Brahmanda Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 25
BndP 1 25.1
सूत उवाच एतदुक्वा महाबुद्धिर्वायुर्ल्लोकहिते रतः । ज्जाप जप्यं भगवान्मध्यं प्राप्ते दिवाकरे
sūta uvāca etadukvā mahābuddhirvāyurllokahite rataḥ / jjāpa japyaṃ bhagavānmadhyaṃ prāpte divākare
Sūta said: Having said this, the greatly wise lord Vāyu, devoted to the world's welfare, murmured the prayer to be murmured when the sun had reached the midpoint (noon).
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BndP 1 25.2
ऋषयश्चापि ते सर्वे ये तत्रासन्समागताः । ते सर्वे नियतात्मानस्तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयस्तथा
ṛṣayaścāpi te sarve ye tatrāsansamāgatāḥ / te sarve niyatātmānastasthuḥ prāñjalayastathā
And all those sages who had assembled there — all of them, with self-restrained minds, stood with palms joined.
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BndP 1 25.3
य इज्यो नियमस्यान्ते प्राणिनां जीवनः प्रभुः । नीलकण्ठ नमस्ते ऽस्तु इत्युवाच सदागतिः
ya ijyo niyamasyānte prāṇināṃ jīvanaḥ prabhuḥ / nīlakaṇṭha namaste 'stu ityuvāca sadāgatiḥ
"He who is to be worshipped at the end of the observance, the life and lord of living beings — O Nīlakaṇṭha, homage be to you": so said he whose motion is perpetual (Vāyu).
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BndP 1 25.4
श्रुत्वा तु भावितात्मानो मुनयः शंसितव्रताः । वालखिल्येति विख्याताः पतङ्गसहचारिणः
śrutvā tu bhāvitātmāno munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ / vālakhilyeti vikhyātāḥ pataṅgasahacāriṇaḥ
But hearing (this), the sages of disciplined selves, of praised vows, renowned as the Vālakhilyas, companions of the sun,
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BndP 1 25.5
अष्टाशीतिसहस्रामि ऋषीणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् । ते स्म पृच्छन्ति वायु च वायुपर्णांबु भोजनाः
aṣṭāśītisahasrāmi ṛṣīṇāmūrdhvaretasām / te sma pṛcchanti vāyu ca vāyuparṇāṃbu bhojanāḥ
eighty-eight thousand sages of upward-flowing seed — they, whose food is air, leaves and water, questioned Vāyu.
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BndP 1 25.6
नीलकण्ठेति यत्प्रोक्तं त्वया पवनसत्तम । एतद्गुह्यं पवित्राणां पुष्णं पुण्यविदां वरः
nīlakaṇṭheti yatproktaṃ tvayā pavanasattama / etadguhyaṃ pavitrāṇāṃ puṣṇaṃ puṇyavidāṃ varaḥ
"That which was uttered by you, 'Nīlakaṇṭha', O best of winds — this is a secret, nourishing to the pure, O best of those who know what is meritorious.
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BndP 1 25.7
तद्वयं श्रोतुमिच्छाम स्तन्नो निगद सत्तम । तत्सर्व श्रोतुमिच्छामस्त्वत्प्रसादात्प्रभञ्जन
tadvayaṃ śrotumicchāma stanno nigada sattama / tatsarva śrotumicchāmastvatprasādātprabhañjana
That we wish to hear; tell it to us, O best one. All that we wish to hear, by your favour, O Prabhañjana.
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BndP 1 25.8
नीलता येन कण्ठस्य कारणेनांविकापतेः । श्रोतुमिच्छामहे देव तव वक्त्राद्विशेषतः
nīlatā yena kaṇṭhasya kāraṇenāṃvikāpateḥ / śrotumicchāmahe deva tava vaktrādviśeṣataḥ
By what cause the blackness of the throat of Ambikā's lord (came about) — that we wish to hear, O god, particularly from your mouth.
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BndP 1 25.9
यावद्वाचः प्रवर्त्तन्ते सर्वास्ताः प्रेरितस्त्वया । वर्णस्थानगते वायो वाग्विधिः संप्रवर्त्तते
yāvadvācaḥ pravarttante sarvāstāḥ preritastvayā / varṇasthānagate vāyo vāgvidhiḥ saṃpravarttate
As far as utterances go forth, all of them are impelled by you; when you have gone to the place of a letter, O Vāyu, the process of speech comes about.
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BndP 1 25.10
ज्ञान पूर्वमथोत्साहस्त्वत्तो वायो प्रवर्त्तते । त्वयि निष्पूयमाने तु शेषा वर्णप्रवृत्तयः
jñāna pūrvamathotsāhastvatto vāyo pravarttate / tvayi niṣpūyamāne tu śeṣā varṇapravṛttayaḥ
And, preceded by knowledge, the effort proceeds from you, O Vāyu; and when you are being expelled, the remaining productions of letters (arise).
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BndP 1 25.11
यत्र वाचो निवर्त्तन्ते देहवर्णाश्च दुर्लभाः । त्वत्तो हि वर्णसद्भावः सर्वगस्त्वं सदानिल
yatra vāco nivarttante dehavarṇāśca durlabhāḥ / tvatto hi varṇasadbhāvaḥ sarvagastvaṃ sadānila
Where words turn back and (even) the syllables of the body are hard to come by — for from you comes the very existence of sound, and you are all-pervading, O ever-moving wind.
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BndP 1 25.12
नान्यः सर्वगतो देवस्त्वदृते ऽस्ति समीरण । एष वै जीवलोकस्ते प्रत्यक्षः सर्वतो ऽनिल
nānyaḥ sarvagato devastvadṛte 'sti samīraṇa / eṣa vai jīvalokaste pratyakṣaḥ sarvato 'nila
There is no other god who is all-pervading apart from you, O Wind; this world of living beings is indeed yours, visible on every side, O wind.
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BndP 1 25.13
वेत्थ वाचस्पतिं देवं मनोनायकमीश्वरम् । ब्रूहि तत्कण्ठदेशे तु किं कृत्वा रूपविक्रिया
vettha vācaspatiṃ devaṃ manonāyakamīśvaram / brūhi tatkaṇṭhadeśe tu kiṃ kṛtvā rūpavikriyā
You know the god who is lord of speech, the leader of the mind, the ruler; tell (us), then, what was done at the region of his throat that (produced) the change of form (there).
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BndP 1 25.14
वचः श्रुत्वा ततस्तेषां मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम । प्रत्युवाच महातेजा वायुर्ल्लोकनमस्कृतः
vacaḥ śrutvā tatasteṣāṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanāma / pratyuvāca mahātejā vāyurllokanamaskṛtaḥ
Then, having heard that speech of those sages of disciplined selves, the greatly radiant Wind, honoured by the world, replied.
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BndP 1 25.15
पुरा कृतयुगे विप्रो वेदनिर्णयतत्परः । वसिष्ठो नाम धर्मात्मा मानसो वै प्रजापतिः
purā kṛtayuge vipro vedanirṇayatatparaḥ / vasiṣṭho nāma dharmātmā mānaso vai prajāpatiḥ
Formerly, in the Kṛta age, there was a brahmin intent on ascertaining the Veda, Vasiṣṭha by name, righteous of soul, indeed a mind-born lord of creatures.
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BndP 1 25.16
पप्रच्छ कार्त्तिकेयं वै मयूरवरवाहनम् । महिषासुरनारीणां नयनाञ्जनतस्करम्
papraccha kārttikeyaṃ vai mayūravaravāhanam / mahiṣāsuranārīṇāṃ nayanāñjanataskaram
He asked Kārttikeya, whose mount is the excellent peacock, the thief of the eye-collyrium of the wives of the demon Mahiṣa,
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BndP 1 25.17
महासेनं महात्मनं मेघस्तनितनिस्वनम् । उमामनः प्रहर्षाणां बारकच्छद्मरूपिणम्
mahāsenaṃ mahātmanaṃ meghastanitanisvanam / umāmanaḥ praharṣāṇāṃ bārakacchadmarūpiṇam
Mahāsena, the great-souled one, whose voice is the thunder of clouds, the delight of Umā's mind, taking the disguised form of a boy —
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BndP 1 25.18
क्रैञ्चजीवितहर्तारं गौरीहृदयनन्दनम् । यदेतद्दृश्यते वर्य शुभ्रं शुभ्राञ्जनोपमम्
kraiñcajīvitahartāraṃ gaurīhṛdayanandanam / yadetaddṛśyate varya śubhraṃ śubhrāñjanopamam
the taker of Krauñca's life, the gladdener of Gaurī's heart: "That which is seen here, O excellent one, white, like white collyrium —
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BndP 1 25.19
तत्किमर्थं समुत्पन्नं कण्ठे कण्ठेकुन्देन्दुसप्रभे । एतद्दीप्तांय दान्ताय भक्ताय ब्रूहि पृच्छते
tatkimarthaṃ samutpannaṃ kaṇṭhe kaṇṭhekundendusaprabhe / etaddīptāṃya dāntāya bhaktāya brūhi pṛcchate
for what purpose has it arisen on (your) throat, on the throat that shines like jasmine and the moon? Tell this to me who am ardent, self-controlled, devoted, and asking.
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BndP 1 25.20
कथां मङ्गलसंयुक्तां पवित्रां पापनाशिनीम् । मत्प्रियार्थंमहाभाग वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः
kathāṃ maṅgalasaṃyuktāṃ pavitrāṃ pāpanāśinīm / matpriyārthaṃmahābhāga vaktumarhasyaśeṣataḥ
You ought to relate in full, O greatly fortunate one, for my pleasure, the tale that is joined with auspiciousness, purifying, destroying sin."
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BndP 1 25.21
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततस्तस्य वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः । प्रत्युवाच महातेजा देवारिबलसूदनः
śrutvā vākyaṃ tatastasya vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ / pratyuvāca mahātejā devāribalasūdanaḥ
Then, having heard that speech of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, the greatly radiant destroyer of the army of the gods' foes replied:
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BndP 1 25.22
शृणुष्व वदतां श्रेष्टकथ्यमानं वचो मम । उमोत्संगोपविष्टेन यथापूर्वं मया श्रुतम्
śṛṇuṣva vadatāṃ śreṣṭakathyamānaṃ vaco mama / umotsaṃgopaviṣṭena yathāpūrvaṃ mayā śrutam
"Listen, O best of speakers, to my words as they are told, as I formerly heard it while seated on Umā's lap.
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BndP 1 25.23
पार्वत्या सह संवादः शर्वस्य च महात्मनः । तमहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि त्वत्प्रियार्थं महामुने
pārvatyā saha saṃvādaḥ śarvasya ca mahātmanaḥ / tamahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi tvatpriyārthaṃ mahāmune
There was a conversation of Pārvatī together with the great-souled Śarva; that I shall relate for your pleasure, O great sage.
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BndP 1 25.24
कैलासशिखरे रम्ये नानाधातुविचित्रिते । तरुणादित्यसंकाशे तप्तचामीकरप्रभे
kailāsaśikhare ramye nānādhātuvicitrite / taruṇādityasaṃkāśe taptacāmīkaraprabhe
On the delightful peak of Kailāsa, variegated with many minerals, resembling the young sun, with the sheen of heated gold,
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BndP 1 25.25
वज्रस्फटिकसोपाने चित्रपादशिलातले । जांबूनदमये दिव्ये नानाधातु विचित्रिते
vajrasphaṭikasopāne citrapādaśilātale / jāṃbūnadamaye divye nānādhātu vicitrite
with stairways of diamond and crystal, its rock floor with variegated bases, made of Jāmbūnada gold, divine, variegated with many minerals,
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BndP 1 25.26
नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णे नानापुष्पफलोपगे । हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णे चक्रवाकोपशोभिते
nānādrumalatākīrṇe nānāpuṣpaphalopage / haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇe cakravākopaśobhite
strewn with many trees and creepers, furnished with many flowers and fruits, crowded with geese and kāraṇḍava ducks, adorned with cakravāka birds,
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BndP 1 25.27
षट्पदोद्गीतबहुले धारासंपातनादिते । मत्तक्रैञ्चमयूराणां नादैर्विक्रुष्टकन्दरे
ṣaṭpadodgītabahule dhārāsaṃpātanādite / mattakraiñcamayūrāṇāṃ nādairvikruṣṭakandare
abounding in the song of bees, resounding with the fall of waterfalls, its caves made to echo with the cries of intoxicated curlews and peacocks,
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BndP 1 25.28
अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णे किन्नरैरुपशोभिते । जीवं जीवकजातीनां विरावैरुपकूजिते
apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇe kinnarairupaśobhite / jīvaṃ jīvakajātīnāṃ virāvairupakūjite
thronged with hosts of apsarases, adorned with kinnaras, made to resound with the calls of the kinds of jīvajīvaka birds,
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BndP 1 25.29
कोकिलारावबहुले सिद्धचारणसेविते । सौरभेयनिनादाढ्यं मेघस्तनितनिस्वने
kokilārāvabahule siddhacāraṇasevite / saurabheyaninādāḍhyaṃ meghastanitanisvane
abounding in the cries of cuckoos, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas, rich in the lowing of cows, with the sound of thundering clouds,
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BndP 1 25.30
विनायकभयोद्विग्नकुं जरैर्मुक्तकन्दरैः । वीणावादित्रनिर्घेषैः श्रोत्रेन्द्रियमनोरमैः
vināyakabhayodvignakuṃ jarairmuktakandaraiḥ / vīṇāvāditranirgheṣaiḥ śrotrendriyamanoramaiḥ
with caverns abandoned by elephants alarmed by fear of Vināyaka, with the sounds of vīṇās and (other) instruments delightful to the ear and mind,
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BndP 1 25.31
दोलालंबितसंघाते वनितासंघसेविते । ध्वजालंबितदोलानां घण्टानां निनदाकुले
dolālaṃbitasaṃghāte vanitāsaṃghasevite / dhvajālaṃbitadolānāṃ ghaṇṭānāṃ ninadākule
(On that mountain,) where clusters (of swings) hang, frequented by throngs of women, filled with the clangour of bells (and) of swings hung from flagstaffs,
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BndP 1 25.32
वल्लकीवेणुबहुले त्रिंशद्बर्हिणसंकुले । मुखमर्द्दलवादित्रैर्वलितास्फोटितैस्तथा
vallakīveṇubahule triṃśadbarhiṇasaṃkule / mukhamarddalavāditrairvalitāsphoṭitaistathā
abounding in lutes and flutes, thronged with thirty peacocks, and with drums played with the mouth, and with hand-clappings and slappings,
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BndP 1 25.33
क्रीडावेगविवादानां निर्घोषैः पूर्णकन्दरे । हंसैः परावतैश्चैव बकराजैः सुखस्थिते
krīḍāvegavivādānāṃ nirghoṣaiḥ pūrṇakandare / haṃsaiḥ parāvataiścaiva bakarājaiḥ sukhasthite
its caves filled with the shouting of contests (waged) in the excitement of play, pleasantly occupied by geese, doves and lordly cranes,
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BndP 1 25.34
देहबन्धैर्विचित्रैश्चप्रक्रीडितगणेश्वरे । सिंहव्याघ्रमुखैर्घोरवाशितैश्चण्डवेगितैः
dehabandhairvicitraiścaprakrīḍitagaṇeśvare / siṃhavyāghramukhairghoravāśitaiścaṇḍavegitaiḥ
and (a place) where the lords of the hosts play in manifold bodily forms, (hosts) with the faces of lions and tigers, howling dreadfully, of fierce swiftness,
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BndP 1 25.35
मृगमषमुखैश्चान्यैर्गजवाजिमुखैस्तथा । बिडालवदनैश्चोग्रैः क्रोष्टुकाकारसूर्त्तिभिः
mṛgamaṣamukhaiścānyairgajavājimukhaistathā / biḍālavadanaiścograiḥ kroṣṭukākārasūrttibhiḥ
and with others having the faces of deer and buffaloes, and likewise of elephants and horses, and with terrible ones with cats' faces, and with those whose forms have the shape of jackals,
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BndP 1 25.36
ह्रस्वैर्दीर्घैश्च सुकृशैर्लंबोदरमहीदरैः । ह्रस्वजङ्घैः प्रलेबोष्ठैस्तालजङ्घैस्तथापरैः
hrasvairdīrghaiśca sukṛśairlaṃbodaramahīdaraiḥ / hrasvajaṅghaiḥ praleboṣṭhaistālajaṅghaistathāparaiḥ
with short ones and tall ones and very lean ones, with pot-bellied ones with huge bellies, with short-shanked ones, with hanging lips, and with others whose shanks are like palm-trees,
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BndP 1 25.37
गोकर्णैरेककर्णैश्च महाकर्णैरकर्णकैः । बहुपादैर्महापादैरेकपादैरपादकैः
gokarṇairekakarṇaiśca mahākarṇairakarṇakaiḥ / bahupādairmahāpādairekapādairapādakaiḥ
with cow-eared ones, one-eared ones, big-eared ones, and earless ones; with many-footed, big-footed, one-footed and footless ones;
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BndP 1 25.38
बहुनेत्रैर्महानेत्रैरेकनेत्रैरनेत्रकैः । एकदंष्ट्रैर्महादंष्ट्रैर्बहुदंष्ट्रैरदंष्ट्रकैः
bahunetrairmahānetrairekanetrairanetrakaiḥ / ekadaṃṣṭrairmahādaṃṣṭrairbahudaṃṣṭrairadaṃṣṭrakaiḥ
with many-eyed, big-eyed, one-eyed and eyeless ones; with one-tusked, big-tusked, many-tusked and tuskless ones;
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BndP 1 25.39
एकशीर्षैर्महाशीर्षबहुशीर्षैरशीर्षकैः । एकजिह्वैर्महाजिह्वैर्बहुजिह्वैरजिह्वकैः । एवंरूपैर्महायोगैभूतर्भूतपतिर्वृतः
ekaśīrṣairmahāśīrṣabahuśīrṣairaśīrṣakaiḥ / ekajihvairmahājihvairbahujihvairajihvakaiḥ / evaṃrūpairmahāyogaibhūtarbhūtapatirvṛtaḥ
with one-headed, big-headed, many-headed and headless ones; with one-tongued, big-tongued, many-tongued and tongueless ones — by such-formed beings of great magical power the Lord of Beings was surrounded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.40
विशुद्धमुक्तामणिरत्नभूषिते शिलातले स्वर्णमये सुरम्यके । सुखोपविष्टं मदनागनाशनं प्रोवाच वाक्यं गिरिराजपुत्री
viśuddhamuktāmaṇiratnabhūṣite śilātale svarṇamaye suramyake / sukhopaviṣṭaṃ madanāganāśanaṃ provāca vākyaṃ girirājaputrī
On a golden, most delightful slab of rock adorned with pure pearls, gems and jewels, the daughter of the mountain-king spoke words to (him) who was comfortably seated, the destroyer of Kāma's body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.41
भगवन्भूतभव्येश गोवृषाङ्कितशासन । तव कण्ठे महादेव भ्राजतेंबुदसन्निभम्
bhagavanbhūtabhavyeśa govṛṣāṅkitaśāsana / tava kaṇṭhe mahādeva bhrājateṃbudasannibham
"O Lord, master of what has been and what will be, whose rule is marked by the bull! On your throat, O Great God, something shines resembling a rain-cloud,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.42
नात्युल्बणं शुभंशुभ्रे नीलाबुजचयोपमम् । किमिदं दीप्यते देव कण्ठे कामाङ्गनाशन
nātyulbaṇaṃ śubhaṃśubhre nīlābujacayopamam / kimidaṃ dīpyate deva kaṇṭhe kāmāṅganāśana
not too glaring, auspicious on the bright (throat), like a mass of blue lotuses. What is this that blazes on your throat, O God, destroyer of Kāma's body?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.43
को हेतुः कारणं किं वा कण्ठे नीलस्त्त्वमीश्वर । एतत्सर्वं यथान्यायं बूहि कौतूहलं हि मे
ko hetuḥ kāraṇaṃ kiṃ vā kaṇṭhe nīlasttvamīśvara / etatsarvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ būhi kautūhalaṃ hi me
What is the reason, or what the cause, that you are blue in the throat, O Lord? Tell me all this as it properly is, for I am curious."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.44
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततस्तस्याः पार्वत्याः पावतीप्रियः । कथां मङ्गलसंयुक्तां कथयामास शङ्करः
śrutvā vākyaṃ tatastasyāḥ pārvatyāḥ pāvatīpriyaḥ / kathāṃ maṅgalasaṃyuktāṃ kathayāmāsa śaṅkaraḥ
Then, having heard that speech of hers, of Pārvatī, Śaṅkara, the beloved of Pārvatī, related a tale joined with auspiciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.45
महेश्वर उवाच मथ्यमाने ऽमृते पूर्वं क्षीरोदे सुरदानवैः । अग्रे समुत्थितं घोरं विषङ्कालानलप्रभम्
maheśvara uvāca mathyamāne 'mṛte pūrvaṃ kṣīrode suradānavaiḥ / agre samutthitaṃ ghoraṃ viṣaṅkālānalaprabham
Maheśvara said: When formerly the nectar was being churned from the Milk Ocean by the gods and demons, there arose first a dreadful poison with the radiance of the fire of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.46
तं दृष्ट्वा सुरसंघस्च दैत्याश्चैव वरानने । विषण्णवदनाः सर्वे गतास्ते ब्रह्मणो ऽन्तकम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā surasaṃghasca daityāścaiva varānane / viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ sarve gatāste brahmaṇo 'ntakam
Seeing it, the host of gods and also the demons, O fair-faced one, all with dejected faces, went to Brahmā's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.47
दृष्ट्वा सुरगणान्भीतान्ब्रह्मोवाच महाद्युतिः । किमर्थं वै महाभागा भीता उद्विग्नचेतनाः
dṛṣṭvā suragaṇānbhītānbrahmovāca mahādyutiḥ / kimarthaṃ vai mahābhāgā bhītā udvignacetanāḥ
Seeing the troops of gods frightened, Brahmā of great splendour said: "Why indeed, O greatly fortunate ones, are you afraid, with agitated minds?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.48
मया त्रिगुणमैश्वर्यं भवतां संप्रकल्पितम् । तेन व्यावर्त्तितैश्वर्या यूयं भो सुरसत्तमाः
mayā triguṇamaiśvaryaṃ bhavatāṃ saṃprakalpitam / tena vyāvarttitaiśvaryā yūyaṃ bho surasattamāḥ
A threefold sovereignty has been assigned by me for you; by that your sovereignty is set in motion, O best of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 25.49
त्रलोक्यस्येश्वरा यूयं सर्वे वै विगतज्वराः । प्रजासर्गे न सो ऽस्तीह यश्चाज्ञां मे ऽतिवर्तयेत्
tralokyasyeśvarā yūyaṃ sarve vai vigatajvarāḥ / prajāsarge na so 'stīha yaścājñāṃ me 'tivartayet
You are all lords of the three worlds, freed from distress; in the creation of creatures there is none here who could transgress my command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.50
विमानचारिण सर्वे सर्वे स्वच्छन्दगामिनः । आध्यात्मिके चाधिभूते अधिदैवे च नित्यशः
vimānacāriṇa sarve sarve svacchandagāminaḥ / ādhyātmike cādhibhūte adhidaive ca nityaśaḥ
All of you travel in celestial cars, all of you move at your own will, always in the spheres of the self, of the elements, and of the deities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.51
प्रजाः कर्मविपाकेन शक्ता यूयं प्रवर्त्तितुम् । तत्किमर्थं भयोद्विग्ना मृगाः सिंहार्दिता इव
prajāḥ karmavipākena śaktā yūyaṃ pravarttitum / tatkimarthaṃ bhayodvignā mṛgāḥ siṃhārditā iva
"You creatures are able, by the ripening of your deeds, to go about (as you will). Why then are you agitated with fear, like deer tormented by a lion?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.52
किं दुःशं को ऽनुसंतापः कुतो वा भयमागतम् । एतत्सर्वं यथान्यायं शीघ्रमाख्या तुमर्हथ
kiṃ duḥśaṃ ko 'nusaṃtāpaḥ kuto vā bhayamāgatam / etatsarvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ śīghramākhyā tumarhatha
"What is the trouble? What is this grieving? From where has fear come? All this you should tell (me) properly and quickly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.53
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततस्तस्य ब्रह्मणः परमात्मनः । ऊचुस्ते ऋषिभिः सार्द्धं सुरदैत्येन्द्रदानवाः
śrutvā vākyaṃ tatastasya brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ / ūcuste ṛṣibhiḥ sārddhaṃ suradaityendradānavāḥ
Then, having heard that speech of Brahmā, the Supreme Self, the gods, the chiefs of the Daityas and the Dānavas, together with the sages, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.54
सुरासुरैर्मथ्यमाने पजोराशौ पितमाह । भुजङ्गभृङ्गसंकाशं नीलजीमूतसन्निभम्
surāsurairmathyamāne pajorāśau pitamāha / bhujaṅgabhṛṅgasaṃkāśaṃ nīlajīmūtasannibham
"When the ocean was being churned by the gods and the demons, O Grandfather — (there arose something) resembling a serpent, like a bee, like a dark thundercloud,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.55
प्रादुर्भूतं विषं घोरं संवर्ताग्निसमप्रभम् । कालमृत्युरिवोद्भूतं युगान्तादित्यवर्चसम्
prādurbhūtaṃ viṣaṃ ghoraṃ saṃvartāgnisamaprabham / kālamṛtyurivodbhūtaṃ yugāntādityavarcasam
a dreadful poison appeared, with a radiance like the fire of universal dissolution, arisen as it were like Death at the end of time, with the brilliance of the sun at the end of an age,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.56
त्रैलोक्योत्सादसूर्याभं विस्फुरत्तत् समन्ततः । विषेणोत्तिष्ठमानेन कालानलसमत्विषा
trailokyotsādasūryābhaṃ visphurattat samantataḥ / viṣeṇottiṣṭhamānena kālānalasamatviṣā
gleaming on every side with the sheen of a sun that destroys the three worlds; and by that rising poison, whose glow equalled the fire of time,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.57
निर्दग्धो रक्तगौराङ्गो कृतः कृष्णो जनार्द्दनः । तं दृष्ट्वा रक्तगौराङ्गं कृतं कृष्णं जनार्द्दनम्
nirdagdho raktagaurāṅgo kṛtaḥ kṛṣṇo janārddanaḥ / taṃ dṛṣṭvā raktagaurāṅgaṃ kṛtaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ janārddanam
Janārdana, whose limbs were a reddish-white, was scorched and made black; and seeing Janārdana, of reddish-white limbs, turned black,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.58
ततः सर्वे वयं भीतास्त्वा मेव शरणं गताः । सुराणामसुराणां च श्रुत्वा वाक्यं भयावहम्
tataḥ sarve vayaṃ bhītāstvā meva śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ / surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca śrutvā vākyaṃ bhayāvaham
thereupon all of us, terrified, came to you alone for refuge." Having heard the fear-laden speech of the gods and the demons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.59
प्रत्युवाच महातेजा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । शृण्वन्तु देवताः सर्वे ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः
pratyuvāca mahātejā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ / śṛṇvantu devatāḥ sarve ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ
Brahmā of great splendour, the grandfather of the worlds, replied: "Let all the deities and the sages whose wealth is austerity listen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.60
यत्तदग्रे समुत्पन्नं मथ्यमाने महोदधौ । विषं कालानलप्रख्यं कालकूटमिति श्रुतम्
yattadagre samutpannaṃ mathyamāne mahodadhau / viṣaṃ kālānalaprakhyaṃ kālakūṭamiti śrutam
That which arose first when the great ocean was being churned — the poison like the fire of time — is known as Kālakūṭa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.61
येन प्रोद्भूतमात्रेण न व्यराजन्त देवताः । तस्य विष्णुरहं वापि सर्वे वा सुरपुङ्गवाः
yena prodbhūtamātreṇa na vyarājanta devatāḥ / tasya viṣṇurahaṃ vāpi sarve vā surapuṅgavāḥ
at whose mere appearance the deities lost their splendour. Its (force) neither Viṣṇu nor I, nor all the foremost of the gods
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.62
न शक्नुवन्ति वै सोढुं वेगमन्यत्र शङ्करात् । इत्युक्त्वा पद्मगर्भाभः पद्मायोनिरयोनिजः
na śaknuvanti vai soḍhuṃ vegamanyatra śaṅkarāt / ityuktvā padmagarbhābhaḥ padmāyonirayonijaḥ
are able to endure — its onrush — save Śaṅkara." Having said this, he of the lustre of the lotus-womb, the lotus-born, the unborn-of-a-womb,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.63
ओङ्कारं समनुस्मृत्य ध्यायञ्जयोतिः समन्ततः । ततः स्तोतुं समारब्धो ब्रह्मा वेद विदां वरः
oṅkāraṃ samanusmṛtya dhyāyañjayotiḥ samantataḥ / tataḥ stotuṃ samārabdho brahmā veda vidāṃ varaḥ
calling to mind the syllable Oṃ, meditating on the light that is on every side — then Brahmā, best of the knowers of the Veda, began to praise (him):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.64
नमस्तुभ्यं विरूपाक्ष नमस्ते दिव्यचक्षुषे । नमः पिनाकहस्ताय वज्रहस्ताय वै नमः
namastubhyaṃ virūpākṣa namaste divyacakṣuṣe / namaḥ pinākahastāya vajrahastāya vai namaḥ
"Homage to you, O misshapen-eyed one; homage to you of the divine eye; homage to him who holds the Pināka bow; homage indeed to him who holds the thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.65
नमस्त्रैलोक्य नाथाय भूतानां पतये नमः । नमः सुरारिहन्त्रे च सोमसूर्याग्निचक्षुषे
namastrailokya nāthāya bhūtānāṃ pataye namaḥ / namaḥ surārihantre ca somasūryāgnicakṣuṣe
Homage to the lord of the three worlds; homage to the lord of beings; homage to the slayer of the gods' foes, whose eyes are the moon, the sun and fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.66
ब्रह्मणे चैव रुद्राय विष्णवे चैव ते नमः । सांख्याय चैव योगाय भूतग्रामाय वै नमः
brahmaṇe caiva rudrāya viṣṇave caiva te namaḥ / sāṃkhyāya caiva yogāya bhūtagrāmāya vai namaḥ
Homage to you as Brahmā, and as Rudra, and as Viṣṇu; homage indeed to Sāṃkhya, and to Yoga, and to the host of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.67
मन्मथाङ्गविनाशाय कालपृष्ठाय वै नमः । सुरेतसे ऽथ रुद्राय देवदेवाय रंहसे
manmathāṅgavināśāya kālapṛṣṭhāya vai namaḥ / suretase 'tha rudrāya devadevāya raṃhase
Homage indeed to the destroyer of the body of Manmatha, to him whose back is Time; to him of fair seed, and to Rudra, to the god of gods, to the impetuous one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 25.68
कपर्दिने करालाय शङ्कराय हराय च । कपालिने विरूपाय शिवाय वरदाय च
kapardine karālāya śaṅkarāya harāya ca / kapāline virūpāya śivāya varadāya ca
to him of braided hair, to the terrible one, to Śaṅkara and to Hara, to the skull-bearer, to the misshapen one, to Śiva and to the giver of boons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.69
त्रिपुरघ्नमखघ्नाय मातॄणां पतये नमः । वृद्धाय चैव शुद्धाय मुक्तायैव बलाय च
tripuraghnamakhaghnāya mātṝṇāṃ pataye namaḥ / vṛddhāya caiva śuddhāya muktāyaiva balāya ca
to the slayer of Tripura, the destroyer of the sacrifice; homage to the lord of the Mothers; to the aged one, and to the pure one, to the liberated one and to the strong,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.70
लोकत्रयैकवीराय चन्द्राय वरुणाय च । अग्राय चैव चोग्राय विप्रायानेकचक्षुषे
lokatrayaikavīrāya candrāya varuṇāya ca / agrāya caiva cogrāya viprāyānekacakṣuṣe
to the one hero of the three worlds, and to the moon, and to Varuṇa, to the foremost, and to the fierce, to the wise one of many eyes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.71
रजसे चैव सत्त्वाय नमस्ते ऽव्यक्तयोनये । नित्याय चैवानित्याय नित्यानित्याय वै नमः
rajase caiva sattvāya namaste 'vyaktayonaye / nityāya caivānityāya nityānityāya vai namaḥ
To rajas and to sattva—homage to you, whose origin is the unmanifest; to the eternal and to the non-eternal, and to the eternal-and-non-eternal, homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.72
व्यक्ताय चैवाव्यक्ताय व्यक्ताव्यक्ताय वै नमः । चिन्त्याय चैवाचिन्त्याय चिन्त्याचिन्त्याय वै नमः
vyaktāya caivāvyaktāya vyaktāvyaktāya vai namaḥ / cintyāya caivācintyāya cintyācintyāya vai namaḥ
To the manifest and to the unmanifest, and to the manifest-and-unmanifest, homage; to the thinkable and to the unthinkable, and to the thinkable-and-unthinkable, homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.73
जगतामार्त्तिनाशाय प्रियनारायणाय च । उमाप्रियाय शर्वाय नन्दिवक्त्राङ्किताय च
jagatāmārttināśāya priyanārāyaṇāya ca / umāpriyāya śarvāya nandivaktrāṅkitāya ca
To the destroyer of the worlds' distress, and to him who is dear to Nārāyaṇa; to Umā's beloved, to Śarva, and to him marked with Nandi's face.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.74
पक्षमासाह्द्धमासाय ऋतुसंवत्सराय च । बहुरूपाय मुण्डाय दण्डिने च वरूथिने
pakṣamāsāhddhamāsāya ṛtusaṃvatsarāya ca / bahurūpāya muṇḍāya daṇḍine ca varūthine
To the fortnight, the month and the half-month, and to the season and the year; to him of many forms, to the shaven-headed one, to the staff-bearer and to the armoured one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.75
नमः कपालहस्ताय दिग्वासाय शिखण्डिने । धन्विने रथिने चैव यमिने ब्रह्मचारिणे
namaḥ kapālahastāya digvāsāya śikhaṇḍine / dhanvine rathine caiva yamine brahmacāriṇe
Homage to him with a skull in his hand, to him clothed in the directions, to him with a crest of hair; to the bowman and the charioteer, to the self-restrained one, to the celibate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.76
ऋग्यजुः सामवेदाय पुरुषायेश्वराय च । इत्येव मादिचरितैः स्तोत्रैः स्तुत्य नमीऽस्तु ते । एवं स्तुत्वा ततो ब्रह्मा प्रणिपत्य वरानने
ṛgyajuḥ sāmavedāya puruṣāyeśvarāya ca / ityeva mādicaritaiḥ stotraiḥ stutya namī'stu te / evaṃ stutvā tato brahmā praṇipatya varānane
To the Ṛg-, Yajus- and Sāma-Veda, to the Puruṣa and to the Lord: thus, having praised (you) with hymns (drawn) from the ancient deeds, may there be homage to you. Having praised (me) thus, then Brahmā, bowing down, O fair-faced one—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 25.77
ज्ञात्वा तु भक्तिं मम देवतानां गङ्गाजला स्फालितमुक्तकेशः । सूक्ष्मो ऽसि योगातिशयादचिन्त्यो न हि प्रभो व्यक्तिमुफैषि रुद्रः
jñātvā tu bhaktiṃ mama devatānāṃ gaṅgājalā sphālitamuktakeśaḥ / sūkṣmo 'si yogātiśayādacintyo na hi prabho vyaktimuphaiṣi rudraḥ
—knowing my devotion to the gods, with his loosened hair sprinkled by Gaṅgā's water (said): "You are subtle, unthinkable through the excess of your yoga; for you, O Lord Rudra, do not come to manifestation."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 25.78
एवं भगवता पूर्वं ब्रह्मणा लोककर्तृणा । स्तुतो ऽहं विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्वेदवेदाङ्गसंभवैः
evaṃ bhagavatā pūrvaṃ brahmaṇā lokakartṛṇā / stuto 'haṃ vividhaiḥ stotrairvedavedāṅgasaṃbhavaiḥ
Thus was I of old praised by the lord Brahmā, maker of the worlds, with various hymns arising from the Veda and the Vedāṅgas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.79
ततो ऽहं मुख्यया वाचा पितामहमथाब्रवम् । भूतभव्यभवन्नाथ लोकनाथ जगत्पते
tato 'haṃ mukhyayā vācā pitāmahamathābravam / bhūtabhavyabhavannātha lokanātha jagatpate
Then I spoke to the grandfather with foremost speech: "O Lord of past, future and present, lord of the worlds, master of the universe,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.80
किं कार्यं ते मया ब्रह्मन्कर्त्तव्यं वद सुव्रत । श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततो ब्रह्मा प्रत्युवाचांबुजेक्षणः
kiṃ kāryaṃ te mayā brahmankarttavyaṃ vada suvrata / śrutvā vākyaṃ tato brahmā pratyuvācāṃbujekṣaṇaḥ
what task is to be done for you by me? Tell (me), O Brahmā of good vows." Then, having heard (my) words, the lotus-eyed Brahmā replied:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.81
भूतभव्यभवन्नाथ श्रूयतां कारणेश्वर । सुरासुरैर्मथ्यमाने पयोधौ पङ्कजेक्षण
bhūtabhavyabhavannātha śrūyatāṃ kāraṇeśvara / surāsurairmathyamāne payodhau paṅkajekṣaṇa
"O Lord of past, future and present, let it be heard, O Lord of causes: when the ocean of milk was being churned by the gods and demons, O lotus-eyed one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.82
भगवन्मेघसंकाशं नीलजीमूतसन्निभम् । प्रादुर्भूतं विषं घोरं संवर्त्ताग्निसमप्रभम्
bhagavanmeghasaṃkāśaṃ nīlajīmūtasannibham / prādurbhūtaṃ viṣaṃ ghoraṃ saṃvarttāgnisamaprabham
O Lord, a dreadful poison appeared, resembling a cloud, like a dark thundercloud, blazing like the fire of dissolution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.83
तं दृष्ट्वा च वयं सर्वे भीताः संभ्रान्तचेतसः । तत्पिबस्व महादेव लोकानां हितकाम्यया
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ca vayaṃ sarve bhītāḥ saṃbhrāntacetasaḥ / tatpibasva mahādeva lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
And seeing it, we all became afraid, our minds bewildered. Drink that, O Mahādeva, out of the desire for the welfare of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.84
भवाञ्छक्तश्च भोक्ता वै भवान्देववरः प्रभो । त्वदृते ऽन्यो महादेव वेगं सोढुं न विद्यते
bhavāñchaktaśca bhoktā vai bhavāndevavaraḥ prabho / tvadṛte 'nyo mahādeva vegaṃ soḍhuṃ na vidyate
You are able, and you indeed are the one to consume it; you are the best of the gods, O Lord. Apart from you, O Mahādeva, no other is found who can endure its violence."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.85
एवं तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः । बाढ मित्येव तद्वाक्यं प्रतिगृह्य वरानने
evaṃ tasya vacaḥ śrutvā brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ / bāḍha mityeva tadvākyaṃ pratigṛhya varānane
Having thus heard the words of that Brahmā, the highest one, accepting his speech with just "So be it," O fair-faced one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.86
ततो ऽहं पातुमारब्धो विषमन्तकसन्निभम् । पिबतो मे महाघोरं विषं सुरभयप्रदम्
tato 'haṃ pātumārabdho viṣamantakasannibham / pibato me mahāghoraṃ viṣaṃ surabhayapradam
then I began to drink the poison that resembled Death. As I drank the most terrible poison, which brought fear to the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.87
कण्ठः समभवत्तूर्णं कृष्णो वै वरवर्णिनि । तं दृष्ट्वोत्पलपत्राभं कण्ठसक्तमिवोरगम्
kaṇṭhaḥ samabhavattūrṇaṃ kṛṣṇo vai varavarṇini / taṃ dṛṣṭvotpalapatrābhaṃ kaṇṭhasaktamivoragam
(My) throat at once became black, O lady of excellent complexion; seeing it, with the hue of a blue lotus petal, as though a serpent clung to the throat—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.88
तक्षकं नागराजानं लेलिहानमिवोत्थितम् । अथोवाच महातेजा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
takṣakaṃ nāgarājānaṃ lelihānamivotthitam / athovāca mahātejā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
—like Takṣaka, the king of snakes, risen up and licking (its lips)—then Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, of great splendour, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.89
शोभसे त्वं महादेव कण्ठेनानेन सुव्रत । ततस्तस्य वचःश्रुत्वा मया गिरिवरात्मजे
śobhase tvaṃ mahādeva kaṇṭhenānena suvrata / tatastasya vacaḥśrutvā mayā girivarātmaje
"You shine, O Mahādeva, with this throat, O you of good vows." Then, having heard his words, O daughter of the best of mountains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.90
कण्ठे धृतं विषं घोरं नीलकण्ठस्ततो ऽस्म्यहम् । पश्यतां सुरसंघानां दैत्यानां च वरानने । यक्षगन्धर्वभूतानां पिशाचोरगरक्षसाम्
kaṇṭhe dhṛtaṃ viṣaṃ ghoraṃ nīlakaṇṭhastato 'smyaham / paśyatāṃ surasaṃghānāṃ daityānāṃ ca varānane / yakṣagandharvabhūtānāṃ piśācoragarakṣasām
the terrible poison was held in (my) throat; therefore I am Nīlakaṇṭha, while the hosts of gods and the Daityas looked on, O fair-faced one, and the Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Bhūtas, Piśācas, serpents and Rākṣasas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.91
तत्कालकूटं विषमुग्रवेगं कण्ठे धृतं पर्वतराजपुत्रि । निवेश्यमानं सुरदैत्यसंघो दृष्ट्वा परं विस्मयमाजगाम
tatkālakūṭaṃ viṣamugravegaṃ kaṇṭhe dhṛtaṃ parvatarājaputri / niveśyamānaṃ suradaityasaṃgho dṛṣṭvā paraṃ vismayamājagāma
That kālakūṭa poison of fierce force was held in (my) throat, O daughter of the mountain king; and seeing it being placed (there), the host of gods and demons came to the utmost amazement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.94
ततः मुरगणाः सर्वे सदैत्योरगराक्षसाः । ऊचुः प्राञ्जलयो भूत्वा मत्तमातङ्गगामिनि ॥ ब्न्द्प्_१,२५।९२ ॥ अहोबलं वीर्यपराक्रमस्ते त्वहो वपुर्योगबलं तवेश ॥ ब्न्द्प्_१,२५।९३ ॥ अहो प्रभुत्वं तव देवदेव महाद्भुतं मन्मथदेहनाशन । त्वमेव विष्णुश्चतुराननस्त्वं त्वमेव मृत्युर्वरदस्त्वमेव
tataḥ muragaṇāḥ sarve sadaityoragarākṣasāḥ / ūcuḥ prāñjalayo bhūtvā mattamātaṅgagāmini // bndp_1,25.92 // ahobalaṃ vīryaparākramaste tvaho vapuryogabalaṃ taveśa // bndp_1,25.93 // aho prabhutvaṃ tava devadeva mahādbhutaṃ manmathadehanāśana / tvameva viṣṇuścaturānanastvaṃ tvameva mṛtyurvaradastvameva
Then all the throngs of gods, together with the daityas, serpents and rākṣasas, with palms joined, spoke, O you who walk like a rutting elephant: "Ah, (your) strength! Ah, your valour and prowess! Ah, your body, and your power of yoga, O Lord! Ah, your sovereignty, O god of gods, greatly wondrous, O destroyer of the body of Manmatha! You alone are Viṣṇu, you are the four-faced one, you alone are Death, you alone are the giver of boons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.95
त्वमेव सूर्यो रजनीकरश्च व्यक्तिस्त्वमेवास्य चराचरस्य । त्वमेव वह्निः पवनस्त्वमेव त्वमेव भूमिः सलिलं त्वमेव
tvameva sūryo rajanīkaraśca vyaktistvamevāsya carācarasya / tvameva vahniḥ pavanastvameva tvameva bhūmiḥ salilaṃ tvameva
You alone are the sun and the maker of night; you alone are the manifestation of this world of moving and unmoving things; you alone are fire, you are the wind, you alone are earth, you alone are water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.98
त्वमेव सर्वस्य चराचरस्य धाता विधाता प्रलयस्त्वमेव । इत्येव मुक्त्वा वचनं सुरेद्राः प्रगृह्य सोमं प्रणिपत्य मूर्ध्रा । गता विमानैरनिलोपवेगैर्महानगं मेरुमुपेत्य सर्वे ॥ ब्न्द्प्_१,२५।९६ ॥ इत्येतत्परमं गुह्यं पुण्यात्पुण्यतमं महत् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_१,२५।९७ ॥ नीलकण्ठ इति प्रोक्तं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । स्वयंभुवा स्वयं प्रोक्ता कथा पापप्रणाशिनी
tvameva sarvasya carācarasya dhātā vidhātā pralayastvameva / ityeva muktvā vacanaṃ suredrāḥ pragṛhya somaṃ praṇipatya mūrdhrā / gatā vimānairanilopavegairmahānagaṃ merumupetya sarve // bndp_1,25.96 // ityetatparamaṃ guhyaṃ puṇyātpuṇyatamaṃ mahat // bndp_1,25.97 // nīlakaṇṭha iti proktaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam / svayaṃbhuvā svayaṃ proktā kathā pāpapraṇāśinī
You alone are the establisher and ordainer of all that moves and does not move, and you alone are the dissolution. Having spoken just this word, the lords of the gods, taking the soma and bowing with their heads, all went by aerial cars swift as the wind, reaching the great mountain Meru. Thus this is the supreme secret, greater and holier than what is holy, proclaimed as "Nīlakaṇṭha," renowned in the three worlds—a tale destroying sin, spoken by the Self-existent One himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.99
यस्तु धारयते नित्यं ब्रह्मोद्गीतामिमां शुभाम् । तस्याहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि फलं सुविपुलं महत्
yastu dhārayate nityaṃ brahmodgītāmimāṃ śubhām / tasyāhaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi phalaṃ suvipulaṃ mahat
But of him who constantly holds (in mind) this auspicious song sung by Brahmā, I shall declare the very abundant, great fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.100
विषं तस्य वरारोहे स्थावरं जङ्गमं तथा । गात्रं प्राप्य तु सुश्रोणि क्षप्रं तत्प्रतिहन्यते
viṣaṃ tasya varārohe sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ tathā / gātraṃ prāpya tu suśroṇi kṣapraṃ tatpratihanyate
Poison, O fair-hipped one, whether of immobile or of moving origin, having reached his body, O shapely one, is quickly destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.101
शमायत्यशुभं घोरं दुःखप्नं चापकर्षति । स्त्रीषु वल्लभतां याति सभायां पार्थिवस्य च
śamāyatyaśubhaṃ ghoraṃ duḥkhapnaṃ cāpakarṣati / strīṣu vallabhatāṃ yāti sabhāyāṃ pārthivasya ca
It quells what is inauspicious and terrible, and drives away bad dreams; (the reciter) becomes beloved among women and in the assembly of the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.102
विवादे जयमाप्नोति युद्धे विजयमेव च । गच्छति क्षेममध्वानं गृहेभ्यो नित्यसंपदा
vivāde jayamāpnoti yuddhe vijayameva ca / gacchati kṣemamadhvānaṃ gṛhebhyo nityasaṃpadā
He gains victory in dispute and victory in battle too; he travels the road safely, (returning) to his home with constant prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.103
शरीरस्येह वक्ष्यामि गतिं तस्य वरानने । हरिश्मश्रुर्नीलकण्ठः शशाङ्काङ्कितमूर्द्धजः
śarīrasyeha vakṣyāmi gatiṃ tasya varānane / hariśmaśrurnīlakaṇṭhaḥ śaśāṅkāṅkitamūrddhajaḥ
I shall now declare the state of his body, O fair-faced one: he becomes tawny-bearded, blue-throated, his head-hair marked with the moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.104
त्र्यक्षस्त्रिशूलपाणिश्च वृष चानः पिनाकधृक् । नन्दितुल्यबलः श्रीमान्नन्दितुल्यपराक्रमः
tryakṣastriśūlapāṇiśca vṛṣa cānaḥ pinākadhṛk / nanditulyabalaḥ śrīmānnanditulyaparākramaḥ
three-eyed, trident in hand, riding a bull, bearing the Pināka bow, equal in strength to Nandin, glorious, equal in prowess to Nandin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.105
विचरत्यखिलांल्लोकाम्सप्तलोकान्ममाज्ञया । न हन्यते गति स्तस्य अनिलस्य यथांबरे
vicaratyakhilāṃllokāmsaptalokānmamājñayā / na hanyate gati stasya anilasya yathāṃbare
By my command he roams all the worlds, the seven worlds; his motion is not obstructed, like the wind's in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.106
मम तुल्यबलो भूत्वा तिष्ठत्याभूतसंप्लवात् । मम भक्तया वरारोहे ये च शृम्वन्ति मानवाः
mama tulyabalo bhūtvā tiṣṭhatyābhūtasaṃplavāt / mama bhaktayā varārohe ye ca śṛmvanti mānavāḥ
Having become equal in strength to me, he abides until the dissolution of beings. And those men who listen with devotion to me, O fair-hipped one—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.107
तेषां गतिं प्रवक्ष्यामि त्विह लोके परत्र च । ब्राह्मणो वेदमाप्नोति क्षत्रियो विन्दते महीम्
teṣāṃ gatiṃ pravakṣyāmi tviha loke paratra ca / brāhmaṇo vedamāpnoti kṣatriyo vindate mahīm
I shall declare their course, here in this world and in the next: a brahmin obtains the Veda, a kṣatriya gains the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.108
वैश्यस्तु लभते लाभं शूद्रः सुखमवाप्नुयात् । व्याधितो मुच्यते रोगाद्बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात्
vaiśyastu labhate lābhaṃ śūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt / vyādhito mucyate rogādbaddho mucyeta bandhanāt
a vaiśya obtains gain, a śūdra would attain happiness; the sick is freed from disease, the bound would be freed from bondage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.109
गुर्विणी लभते पुत्रं कन्या विदति सत्पतिम् । नष्टं च लभते द्रव्यमिह लोके परत्र च
gurviṇī labhate putraṃ kanyā vidati satpatim / naṣṭaṃ ca labhate dravyamiha loke paratra ca
A pregnant woman obtains a son, a maiden finds a good husband, and one obtains lost property, here in this world and in the next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.110
गवां शतसहस्रस्य सम्यग्दत्तस्य यत्फलम् । तत्फलं लभते मर्त्यः श्रुत्वा दिव्या मिमां कथाम्
gavāṃ śatasahasrasya samyagdattasya yatphalam / tatphalaṃ labhate martyaḥ śrutvā divyā mimāṃ kathām
The fruit that comes from a hundred thousand cows properly given—that fruit a mortal obtains by hearing this divine tale.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.111
पादं वाथार्द्धपादं वार् श्लोकर्ं श्लोकार्द्धमेव वा । यस्तु धारयते नित्यं रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
pādaṃ vāthārddhapādaṃ vār ślokarṃ ślokārddhameva vā / yastu dhārayate nityaṃ rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
A quarter (verse), or half a quarter, or a verse, or even half a verse—whoever constantly retains it goes to the world of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.112
अथवा सर्वमेवेदं देवब्राह्मणसन्निधौ । यः पठेन्मानवो नित्यं मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना
athavā sarvamevedaṃ devabrāhmaṇasannidhau / yaḥ paṭhenmānavo nityaṃ madgatenāntarātmanā
Or the man who recites all of this constantly in the presence of gods and brahmins, with his inner self fixed on me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.113
श्रद्धधानः सदा भक्तो रूद्रलोकं स गच्छति । पठेच्च देवि भक्त्या च पाठयेच्च नरः सदा
śraddhadhānaḥ sadā bhakto rūdralokaṃ sa gacchati / paṭhecca devi bhaktyā ca pāṭhayecca naraḥ sadā
full of faith, ever devoted—he goes to the world of Rudra. And, O goddess, let a man always recite (it) with devotion and cause (it) to be recited.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.114
अतः परतरं स्तोत्रं न भूतं न भविष्यति । नापि यक्षाः पिशाचा वा न भूता न विनायकाः । कुर्युर्विघ्नं गृहे तस्य यत्रायं तिष्ठति स्तवः
ataḥ parataraṃ stotraṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati / nāpi yakṣāḥ piśācā vā na bhūtā na vināyakāḥ / kuryurvighnaṃ gṛhe tasya yatrāyaṃ tiṣṭhati stavaḥ
There has not been and will not be a hymn higher than this. Neither yakṣas nor piśācas, nor bhūtas nor vināyakas, could work obstruction in the house where this praise-song abides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.115
मया नु तुष्टेन तवांबुजेक्षणे स्तवस्य माहात्म्यम घौघनाशनम् । निवेदितं पुण्यफलादियुक्तं स्वयं च कीतं चतुराननेन
mayā nu tuṣṭena tavāṃbujekṣaṇe stavasya māhātmyama ghaughanāśanam / niveditaṃ puṇyaphalādiyuktaṃ svayaṃ ca kītaṃ caturānanena
"By me, being pleased, O lotus-eyed one, the greatness of this hymn, which destroys masses of sin, has been declared (to you), together with its holy fruits and the rest; and it was itself proclaimed by the four-faced one (Brahmā)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 25.116
कथामिमां पुण्यफलादियुक्तां निवेद्य देव्यै शशिबद्धमूर्द्धजः । वृषस्य पृष्ठेन सहोमया प्रभुजगाम कैलासगुहां गुहप्रियः
kathāmimāṃ puṇyaphalādiyuktāṃ nivedya devyai śaśibaddhamūrddhajaḥ / vṛṣasya pṛṣṭhena sahomayā prabhujagāma kailāsaguhāṃ guhapriyaḥ
Having declared this narrative, with its holy fruits and the rest, to the Goddess, he whose hair is bound with the moon, the lord, the beloved of Guha (Skanda), went with Umā on the back of the bull to the Kailāsa cave.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 25.117
श्रुतं मया पापहरं तदन्तिके निवेदितं ते ऽथ मया प्रजापतेः । अधीत्य सर्वं त्वखिलं सलक्षणं प्रयाति चादित्यपदं द्विजोत्तमः
śrutaṃ mayā pāpaharaṃ tadantike niveditaṃ te 'tha mayā prajāpateḥ / adhītya sarvaṃ tvakhilaṃ salakṣaṇaṃ prayāti cādityapadaṃ dvijottamaḥ
This sin-removing (narrative) was heard by me in his presence, and I have now declared it to you, (the narrative) of the Lord of creatures. And the best of the twice-born, having recited the whole of it entire, along with its marks, goes to the station of the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain