Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 21
BndP 2 21.1
समाप्तश्चायं श्राद्धकल्पः । वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्थं प्रवर्त्तमानस्य जमदग्नेर्महात्मनः । वर्षाणि कतिचिद्राजन्व्यतीयुरमितौजसः
samāptaścāyaṃ śrāddhakalpaḥ / vasiṣṭha uvāca itthaṃ pravarttamānasya jamadagnermahātmanaḥ / varṣāṇi katicidrājanvyatīyuramitaujasaḥ
And this Śrāddha-kalpa is concluded. Vasiṣṭha said: While the great-souled Jamadagni of boundless energy was living in this manner, O king, some years passed by.
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BndP 2 21.2
रामो ऽपि नृपशार्दूल सर्वधर्मभृतां वरः । वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः
rāmo 'pi nṛpaśārdūla sarvadharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ / vedavedāṅgatattvajñaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
Rāma too, O tiger among kings, best of all upholders of dharma, knower of the truth of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, skilled in all the śāstras,
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BndP 2 21.3
पित्रोश्चकार शुश्रूषां विनीतात्मा महामतिः । प्रीतिं च निजचेष्टाभिरन्वहं पर्यवर्त्तयत्
pitroścakāra śuśrūṣāṃ vinītātmā mahāmatiḥ / prītiṃ ca nijaceṣṭābhiranvahaṃ paryavarttayat
—humble of spirit and of great understanding—rendered service to his parents, and day by day increased their affection by his own actions.
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BndP 2 21.4
इत्थं प्रवर्त्तमानस्य वर्षाणि कतिचिन्नृप । पित्रोः शुश्रूषयानैषीद्रामो मतिमतां वरः
itthaṃ pravarttamānasya varṣāṇi katicinnṛpa / pitroḥ śuśrūṣayānaiṣīdrāmo matimatāṃ varaḥ
Living in this way, O king, Rāma, the best of the wise, passed some years in the service of his parents.
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BndP 2 21.5
स कदाचिन्महातेजाः पितामह गुहं प्रति । गन्तुं व्यवसितो राजन्दैवेन च नियोजितः
sa kadācinmahātejāḥ pitāmaha guhaṃ prati / gantuṃ vyavasito rājandaivena ca niyojitaḥ
Once that greatly splendid one resolved to go to his grandfather's house, O king, being also impelled by fate.
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BndP 2 21.6
निपीड्य शिरसा पित्रोश्चरणौ भृगुपुङ्गवः । उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूतवा सप्रश्रयमिदं वचः
nipīḍya śirasā pitroścaraṇau bhṛgupuṅgavaḥ / uvāca prāñjalirbhūtavā sapraśrayamidaṃ vacaḥ
Pressing his parents' feet with his head, that bull among the Bhṛgus, with joined palms, spoke these words with deference:
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BndP 2 21.7
कञ्चिदर्थमहं तात मातरं त्वां च साम्प्रतम् । विज्ञापयितुमिच्छामि मम तच्छ्रोतुमर्हथः
kañcidarthamahaṃ tāta mātaraṃ tvāṃ ca sāmpratam / vijñāpayitumicchāmi mama tacchrotumarhathaḥ
"Father, I now wish to make known a certain matter to mother and to you; you two should hear it from me.
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BndP 2 21.8
पितामहमहं द्रष्टुमुत्कण्ठितमनाश्चिरम् । तस्मात्तत्पार्श्वमधुना गमिष्ये वामनुज्ञया
pitāmahamahaṃ draṣṭumutkaṇṭhitamanāściram / tasmāttatpārśvamadhunā gamiṣye vāmanujñayā
My mind has long been longing to see my grandfather; therefore I shall go now to his side with the permission of you both.
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BndP 2 21.9
आहूतश्चासकृत्तात सोत्कण्ठं प्रीयमाणया । पितामह्या बहुमुखैरिच्छन्त्या मम दर्शनम्
āhūtaścāsakṛttāta sotkaṇṭhaṃ prīyamāṇayā / pitāmahyā bahumukhairicchantyā mama darśanam
And I have been called more than once, father, with longing, by my loving grandmother, who wishes in many ways to see me.
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BndP 2 21.10
पितॄन्पितामहस्यापि प्रियमेव प्रदर्शनम् । सदीयं तेन तत्पार्श्वं गन्तुं मामनुजानत
pitṝnpitāmahasyāpi priyameva pradarśanam / sadīyaṃ tena tatpārśvaṃ gantuṃ māmanujānata
To show myself (there) is dear also to the Pitṛs and to the grandfather; therefore permit me to go to his side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 21.11
वसिष्ठ उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा संभ्रान्तं समुदीरितम् । हर्षेण महता युक्तौ साश्रुनेत्रौ बभूवतुः
vasiṣṭha uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā saṃbhrāntaṃ samudīritam / harṣeṇa mahatā yuktau sāśrunetrau babhūvatuḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Hearing these words of his, uttered in agitation, the two were filled with great joy and their eyes filled with tears.
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BndP 2 21.12
तमालिङ्ग्य महाभागं मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय सादरम् । अभिनन्द्याशिषा तात ह्युभौ ताविदमाहतुः
tamāliṅgya mahābhāgaṃ mūrdhnyupāghrāya sādaram / abhinandyāśiṣā tāta hyubhau tāvidamāhatuḥ
Embracing that greatly fortunate one, respectfully kissing him on the head, and greeting him with a blessing, both of them, dear one, said this:
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BndP 2 21.13
पितामहगृहं तात प्रयाहि त्वं यथासुखम् । पितामहपितामह्योः प्रीतये दर्शनाय च
pitāmahagṛhaṃ tāta prayāhi tvaṃ yathāsukham / pitāmahapitāmahyoḥ prītaye darśanāya ca
"Go, child, to your grandfather's house at your ease, for the pleasure of your grandfather and grandmother and to see them.
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BndP 2 21.14
तत्र गत्वा यथान्यायं तं शुश्रूषा परायणः । कञ्चित्कालं तयोर्वत्स प्रीतये वस तद्गृहे
tatra gatvā yathānyāyaṃ taṃ śuśrūṣā parāyaṇaḥ / kañcitkālaṃ tayorvatsa prītaye vasa tadgṛhe
Having gone there, devoted to serving him as is proper, dwell in their house for some time, child, for their pleasure.
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BndP 2 21.15
स्थित्वा नातिचिरं कालं तयोर्भूयो ऽप्यनुशय । अत्रागच्छ महाभाग क्षेमेणास्मद्दिदृक्षया
sthitvā nāticiraṃ kālaṃ tayorbhūyo 'pyanuśaya / atrāgaccha mahābhāga kṣemeṇāsmaddidṛkṣayā
Having stayed there no very long time, with their permission again, come back here, O greatly fortunate one, safely, out of the desire to see us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 21.16
क्षणार्द्धमपि शक्ताः स्थो न विना पुत्रदर्शनम् । तस्मात्पितामह गृहे न चिरात्स्थातुमर्हसि
kṣaṇārddhamapi śaktāḥ stho na vinā putradarśanam / tasmātpitāmaha gṛhe na cirātsthātumarhasi
We two are not able (to live) even half a moment without the sight of our son; therefore you must not stay long in your grandfather's house.
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BndP 2 21.17
तदाज्ञयाथ वा पुत्र प्रपितामहसन्निधिम् । गतो ऽपि शीघ्रमागच्छ क्रमेण तदनुज्ञया
tadājñayātha vā putra prapitāmahasannidhim / gato 'pi śīghramāgaccha krameṇa tadanujñayā
Or if by his command, son, you go into the presence of your great-grandfather, come back quickly, in due order, with his permission.
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BndP 2 21.18
वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्युक्तस्तौ परिक्रम्य प्रणम्य च महामतिः । पितरावप्यनुज्ञाप्य पितामहगृहं ततः
vasiṣṭha uvāca ityuktastau parikramya praṇamya ca mahāmatiḥ / pitarāvapyanujñāpya pitāmahagṛhaṃ tataḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed, that great-minded one circumambulated and bowed to them both, and taking leave of his parents, (set out) then for his grandfather's house.
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BndP 2 21.19
स गत्वा भृगुवर्यस्य ऋचीकस्य महात्मनः । प्रविवेशाश्रमं रामो मुनिशिष्योपशोभितम्
sa gatvā bhṛguvaryasya ṛcīkasya mahātmanaḥ / praviveśāśramaṃ rāmo muniśiṣyopaśobhitam
Having gone there, Rāma entered the hermitage of the great-souled Ṛcīka, best of the Bhṛgus, adorned with the sage's pupils,
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BndP 2 21.20
स्वाध्यायघोषैर्विपुलैः सर्वतः प्रतिनादितम् । प्रशान्तवैर सत्त्वाढ्यं सर्वसत्त्वमनोहरम्
svādhyāyaghoṣairvipulaiḥ sarvataḥ pratināditam / praśāntavaira sattvāḍhyaṃ sarvasattvamanoharam
(The hermitage) resounded on every side with the ample sounds of Vedic recitation, rich in beings whose enmity had been wholly stilled, delighting the minds of all creatures.
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BndP 2 21.21
स प्रविश्यश्रमं रम्यमृचीकं स्थितमासने । ददर्श रामो राजेन्द्र स पितामहमग्रतः
sa praviśyaśramaṃ ramyamṛcīkaṃ sthitamāsane / dadarśa rāmo rājendra sa pitāmahamagrataḥ
Having entered that lovely hermitage, Rāma, O lord of kings, saw Ṛcīka seated on a seat — his grandfather — before him.
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BndP 2 21.22
जाज्वल्यमानं तपसा धिष्ण्यस्थमिव पावकम् । उपासितं सत्यवत्या यथा दक्षिणायऽध्वरम्
jājvalyamānaṃ tapasā dhiṣṇyasthamiva pāvakam / upāsitaṃ satyavatyā yathā dakṣiṇāya'dhvaram
(He saw him) blazing with ascetic power like a fire set in its hearth, attended by Satyavatī as a sacrifice (is attended) by its priestly fee.
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BndP 2 21.23
स्वसमीपमुपायान्तं राममालोक्य तौ नृप । सुचिरं तं विमर्शेतां समाज्ञापूर्वदर्शनौ
svasamīpamupāyāntaṃ rāmamālokya tau nṛpa / suciraṃ taṃ vimarśetāṃ samājñāpūrvadarśanau
Seeing Rāma coming near to them, O king, the two pondered over him for a long while, for they had not seen him before, though they knew of him.
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BndP 2 21.24
को ऽयमेष तपोराशिः सर्वलत्रणपूजितः । बालो ऽयं बलवान्भातिगांभीर्यात्प्रश्रयेण च
ko 'yameṣa taporāśiḥ sarvalatraṇapūjitaḥ / bālo 'yaṃ balavānbhātigāṃbhīryātpraśrayeṇa ca
"Who is this, a mass of ascetic power, honoured by all? Though a boy, he is strong and shines with gravity and with modesty."
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BndP 2 21.25
एवं तयोश्चिन्तयतोः सहर्षं हृदि कौतुकात् । आससाद शनै रामः समीपे विनयान्वितः
evaṃ tayościntayatoḥ saharṣaṃ hṛdi kautukāt / āsasāda śanai rāmaḥ samīpe vinayānvitaḥ
While the two were thus wondering, with joy in their hearts out of curiosity, Rāma slowly drew near, full of humility.
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BndP 2 21.26
स्वनामगोत्रे मतिमानुक्त्वा पित्रोर्मुदान्वितः । संस्पृशंश्चरणौ मूर्ध्ना हस्ताभ्यां चाभ्यवादयत्
svanāmagotre matimānuktvā pitrormudānvitaḥ / saṃspṛśaṃścaraṇau mūrdhnā hastābhyāṃ cābhyavādayat
The wise one, filled with gladness, declared his own name and lineage to his father's parents, and touching their feet with his head and with his two hands, he made obeisance.
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BndP 2 21.27
ततस्तौ प्रीतमनसौ समुथाप्य च सत्तमम् । आशीर्भिरभिनन्देतां पृथक् पृथगुभावपि
tatastau prītamanasau samuthāpya ca sattamam / āśīrbhirabhinandetāṃ pṛthak pṛthagubhāvapi
Then those two, glad at heart, raised up that best of men and greeted him with blessings, each of them separately.
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BndP 2 21.28
तमाश्लिष्याङ्कमारोप्य हर्णाश्रुप्लुतलोचनौ । वीक्षन्तौ तन्मुखांभोजं परं हर्षमवापतुः
tamāśliṣyāṅkamāropya harṇāśruplutalocanau / vīkṣantau tanmukhāṃbhojaṃ paraṃ harṣamavāpatuḥ
Embracing him and setting him on their lap, their eyes flooded with tears of joy, gazing at his lotus-face, the two attained the highest delight.
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BndP 2 21.29
ततः सुखोपविष्टं तमात्मवंशसमुद्वहम् । अनामयमपृच्छेतां तावुभौ दंपती तदा
tataḥ sukhopaviṣṭaṃ tamātmavaṃśasamudvaham / anāmayamapṛcchetāṃ tāvubhau daṃpatī tadā
Then, when he was comfortably seated, that upholder of their own line — the two, husband and wife, asked him then about his well-being.
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BndP 2 21.30
पितरौ ते कुशलिनो वत्स किंभ्रातरस्तथा । अनायासेन ते वृत्तिर्वर्तते चाथ कर्हिचित्
pitarau te kuśalino vatsa kiṃbhrātarastathā / anāyāsena te vṛttirvartate cātha karhicit
"Are your parents well, child, and your brothers too? And does your livelihood go on at all times without hardship?"
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BndP 2 21.31
समस्ताभ्यां ततो राजन्नाचचक्षे यथोदितः । तथा स्वानुगतं पित्रोर्भ्रातॄणां चैव चेष्टितम्
samastābhyāṃ tato rājannācacakṣe yathoditaḥ / tathā svānugataṃ pitrorbhrātṝṇāṃ caiva ceṣṭitam
Then, O king, he related to them both, as it had happened, his own doings and the conduct of his parents and of his brothers.
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BndP 2 21.32
एवं तयोर्महाराज सत्प्रीतिजनितैगुणैः । प्रीयमाणो ऽवसद्रामः पितुः पित्रोर्न्निवेशने
evaṃ tayormahārāja satprītijanitaiguṇaiḥ / prīyamāṇo 'vasadrāmaḥ pituḥ pitrornniveśane
Thus, great king, Rāma dwelt in the dwelling of his father's parents, being cherished by the two with qualities born of true affection.
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BndP 2 21.33
स तस्मिन्सर्वभूतानां मनोनयननन्दनः । उवास कतिचिन्मासांस्तच्छुश्रूषापरायणः
sa tasminsarvabhūtānāṃ manonayananandanaḥ / uvāsa katicinmāsāṃstacchuśrūṣāparāyaṇaḥ
He, the delight of the minds and eyes of all beings, dwelt there some months, devoted to their service.
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BndP 2 21.34
अथानुज्ञाप्य तौ राजन्भृगुवर्यो महामनाः । पितामहगुरोर्गन्तुमियेषाश्रयमाश्रमम्
athānujñāpya tau rājanbhṛguvaryo mahāmanāḥ / pitāmahagurorgantumiyeṣāśrayamāśramam
Then, O king, that high-minded best of the Bhṛgus, taking leave of them, wished to go to the hermitage that was the refuge of his grandfather's teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 21.35
स ताभ्यां प्रीतियुक्ताभ्यामाशीर्भिरभिनन्दितः । यथा चाभ्यां प्रदिष्टेन यया वौर्वाश्रमं प्रति
sa tābhyāṃ prītiyuktābhyāmāśīrbhirabhinanditaḥ / yathā cābhyāṃ pradiṣṭena yayā vaurvāśramaṃ prati
Greeted with blessings by those two, who were full of affection, he went toward the hermitage of Aurva by the way they had pointed out to him.
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BndP 2 21.36
तं नमस्कृत्य विधिवच्च्यवनं च महातपाः । सप्रहर्षं तदाज्ञातः प्रययावाश्रमं भृगोः
taṃ namaskṛtya vidhivaccyavanaṃ ca mahātapāḥ / sapraharṣaṃ tadājñātaḥ prayayāvāśramaṃ bhṛgoḥ
Having duly bowed to him and to Cyavana, the great ascetic, with delight and by his permission, set out for the hermitage of Bhṛgu.
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BndP 2 21.37
स गत्वामुनिमुख्यस्य भृगोराश्रममण्डलम् । ददर्श शान्तचेतोभिर्मुनिभिः सर्वतो वृतम्
sa gatvāmunimukhyasya bhṛgorāśramamaṇḍalam / dadarśa śāntacetobhirmunibhiḥ sarvato vṛtam
Going to the hermitage-precinct of Bhṛgu, the foremost of sages, he saw it surrounded on all sides by sages of tranquil mind.
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BndP 2 21.38
सुस्निग्धशीतलच्छायैः सर्वर्तुकगुणान्वितैः । तरुभिः संवृतं प्रीतः फलपुष्पोत्तरान्वितैः
susnigdhaśītalacchāyaiḥ sarvartukaguṇānvitaiḥ / tarubhiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ prītaḥ phalapuṣpottarānvitaiḥ
Delighted, (he saw it) encircled by trees of very soft, cool shade, possessed of the virtues of every season, laden with excellent fruits and flowers.
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BndP 2 21.39
नानाखगकुलारावैर्मनःश्रोत्रसुखावहैः । ब्रह्मघोषैश्च विविधैः सर्वतः प्रतिनादितम्
nānākhagakulārāvairmanaḥśrotrasukhāvahaiḥ / brahmaghoṣaiśca vividhaiḥ sarvataḥ pratināditam
(It was) made to resound on all sides by the cries of flocks of various birds, pleasing to mind and ear, and by the manifold sounds of Vedic chanting.
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BndP 2 21.40
समन्त्राहुतिहोमोत्थधूमगन्धेन सर्वतः । निरस्तनिखिलाघौघं वनान्तरविसर्पिणा
samantrāhutihomotthadhūmagandhena sarvataḥ / nirastanikhilāghaughaṃ vanāntaravisarpiṇā
(The hermitage was) all around freed from every mass of sin by the fragrance of the smoke arisen from the oblations offered with mantras, (a fragrance) spreading through the interior of the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 21.41
समित्कुशाहरैर्दण्डमेखलाजिनमण्डितैः । अभितः शोभितं राजन्रम्यैर्मुनिकुमारकैः
samitkuśāharairdaṇḍamekhalājinamaṇḍitaiḥ / abhitaḥ śobhitaṃ rājanramyairmunikumārakaiḥ
It was adorned on all sides, O king, with charming young sages carrying fuel-sticks and kuśa grass, ornamented with staff, girdle, and antelope skin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 21.42
प्रसूनजलसंपूर्मपात्रहस्ताभिरन्तरा । शोभितं मुनिकल्याभिश्चरन्तीभिरितस्ततः
prasūnajalasaṃpūrmapātrahastābhirantarā / śobhitaṃ munikalyābhiścarantībhiritastataḥ
It was made lovely here and there within by the sages' wives moving about with vessels in their hands filled with flowers and water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 21.43
सपोतहरिणीयूथैर्विस्रंभादविशङ्किभिः । उटजाङ्गणपर्यन्ततरुच्छायास्वधिष्ठितम्
sapotahariṇīyūthairvisraṃbhādaviśaṅkibhiḥ / uṭajāṅgaṇaparyantatarucchāyāsvadhiṣṭhitam
It was occupied by herds of does with their fawns, unsuspicious out of trust, (resting) in the shade of the trees at the edges of the courtyards of the leaf-huts.
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BndP 2 21.44
रोमन्थतः परामृष्टियूथ साक्षिकमुत्प्रदैः । प्रारब्धताण्डवं केकीमयूरैर्मधुरस्वरैः
romanthataḥ parāmṛṣṭiyūtha sākṣikamutpradaiḥ / prārabdhatāṇḍavaṃ kekīmayūrairmadhurasvaraiḥ
(There) the dance was begun by sweet-voiced crying peacocks, ... with the herd chewing the cud looked on ...
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BndP 2 21.45
प्रविकीर्णकणोद्देशं मृगशब्दैः समीपगैः । अनालीढातपच्छायाशुष्यन्नीवारराशिभिः
pravikīrṇakaṇoddeśaṃ mṛgaśabdaiḥ samīpagaiḥ / anālīḍhātapacchāyāśuṣyannīvārarāśibhiḥ
Its ground was strewn with grains, (it resounded) with the cries of deer close by, with heaps of wild rice drying in a shade untouched by the sun's heat.
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BndP 2 21.46
हूयमानानलं काले पूज्यमानातिथिव्रजम् । अभ्यस्यमानच्छन्दौघं चिन्त्यमानगमोदितम्
hūyamānānalaṃ kāle pūjyamānātithivrajam / abhyasyamānacchandaughaṃ cintyamānagamoditam
There the fire was offered into at the (proper) times, the throng of guests was honoured, the mass of Vedic metres was recited in practice, and what is declared in the āgama was meditated upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 21.47
पठ्यमानाखिलस्मार्त्तं श्रौतार्थप्रविचारणम् । प्रारब्धपितृदेवेज्यं सर्वभूतमनोहरम्
paṭhyamānākhilasmārttaṃ śrautārthapravicāraṇam / prārabdhapitṛdevejyaṃ sarvabhūtamanoharam
There all the smṛti texts were being recited, the meanings of śruti investigated, sacrifices to the fathers and the gods begun; it charmed the minds of all beings.
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BndP 2 21.48
तपस्विजनभूयिष्ठमाकापुरुषसेवितम् । तपोवृद्धिकरं पुण्यं सर्वसत्त्वसुखास्पदम्
tapasvijanabhūyiṣṭhamākāpuruṣasevitam / tapovṛddhikaraṃ puṇyaṃ sarvasattvasukhāspadam
It abounded in ascetics, was frequented by... ; it caused the increase of austerity, was holy, and was a seat of happiness for all creatures.
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BndP 2 21.49
तपोधनानन्दकरं ब्रह्मलोकमिवापरम् । प्रसूनसौरभभ्राम्यन्मधुपारावनादितम्
tapodhanānandakaraṃ brahmalokamivāparam / prasūnasaurabhabhrāmyanmadhupārāvanāditam
It gave joy to those whose wealth is austerity, like a second Brahmā-world, resounding with swarms of bees wandering at the fragrance of the blossoms.
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BndP 2 21.50
सर्वतो वीज्यमानेन विविधेन नभस्वता । एवंविधगुणोपेतं पश्यन्नाश्रममुत्तमम्
sarvato vījyamānena vividhena nabhasvatā / evaṃvidhaguṇopetaṃ paśyannāśramamuttamam
...fanned on all sides by manifold breezes — seeing that supreme hermitage endowed with such qualities,
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BndP 2 21.51
प्रविवेश विनीतात्मा सुकृतीवामरालयम् । संप्रविश्यश्रमोपान्तं रामः स्वप्रपितामहम्
praviveśa vinītātmā sukṛtīvāmarālayam / saṃpraviśyaśramopāntaṃ rāmaḥ svaprapitāmaham
he entered, his self subdued, as a doer of good deeds enters the abode of the gods; and having entered the vicinity of the hermitage, Rāma (beheld) his own great-grandfather —
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BndP 2 21.54
ददर्श परितो राजन्मुनिशिष्यशतावृतम् । व्याख्यानवेदिकामध्ये निविष्टं कुशविष्टरे । सितश्मश्रुजटाकूर्चब्रह्मसूत्रोपशोभितम् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,२१।५२ ॥ वामेतरोरुमध्यास्त वामजङ्घेन जानुना ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,२१।५३ ॥ योगपट्टेन संवीतस्वदेहमृषिपुङ्गवम् । व्याख्यानमुद्राविलसत्सव्यपाणितलांबुजम्
dadarśa parito rājanmuniśiṣyaśatāvṛtam / vyākhyānavedikāmadhye niviṣṭaṃ kuśaviṣṭare / sitaśmaśrujaṭākūrcabrahmasūtropaśobhitam // bndp_2,21.52 // vāmetarorumadhyāsta vāmajaṅghena jānunā // bndp_2,21.53 // yogapaṭṭena saṃvītasvadehamṛṣipuṅgavam / vyākhyānamudrāvilasatsavyapāṇitalāṃbujam
He saw (him), O king, surrounded on all sides by hundreds of the sage's pupils, seated in the midst of the lecture-platform on a seat of kuśa grass, adorned with white beard, matted hair, tuft, and sacred thread; he sat upon his right thigh with the left shin and knee; that bull among sages, his body wrapped with a yoga-strap, the lotus of his right palm shining with the teaching-gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā);
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BndP 2 21.55
योगपट्टोपरिन्यस्तविभ्राजद्वामपाणिकम् । सम्यगारण्यवाक्यानां सूक्ष्मतत्त्वार्थसंहतिम्
yogapaṭṭoparinyastavibhrājadvāmapāṇikam / samyagāraṇyavākyānāṃ sūkṣmatattvārthasaṃhatim
his gleaming left hand laid upon the yoga-strap; (him) that treasury of austerity, who, unfolding fully the collected subtle real meaning of the Āraṇyaka utterances,
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BndP 2 21.56
विवृत्य मुनिमुख्येभ्यः श्रावयन्तं तपोनिधिम् । पितुः पितामहं द्दष्ट्वा रामस्तस्य महात्मनः
vivṛtya munimukhyebhyaḥ śrāvayantaṃ taponidhim / pituḥ pitāmahaṃ ddaṣṭvā rāmastasya mahātmanaḥ
was expounding it for the chief sages to hear — seeing his father's grandfather, Rāma (approached) that great soul
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BndP 2 21.57
शनैरिवमहाराज समीपं समुपागमत् । तमागतमुपालक्ष्य तत्प्रभावप्रधर्षिताः
śanairivamahārāja samīpaṃ samupāgamat / tamāgatamupālakṣya tatprabhāvapradharṣitāḥ
slowly, O great king, and came near (him). Noticing him arrived, overwhelmed by his power,
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BndP 2 21.58
शङ्कामवापुर्मुनयो दूरादेवाखिला नृप । तावदूभृगुरमेयात्मा तदागमनतोषितः
śaṅkāmavāpurmunayo dūrādevākhilā nṛpa / tāvadūbhṛgurameyātmā tadāgamanatoṣitaḥ
all the sages, O king, felt alarm from a distance; but meanwhile Bhṛgu of immeasurable spirit, delighted at his coming,
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BndP 2 21.59
निवृत्तान्यकथालापस्तं पश्यन्नास पार्थिव । रामो ऽपि तमुपागम्य विनयावनताननः
nivṛttānyakathālāpastaṃ paśyannāsa pārthiva / rāmo 'pi tamupāgamya vinayāvanatānanaḥ
broke off all other conversation and kept looking at him, O king. And Rāma too, approaching him, his face bowed in humility,
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BndP 2 21.60
अवन्दत यथान्ययमुपेन्द्र इव वेधसम् । अभिवाद्य यथान्यायं ख्यातिं च विनयान्वितः
avandata yathānyayamupendra iva vedhasam / abhivādya yathānyāyaṃ khyātiṃ ca vinayānvitaḥ
saluted him duly, as Upendra salutes the Creator; and having duly saluted him, and Khyāti too, filled with humility,
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BndP 2 21.61
तांश्च संभावयामास मुनीन्रामोयथावयः । तैश्च सर्वैर्मुदोपेतैराशीर्भिरभिवर्द्धितः
tāṃśca saṃbhāvayāmāsa munīnrāmoyathāvayaḥ / taiśca sarvairmudopetairāśīrbhirabhivarddhitaḥ
Rāma also paid respect to those sages according to their age; and honoured by all of them, who were full of joy, with blessings,
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BndP 2 21.62
उपाविवेश मेधावी भूमौ तेषामनुज्ञया । उपविष्टं ततो राममाशीर्भिरभिनन्दितम्
upāviveśa medhāvī bhūmau teṣāmanujñayā / upaviṣṭaṃ tato rāmamāśīrbhirabhinanditam
With their permission the wise (Rāma) sat down on the ground; then, when Rāma was seated and had been greeted with blessings —
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BndP 2 21.63
पप्रच्छकुशलप्रश्नं तमालोक्य भृगुस्तदा । कुशलं खलु ते वत्स पित्रोश्च किमनामयम्
papracchakuśalapraśnaṃ tamālokya bhṛgustadā / kuśalaṃ khalu te vatsa pitrośca kimanāmayam
Bhṛgu then, looking at him, asked the question about his welfare: "Are you well, child, and is there no illness for your parents?
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BndP 2 21.64
भ्रातॄणां चैव भवतःपितुः पित्रोस्तथैव च । किमर्थमागतो ऽत्र त्वमधुनामम सन्निधिम्
bhrātṝṇāṃ caiva bhavataḥpituḥ pitrostathaiva ca / kimarthamāgato 'tra tvamadhunāmama sannidhim
"And of your brothers, and of your father, and likewise of (his) parents? For what purpose have you come here into my presence now?
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BndP 2 21.65
केनापि वा त्वमादिष्टः स्वयमेवाथवागतः । ततोरामो यथान्यायं तस्मै सर्वमशेषतः
kenāpi vā tvamādiṣṭaḥ svayamevāthavāgataḥ / tatorāmo yathānyāyaṃ tasmai sarvamaśeṣataḥ
"Or were you sent by someone, or have you come of your own accord?" Then Rāma, properly, to him, everything without remainder —
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BndP 2 21.66
कथयामास यत्पृष्टं तदा तेन महात्मना । पितुर्मातुश्च वृत्तान्त भ्रातॄणां च महात्मनाम्
kathayāmāsa yatpṛṣṭaṃ tadā tena mahātmanā / piturmātuśca vṛttānta bhrātṝṇāṃ ca mahātmanām
— told what had been asked then by that great-souled one: the news of his father and mother and of his great-souled brothers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 21.67
पितुः प्रित्रोश्चकौशल्य दर्शनं च तयोर्नृप । एतदन्यच्च सकलं भृगोः सप्रश्रयं मुदा
pituḥ pritroścakauśalya darśanaṃ ca tayornṛpa / etadanyacca sakalaṃ bhṛgoḥ sapraśrayaṃ mudā
the welfare of his father and of (his) parents, and his meeting with those two, O king — this and all else, with deference and gladness, to Bhṛgu
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BndP 2 21.68
न्यवेदयद्यथान्यायमात्मनश्च समीहितम् । श्रुत्वैतदखिलं राजन्रामेण समुदीरितम्
nyavedayadyathānyāyamātmanaśca samīhitam / śrutvaitadakhilaṃ rājanrāmeṇa samudīritam
he reported duly, and also his own wish. Having heard all this, O king, that was uttered by Rāma,
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BndP 2 21.69
तं च दृष्ट्वा विशेषेण भृगुः प्रीतो ऽभ्यनन्दत । एवं तस्य प्रियं कुर्वन्नुत्कृष्टैरात्मकर्मभिः
taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā viśeṣeṇa bhṛguḥ prīto 'bhyanandata / evaṃ tasya priyaṃ kurvannutkṛṣṭairātmakarmabhiḥ
and having seen him, Bhṛgu was especially pleased and rejoiced. Thus doing what pleased him by his own excellent deeds,
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BndP 2 21.70
तत्राश्रमे ऽवसद्रामो दिनानि कतिचिन्नृप । ततः कदाचिदेकान्ते रामं मुनिवरोत्तमः
tatrāśrame 'vasadrāmo dināni katicinnṛpa / tataḥ kadācidekānte rāmaṃ munivarottamaḥ
Rāma dwelt there in the hermitage some days, O king. Then once, in a solitary place, the best of the foremost sages
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BndP 2 21.71
वत्सागच्छेति तं राजन्नुपाह्वयदुपह्वरे । सो ऽभिगम्य तमासीनमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः
vatsāgaccheti taṃ rājannupāhvayadupahvare / so 'bhigamya tamāsīnamabhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ
called him aside, saying "Come, child," O king. He, approaching him as he sat, saluting him with palms joined,
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BndP 2 21.72
तस्थौ तत्पुरतो रामः सुप्रीतेनान्तरात्मना । आशीर्भिरभिनन्द्याथ भृगुस्तं प्रीत मानसः
tasthau tatpurato rāmaḥ suprītenāntarātmanā / āśīrbhirabhinandyātha bhṛgustaṃ prīta mānasaḥ
Rāma stood before him with a well-pleased inner self. Then Bhṛgu, glad in mind, greeting him with blessings,
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BndP 2 21.73
प्राह नाधिगताशङ्कं राममालोक्य सादरम् । श्रुणु वत्स वचो मह्य यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि सांप्रतम्
prāha nādhigatāśaṅkaṃ rāmamālokya sādaram / śruṇu vatsa vaco mahya yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi sāṃpratam
spoke — looking at Rāma respectfully, (Rāma) having no lingering doubt: "Hear, child, my word, which I shall now tell you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 21.74
हितार्थं सर्वलोकानां तव चास्माकमेव च । गच्छ पुत्र ममादेशाद्धिमवन्तं महागिरिम्
hitārthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ tava cāsmākameva ca / gaccha putra mamādeśāddhimavantaṃ mahāgirim
"for the benefit of all the worlds, and of you and of us as well. Go, son, by my command, to Himavat, the great mountain,
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BndP 2 21.75
अधुनैवाश्रमादस्मात्तपसे धृतमानसः । तत्रगत्वा महाभाग कृत्वाश्रमापदं शुभम्
adhunaivāśramādasmāttapase dhṛtamānasaḥ / tatragatvā mahābhāga kṛtvāśramāpadaṃ śubham
"this very moment from this hermitage, with your mind fixed on ascetic practice. Going there, O greatly fortunate one, and making an auspicious hermitage-site,
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BndP 2 21.76
आराधय महादेवं तपसा नियमेन च । प्रीतिमुत्पाद्य तस्य त्वं भक्त्यानन्यगया चिरात्
ārādhaya mahādevaṃ tapasā niyamena ca / prītimutpādya tasya tvaṃ bhaktyānanyagayā cirāt
"propitiate Mahādeva with austerity and with restraint. Having produced his favour by devotion directed to no other, in time
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BndP 2 21.77
श्रेयो महदवाप्नोषि नात्र कार्या विजारणा । तरसा तव भक्त्या च प्रीतो भवति शङ्करः
śreyo mahadavāpnoṣi nātra kāryā vijāraṇā / tarasā tava bhaktyā ca prīto bhavati śaṅkaraḥ
"you will obtain a great good; no hesitation is to be made in this. By your ardour and your devotion Śaṅkara becomes pleased,
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BndP 2 21.78
करिष्यति च ते सर्वं मनसा यद्यदिच्छसि । तुष्टे तस्मिञ्जगन्नाथे शङ्करे भक्तवत्सले
kariṣyati ca te sarvaṃ manasā yadyadicchasi / tuṣṭe tasmiñjagannāthe śaṅkare bhaktavatsale
"and he will do for you everything that you desire in your mind. When that lord of the world, Śaṅkara, fond of his devotees, is satisfied,
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BndP 2 21.79
अस्त्रग्राममशेषं त्वं वणु पुत्र यथेप्सितम् । त्वया हितार्थं देवानां करणीयं सुदुष्करम्
astragrāmamaśeṣaṃ tvaṃ vaṇu putra yathepsitam / tvayā hitārthaṃ devānāṃ karaṇīyaṃ suduṣkaram
"choose, son, the whole host of weapons as you wish. By you, for the benefit of the gods, a very difficult task is to be done;
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