Brahma Purana — Chapter 72
BrP 72.1
हिमवत्पर्वते श्रेष्ठे नानारत्नविचित्रिते नानावृक्षलताकीर्णे नानाद्विजनिषेविते ॥
himavatparvate śreṣṭhe nānāratnavicitrite nānāvṛkṣalatākīrṇe nānādvijaniṣevite //
On the excellent mountain Himavat, variegated with many kinds of jewels, covered with many trees and creepers, frequented by many birds,
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BrP 72.2
नदीनदसरःकूपतडागादिभिर् आवृते देवगन्धर्वयक्षादिसिद्धचारणसेविते ॥
nadīnadasaraḥkūpataḍāgādibhir āvṛte devagandharvayakṣādisiddhacāraṇasevite //
encircled by rivers, streams, lakes, wells, ponds and the like, frequented by gods, gandharvas, yakṣas and the rest, siddhas and cāraṇas,
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BrP 72.3
शुभमारुतसंपन्ने हर्षोत्कर्षैककारणे मेरुमन्दरकैलासमैनाकादिनगैर् वृते ॥
śubhamārutasaṃpanne harṣotkarṣaikakāraṇe merumandarakailāsamainākādinagair vṛte //
endowed with auspicious breezes, the sole cause of abounding delight, surrounded by mountains such as Meru, Mandara, Kailāsa and Maināka,
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BrP 72.4
वसिष्ठागस्त्यपौलस्त्यलोमशादिभिर् आवृते महोत्सवे वर्तमाने विवाहः समजायत ॥
vasiṣṭhāgastyapaulastyalomaśādibhir āvṛte mahotsave vartamāne vivāhaḥ samajāyata //
thronged with Vasiṣṭha, Agastya, Paulastya, Lomaśa and others — while the great festival was in progress, the marriage took place.
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BrP 72.5
तत्र वेदी रत्नमयी शोभिता स्वर्णभूषिता वज्रमाणिक्यवैदूर्यतन्मयस्तम्भशोभिता ॥
tatra vedī ratnamayī śobhitā svarṇabhūṣitā vajramāṇikyavaidūryatanmayastambhaśobhitā //
There an altar made of jewels shone, adorned with gold, resplendent with pillars made of diamond, ruby and beryl.
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BrP 72.6
जयालक्ष्मीशुभाक्षान्तिकीर्तिपुष्ट्यादिसंवृता मेरुमन्दरकैलासरैवतैः परिशोभितैः ॥
jayālakṣmīśubhākṣāntikīrtipuṣṭyādisaṃvṛtā merumandarakailāsaraivataiḥ pariśobhitaiḥ //
(It was) surrounded by Jayā, Lakṣmī, Śubhā, Kṣānti, Kīrti, Puṣṭi and the rest, and made splendid by the resplendent (mountains) Meru, Mandara, Kailāsa and Raivata.
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BrP 72.7
पूजितो लोकनाथेन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना मैनाकः पर्वतश्रेष्ठो रेजे ऽतीव हिरण्मयः ॥
pūjito lokanāthena viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā mainākaḥ parvataśreṣṭho reje 'tīva hiraṇmayaḥ //
Honoured by Viṣṇu, the lord of the worlds, the all-powerful, Maināka, best of mountains, golden, shone exceedingly.
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BrP 72.8
ऋषयो लोकपालाश् च आदित्याः समरुद्गणाः विवाहे वेदिकां चक्रुर् देवदेवस्य शूलिनः ॥
ṛṣayo lokapālāś ca ādityāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ vivāhe vedikāṃ cakrur devadevasya śūlinaḥ //
The seers and the world-guardians, the Ādityas together with the hosts of Maruts, made the altar at the wedding of the god of gods, the trident-bearer.
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BrP 72.9
विश्वकर्मा स्वयं त्वष्टा वेदीं चक्रे सतोरणाम् सुरभी नन्दिनी नन्दा सुनन्दा कामदोहिनी ॥
viśvakarmā svayaṃ tvaṣṭā vedīṃ cakre satoraṇām surabhī nandinī nandā sunandā kāmadohinī //
Viśvakarman, Tvaṣṭā himself, made the altar with its arched gateway; Surabhi, Nandinī, Nandā, Sunandā, Kāmadohinī —
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BrP 72.10
आभिस् तु शोभितेशान्या विवाहः समजायत समुद्राः सरितो नागा ओषध्यो लोकमातरः ॥
ābhis tu śobhiteśānyā vivāhaḥ samajāyata samudrāḥ sarito nāgā oṣadhyo lokamātaraḥ //
by these Īśānī was adorned, and the marriage took place; the oceans, the rivers, the nāgas, the herbs, the mothers of the world,
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BrP 72.11
सवनस्पतिबीजाश् च सर्वे तत्र समाययुः भुवः कर्म इला चक्रे ओषध्यस् त्व् अन्नकर्म च ॥
savanaspatibījāś ca sarve tatra samāyayuḥ bhuvaḥ karma ilā cakre oṣadhyas tv annakarma ca //
and all the seeds together with the trees came there; Ilā performed the office of the earth, and the herbs the office of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 72.12
वरुणः पानकर्माणि दानकर्म धनाधिपः अग्निश् चकार तत्रान्नं यच् चेष्टं लोकनाथयोः ॥
varuṇaḥ pānakarmāṇi dānakarma dhanādhipaḥ agniś cakāra tatrānnaṃ yac ceṣṭaṃ lokanāthayoḥ //
Varuṇa (took charge of) the drink-offerings, the lord of wealth (Kubera) of the giving of gifts, and Agni made the food there, and whatever else was desired by the two lords of the world.
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BrP 72.13
तत्र तत्र पृथक् पूजां चक्रे विष्णुः सनातनः वेदाश् च सरहस्या वै गायन्ति च हसन्ति च ॥
tatra tatra pṛthak pūjāṃ cakre viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ vedāś ca sarahasyā vai gāyanti ca hasanti ca //
There, at each place, the eternal Viṣṇu performed the worship separately; and the Vedas, together with their secret (teachings), sing and laugh.
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BrP 72.14
नृत्यन्त्य् अप्सरसः सर्वा जगुर् गन्धर्वकिंनराः लाजाधृक् चापि मैनाको बभूव मुनिसत्तम ॥
nṛtyanty apsarasaḥ sarvā jagur gandharvakiṃnarāḥ lājādhṛk cāpi maināko babhūva munisattama //
All the apsarases dance, the gandharvas and kiṃnaras sang, and Maināka became the holder of the parched grain, O best of sages.
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BrP 72.15
पुण्याहवाचनं वृत्तम् अन्तर्वेश्मनि नारद वेदिकायाम् उपाविष्टौ दंपती सुरसत्तमौ ॥
puṇyāhavācanaṃ vṛttam antarveśmani nārada vedikāyām upāviṣṭau daṃpatī surasattamau //
The pronouncing of the auspicious day took place in the inner chamber, Nārada, and the wedded pair, the best of the gods, sat down upon the altar.
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BrP 72.16
प्रतिष्ठाप्याग्निं विधिवद् अश्मानं चापि पुत्रक हुत्वा लाजांश् च विधिवत् प्रदक्षिणम् अथाकरोत् ॥
pratiṣṭhāpyāgniṃ vidhivad aśmānaṃ cāpi putraka hutvā lājāṃś ca vidhivat pradakṣiṇam athākarot //
Having duly installed the fire and also the stone, my son, and having duly offered the parched grain, he then made the circumambulation.
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BrP 72.17
अश्मनः स्पर्शहेतोश् च देव्यङ्गुष्ठं करे ऽस्पृशत् विष्णुना प्रेरितः शंभुर् दक्षिणस्य पदस्य च ॥
aśmanaḥ sparśahetoś ca devyaṅguṣṭhaṃ kare 'spṛśat viṣṇunā preritaḥ śaṃbhur dakṣiṇasya padasya ca //
And for the sake of the touching of the stone, Śambhu, urged on by Viṣṇu, touched with his hand the goddess's big toe, that of her right foot.
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BrP 72.18
ताम् अदर्शम् अहं तत्र होमं कुर्वन् हरान्तिके दृष्टे ऽङ्गुष्ठे दुष्टबुद्ध्या वीर्यं सुस्राव मे तदा ॥
tām adarśam ahaṃ tatra homaṃ kurvan harāntike dṛṣṭe 'ṅguṣṭhe duṣṭabuddhyā vīryaṃ susrāva me tadā //
I saw her there, while performing the oblation near Hara; and when the toe was seen, then through my corrupt mind my semen flowed forth.
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BrP 72.19
लज्जया कलुषीभूतः स्कन्नं वीर्यम् अचूर्णयम् मद्वीर्याच् चूर्णितात् सूक्ष्माद् वालखिल्यास् तु जज्ञिरे ॥
lajjayā kaluṣībhūtaḥ skannaṃ vīryam acūrṇayam madvīryāc cūrṇitāt sūkṣmād vālakhilyās tu jajñire //
Made foul with shame, I ground up the semen that had been spilled; and from my semen, ground fine, the Vālakhilyas were born.
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BrP 72.20
ततो महान् अभूत् तत्र हाहाकारः सुरोदितः लज्जया परिभूतो ऽहं निर्गतस् तु तदासनात् ॥
tato mahān abhūt tatra hāhākāraḥ suroditaḥ lajjayā paribhūto 'haṃ nirgatas tu tadāsanāt //
Then there arose there a great cry of "alas, alas!" raised by the gods; and I, overwhelmed with shame, went out from that seat.
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BrP 72.21
पश्यत्सु देवसंघेषु तूष्णींभूतेषु नारद गच्छन्तं मां महादेवो दृष्ट्वा नन्दिनम् अब्रवीत् ॥
paśyatsu devasaṃgheṣu tūṣṇīṃbhūteṣu nārada gacchantaṃ māṃ mahādevo dṛṣṭvā nandinam abravīt //
While the assemblies of gods looked on and stayed silent, Nārada, Mahādeva, seeing me going away, said to Nandin:
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BrP 72.22
ब्रह्माणम् आह्वयस्वेह गतपापं करोम्य् अहम् कृतापराधे ऽपि जने सन्तः सकृपमानसाः मोहयन्त्य् अपि विद्वांसं विषयाणाम् इयं स्थितिः ॥
brahmāṇam āhvayasveha gatapāpaṃ karomy aham kṛtāparādhe 'pi jane santaḥ sakṛpamānasāḥ mohayanty api vidvāṃsaṃ viṣayāṇām iyaṃ sthitiḥ //
"Summon Brahmā here; I shall make him free of sin. Even towards a person who has committed an offence, the good are compassionate in mind. (The objects of sense) delude even a learned man: such is the way of the objects of sense."
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BrP 72.23
एवम् उक्त्वा स भगवान् उमया सहितः शिवः ममानुकम्पया चैव लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥
evam uktvā sa bhagavān umayā sahitaḥ śivaḥ mamānukampayā caiva lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā //
Having spoken thus, that lord Śiva, together with Umā, out of compassion for me and out of desire for the good of the worlds—
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BrP 72.24
एतच् चकार लोकेशः शृणु नारद यत्नतः पापिनां पापमोक्षाय भूमिर् आपो भविष्यति ॥
etac cakāra lokeśaḥ śṛṇu nārada yatnataḥ pāpināṃ pāpamokṣāya bhūmir āpo bhaviṣyati //
—this the lord of the worlds did: listen carefully, Nārada. For the release of sinners from sin, earth and water shall be (the means).
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BrP 72.25
तयोश् च सारसर्वस्वम् आहरिष्यामि पावनम् एवं निश्चित्य भगवांस् तयोः सारं समाहरत् ॥
tayoś ca sārasarvasvam āhariṣyāmi pāvanam evaṃ niścitya bhagavāṃs tayoḥ sāraṃ samāharat //
"And I shall take from those two their whole essence, which is purifying." Having so resolved, the lord gathered together the essence of the two.
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BrP 72.26
भूमिं कमण्डलुं कृत्वा तत्रापः संनिवेश्य च पावमान्यादिभिः सूक्तैर् अभिमन्त्र्य च यत्नतः ॥
bhūmiṃ kamaṇḍaluṃ kṛtvā tatrāpaḥ saṃniveśya ca pāvamānyādibhiḥ sūktair abhimantrya ca yatnataḥ //
Making the earth into a water-pot and settling the waters in it, and carefully consecrating (it) with the Pāvamānī and other hymns,
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BrP 72.27
त्रिजगत्पावनीं शक्तिं तत्र सस्मार पापहा माम् उवाच स लोकेशो गृहाणेमं कमण्डलुम् ॥
trijagatpāvanīṃ śaktiṃ tatra sasmāra pāpahā mām uvāca sa lokeśo gṛhāṇemaṃ kamaṇḍalum //
the destroyer of sin called to mind there the power that purifies the three worlds; and that lord of the worlds said to me: "Take this water-pot.
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BrP 72.28
आपो वै मातरो देव्यो भूमिर् माता तथापरा स्थित्युत्पत्तिविनाशानां हेतुत्वम् उभयोः स्थितम् ॥
āpo vai mātaro devyo bhūmir mātā tathāparā sthityutpattivināśānāṃ hetutvam ubhayoḥ sthitam //
The waters indeed are mothers, goddesses; the earth likewise is another mother. In both of them resides the causality of the persistence, arising and destruction (of things).
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BrP 72.29
अत्र प्रतिष्ठितो धर्मो ह्य् अत्र यज्ञः सनातनः अत्र भुक्तिश् च मुक्तिश् च स्थावरं जङ्गमं तथा ॥
atra pratiṣṭhito dharmo hy atra yajñaḥ sanātanaḥ atra bhuktiś ca muktiś ca sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ tathā //
In this is established dharma; in this is the eternal sacrifice; in this are both enjoyment and liberation, the immobile and the moving.
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BrP 72.30
स्मरणान् मानसं पापं वचनाद् वाचिकं तथा स्नानपानाभिषेकाच् च प्रणश्यत्य् अपि कायिकम् ॥
smaraṇān mānasaṃ pāpaṃ vacanād vācikaṃ tathā snānapānābhiṣekāc ca praṇaśyaty api kāyikam //
By remembering (it), mental sin, and by speaking (of it), verbal sin, and by bathing, drinking and sprinkling, bodily sin too is destroyed.
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BrP 72.31
एतद् एवामृतं लोके नैतस्मात् पावनं परम् मयाभिमन्त्रितं ब्रह्मन् गृहाणेमं कमण्डलुम् ॥
etad evāmṛtaṃ loke naitasmāt pāvanaṃ param mayābhimantritaṃ brahman gṛhāṇemaṃ kamaṇḍalum //
This very thing is the nectar of immortality in the world; there is nothing more purifying than this. It has been consecrated with mantras by me, brahman: take this water-pot.
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BrP 72.32
अत्रत्यं वारि यः कश्चित् स्मरेद् अपि पठेद् अपि स सर्वकामान् आप्नोति गृहाणेमं कमण्डलुम् ॥
atratyaṃ vāri yaḥ kaścit smared api paṭhed api sa sarvakāmān āpnoti gṛhāṇemaṃ kamaṇḍalum //
Whoever merely remembers, or even recites, the water that is here obtains all his desires; take this water-pot.
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BrP 72.33
भूतेभ्यश् चापि पञ्चभ्य आपो भूतं महोदितम् तासाम् उत्कृष्टम् एतस्माद् गृहाणेमं कमण्डलुम् ॥
bhūtebhyaś cāpi pañcabhya āpo bhūtaṃ mahoditam tāsām utkṛṣṭam etasmād gṛhāṇemaṃ kamaṇḍalum //
And among the five elements, water is the element that arose as great; and among those (waters) this one is the most excellent — take this water-pot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 72.34
अत्र यद् वारि शोभिष्ठं पुण्यं पावनम् एव च स्पृष्ट्वा स्मृत्वा च दृष्ट्वा च ब्रह्मन् पापाद् विमोक्ष्यसे ॥
atra yad vāri śobhiṣṭhaṃ puṇyaṃ pāvanam eva ca spṛṣṭvā smṛtvā ca dṛṣṭvā ca brahman pāpād vimokṣyase //
The water that is here is most beautiful, meritorious, and purifying; by touching, remembering, and seeing (it), O brahman, you will be freed from sin.
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BrP 72.35
एवम् उक्त्वा महादेवः प्रादान् मम कमण्डलुम् ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे भक्त्या प्रोचुः सुरेश्वरम् आह्लादश् च महांस् तत्र जयशब्दो व्यवर्तत ॥
evam uktvā mahādevaḥ prādān mama kamaṇḍalum tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve bhaktyā procuḥ sureśvaram āhlādaś ca mahāṃs tatra jayaśabdo vyavartata //
Having spoken thus, Mahādeva gave me the water-pot; then all the hosts of gods addressed the lord of gods with devotion, and there was great rejoicing there, and a cry of "Victory!" arose.
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BrP 72.38
देवोत्सवे मातुर् अजः पदाग्रं समीक्ष्य पापात् पतितत्वम् आप प्रादात् कृपालुः स्मरणात् पवित्रां गङ्गां पिता पुण्यकमण्डलुस्थाम्
devotsave mātur ajaḥ padāgraṃ samīkṣya pāpāt patitatvam āpa prādāt kṛpāluḥ smaraṇāt pavitrāṃ gaṅgāṃ pitā puṇyakamaṇḍalusthām
At a festival of the gods the Unborn (Brahmā), gazing at the tip of his mother's foot, incurred fallenness through that sin; (yet) the compassionate father gave, (purifying) by mere remembrance, the pure Gaṅgā that abode in the holy water-pot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain