Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 10
BndP 2 10.1
बृहस्पतिरुवाच सप्तैते जयतां श्रेष्ठाः स्वर्गे पितृगणाः स्मृताः । चत्वारो मुर्त्तिमन्तश्च त्रयस्तेषाममूर्त्तयः
bṛhaspatiruvāca saptaite jayatāṃ śreṣṭhāḥ svarge pitṛgaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ / catvāro murttimantaśca trayasteṣāmamūrttayaḥ
Bṛhaspati said: These seven troops of Fathers, best of the victorious, are recorded in heaven; four of them have form, and three of them are formless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.2
तेषां लोकान्विसर्गं च कीर्त्तयिष्ये निबोधत । यावै दुहितरस्तेषां दौहित्राश्चेव ये स्मृताः
teṣāṃ lokānvisargaṃ ca kīrttayiṣye nibodhata / yāvai duhitarasteṣāṃ dauhitrāśceva ye smṛtāḥ
I shall recount their worlds and their emission — listen: those who are their daughters, and those who are recorded as their daughters' sons.
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BndP 2 10.3
लोकाः संतानका नाम यत्र तिष्ठन्ति भास्वराः । अमूर्त्तयः पितृगणास्ते वै पुत्राः प्रजापतेः
lokāḥ saṃtānakā nāma yatra tiṣṭhanti bhāsvarāḥ / amūrttayaḥ pitṛgaṇāste vai putrāḥ prajāpateḥ
There are worlds called Santānaka, where the shining ones dwell; those formless hosts of Fathers are indeed the sons of Prajāpati,
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BndP 2 10.4
विराजस्य द्विजश्रेष्ठा वैराजा इति विश्रुताः । एते वै पितरस्तात योगानां योगवर्धनाः
virājasya dvijaśreṣṭhā vairājā iti viśrutāḥ / ete vai pitarastāta yogānāṃ yogavardhanāḥ
(sons) of Virāja, O best of the twice-born, and they are famed as the Vairājas; these, dear one, are the Fathers, the increasers of the yoga of yogins.
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BndP 2 10.5
अप्याययन्ति ये नित्यं योगायोगबलेन तु । श्राद्धैराप्यायितास्ते वै सोममाप्याययन्ति च
apyāyayanti ye nityaṃ yogāyogabalena tu / śrāddhairāpyāyitāste vai somamāpyāyayanti ca
They are the ones who constantly nourish (the worlds) by the power of yoga and of non-yoga; and they, being nourished by śrāddha offerings, nourish Soma (the moon).
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BndP 2 10.6
आप्यायितस्ततः सोमो लोकानाप्याययत्युत । एतेषां मानसी कन्या मेना नाम महागिरेः
āpyāyitastataḥ somo lokānāpyāyayatyuta / eteṣāṃ mānasī kanyā menā nāma mahāgireḥ
Soma, nourished thereby, in turn nourishes the worlds. Their mind-born daughter was named Menā, (daughter) of the great mountain,
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BndP 2 10.7
पत्नी हिमवतः पुत्रो यस्या मैनाक उच्यते । पर्वतप्रवरः सो ऽथ क्रैञ्चश्चास्य गिरेः सुतः
patnī himavataḥ putro yasyā maināka ucyate / parvatapravaraḥ so 'tha kraiñcaścāsya gireḥ sutaḥ
the wife of Himavat, whose son is called Maināka; he is the foremost of mountains, and Krauñca is the son of that mountain.
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BndP 2 10.8
तिस्रः कन्यास्तु मेनायां जनयामास शैलाराट् । अपर्णामेकपर्णां च तृतीयामेकपाटलाम्
tisraḥ kanyāstu menāyāṃ janayāmāsa śailārāṭ / aparṇāmekaparṇāṃ ca tṛtīyāmekapāṭalām
And the king of mountains begot three daughters upon Menā: Aparṇā, Ekaparṇā, and the third, Ekapāṭalā.
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BndP 2 10.9
न्यग्रोधमे कपर्णा तु पाठलं त्वेकपाटला । आशिते द्वे अपर्णा तु ह्यनिकेता तपो ऽचरत्
nyagrodhame kaparṇā tu pāṭhalaṃ tvekapāṭalā / āśite dve aparṇā tu hyaniketā tapo 'carat
Ekaparṇā fed on a nyagrodha tree, and Ekapāṭalā on a pāṭala tree — those two ate; but Aparṇā, without any shelter, performed austerities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.10
शतं वर्षसहस्राणां दुश्चरं देवदानवैः । आहारमेकपर्णेन ह्येकपर्णा समाचरत्
śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ duścaraṃ devadānavaiḥ / āhāramekaparṇena hyekaparṇā samācarat
For a hundred thousand years — (an austerity) hard to perform even for gods and demons — Ekaparṇā took her food by means of a single leaf.
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BndP 2 10.11
पाटलेनैव चैकेन व्यदधादेकपाटला । पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे द्वे चाहारं वै प्रजक्रतुः
pāṭalenaiva caikena vyadadhādekapāṭalā / pūrṇe varṣasahasre dve cāhāraṃ vai prajakratuḥ
And Ekapāṭalā managed with a single pāṭala blossom; when two full thousand years (had passed) she made her food (only then).
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BndP 2 10.12
एका तत्र निराहारा तां माता प्रत्यभाषत । निषेधयन्ती सोमेति मातृस्रेहेन दुःखिता
ekā tatra nirāhārā tāṃ mātā pratyabhāṣata / niṣedhayantī someti mātṛsrehena duḥkhitā
One of them there was without food at all; her mother spoke to her, forbidding her with the words "u mā!" ("oh, do not!"), being grieved by a mother's affection.
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BndP 2 10.13
सा तथोक्ता तदापर्णा देवी दुश्चरचारिणी । उमेति हि महाभागा त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता
sā tathoktā tadāparṇā devī duścaracāriṇī / umeti hi mahābhāgā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā
Being thus addressed, that Aparṇā, the goddess who practiced hard austerities, the greatly blessed one, became known in the three worlds as "Umā".
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BndP 2 10.14
तथैव नाम्ना तेनासौ निरुक्तोक्तेन कर्मणा । एतत्तु त्रिकुमारीकं जगत्स्थावरजङ्ग मम्
tathaiva nāmnā tenāsau niruktoktena karmaṇā / etattu trikumārīkaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅga mam
Thus she (was known) by that name, stated as an etymology from her deed. This triad of maidens — this world of moving and unmoving beings
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BndP 2 10.15
एतासां तपसा सृष्टं यावद्भूमिर्द्धरिष्यति । तपःशरीरास्ताः सर्वास्थिस्रो योगबलान्विताः
etāsāṃ tapasā sṛṣṭaṃ yāvadbhūmirddhariṣyati / tapaḥśarīrāstāḥ sarvāsthisro yogabalānvitāḥ
was created by their austerity, for as long as the earth shall endure. All three of them had bodies (made) of austerity and were possessed of the power of yoga.
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BndP 2 10.16
सर्वास्ताः सुमहाभागाः सर्वाश्च स्थिरयौवनाः । सर्वाश्च ब्रह्मवादिन्यः सर्वाश्चैवोर्ध्वरेतसः
sarvāstāḥ sumahābhāgāḥ sarvāśca sthirayauvanāḥ / sarvāśca brahmavādinyaḥ sarvāścaivordhvaretasaḥ
All of them were greatly blessed, all of unfading youth, all of them speakers of brahman, and all of them with seed drawn upward.
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BndP 2 10.17
उमा तासां वरिष्ठा च श्रेष्ठा च वरवर्णिनी । महायोगबलोपेता महादेवमुपस्थिता
umā tāsāṃ variṣṭhā ca śreṣṭhā ca varavarṇinī / mahāyogabalopetā mahādevamupasthitā
Umā was the most excellent and the best of them, of lovely colour; endowed with great power of yoga, she attended upon Mahādeva.
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BndP 2 10.18
दत्तकश्चोशान्स्तस्याः पुत्रो वै भृगुनन्दनः । असितस्यैकपर्णा तु पत्नी साध्वी पतिव्रता
dattakaścośānstasyāḥ putro vai bhṛgunandanaḥ / asitasyaikaparṇā tu patnī sādhvī pativratā
Uśanas, the delight of Bhṛgu, was her son, given (to her?); and Ekaparṇā became the wife of Asita, virtuous and devoted to her husband.
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BndP 2 10.19
दत्ता हिमवता तस्मै योगाचार्याय धीमते । देवलं सुषुवे सा तु ब्रह्मिष्ठं ज्ञानसंयुता
dattā himavatā tasmai yogācāryāya dhīmate / devalaṃ suṣuve sā tu brahmiṣṭhaṃ jñānasaṃyutā
She was given by Himavat to that wise teacher of yoga; and she, endowed with knowledge, bore Devala, most devoted to brahman.
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BndP 2 10.20
या वै तासां कुमारीणां तृतीया चैकपाटला । पुत्रं शतशलाकस्य जैगीषव्यमुपस्थिता
yā vai tāsāṃ kumārīṇāṃ tṛtīyā caikapāṭalā / putraṃ śataśalākasya jaigīṣavyamupasthitā
She who was the third of those maidens, Ekapāṭalā, attended upon Jaigīṣavya, the son of Śataśalāka.
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BndP 2 10.21
तस्यापि शङ्खलिशितौ स्मृतौ पुत्रावयोनिजौ । इत्येता वै महाभागाः कन्या हिमवतः शुभाः
tasyāpi śaṅkhaliśitau smṛtau putrāvayonijau / ityetā vai mahābhāgāḥ kanyā himavataḥ śubhāḥ
Of him too two sons, Śaṅkha and Liśita, are recorded, born not from a womb. Such were these greatly blessed, auspicious daughters of Himavat.
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BndP 2 10.22
रुद्राणी सा तु प्रवरा स्वैर्गुणैरतिरिच्यते । अन्योन्यप्रीतमनसोरुमाशङ्करयोरथ
rudrāṇī sā tu pravarā svairguṇairatiricyate / anyonyaprītamanasorumāśaṅkarayoratha
But she, Rudrāṇī, is the foremost, and surpasses (the others) by her own qualities. Then, when Umā and Śaṅkara were in love with each other,
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BndP 2 10.23
श्लेषं संसक्तयोर्ज्ञात्वा शङ्कितः किल वृत्रहा । ताभ्यां मैथुनशक्ताभ्यामपत्योद्भवभीरुणा
śleṣaṃ saṃsaktayorjñātvā śaṅkitaḥ kila vṛtrahā / tābhyāṃ maithunaśaktābhyāmapatyodbhavabhīruṇā
Knowing of the embrace of the two joined together, the slayer of Vṛtra grew apprehensive, it is said, fearing the birth of offspring from those two engaged in intercourse.
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BndP 2 10.24
तयोः सकाशमिन्द्रेण प्रेषितो हव्यवाहनः । अनायो रतिविघ्नं च त्वमाचर हुताशन
tayoḥ sakāśamindreṇa preṣito havyavāhanaḥ / anāyo rativighnaṃ ca tvamācara hutāśana
The fire-bearer was sent by Indra into their presence: "Go, O eater of oblations, and make an obstruction to their love-making."
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BndP 2 10.25
सर्वत्र गत एव त्वं न दोषो विद्यते तव । इत्येवमुक्ते तु तदा वह्निना च तथा कृतम्
sarvatra gata eva tvaṃ na doṣo vidyate tava / ityevamukte tu tadā vahninā ca tathā kṛtam
"You indeed go everywhere; no fault attaches to you." When this had been said, the fire then did just so.
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BndP 2 10.26
उमां देवः समुत्सृज्य शुक्रं भूमौ व्यसर्जयत् । ततो रुषितया सद्यः शप्तो ऽग्निरुमया तया
umāṃ devaḥ samutsṛjya śukraṃ bhūmau vyasarjayat / tato ruṣitayā sadyaḥ śapto 'gnirumayā tayā
The god, releasing Umā, discharged his semen upon the ground; thereupon the fire was at once cursed by that angered Umā.
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BndP 2 10.27
इदं चोक्तवती वह्निं रोषगद्गदया गिरा । यस्मान्नाववितृप्ताभ्यां रतिविघ्नं हुताशन
idaṃ coktavatī vahniṃ roṣagadgadayā girā / yasmānnāvavitṛptābhyāṃ rativighnaṃ hutāśana
And she spoke this to the fire in a voice choked with rage: "Since, O eater of oblations, you made an obstruction to the love-making of two not yet sated—
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BndP 2 10.28
कृतवानस्य कर्त्तव्यं तस्मात्त्वमसि दुर्मतिः । यदेवं विगतं गर्भं रौद्रं शुक्रं महाप्रभम्
kṛtavānasya karttavyaṃ tasmāttvamasi durmatiḥ / yadevaṃ vigataṃ garbhaṃ raudraṃ śukraṃ mahāprabham
—having done what should not be done, therefore you are evil-minded—since the embryo has thus gone forth, the fierce, greatly radiant semen,
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BndP 2 10.29
गर्भे त्वं धारयस्वैवमेषा ते दण्डधारणा । स शापदोषाद्रुद्राण्या अन्तर्गर्भो हुताशनः
garbhe tvaṃ dhārayasvaivameṣā te daṇḍadhāraṇā / sa śāpadoṣādrudrāṇyā antargarbho hutāśanaḥ
you shall bear it in your womb: this is the imposing of punishment upon you." Through the fault of Rudrāṇī's curse the eater of oblations, with the embryo within him,
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BndP 2 10.30
बहून्वर्षगणान्गर्भं धारयामास वै द्विज । स गङ्गामभिगम्याह श्रूयतां सरिदुत्तमे
bahūnvarṣagaṇāngarbhaṃ dhārayāmāsa vai dvija / sa gaṅgāmabhigamyāha śrūyatāṃ sariduttame
bore that embryo for many groups of years, O twice-born one. He went to Gaṅgā and said: "Let this be heard, O best of rivers.
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BndP 2 10.31
सुमहान्परिखेदो मे जायते गर्भधारणात् । मद्धितार्थ मथो गर्भमिमं धारय निम्नगे
sumahānparikhedo me jāyate garbhadhāraṇāt / maddhitārtha matho garbhamimaṃ dhāraya nimnage
A very great exhaustion arises in me from bearing this embryo; therefore, for my benefit, do you bear this embryo, O river that flows downward.
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BndP 2 10.32
मत्प्रसादाच्च तनयो वरदस्ते भविष्यति । तथेत्युक्त्वा तदा सा तु संप्रत्दृष्टा महानदी
matprasādācca tanayo varadaste bhaviṣyati / tathetyuktvā tadā sā tu saṃpratdṛṣṭā mahānadī
And by my favour a boon-granting son shall be yours." Saying "So be it," that great river then, being well disposed,
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BndP 2 10.33
तं गर्भं धारयामास दह्यमानेन चेतसा । सापि कृच्छ्रेण महता खिद्यमाना महानदी
taṃ garbhaṃ dhārayāmāsa dahyamānena cetasā / sāpi kṛcchreṇa mahatā khidyamānā mahānadī
bore that embryo with a burning mind; and that great river too, distressed with great difficulty,
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BndP 2 10.34
प्रकृष्टं व्यसृजद्गर्भं दीप्यमान मिवानलम् । रुद्राग्निगङ्गातनयस्तत्र जातो ऽरुणप्रभः
prakṛṣṭaṃ vyasṛjadgarbhaṃ dīpyamāna mivānalam / rudrāgnigaṅgātanayastatra jāto 'ruṇaprabhaḥ
released the fully matured embryo, like blazing fire; there was born the son of Rudra, Agni and Gaṅgā, of ruddy radiance,
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BndP 2 10.35
आदित्यशतसंकाशो महातेजाः प्रतापवान् । तस्मिञ्जाते महाभागे कुमारे जाह्नवीसुते
ādityaśatasaṃkāśo mahātejāḥ pratāpavān / tasmiñjāte mahābhāge kumāre jāhnavīsute
resembling a hundred suns, of great splendour, mighty. When that greatly fortunate prince, son of Jāhnavī, was born,
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BndP 2 10.36
विमानयानैराकाशं पतत्र्रिभिरिवावृतम् । देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुराकाशे मधुरस्वनाः
vimānayānairākāśaṃ patatrribhirivāvṛtam / devadundubhayo nedurākāśe madhurasvanāḥ
the sky was covered with flying chariots as if with birds; the divine drums sounded in the sky with sweet tones.
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BndP 2 10.37
मुमुचुः पुष्पवर्षं च खेचराः सिद्धचारणाः । जगुर्गन्धर्वमुख्याश्च सर्वशस्तत्र तत्र ह
mumucuḥ puṣpavarṣaṃ ca khecarāḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ / jagurgandharvamukhyāśca sarvaśastatra tatra ha
And the sky-goers, the Siddhas and Cāraṇas, let fall a rain of flowers; and the chief Gandharvas sang, everywhere, here and there.
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BndP 2 10.38
यक्षा विद्याधराः सिद्धाः किन्नराश्चैव सर्वशः । महानागसहस्राणि प्रवराश्च पतत्र्रिणः
yakṣā vidyādharāḥ siddhāḥ kinnarāścaiva sarvaśaḥ / mahānāgasahasrāṇi pravarāśca patatrriṇaḥ
Yakṣas, Vidyādharas, Siddhas and Kinnaras from all sides, and thousands of great Nāgas and the foremost of birds,
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BndP 2 10.39
उपतस्थुर्महाभागमाग्नेयं शङ्करात्मजम् । प्रभावेण हतास्तेन दैत्यवानरराक्षसाः
upatasthurmahābhāgamāgneyaṃ śaṅkarātmajam / prabhāveṇa hatāstena daityavānararākṣasāḥ
attended upon the greatly fortunate son of Śaṅkara, born of fire. By his power the Daityas, monkeys and Rākṣasas were slain.
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BndP 2 10.40
स हि सप्तर्षिभार्याभिरारादेवाग्निसंभवः । अभिषेकप्रयाताभिर्दृष्टो वर्ज्य त्वरुन्धतीम्
sa hi saptarṣibhāryābhirārādevāgnisaṃbhavaḥ / abhiṣekaprayātābhirdṛṣṭo varjya tvarundhatīm
For he, sprung from fire, was seen close at hand by the wives of the seven seers, who had gone out for their ablutions—except Arundhatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.41
ताभिः स बालार्कनिभो रौद्रः परिवृतः प्रभुः । स्निह्यमानाभिरत्यर्थं स्वकभिरिव मातृभिः
tābhiḥ sa bālārkanibho raudraḥ parivṛtaḥ prabhuḥ / snihyamānābhiratyarthaṃ svakabhiriva mātṛbhiḥ
Surrounded by them, that fierce lord like the newly-risen sun, by those who felt exceeding affection (for him) as if they were his own mothers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.42
युगपत्सर्वदेवीभिर्दिधित्सुर्जाह्नवीं सुतः । षण्मुखान्यसृजच्छ्रीमांस्तेनायं षण्मुखः स्मृतः
yugapatsarvadevībhirdidhitsurjāhnavīṃ sutaḥ / ṣaṇmukhānyasṛjacchrīmāṃstenāyaṃ ṣaṇmukhaḥ smṛtaḥ
the son, wishing to suckle at all the goddesses at once, the illustrious son of Jāhnavī, produced six faces; hence he is remembered as Six-faced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.43
तेन जातेन महाता देवानामसहिष्णवः । स्कन्दिता दानवगणास्तस्मात्स्कन्दः प्रतापवान्
tena jātena mahātā devānāmasahiṣṇavaḥ / skanditā dānavagaṇāstasmātskandaḥ pratāpavān
When that mighty one was born, the hosts of dānavas, who could not bear the gods, were scattered (skanditāḥ); therefore he is the valorous Skanda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.44
कृत्तिकाभिस्तु यस्मात्स वर्द्धितो हि पुरातनः । कार्त्तिकेय इति ख्यातस्तस्मादसुरसूदनः
kṛttikābhistu yasmātsa varddhito hi purātanaḥ / kārttikeya iti khyātastasmādasurasūdanaḥ
And since that ancient one was reared by the Kṛttikās, that slayer of asuras is therefore known as Kārttikeya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.45
जृंभतस्तस्य दैत्यारेर्ज्वाला मालाकुला तदा । मुखाद्विनिर्गता तस्य स्वशक्तिरपराजिता
jṛṃbhatastasya daityārerjvālā mālākulā tadā / mukhādvinirgatā tasya svaśaktiraparājitā
Then, as that enemy of the daityas yawned, a flame wreathed in garlands (of fire) issued from his mouth — his own unconquered Śakti (spear).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.46
क्रीडार्थं चैव स्कन्दस्य विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । गरुडादतिसृष्टौ हि पक्षिणौ द्वौ प्रभद्रकौ
krīḍārthaṃ caiva skandasya viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā / garuḍādatisṛṣṭau hi pakṣiṇau dvau prabhadrakau
And for Skanda's sport, by Viṣṇu the mighty lord, two excellent birds were bestowed, taken from Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.47
मयूरः कुक्कुटश्चैव पताका चैव वायुना । यस्य दत्ता सरस्वत्या महावीणा महास्वना
mayūraḥ kukkuṭaścaiva patākā caiva vāyunā / yasya dattā sarasvatyā mahāvīṇā mahāsvanā
A peacock and a cock; and a banner (was given) by Vāyu; and by Sarasvatī was given to him a great lute of great sound.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.48
अजः स्वयंभुवा दत्तो मेषो दत्तश्च शंभुना । मायाविहरणे विप्र गिरौ क्रैञ्चे निपातिते
ajaḥ svayaṃbhuvā datto meṣo dattaśca śaṃbhunā / māyāviharaṇe vipra girau kraiñce nipātite
A goat was given by the Self-existent, and a ram was given by Śambhu, O brahmin, when the illusion was dispelled and Mount Krauñca was struck down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.49
तारके चासुरवरे समुदीर्णे निपातिते । सेंद्रोपेन्द्रैर्महाभागैर्देवैरग्निसुतः प्रभुः
tārake cāsuravare samudīrṇe nipātite / seṃdropendrairmahābhāgairdevairagnisutaḥ prabhuḥ
And when Tāraka, the foremost of asuras, who had risen up, was struck down, the lord, the son of Agni, was by the gods of great fortune together with Indra and Upendra —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.50
सेनापत्येन दैत्यारिरभिषिक्तः प्रतापवान् । देवसेनापतिस्त्वेष पठ्यते सुरनायकः
senāpatyena daityārirabhiṣiktaḥ pratāpavān / devasenāpatistveṣa paṭhyate suranāyakaḥ
— that valorous foe of the daityas was consecrated to the office of general; and so he is recited as Devasenāpati, the leader of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.51
देवारिस्कन्दनः स्कन्दः सर्वलोकेश्वरः प्रभुः । प्रमथैर्विधैर्देवस्तथा भूतगणैरपि
devāriskandanaḥ skandaḥ sarvalokeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ / pramathairvidhairdevastathā bhūtagaṇairapi
Skanda, the scatterer of the gods' foes, the lord of all worlds, the master, (is attended) by Pramathas of many kinds, and likewise by the hosts of Bhūtas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.52
मातृभिर्विविधाभिश्च विनायकगणैस्ततः । लोकाः सोमपदा नाम मरीचेर्यत्र वै सुताः
mātṛbhirvividhābhiśca vināyakagaṇaistataḥ / lokāḥ somapadā nāma marīceryatra vai sutāḥ
and by the manifold Mothers and by the troops of Vināyakas. Then (there are) the worlds named Somapadas, where indeed are the sons of Marīci.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.53
तत्र ते दिवि वर्त्तन्ते देवास्तान्पूजयन्त्युत । श्रुता बर्हिषदो नाम पितरः सोमपास्तु ते
tatra te divi varttante devāstānpūjayantyuta / śrutā barhiṣado nāma pitaraḥ somapāstu te
There they dwell in heaven, and the gods honour them; they are heard of as the fathers named Barhiṣads, and they are soma-drinkers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.54
एतेषां मानसी कन्या अच्छोदा नाम निम्नगा । अच्छौदं नाम तद्दिव्यं सरो यस्मात्समुत्थिता
eteṣāṃ mānasī kanyā acchodā nāma nimnagā / acchaudaṃ nāma taddivyaṃ saro yasmātsamutthitā
Their mind-born daughter is the river named Acchodā; that divine lake named Acchauda is that from which she arose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.55
तथा न दृष्टपूर्वास्तु वितरस्ते कदाचन । संभूता मानसी तेषां पितॄन्स्वान्नाभिजानती
tathā na dṛṣṭapūrvāstu vitaraste kadācana / saṃbhūtā mānasī teṣāṃ pitṝnsvānnābhijānatī
But they had never before been seen, nor did they at any time move about; born of their mind, she did not recognise her own fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.56
सा त्वन्यं पितरं वव्रे तानतिक्रम्य वै पितॄन् । अमावसुमिति ख्यातमैलपुत्रं नभश्चरम्
sā tvanyaṃ pitaraṃ vavre tānatikramya vai pitṝn / amāvasumiti khyātamailaputraṃ nabhaścaram
Passing over those fathers, she chose another as father — the sky-goer known as Amāvasu, the son of Ila,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.57
अद्रिकाप्सरसा युक्तं विमानाधिष्ठितं दिवि । सा तेन व्यभिचारेण गगने नाप्रजारिणी
adrikāpsarasā yuktaṃ vimānādhiṣṭhitaṃ divi / sā tena vyabhicāreṇa gagane nāprajāriṇī
who was joined with the apsaras Adrikā and stationed in a celestial car in heaven. By that transgression she became childless in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.58
पितरं प्रार्थयित्वान्यं योगभ्रष्टा पपात ह । त्रीण्यवश्यद्विमानानि पतन्ती सा दिवश्च्युता
pitaraṃ prārthayitvānyaṃ yogabhraṣṭā papāta ha / trīṇyavaśyadvimānāni patantī sā divaścyutā
Having sought another as father, she fell, having lost her yoga. As she fell, cast down from heaven, she saw three celestial cars,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.59
त्रसरेणुप्रमाणानि तेषु चावस्थितान्पितॄन् । सुसूक्ष्मानपरिव्यक्तानग्नीनग्निष्विवाहितान्
trasareṇupramāṇāni teṣu cāvasthitānpitṝn / susūkṣmānaparivyaktānagnīnagniṣvivāhitān
of the size of a mote of dust, and the fathers stationed in them, exceedingly subtle, unmanifest, like fires laid within fires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.60
त्रायध्वमित्युवाचार्ता पतती चाप्यवाक्शिराः । तैरुका सा तु मा भैषी रित्यतो ऽधिष्ठिताभवत्
trāyadhvamityuvācārtā patatī cāpyavākśirāḥ / tairukā sā tu mā bhaiṣī rityato 'dhiṣṭhitābhavat
"Save me!" said the distressed one, falling head downward; and being told by them "Do not fear," she was thereupon held up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.61
ततः प्रसादयत्सा वै सीदन्ती त्वनया गिरा । ऊचुस्ते पितरः कन्यां भ्रष्टैश्वर्यां व्यतिक्रमात्
tataḥ prasādayatsā vai sīdantī tvanayā girā / ūcuste pitaraḥ kanyāṃ bhraṣṭaiśvaryāṃ vyatikramāt
Then, as she was sinking, she propitiated (them) with this speech; and those fathers spoke to the maiden who had lost her sovereignty through transgression:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.62
भ्रष्टैश्वर्यां स्वदोषेण पतसि त्वं शुचिस्मिते । यैराचरन्ति कर्मणि शरीरैरिह देवताः
bhraṣṭaiśvaryāṃ svadoṣeṇa patasi tvaṃ śucismite / yairācaranti karmaṇi śarīrairiha devatāḥ
"You fall, O bright-smiling one, fallen from sovereignty by your own fault. With whatever bodies the deities here perform their acts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.63
तैरेव तत्कर्मभलं प्राप्नुवन्ति सदा स्म ह । सद्यः फलन्ति कर्माणि देवत्वे प्रेत्य मानुषे
taireva tatkarmabhalaṃ prāpnuvanti sadā sma ha / sadyaḥ phalanti karmāṇi devatve pretya mānuṣe
By those very (bodies) they always obtain the fruit of that action; actions bear fruit at once in godhood, but after death (when one is) in the human state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.64
तस्मात्स्वतपसः पुत्रि प्रेत्य संप्राप्स्यसे फलम् । इत्युक्तया तु पितरः पुनस्ते तु प्रसादिताः
tasmātsvatapasaḥ putri pretya saṃprāpsyase phalam / ityuktayā tu pitaraḥ punaste tu prasāditāḥ
Therefore, daughter, after death you will obtain the fruit of your own austerity. Thus addressed, the Fathers were again favourably disposed toward her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.66
सोमपाः पितरः कन्यां रज्ञो ऽस्यैव त्वमावसोः । उत्पन्नस्य पृथिव्यां तु मानुषेषु महात्मनः
somapāḥ pitaraḥ kanyāṃ rajño 'syaiva tvamāvasoḥ / utpannasya pṛthivyāṃ tu mānuṣeṣu mahātmanaḥ
The soma-drinking Fathers (said): "You (shall be) the daughter of this very king Amāvasu, born on earth among men, the great-souled one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.67
कन्या भूत्वा त्विमांल्लोकान्पुनः प्राप्स्यसि भामिनि । अष्टाविंशे भवित्री त्वं द्वापरे मत्स्ययोनिजा
kanyā bhūtvā tvimāṃllokānpunaḥ prāpsyasi bhāmini / aṣṭāviṃśe bhavitrī tvaṃ dvāpare matsyayonijā
Having become a maiden, you will attain these worlds again, O radiant lady; in the twenty-eighth Dvāpara you will come to be, born from the womb of a fish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.68
अस्यैव राज्ञो दुहिता ह्यद्रिकायाममावसोः । पराशरस्य दायादमृषिं त्वं जनयिष्यसि
asyaiva rājño duhitā hyadrikāyāmamāvasoḥ / parāśarasya dāyādamṛṣiṃ tvaṃ janayiṣyasi
As the daughter of this very king Amāvasu, (born) in Adrikā, you will give birth to a sage, the heir of Parāśara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.69
स वेदमेकं ब्रह्मर्षि श्चतुर्द्धा विभजिष्यति । महाभिषस्य पुत्रौ द्वौ शन्तनोः कीर्त्तिवर्द्धनौ
sa vedamekaṃ brahmarṣi ścaturddhā vibhajiṣyati / mahābhiṣasya putrau dvau śantanoḥ kīrttivarddhanau
That brahmin-sage will divide the single Veda into four. (And) the two sons of Śantanu, (descendant) of Mahābhiṣa, increasers of (his) fame —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.70
विचित्रवीर्यं धर्मज्ञं त्वमेवोत्पादयिष्यसि । चित्राङ्गदं च राजानं सर्वसत्त्वबलान्वितम्
vicitravīryaṃ dharmajñaṃ tvamevotpādayiṣyasi / citrāṅgadaṃ ca rājānaṃ sarvasattvabalānvitam
— you yourself will bring forth Vicitravīrya, the knower of dharma, and king Citrāṅgada, endowed with the strength of every creature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.71
एतानुत्पादयित्वाथ पुनर्लोकानवा प्स्यसि । व्यभिचारात्पितॄणां त्वं प्राप्स्यसे जन्म कुत्सितम्
etānutpādayitvātha punarlokānavā psyasi / vyabhicārātpitṝṇāṃ tvaṃ prāpsyase janma kutsitam
Then, having brought these forth, you will again attain the (heavenly) worlds; but because of (your) offence against the Fathers you will obtain a despised birth.
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BndP 2 10.72
तस्यैव राज्ञस्त्वं कन्या अद्रिकायां भविष्यसि । कन्या भूत्वा ततश्च त्वमिमांल्लोकानवाप्स्यसि
tasyaiva rājñastvaṃ kanyā adrikāyāṃ bhaviṣyasi / kanyā bhūtvā tataśca tvamimāṃllokānavāpsyasi
You will be the daughter of that very king, (born) in Adrikā; and having become a maiden, you will thereafter attain these worlds.
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BndP 2 10.73
एवमुकत्वा तु दाशेयी जाता सत्यवती तु सा । अद्रिकायाः सुता मत्स्या सुता जाता ह्यमावसोः
evamukatvā tu dāśeyī jātā satyavatī tu sā / adrikāyāḥ sutā matsyā sutā jātā hyamāvasoḥ
Having spoken thus (they departed); and she was born as Satyavatī, the fisherman's daughter — daughter of Adrikā the fish, and indeed born as the daughter of Amāvasu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.74
अदिकामत्स्यसंभूता गङ्गायमुनसंगमे । तस्या राज्ञो हि सा कन्या राज्ञो वीर्येण चैव हि
adikāmatsyasaṃbhūtā gaṅgāyamunasaṃgame / tasyā rājño hi sā kanyā rājño vīryeṇa caiva hi
She arose from Adrikā the fish at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā; she was the daughter of that king, and (born) indeed through the king's virility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.77
विरजानाम ते लोका दिवि रोचन्ति ते गणाः । अग्निष्वात्ताः स्मृतास्तत्र पितरो भास्करप्रभाः पुलहस्य प्रजापतेः । एतेषां मानसी कन्या पीवरी नाम विश्रुता
virajānāma te lokā divi rocanti te gaṇāḥ / agniṣvāttāḥ smṛtāstatra pitaro bhāskaraprabhāḥ pulahasya prajāpateḥ / eteṣāṃ mānasī kanyā pīvarī nāma viśrutā
Those worlds are named Virajas; those hosts shine in heaven. The Fathers there are known as the Agniṣvāttas, with the radiance of the sun, (sons) of Pulaha the Prajāpati; their mind-born daughter is renowned by the name Pīvarī.
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BndP 2 10.78
योगिनी योगपत्नी च योगमाता तथैव च । भविता द्वापरं प्राप्य अष्टाविंशतिमेव तु
yoginī yogapatnī ca yogamātā tathaiva ca / bhavitā dvāparaṃ prāpya aṣṭāviṃśatimeva tu
She will be a yoginī, a yogin's wife, and likewise a mother of yogins, on reaching the twenty-eighth Dvāpara.
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BndP 2 10.79
श्रीमान्व्यासो महायोगी योगस्तस्मिन्द्विजोत्तमाः । व्यासादरण्यां संभूतो विधूम इव पावकः
śrīmānvyāso mahāyogī yogastasmindvijottamāḥ / vyāsādaraṇyāṃ saṃbhūto vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ
The illustrious Vyāsa was a great yogin; in him was yoga, O best of the twice-born. From Vyāsa, in a dry stick, (a son) came to be, like fire without smoke —
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BndP 2 10.80
पराशरकुलोद्भूतः शुको नाम महातपाः । स तस्यां पितृकन्यायां पीवर्यां जनयद्विभुः
parāśarakulodbhūtaḥ śuko nāma mahātapāḥ / sa tasyāṃ pitṛkanyāyāṃ pīvaryāṃ janayadvibhuḥ
— sprung from Parāśara's line, Śuka by name, of great austerity. He, the mighty one, begot upon her, Pīvarī, the daughter of the Fathers,
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BndP 2 10.81
पुत्रान्पञ्च योगचर्यापरिबुर्णान्परिश्रुतान् । कृष्णा गौरं प्रभुं शंभुं तथा भूरिश्रुतं च वै
putrānpañca yogacaryāpariburṇānpariśrutān / kṛṣṇā gauraṃ prabhuṃ śaṃbhuṃ tathā bhūriśrutaṃ ca vai
five sons, perfected in the practice of yoga and widely renowned: Kṛṣṇa, Gaura, Prabhu, Śaṃbhu, and Bhūriśruta;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.82
कन्यां कीर्तिमतीं चैव योगिनीं योगमातरम् । ब्रह्मदत्तस्य चननी महिषी त्वणुहस्य सा
kanyāṃ kīrtimatīṃ caiva yoginīṃ yogamātaram / brahmadattasya cananī mahiṣī tvaṇuhasya sā
and a daughter, Kīrtimatī, a yoginī and mother of yogins; she was the mother of Brahmadatta and the chief queen of Aṇuha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.83
आदित्यकिरणोपेतमपुनर्मार्गमास्थितः । सर्वव्यापी विनिर्मुक्तो भविष्यति महामुनिः
ādityakiraṇopetamapunarmārgamāsthitaḥ / sarvavyāpī vinirmukto bhaviṣyati mahāmuniḥ
Having entered upon the path of no-return, which is joined with the rays of the sun, the great sage will become all-pervading and fully liberated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.84
त्रय एते गाणाः प्रोक्ताश्चतुः शेषान्निबोधत । तान्वक्ष्यामि द्विजश्रेष्ठाः प्रभामूर्त्तिमतो गणान्
traya ete gāṇāḥ proktāścatuḥ śeṣānnibodhata / tānvakṣyāmi dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ prabhāmūrttimato gaṇān
These three hosts have been declared; learn of the four remaining. I shall tell you of them, O best of the twice-born — the hosts that have radiance for their form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.85
उत्पन्नास्तु स्वधायां ते काव्या ह्यग्नेः कवेः सुताः । पितरो देवलोकेषु ज्योतिर्भासिषु भास्वराः
utpannāstu svadhāyāṃ te kāvyā hyagneḥ kaveḥ sutāḥ / pitaro devalokeṣu jyotirbhāsiṣu bhāsvarāḥ
They were born of Svadhā, the Kāvyas, sons of Kavi, (who was a son) of Agni — Fathers in the worlds of the gods, shining amid the shining lights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.86
सर्वकामसमृद्धेषु द्विजास्तान्भावयन्त्युत । एतेषां मानसी कन्या योगोत्पत्तिरितिश्रुता
sarvakāmasamṛddheṣu dvijāstānbhāvayantyuta / eteṣāṃ mānasī kanyā yogotpattiritiśrutā
In those (worlds) abounding in all desires, the twice-born nourish them (with offerings). Their mind-born daughter is known as Yogotpatti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.87
दत्ता सनत्कुमारेण शुक्रस्य महिषी तु या । एकशृङ्गेति विख्याता भृगूणां कीर्तिवर्द्धिनी
dattā sanatkumāreṇa śukrasya mahiṣī tu yā / ekaśṛṅgeti vikhyātā bhṛgūṇāṃ kīrtivarddhinī
She was given by Sanatkumāra (and became) the chief queen of Śukra; she is famed as Ekaśṛṅgā, the increaser of the fame of the Bhṛgus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.88
मरीचि गर्भास्ते लोकाः समावृत्य दिवि स्थिताः । एते ह्यङ्गिरसः पुत्राः साध्यैः संवर्द्धिताः पुरा
marīci garbhāste lokāḥ samāvṛtya divi sthitāḥ / ete hyaṅgirasaḥ putrāḥ sādhyaiḥ saṃvarddhitāḥ purā
Those worlds, having Marīci as their womb, stand in heaven encompassing (all). These indeed are the sons of Aṅgiras, formerly reared by the Sādhyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.89
उपहूताः स्मृतास्ते वै पितरो भास्वरा दिवि । तान्क्षत्रियगणाः सप्त भावयन्ति फलार्थिनः
upahūtāḥ smṛtāste vai pitaro bhāsvarā divi / tānkṣatriyagaṇāḥ sapta bhāvayanti phalārthinaḥ
They are remembered as the "invoked" ones, the shining fathers in heaven; the seven groups of kṣatriyas, desiring fruit, nourish them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.90
एतेषां मानसी कन्या यशोदा नाम विश्रुता । मता या जननी देवी खट्वाङ्गस्य महात्मनः
eteṣāṃ mānasī kanyā yaśodā nāma viśrutā / matā yā jananī devī khaṭvāṅgasya mahātmanaḥ
Their mind-born daughter is renowned by the name Yaśodā, she who is held to be the mother, the goddess, of the great-souled Khaṭvāṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.91
यज्ञे यस्य पुरा गीता गाथागीतैर्महर्षिभिः । अग्नेर्जन्म तदा दृष्ट्वा शाण्डिल्यस्य महात्मनः
yajñe yasya purā gītā gāthāgītairmaharṣibhiḥ / agnerjanma tadā dṛṣṭvā śāṇḍilyasya mahātmanaḥ
At whose sacrifice long ago (praises) were sung by the great sages with songs of gāthās, when they beheld the birth of the fire of the great-souled Śāṇḍilya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.92
यजमानं दिलीपं ये पश्यन्त्यत्र समाहिताः । सत्यव्रतं महात्मानं ते ऽपि स्वर्गजितो नराः
yajamānaṃ dilīpaṃ ye paśyantyatra samāhitāḥ / satyavrataṃ mahātmānaṃ te 'pi svargajito narāḥ
Those men who, with concentrated minds, behold there the sacrificer Dilīpa, the great-souled one of true vows, they too are winners of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.93
आज्यपा नाम पितरः कर्दमस्य प्रजा पतेः । समुत्पन्नस्य पुलहादुत्पन्नास्तस्य ते सुताः
ājyapā nāma pitaraḥ kardamasya prajā pateḥ / samutpannasya pulahādutpannāstasya te sutāḥ
The fathers named Ājyapas are the offspring of Kardama, the lord of creatures, who himself arose from Pulaha; they are his sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.94
लकिषु तेषु वैवर्ताः कामगोषु विहङ्गमाः । एतान्वैश्यगणाः श्राद्धे भाव यन्ति फलार्थिनः
lakiṣu teṣu vaivartāḥ kāmagoṣu vihaṅgamāḥ / etānvaiśyagaṇāḥ śrāddhe bhāva yanti phalārthinaḥ
…in those (worlds) the Vaivartas, the sky-goers, among the wish-yielding cows; the groups of vaiśyas, desiring fruit, nourish these at the śrāddha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.95
एतेषां मानसी कन्या विरजा नाम विश्रुता । ययातेर्जननी साध्वी पत्नी सा नहुषस्य च
eteṣāṃ mānasī kanyā virajā nāma viśrutā / yayāterjananī sādhvī patnī sā nahuṣasya ca
Their mind-born daughter is renowned by the name Virajā; she was the virtuous mother of Yayāti and the wife of Nahuṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.96
सुकाला नाम पितरो वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः । हैरण्यगर्भस्य सुताः शूद्रास्तां भावयन्त्युत
sukālā nāma pitaro vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ / hairaṇyagarbhasya sutāḥ śūdrāstāṃ bhāvayantyuta
The fathers named Sukālas are the sons of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, (himself) of Hiraṇyagarbha's line; the śūdras nourish them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.97
मानसा नाम ते लोका वर्तन्ते यत्र ते दिवि । एतेषां मानसी कन्या नर्मदा सरितां वरा
mānasā nāma te lokā vartante yatra te divi / eteṣāṃ mānasī kanyā narmadā saritāṃ varā
Those worlds where they dwell in heaven are called Mānasa. Their mind-born daughter is Narmadā, best of rivers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.98
सा भावयति भूतानि दक्षिणापथगामिनी । जननी सात्रसद्दस्योः पुरुकुत्सपरिग्रहः
sā bhāvayati bhūtāni dakṣiṇāpathagāminī / jananī sātrasaddasyoḥ purukutsaparigrahaḥ
She, flowing along the southern route, nourishes (all) beings; she is the mother of Sātrasadasyu(?) and the wife of Purukutsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.99
एतेषामभ्युपगमान्मनुर्मन्वन्तरेश्वरः । मन्वन्तरादौ श्राद्धानि प्रवर्तयति सर्वशः
eteṣāmabhyupagamānmanurmanvantareśvaraḥ / manvantarādau śrāddhāni pravartayati sarvaśaḥ
Because of their acceptance, Manu, the lord of the manvantara, at the beginning of the manvantara sets the śrāddhas in motion everywhere,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.100
पितॄणामानुपूर्व्येण सर्वेषां द्विजसत्तमाः । तस्मादेतत्स्वधर्मेण देयं श्राद्धं च श्रद्धया
pitṝṇāmānupūrvyeṇa sarveṣāṃ dvijasattamāḥ / tasmādetatsvadharmeṇa deyaṃ śrāddhaṃ ca śraddhayā
in due order for all the fathers, O best of the twice-born. Therefore this śrāddha is to be given according to one's own dharma, and with faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.101
सर्वेषां राजतैः पात्रैरपि वा रजतान्वितैः । दत्तं स्वधां पुरोधाय श्राद्धं प्रीणाति वै पितॄन्
sarveṣāṃ rājataiḥ pātrairapi vā rajatānvitaiḥ / dattaṃ svadhāṃ purodhāya śrāddhaṃ prīṇāti vai pitṝn
For all (the fathers), a śrāddha given in silver vessels, or in ones inlaid with silver, placing Svadhā first, does gratify the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.102
सौम्यायने वाग्रयणे ह्यश्वमेधं तदप्नुयात् । सोमश्चाप्यायनं कृत्वा ह्यगनेर्वेवस्वतस्य च
saumyāyane vāgrayaṇe hyaśvamedhaṃ tadapnuyāt / somaścāpyāyanaṃ kṛtvā hyaganervevasvatasya ca
At the soma-pressing(?) or at the āgrayaṇa offering he would thereby obtain (the merit of) a horse-sacrifice, having also made the refreshing of Soma and of the fire and of Vivasvat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.103
पितॄन्प्रीणाति यो वंश्यः पितरः प्रीणयन्ति तम् । पितरः पुष्टिकामस्य प्रजाकामस्य वा पुनः
pitṝnprīṇāti yo vaṃśyaḥ pitaraḥ prīṇayanti tam / pitaraḥ puṣṭikāmasya prajākāmasya vā punaḥ
The fathers gratify that member of the lineage who gratifies the fathers; and to one who desires prosperity or again desires offspring, the fathers
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.104
पुष्टिं प्रजास्तथा स्वर्गं प्रयच्छन्ति न संशयः । देवकार्यादपि सदा पितृकार्यं विशिष्यते
puṣṭiṃ prajāstathā svargaṃ prayacchanti na saṃśayaḥ / devakāryādapi sadā pitṛkāryaṃ viśiṣyate
grant prosperity, offspring, and heaven too — there is no doubt. Always the rite for the fathers is superior even to the rite for the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.105
देवताभ्यः पितॄणां हि पूर्वमाप्यायनं स्मृतम् । न हि योग गतिः सूक्ष्मा पितॄणां न पितृक्षयः
devatābhyaḥ pitṝṇāṃ hi pūrvamāpyāyanaṃ smṛtam / na hi yoga gatiḥ sūkṣmā pitṝṇāṃ na pitṛkṣayaḥ
For the refreshing of the fathers is held (to come) before that of the gods. The course of the fathers is subtle, not (attainable) by yoga; nor is there destruction of the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.106
तपसा विप्रसिद्धेन दृश्यते मासचक्षुषा । इत्येते पितरश्चैव लोका दुहितरश्च वै
tapasā viprasiddhena dṛśyate māsacakṣuṣā / ityete pitaraścaiva lokā duhitaraśca vai
By eminently accomplished austerity (it) is seen with the eye of the month; thus these are the fathers, and the worlds, and the daughters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.107
दौहित्रा यजमानाश्च प्रोक्ता ये भावयन्ति यान् । चत्वारो मूर्तिमन्तस्तु त्रयस्तेषाममूर्तयः
dauhitrā yajamānāśca proktā ye bhāvayanti yān / catvāro mūrtimantastu trayasteṣāmamūrtayaḥ
And daughters' sons and sacrificers are declared, who nourish whom; four of them are possessed of form, three of them are formless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.108
तेभ्यः श्राद्धानि सत्कृत्य देवाः कुर्वन्ति यत्नतः । भक्त्या प्राञ्जलयः सर्वेसेंद्रास्तद्गतमानसाः
tebhyaḥ śrāddhāni satkṛtya devāḥ kurvanti yatnataḥ / bhaktyā prāñjalayaḥ sarveseṃdrāstadgatamānasāḥ
Honouring them, the gods perform śrāddhas with effort, all of them with devotion, palms joined, together with Indra, their minds fixed on that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.109
विश्वे च सिकताश्चैव पृश्निजाः शृङ्गिणस्तथा । कृष्णाः श्वेतांबुजाश्चैव विधिव त्पूजयन्त्युत
viśve ca sikatāścaiva pṛśnijāḥ śṛṅgiṇastathā / kṛṣṇāḥ śvetāṃbujāścaiva vidhiva tpūjayantyuta
And the Viśvas and the Sikatas, the Pṛśnijas and likewise the Śṛṅgins, the Kṛṣṇas and the Śvetāmbujas do worship (them) according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.110
प्रशस्ता वातरसना दिवाकृत्यास्तथैव च । मेघाश्च मरुतश्चैव ब्रह्माद्याश्च दिवौकसः
praśastā vātarasanā divākṛtyāstathaiva ca / meghāśca marutaścaiva brahmādyāśca divaukasaḥ
The praised ones, the wind-girt ones, and likewise the Divākṛtyas, and the clouds and the Maruts, and the sky-dwellers headed by Brahmā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 10.111
अत्रिभृग्वङ्गिराद्याश्च ऋषयः सर्व एव ते । यक्षा नागाः सुपर्णाश्च किन्नरा राक्षसैः सह
atribhṛgvaṅgirādyāśca ṛṣayaḥ sarva eva te / yakṣā nāgāḥ suparṇāśca kinnarā rākṣasaiḥ saha
and the seers beginning with Atri, Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras, all of them; the Yakṣas, Nāgas and Suparṇas, the Kinnaras along with the Rākṣasas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.112
पितॄंस्ते ऽपूजयन्सर्वे नित्यमेव फलार्थिनः । एवमेते महात्मानः श्राद्धे सत्कृत्य पूजिताः
pitṝṃste 'pūjayansarve nityameva phalārthinaḥ / evamete mahātmānaḥ śrāddhe satkṛtya pūjitāḥ
all these, desiring fruit, worshipped the fathers constantly. Thus these great ones, honoured and worshipped at a śrāddha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.113
सर्वान्कामान्प्रयच्छन्ति शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः । हित्वा त्रैलोक्यसंसारं जरामृत्युमयं तथा
sarvānkāmānprayacchanti śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ / hitvā trailokyasaṃsāraṃ jarāmṛtyumayaṃ tathā
grant all desires by hundreds and by thousands; and, (the fathers) having abandoned the round of the three worlds, which is made of old age and death,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.114
मोक्षं योगमथैश्वर्यं सूक्ष्मदेहमदेहिनाम् । कृत्स्नं वैराग्यमानन्त्यं प्रयच्छन्ति पितामहाः
mokṣaṃ yogamathaiśvaryaṃ sūkṣmadehamadehinām / kṛtsnaṃ vairāgyamānantyaṃ prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ
the grandfathers grant release, yoga, and lordship, a subtle body to the bodiless, complete dispassion, and endlessness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.115
एश्वर्यं विहितं योगमेश्वर्यं योग उच्यते । योगैश्वर्यमृते मोक्षः कथञ्चिन्नोपपद्यते
eśvaryaṃ vihitaṃ yogameśvaryaṃ yoga ucyate / yogaiśvaryamṛte mokṣaḥ kathañcinnopapadyate
Lordship is prescribed as yoga; lordship is called yoga. Without yoga-lordship, release is in no way brought about —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.116
अपक्षस्येव गमनं गगने पक्षिणो यथा । वरिष्ठः सर्वधर्माणां मोक्षधर्मः सनातनः
apakṣasyeva gamanaṃ gagane pakṣiṇo yathā / variṣṭhaḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ mokṣadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
as with the flight of a wingless bird in the sky. Best of all dharmas is the eternal dharma of release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.117
पितॄणां हि प्रसादेन प्राप्यते स महात्मनाम् । मुक्तावैडूर्यवासांसि वाजिनागायुतानि च
pitṝṇāṃ hi prasādena prāpyate sa mahātmanām / muktāvaiḍūryavāsāṃsi vājināgāyutāni ca
For it is obtained by the favour of the great-souled fathers: pearls, lapis and garments, and ten thousand horses and elephants,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.119
किङ्किणीजालनद्धानि सदा पुष्पफलानि च । विमानानां सहस्राणि युक्तान्यप्सरसां गणैः
kiṅkiṇījālanaddhāni sadā puṣpaphalāni ca / vimānānāṃ sahasrāṇi yuktānyapsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ
(chariots) bound with networks of small bells, and flowers and fruits always, and thousands of aerial cars furnished with troops of apsarases;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 10.1118
कोटिशश्चापि रत्नानिप्रयच्छन्ति पितामहाः । हंसबर्हिणयुक्तनि मुक्तावैढूर्यवन्ति च
koṭiśaścāpi ratnāniprayacchanti pitāmahāḥ / haṃsabarhiṇayuktani muktāvaiḍhūryavanti ca
and the grandfathers grant jewels by tens of millions, and (cars) yoked with swans and peacocks and set with pearls and lapis,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition