Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 13
BndP 2 13.1
बृहस्पतिरुवाच सकृदभ्यर्चिताः प्रीता भवन्ति पितरो ऽव्ययाः । योगात्मानो महात्मानो विपाप्मानो महौजसः
bṛhaspatiruvāca sakṛdabhyarcitāḥ prītā bhavanti pitaro 'vyayāḥ / yogātmāno mahātmāno vipāpmāno mahaujasaḥ
Bṛhaspati said: Worshipped but once, the fathers become pleased — imperishable, their selves given to yoga, great of soul, free of evil, of great might.
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BndP 2 13.2
प्रेत्य च स्वर्गलोकाय कामैश्च बहुलं भुवि । येषु वाप्यनुगृह्णन्ति मोक्षप्राप्तिः क्रमेण तु
pretya ca svargalokāya kāmaiśca bahulaṃ bhuvi / yeṣu vāpyanugṛhṇanti mokṣaprāptiḥ krameṇa tu
And after death (they give) the world of heaven, and abundant enjoyments on earth; but for those to whom they show favour there is, in due course, the attainment of liberation.
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BndP 2 13.3
तानि वक्ष्याम्यहं सौम्य सरांसि सरितस्तथा । तीर्थानि चैव पुण्यानि देशांश्छैलांस्तथाश्रमान्
tāni vakṣyāmyahaṃ saumya sarāṃsi saritastathā / tīrthāni caiva puṇyāni deśāṃśchailāṃstathāśramān
Those I shall tell you, gentle one — the lakes and likewise the rivers, and the holy fords, the regions, the mountains, and the hermitages.
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BndP 2 13.4
पुण्यो हि त्रिषु लोकेषु सदैवामरकण्टकः । पर्वतप्रवरः पुण्यः सिद्धयारणसेवितः
puṇyo hi triṣu lokeṣu sadaivāmarakaṇṭakaḥ / parvatapravaraḥ puṇyaḥ siddhayāraṇasevitaḥ
For holy in the three worlds is Amarakaṇṭaka, ever holy, the foremost of mountains, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas.
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BndP 2 13.5
यत्र वर्षसहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च । तपः सुदुश्चरं तेपे भगवानङ्गिराः पुरा
yatra varṣasahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca / tapaḥ suduścaraṃ tepe bhagavānaṅgirāḥ purā
where formerly the lord Aṅgiras practised austerity most hard to perform, for thousands, for millions, and for hundreds of millions of years.
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BndP 2 13.6
यत्र मृत्योर्गतिर्न्नास्ति तथैवासुररक्षसाम् । न भयं नैव चालक्ष्मीर्यावद्भूमिर्द्धरिष्यति
yatra mṛtyorgatirnnāsti tathaivāsurarakṣasām / na bhayaṃ naiva cālakṣmīryāvadbhūmirddhariṣyati
where there is no course for death, nor likewise for asuras and rākṣasas, no fear and no misfortune, for as long as the earth shall endure.
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BndP 2 13.7
तपसा तेजसा तस्य भ्रजते स नगोत्तमः । शृङ्गे माल्यवतो नित्यं वह्निः संवर्त्तको यथा
tapasā tejasā tasya bhrajate sa nagottamaḥ / śṛṅge mālyavato nityaṃ vahniḥ saṃvarttako yathā
By his austerity and his splendour that best of mountains shines, like the saṃvartaka fire always on the peak of Mālyavat.
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BndP 2 13.8
मृदवस्तु सुगन्धाश्च हेमाभाः प्रियदर्शनाः । शान्ताःकुशा इति ख्याताः परिदक्षिणनर्मदाम्
mṛdavastu sugandhāśca hemābhāḥ priyadarśanāḥ / śāntāḥkuśā iti khyātāḥ paridakṣiṇanarmadām
But soft and sweet-smelling, gold-hued, pleasing to look upon, the kuśa grasses called 'śānta' (grow) around the Narmadā.
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BndP 2 13.9
दृष्टवान्स्वर्गसोपानं भगवानङ्गिराः पुरा । अग्निहोत्रे महातेजाः प्रस्तारार्थं कुशोत्तमान्
dṛṣṭavānsvargasopānaṃ bhagavānaṅgirāḥ purā / agnihotre mahātejāḥ prastārārthaṃ kuśottamān
Long ago the lord Aṅgiras, of great splendour, saw the excellent kuśa grasses — the stairway to heaven — for the spreading (of the sacrificial seat) at the agnihotra.
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BndP 2 13.10
तेषु दर्भेषु यः पिण्डान्मरकण्टटकपर्वते । दद्यात्सकृदपि प्राज्ञस्तस्य वक्ष्यामि यत्फलम्
teṣu darbheṣu yaḥ piṇḍānmarakaṇṭaṭakaparvate / dadyātsakṛdapi prājñastasya vakṣyāmi yatphalam
I shall declare the fruit that belongs to a wise man who, on those darbha grasses, offers the rice-balls on Mount Amarakaṇṭaka even a single time.
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BndP 2 13.11
तद्भवत्यक्षयं श्राद्धं पितॄणां प्रीतिवर्धनम् । अन्तर्द्धानं च गच्छन्ति क्षेत्रमासाद्य तत्सदा
tadbhavatyakṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ prītivardhanam / antarddhānaṃ ca gacchanti kṣetramāsādya tatsadā
That śrāddha becomes imperishable, increasing the delight of the ancestors; and having reached that (holy) field, they always pass out of sight.
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BndP 2 13.12
तत्र ज्वालासरः पुण्यं दृश्यते चापि पर्वसु । सशल्यानां च सत्त्वानां विशल्यकरणी नदी
tatra jvālāsaraḥ puṇyaṃ dṛśyate cāpi parvasu / saśalyānāṃ ca sattvānāṃ viśalyakaraṇī nadī
There is the holy Jvālā lake, and it is seen also at the (junctures of the) parvas; and (there is) the river Viśalyakaraṇī for creatures pierced by darts.
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BndP 2 13.13
प्राग्दक्षिणायतावर्त्ता वापी सा सुनगोत्तमे । कलिङ्गदेशपश्चार्द्धे शृङ्गे माल्यवतो विभोः
prāgdakṣiṇāyatāvarttā vāpī sā sunagottame / kaliṅgadeśapaścārddhe śṛṅge mālyavato vibhoḥ
That tank, with its eddies stretching to the south-east, is on the finest of good mountains, in the western half of the Kaliṅga country, on a peak of the lord Mālyavat.
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BndP 2 13.14
सिद्धिक्षेत्रमृषिश्रेष्ठा यदुक्तं परमं भुवि । संमतं देवदैत्यानां श्लोकं चाप्युशना जगौ
siddhikṣetramṛṣiśreṣṭhā yaduktaṃ paramaṃ bhuvi / saṃmataṃ devadaityānāṃ ślokaṃ cāpyuśanā jagau
O best of sages, (that) which is called the supreme field of attainment on earth, approved by gods and demons — Uśanas too sang a verse about it.
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BndP 2 13.15
धन्यास्ते पुरुषा लोके ये प्राप्यामरकण्टकम् । पितॄन्संतर्पयिष्यन्तिश्राद्धे पितृपरायणाः
dhanyāste puruṣā loke ye prāpyāmarakaṇṭakam / pitṝnsaṃtarpayiṣyantiśrāddhe pitṛparāyaṇāḥ
Blessed in this world are those men who, having reached Amarakaṇṭaka, devoted to the ancestors, will satisfy the ancestors at a śrāddha.
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BndP 2 13.16
अल्पेन तपसा सिद्धिं गमिष्यन्ति न संशयः । सकृदेवार्चितास्तत्र स्वर्गमामरकण्टके
alpena tapasā siddhiṃ gamiṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ / sakṛdevārcitāstatra svargamāmarakaṇṭake
By little austerity they will attain perfection — there is no doubt; (the ancestors) worshipped there at Amarakaṇṭaka even once (go) to heaven.
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BndP 2 13.17
महेन्द्रःपर्वतः पुण्यो रम्यः शक्रनिषेवितः । तत्रारुह्य भवेत्पूतः श्राद्धं चैव महाफलम्
mahendraḥparvataḥ puṇyo ramyaḥ śakraniṣevitaḥ / tatrāruhya bhavetpūtaḥ śrāddhaṃ caiva mahāphalam
Mahendra is a holy mountain, delightful, frequented by Śakra; having climbed it one would become purified, and a śrāddha (there) has great fruit.
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BndP 2 13.18
वैलाटशिखरे युक्त्वा दिव्यं चक्षुः प्रवर्तते । अधृष्यश्चैव भूतानां देववच्चरते महीम्
vailāṭaśikhare yuktvā divyaṃ cakṣuḥ pravartate / adhṛṣyaścaiva bhūtānāṃ devavaccarate mahīm
On the peak of Vailāṭa, having yoked (himself in concentration), divine sight arises (for him); and, unassailable by beings, he ranges the earth like a god.
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BndP 2 13.19
सप्तगोदावरे चैव गोकर्णे च तपोवने । अश्वमेधफलं स्नात्वा तत्र दत्त्वा भवेत्ततः
saptagodāvare caiva gokarṇe ca tapovane / aśvamedhaphalaṃ snātvā tatra dattvā bhavettataḥ
And at Saptagodāvara and at Gokarṇa in the penance-grove, by bathing and giving there one obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
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BndP 2 13.20
धूतपापस्थलं प्राप्य पूतः स्नात्वा भवेन्नरः । रुद्रस्तत्र तपस्तेपे देवदेवो महेश्वरः
dhūtapāpasthalaṃ prāpya pūtaḥ snātvā bhavennaraḥ / rudrastatra tapastepe devadevo maheśvaraḥ
Reaching the place Dhūtapāpa and bathing (there), a man becomes purified; there Rudra, god of gods, Maheśvara, performed austerity.
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BndP 2 13.21
गोकर्णे निहितं देवैर् नास्तिकानां निदर्शनम् । अब्राह्मणस्य सावित्रीं पठतस्तु प्रणश्यति
gokarṇe nihitaṃ devair nāstikānāṃ nidarśanam / abrāhmaṇasya sāvitrīṃ paṭhatastu praṇaśyati
At Gokarṇa a demonstration for unbelievers was set down by the gods: for a non-brahmin who recites the Sāvitrī (verse), it (the verse / he) perishes.
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BndP 2 13.22
देवर्षिभवने शृङ्गे सिद्धचारणसेविते । आरुह्यतं निय मवांस्ततो याति त्रिविष्टपम्
devarṣibhavane śṛṅge siddhacāraṇasevite / āruhyataṃ niya mavāṃstato yāti triviṣṭapam
Having climbed that peak in the abode of the divine sages, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas, a man of restraints thereafter goes to heaven.
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BndP 2 13.23
दिव्यैश्चन्दनवृक्षैश्च पादपैरुपशोभितम् । आपश्चन्दनसंयुक्ताः स्पन्देति सततं ततः
divyaiścandanavṛkṣaiśca pādapairupaśobhitam / āpaścandanasaṃyuktāḥ spandeti satataṃ tataḥ
It is adorned with divine sandal trees and (other) trees; the waters there, mixed with sandal, flow continually.
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BndP 2 13.24
नदी प्रवर्तते ताभ्यस्ताम्रपर्णीति नामतः । या चन्दनमहाखण्डाद्दक्षिणं याति सागरम्
nadī pravartate tābhyastāmraparṇīti nāmataḥ / yā candanamahākhaṇḍāddakṣiṇaṃ yāti sāgaram
From those (waters) a river arises, Tāmraparṇī by name, which goes from the great tract of sandal southward to the ocean.
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BndP 2 13.25
नद्यास्तस्याश्च ताम्रायास्तूह्यमाना महोदधौ । शङ्खा भवन्ति शुक्त्यश्च जायते यासु मौक्तिकम्
nadyāstasyāśca tāmrāyāstūhyamānā mahodadhau / śaṅkhā bhavanti śuktyaśca jāyate yāsu mauktikam
And of that Tāmrā river, (things) carried along into the great sea become conches and oyster-shells, in which pearls are born.
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BndP 2 13.26
उदकानयनं कृत्वा शङ्खमौक्तिकसंयुतम् । आधिभिर्व्याधिभिश्चैव मुक्ता यान्त्यमरावतीम्
udakānayanaṃ kṛtvā śaṅkhamauktikasaṃyutam / ādhibhirvyādhibhiścaiva muktā yāntyamarāvatīm
Having made an offering of water together with conch and pearl, (people) are freed from mental and bodily ills and go to Amarāvatī.
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BndP 2 13.27
चन्दनेभ्यः प्रसूतानां शङ्खानां मौक्तिकस्य वा । पापकर्त्तॄनपि पितॄंस्तारयन्ति यथाश्रुति
candanebhyaḥ prasūtānāṃ śaṅkhānāṃ mauktikasya vā / pāpakarttṝnapi pitṝṃstārayanti yathāśruti
(Offerings) of conches or of pearl produced from the sandal (region) rescue even ancestors who did evil deeds, according to the sacred tradition.
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BndP 2 13.28
चन्द्रतीर्थे कुमार्यां च कावेरीप्रभवे क्षये । श्रीपर्वतस्य तीर्थेषु वैकृते च तथा गिरौ
candratīrthe kumāryāṃ ca kāverīprabhave kṣaye / śrīparvatasya tīrtheṣu vaikṛte ca tathā girau
At Candratīrtha and at Kumārī, at the source of the Kāverī, at Kṣaya, at the sacred fords of Śrīparvata, and likewise on Mount Vaikṛta —
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BndP 2 13.29
एकस्था यत्र दृश्यन्ते वृक्षाह्यौशीरपर्वते । पलाशाः खदिरा बिल्वाः प्लक्षाश्वत्थविकङ्कताः
ekasthā yatra dṛśyante vṛkṣāhyauśīraparvate / palāśāḥ khadirā bilvāḥ plakṣāśvatthavikaṅkatāḥ
(And) on Mount Auśīra, where trees are seen standing in one place: palāśas, khadiras, bilvas, plakṣas, aśvatthas and vikaṅkatas.
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BndP 2 13.30
एवं द्विमण्डलाविद्धं विज्ञेयं द्विजसत्तमाः । अस्मिंस्त्यक्त्वा जन्ॐऽगाति क्षिप्रं यात्यमरावतीम्
evaṃ dvimaṇḍalāviddhaṃ vijñeyaṃ dvijasattamāḥ / asmiṃstyaktvā janoṃ'gāti kṣipraṃ yātyamarāvatīm
Thus it is to be known as pierced by two circles, O best of the twice-born; a man who abandons his body here goes swiftly to Amarāvatī.
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BndP 2 13.31
श्रीपर्वतस्य तीर्थे तु वैकृते च तथा गिरौ । कर्माणि तु प्रयुक्ता नि सिद्ध्यन्ति प्रभवाप्यये
śrīparvatasya tīrthe tu vaikṛte ca tathā girau / karmāṇi tu prayuktā ni siddhyanti prabhavāpyaye
But at the sacred ford of Śrīparvata and likewise on Mount Vaikṛta, rites that are performed succeed at (the times of) arising and passing away.
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BndP 2 13.32
दुष्प्रयुक्ता हि पितृषु सुप्रयोगा भवन्त्युत । पितॄणां दुहिता पुण्या नर्मदा सरितां वरा
duṣprayuktā hi pitṛṣu suprayogā bhavantyuta / pitṝṇāṃ duhitā puṇyā narmadā saritāṃ varā
For (rites) badly performed become, indeed, well performed with respect to the fathers. Narmadā, the daughter of the fathers, is holy, the best of rivers.
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BndP 2 13.33
यत्र श्राद्धानि दत्तांनि ह्यक्षयाणि भवन्त्युत । माठरस्य वने पुण्ये सिद्धचारणसेविते
yatra śrāddhāni dattāṃni hyakṣayāṇi bhavantyuta / māṭharasya vane puṇye siddhacāraṇasevite
Where offerings to the dead, once given, become imperishable — (and so too) in the holy forest of Māṭhara, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas.
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BndP 2 13.34
अन्तर्द्धानेन गच्छन्ति युक्त्वा तस्मिन्महा गिरौ । विन्ध्ये चैव गिरौ पुण्ये धर्माधर्मनिदर्शनीम्
antarddhānena gacchanti yuktvā tasminmahā girau / vindhye caiva girau puṇye dharmādharmanidarśanīm
Having yoked themselves, they go by (the power of) invisibility on that great mountain; and on the holy Vindhya mountain, (there is) the (stream) that reveals right and wrong.
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BndP 2 13.35
धारां पापा न पश्यन्ति धारां पश्यन्ति साधवः । तत्र तद्दृश्यते पापं केषां चित्पापकर्मणाम्
dhārāṃ pāpā na paśyanti dhārāṃ paśyanti sādhavaḥ / tatra taddṛśyate pāpaṃ keṣāṃ citpāpakarmaṇām
The wicked do not see the stream; the good see the stream. There the sin of certain evil-doers is seen.
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BndP 2 13.36
कैलासे या मतङ्गस्य वापी पापनिषूदनी । स्नात्वा तस्या दिवं यान्ति कामचारा विहङ्गमाः
kailāse yā mataṅgasya vāpī pāpaniṣūdanī / snātvā tasyā divaṃ yānti kāmacārā vihaṅgamāḥ
On Kailāsa there is Mataṅga's tank, which destroys sin; having bathed in it, birds that move at will go to heaven.
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BndP 2 13.37
शौर्पारके तथा तीर्थे पर्वते पालमञ्जरे । पाण्डुकूपे समुद्रान्ते पिण्डारकतटे तथा
śaurpārake tathā tīrthe parvate pālamañjare / pāṇḍukūpe samudrānte piṇḍārakataṭe tathā
Likewise at the ford Śaurpāraka, on the mountain Pālamañjara, at Pāṇḍukūpa at the ocean's edge, and likewise on the bank of Piṇḍāraka;
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BndP 2 13.38
विमले च विपापे च संकल्पं प्राप्य चाक्षयम् । श्रीवृक्षे चित्रकूटे च जंबूमार्गे च नित्यशः
vimale ca vipāpe ca saṃkalpaṃ prāpya cākṣayam / śrīvṛkṣe citrakūṭe ca jaṃbūmārge ca nityaśaḥ
and at Vimala and at Vipāpa — obtaining one's wish, and (a merit) that is imperishable — and at Śrīvṛkṣa and Citrakūṭa and at Jambūmārga, always;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.39
असितस्य गिरौ पुण्ये योगाचार्यस्य धीमतः । तत्रापि श्राद्धमानन्त्यमसितायां च नित्यशः
asitasya girau puṇye yogācāryasya dhīmataḥ / tatrāpi śrāddhamānantyamasitāyāṃ ca nityaśaḥ
On the holy mountain of Asita, the wise teacher of yoga — there too the śrāddha is endless, and likewise always on the (river) Asitā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.40
पुष्करेष्वक्षयं श्राद्धं तपश्चैव महाफलमा । महोदधौ प्रभासे च तद्वदेव विनिर्दिशेत्
puṣkareṣvakṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ tapaścaiva mahāphalamā / mahodadhau prabhāse ca tadvadeva vinirdiśet
At the Puṣkaras the śrāddha is imperishable, and austerity there bears great fruit; and just so one should declare it of the great ocean and of Prabhāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.41
देविकायां वृषो नाम कूपः सिद्धनिषेवितः । समुत्पतन्ति तस्यापो गवां शब्देन नित्यशः
devikāyāṃ vṛṣo nāma kūpaḥ siddhaniṣevitaḥ / samutpatanti tasyāpo gavāṃ śabdena nityaśaḥ
On the Devikā there is a well named Vṛṣa, frequented by siddhas; its waters leap up constantly at the sound of cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.42
योगेश्वरैः सदा जुष्टः सर्वपापबहिष्कृतः । दद्याच्छ्राद्धं तु यस्तस्मिंस्तस्य वक्ष्यामि यत्फलम्
yogeśvaraiḥ sadā juṣṭaḥ sarvapāpabahiṣkṛtaḥ / dadyācchrāddhaṃ tu yastasmiṃstasya vakṣyāmi yatphalam
It is always resorted to by the lords of yoga and is free of all sin; I shall tell what fruit belongs to him who offers a śrāddha there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.43
अक्षयं सर्वकामीयं श्राद्धं प्रीणाति वै पितॄन् । जातवेदः शिला तत्र साक्षादग्नेः सनातनात्
akṣayaṃ sarvakāmīyaṃ śrāddhaṃ prīṇāti vai pitṝn / jātavedaḥ śilā tatra sākṣādagneḥ sanātanāt
The śrāddha (there) is imperishable, fulfilling every desire, and it truly gratifies the fathers. There is a stone (called) Jātavedas, come directly from the eternal Fire.
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BndP 2 13.44
श्राद्धानि चाग्निकार्यं च तत्र कुर्यात्सदा क्षयम् । यस्त्वग्निं प्रविशेत्तत्र नाकपृष्ठे स मोदते
śrāddhāni cāgnikāryaṃ ca tatra kuryātsadā kṣayam / yastvagniṃ praviśettatra nākapṛṣṭhe sa modate
There one should always perform śrāddhas and the fire-rite (at the time of) the moon's waning; and he who enters the fire there rejoices on the vault of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.45
अग्निशान्तः पुनर्जातस्तत्र दत्तं ततो ऽक्षयम् । दशाश्वमेधिके तीर्थे तीर्थे पञ्चाश्वमेधिके
agniśāntaḥ punarjātastatra dattaṃ tato 'kṣayam / daśāśvamedhike tīrthe tīrthe pañcāśvamedhike
One whose fire has been quenched is born again; what is given there is thereafter imperishable. At the ford of the ten horse-sacrifices and at the ford of the five horse-sacrifices,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.46
यथोद्दिष्टफलं तेषां क्रतूनां नात्र संशयः । ख्यातं हयशिरो नाम तीर्थं सद्यो वरप्रदम्
yathoddiṣṭaphalaṃ teṣāṃ kratūnāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ / khyātaṃ hayaśiro nāma tīrthaṃ sadyo varapradam
(one obtains) the fruit of those sacrifices as it has been declared — of this there is no doubt. Renowned is the ford named Hayaśiras, which grants boons at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.47
श्राद्धं तत्र सदाक्षय्यं दाता स्वर्गे च मोदते । श्राद्धं सुंदनिसुंदे च देयं पापनिषू दनम्
śrāddhaṃ tatra sadākṣayyaṃ dātā svarge ca modate / śrāddhaṃ suṃdanisuṃde ca deyaṃ pāpaniṣū danam
A śrāddha there is always imperishable, and the giver rejoices in heaven. A śrāddha should also be given at Sundanisunda, which destroys sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.48
श्राद्धं तत्राक्षयं प्रोक्तं जपहोमतपांसि च । जतुङ्गे शुभे तीर्थे तर्पयेत्सततं पितॄन्
śrāddhaṃ tatrākṣayaṃ proktaṃ japahomatapāṃsi ca / jatuṅge śubhe tīrthe tarpayetsatataṃ pitṝn
There the śrāddha is declared imperishable, and (so are) muttered prayers, oblations and austerities. At the auspicious ford Jatuṅga one should constantly gratify the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.49
दृश्यते पर्वसु च्छाया यत्र नित्यं दिवौकसाम् । पृथिव्यामक्षयं दत्तं विरजा यत्र पादपः
dṛśyate parvasu cchāyā yatra nityaṃ divaukasām / pṛthivyāmakṣayaṃ dattaṃ virajā yatra pādapaḥ
Where at the junctures (of the moon) the shadow of the sky-dwellers is always seen, and where the tree Virajā (stands), what is given (there) on earth is imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.50
योगेश्वरैः सदा जुष्टः सर्वपापबहिष्कृतः । दद्याच्छ्राद्धं तु यस्तस्मिंस्तस्य वक्ष्यामि यत्फलम्
yogeśvaraiḥ sadā juṣṭaḥ sarvapāpabahiṣkṛtaḥ / dadyācchrāddhaṃ tu yastasmiṃstasya vakṣyāmi yatphalam
(That place) is always frequented by the lords of yoga and is free of all sin; and I shall tell what fruit belongs to the man who offers the śrāddha there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.51
अर्चितास्तेन वै साक्षाद्भवन्ति पितरः सदा । अस्मिंल्लोके वशी च स्यात्प्रेत्य स्वर्गे मही यते
arcitāstena vai sākṣādbhavanti pitaraḥ sadā / asmiṃlloke vaśī ca syātpretya svarge mahī yate
By him the fathers are indeed always directly honoured; and in this world he becomes self-controlled, and after death (he goes) to heaven, O great one (?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.52
प्रायशो मद्रवा पुण्या शिवो नाम ह्रदस्तथा । तत्र व्याससरः पुण्यं दिव्यो ब्रह्मह्रदस्तथा
prāyaśo madravā puṇyā śivo nāma hradastathā / tatra vyāsasaraḥ puṇyaṃ divyo brahmahradastathā
For the most part (there is) the holy Madravā, and likewise the lake named Śiva; there (is) the holy Vyāsa lake, and the divine Brahmā lake as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.53
ऊर्ज्जन्तः पर्वतः पुण्यो यत्र योगेश्वरालयः । अत्रैव चाश्रमः पुण्यो वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः
ūrjjantaḥ parvataḥ puṇyo yatra yogeśvarālayaḥ / atraiva cāśramaḥ puṇyo vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ
The holy mountain Ūrjanta, where the abode of the Lord of Yoga is; and just here (is) the holy hermitage of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.54
ऋग्यजुः सामशिरसः कपोताः पुष्पसाह्वयाः । आख्यान पञ्चमा वेदाः सृष्टा ह्येते स्वयंभुवा
ṛgyajuḥ sāmaśirasaḥ kapotāḥ puṣpasāhvayāḥ / ākhyāna pañcamā vedāḥ sṛṣṭā hyete svayaṃbhuvā
The doves named Puṣpasa (?) have the Ṛg, the Yajus and the Sāman for their heads; these Vedas, with narrative as the fifth, were indeed created by the Self-existent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.55
गत्वैतान्मुच्यते पापद्द्विजो वह्निं समाश्रयन् । श्राद्धं चानन्त्यमेतेषु जपहोमतपांसि च
gatvaitānmucyate pāpaddvijo vahniṃ samāśrayan / śrāddhaṃ cānantyameteṣu japahomatapāṃsi ca
Having gone to these (places), a twice-born who resorts to the fire is freed from sin; and in these (places) the śrāddha is endless, as are recitation, oblation and austerities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.56
पुण्डरीके महातीर्थे पुण्डरीकसमं फलम् । ब्रह्मतीर्थे महाप्राज्ञ सर्वयज्ञसमं फलम्
puṇḍarīke mahātīrthe puṇḍarīkasamaṃ phalam / brahmatīrthe mahāprājña sarvayajñasamaṃ phalam
At the great sacred place Puṇḍarīka the fruit is equal to the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice; at Brahmatīrtha, O greatly wise one, the fruit is equal to all sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.57
सिंधुसागरसंभेदे तथा पञ्चनदे क्षयम् । विरजायां तथा पुण्यं मद्रवायां च पर्वते
siṃdhusāgarasaṃbhede tathā pañcanade kṣayam / virajāyāṃ tathā puṇyaṃ madravāyāṃ ca parvate
At the meeting of the Indus and the ocean, and likewise at Pañcanada, (the fruit is) imperishable; so too (it is) meritorious at Virajā and at Madravā and on the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.58
देयं सप्तनदे श्राद्धं मानसे वा विशेषतः । महाकूटे ह्यनन्ते च गिरौ त्रिककुदे तथा
deyaṃ saptanade śrāddhaṃ mānase vā viśeṣataḥ / mahākūṭe hyanante ca girau trikakude tathā
The śrāddha should be offered at Saptanada, or especially at Mānasa, and at Mahākūṭa and at Ananta, and on the mountain Trikakud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.59
संध्यायां च महानद्यां दृश्यते महादद्भुतम् । अश्रद्दधानं नाभ्येति सा चाभ्येति धृतव्रतम्
saṃdhyāyāṃ ca mahānadyāṃ dṛśyate mahādadbhutam / aśraddadhānaṃ nābhyeti sā cābhyeti dhṛtavratam
And at Saṃdhyā on the great river a great marvel is seen: it does not approach one who lacks faith, but it does approach one who holds firm to his vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.60
संश्रयित्वैकमेकेन सायाह्नं प्रति नित्यशः । तस्मिन्देयं सदा श्राद्धं पितॄणामक्षयार्थिनाम्
saṃśrayitvaikamekena sāyāhnaṃ prati nityaśaḥ / tasmindeyaṃ sadā śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāmakṣayārthinām
Having resorted (to it) one by one, every evening, continually — there the śrāddha should always be offered for fathers who desire the imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.61
कृतात्मा वाकृतात्मा च यत्र विज्ञायते नरः । स्वर्गमार्गप्रदं नाम तीर्थं सद्यो वरप्रदम्
kṛtātmā vākṛtātmā ca yatra vijñāyate naraḥ / svargamārgapradaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ sadyo varapradam
Where a man is discerned (as to) whether he is of perfected soul or of unperfected soul — (that) sacred place is named Svargamārgaprada, granting boons at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.62
चीराण्युत्सृज्य यस्मिंस्तु दिवं सप्तर्षयो गाताः । अद्यापि तानि दृश्यन्ते चीराण्यंभोगतानि तु
cīrāṇyutsṛjya yasmiṃstu divaṃ saptarṣayo gātāḥ / adyāpi tāni dṛśyante cīrāṇyaṃbhogatāni tu
And in which (place) the seven seers cast off their bark garments and went to heaven; even today those bark garments are seen, gone into the water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.63
स्नात्वा स्वर्गमवाप्नोति तस्मिंस्तीर्थेत्तमे नरः । ख्यातमायतनं तत्र नन्दिनः सिद्धसेवितम्
snātvā svargamavāpnoti tasmiṃstīrthettame naraḥ / khyātamāyatanaṃ tatra nandinaḥ siddhasevitam
Having bathed in that best of sacred places a man attains heaven; there (is) the famous sanctuary of Nandin, frequented by the Siddhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.64
नन्दीश्वरस्य सा मूर्त्तिर्निराचारैर्नदृश्यते । दृश्यन्ते काञ्चना युपास्त्वर्चिषो भास्करोदये
nandīśvarasya sā mūrttirnirācārairnadṛśyate / dṛśyante kāñcanā yupāstvarciṣo bhāskarodaye
That image of Nandīśvara is not seen by those without (right) conduct; and golden sacrificial posts are seen as flames at the sun's rising.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.65
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं तांस्तु गच्छन्त्यानन्दिता दिवम् । सर्वतश्च कुरुक्षेत्रं सुतीर्थं तु विशेषतः
kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ tāṃstu gacchantyānanditā divam / sarvataśca kurukṣetraṃ sutīrthaṃ tu viśeṣataḥ
Having circumambulated them, (people) go rejoicing to heaven; and Kurukṣetra is everywhere a good sacred place, but especially (so at particular spots).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.66
पुण्यं सनत्कुमारस्य योगेशस्य महात्मनः । कीर्त्यते च तिलान्दत्त्वा पितृभ्योवै सदाक्षयम्
puṇyaṃ sanatkumārasya yogeśasya mahātmanaḥ / kīrtyate ca tilāndattvā pitṛbhyovai sadākṣayam
(There is) the holy (place) of Sanatkumāra, the great-souled lord of yoga; and it is declared that giving sesame seeds to the fathers is there always imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.67
उक्तमेवाक्षयं श्राद्धं धर्मराजनिषेवितम् । श्राद्धं दत्तममावास्यां विधिना च यथाक्रमम्
uktamevākṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ dharmarājaniṣevitam / śrāddhaṃ dattamamāvāsyāṃ vidhinā ca yathākramam
The imperishable śrāddha, resorted to by the King of Dharma, has been spoken of; and a śrāddha given on the new-moon day according to the rule and in due order —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.68
पुंसः सन्निहितायां तु कुरूक्षेत्रे विशेषतः । अर्चयित्वा पितॄंस्तत्र स पुत्रस्त्वनृणो भवेत्
puṃsaḥ sannihitāyāṃ tu kurūkṣetre viśeṣataḥ / arcayitvā pitṝṃstatra sa putrastvanṛṇo bhavet
— for a man especially at Sannihitā in Kurukṣetra: having honoured the fathers there, that son becomes free of debt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.69
सरस्वत्यां विनशने प्लक्षप्रश्रवणे तथा । व्यासतीर्थे दृषद्वत्यां त्रिप्लक्षे च विशेषतः
sarasvatyāṃ vinaśane plakṣapraśravaṇe tathā / vyāsatīrthe dṛṣadvatyāṃ triplakṣe ca viśeṣataḥ
On the Sarasvatī at Vinaśana, and likewise at Plakṣaprasravaṇa, at Vyāsatīrtha, on the Dṛṣadvatī, and especially at Triplakṣa —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.70
देयमोङ्कारपवने श्राद्धमक्षयमिच्छता । शक्रावतारे गङ्गायां मैनाके च नगोत्तमे
deyamoṅkārapavane śrāddhamakṣayamicchatā / śakrāvatāre gaṅgāyāṃ maināke ca nagottame
— and at Oṃkārapavana a śrāddha is to be given by one who wishes it to be imperishable; also at Śakrāvatāra, on the Gaṅgā, and on Maināka, best of mountains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.71
यमुनाप्रभवे चैव सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । अत्युष्णाश्चातिशीताश्च आपस्तस्मिन्निदर्शनम्
yamunāprabhave caiva sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate / atyuṣṇāścātiśītāśca āpastasminnidarśanam
and at the source of the Yamunā (one gives it, and) is freed from all sins; the waters there are exceedingly hot and exceedingly cold — that is the mark of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.72
यमस्य भगिनी पुष्या मार्त्तण्डदुहिता शुभा । तत्राक्षयं सदा श्राद्धं पितृभिः पूर्वकीर्त्तितम्
yamasya bhaginī puṣyā mārttaṇḍaduhitā śubhā / tatrākṣayaṃ sadā śrāddhaṃ pitṛbhiḥ pūrvakīrttitam
Yama's sister, the auspicious Puṣyā, daughter of Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun) — there a śrāddha is always imperishable, so declared of old by the Fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.73
ब्रह्मतुण्डह्रदे स्नात्वा सद्दयो भवति ब्राह्मणः । तस्मिंस्तु श्राद्धमानन्त्यं जपहोमतपांसि च
brahmatuṇḍahrade snātvā saddayo bhavati brāhmaṇaḥ / tasmiṃstu śrāddhamānantyaṃ japahomatapāṃsi ca
Having bathed in the Brahmatuṇḍa pool, a brahmin becomes (pure) at once; and there a śrāddha, and muttered prayer, oblation and austerities, are endless (in fruit).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.74
स्थाणुभूतो ऽचरत्तत्र वसिष्टो वै महातपाः । अद्यापि तत्र दृश्यन्ते पादपा मणिबर्हणाः
sthāṇubhūto 'carattatra vasiṣṭo vai mahātapāḥ / adyāpi tatra dṛśyante pādapā maṇibarhaṇāḥ
There Vasiṣṭha of great austerity moved about, having become like a post; even today trees with jewel-like foliage are seen there.
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BndP 2 13.75
तुला तु दृश्यते तत्र धर्मान्धर्मनिधर्शिनी । यथा वै तोलितं विप्रैस्तीर्थानां फलमुत्तमम्
tulā tu dṛśyate tatra dharmāndharmanidharśinī / yathā vai tolitaṃ vipraistīrthānāṃ phalamuttamam
And a scale is seen there which shows what is dharma and what is not, as (it were) the supreme fruit of the sacred fords weighed out by the brahmins.
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BndP 2 13.76
पितॄणां दुहिता योगा गन्धकालीति विश्रुता । चतुर्थो ब्रह्मणस्त्वंशः पराशरकुलोद्भवः
pitṝṇāṃ duhitā yogā gandhakālīti viśrutā / caturtho brahmaṇastvaṃśaḥ parāśarakulodbhavaḥ
The daughter of the Fathers, a yoginī, known as Gandhakālī; and the fourth portion of Brahmā, arisen in the lineage of Parāśara —
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BndP 2 13.77
व्यसिष्यति चतुर्द्धा वै वेदं धीमान्महामुनिः । महायोगं महात्मानं या व्यासं जनयिष्यति
vyasiṣyati caturddhā vai vedaṃ dhīmānmahāmuniḥ / mahāyogaṃ mahātmānaṃ yā vyāsaṃ janayiṣyati
the wise great sage will divide the Veda into four; (she it is) who will give birth to Vyāsa, the great yogin, the great-souled one.
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BndP 2 13.78
अच्छोदकं नामसरस्तत्राच्छोदासमुद्भवः । मत्स्ययोनौ पुनर्जाता नियोगात्कारणेन तु
acchodakaṃ nāmasarastatrācchodāsamudbhavaḥ / matsyayonau punarjātā niyogātkāraṇena tu
There is a lake there named Acchodaka, from which Acchodā arose; she was born again in the womb of a fish, by (divine) appointment, for a reason.
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BndP 2 13.79
तस्यास्त्वाद्याश्रमे पुण्ये पुण्यकृद्भिर्निषेविते । दत्तं सकृदपि श्राद्धमक्षयं समुदाहृतम्
tasyāstvādyāśrame puṇye puṇyakṛdbhirniṣevite / dattaṃ sakṛdapi śrāddhamakṣayaṃ samudāhṛtam
In her first hermitage, holy and frequented by doers of merit, a śrāddha given even once is declared to be imperishable.
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BndP 2 13.80
नद्यां योगसमाधानं दत्तं युगपदुद्भवेत् । कुबेरतुङ्गे पापघ्नं व्यासतीर्थेतथैव च
nadyāṃ yogasamādhānaṃ dattaṃ yugapadudbhavet / kuberatuṅge pāpaghnaṃ vyāsatīrthetathaiva ca
At the river, (a śrāddha) given yields the concentration of yoga all at once; at Kuberatuṅga it destroys sin, and so likewise at Vyāsatīrtha.
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BndP 2 13.81
पुण्यायां ब्रह्मणो वेद्यां श्राद्धमानन्त्यमिष्यते । सिद्धैस्तु सेविता नित्यं दृश्यते तु कृतात्मभिः
puṇyāyāṃ brahmaṇo vedyāṃ śrāddhamānantyamiṣyate / siddhaistu sevitā nityaṃ dṛśyate tu kṛtātmabhiḥ
At the holy altar of Brahmā a śrāddha is held to be endless (in fruit); it is always frequented by the perfected ones, and is seen by those of accomplished self.
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BndP 2 13.82
अनिवर्तनं तु नन्दायां वेद्याः प्रागुत्तरदिशि । सिद्धिक्षेत्रं सुरैर्जुष्टं यत्प्राप्य न निवर्त्तते
anivartanaṃ tu nandāyāṃ vedyāḥ prāguttaradiśi / siddhikṣetraṃ surairjuṣṭaṃ yatprāpya na nivarttate
At Nandā, to the north-east of the altar, is Anivartana, a field of perfection resorted to by the gods, which having reached one does not return.
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BndP 2 13.83
महालये पदं न्यस्तं महादेवेन धीमता । भूतानामनुकंपार्थं नास्तिकानां निदर्शनम्
mahālaye padaṃ nyastaṃ mahādevena dhīmatā / bhūtānāmanukaṃpārthaṃ nāstikānāṃ nidarśanam
At Mahālaya a footprint was set down by the wise Mahādeva, out of compassion for beings, as a demonstration to the unbelievers.
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BndP 2 13.84
विरजे त्वक्षयं श्राद्धं पूर्वमेव महालये । नन्दायां विरजे चैव तथैव च महालये
viraje tvakṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ pūrvameva mahālaye / nandāyāṃ viraje caiva tathaiva ca mahālaye
At Viraja the śrāddha is imperishable, and formerly so at Mahālaya; at Nandā, at Viraja, and likewise at Mahālaya
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BndP 2 13.85
आत्मानं तारयन्तीह दशपूर्वान्दशापरान् । काकह्रदे जातिस्मर्यं सुवर्णममितौजसम्
ātmānaṃ tārayantīha daśapūrvāndaśāparān / kākahrade jātismaryaṃ suvarṇamamitaujasam
(men) here deliver themselves, ten ancestors and ten descendants; at Kākahrada (one obtains) recollection of former births, and gold of measureless brilliance.
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BndP 2 13.86
कौमारं च सरः पुण्यं नागभोगाभिरक्षितम् । कुमारतीर्थे स्नात्वा तु त्रिदिवं याति मानवः
kaumāraṃ ca saraḥ puṇyaṃ nāgabhogābhirakṣitam / kumāratīrthe snātvā tu tridivaṃ yāti mānavaḥ
And there is the holy Kaumāra lake, guarded by the coils of the Nāgas; having bathed at Kumāratīrtha a man goes to heaven.
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BndP 2 13.87
देवालये तपस्तस्वा एकपादेन दुश्चरम् । निराहारो युगं दिव्यमुमातुङ्गो स्थितो ज्वलन्
devālaye tapastasvā ekapādena duścaram / nirāhāro yugaṃ divyamumātuṅgo sthito jvalan
At Devālaya (he) performed austerity hard to perform, standing on one foot, without food, for a divine age, standing blazing on Umātuṅga.
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BndP 2 13.88
उमातुङ्गे भृगोस्तुङ्गे ब्रह्मतुङ्गे महालये । तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यमक्षयमिच्छता
umātuṅge bhṛgostuṅge brahmatuṅge mahālaye / tatra śrāddhāni deyāni nityamakṣayamicchatā
At Umātuṅga, at Bhṛgu's peak, at Brahmatuṅga, at Mahālaya — there śrāddhas are always to be given by one who desires the imperishable.
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BndP 2 13.89
अक्षयं तु सदा श्राद्धं शालग्रामे समन्ततः । दुष्कृतं दृश्यते तत्र प्रत्यक्षमकृतात्मनाम्
akṣayaṃ tu sadā śrāddhaṃ śālagrāme samantataḥ / duṣkṛtaṃ dṛśyate tatra pratyakṣamakṛtātmanām
But at Śālagrāma the śrāddha is always imperishable, on every side; there the misdeed of those whose selves are unperfected is seen with one's own eyes.
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BndP 2 13.90
प्रत्यदेशो ह्यशिष्टानां शिष्टानां च विशेषतः । तत्र देवह्रदः पुण्यो ब्रह्मणो नागराट् शुचिः
pratyadeśo hyaśiṣṭānāṃ śiṣṭānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ / tatra devahradaḥ puṇyo brahmaṇo nāgarāṭ śuciḥ
For (it is) a place of rebuff for the ill-behaved, and especially so for the well-behaved; there is the holy Devahrada of Brahmā, and the pure king of the Nāgas.
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BndP 2 13.91
पिण्डं गृह्णति हि सतां न गृह्णात्यसतां सदा । अतिप्रदीप्तैर्भुजगैर्भोक्तुमन्नं न शक्यते
piṇḍaṃ gṛhṇati hi satāṃ na gṛhṇātyasatāṃ sadā / atipradīptairbhujagairbhoktumannaṃ na śakyate
For it accepts the piṇḍa of the good, and never accepts that of the bad; because of the exceedingly fiery serpents the food cannot be eaten.
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BndP 2 13.92
प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते धर्मस्तीर्थयोर्नतयोर्द्वयोः । कारवत्यां च शाण्डिल्यां गुहायां वामनस्य च
pratyakṣaṃ dṛśyate dharmastīrthayornatayordvayoḥ / kāravatyāṃ ca śāṇḍilyāṃ guhāyāṃ vāmanasya ca
Dharma is seen with one's own eyes at these two tīrthas, and at Kāravatī and Śāṇḍilī and in the cave of Vāmana.
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BndP 2 13.93
गत्वा चैतानि पूतःस्याच्छ्रदद्धमक्षयमेव च । जपो होमस्तपो ध्यानं यत्किञ्चित्सुकृतं भवेत्
gatvā caitāni pūtaḥsyācchradaddhamakṣayameva ca / japo homastapo dhyānaṃ yatkiñcitsukṛtaṃ bhavet
And having gone to these (places) one becomes purified, and the śrāddha (there) is imperishable; muttered recitation, oblation, austerity, meditation—whatever good deed there may be...
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BndP 2 13.94
ब्रह्मचर्यं च यौ धत्ते गुरुभक्तिं शतं समाः । एवमाद्यास्सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा यत्स्नानादघमोक्षणम् । कुमारधारा तत्रैव दृष्टा पापं प्रणश्यति
brahmacaryaṃ ca yau dhatte gurubhaktiṃ śataṃ samāḥ / evamādyāssaricchreṣṭhā yatsnānādaghamokṣaṇam / kumāradhārā tatraiva dṛṣṭā pāpaṃ praṇaśyati
...and (he) who maintains chastity and devotion to the teacher for a hundred years; such are the foremost rivers, by bathing in which comes release from sin; there too is Kumāradhārā—when it is seen, sin perishes.
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BndP 2 13.95
ध्यानासनं तु तत्रैव व्यासस्याद्यापि दृश्यते । शैलः कान्तिपुराभ्याशे प्रागुदीच्यां दिशि स्थितः
dhyānāsanaṃ tu tatraiva vyāsasyādyāpi dṛśyate / śailaḥ kāntipurābhyāśe prāgudīcyāṃ diśi sthitaḥ
And the seat of Vyāsa's meditation is seen there even today; the mountain stands in the neighbourhood of Kāntipura, in the north-easterly direction.
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BndP 2 13.98
पुण्य पुष्करिणी तत्र किरातगणरक्षिता । यस्यां स्नात्वा सकृद्विप्रः कामानाप्नोति शाश्वतान् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,१३।९६ ॥ अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां देववच्चरते महीम् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,१३।९७ ॥ काश्यपस्य महातीर्थं कालसर्पिरिति श्रुतम् । तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यमक्षयमिच्छता
puṇya puṣkariṇī tatra kirātagaṇarakṣitā / yasyāṃ snātvā sakṛdvipraḥ kāmānāpnoti śāśvatān // bndp_2,13.96 // adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ devavaccarate mahīm // bndp_2,13.97 // kāśyapasya mahātīrthaṃ kālasarpiriti śrutam / tatra śrāddhāni deyāni nityamakṣayamicchatā
There is a holy lotus-pond there, guarded by the troops of Kirātas, bathing in which even once a brahmin obtains everlasting desires; invisible to all beings, he roams the earth like a god. The great tīrtha of Kaśyapa is heard of as Kālasarpi; there śrāddhas are to be offered by one who desires the imperishable always.
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BndP 2 13.99
देवदारुवने वापि धारायास्तु निदर्शनम् । निर्धूतानि तु पापानि दृश्यन्ते सुकृतात्मनाम्
devadāruvane vāpi dhārāyāstu nidarśanam / nirdhūtāni tu pāpāni dṛśyante sukṛtātmanām
Or else, in the Devadāru forest, there is the manifest sign of the Dhārā; the sins of those whose selves are meritorious are seen to be shaken off (there).
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BndP 2 13.100
भागीरथ्यां प्रयागे तु नित्यमक्षयमुच्यते । कालञ्जरे दशार्णायां नैमिषे कुरुजाङ्गले
bhāgīrathyāṃ prayāge tu nityamakṣayamucyate / kālañjare daśārṇāyāṃ naimiṣe kurujāṅgale
At the Bhāgīrathī, at Prayāga, (a śrāddha) is said to be always imperishable, and at Kālañjara, at the Daśārṇā, at Naimiṣa, in the Kurujāṅgala,
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BndP 2 13.101
वाराणस्यां नगर्यां च देयं श्राद्धं प्रयत्नतः । तत्र योगेश्वरो नित्यं तस्यां दत्तमथाक्षयम्
vārāṇasyāṃ nagaryāṃ ca deyaṃ śrāddhaṃ prayatnataḥ / tatra yogeśvaro nityaṃ tasyāṃ dattamathākṣayam
and in the city of Vārāṇasī a śrāddha is to be offered with care; the Lord of Yoga is there always, and what is given there is imperishable.
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BndP 2 13.102
गत्वा चैतानि पूर्तः स्याच्छ्राद्धमक्षय्यमेव च । जबो होमस्तथा ध्यानं यत्किञ्चित्सुकृतं भवेत्
gatvā caitāni pūrtaḥ syācchrāddhamakṣayyameva ca / jabo homastathā dhyānaṃ yatkiñcitsukṛtaṃ bhavet
And having gone to these (places) one becomes purified, and the śrāddha is imperishable; muttered recitation, oblation, and likewise meditation—whatever good deed there may be...
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BndP 2 13.103
लौहित्ये वैतरण्यां चस्वर्गवेद्यां तथैव च । सा तु देवी समुद्रान्ते दृश्यते चैव नामभिः
lauhitye vaitaraṇyāṃ casvargavedyāṃ tathaiva ca / sā tu devī samudrānte dṛśyate caiva nāmabhiḥ
At the Lauhitya, at the Vaitaraṇī, and likewise at Svargavedī; and that goddess is seen at the ocean's end under (various) names.
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BndP 2 13.104
गयायां धर्मवृष्ठे तु सरसि ब्रह्मणस्तथा । गयां गृध्रवटे चैव श्राद्धं दत्तं महाफलम्
gayāyāṃ dharmavṛṣṭhe tu sarasi brahmaṇastathā / gayāṃ gṛdhravaṭe caiva śrāddhaṃ dattaṃ mahāphalam
At Gayā, on Dharmapṛṣṭha, and likewise in the lake of Brahmā, and at Gayā at the Gṛdhravaṭa, a śrāddha given (there) has great fruit.
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BndP 2 13.105
हिमं च पतते तत्र समन्तात्पञ्चयो जनम् । भरतस्याश्रमे पुण्ये ऽरण्यं पुण्यतमं स्मृतम्
himaṃ ca patate tatra samantātpañcayo janam / bharatasyāśrame puṇye 'raṇyaṃ puṇyatamaṃ smṛtam
And snow falls there all around for five yojanas; in the holy hermitage of Bharata the forest is held to be most holy.
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BndP 2 13.106
मतङ्गस्य वनं तत्र दृश्यते सर्वमानुषैः । स्थापितं धर्मसर्वस्वं लोकस्यास्य निदर्शनम्
mataṅgasya vanaṃ tatra dṛśyate sarvamānuṣaiḥ / sthāpitaṃ dharmasarvasvaṃ lokasyāsya nidarśanam
The forest of Mataṅga is seen there by all men; the whole substance of dharma is established (there), as an example for this world.
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BndP 2 13.107
यद्दण्डकवनं पुण्यं पुण्यकृद्भिर्निषेवितम् । यस्मिन्प्राहुर्विशल्येति तीर्थं सद्यो निदर्शनम्
yaddaṇḍakavanaṃ puṇyaṃ puṇyakṛdbhirniṣevitam / yasminprāhurviśalyeti tīrthaṃ sadyo nidarśanam
(There is) the holy Daṇḍaka forest, frequented by doers of merit, in which they speak of the tīrtha called Viśalyā, an immediate manifest sign.
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BndP 2 13.108
तुलामानैस्तथा चापि शास्त्रैश्च विविधैस्तथा । उन्मच्चन्ति तथा लग्न ये वै पापकृतो जनाः
tulāmānaistathā cāpi śāstraiśca vividhaistathā / unmaccanti tathā lagna ye vai pāpakṛto janāḥ
And likewise by weights and measures, and likewise by the various śāstras, those people who are doers of evil, when caught, thus go mad.
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BndP 2 13.109
तृतीयायां तथा पादे निराधायां तु मण्डले । महाह्रदे च कौशिक्यां दत्तं श्राद्धं महाफलम्
tṛtīyāyāṃ tathā pāde nirādhāyāṃ tu maṇḍale / mahāhrade ca kauśikyāṃ dattaṃ śrāddhaṃ mahāphalam
Likewise on the third (lunar day), in the (lunar) quarter, in the Nirādhā circle, and at the Great Lake and at the Kauśikī, a śrāddha given has great fruit.
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BndP 2 13.110
मुण्डपृष्टे पदं न्यस्तं महादेवेन धीमता । बहुदेवयुगांस्तप्त्वा तपस्तीव्रं सुदश्चरम्
muṇḍapṛṣṭe padaṃ nyastaṃ mahādevena dhīmatā / bahudevayugāṃstaptvā tapastīvraṃ sudaścaram
On Muṇḍapṛṣṭha a foot was set down by wise Mahādeva, after he had performed for many divine ages a fierce austerity, hard to carry out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.111
अल्पेनाप्यत्र कालेन नरो धर्मपरायणः । पाप्मानमुत्सृजत्याशु जीर्णां त्वचमिवोरगः
alpenāpyatra kālena naro dharmaparāyaṇaḥ / pāpmānamutsṛjatyāśu jīrṇāṃ tvacamivoragaḥ
Here, even in a short time, a man devoted to dharma quickly casts off his sin, as a snake casts off its worn-out skin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.112
सिद्धानां प्रीतिजननं पपानां च भयङ्करम् । लेलिहानैर्महाघोरै रक्ष्यते सुमहोरगैः
siddhānāṃ prītijananaṃ papānāṃ ca bhayaṅkaram / lelihānairmahāghorai rakṣyate sumahoragaiḥ
(That place,) which produces joy in the perfected ones and terror in sinners, is guarded by very great serpents, most fearsome, with darting tongues.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.113
नाम्ना कनकनन्दीति तीर्थं जगति विश्रुतम् । उदीच्यां मुण्डपृष्टस्य ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम्
nāmnā kanakanandīti tīrthaṃ jagati viśrutam / udīcyāṃ muṇḍapṛṣṭasya brahmarṣigaṇasevitam
To the north of Muṇḍapṛṣṭha there is a sacred ford renowned in the world by the name Kanakanandī, frequented by the hosts of brahmin sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.114
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवंयान्ति स्वशरीरेण मानवाः । दत्तं वापि सदा श्राद्धमक्षय्यं समुदाहृतम्
tatra snātvā divaṃyānti svaśarīreṇa mānavāḥ / dattaṃ vāpi sadā śrāddhamakṣayyaṃ samudāhṛtam
Having bathed there, men go to heaven with their own bodies; and the śrāddha offered (there) is always declared to be imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.115
ऋणैस्त्रिभिस्ततः स्नात्वा निष्क्रीणाति नरस्तनुम् । मानसे सरसि स्नात्वा श्राद्धंनिर्वर्त्तयेत्ततः
ṛṇaistribhistataḥ snātvā niṣkrīṇāti narastanum / mānase sarasi snātvā śrāddhaṃnirvarttayettataḥ
Then, having bathed, a man redeems his body from the three debts; having bathed in the Mānasa lake, he should thereafter perform the śrāddha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.116
तीरे तु सरसस्तस्य देवस्या यतनं महत् । आरुह्य तु जपंस्तत्र सिद्धो याति दिवं ततः
tīre tu sarasastasya devasyā yatanaṃ mahat / āruhya tu japaṃstatra siddho yāti divaṃ tataḥ
On the shore of that lake there is a great sanctuary of the god; having climbed up there and reciting (prayers), one becomes perfected and thence goes to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.117
उत्तरं मानसं गत्वासिद्धिं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमाम् । स्नात्वा तस्मिन्सरश्रेष्ठे दृश्यते महादद्भुतम्
uttaraṃ mānasaṃ gatvāsiddhiṃ prāpnotyanuttamām / snātvā tasminsaraśreṣṭhe dṛśyate mahādadbhutam
Going to the northern Mānasa, one attains the highest perfection; and having bathed in that best of lakes, a great marvel is seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.118
दिवश्च्युता महाभागा ह्यन्तरिक्षे विराजते । गङ्गा त्रिपथगा देवी विष्णुपादाच्च्युता सती
divaścyutā mahābhāgā hyantarikṣe virājate / gaṅgā tripathagā devī viṣṇupādāccyutā satī
Fallen from heaven, the greatly blessed one shines in the mid-air: the goddess Gaṅgā, who goes by three paths, fallen from Viṣṇu's foot, the chaste one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.119
आकाशे दृश्यते तत्र तोरणं सूर्यसन्निभम् । जांबूनदमयं पुण्यं स्वगद्वारमिवायतम्
ākāśe dṛśyate tatra toraṇaṃ sūryasannibham / jāṃbūnadamayaṃ puṇyaṃ svagadvāramivāyatam
There in the sky is seen an archway resembling the sun, made of gold, holy, wide like the gate of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.120
ततः प्रवर्त्तते भूयः सर्वसागरमण्डिका । पावनी सर्वभूतानां धर्मज्ञानां विशेषतः
tataḥ pravarttate bhūyaḥ sarvasāgaramaṇḍikā / pāvanī sarvabhūtānāṃ dharmajñānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
Then further there flows the Sarvasāgaramaṇḍikā, purifying for all beings, and especially for those who know dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.121
चन्द्रभागा च सिद्धुश्च शुभे मानससंभवे । सागरं पश्चिमं यातो दिव्यः सिंधुनदो वरः
candrabhāgā ca siddhuśca śubhe mānasasaṃbhave / sāgaraṃ paścimaṃ yāto divyaḥ siṃdhunado varaḥ
And the Candrabhāgā and the Sindhu, the two auspicious ones arising from Mānasa; the divine Sindhu, best of rivers, goes to the western ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.122
पर्वतो हिमवान्नाम नानाधातुविभूषितः । आयतो वै सहस्राणि योजनानां बहुनि तु
parvato himavānnāma nānādhātuvibhūṣitaḥ / āyato vai sahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ bahuni tu
There is a mountain named Himavat, adorned with various minerals, extending indeed many thousands of yojanas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.123
सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णा देवर्षिगणसेविता । तत्र पुष्करिणी रम्या सुषुम्णा नाम नामतः
siddhacāraṇasaṃkīrṇā devarṣigaṇasevitā / tatra puṣkariṇī ramyā suṣumṇā nāma nāmataḥ
Crowded with siddhas and cāraṇas, frequented by the hosts of divine sages — there is a delightful lotus-pond there, Suṣumṇā by name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.124
दशवर्षसहस्राणि तस्यां स्नातस्तु जीवति । श्राद्धं भवति चानन्तं तत्र दत्तं महोदयम्
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tasyāṃ snātastu jīvati / śrāddhaṃ bhavati cānantaṃ tatra dattaṃ mahodayam
One who has bathed in it lives for ten thousand years; and the śrāddha offered there becomes endless, of great result.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.125
तारयेच्च सदा श्राद्धे दशपूर्वान्दशापरान् । सर्वत्र हिमवान्पुण्यो गङ्गा पुण्या समन्ततः
tārayecca sadā śrāddhe daśapūrvāndaśāparān / sarvatra himavānpuṇyo gaṅgā puṇyā samantataḥ
And in the śrāddha he would always ferry across ten ancestors before him and ten after him. Everywhere Himavat is holy, and the Gaṅgā is holy on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.126
समुद्रगाः समुद्राश्च सर्वे पुण्याः समन्ततः । एवमादिषु चान्येषु श्राद्धं निर्वर्तयेद्बुधः
samudragāḥ samudrāśca sarve puṇyāḥ samantataḥ / evamādiṣu cānyeṣu śrāddhaṃ nirvartayedbudhaḥ
The rivers flowing to the sea and the seas are all holy on every side; in these and in other such places the wise man should perform the śrāddha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.127
पुतो भवति वै स्नात्वा हुत्वा दत्त्वा तथैव च । शेलसानुषु शृङ्गेषु कन्दरेषु गुहासु च
puto bhavati vai snātvā hutvā dattvā tathaiva ca / śelasānuṣu śṛṅgeṣu kandareṣu guhāsu ca
Indeed one becomes purified by bathing, by offering oblation, and likewise by giving — on mountain ridges, on peaks, in ravines and in caves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.128
उपह्वरनितंबेषु तथा प्रस्रवणेषु च । पुलिनेष्वापगानां च तथैव प्रभवेषु च
upahvaranitaṃbeṣu tathā prasravaṇeṣu ca / pulineṣvāpagānāṃ ca tathaiva prabhaveṣu ca
in secluded slopes and likewise at waterfalls, and on the sandbanks of rivers and likewise at their sources,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.129
महोदधौ गवां गोष्टे संगमेषु वनेषु च । सुसंमृष्टोपलिप्तेषु त्दृद्येषु सुरभिष्वथ
mahodadhau gavāṃ goṣṭe saṃgameṣu vaneṣu ca / susaṃmṛṣṭopalipteṣu tdṛdyeṣu surabhiṣvatha
in the great ocean, in a cow-pen, at confluences and in forests, in places well swept and smeared, pleasing and fragrant,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.130
गोमयेनोपलिप्तेषु विविक्तेषु गृहेषु च । कुर्याच्छ्राद्धमथैतेषु नित्यमेव यथाविधि
gomayenopalipteṣu vivikteṣu gṛheṣu ca / kuryācchrāddhamathaiteṣu nityameva yathāvidhi
and in secluded houses smeared with cow-dung — in these (places) one should perform the śrāddha constantly, according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.131
प्राग्दक्षिणां दिशं गत्वा सर्वकामचिकीर्षया । एवमेतेषु सर्वेषु श्राद्धं कुर्यादतन्द्रितः
prāgdakṣiṇāṃ diśaṃ gatvā sarvakāmacikīrṣayā / evameteṣu sarveṣu śrāddhaṃ kuryādatandritaḥ
Having gone to the south‑eastern quarter with the wish to accomplish all desires — thus in all these (places) one should perform the śrāddha untiringly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.132
एतेष्वेव तु मेधावी ब्राह्मीं सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् । त्रैवर्णविहितैः स्थाने धर्मे वर्णाश्रमे रतैः
eteṣveva tu medhāvī brāhmīṃ siddhimavāpnuyāt / traivarṇavihitaiḥ sthāne dharme varṇāśrame rataiḥ
In these very (places) the wise man may attain the perfection that is brahman — (in company) with those, prescribed for the three classes, who in that place are devoted to dharma and to (the duties of) class and stage of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.133
कौपस्थानं च संत्यागात्प्राप्यते पितृपूजनम् । तीर्थान्यनुसरन्वीरः श्रद्दधानः समाहितः
kaupasthānaṃ ca saṃtyāgātprāpyate pitṛpūjanam / tīrthānyanusaranvīraḥ śraddadhānaḥ samāhitaḥ
And by complete renunciation the ... (?) place and the worship of the fathers is obtained; the hero who resorts to the sacred fords, believing and composed —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.134
कृतपापो ऽपि शुध्येत किं पुनः शुभकर्मकृत् । तिर्यग्योनिं न गच्छेच्च कुदेशे च न जायते
kṛtapāpo 'pi śudhyeta kiṃ punaḥ śubhakarmakṛt / tiryagyoniṃ na gacchecca kudeśe ca na jāyate
even one who has done evil would be cleansed — how much more one who does auspicious deeds; he does not go to an animal womb, nor is he born in a bad land.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.135
स्वर्गी भवति विप्रो वै मोक्षोपायं च विन्दति । अश्रद्दधानः पापायुर्नास्तिको ऽच्छिन्नसंशयः
svargī bhavati vipro vai mokṣopāyaṃ ca vindati / aśraddadhānaḥ pāpāyurnāstiko 'cchinnasaṃśayaḥ
The brahmin becomes a dweller in heaven and finds the means to release. The unbelieving man, he whose life is sinful, the denier, he whose doubt is not cut through,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.136
हेतुनिष्ठश्च पञ्चैते न तीर्थे फलभागिनः । गुरुतीर्थे परा सिद्धिस्तीर्थानां परमं पदम्
hetuniṣṭhaśca pañcaite na tīrthe phalabhāginaḥ / gurutīrthe parā siddhistīrthānāṃ paramaṃ padam
and he who relies (only) on reasoning — these five do not share in the fruit at a sacred ford. At the ford that is the teacher there is the highest attainment; (he is) the supreme station of fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.137
ध्यानं तीर्थं परं तस्माद्ब्रह्मतीर्थं सनातनम् । उपवासात्परं ध्यानमिन्द्रियाणां निवर्त्तनम्
dhyānaṃ tīrthaṃ paraṃ tasmādbrahmatīrthaṃ sanātanam / upavāsātparaṃ dhyānamindriyāṇāṃ nivarttanam
Higher than that is meditation as a ford; the ford that is brahman is eternal. Higher than fasting is meditation, the turning back of the senses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.138
उपवासनिबद्धैर्हि प्राणैरेव पुनः पुनः । प्राणापानौ वशे कृत्वा वशगानीन्दियाणि च
upavāsanibaddhairhi prāṇaireva punaḥ punaḥ / prāṇāpānau vaśe kṛtvā vaśagānīndiyāṇi ca
For with the breaths bound by fasting, again and again, having brought the out‑breath and in‑breath under control, and the senses made subject (to oneself),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.139
बुद्धिं मनसि संयम्य सर्वेषां तु निवर्त्तनम् । प्रत्याहारं कृतं विद्धि मोक्षोपायमसंशयम्
buddhiṃ manasi saṃyamya sarveṣāṃ tu nivarttanam / pratyāhāraṃ kṛtaṃ viddhi mokṣopāyamasaṃśayam
having restrained the intellect within the mind — the turning back of them all: know that to be pratyāhāra performed, the means of release, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.140
इन्द्रियाणां मनो घोरं बुद्ध्यादीनां विवर्त्तनम् । अना हारो क्षयं याति विद्यादनशनं तपः
indriyāṇāṃ mano ghoraṃ buddhyādīnāṃ vivarttanam / anā hāro kṣayaṃ yāti vidyādanaśanaṃ tapaḥ
The mind is dreadful for the senses; (there is) the turning away of intellect and the rest. Through not eating it goes to wasting; one should know fasting to be austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 13.141
निग्रहे बुद्धिमन्सोरन्यबुद्धिर्न जायते । क्षीणेषु सर्वदोषेषु क्षीणेष्वेवेन्द्रियेषु च
nigrahe buddhimansoranyabuddhirna jāyate / kṣīṇeṣu sarvadoṣeṣu kṣīṇeṣvevendriyeṣu ca
When intellect and mind are held in check, no other thought arises; and when all faults are worn away and the senses too are worn away,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 13.142
परिनिर्वाति शुद्धात्मा यथा वह्निरनिधनः । कारणेभ्यो गुणेभ्यश्च व्यक्ताव्यक्ताच्च कुत्स्नशः
parinirvāti śuddhātmā yathā vahniranidhanaḥ / kāraṇebhyo guṇebhyaśca vyaktāvyaktācca kutsnaśaḥ
the purified self goes out utterly, like a fire without fuel — (freed) from the causes and from the qualities, and from the manifest and unmanifest, wholly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition