭe caiva kathaṃ vai śātito drumaḥ //
Without any helper, in a great stronghold, in a deserted, dense wood, and on the bank of the great sea—how has this tree been cut down?"
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BrP 50.29
तयोः श्रुत्वा वचो विप्राः स तु राजा मुदान्वितः बभाषे वचनं ताभ्यां मृदुलं मधुरं तथा ॥
tayoḥ śrutvā vaco viprāḥ sa tu rājā mudānvitaḥ babhāṣe vacanaṃ tābhyāṃ mṛdulaṃ madhuraṃ tathā //
Hearing the speech of those two, O brahmins, that king, filled with joy, spoke to them words that were gentle and sweet.
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BrP 50.30
दृष्ट्वा तौ ब्राह्मणौ तत्र चन्द्रसूर्याव् इवागतौ नमस्कृत्य जगन्नाथाव् अवाङ्मुखम् अवस्थितः ॥
dṛṣṭvā tau brāhmaṇau tatra candrasūryāv ivāgatau namaskṛtya jagannāthāv avāṅmukham avasthitaḥ //
Seeing those two brahmins arrived there like the moon and the sun, he bowed to the two lords of the world and stood with his face downcast.
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BrP 50.31
देवदेवम् अनाद्यन्तम् अनन्तं जगतां पतिम् आराधयितुं प्रतिमां करोमीति मतिर् मम ॥
devadevam anādyantam anantaṃ jagatāṃ patim ārādhayituṃ pratimāṃ karomīti matir mama //
"My intention is: 'I shall make an image in order to worship the God of gods, without beginning or end, the endless lord of the worlds.'
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BrP 50.32
अहं स देवदेवेन परमेण महात्मना स्वप्नान्ते च समुद्दिष्टो भवद्भ्यां श्रावितं मया ॥
ahaṃ sa devadevena parameṇa mahātmanā svapnānte ca samuddiṣṭo bhavadbhyāṃ śrāvitaṃ mayā //
I have been so instructed by that supreme, great-souled God of gods at the close of a dream; this I have made you hear."
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BrP 50.33
राज्ञस् तु वचनं श्रुत्वा देवेन्द्रप्रतिमस्य च प्रहस्य तस्मै विश्वेशस् तुष्टो वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥
rājñas tu vacanaṃ śrutvā devendrapratimasya ca prahasya tasmai viśveśas tuṣṭo vacanam abravīt //
Hearing the words of the king, who was the equal of the lord of the gods, the Lord of the universe laughed and, pleased, spoke a word to him:
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BrP 50.34
साधु साधु महीपाल यद् एतन् मतम् उत्तमम् संसारसागरे घोरे कदलीदलसंनिभे ॥
sādhu sādhu mahīpāla yad etan matam uttamam saṃsārasāgare ghore kadalīdalasaṃnibhe //
"Good, good, O protector of the earth, that this is your excellent resolve—in this dreadful ocean of transmigration, like a plantain leaf,
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BrP 50.35
निःसारे दुःखबहुले कामक्रोधसमाकुले इन्द्रियावर्तकलिले दुस्तरे रोमहर्षणे ॥
niḥsāre duḥkhabahule kāmakrodhasamākule indriyāvartakalile dustare romaharṣaṇe //
sapless, abounding in sorrow, crowded with desire and anger, muddied with the whirlpools of the senses, hard to cross, making the hair bristle—
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BrP 50.36
नानाव्याधिशतावर्ते जलबुद्बुदसंनिभे यतस् ते मतिर् उत्पन्ना विष्णोर् आराधनाय वै ॥
nānāvyādhiśatāvarte jalabudbudasaṃnibhe yatas te matir utpannā viṣṇor ārādhanāya vai //
(This existence,) which has whirlpools of hundreds of various diseases and is like a bubble of water — since in it a resolve has arisen in you for the worship of Viṣṇu (you are blessed).
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BrP 50.37
धन्यस् त्वं नृपशार्दूल गुणैः सर्वैर् अलंकृतः सप्रजा पृथिवी धन्या सशैलवनकानना ॥
dhanyas tvaṃ nṛpaśārdūla guṇaiḥ sarvair alaṃkṛtaḥ saprajā pṛthivī dhanyā saśailavanakānanā //
You are blessed, O tiger among kings, adorned with all virtues; and blessed is the earth with its people, with its mountains, woods and forests,
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BrP 50.38
सपुरग्रामनगरा चतुर्वर्णैर् अलंकृता यत्र त्वं नृपशार्दूल प्रजाः पालयिता प्रभुः ॥
sapuragrāmanagarā caturvarṇair alaṃkṛtā yatra tvaṃ nṛpaśārdūla prajāḥ pālayitā prabhuḥ //
with its towns, villages and cities, adorned with the four classes — (the earth) where you, O tiger among kings, are the lord who protects the people.
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BrP 50.39
एह्य् एहि सुमहाभाग द्रुमे ऽस्मिन् सुखशीतले आवाभ्यां सह तिष्ठ त्वं कथाभिर् धर्मसंश्रितः ॥
ehy ehi sumahābhāga drume 'smin sukhaśītale āvābhyāṃ saha tiṣṭha tvaṃ kathābhir dharmasaṃśritaḥ //
Come, come, greatly fortunate one; stay here with the two of us under this pleasantly cool tree, occupied with discourses grounded in dharma.
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BrP 50.40
अयं मम सहायस् तु आगतः शिल्पिनां वरः विश्वकर्मसमः साक्षान् निपुणः सर्वकर्मसु मयोद्दिष्टां तु प्रतिमां करोत्य् एष तटं त्यज ॥
ayaṃ mama sahāyas tu āgataḥ śilpināṃ varaḥ viśvakarmasamaḥ sākṣān nipuṇaḥ sarvakarmasu mayoddiṣṭāṃ tu pratimāṃ karoty eṣa taṭaṃ tyaja //
And this companion of mine who has come is the best of craftsmen, verily the equal of Viśvakarman, skilled in all works; he will make the image that I have described. Leave the shore.
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BrP 50.41
श्रुत्वैवं वचनं तस्य तदा राजा द्विजन्मनः सागरस्य तटं त्यक्त्वा गत्वा तस्य समीपतः ॥
śrutvaivaṃ vacanaṃ tasya tadā rājā dvijanmanaḥ sāgarasya taṭaṃ tyaktvā gatvā tasya samīpataḥ //
Having heard this speech of that twice-born one, the king then left the shore of the ocean and went into his presence,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.42
तस्थौ स नृपतिश्रेष्ठो वृक्षच्छाये सुशीतले ततस् तस्मै स विश्वात्मा ददाव् आज्ञां द्विजाकृतिः ॥
tasthau sa nṛpatiśreṣṭho vṛkṣacchāye suśītale tatas tasmai sa viśvātmā dadāv ājñāṃ dvijākṛtiḥ //
and that best of kings stood in the very cool shade of the tree. Then that Self of all, in the form of a brahmin, gave a command to him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.43
शिल्पिमुख्याय विप्रेन्द्राः कुरुष्व प्रतिमा इति कृष्णरूपं परं शान्तं पद्मपत्त्रायतेक्षणम् ॥
śilpimukhyāya viprendrāḥ kuruṣva pratimā iti kṛṣṇarūpaṃ paraṃ śāntaṃ padmapattrāyatekṣaṇam //
to the chief craftsman — O best of brahmins — (saying): "Make the images thus: one of dark form, supremely serene, with eyes long as lotus petals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.44
श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभधरं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् गौराङ्गं क्षीरवर्णाभं द्वितीयं स्वस्तिकाङ्कितम् ॥
śrīvatsakaustubhadharaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam gaurāṅgaṃ kṣīravarṇābhaṃ dvitīyaṃ svastikāṅkitam //
bearing the śrīvatsa and the kaustubha, holding conch, discus and mace; a second, fair-limbed, with the sheen of milk's colour, marked with the svastika,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.45
लाङ्गलास्त्रधरं देवम् अनन्ताख्यं महाबलम् देवदानवगन्धर्वयक्षविद्याधरोरगैः ॥
lāṅgalāstradharaṃ devam anantākhyaṃ mahābalam devadānavagandharvayakṣavidyādharoragaiḥ //
the god who bears the plough as his weapon, named Ananta, of great strength — by gods, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, vidyādharas and serpents
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.46
न विज्ञातो हि तस्यान्तस् तेनानन्त इति स्मृतः भगिनीं वासुदेवस्य रुक्मवर्णां सुशोभनाम् ॥
na vijñāto hi tasyāntas tenānanta iti smṛtaḥ bhaginīṃ vāsudevasya rukmavarṇāṃ suśobhanām //
his end has not been known, and therefore he is called Ananta ('endless'); and the sister of Vāsudeva, gold-coloured, most beautiful,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.47
तृतीयां वै सुभद्रां च सर्वलक्षणलक्षिताम् ॥
tṛtīyāṃ vai subhadrāṃ ca sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitām //
as the third, Subhadrā, marked with all auspicious marks."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.48
श्रुत्वैतद् वचनं तस्य विश्वकर्मा सुकर्मकृत् तत्क्षणात् कारयाम् आस प्रतिमाः शुभलक्षणाः ॥
śrutvaitad vacanaṃ tasya viśvakarmā sukarmakṛt tatkṣaṇāt kārayām āsa pratimāḥ śubhalakṣaṇāḥ //
Having heard this speech of his, Viśvakarman, the doer of good work, at that very moment had made the images with auspicious marks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.49
प्रथमं शुक्लवर्णाभं शारदेन्दुसमप्रभम् आरक्ताक्षं महाकायं स्फटाविकटमस्तकम् ॥
prathamaṃ śuklavarṇābhaṃ śāradendusamaprabham āraktākṣaṃ mahākāyaṃ sphaṭāvikaṭamastakam //
The first was of white colour, with radiance like the autumn moon, with reddish eyes, of great body, with a broad, formidable head,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.50
नीलाम्बरधरं चोग्रं बलं बलमदोद्धतम् कुण्डलैकधरं दिव्यं गदामुशलधारिणम् ॥
nīlāmbaradharaṃ cograṃ balaṃ balamadoddhatam kuṇḍalaikadharaṃ divyaṃ gadāmuśaladhāriṇam //
wearing dark blue garments, terrible, powerful, exultant with the intoxication of strength, wearing a single earring, divine, bearing mace and pestle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.51
द्वितीयं पुण्डरीकाक्षं नीलजीमूतसंनिभम् अतसीपुष्पसंकाशं पद्मपत्त्रायतेक्षणम् ॥
dvitīyaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ nīlajīmūtasaṃnibham atasīpuṣpasaṃkāśaṃ padmapattrāyatekṣaṇam //
The second, lotus-eyed, resembling a dark blue rain-cloud, like the flax flower (in hue), with eyes long as lotus petals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.52
पीतवाससम् अत्युग्रं शुभं श्रीवत्सलक्षणम् चक्रपूर्णकरं दिव्यं सर्वपापहरं हरिम् ॥
pītavāsasam atyugraṃ śubhaṃ śrīvatsalakṣaṇam cakrapūrṇakaraṃ divyaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ harim //
clad in yellow, most formidable, auspicious, marked with the śrīvatsa, his hand filled with the discus, divine, Hari who removes all sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.53
तृतीयां स्वर्णवर्णाभां पद्मपत्त्रायतेक्षणाम् विचित्रवस्त्रसंछन्नां हारकेयूरभूषिताम् ॥
tṛtīyāṃ svarṇavarṇābhāṃ padmapattrāyatekṣaṇām vicitravastrasaṃchannāṃ hārakeyūrabhūṣitām //
The third, of the sheen of gold, with eyes long as lotus petals, covered with variegated garments, adorned with necklace and armlets,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.54
विचित्राभरणोपेतां रत्नहारावलम्बिताम् पीनोन्नतकुचां रम्यां विश्वकर्मा विनिर्ममे ॥
vicitrābharaṇopetāṃ ratnahārāvalambitām pīnonnatakucāṃ ramyāṃ viśvakarmā vinirmame //
Viśvakarman fashioned (her) endowed with varied ornaments, hung with jewelled necklaces, with full high breasts, lovely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.55
स तु राजाद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा क्षणेनैकेन निर्मिताः दिव्यवस्त्रयुगच्छन्ना नानारत्नैर् अलंकृताः ॥
sa tu rājādbhutaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣaṇenaikena nirmitāḥ divyavastrayugacchannā nānāratnair alaṃkṛtāḥ //
But that king, seeing the marvel — (the images) made in a single moment, covered with pairs of divine garments, adorned with various jewels —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.56
सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नाः प्रतिमाः सुमनोहराः विस्मयं परमं गत्वा इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannāḥ pratimāḥ sumanoharāḥ vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā idaṃ vacanam abravīt //
(These) images, endowed with every (auspicious) mark and most charming — reaching the highest astonishment, he spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.57
किं देवौ समनुप्राप्तौ द्विजरूपधराव् उभौ उभौ चाद्भुतकर्माणौ देववृत्ताव् अमानुषौ ॥
kiṃ devau samanuprāptau dvijarūpadharāv ubhau ubhau cādbhutakarmāṇau devavṛttāv amānuṣau //
"Are you two gods who have come here, both bearing the form of brahmins, both of wondrous deeds, of divine conduct, not human?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.58
देवौ वा मानुषौ वापि यक्षविद्याधरौ युवाम् किं नु ब्रह्महृषीकेशौ किं वसू किम् उताश्विनौ ॥
devau vā mānuṣau vāpi yakṣavidyādharau yuvām kiṃ nu brahmahṛṣīkeśau kiṃ vasū kim utāśvinau //
"Are you two gods, or men, or a Yakṣa and a Vidyādhara? Are you perhaps Brahmā and Hṛṣīkeśa? Are you the two Vasus, or the Aśvins?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 50.59
न वेद्मि सत्यसद्भावौ मायारूपेण संस्थितौ युवां गतो ऽस्मि शरणम् आत्मा तु मे प्रकाश्यताम् ॥
na vedmi satyasadbhāvau māyārūpeṇa saṃsthitau yuvāṃ gato 'smi śaraṇam ātmā tu me prakāśyatām //
"I do not know your true nature, (you) who stand there in an illusory form. I have gone to you two for refuge; let your own self be revealed to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition