Brahmanda Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 1
BndP 1 1.1
अथ ब्रह्माण्डमहापुराणं पूर्वभागप्रारम्भः । नमोनमः क्षये सृष्टौ स्थितौ सत्त्वमयाय वा । नमो रजस्तमःसत्त्वत्रिरूपाय स्वयंभुवे
atha brahmāṇḍamahāpurāṇaṃ pūrvabhāgaprārambhaḥ / namonamaḥ kṣaye sṛṣṭau sthitau sattvamayāya vā / namo rajastamaḥsattvatrirūpāya svayaṃbhuve
Now begins the first part of the great Purāṇa of the Brahma-egg. Homage, homage to him who is made of goodness in dissolution, in creation, and in maintenance; homage to the Self-existent, of threefold form as rajas, tamas and sattva.
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BndP 1 1.2
जितं भगवता तेन हरिणा लोकधारिणा । अजेन विश्वरूपेण निर्गुणेन गुणात्मना
jitaṃ bhagavatā tena hariṇā lokadhāriṇā / ajena viśvarūpeṇa nirguṇena guṇātmanā
Victory has been won by that Lord Hari, the upholder of the worlds, the unborn, whose form is the universe, without qualities yet the self of the qualities.
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BndP 1 1.3
ब्रह्माणं लोककर्त्तारं सर्वज्ञमपराजितम् । प्रभुंभूतभविष्यस्य साम्प्रतस्य च सत्पतिम्
brahmāṇaṃ lokakarttāraṃ sarvajñamaparājitam / prabhuṃbhūtabhaviṣyasya sāmpratasya ca satpatim
(I go for refuge to) Brahmā, the maker of the worlds, all-knowing, unconquered, lord of what has been, what will be and what is now, and the master of the good.
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BndP 1 1.4
ज्ञानमब्रतिमं तस्य वैराग्यं च जगत्पतेः । ऐश्वर्य्यं चैव धर्मश्च सद्भिः सेव्यं चतुष्टयम्
jñānamabratimaṃ tasya vairāgyaṃ ca jagatpateḥ / aiśvaryyaṃ caiva dharmaśca sadbhiḥ sevyaṃ catuṣṭayam
His knowledge is unequalled, and the dispassion of that Lord of the world, and his sovereignty and his righteousness — a fourfold set to be served by the good.
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BndP 1 1.5
इमान्नरस्य वै भावान्नित्यं सदसदात्मकान् । अविंशकः पुनस्तान्वै क्रियाभावार्थमीश्वरः
imānnarasya vai bhāvānnityaṃ sadasadātmakān / aviṃśakaḥ punastānvai kriyābhāvārthamīśvaraḥ
These states of man, always partaking of the real and the unreal — the Lord, ... them again for the sake of the accomplishment of action.
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BndP 1 1.6
लोककृल्लोकतत्त्वज्ञो योगमास्थाय योगवित् । असृजत्सर्वभूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च
lokakṛllokatattvajño yogamāsthāya yogavit / asṛjatsarvabhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca
The maker of the world, knower of the world's true nature, knower of yoga, having taken his stand on yoga, created all beings, both the unmoving and the moving.
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BndP 1 1.7
तसहं विश्वकर्माणं सत्पतिं लोकसाक्षिणम् । पुराणाख्यानजिज्ञासुर्गच्छामि शरणं विभुम्
tasahaṃ viśvakarmāṇaṃ satpatiṃ lokasākṣiṇam / purāṇākhyānajijñāsurgacchāmi śaraṇaṃ vibhum
Therefore I go for refuge to that mighty lord, the maker of all, the lord of the good, the witness of the worlds, desiring to know the ancient narrative.
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BndP 1 1.8
पुराणं लोकतत्त्वार्थमशिलं वेदसंमितम् । प्रशशंस स भगवान् वसिष्ठाय प्रजापतिः
purāṇaṃ lokatattvārthamaśilaṃ vedasaṃmitam / praśaśaṃsa sa bhagavān vasiṣṭhāya prajāpatiḥ
That lord Prajāpati (Brahmā) proclaimed to Vasiṣṭha the Purāṇa, which sets forth the true nature of the worlds, flawless and equal in authority to the Veda.
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BndP 1 1.9
तत्त्वज्ञानामृतं पुण्यं वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः । पौत्रमध्यापयामास शक्तेः पुत्रं पराशरम्
tattvajñānāmṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ / pautramadhyāpayāmāsa śakteḥ putraṃ parāśaram
The lord and seer Vasiṣṭha taught this holy nectar of the knowledge of truth to his grandson Parāśara, the son of Śakti.
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BndP 1 1.10
पराशरश्च भगवान् जातूकर्ण्यमृषिं पुरा । तमध्यापितवान्दिव्यं पुराणं वेदसंमितम्
parāśaraśca bhagavān jātūkarṇyamṛṣiṃ purā / tamadhyāpitavāndivyaṃ purāṇaṃ vedasaṃmitam
And the lord Parāśara, long ago, taught that divine Purāṇa, equal in authority to the Veda, to the seer Jātūkarṇya.
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BndP 1 1.11
अधिगम्य पुराणं तु जातूकर्ण्यो विशेषवित् । द्वैपायनाय प्रददौ परं ब्रह्म सनातनम्
adhigamya purāṇaṃ tu jātūkarṇyo viśeṣavit / dvaipāyanāya pradadau paraṃ brahma sanātanam
And Jātūkarṇya, knower of particulars, having mastered the Purāṇa, handed it on to Dvaipāyana — the supreme, eternal Brahman.
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BndP 1 1.12
द्वैपायनस्ततः प्रीतःशष्येभ्यःप्रददौवशी । लोकतत्त्वविधानार्थं पञ्चभ्यः परमाद्भुतम्
dvaipāyanastataḥ prītaḥśaṣyebhyaḥpradadauvaśī / lokatattvavidhānārthaṃ pañcabhyaḥ paramādbhutam
Then Dvaipāyana, self-controlled and pleased, gave that most wondrous (work) to five disciples, for the sake of setting forth the true order of the worlds.
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BndP 1 1.13
विख्यापनार्थं लोकेषु बह्वर्थं श्रुतिसंमतम् । जैमिनिञ्च सुमन्तुं च वैशंपायनमेवच
vikhyāpanārthaṃ lokeṣu bahvarthaṃ śrutisaṃmatam / jaiminiñca sumantuṃ ca vaiśaṃpāyanamevaca
(He gave it) to make it known among the worlds — rich in meaning and in accord with scripture — to Jaimini and to Sumantu and to Vaiśampāyana,
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BndP 1 1.14
चतुर्थं पैलवं तेषां पञ्चमं लोमहर्षणम् । सूतमद्भुतवृत्तान्तं विनीतं धार्मिकं श्रुचिम्
caturthaṃ pailavaṃ teṣāṃ pañcamaṃ lomaharṣaṇam / sūtamadbhutavṛttāntaṃ vinītaṃ dhārmikaṃ śrucim
and the fourth among them (was) Paila's son, and the fifth Lomaharṣaṇa, the Sūta of wondrous narratives, disciplined, righteous and pure.
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BndP 1 1.15
अधीत्य च पुराणं च विनीतो लोमहर्षणः । ऋषिणा च त्वया पृष्टः कृतप्रज्ञः सुधार्मिकः
adhītya ca purāṇaṃ ca vinīto lomaharṣaṇaḥ / ṛṣiṇā ca tvayā pṛṣṭaḥ kṛtaprajñaḥ sudhārmikaḥ
And the disciplined Lomaharṣaṇa, having studied the Purāṇa, of perfected understanding and most righteous, was questioned by the seer and by you.
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BndP 1 1.16
वसिष्ठश्चापि मुनिभिः प्रणाम्य शिरसा मुनीन् । भक्त्या परमया युक्तः कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम्
vasiṣṭhaścāpi munibhiḥ praṇāmya śirasā munīn / bhaktyā paramayā yuktaḥ kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam
And Vasiṣṭha too, (together) with the sages, having bowed his head to the sages, filled with the highest devotion, and having circumambulated (them),
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BndP 1 1.17
अवाप्तविद्यः सर्तुष्टः कुरुक्षेत्रमुपागमत् । सत्रे सवितते यत्र यजमानानृषीञ्शुचीन्
avāptavidyaḥ sartuṣṭaḥ kurukṣetramupāgamat / satre savitate yatra yajamānānṛṣīñśucīn
having obtained the knowledge, well satisfied, he came to Kurukṣetra, where at the sacrificial session that was being performed (there were) the pure seers acting as sacrificers.
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BndP 1 1.18
विनयेनोपसंगम्य सत्र्रिणो रोमहर्षणम् । विधानतो यथाशास्त्रं प्रज्ञयातिजगाम ह
vinayenopasaṃgamya satrriṇo romaharṣaṇam / vidhānato yathāśāstraṃ prajñayātijagāma ha
Approaching the participants of the session with modesty, Romaharṣaṇa surpassed (them) in wisdom, according to rule and as the scriptures prescribe.
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BndP 1 1.19
ऋषयश्चापि ते सर्वे तदानीं रोमहर्षणम् । दृष्ट्वा परमसंहृष्टाः प्रीताः सुमनसस्तथा
ṛṣayaścāpi te sarve tadānīṃ romaharṣaṇam / dṛṣṭvā paramasaṃhṛṣṭāḥ prītāḥ sumanasastathā
And all those seers then, on seeing Romaharṣaṇa, were exceedingly delighted, pleased and glad of heart,
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BndP 1 1.20
सत्कारैरर्च्चयामासुरर्घ्यपाद्यादिभिस्ततः । अभिवाद्य मुनीन्सर्वान् राजाज्ञामभिगम्य च
satkārairarccayāmāsurarghyapādyādibhistataḥ / abhivādya munīnsarvān rājājñāmabhigamya ca
and they honoured (him) with marks of respect, with water for guests and for the feet and the rest; and he, having greeted all the sages and having obtained the king's permission,
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BndP 1 1.21
ऋषिभिस्तैरनुज्ञातः पृष्टः सर्वमनामयम् । अभिगम्य मुनीन्सर्वांस्तेजो ब्रह्म सनातनम् । सदस्यानुमते रम्ये स्वास्तीर्णे समुपाविशत्
ṛṣibhistairanujñātaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ sarvamanāmayam / abhigamya munīnsarvāṃstejo brahma sanātanam / sadasyānumate ramye svāstīrṇe samupāviśat
permitted by those seers, asked after his complete well-being, having approached all the sages — (who are) splendour, eternal Brahman — with the assembly's consent he sat down on a pleasant, well-spread (seat).
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BndP 1 1.22
उपविष्टे तदा तस्मिन्मुनयः शंसितव्रताः । मुदान्विता यथान्यायं विनयस्थाः समाहिताः
upaviṣṭe tadā tasminmunayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ / mudānvitā yathānyāyaṃ vinayasthāḥ samāhitāḥ
When he had sat down, the sages of proclaimed vows, filled with joy, duly modest and composed —
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BndP 1 1.23
सर्वे ते ऋषयश्चैनं परिवार्य महाव्रतम् । परमप्रीतिसंयुक्ता इत्यूचुः सूतनन्दनम्
sarve te ṛṣayaścainaṃ parivārya mahāvratam / paramaprītisaṃyuktā ityūcuḥ sūtanandanam
all those seers, surrounding him of the great vows, filled with the highest pleasure, spoke thus to the son of the Sūta:
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BndP 1 1.24
स्वागतं ते महाभाग दिष्ट्या च त्वांनिरामयम् । पश्याम धीमन्नत्रस्थाः सुब्रतं मुनिसत्तमम्
svāgataṃ te mahābhāga diṣṭyā ca tvāṃnirāmayam / paśyāma dhīmannatrasthāḥ subrataṃ munisattamam
"Welcome to you, greatly fortunate one! By good fortune we, standing here, see you free of illness, O wise one, of good vows, best of sages.
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BndP 1 1.25
अशून्या मे रसाद्यैव भवतः पुण्यकर्मणः । भवांस्तस्य मुनेः सूत व्यासस्यापि महात्मनः
aśūnyā me rasādyaiva bhavataḥ puṇyakarmaṇaḥ / bhavāṃstasya muneḥ sūta vyāsasyāpi mahātmanaḥ
This day my (place) is not empty, since you of holy deeds (are here). You, Sūta, are of that sage, the great-souled Vyāsa,
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BndP 1 1.26
अनुग्राह्यः सदा धीमात्र् शिष्यः शिष्यगुणान्वितः । कृतबुद्धिश्च ते तत्त्वमनुग्राह्यतया प्रभो
anugrāhyaḥ sadā dhīmātr śiṣyaḥ śiṣyaguṇānvitaḥ / kṛtabuddhiśca te tattvamanugrāhyatayā prabho
a pupil always deserving of favour, O wise one, endowed with a pupil's qualities; and your understanding is accomplished, (you have grasped) the truth by being worthy of favour, O lord.
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BndP 1 1.27
अवाप्य विपुलं ज्ञानं सर्वतश्छिन्नसंशयः । पृच्चतां नः सदा प्राज्ञ सर्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि
avāpya vipulaṃ jñānaṃ sarvataśchinnasaṃśayaḥ / pṛccatāṃ naḥ sadā prājña sarvamākhyātumarhasi
Having gained ample knowledge, with (your) doubts cut away on every side, O wise one, you ought always to declare everything to us who ask.
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BndP 1 1.28
तदिच्छामः कथां दिव्यां पौराणीं श्रुतिसंमिताम् । श्रोतुं धर्मार्थयुक्तां तु एतव्द्यासाच्छ्रुतं त्वया
tadicchāmaḥ kathāṃ divyāṃ paurāṇīṃ śrutisaṃmitām / śrotuṃ dharmārthayuktāṃ tu etavdyāsācchrutaṃ tvayā
Therefore we wish to hear the divine ancient tale, equal in authority to the Veda, joined with dharma and artha — that which was heard by you from Vyāsa.
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BndP 1 1.29
एवसुक्तस्तदा सूतस्त्वृषिभिर्विनयान्वितः । उवाच परमाप्राक्ज्ञो विनीतोत्तर मुत्तमम्
evasuktastadā sūtastvṛṣibhirvinayānvitaḥ / uvāca paramāprākjño vinītottara muttamam
Thus addressed by the sages, the Sūta, endowed with modesty and of the highest wisdom, then spoke the excellent reply of a well-disciplined man.
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BndP 1 1.30
ऋषेः शुश्रूषणं यच्च तस्मात्प्रज्ञा च या मम । यस्माच्छुशूषणार्थं च तत्सत्यमिति निश्चयः
ṛṣeḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṃ yacca tasmātprajñā ca yā mama / yasmācchuśūṣaṇārthaṃ ca tatsatyamiti niścayaḥ
That attendance (which I rendered) upon the sage, and the understanding of mine (that arose) from it, and (that) for the sake of which the attendance (was made) — this is the truth, (such is my) conviction.
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BndP 1 1.31
एवं गतेर्ऽथे यच्छक्यं मया वक्तुं द्विजोत्तमाः । जिज्ञासा यत्र युष्माकं तदाज्ञातुमिहार्हथ
evaṃ gater'the yacchakyaṃ mayā vaktuṃ dvijottamāḥ / jijñāsā yatra yuṣmākaṃ tadājñātumihārhatha
Thus, O best of the twice-born, in the matter of (this) course, whatever it is possible for me to tell — wherein your desire to know lies, that you should here make known (to me).
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BndP 1 1.32
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु मुनयो मधुरं तस्य भाषितम् । प्रत्यूचुस्ते पुनः सूतं बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणम्
etacchrutvā tu munayo madhuraṃ tasya bhāṣitam / pratyūcuste punaḥ sūtaṃ bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇam
But having heard this sweet speech of his, the sages replied again to the Sūta, whose eyes were brimming with tears.
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BndP 1 1.33
भवान् विशेषकुशलो व्यासं साक्षात्तु दृष्टवान् । तस्मात्त्वं संभवं कृत्स्नं लोकस्येमं विदर्शय
bhavān viśeṣakuśalo vyāsaṃ sākṣāttu dṛṣṭavān / tasmāttvaṃ saṃbhavaṃ kṛtsnaṃ lokasyemaṃ vidarśaya
You are especially skilled, and you have seen Vyāsa face to face; therefore show forth this entire origination of the world.
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BndP 1 1.34
यस्य यस्यान्वये ये ये तांस्तानिच्छाम वेदितुम् । तेषां पूर्वविसृष्टिं च विचित्रां त्वं प्रजापतेः । सत्कृत्य परिपृष्टः स महात्मा रोमहर्षणः
yasya yasyānvaye ye ye tāṃstānicchāma veditum / teṣāṃ pūrvavisṛṣṭiṃ ca vicitrāṃ tvaṃ prajāpateḥ / satkṛtya paripṛṣṭaḥ sa mahātmā romaharṣaṇaḥ
In whose and whose lineage there were which persons — these we wish to know, and (also) their former emission, and the manifold (creation) of Prajāpati. Being honoured and questioned (thus), that great soul Romaharṣaṇa...
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BndP 1 1.35
विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्या च कथयामास सत्तमः । सूत उवाच यो मे द्वैपायनप्रीतः कथां वै द्विजसत्तमाः
vistareṇānupūrvyā ca kathayāmāsa sattamaḥ / sūta uvāca yo me dvaipāyanaprītaḥ kathāṃ vai dvijasattamāḥ
...that best of men related (it) at length and in due order. The Sūta said: He who, pleased (with me), Dvaipāyana, (told) me the tale, O best of the twice-born —
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BndP 1 1.36
पुण्यामाख्यातवान्विप्रास्तां वै वक्ष्याम्यनुक्रमात् । पुराणं संप्रवक्ष्यामि यदुक्तं मातरिश्वना
puṇyāmākhyātavānviprāstāṃ vai vakṣyāmyanukramāt / purāṇaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yaduktaṃ mātariśvanā
— the holy (tale) which he told, O brāhmaṇas, that indeed I shall relate in order. I shall fully declare the Purāṇa, which was spoken by Mātariśvan (the Wind),
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BndP 1 1.37
पृष्टेन मुनिभिः पूर्वं नैमिषीयैर्म हात्मभिः । सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च
pṛṣṭena munibhiḥ pūrvaṃ naimiṣīyairma hātmabhiḥ / sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca
when he was questioned formerly by the great-souled sages of Naimiṣa: creation, and dissolution, and lineage, and the manvantaras,
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BndP 1 1.38
वंश्यानुचरितं चैव पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम् । प्रक्रिया प्रथमः पादः कथायां स्यात्परिग्रहः
vaṃśyānucaritaṃ caiva purāṇaṃ pañcalakṣaṇam / prakriyā prathamaḥ pādaḥ kathāyāṃ syātparigrahaḥ
and the deeds of those of the lineages — the Purāṇa has five marks. The procedure (prakriyā) is the first section; in the narrative there should be the taking up (of the theme),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 1.39
अनुषङ्ग उत्पोद्धात उपसंहार एव च । एवं पादास्तु चत्वारः समासात्कींर्तिता मया
anuṣaṅga utpoddhāta upasaṃhāra eva ca / evaṃ pādāstu catvāraḥ samāsātkīṃrtitā mayā
the sequel (anuṣaṅga), the exposition (upodghāta), and the conclusion (upasaṃhāra); thus the four sections have been declared by me in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.40
वक्ष्यामि तान्पुरस्तात्तु विस्तरेण यथाक्रमम् । प्रथमं सर्वशास्त्राणां पुराणं ब्रह्मणा श्रुतम्
vakṣyāmi tānpurastāttu vistareṇa yathākramam / prathamaṃ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ purāṇaṃ brahmaṇā śrutam
I shall tell of them further on at length, in due order. The Purāṇa, the first of all the sciences, was heard by Brahmā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.41
अनन्तरं च वक्त्रेभ्यो वेदास्तस्य विनिःसृताः । अङ्गानि धर्मशास्त्रं च व्रतानि नियमास्तथा
anantaraṃ ca vaktrebhyo vedāstasya viniḥsṛtāḥ / aṅgāni dharmaśāstraṃ ca vratāni niyamāstathā
and immediately thereafter the Vedas issued from his mouths, and the ancillary sciences and the law-books and the vows and the observances.
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BndP 1 1.42
अव्यक्तं कारणं यत्तन्नित्यं सदसदात्मकम् । महदादिविशेषान्तं सृजामीति विनिश्चयः
avyaktaṃ kāraṇaṃ yattannityaṃ sadasadātmakam / mahadādiviśeṣāntaṃ sṛjāmīti viniścayaḥ
The Unmanifest is that cause which is eternal, having the nature of both being and non-being; "I create (all) from the Great One down to the particulars" — such was (his) resolve.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 1.43
अण्डं हिरण्मयं चैव ब्रह्मणःसूतिरुत्तमा । अडस्यावरणं वार्धिरपामपि च तेजसा
aṇḍaṃ hiraṇmayaṃ caiva brahmaṇaḥsūtiruttamā / aḍasyāvaraṇaṃ vārdhirapāmapi ca tejasā
And the golden egg, the supreme birthplace of Brahmā; the covering of the egg is the ocean, and of the waters (the covering) is by fire,
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BndP 1 1.44
वायुना तस्य वायोश्च खेन भूतादिना ततः । भूतादिर्महता चैव अव्यक्तेनावृतो महान्
vāyunā tasya vāyośca khena bhūtādinā tataḥ / bhūtādirmahatā caiva avyaktenāvṛto mahān
and of it (fire) by wind, and of wind by space, and then by the origin of the elements; the origin of the elements (is covered) by the Great One, and the Great One is enveloped by the Unmanifest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.45
अन्तर्वर्ति च भूतानामण्डमेवोपवर्णितम् । नदीनां पर्वतानां च प्रादुर्भावो ऽत्र पठ्यते
antarvarti ca bhūtānāmaṇḍamevopavarṇitam / nadīnāṃ parvatānāṃ ca prādurbhāvo 'tra paṭhyate
And the egg itself, which lies within beings, is described; and the coming-forth of the rivers and the mountains is recited here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.46
मन्वन्तराणां सर्वेषां कल्पानां चैव वर्णनम् । कीर्त्तनं ब्रह्मवृक्षस्य ब्रह्मजन्म प्रकीर्त्यते
manvantarāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ kalpānāṃ caiva varṇanam / kīrttanaṃ brahmavṛkṣasya brahmajanma prakīrtyate
And the description of all the manvantaras and of the kalpas; the recital of the Brahma-tree; the birth of Brahmā is proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.47
अतः परं ब्रह्मणश्च प्रजासर्गोपवर्णनम् । अवस्थाश्चात्र कीर्त्यन्ते ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः
ataḥ paraṃ brahmaṇaśca prajāsargopavarṇanam / avasthāścātra kīrtyante brahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ
After this comes the description of Brahmā's creation of living beings; and here are recounted the states of Brahmā, whose birth is from the Unmanifest.
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BndP 1 1.48
कल्पानां संभवश्चेव जगतः स्थापनं तथा । शयनं च हरेरप्सु पृथिव्युद्धरणं तथा
kalpānāṃ saṃbhavaśceva jagataḥ sthāpanaṃ tathā / śayanaṃ ca harerapsu pṛthivyuddharaṇaṃ tathā
And likewise the coming-to-be of the kalpas, and the establishing of the world, and Hari's lying down upon the waters, and likewise the raising up of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.49
सविशेषः पुरादीनां वर्णाश्रमविभाजनम् । ऋक्षाणां ग्रहसंस्थानां सिद्धानां च निवेशनम्
saviśeṣaḥ purādīnāṃ varṇāśramavibhājanam / ṛkṣāṇāṃ grahasaṃsthānāṃ siddhānāṃ ca niveśanam
The particulars of cities and the rest, the division into classes and stages of life, the placement of the stars, the positions of the planets, and of the Siddhas.
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BndP 1 1.50
योजनानां यथा चव संचरो बहुविस्तरः । स्वर्गस्थानविभागश्च सर्त्यानां शुभचारिणाम्
yojanānāṃ yathā cava saṃcaro bahuvistaraḥ / svargasthānavibhāgaśca sartyānāṃ śubhacāriṇām
And how the traversal of the yojanas (occurs), in great extent; and the division of the places in heaven for mortals who act auspiciously.
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BndP 1 1.51
वृक्षाणामौषधीनां च वीरुधां च प्रकीर्त्तनम् । देवतानामृषीणां च द्वे सृती परिकीर्तिते
vṛkṣāṇāmauṣadhīnāṃ ca vīrudhāṃ ca prakīrttanam / devatānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca dve sṛtī parikīrtite
The account of trees, of herbs, and of creeping plants; and the two paths of the gods and of the sages are recounted.
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BndP 1 1.52
आम्लादीनां तरूणां च सर्जनं व्यञ्जनं तथा । पशूनां पुरुषाणां च संभवः परिकीर्त्तितः
āmlādīnāṃ tarūṇāṃ ca sarjanaṃ vyañjanaṃ tathā / paśūnāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ ca saṃbhavaḥ parikīrttitaḥ
And the producing and the manifesting of the sour(-fruited) and other trees; and the coming-to-be of beasts and of men has been recounted.
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BndP 1 1.53
तथा निर्वचनं प्रोक्तं कल्पस्य च परिग्रहः । नव सर्गाः पुनः प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मणो बुद्धिपूर्वकाः
tathā nirvacanaṃ proktaṃ kalpasya ca parigrahaḥ / nava sargāḥ punaḥ proktā brahmaṇo buddhipūrvakāḥ
Likewise the etymological explanation is stated, and the comprehension of the kalpa; and again the nine creations of Brahmā, preceded by his deliberation, are stated.
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BndP 1 1.54
त्रयो ये बुद्धिपूर्वास्तु तथा यल्लोककल्पनम् । ब्रह्मणो ऽवयवेभ्यश्च धर्मादीनां समुद्भवः
trayo ye buddhipūrvāstu tathā yallokakalpanam / brahmaṇo 'vayavebhyaśca dharmādīnāṃ samudbhavaḥ
And the three that are preceded by deliberation, and likewise the fashioning of the worlds, and the arising of dharma and the rest from the limbs of Brahmā.
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BndP 1 1.55
ये द्वादश प्रसूयन्ते प्रजाकल्पे पुनः पुनः । कल्पयोरन्तरे प्रोक्तं प्रतिसंधिश्च यस्तयोः
ye dvādaśa prasūyante prajākalpe punaḥ punaḥ / kalpayorantare proktaṃ pratisaṃdhiśca yastayoḥ
The twelve who are born again and again in the kalpa of creatures; what lies in the interval between two kalpas is stated, and the joining together of those two.
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BndP 1 1.56
तमोमात्रा वृतत्वात्तु ब्रह्मणो ऽधर्मसंभवः । सत्त्वोद्रिक्ताच्च देहाच्च पुरुषस्य च संभवः
tamomātrā vṛtatvāttu brahmaṇo 'dharmasaṃbhavaḥ / sattvodriktācca dehācca puruṣasya ca saṃbhavaḥ
And, because Brahmā was enveloped by the element of darkness, the origin of unrighteousness; and from a body in which sattva predominated, the origin of Man (Puruṣa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.57
तथैव शतरूपायां तयोः पुत्रास्ततः परम् । प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ प्रसूत्याकृतयः शुभाः
tathaiva śatarūpāyāṃ tayoḥ putrāstataḥ param / priyavratottānapādau prasūtyākṛtayaḥ śubhāḥ
And likewise, after that, the sons of those two in Śatarūpā: Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, and the auspicious (daughters) Prasūti and Ākūti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.58
कीर्त्यन्ते धूतपाप्मानस्त्रैलोक्ये ये प्रतिष्ठिताः । रुचेः प्रजापतेश्चोर्द्धमाकूत्यां मिथुनोद्भवः
kīrtyante dhūtapāpmānastrailokye ye pratiṣṭhitāḥ / ruceḥ prajāpateścorddhamākūtyāṃ mithunodbhavaḥ
They are extolled as ones whose sins have been shaken off, who are established in the three worlds; and further, the birth of a twin pair to Ruci Prajāpati in Ākūti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 1.59
प्रसूत्यमपि दक्षस्य कन्यानामुद्भवः शुभः । दाक्षायणीषु वाप्यूर्ध्वंशब्दाद्यासु महात्मनः
prasūtyamapi dakṣasya kanyānāmudbhavaḥ śubhaḥ / dākṣāyaṇīṣu vāpyūrdhvaṃśabdādyāsu mahātmanaḥ
And in Prasūti, the auspicious birth of Dakṣa's daughters; or else, further, in the daughters of Dakṣa named Śabdā and the rest, of the great-souled one—
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BndP 1 1.60
धर्मस्य कीर्त्यते सर्गः सात्त्विकस्तु सुखोदयः । तथाधर्मस्य हिंसायां तमसो ऽशुभलक्षणः
dharmasya kīrtyate sargaḥ sāttvikastu sukhodayaḥ / tathādharmasya hiṃsāyāṃ tamaso 'śubhalakṣaṇaḥ
The creation of Dharma is recounted, which is of the nature of sattva and gives rise to happiness; and likewise that of Adharma in Hiṃsā, born of darkness and marked by what is inauspicious.
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BndP 1 1.61
भृग्वादीनामृषीणां च प्रजासर्गोपवर्णनम् । ब्रह्मर्षेश्च वसिष्ठस्य यत्र गोत्रानुकीर्त्तनम्
bhṛgvādīnāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca prajāsargopavarṇanam / brahmarṣeśca vasiṣṭhasya yatra gotrānukīrttanam
And the description of the creation of offspring by Bhṛgu and the other sages; and where the lineage of the brahmin sage Vasiṣṭha is recounted.
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BndP 1 1.62
अग्नेः प्रजायाः संभूतिः स्वाहायां यत्र कीर्त्यते । पितॄणां द्विप्रकाराणां स्वधायां तदनन्तरम्
agneḥ prajāyāḥ saṃbhūtiḥ svāhāyāṃ yatra kīrtyate / pitṝṇāṃ dviprakārāṇāṃ svadhāyāṃ tadanantaram
Where the birth of Agni's offspring in Svāhā is recounted; and thereafter, of the Fathers of two kinds, in Svadhā.
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BndP 1 1.63
पितृवंशप्रसंगेन कीर्त्यते च महेश्वरात् । दक्षस्य शापः सत्याश्च भृग्वादीनां च धीमताम्
pitṛvaṃśaprasaṃgena kīrtyate ca maheśvarāt / dakṣasya śāpaḥ satyāśca bhṛgvādīnāṃ ca dhīmatām
And in connection with the lineage of the Fathers, the cursing of Dakṣa by Maheśvara is recounted, and of Satī, and of the wise Bhṛgu and the others.
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BndP 1 1.64
प्रतिशापश्च दक्षस्य रुद्रादद्भुतकर्मणः । प्रतिषेधश्च वैरस्य कीर्त्यते दोषदर्शनात्
pratiśāpaśca dakṣasya rudrādadbhutakarmaṇaḥ / pratiṣedhaśca vairasya kīrtyate doṣadarśanāt
And Dakṣa's counter-curse upon Rudra of wondrous deeds; and the stopping of the enmity is recounted, from the perceiving of the fault (in it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.65
मन्वन्तरप्रसंगेन कालाख्यानं च कीर्त्यते । प्रजापतेः कर्द्दमस्य कन्यायाः शुभलक्षणम्
manvantaraprasaṃgena kālākhyānaṃ ca kīrtyate / prajāpateḥ karddamasya kanyāyāḥ śubhalakṣaṇam
And in connection with the manvantaras, the account of time is recounted; and the auspicious marks of the daughter of Kardama Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.66
प्रियव्रतस्य पुत्राणां कीर्त्यते यत्र विस्तरः । तेषां नियोगो द्वीपेषु देशेषु च पृथक् पृथक्
priyavratasya putrāṇāṃ kīrtyate yatra vistaraḥ / teṣāṃ niyogo dvīpeṣu deśeṣu ca pṛthak pṛthak
Where the extended account of Priyavrata's sons is recounted, and their appointment over the continents and the regions, each separately.
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BndP 1 1.67
स्वायंभुवस्य सर्गस्य ततश्चाप्यनुकीर्त्तनम् । वर्षाणां च नदीनां च तद्भेदानां च सर्वशः
svāyaṃbhuvasya sargasya tataścāpyanukīrttanam / varṣāṇāṃ ca nadīnāṃ ca tadbhedānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
Then also the recounting of the creation of Svāyaṃbhuva (Manu), and of the continents (varṣas) and of the rivers and of their divisions, completely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.68
द्वीपभेदसहस्राणा मन्तर्भावश्च सप्तसु । विस्तरान्मण्डलं चैव जंबूद्वीपसमुद्रयोः
dvīpabhedasahasrāṇā mantarbhāvaśca saptasu / vistarānmaṇḍalaṃ caiva jaṃbūdvīpasamudrayoḥ
And the inclusion of the thousands of divisions of the continents within the seven; and at length the circumference of Jambūdvīpa and of the ocean.
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BndP 1 1.71
प्रमाणं योजनाग्रेण कीर्त्यन्ते पर्वतैः सह । हिमवान्हेमकूटश्च निषधो मेरुरेव च । नीलः श्वेतश्च शृङ्गी च कीर्त्यन्ते सप्त पर्वताः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_१,१।६९ ॥ तेषामन्तरविष्कंभा उच्छ्रायायामविस्तराः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_१,१।७० ॥ कीर्त्यन्ते योजनाग्रेण ये च तत्र निवासिनः । भारतादीनि वर्षाणि नदीभिः पर्वतैस्तथा
pramāṇaṃ yojanāgreṇa kīrtyante parvataiḥ saha / himavānhemakūṭaśca niṣadho merureva ca / nīlaḥ śvetaśca śṛṅgī ca kīrtyante sapta parvatāḥ // bndp_1,1.69 // teṣāmantaraviṣkaṃbhā ucchrāyāyāmavistarāḥ // bndp_1,1.70 // kīrtyante yojanāgreṇa ye ca tatra nivāsinaḥ / bhāratādīni varṣāṇi nadībhiḥ parvataistathā
Their measure is declared in terms of yojanas, together with the mountains. Himavat, Hemakūṭa, Niṣadha, and Meru, and Nīla, Śveta and Śṛṅgī — these seven mountains are proclaimed. (69) Their intervening breadths, heights, lengths and widths (70) are declared in yojanas, and those who dwell there; and the regions beginning with Bhārata, with their rivers and their mountains,
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BndP 1 1.72
भूतैश्चोपनिविष्टानि गतिमद्भिर्धुवै स्तथा । जंबूद्वीपादयो द्वीपाः समुद्रैः सप्तभिर्वृताः
bhūtaiścopaniviṣṭāni gatimadbhirdhuvai stathā / jaṃbūdvīpādayo dvīpāḥ samudraiḥ saptabhirvṛtāḥ
and (are declared to be) settled by beings, both moving and fixed. The continents beginning with Jambūdvīpa are encircled by the seven oceans.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.73
ततः स्वर्णमयी भूमिर्लोकालोकश्च कीर्त्यते । सप्रमाणा इमे लोकाः सप्तद्वीपा च मेदिनी
tataḥ svarṇamayī bhūmirlokālokaśca kīrtyate / sapramāṇā ime lokāḥ saptadvīpā ca medinī
Then the golden land and Lokāloka are proclaimed; these worlds together with their measure, and the earth with its seven continents.
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BndP 1 1.74
रूपादयः प्रकीर्त्यन्ते करणात्प्राकृतैः सह । सर्वं चैतत्प्रधानस्य परिणामैकदेशिकम्
rūpādayaḥ prakīrtyante karaṇātprākṛtaiḥ saha / sarvaṃ caitatpradhānasya pariṇāmaikadeśikam
Form and the rest are proclaimed, together with the primal (elements), from the instrument (of creation); and all this is a partial transformation of the pradhāna (primordial matter).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 1.75
पर्यायपरिमाणं च संक्षेपेणात्र कीर्त्यते । सूर्याचन्द्रमसोश्चैव पृथिव्याश्चाप्यशेषतः
paryāyaparimāṇaṃ ca saṃkṣepeṇātra kīrtyate / sūryācandramasoścaiva pṛthivyāścāpyaśeṣataḥ
And the measure of the cycle (of time) is here proclaimed in brief, and also that of the sun and the moon, and of the earth, in full,
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BndP 1 1.76
प्रमाणं योजनाग्रेण सांप्रतैरभिमानिभिः । महेन्द्राद्याः शुभाः पुण्या मानसोत्तरमूर्धनि
pramāṇaṃ yojanāgreṇa sāṃpratairabhimānibhiḥ / mahendrādyāḥ śubhāḥ puṇyā mānasottaramūrdhani
their measure in yojanas, along with the present presiding (deities). Mahendra and the other auspicious, holy (cities) on the summit of Mānasottara;
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BndP 1 1.77
अत ऊर्ध्दगतिश्चोक्ता सूर्यस्यालातयक्रवत् । नागवीथ्यक्षवीथ्योश्च लक्षणं च प्रकीर्त्यते
ata ūrdhdagatiścoktā sūryasyālātayakravat / nāgavīthyakṣavīthyośca lakṣaṇaṃ ca prakīrtyate
Hence the upward course of the sun, like a firebrand-wheel, is told; and the character of the Nāga-path and the Aja(Aksa)-path is proclaimed,
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BndP 1 1.78
कोष्ठयोर्लेखयोश्चैव मण्डलानां च योजनैः । लोकालोकस्य सन्ध्याया अह्नो विषुवतस्तथा
koṣṭhayorlekhayoścaiva maṇḍalānāṃ ca yojanaiḥ / lokālokasya sandhyāyā ahno viṣuvatastathā
and of the two compartments and the two lines, and of the circles in yojanas; of Lokāloka, of twilight, of the day, and likewise of the equinox.
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BndP 1 1.79
लोकपालाः स्थिताश्चोर्द्धं कीर्त्यन्ते ते चतुर्द्दिशम् । पितॄणां देवतानां च पन्थानौ दक्षिणोत्तरौ
lokapālāḥ sthitāścorddhaṃ kīrtyante te caturddiśam / pitṝṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca panthānau dakṣiṇottarau
And the world-guardians stationed above are proclaimed, in the four directions; and the two paths, southern and northern, of the fathers and of the gods,
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BndP 1 1.80
गृहिणां न्यासिनां चोक्तो रजःसत्त्वसमाश्रयः । कीर्त्यते च पदं विष्णोर्धर्माद्या यत्र च स्थिताः
gṛhiṇāṃ nyāsināṃ cokto rajaḥsattvasamāśrayaḥ / kīrtyate ca padaṃ viṣṇordharmādyā yatra ca sthitāḥ
which for householders and for renouncers is said to rest on rajas and on sattva (respectively); and the station of Viṣṇu is proclaimed, where Dharma and the rest are established.
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BndP 1 1.81
सूर्याचन्द्रमसोश्चारो ग्रहाणां ज्योतिषां तथा । कीर्त्यते धृतसामर्थ्यात्प्रजानां च शुभाशुभम्
sūryācandramasoścāro grahāṇāṃ jyotiṣāṃ tathā / kīrtyate dhṛtasāmarthyātprajānāṃ ca śubhāśubham
The course of the sun and moon, and of the planets and the stars likewise, is proclaimed, and, from the power (they) hold, the good and ill fortune of creatures.
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BndP 1 1.82
ब्रह्मणा निर्मितः सौरः सादनार्थं च स स्वयम् । कीर्त्यते भगवान्येन प्रसर्प्पति दिवः क्षयम्
brahmaṇā nirmitaḥ sauraḥ sādanārthaṃ ca sa svayam / kīrtyate bhagavānyena prasarppati divaḥ kṣayam
And the sun's (chariot), fashioned by Brahmā himself for the purpose of (his) seat, is proclaimed — by which the Lord travels the expanse of heaven.
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BndP 1 1.83
स रथो ऽधिष्ठितो देवैर् आदित्यै ऋषिभिस्तथा । गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च ग्रामणीसर्पराक्षसैः
sa ratho 'dhiṣṭhito devair ādityai ṛṣibhistathā / gandharvairapsarobhiśca grāmaṇīsarparākṣasaiḥ
That chariot is occupied by the gods, by the Ādityas, and by the seers, by the Gandharvas and the Apsarases, by the Grāmaṇīs, the serpents and the Rākṣasas.
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BndP 1 1.84
अपां सारमयात्स्यन्दात्कथ्यते च रसस्तथा । वृद्धिक्षयौ च सोमस्य कीर्त्येते सोमकारितौ
apāṃ sāramayātsyandātkathyate ca rasastathā / vṛddhikṣayau ca somasya kīrtyete somakāritau
And the (moon's) juice is spoken of as arising from a flow made of the essence of the waters; and the waxing and waning of the moon are proclaimed as caused by soma.
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BndP 1 1.85
सूर्यादीनां स्यन्दनानां ध्रुवादेव प्रवर्त्तनम् । कीर्त्यते शिशुमारस्य यस्य पुच्छे ध्रुवः स्थितः
sūryādīnāṃ syandanānāṃ dhruvādeva pravarttanam / kīrtyate śiśumārasya yasya pucche dhruvaḥ sthitaḥ
The setting in motion of the chariots of the sun and the rest is from Dhruva alone; and the Śiśumāra (celestial porpoise) is proclaimed, in whose tail Dhruva is stationed.
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BndP 1 1.86
तारारूपाणि सर्वाणि नक्षत्राणि ग्रहैः सह । निवासा यत्र कीर्त्यन्ते देवानां पुण्यकर्मणाम्
tārārūpāṇi sarvāṇi nakṣatrāṇi grahaiḥ saha / nivāsā yatra kīrtyante devānāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām
(There) all the star-forms and the lunar mansions together with the planets, where the dwellings of the gods of meritorious deeds are proclaimed.
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BndP 1 1.87
सूर्यरश्मिसहस्रं च वर्षशीतोष्णविश्रवः । प्रविभागश्चरश्मीनां नामतः कर्मतीर्थतः
sūryaraśmisahasraṃ ca varṣaśītoṣṇaviśravaḥ / pravibhāgaścaraśmīnāṃ nāmataḥ karmatīrthataḥ
And the thousand rays of the sun, renowned for rain, cold and heat; and the classification of the rays by name and by the field of their action.
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BndP 1 1.88
परिमाणं गतिश्चोक्ता ग्रहाणां सूर्यसंश्रयात् । वेश्यारूपात्प्रधानस्य परिमाणो महाद्भवः
parimāṇaṃ gatiścoktā grahāṇāṃ sūryasaṃśrayāt / veśyārūpātpradhānasya parimāṇo mahādbhavaḥ
The measure and the course of the planets are told as depending on the sun; and the great origination, the measure of the pradhāna, from its manifest form.
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BndP 1 1.89
पुरूरवस ऐलस्य माहात्म्यस्यानुकीर्त्तनम् । पितॄणां द्विप्रकाराणां माहात्म्यं वा मृतस्य च
purūravasa ailasya māhātmyasyānukīrttanam / pitṝṇāṃ dviprakārāṇāṃ māhātmyaṃ vā mṛtasya ca
The recounting of the greatness of Purūravas, son of Ilā; and the greatness of the Fathers, who are of two kinds, and of the dead one.
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BndP 1 1.90
ततः पर्वाणि कीर्त्यन्ते पर्वणां चैव संधयः । स्वर्गलोकगतानाञ्च प्राप्तानाञ्चाप्यधोगतिम्
tataḥ parvāṇi kīrtyante parvaṇāṃ caiva saṃdhayaḥ / svargalokagatānāñca prāptānāñcāpyadhogatim
Then the (lunar) junctures are proclaimed, and the joinings of the junctures, and (the state) of those who have gone to the world of heaven and of those who have attained the downward course.
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BndP 1 1.91
पितॄणां द्विप्रकाराणां श्राद्धेनानुग्रहो महान् । युगसंख्याप्रमाणं च कीर्त्यते च कृतं युगम्
pitṝṇāṃ dviprakārāṇāṃ śrāddhenānugraho mahān / yugasaṃkhyāpramāṇaṃ ca kīrtyate ca kṛtaṃ yugam
The great favour (conferred) on the Fathers of two kinds by the śrāddha rite; and the reckoning and measure of the number of the yugas is proclaimed, and the Kṛta age.
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BndP 1 1.92
त्रेतायुगे चापकर्षाद्वार् त्तायाः संप्रवर्त्तनम् । वर्णानामाश्रमाणां च संस्थितिर्धर्मतस्तथा
tretāyuge cāpakarṣādvār ttāyāḥ saṃpravarttanam / varṇānāmāśramāṇāṃ ca saṃsthitirdharmatastathā
And in the Tretā age, the setting in motion of agriculture through the decline (of the age); and likewise the establishment of the classes and the stages of life in accordance with dharma.
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BndP 1 1.93
वज्रप्रवर्त्तनं चैव संवादो यत्र कीर्त्यते । ऋषीणां वसुना सार्द्धं वसोश्चाधः पुनर्गतिः । शब्दत्वं च प्रधानात्तु स्वायम्भुवमृते मनुम्
vajrapravarttanaṃ caiva saṃvādo yatra kīrtyate / ṛṣīṇāṃ vasunā sārddhaṃ vasoścādhaḥ punargatiḥ / śabdatvaṃ ca pradhānāttu svāyambhuvamṛte manum
And the setting in motion of the thunderbolt; and the dialogue that is recounted there of the seers together with Vasu; and Vasu's going down again; and (the arising of) the state of sound from the primordial matter—apart from Manu Svāyambhuva.
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BndP 1 1.94
प्रशंसा तपसश्चोक्ता युगावस्थाश्च कृत्स्नशः । द्वापरस्य कलेश्चापि संक्षेपेण प्रकीर्त्तनम्
praśaṃsā tapasaścoktā yugāvasthāśca kṛtsnaśaḥ / dvāparasya kaleścāpi saṃkṣepeṇa prakīrttanam
The praise of ascetic practice is stated, and the conditions of the yugas in full; and a brief proclamation also of the Dvāpara and the Kali age.
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BndP 1 1.95
मन्वन्तरं च संख्या च मानुषेण प्रकीर्त्तिता । मन्वन्तराणां सर्वेषामेतदेव च लक्षणम्
manvantaraṃ ca saṃkhyā ca mānuṣeṇa prakīrttitā / manvantarāṇāṃ sarveṣāmetadeva ca lakṣaṇam
And the manvantara and its numerical reckoning are proclaimed in human (years); and this same is the defining mark of all the manvantaras.
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BndP 1 1.96
अतीतानागतानां च वर्त्तमानं च कीर्त्यते । तथा मन्वन्तराणां च प्रतिसंधानलक्षणम्
atītānāgatānāṃ ca varttamānaṃ ca kīrtyate / tathā manvantarāṇāṃ ca pratisaṃdhānalakṣaṇam
And (the manvantaras) past and future, and the present one, are proclaimed; and likewise the mark of the linking together of the manvantaras.
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BndP 1 1.97
अतीताना गतानां च प्रोक्तं स्वायम्भुवे ततः । ऋषीणां च गतिः प्रोक्ता कालज्ञानगतिस्तथा
atītānā gatānāṃ ca proktaṃ svāyambhuve tataḥ / ṛṣīṇāṃ ca gatiḥ proktā kālajñānagatistathā
And of the past and the future (ones) it is then declared in (the account of) the Svāyambhuva (manvantara); and the course of the seers is declared, and likewise the course of the knowledge of time.
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BndP 1 1.98
दुर्गसंख्याप्रमाणं च युगवार्ता प्रवर्त्तनम् । त्रेतायां चक्रवर्तीनां लक्षणं जन्म चैव हि
durgasaṃkhyāpramāṇaṃ ca yugavārtā pravarttanam / tretāyāṃ cakravartīnāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ janma caiva hi
And the reckoning and measure of the strongholds; the setting in motion of the livelihood of the age; and in the Tretā the marks and the birth of the universal monarchs.
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BndP 1 1.99
प्रमतेश्च तथा जन्म अथो कलियुगस्य वै । अङ्गुलैर्हासनं चैव भूतानां यच्च चोच्यते
pramateśca tathā janma atho kaliyugasya vai / aṅgulairhāsanaṃ caiva bhūtānāṃ yacca cocyate
And likewise the birth of Pramati, and then that of the Kali age; and the diminution by finger-breadths, and whatever is said of beings.
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BndP 1 1.100
शाशानां परिसंख्यानं शिष्यप्राधान्यमेव च । वाक्यं सप्तविधं चैव ऋषिगोत्रानुकीर्तनम्
śāśānāṃ parisaṃkhyānaṃ śiṣyaprādhānyameva ca / vākyaṃ saptavidhaṃ caiva ṛṣigotrānukīrtanam
The enumeration of the śāsanas(?), and the pre-eminence of the pupils; and the sevenfold utterance, and the recounting of the lineages of the seers.
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BndP 1 1.101
लक्षणं सूतपुत्राणां ब्रह्मणास्य च कृत्स्नशः । देदानां व्यसनं चैव वेदव्यासैर्महात्मभिः
lakṣaṇaṃ sūtaputrāṇāṃ brahmaṇāsya ca kṛtsnaśaḥ / dedānāṃ vyasanaṃ caiva vedavyāsairmahātmabhiḥ
The marks of the sons of the Sūta, and (that) of the brahman entirely; and the division of the Vedas by the great-souled Veda-Vyāsas.
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BndP 1 1.102
मन्वन्तरेषु देवानां प्रजेशानां च कीर्त्तनम् । मन्वन्तरक्रमश्चैव कालज्ञानं च कीर्त्यते
manvantareṣu devānāṃ prajeśānāṃ ca kīrttanam / manvantarakramaścaiva kālajñānaṃ ca kīrtyate
The proclamation of the gods and of the lords of creatures in the manvantaras; and the sequence of the manvantaras and the knowledge of time are proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.103
दक्षस्य चापि दौहित्राः प्रियाया दुहितुः शुभाः । ब्रह्मादिभिस्तेजनिता दक्षेणैव च धीमता
dakṣasya cāpi dauhitrāḥ priyāyā duhituḥ śubhāḥ / brahmādibhistejanitā dakṣeṇaiva ca dhīmatā
And the auspicious daughter's sons of Dakṣa, (born) of his beloved daughter, begotten by the radiance of Brahmā and the others, and by wise Dakṣa himself.
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BndP 1 1.104
सावर्णाश्चात्र कीर्त्यन्ते मनवो मेरुमाश्रिताः । ध्रुवस्यौत्तानपादस्य प्रजासर्गोपवर्णनम्
sāvarṇāścātra kīrtyante manavo merumāśritāḥ / dhruvasyauttānapādasya prajāsargopavarṇanam
And here the Sāvarṇa Manus, who dwell on Meru, are proclaimed; and the description of the creation of offspring by Dhruva, son of Uttānapāda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.105
चाक्षुषस्य मनोः सर्गः प्रजानां वीर्यवर्मनम् । प्रभुणा चैव वैन्येन भूमिदोहप्रवर्तता
cākṣuṣasya manoḥ sargaḥ prajānāṃ vīryavarmanam / prabhuṇā caiva vainyena bhūmidohapravartatā
The creation of the Cākṣuṣa Manu, the valour of the creatures; and the setting in motion of the milking of the earth by the lord Vainya.
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BndP 1 1.106
पात्राणां पयसां चैव वत्सानां च विशेषणम् । ब्रह्मादिभिः पूर्वमेव दुग्धा चैयं वसुंधरा
pātrāṇāṃ payasāṃ caiva vatsānāṃ ca viśeṣaṇam / brahmādibhiḥ pūrvameva dugdhā caiyaṃ vasuṃdharā
And the specification of the vessels, the milk-products, and the calves; and how this earth was milked earlier by Brahmā and the others.
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BndP 1 1.107
दशभ्यश्चं प्रचेतोभ्यो मारिषायां प्रजापतेः । दक्षस्य कीर्त्यत जन्म समस्यांशेन धीमतः
daśabhyaścaṃ pracetobhyo māriṣāyāṃ prajāpateḥ / dakṣasya kīrtyata janma samasyāṃśena dhīmataḥ
And the birth of wise Dakṣa from the ten Pracetases in Māriṣā, (daughter) of the Lord of Creatures, is proclaimed—by a portion of himself.
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BndP 1 1.108
भूतभव्यभवेशत्वं महेन्द्राणां च कीर्त्यते । मन्वादिका भविष्यन्ति आख्यानैबर्हुभिर्वृताः
bhūtabhavyabhaveśatvaṃ mahendrāṇāṃ ca kīrtyate / manvādikā bhaviṣyanti ākhyānaibarhubhirvṛtāḥ
And the lordship over past, future, and present of the Great Indras is proclaimed; the Manus and the rest that will be, encompassed by many narratives.
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BndP 1 1.109
वैवस्वतस्य च मनोः कीर्त्यते सर्गविस्तरः । ब्रह्मादिकोश उत्पत्तिर्भृग्वदीनां च कीर्त्यते
vaivasvatasya ca manoḥ kīrtyate sargavistaraḥ / brahmādikośa utpattirbhṛgvadīnāṃ ca kīrtyate
And the extent of the creation of Manu Vaivasvata is recounted; the origin (of beings) from Brahmā's treasury and (the lineages) of Bhṛgu and the rest are recounted.
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BndP 1 1.110
विनिष्कृष्य प्रजासर्गे चाक्षुषस्य मनोःशुभे । दक्षस्य कीर्त्यते सर्गो ध्यानाद्वैवस्वतान्तरे
viniṣkṛṣya prajāsarge cākṣuṣasya manoḥśubhe / dakṣasya kīrtyate sargo dhyānādvaivasvatāntare
Having drawn (them) forth in the auspicious creation of offspring of Manu Cākṣuṣa, the creation of Dakṣa from (his) meditation is recounted, in the Vaivasvata (manvantara).
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BndP 1 1.111
नारदः कृतसंवादो दक्षपुत्रान्महाबलान् । नाशयामास शापाय मानसो ब्रह्मणः सुतः
nāradaḥ kṛtasaṃvādo dakṣaputrānmahābalān / nāśayāmāsa śāpāya mānaso brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ
Nārada, the mind-born son of Brahmā, having held converse (with them), brought the mighty sons of Dakṣa to destruction, whereby he incurred a curse.
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BndP 1 1.112
ततो दक्षो ऽसृजत्कन्या वैरिणा नाम विश्रुताः । मरुत्प्रवाहे मरुतो दित्यां देव्यां च संभवः
tato dakṣo 'sṛjatkanyā vairiṇā nāma viśrutāḥ / marutpravāhe maruto dityāṃ devyāṃ ca saṃbhavaḥ
Then Dakṣa begot daughters renowned by the name Vairiṇī; in the section on the flow of the winds, the birth of the Maruts from the goddess Diti (is told).
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BndP 1 1.113
कीर्त्यते मरुतां चात्रगणास्ते सप्तसप्तकाः । देवत्वमिन्द्रवासेन वायुस्कन्धेषु चाश्रमः
kīrtyate marutāṃ cātragaṇāste saptasaptakāḥ / devatvamindravāsena vāyuskandheṣu cāśramaḥ
And the troop of the Maruts is recounted, those (groups) of seven sevens; their godhood through dwelling with Indra, and their abode upon the shoulders of the wind.
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BndP 1 1.114
दैत्यानां दानवानां च यक्षगन्धर्वरक्षसाम् । सर्वभूतपिशाचानां यक्षणां पक्षिवीरुधाम्
daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca yakṣagandharvarakṣasām / sarvabhūtapiśācānāṃ yakṣaṇāṃ pakṣivīrudhām
(The origins) of the Daityas and the Dānavas, of the Yakṣas, Gandharvas and Rākṣasas, of all the Bhūtas and Piśācas, of the Yakṣiṇīs, of birds and plants —
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BndP 1 1.115
उत्पत्तयश्चाप्सरसां कीर्त्यन्ते बहुविस्तरात् । मार्तण्डमण्डलं कृत्स्नं जन्मैरावतहस्तिनः
utpattayaścāpsarasāṃ kīrtyante bahuvistarāt / mārtaṇḍamaṇḍalaṃ kṛtsnaṃ janmairāvatahastinaḥ
and the origins of the Apsarases are recounted at great length; the whole disc of Mārtaṇḍa (the sun), and the birth of the elephant Airāvata.
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BndP 1 1.116
वैनतेयसमुत्पत्तिस्तथा राज्या भिषेचनम् । भृगूणां विस्तरश्चोक्तस्तथा चाङ्गिरसामपि
vainateyasamutpattistathā rājyā bhiṣecanam / bhṛgūṇāṃ vistaraścoktastathā cāṅgirasāmapi
The birth of Vainateya (Garuḍa), and likewise his consecration to kingship; and the extent (of the lineage) of the Bhṛgus is told, and likewise of the Āṅgirasas too.
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BndP 1 1.117
कश्यपस्य पुलस्त्यस्य तथैवात्रेर्महात्मनः । पराशरस्य च मुनेः प्रजानां यत्र विस्तरः
kaśyapasya pulastyasya tathaivātrermahātmanaḥ / parāśarasya ca muneḥ prajānāṃ yatra vistaraḥ
(And that) of Kaśyapa, of Pulastya, and likewise of the great-souled Atri, and of the sage Parāśara — wherein is the full account of their offspring.
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BndP 1 1.118
तिस्रः कन्याः सुकीर्त्यन्ते यासुलोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः । इच्छाया विस्तरश्चोक्त आदित्यस्य ततः परम्
tisraḥ kanyāḥ sukīrtyante yāsulokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ / icchāyā vistaraścokta ādityasya tataḥ param
Three maidens are duly recounted, in whom the worlds are established; the extent of Icchā is told, and after that (that) of Āditya.
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BndP 1 1.119
किङ्कुविच्चरितं प्रोक्तं ध्रुवस्यैव निबर्हणम् । बृहद्बलानां संक्षेपादिक्ष्वाक्वाद्याः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
kiṅkuviccaritaṃ proktaṃ dhruvasyaiva nibarhaṇam / bṛhadbalānāṃ saṃkṣepādikṣvākvādyāḥ prakīrttitāḥ
The deeds of Kiṅkuvid are told, and the destruction of Dhruva himself; in brief (the account) of the Bṛhadbalas, and the Ikṣvākus and the rest are proclaimed.
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BndP 1 1.120
निश्यादीनां क्षितीशानां पलाण्डु हरणादिभिः । कीर्त्यते विस्तरात्सर्गे ययातेरपि भूपतेः
niśyādīnāṃ kṣitīśānāṃ palāṇḍu haraṇādibhiḥ / kīrtyate vistarātsarge yayāterapi bhūpateḥ
Of the lords of the earth beginning with Niṣāda, with the carrying off of the onion and so forth, it is recounted at length in the creation, and also of King Yayāti.
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BndP 1 1.121
यदुवंशसमुद्देशो हैहयस्य च विस्तरः । क्रोधादनन्तरं चोक्तस्तथा वंशस्य विस्तरः
yaduvaṃśasamuddeśo haihayasya ca vistaraḥ / krodhādanantaraṃ coktastathā vaṃśasya vistaraḥ
The exposition of the Yadu lineage, and the extent (of the line) of Haihaya; and what was said immediately after (his) wrath, and likewise the extent of the lineage.
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BndP 1 1.122
ज्यामघस्य च माहात्म्यं प्रजासर्गश्च कीर्त्यते । देवावृधस्यान्धकस्य धृष्टेश्चपि महात्मनः
jyāmaghasya ca māhātmyaṃ prajāsargaśca kīrtyate / devāvṛdhasyāndhakasya dhṛṣṭeścapi mahātmanaḥ
And the greatness of Jyāmagha and the creation of his offspring is recounted, and of Devāvṛdha, of Andhaka, and of the great-souled Dhṛṣṭa too.
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BndP 1 1.123
अनिमित्रान्वयश्चैव विशोर्मिथ्याभिशंसनम् । विशोधमनुसंप्राप्तिर्मणिरत्नस्य धीमतः
animitrānvayaścaiva viśormithyābhiśaṃsanam / viśodhamanusaṃprāptirmaṇiratnasya dhīmataḥ
And the line of Animitra, and the false accusation of Viśa; the purification and the recovery of the jewel-gem by the wise one.
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BndP 1 1.124
सत्राजितः प्रजासर्गे राजर्षेर्देवमीढुषः । शूरस्य जन्म चाप्युक्तं चरितं च माहात्मनः
satrājitaḥ prajāsarge rājarṣerdevamīḍhuṣaḥ / śūrasya janma cāpyuktaṃ caritaṃ ca māhātmanaḥ
In the creation of the offspring of Satrājit, (and) of the royal sage Devamīḍhuṣ, the birth of Śūra is also told, and the deeds of that great-souled one.
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BndP 1 1.125
कंसस्यापि च दौरात्म्यमेकीवंश्यात्समुद्भवः । वासुदेवस्य देव क्यां विष्णोरमिततेजसः
kaṃsasyāpi ca daurātmyamekīvaṃśyātsamudbhavaḥ / vāsudevasya deva kyāṃ viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ
And also the wickedness of Kaṃsa, (and his) arising from a single lineage; the divinity of Vāsudeva, of Viṣṇu of measureless splendour.
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BndP 1 1.126
अनन्तरमृषेः सर्गः प्रजासर्गोपवर्णनम् । देवासुरे समुत्पन्ने विष्णुना स्त्रीवधे कृते
anantaramṛṣeḥ sargaḥ prajāsargopavarṇanam / devāsure samutpanne viṣṇunā strīvadhe kṛte
Next the creation of the sage, the description of the creation of offspring; when the war of gods and demons arose, and the slaying of the woman was done by Viṣṇu —
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BndP 1 1.127
संरक्षता शक्रवधं शापः प्राप्तः पुरा भृगोः । भृगुश्चोत्थापयामास दिव्यां शुक्रस्य मातरम्
saṃrakṣatā śakravadhaṃ śāpaḥ prāptaḥ purā bhṛgoḥ / bhṛguścotthāpayāmāsa divyāṃ śukrasya mātaram
and when he was protecting (Indra?) from Śakra's slaying, formerly the curse of Bhṛgu was incurred; and Bhṛgu raised up the divine mother of Śukra.
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BndP 1 1.128
देवानां च ऋषीणां च संक्रमा द्वादशात्दृताः । नारसिहप्रभृतयः कीर्त्यन्ते पापनाशनाः
devānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ ca saṃkramā dvādaśātdṛtāḥ / nārasihaprabhṛtayaḥ kīrtyante pāpanāśanāḥ
And the twelve transitions of the gods and of the sages are honoured; the Man-lion (incarnation) and the rest, destroyers of sin, are recounted.
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BndP 1 1.129
शुकेणाराधनं स्थाणोर्घोरेण तपसा तथा । वरप्रदान कृत्तेन यत्र शर्वस्तवः कृतः
śukeṇārādhanaṃ sthāṇorghoreṇa tapasā tathā / varapradāna kṛttena yatra śarvastavaḥ kṛtaḥ
And (there is told) Śuka's propitiation of Sthāṇu (Śiva) by terrible austerity, and the granting of a boon, in which the hymn to Śarva was made.
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BndP 1 1.130
अनन्तरं च निर्दिष्टं देवासुरविचेष्टितम् । जयन्त्या सह शक्रेण यत्र शुको महात्मनि
anantaraṃ ca nirdiṣṭaṃ devāsuraviceṣṭitam / jayantyā saha śakreṇa yatra śuko mahātmani
And next is set forth the struggle of the gods and the demons, in which Śuka, the great-souled one, together with Jayantī and Śakra...
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BndP 1 1.131
असुरान्मोहयामास शक्ररूपेण बुद्धिमान् । बृहस्पतिश्च तं शुकं शशाप स महाद्युतिः
asurānmohayāmāsa śakrarūpeṇa buddhimān / bṛhaspatiśca taṃ śukaṃ śaśāpa sa mahādyutiḥ
...the wise one deluded the demons in the form of Śakra; and Bṛhaspati of great splendour cursed that Śuka.
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BndP 1 1.132
उक्त च विष्णोर्माहात्म्यं विष्णोर्जन्मनि शब्द्यते । तुर्वसुश्चात्र दौहित्रो यवीयान्यो यदोरभूत्
ukta ca viṣṇormāhātmyaṃ viṣṇorjanmani śabdyate / turvasuścātra dauhitro yavīyānyo yadorabhūt
And the greatness of Viṣṇu is told; it is proclaimed at the birth of Viṣṇu; and here (is told) Turvasu, the daughter's son, who was younger than Yadu.
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BndP 1 1.133
अनुर्द्रुह्यादयः सर्वे तथा तत्तनया नृपाः । अनुवंश्यामहात्मानस्तेषां पार्थिवसत्तमाः
anurdruhyādayaḥ sarve tathā tattanayā nṛpāḥ / anuvaṃśyāmahātmānasteṣāṃ pārthivasattamāḥ
Anu, Druhyu and all the rest, likewise their sons who were kings, and the great-souled ones of Anu's line, the best of rulers among them —
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BndP 1 1.134
कीर्त्यन्ते यत्र कार्त्स्न्येन भूरिद्रविणतेजसः । आतिथ्यस्य तु विब्रर्षेः सप्तधा धर्मसंश्रयात्
kīrtyante yatra kārtsnyena bhūridraviṇatejasaḥ / ātithyasya tu vibrarṣeḥ saptadhā dharmasaṃśrayāt
— they are here proclaimed in full, (kings) of abundant wealth and power; and (the story) of the brahmin sage Ātithya, sevenfold, from his reliance on dharma.
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BndP 1 1.135
बार्हस्वत्यं सूरिभिश्च यत्र शापमुपावृतम् । हरवंशयशःस्पर्शः शन्तनोर्वीर्यशब्दनम्
bārhasvatyaṃ sūribhiśca yatra śāpamupāvṛtam / haravaṃśayaśaḥsparśaḥ śantanorvīryaśabdanam
And the curse of Bṛhaspati's affair, brought about by the wise, is here (told); the touch of the glory of Hara's line, and the proclaiming of Śantanu's valour.
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BndP 1 1.136
भविष्यतां तथा राज्ञामुपसंहारशब्दनम् । अनागतानांसंघानां प्रभूणां चोपवर्णनम्
bhaviṣyatāṃ tathā rājñāmupasaṃhāraśabdanam / anāgatānāṃsaṃghānāṃ prabhūṇāṃ copavarṇanam
Likewise the proclaiming of the conclusion of the kings who are to be, and the description of the hosts of rulers yet to come.
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BndP 1 1.137
भौत्यस्यान्ते कलियुगे क्षीणे संहारवर्णनम् । नैमित्तिकाः प्राकृतिका यथैवात्यन्तिकाः स्मृताः
bhautyasyānte kaliyuge kṣīṇe saṃhāravarṇanam / naimittikāḥ prākṛtikā yathaivātyantikāḥ smṛtāḥ
At the end of (the Manu) Bhautya, when the Kali age is spent, the description of the dissolution; how the occasional, the elemental, and the absolute (dissolutions) are taught.
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BndP 1 1.138
विविधः सर्वभूतानां कीर्त्यते प्रतिसंचरः । अनादृष्टिर्भास्करस्य घोरः संवर्त्तकानलः
vividhaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ kīrtyate pratisaṃcaraḥ / anādṛṣṭirbhāskarasya ghoraḥ saṃvarttakānalaḥ
The manifold reabsorption of all beings is proclaimed: the non-appearance of the sun, the terrible fire of destruction.
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BndP 1 1.139
सांख्ये लक्षणमुद्दिष्टं ततो ब्रह्म विशेषतः । भुवादीनां च लोकानां सप्तानां चोपवर्णनम्
sāṃkhye lakṣaṇamuddiṣṭaṃ tato brahma viśeṣataḥ / bhuvādīnāṃ ca lokānāṃ saptānāṃ copavarṇanam
In the Sāṃkhya (section) the definition is set forth, then Brahman in particular, and the description of the seven worlds beginning with Bhūḥ.
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BndP 1 1.140
अपरार्द्धापरैश्चैव लक्षणं परिकीर्त्यते । ब्रह्मणोयोजनाग्रेण परिमाणविनिर्णयः
aparārddhāparaiścaiva lakṣaṇaṃ parikīrtyate / brahmaṇoyojanāgreṇa parimāṇavinirṇayaḥ
And the definition is proclaimed by the later half and the rest; the determination of measurement by the count of Brahmā's leagues.
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BndP 1 1.141
कीर्त्यन्ते चात्र निरयाः पापानां रौरवादयः । सर्वेषां चैव सत्त्वानां परिणामविनिर्णयः
kīrtyante cātra nirayāḥ pāpānāṃ rauravādayaḥ / sarveṣāṃ caiva sattvānāṃ pariṇāmavinirṇayaḥ
And here are proclaimed the hells of the sinful, Raurava and the rest, and the determination of the transformation of all beings.
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BndP 1 1.142
ब्रह्मणः प्रतिसंसर्गात्सर्व संसारवर्णनम् । गतिरूर्द्धमधश्चोक्ता धर्माधर्मसमाश्रया
brahmaṇaḥ pratisaṃsargātsarva saṃsāravarṇanam / gatirūrddhamadhaścoktā dharmādharmasamāśrayā
From the re-creation by Brahmā, the description of the whole round of transmigration; and the upward and downward course, dependent on dharma and its opposite, is told.
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BndP 1 1.143
कल्पे कल्पे च भूतानां महतामपि संक्षयम् । असंख्यया च दुःखानि ब्रह्मणश्चाप्यनित्यता
kalpe kalpe ca bhūtānāṃ mahatāmapi saṃkṣayam / asaṃkhyayā ca duḥkhāni brahmaṇaścāpyanityatā
And in each kalpa the destruction even of great beings, and sorrows beyond counting, and the impermanence even of Brahmā;
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BndP 1 1.144
दौरात्म्यं चैव भोगानां संहारस्य च कष्टता । दुर्लभत्वं च मोक्षस्य वैराग्याद्दोषदर्शनात्
daurātmyaṃ caiva bhogānāṃ saṃhārasya ca kaṣṭatā / durlabhatvaṃ ca mokṣasya vairāgyāddoṣadarśanāt
and the wretchedness of enjoyments, and the painfulness of the dissolution, and the hard-to-attain nature of liberation — through detachment born of seeing the faults (of things).
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BndP 1 1.145
व्यक्ताव्यक्तं परित्यज्य सत्त्वं ब्रह्मणि संस्थितम् । नानात्वदर्शनाच्छुद्धस्तवस्तत्र निवर्त्तते
vyaktāvyaktaṃ parityajya sattvaṃ brahmaṇi saṃsthitam / nānātvadarśanācchuddhastavastatra nivarttate
Having abandoned the manifest and the unmanifest, the being (that is) established in Brahman, purified by the seeing of multiplicity, turns back from there.
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BndP 1 1.146
ततस्तापत्रयाद् भीतो रूपार्थोहि निरञ्जनः । आनन्दं ब्रह्मणः प्राप्य न बिभेति कुतश्चन
tatastāpatrayād bhīto rūpārthohi nirañjanaḥ / ānandaṃ brahmaṇaḥ prāpya na bibheti kutaścana
Then, afraid of the three afflictions, being stainless and having form as his aim, having attained the bliss of Brahman, he fears from nothing whatever.
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BndP 1 1.147
कीर्त्यते च पुनः सर्गो ब्रह्मणो ऽन्यस्य पूर्ववत् । कीर्त्यते जगतश्चत्र सर्गप्रलयविक्रियाः
kīrtyate ca punaḥ sargo brahmaṇo 'nyasya pūrvavat / kīrtyate jagataścatra sargapralayavikriyāḥ
And again the creation by another Brahmā is proclaimed, as before; and here are proclaimed the changes of creation and dissolution of the world.
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BndP 1 1.148
प्रवृत्तयश्च भूतानां प्रसुतानां फलानि च । कीर्त्यते ऋषिवर्गस्य सर्गः पापप्रणाशनः
pravṛttayaśca bhūtānāṃ prasutānāṃ phalāni ca / kīrtyate ṛṣivargasya sargaḥ pāpapraṇāśanaḥ
And the activities of beings and the fruits of those brought forth; and the creation of the class of sages, destroying sin, is proclaimed.
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BndP 1 1.149
प्रादुर्भावो वसिष्ठस्य शक्तेर्जन्म तथैव च । सौदासास्थिग्रहश्चास्य विश्वामित्रकृतेन तु
prādurbhāvo vasiṣṭhasya śakterjanma tathaiva ca / saudāsāsthigrahaścāsya viśvāmitrakṛtena tu
The manifestation of Vasiṣṭha, and likewise the birth of Śakti; and his seizing of the bones of Saudāsa, brought about by Viśvāmitra's doing.
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BndP 1 1.150
पराशरस्य चोत्पत्तिरदृश्यन्त्यां तथा विभोः । संजज्ञे पितृकन्यायां व्यासश्चापि महामुनिः
parāśarasya cotpattiradṛśyantyāṃ tathā vibhoḥ / saṃjajñe pitṛkanyāyāṃ vyāsaścāpi mahāmuniḥ
And the origin of Parāśara from Adṛśyantī; and thus the great sage Vyāsa too, the mighty one, was born of a daughter of the Fathers (Pitṛs).
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BndP 1 1.151
शुकस्य च तथा जन्म सह पुत्रस्य धीमप्तः । पराशरस्य प्रद्वेपो विश्वामित्र ऋषिं प्रति
śukasya ca tathā janma saha putrasya dhīmaptaḥ / parāśarasya pradvepo viśvāmitra ṛṣiṃ prati
And likewise the birth of Śuka, together with (that of) the wise son; and the great hatred of Parāśara toward the sage Viśvāmitra.
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BndP 1 1.152
वसिष्ठसंभृतिश्चाग्नेर्विश्वामित्रजिघांसया । देवेन विधिना विप्र विश्वामित्रहितैषिणा
vasiṣṭhasaṃbhṛtiścāgnerviśvāmitrajighāṃsayā / devena vidhinā vipra viśvāmitrahitaiṣiṇā
And the sustaining of Vasiṣṭha by Agni, out of a desire to kill Viśvāmitra — O brahmin, by the god Vidhi (Brahmā), who wished Viśvāmitra well.
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BndP 1 1.153
संतानहेतोर्विभुना गीर्णस्कन्धेन धीमता । एकं वेदं चतुष्पादं चतुर्द्धा पुनरीश्वरः
saṃtānahetorvibhunā gīrṇaskandhena dhīmatā / ekaṃ vedaṃ catuṣpādaṃ caturddhā punarīśvaraḥ
For the sake of continuance (of the line), by the mighty, wise one whose neck (voice) was swallowed up — again the Lord (made) the one Veda of four parts into four,
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BndP 1 1.154
तथा बिभेद भागवान् व्यासः शार्वादनुग्रहात् । तस्य शिष्यप्रशिष्यैश्च शाखा वेदायुताः कृताः
tathā bibheda bhāgavān vyāsaḥ śārvādanugrahāt / tasya śiṣyapraśiṣyaiśca śākhā vedāyutāḥ kṛtāḥ
thus did the blessed Vyāsa divide (it), by the grace of Śarva (Śiva); and by his pupils and pupils' pupils the branches of the Veda were made ten thousand.
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BndP 1 1.155
प्रयोगे प्रह्वला नैव यथा दृष्टः स्वयंभुवा । पृष्ट वन्तो विशिष्टास्ते मुनयो धर्मकाङ्क्षिणः
prayoge prahvalā naiva yathā dṛṣṭaḥ svayaṃbhuvā / pṛṣṭa vanto viśiṣṭāste munayo dharmakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
(Since these were) not at all easy in application as they had been seen by the Self-existent, those distinguished sages, desiring dharma, asked (him).
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BndP 1 1.156
देशं पुण्यमभीप्सतो विभुना तद्धितैषिणा । सुनाभं दिव्यरूपाभं सप्ताङ्गं शुभशंसनम्
deśaṃ puṇyamabhīpsato vibhunā taddhitaiṣiṇā / sunābhaṃ divyarūpābhaṃ saptāṅgaṃ śubhaśaṃsanam
To (them) who longed for a holy place, by the mighty one wishing their welfare (was given) a (wheel) with a fine hub, of divine appearance, seven-limbed, foretelling good fortune:
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BndP 1 1.157
आनौपम्यमिदं चक्रं वर्त्तमानमतन्द्रिताः । पृष्ठतो यात नियतास्ततः प्राप्स्यथ पाटितम्
ānaupamyamidaṃ cakraṃ varttamānamatandritāḥ / pṛṣṭhato yāta niyatāstataḥ prāpsyatha pāṭitam
"This incomparable wheel is rolling; unwearied and disciplined, go behind it, and then you will obtain the (place) split open (by it)."
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BndP 1 1.158
गच्छतस्तस्य चक्रस्य यत्र नेमिर्विशीर्यते । पुण्यः स देशो मन्तव्यः प्रत्युवाच तदा प्रभुः
gacchatastasya cakrasya yatra nemirviśīryate / puṇyaḥ sa deśo mantavyaḥ pratyuvāca tadā prabhuḥ
"Where the rim of that moving wheel is shattered, that place is to be regarded as holy" — thus then the lord replied.
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BndP 1 1.161
उक्त्वा चैवमृषीन्सर्वानदृश्यत्वमुपागमत् । गङ्गा गर्भ यवाहारा नैमिषेयास्तथैव च ॥ ब्न्द्प्_१,१।१५९ ॥ ईशिरे चैव सत्रेण मुनयो नैमिषे तदा ॥ ब्न्द्प्_१,१।१६० ॥ मृतेशरद्वतितथा तस्य चोत्थापनङ्कृतम् । ऋषयो नैमिषेयाश्च दयया परया युताः
uktvā caivamṛṣīnsarvānadṛśyatvamupāgamat / gaṅgā garbha yavāhārā naimiṣeyāstathaiva ca // bndp_1,1.159 // īśire caiva satreṇa munayo naimiṣe tadā // bndp_1,1.160 // mṛteśaradvatitathā tasya cotthāpanaṅkṛtam / ṛṣayo naimiṣeyāśca dayayā parayā yutāḥ
And having spoken thus to all the sages, he passed into invisibility. Gaṅgā... the dwellers of Naimiṣa, whose food was barley... And then the sages presided over the sacrifice at Naimiṣa. And likewise the raising up of Śaradvatī(?) when she was dead was performed by him; and the sages of Naimiṣa, filled with the highest compassion,
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BndP 1 1.162
निःसीमां गामिमां कृत्वा कृषणं राजानमाहरत् । प्रीतिं चैव कृतातिथ्यं राजानं विधिवत्तदा
niḥsīmāṃ gāmimāṃ kṛtvā kṛṣaṇaṃ rājānamāharat / prītiṃ caiva kṛtātithyaṃ rājānaṃ vidhivattadā
having made this earth boundless, brought the king Kṛṣaṇa (there); and then (they showed) affection and hospitality to the king according to rule.
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BndP 1 1.163
अन्तः सर्गगतः क्रूरः स्वर्भानुरसुरो हरन् । द्रुते राजनि राजानु मद्रते मुनयस्ततः
antaḥ sargagataḥ krūraḥ svarbhānurasuro haran / drute rājani rājānu madrate munayastataḥ
The cruel demon Svarbhānu, who had entered inside the assembly(?), carrying (him) off; and when the king had fled, the sages then (went) after the king to Madra(?).
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BndP 1 1.164
गन्धर्वरक्षितं दृष्ट्वा कलापग्रामकेतनम् । सन्निपातः पुनस्तस्य तथा यज्ञे महर्षिभिः
gandharvarakṣitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kalāpagrāmaketanam / sannipātaḥ punastasya tathā yajñe maharṣibhiḥ
Having seen (him) guarded by gandharvas, with his abode at the village of Kalāpa; and again the gathering of him with the great sages at the sacrifice.
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BndP 1 1.165
दृष्ट्वा हिरण्मयं सर्वं विवादस्तस्य तैरभूत् । तदा वै नैमिषेयानां सत्रे द्वादशवार्षिके
dṛṣṭvā hiraṇmayaṃ sarvaṃ vivādastasya tairabhūt / tadā vai naimiṣeyānāṃ satre dvādaśavārṣike
On seeing everything made of gold, there arose a dispute of his with them — then, at the twelve-year sacrifice of the Naimiṣa sages;
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BndP 1 1.166
तथा विवदमानैश्च यदुः संस्थापितश्च तैः । जनयित्वा त्वरण्यं वै यदुपुत्रमथायुतम्
tathā vivadamānaiśca yaduḥ saṃsthāpitaśca taiḥ / janayitvā tvaraṇyaṃ vai yaduputramathāyutam
and thus, as they were disputing, Yadu was established by them, after (his mother) had borne in the forest a son of Yadu, indeed ten thousand (of them?).
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BndP 1 1.167
समापयित्वा तत्सत्रं वायुं ते पर्युपासत । इति कृत्यसमुद्देशः पुराणांशोपवर्णितः
samāpayitvā tatsatraṃ vāyuṃ te paryupāsata / iti kṛtyasamuddeśaḥ purāṇāṃśopavarṇitaḥ
Having completed that sacrifice, they waited upon Vāyu. Thus the summary statement of the contents has been set forth in outline, section by section, of the Purāṇa.
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BndP 1 1.168
अनेनानुक्रमेणैव पुराणं संप्रकाशते । सुखमर्थः समासेन महानप्युपलक्ष्यते
anenānukrameṇaiva purāṇaṃ saṃprakāśate / sukhamarthaḥ samāsena mahānapyupalakṣyate
By just this table of contents the Purāṇa is made manifest; the meaning, even when great, is easily discerned in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 1.169
तस्मात्समासमुद्दिश्य वक्ष्यामि तव विस्तरम् । पादमाद्यमिदं सम्यग् यो ऽधीते विजितेद्रियः
tasmātsamāsamuddiśya vakṣyāmi tava vistaram / pādamādyamidaṃ samyag yo 'dhīte vijitedriyaḥ
Therefore, having indicated it in brief, I shall tell you (the whole) at length. Whoever, with senses subdued, studies this first part rightly,
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BndP 1 1.170
तेनाधीतं पुराणं स्यात्सर्वं नास्त्यत्रसंशयः । यो विद्याच्चतुरो वेदान् सांगोपनिषदान् द्विजाः
tenādhītaṃ purāṇaṃ syātsarvaṃ nāstyatrasaṃśayaḥ / yo vidyāccaturo vedān sāṃgopaniṣadān dvijāḥ
by him the whole Purāṇa is (as good as) studied — there is no doubt in this. O twice-born, one who should know the four Vedas along with their limbs and Upaniṣads —
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BndP 1 1.171
इतिहासपुराणाभ्यां वेदं समुपबृंहयेत् । बिभेत्यल्पश्रुताद्वेदो मामयं प्रहरिष्यति
itihāsapurāṇābhyāṃ vedaṃ samupabṛṃhayet / bibhetyalpaśrutādvedo māmayaṃ prahariṣyati
One should reinforce the Veda with epic and Purāṇa. The Veda fears a man of scant learning: "This one will strike me!"
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BndP 1 1.172
अभ्यसन्निममध्यायं साक्षात्प्रोक्तं स्वयंभुवा । नापदं प्राप्य मुह्येत यथेष्टां प्राप्नुयाद्गतिम्
abhyasannimamadhyāyaṃ sākṣātproktaṃ svayaṃbhuvā / nāpadaṃ prāpya muhyeta yatheṣṭāṃ prāpnuyādgatim
One who studies this chapter, spoken directly by the Self-existent, would not be bewildered when calamity comes, and would attain whatever destiny he wishes.
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BndP 1 1.173
यस्मात्पुरा ह्यभूच्चैतत्पुराणं तेन तत्स्मृतम् । निरुक्तमस्य यो वेद सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
yasmātpurā hyabhūccaitatpurāṇaṃ tena tatsmṛtam / niruktamasya yo veda sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Since this existed of old (purā), it is therefore called "Purāṇa"; whoever knows this etymology of it is released from all sins.
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BndP 1 1.174
अतश्च संक्षेपमिमं शृणुध्वं नारायणः सर्वमिदं पुराणम् । संसर्गकाले ऽपि करोति मर्ग संहार काले च न वास्ति भूयः
ataśca saṃkṣepamimaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ sarvamidaṃ purāṇam / saṃsargakāle 'pi karoti marga saṃhāra kāle ca na vāsti bhūyaḥ
And so hear this summary: Nārāyaṇa is all this Purāṇa; even at the time of creation he acts (as?) ... and at the time of dissolution he is not again (present).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain