Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 24
BndP 2 24.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्युक्तस्तेन भूपाल रामो मतिमतां वरः । निरूप्य मनसा भूयस्तमुवाचाभिविस्मितम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca ityuktastena bhūpāla rāmo matimatāṃ varaḥ / nirūpya manasā bhūyastamuvācābhivismitam
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed by him, O protector of the earth, Rāma, best of the intelligent, having pondered again in his mind, spoke to him in great astonishment.
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BndP 2 24.2
राम उवाच कस्त्वं ब्रूहि महाभाग न वै प्राकृतपूरुषः । इन्द्रस्येवानुभावेन वपुरालक्ष्यते तव
rāma uvāca kastvaṃ brūhi mahābhāga na vai prākṛtapūruṣaḥ / indrasyevānubhāvena vapurālakṣyate tava
Rāma said: Tell (me), greatly fortunate one, who are you? Surely you are no ordinary man. By its majesty your body appears like Indra's.
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BndP 2 24.3
विचित्रार्थपदौदार्यगुणगांभीर्यजातिभिः । सर्वज्ञस्यैव ते वाणी श्रूयते ऽतिमनोहरा
vicitrārthapadaudāryaguṇagāṃbhīryajātibhiḥ / sarvajñasyaiva te vāṇī śrūyate 'timanoharā
By the wondrous meanings, the nobility of its words, its excellences, its profundity and its (fine) idiom, your speech, exceedingly charming, is heard as that of one omniscient indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 24.4
इन्द्रो वह्निर्यमो धाता वरुणो वा धनाधिपः । ईशानस्तपनो ब्रह्मा वायुः सोमो गुरुर्गुहः
indro vahniryamo dhātā varuṇo vā dhanādhipaḥ / īśānastapano brahmā vāyuḥ somo gururguhaḥ
Indra, Fire, Yama, Dhātā, Varuṇa, or the lord of wealth (Kubera), Īśāna, the Sun, Brahmā, Vāyu, Soma, the Guru (Bṛhaspati), Guha (Skanda) —
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BndP 2 24.5
एषामन्यतमः प्रायो भवान्भवितुमर्हति । अनुभावेन जातिस्ते हृदिशङ्कां तनोति मे
eṣāmanyatamaḥ prāyo bhavānbhavitumarhati / anubhāvena jātiste hṛdiśaṅkāṃ tanoti me
you must surely be some one of these; your (noble) kind, by its majesty, spreads doubt in my heart.
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BndP 2 24.6
मायावी भगवान्विष्णुः श्रूयते पुरुषोत्तमः । को वा त्वं वपुषानेन ब्रूहि मां समुपागतः
māyāvī bhagavānviṣṇuḥ śrūyate puruṣottamaḥ / ko vā tvaṃ vapuṣānena brūhi māṃ samupāgataḥ
The Lord Viṣṇu, the highest Person, is said to be a wielder of illusion. Or who are you who have come to me in this body? Tell (me).
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BndP 2 24.7
अथ वा जगतां नाथः सर्वज्ञः परमेश्वरः । परमात्मात्मसंभूतिरात्मारामः सनातनः
atha vā jagatāṃ nāthaḥ sarvajñaḥ parameśvaraḥ / paramātmātmasaṃbhūtirātmārāmaḥ sanātanaḥ
Or (are you) the lord of the worlds, the omniscient supreme Lord, the supreme Self, self-originated, delighting in himself, eternal—
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BndP 2 24.8
स्वच्छन्दचारी भगवाञ्छिवः सर्वजगन्मयः । वपुषानेन संयुक्ते भवान्भवितुमर्हति
svacchandacārī bhagavāñchivaḥ sarvajaganmayaḥ / vapuṣānena saṃyukte bhavānbhavitumarhati
the Lord Śiva, who moves at his own will, who is all the worlds: you must be he, joined with this body.
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BndP 2 24.9
नान्यस्येदृग्भवेल्लोके प्रभावानुगतं वपुः । जात्यर्थसौष्ठवोपेता वाणी चौदार्यशालिनी
nānyasyedṛgbhavelloke prabhāvānugataṃ vapuḥ / jātyarthasauṣṭhavopetā vāṇī caudāryaśālinī
No one else in the world would have such a body, conformable to (such) power, and speech endowed with excellence of idiom and meaning and abounding in nobility.
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BndP 2 24.10
मन्ये ऽहं भक्तवात्सल्याद्वानेन वपुषाहरः । प्रत्यक्षतामुपगतो संदेहो ऽस्मत्परीक्षया
manye 'haṃ bhaktavātsalyādvānena vapuṣāharaḥ / pratyakṣatāmupagato saṃdeho 'smatparīkṣayā
I think that Hara, out of fondness for his devotees, has come into visible presence with this body, (and) the doubt is (raised) by his testing of me.
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BndP 2 24.11
न केवलं भवान् व्याधस्तेषां नेदृग्विधाकृतिः । तस्मात्तुभ्यं नमस्तस्मै सुरुपं संप्रदर्शय
na kevalaṃ bhavān vyādhasteṣāṃ nedṛgvidhākṛtiḥ / tasmāttubhyaṃ namastasmai surupaṃ saṃpradarśaya
You are not a mere hunter: they do not have a form of this sort. Therefore homage to you—show (me) that fine form.
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BndP 2 24.12
आविष्कुर्वन्प्रसीदात्ममहिमानुगुणं वपुः । ममानेकविधा शङ्कामुच्येत येन मानसी
āviṣkurvanprasīdātmamahimānuguṇaṃ vapuḥ / mamānekavidhā śaṅkāmucyeta yena mānasī
Be gracious, revealing the body that befits your own greatness, by which my manifold mental doubt may be dispelled.
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BndP 2 24.13
प्रसीद सर्वभावेन बुद्धिमोहौ ममाधुना । प्रणाशय स्वरूपस्य ग्रहणादेव केवलम्
prasīda sarvabhāvena buddhimohau mamādhunā / praṇāśaya svarūpasya grahaṇādeva kevalam
Be gracious with all your being; destroy now my confusion of intellect merely by (my) apprehending your true form.
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BndP 2 24.14
प्रार्थयेत्वां महाभाग प्रणम्य शिरसासकृत् । कस्त्वं मे दर्शयात्मानं बद्धो ऽयं ते मयाञ्जलिः
prārthayetvāṃ mahābhāga praṇamya śirasāsakṛt / kastvaṃ me darśayātmānaṃ baddho 'yaṃ te mayāñjaliḥ
I entreat you, greatly fortunate one, bowing with my head again and again: who are you? Show yourself to me; this is my folded-hand salutation offered to you.
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BndP 2 24.15
इत्युक्त्वा तं महाभाग ज्ञातुमिच्छन्भृगूद्वहः । उपविश्य ततो भूमौ ध्यानमास्ते समाहितः
ityuktvā taṃ mahābhāga jñātumicchanbhṛgūdvahaḥ / upaviśya tato bhūmau dhyānamāste samāhitaḥ
Having said this to him, O greatly fortunate one, the scion of Bhṛgu, wishing to know (him), then sat down on the ground and remained in meditation, concentrated.
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BndP 2 24.16
बद्धपद्मासनो मौनी यतवाक्कायमानसः । निरुद्धप्राणसंचारो दध्यौ चिरमुदारधीः
baddhapadmāsano maunī yatavākkāyamānasaḥ / niruddhaprāṇasaṃcāro dadhyau ciramudāradhīḥ
Seated in the fixed lotus posture, silent, with speech, body and mind restrained, with the movement of his breath checked, the noble-minded one meditated long.
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BndP 2 24.17
सन्नियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं मनो हृदि निरुध्य च । चिन्तयामास देवेशं ध्यानदृष्ट्या जगद्गुरुम्
sanniyamyendriyagrāmaṃ mano hṛdi nirudhya ca / cintayāmāsa deveśaṃ dhyānadṛṣṭyā jagadgurum
Fully restraining the host of his senses and confining his mind in the heart, he contemplated with the eye of meditation the lord of gods, the teacher of the world.
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BndP 2 24.18
अपश्यच्च जगन्नाथमात्मसंधानचक्षुषा । स्वभक्तानुग्रहकरं मृगव्याधस्वरूपिणम्
apaśyacca jagannāthamātmasaṃdhānacakṣuṣā / svabhaktānugrahakaraṃ mṛgavyādhasvarūpiṇam
And with the eye (obtained) by joining (his mind) to the Self he saw the lord of the world, the bestower of grace on his own devotees, having the form of a deer-hunter.
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BndP 2 24.19
तत उन्मील्य नयने शीघ्रमुत्थाय भार्गवः । ददर्श देवं तेनैव वपुषा पुरतः स्थितम्
tata unmīlya nayane śīghramutthāya bhārgavaḥ / dadarśa devaṃ tenaiva vapuṣā purataḥ sthitam
Then, opening his eyes and rising quickly, the descendant of Bhṛgu saw the god standing before him in that very body.
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BndP 2 24.20
आत्मनो ऽनुग्रहार्थाय शरण्यं भक्तवत्सलम् । आविर्भूतं महाराज दृष्ट्वा रामः ससंभ्रमम्
ātmano 'nugrahārthāya śaraṇyaṃ bhaktavatsalam / āvirbhūtaṃ mahārāja dṛṣṭvā rāmaḥ sasaṃbhramam
Seeing (him) manifested for the sake of grace to himself, the refuge, fond of his devotees, O great king, Rāma, with agitation—
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BndP 2 24.21
रोमाञ्छोद्भिन्नसर्वाङ्गो हर्षाश्रुप्लुतलोचनः । पपात पादयोर्भूमौ भक्त्या तस्य महामतिः
romāñchodbhinnasarvāṅgo harṣāśruplutalocanaḥ / papāta pādayorbhūmau bhaktyā tasya mahāmatiḥ
with every limb bristling with hair standing up, his eyes flooded with tears of joy, the great-minded one fell to the ground at his feet in devotion.
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BndP 2 24.22
स गद्गदमुवाचैनं संभ्रमाकुलया गिरा । शरणं भव शर्वेति शङ्करेत्यसकृन्नृप
sa gadgadamuvācainaṃ saṃbhramākulayā girā / śaraṇaṃ bhava śarveti śaṅkaretyasakṛnnṛpa
With a voice broken and confused by agitation he said to him, "Be (my) refuge, O Śarva!" and "O Śaṅkara!" again and again, O king.
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BndP 2 24.23
ततः स्वरुपधृक् शंभुस्तद्भक्तिपरितोषितः । राममुत्थापयामास प्रणा मावनतं भुवि
tataḥ svarupadhṛk śaṃbhustadbhaktiparitoṣitaḥ / rāmamutthāpayāmāsa praṇā māvanataṃ bhuvi
Then Śambhu, assuming his own form, well pleased by his devotion, raised up Rāma, who lay bowed down on the ground in obeisance.
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BndP 2 24.24
उत्थापितो जगद्धात्रा स्वहस्ताभ्यां भृगूद्वहः । तुष्टाव देवदेवेशं पुरः स्थित्वा कृताजलिः
utthāpito jagaddhātrā svahastābhyāṃ bhṛgūdvahaḥ / tuṣṭāva devadeveśaṃ puraḥ sthitvā kṛtājaliḥ
Raised up by the maker of the world with his own two hands, the scion of Bhṛgu praised the lord of the lords of gods, standing before (him) with folded hands.
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BndP 2 24.25
राम उवाच नमस्ते देवदेवाय शङ्करायादिमूर्त्तये । नमः शर्वाय शान्ताय शाश्वताय नमोनमः
rāma uvāca namaste devadevāya śaṅkarāyādimūrttaye / namaḥ śarvāya śāntāya śāśvatāya namonamaḥ
Rāma said: Homage to you, god of gods, to Śaṅkara, whose form is the first (of all); homage to Śarva, to the tranquil one, to the everlasting one, homage again and again.
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BndP 2 24.26
नमस्ते नीलकण्ठाय नीललोहितमूर्त्तये । नमस्ते भूतनाथाय भूतवासाय ते नमः
namaste nīlakaṇṭhāya nīlalohitamūrttaye / namaste bhūtanāthāya bhūtavāsāya te namaḥ
Homage to you, the blue-throated, whose form is blue and red; homage to you, lord of beings, homage to you who dwell among beings (or: who are the abode of beings).
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BndP 2 24.27
व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपाय महादेवाय मीढुषे । शिवाय बहुरूपाय त्रिनेत्राय नमोनमः
vyaktāvyaktasvarūpāya mahādevāya mīḍhuṣe / śivāya bahurūpāya trinetrāya namonamaḥ
To him whose nature is manifest and unmanifest, to Mahādeva, to the bountiful one, to Śiva of many forms, to the three-eyed, homage again and again.
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BndP 2 24.28
शरणं भव मे शर्व त्वद्भक्तस्य जगत्पते । भूयो ऽनन्याश्रयाणां तु त्वमेव हि परायणम्
śaraṇaṃ bhava me śarva tvadbhaktasya jagatpate / bhūyo 'nanyāśrayāṇāṃ tu tvameva hi parāyaṇam
Be a refuge to me, O Śarva, to your devotee, O lord of the world; for again, for those who have no other resort, you alone are the final recourse.
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BndP 2 24.29
यन्मयापकृतं देव दुरुक्तं वापि शङ्कर । अजानता त्वां भगवन्मम तत्क्षन्तुमर्हसि
yanmayāpakṛtaṃ deva duruktaṃ vāpi śaṅkara / ajānatā tvāṃ bhagavanmama tatkṣantumarhasi
Whatever wrong has been done by me, O god, or ill spoken, O Śaṅkara, in ignorance of you, O Blessed One, that you should forgive in me.
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BndP 2 24.30
अनन्यवेद्यरुपस्य सद्भावमिहकः पुमान् । त्वामृते तव सर्वेश सम्यक् शक्रोति वेदितुम्
ananyavedyarupasya sadbhāvamihakaḥ pumān / tvāmṛte tava sarveśa samyak śakroti veditum
O lord of all, what man here, apart from you, is able to know rightly the true being of you, whose form is knowable by no other?
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BndP 2 24.31
तस्मात्त्वं सर्वभावेन प्रसीद मम शङ्कर । नान्यास्ति मे गतिस्तुभ्यं नमो भूयो नमो नमः
tasmāttvaṃ sarvabhāvena prasīda mama śaṅkara / nānyāsti me gatistubhyaṃ namo bhūyo namo namaḥ
Therefore be gracious to me with your whole being, O Śaṅkara; there is no other refuge for me. Homage to you, again homage, homage.
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BndP 2 24.32
वसिष्ठ उवाच इति संस्तूयमानस्तु कृताञ्जलिपुटं पुरः । तिष्ठन्तमाह भगवान्प्रसन्नात्मा जगन्मयः
vasiṣṭha uvāca iti saṃstūyamānastu kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ puraḥ / tiṣṭhantamāha bhagavānprasannātmā jaganmayaḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus being praised, the Blessed One, pervading the world, with mind well pleased, spoke to him who stood before (him) with hollowed palms joined.
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BndP 2 24.33
भगवानुवाच प्रीतो ऽस्मि भवते तात तपसानेन सांप्रतम् । भक्त्या चैवानपायिन्या ह्यपि भार्गवसत्तम
bhagavānuvāca prīto 'smi bhavate tāta tapasānena sāṃpratam / bhaktyā caivānapāyinyā hyapi bhārgavasattama
The Blessed One said: I am now pleased with you, my child, by this austerity, and also by (your) unfailing devotion, O best of the Bhārgavas.
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BndP 2 24.34
दास्ये चाभि मतं सवे भवते ऽहं त्वया वृतम् । भक्तो हि मे त्वमत्यर्थं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
dāsye cābhi mataṃ save bhavate 'haṃ tvayā vṛtam / bhakto hi me tvamatyarthaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
And I will give you all that is desired, whatever is chosen by you; for you are exceedingly devoted to me — no deliberation is to be made about this.
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BndP 2 24.35
मयैवावगतं सर्वं त्दृदि वत्ते ऽद्यवर्त्तते । तस्माद्ब्रवीमि यत्त्वाहं तत्कुरुष्वाविशङ्कितम्
mayaivāvagataṃ sarvaṃ tdṛdi vatte 'dyavarttate / tasmādbravīmi yattvāhaṃ tatkuruṣvāviśaṅkitam
All that dwells in your heart today is known by me alone; therefore what I tell you, do that without hesitation.
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BndP 2 24.36
नास्त्राणां धारणे वत्स विद्यते शक्तिरद्य ते । रौद्राणां तेन भूयो ऽपि तपो घोरं समाचर
nāstrāṇāṃ dhāraṇe vatsa vidyate śaktiradya te / raudrāṇāṃ tena bhūyo 'pi tapo ghoraṃ samācara
You have not at present, my child, the power to bear the weapons of Rudra; therefore practise once more a terrible austerity.
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BndP 2 24.37
परीत्य पृथिवीं सर्वां सर्वतीर्थेषु च क्रमात् । स्रात्वा पवित्रदेहस्त्तवं सर्वाण्यस्त्राण्यवाप्स्यसि
parītya pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ sarvatīrtheṣu ca kramāt / srātvā pavitradehasttavaṃ sarvāṇyastrāṇyavāpsyasi
Having circumambulated the whole earth and bathed in all the sacred fords in order, with your body purified you will obtain all the weapons.
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BndP 2 24.38
इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे देवस्तेनैव वपुषा विभुः । रामस्य पश्यतो राजन्क्षणेन भवभागकृत्
ityuktvāntardadhe devastenaiva vapuṣā vibhuḥ / rāmasya paśyato rājankṣaṇena bhavabhāgakṛt
Having said this, the god, the pervading lord, the giver of a share in existence, vanished in that very body in an instant, while Rāma looked on, O king.
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BndP 2 24.39
अन्तर्हिते जगन्नाथे रामो नत्वा तु शङ्करम् । परीत्यवसुधां सर्वां तीर्थस्नाने ऽकरोन्मनः
antarhite jagannāthe rāmo natvā tu śaṅkaram / parītyavasudhāṃ sarvāṃ tīrthasnāne 'karonmanaḥ
When the lord of the world had vanished, Rāma, having bowed to Śaṅkara, set his mind on circumambulating the whole earth and bathing at the sacred fords.
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BndP 2 24.40
ततः स पृथिवीं सर्वां परिक्रम्य यथाक्रमम् । चकार सर्वतीर्थेषु स्नानं विधिवदात्मवान्
tataḥ sa pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ parikramya yathākramam / cakāra sarvatīrtheṣu snānaṃ vidhivadātmavān
Then, having circumambulated the whole earth in due order, self-possessed, he performed bathing at all the sacred fords according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.41
तीर्थेषु क्षेत्रमुख्येषु तथा देवालयेषु च । पितॄन्देवांश्च विधिवदतर्पयदतन्द्रितः
tīrtheṣu kṣetramukhyeṣu tathā devālayeṣu ca / pitṝndevāṃśca vidhivadatarpayadatandritaḥ
At the fords, at the chief holy places, and likewise at the temples of the gods, he tirelessly satisfied the ancestors and the gods according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.42
उपवासतपोहोमजपस्नानादिसुक्रियाः । तीर्थेषु विधिवत्कुर्वन्परिचक्राम मेदिनीम्
upavāsatapohomajapasnānādisukriyāḥ / tīrtheṣu vidhivatkurvanparicakrāma medinīm
Performing duly at the sacred fords the good observances—fasting, austerity, oblation, muttered prayer, bathing and the rest—he wandered over the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.43
एवं क्रमेण तीर्थेषु स्नात्वा चैव वसुंधराम् । प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य शनैः शुद्धदेहो ऽभवन्नृप
evaṃ krameṇa tīrtheṣu snātvā caiva vasuṃdharām / pradakṣiṇīkṛtya śanaiḥ śuddhadeho 'bhavannṛpa
Thus in due order, having bathed at the sacred fords and having slowly circumambulated the earth, he became pure of body, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.44
परीत्यैवं वसुमतीं भार्गवः शंभुशासनात् । जगाम् भूयस्तं देशं यत्र पूर्वमुवास सः
parītyaivaṃ vasumatīṃ bhārgavaḥ śaṃbhuśāsanāt / jagām bhūyastaṃ deśaṃ yatra pūrvamuvāsa saḥ
Having thus gone round the earth by Śambhu's command, the son of Bhṛgu went again to that region where he had formerly dwelt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.45
गत्वा राजन्सतत्रैव स्थित्वा देवमुमापतिम् । भक्त्या संपूजयामास तपोभिर्न्नियमैरपि
gatvā rājansatatraiva sthitvā devamumāpatim / bhaktyā saṃpūjayāmāsa tapobhirnniyamairapi
Having gone there, O king, and staying in that very place, he worshipped the god, the husband of Umā, with devotion, and also with austerities and observances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.46
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु देवानामसुरैः सह । बभूव सुचिरं राजन्संग्रामो रोमहर्षणः
etasminneva kāle tu devānāmasuraiḥ saha / babhūva suciraṃ rājansaṃgrāmo romaharṣaṇaḥ
But at just this time there was, O king, a long-lasting, hair-raising battle of the gods with the asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.47
ततो देवान्पराजित्य युद्धे ऽतिबलिनो ऽसुराः । अवापुरमरैश्वर्यमशेषमकुतोभयाः
tato devānparājitya yuddhe 'tibalino 'surāḥ / avāpuramaraiśvaryamaśeṣamakutobhayāḥ
Then the exceedingly mighty asuras, having defeated the gods in battle, obtained the whole sovereignty of the immortals, fearing nothing from any quarter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.48
युद्धे पराजिता देवाः सकला वासवादयः । शङ्करं शरणं चग्मुर्हतैश्वर्या ह्यरातिभिः
yuddhe parājitā devāḥ sakalā vāsavādayaḥ / śaṅkaraṃ śaraṇaṃ cagmurhataiśvaryā hyarātibhiḥ
Defeated in battle, all the gods, Vāsava and the rest, their sovereignty destroyed by their foes, went to Śaṅkara for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.49
तोषयित्वा जगन्नाथं प्रणामजय संस्तवैः । प्रार्थयामासुरसुरान्हन्तुं देवाः पिनाकिनम्
toṣayitvā jagannāthaṃ praṇāmajaya saṃstavaiḥ / prārthayāmāsurasurānhantuṃ devāḥ pinākinam
Having pleased the Lord of the world with obeisances and hymns of praise, the gods entreated the bearer of the Pināka to slay the asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.50
ततस्तेषां प्रतिश्रुत्य दानवानां वधं नृप । देवानां वरदः शंभुर्महो दरमुवाच ह
tatasteṣāṃ pratiśrutya dānavānāṃ vadhaṃ nṛpa / devānāṃ varadaḥ śaṃbhurmaho daramuvāca ha
Then, having promised them the slaying of the Dānavas, O king, Śambhu, the granter of boons to the gods, spoke to Mahodara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.51
हिमद्रेर्दक्षिणे भागे रामो नाम महातपाः । मुनिपुत्रो ऽतितेजस्वी मामुद्दिश्य तपस्यति
himadrerdakṣiṇe bhāge rāmo nāma mahātapāḥ / muniputro 'titejasvī māmuddiśya tapasyati
"On the southern side of the Himālaya a great ascetic named Rāma, a sage's son, of exceeding brilliance, practises austerity with me as his aim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.52
तत्र गत्वात्वमद्यैव निवेद्य मम शासनम् । महोदर तपस्यन्तं तमिहानय माचिरम्
tatra gatvātvamadyaiva nivedya mama śāsanam / mahodara tapasyantaṃ tamihānaya māciram
Going there this very day, Mahodara, and announcing my command, bring him here without delay, as he is practising austerity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.53
इत्याज्ञप्रस्तथेत्युक्त्वा प्रणभ्येशं महोदरः । जगाम वायुवेगेन यत्र रामो व्यवस्थितः
ityājñaprastathetyuktvā praṇabhyeśaṃ mahodaraḥ / jagāma vāyuvegena yatra rāmo vyavasthitaḥ
Thus commanded, Mahodara said "So be it," and bowing to the Lord, went with the speed of the wind to where Rāma was stationed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.54
समासाद्य स तं देशं दृष्ट्वा रामं महामुनिम् । तपस्यन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच विनयान्वितः
samāsādya sa taṃ deśaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ mahāmunim / tapasyantamidaṃ vākyamuvāca vinayānvitaḥ
Having reached that region and seen Rāma, the great sage, practising austerity, he spoke this word, full of courtesy:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.55
द्रष्टुमिच्छति शम्भुस्त्वां भृगुवर्यं तदाज्ञया । आगतो ऽहं तदागच्छ तत्पादांबुजसन्निधिम्
draṣṭumicchati śambhustvāṃ bhṛguvaryaṃ tadājñayā / āgato 'haṃ tadāgaccha tatpādāṃbujasannidhim
"Śambhu wishes to see you, best of the Bhṛgus; by his command I have come. So come to the presence of his lotus feet."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.56
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य शीघ्रमुत्थाय भार्गवः । तदाज्ञां शिरसानन्द्य तथेति प्रत्यभाषत
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya śīghramutthāya bhārgavaḥ / tadājñāṃ śirasānandya tatheti pratyabhāṣata
Hearing that speech of his, the son of Bhṛgu rose quickly, and welcoming that command with (a bow of) his head, replied, "So be it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.57
ततो रामं त्वरोपेतः शंभुपार्श्वं महोदरः । प्रापयामास सहसा कैलासे नागसत्तमे
tato rāmaṃ tvaropetaḥ śaṃbhupārśvaṃ mahodaraḥ / prāpayāmāsa sahasā kailāse nāgasattame
Then Mahodara, filled with haste, at once brought Rāma to Śambhu's side on Kailāsa, best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.58
सहितं सकलैर्भूतैरिन्द्राद्यैश्च सहामरैः । ददर्श भार्गवश्रेष्ठः शङ्करं भक्तवत्सलम्
sahitaṃ sakalairbhūtairindrādyaiśca sahāmaraiḥ / dadarśa bhārgavaśreṣṭhaḥ śaṅkaraṃ bhaktavatsalam
The best of the Bhārgavas beheld Śaṅkara, fond of his devotees, together with all the beings and with the immortals headed by Indra;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.59
संस्तूयमानं मुनिभिर्नारदाद्यैस्तपोधनैः । गन्धर्वैरुपगायद्भिर्नृत्यद्भिश्चाप्सरोगणैः
saṃstūyamānaṃ munibhirnāradādyaistapodhanaiḥ / gandharvairupagāyadbhirnṛtyadbhiścāpsarogaṇaiḥ
being praised by the sages rich in austerity, Nārada and the rest, by the Gandharvas singing, and by the troops of Apsarases dancing;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.60
उपास्यमानं देवेशं गजचर्मधृताम्बरम् । भस्मोद्धूलितसर्वाङ्गं त्रिनेत्रं चन्द्रशेखरम्
upāsyamānaṃ deveśaṃ gajacarmadhṛtāmbaram / bhasmoddhūlitasarvāṅgaṃ trinetraṃ candraśekharam
the Lord of gods being attended upon, wearing the elephant's hide as his garment, all his limbs dusted with ash, three-eyed, with the moon on his crest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.61
धृतपिङ्गजटाभारं नागाभरमभूषितम् । प्रलम्बोष्ठभुजं सौम्यं प्रसन्नमुखपङ्कजम्
dhṛtapiṅgajaṭābhāraṃ nāgābharamabhūṣitam / pralamboṣṭhabhujaṃ saumyaṃ prasannamukhapaṅkajam
bearing a mass of tawny matted hair, adorned with serpents as ornaments, with pendulous lips and arms, gentle, his lotus face serene;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.62
आस्थितं काञ्चने पट्टे गीर्वाणसमितौ नृप । उपासर्पत्तु देवेशं भृगुवर्यः कृताञ्जलिः
āsthitaṃ kāñcane paṭṭe gīrvāṇasamitau nṛpa / upāsarpattu deveśaṃ bhṛguvaryaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ
(He was) seated on a golden seat in the assembly of the gods, O king; and the best of the Bhṛgus, with joined palms, approached the lord of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.63
श्रीकण्ठदर्शनोद्वत्तरोमाञ्चाञ्चितविग्रहः । बाष्पत्तु सिक्तकायेन स तु गत्वा हरान्तिकम्
śrīkaṇṭhadarśanodvattaromāñcāñcitavigrahaḥ / bāṣpattu siktakāyena sa tu gatvā harāntikam
His body thrilled with hair standing erect at the sight of Śrīkaṇṭha, his body drenched with tears, he went near to Hara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.64
भक्त्या ससंभ्रमं वाचा हर्षगद्गदयासकृत् । नमस्ते देवदेवेति व्यालपन्नाकुलाक्षरम्
bhaktyā sasaṃbhramaṃ vācā harṣagadgadayāsakṛt / namaste devadeveti vyālapannākulākṣaram
With devotion, in agitation, repeatedly, with a voice choked with joy, he cried out again and again, 'Homage to you, O god of gods!' — the syllables confused.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.65
पपात संस्पृशन्मूर्ध्ना चरणौ पुरविद्विषः । पश्यतां देववृन्दानां मध्ये भृगुकुलोद्वहम्
papāta saṃspṛśanmūrdhnā caraṇau puravidviṣaḥ / paśyatāṃ devavṛndānāṃ madhye bhṛgukulodvaham
He fell, touching with his head the feet of the enemy of the (three) cities, in the midst of the assembled gods who looked on — he, the upholder of the Bhṛgu line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.66
तमुत्थाप्य शिवः प्रीतः प्रसन्नमुखपङ्कजम् । रामं मधुरया वाचा प्रहसन्नाह सादरम्
tamutthāpya śivaḥ prītaḥ prasannamukhapaṅkajam / rāmaṃ madhurayā vācā prahasannāha sādaram
Śiva, pleased, raised him up and, smiling, addressed Rāma respectfully with sweet speech — (Rāma) whose lotus-face was serene.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.67
इमे दैत्यगणैः क्रान्ताः स्वाधिष्ठानात्परिच्युताः । अशक्रुवन्तस्तान्हन्तुं गीर्वाणा मामुपागताः
ime daityagaṇaiḥ krāntāḥ svādhiṣṭhānātparicyutāḥ / aśakruvantastānhantuṃ gīrvāṇā māmupāgatāḥ
These gods, overrun by the hosts of demons and fallen from their own stations, unable to slay them, have come to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.68
तस्मान्ममाज्ञया राम देवानां च प्रियेप्सया । जहि दैत्यगणान्सर्वान्समर्थस्त्वं हि मे मतः
tasmānmamājñayā rāma devānāṃ ca priyepsayā / jahi daityagaṇānsarvānsamarthastvaṃ hi me mataḥ
Therefore, Rāma, by my command and out of a wish to do what pleases the gods, slay all the hosts of demons; for you are, in my judgment, capable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.69
ततो रामो ऽब्रवीच्छर्वं प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः । शृण्वतां सर्वदेवानां सप्रश्रयमिदं वचः
tato rāmo 'bravīccharvaṃ praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ / śṛṇvatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ sapraśrayamidaṃ vacaḥ
Then Rāma, having bowed down with joined palms, spoke this deferential word to Śarva, while all the gods listened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.70
स्वामिन्न विदितं किं ते सर्वज्ञस्याखिलात्मनः । तथापि विज्ञापयतो वचनं मे ऽवधारय
svāminna viditaṃ kiṃ te sarvajñasyākhilātmanaḥ / tathāpi vijñāpayato vacanaṃ me 'vadhāraya
Lord, what is not known to you, the all-knowing, whose self is everything? Yet attend to my word as I make my submission.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.71
यदि शक्रादिभिर्देवैरखिलैरमरारयः । न शक्या हन्तुमेकस्य शक्याः स्यस्ते कथं मम
yadi śakrādibhirdevairakhilairamarārayaḥ / na śakyā hantumekasya śakyāḥ syaste kathaṃ mama
If the foes of the immortals cannot be slain by all the gods together with Indra at their head, how could they be within the power of me alone?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.72
अनस्त्रज्ञो ऽस्मि देवेश युद्धानामप्यकोविदः । कथं हनिष्ये सकलान्सुरशत्रूननायुधः
anastrajño 'smi deveśa yuddhānāmapyakovidaḥ / kathaṃ haniṣye sakalānsuraśatrūnanāyudhaḥ
I do not know weapons, O lord of gods, and I am unskilled in battles; how shall I, weaponless, slay all the enemies of the gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.73
इत्युक्तस्तेन देवेशः सितं कालाग्निसप्रभम् । शैवमस्त्रमयं तेजो ददौ तस्मै महात्मने
ityuktastena deveśaḥ sitaṃ kālāgnisaprabham / śaivamastramayaṃ tejo dadau tasmai mahātmane
Thus addressed by him, the lord of gods gave to that great one a white radiance, bright as the fire of doom, consisting of the Śaiva weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.74
आत्मीयं परशुं दत्वा सर्वशस्त्राभिभावकम् । रामपाह प्रसन्नात्मा गीर्वाणानां तु शृण्वतम्
ātmīyaṃ paraśuṃ datvā sarvaśastrābhibhāvakam / rāmapāha prasannātmā gīrvāṇānāṃ tu śṛṇvatam
Having given his own axe, which overpowers all weapons, he of serene mind spoke to Rāma while the gods listened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.75
मत्प्रसादेन सकलान्सुरशत्रून्विनिघ्नतः । शक्तिर्भवतु ते सौम्य समस्तारिदुरासदा
matprasādena sakalānsuraśatrūnvinighnataḥ / śaktirbhavatu te saumya samastāridurāsadā
By my grace, gentle one, let there be in you, as you slay all the enemies of the gods, a power unassailable by all foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.76
अनेनैवायुधेन त्वं गच्छ युध्यस्व शत्रुभिः । स्वयमेव च वेत्सि त्वं यथावद्युद्धकौशलम्
anenaivāyudhena tvaṃ gaccha yudhyasva śatrubhiḥ / svayameva ca vetsi tvaṃ yathāvadyuddhakauśalam
With this very weapon go and fight with the enemies; and you yourself know skill in battle as it should be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.77
वसिष्ठ उवाच एवमुक्तस्ततो रामः शंभुना तं प्रणम्य च । जग्राह परशुं शैव विबुधारिवधोद्यतः
vasiṣṭha uvāca evamuktastato rāmaḥ śaṃbhunā taṃ praṇamya ca / jagrāha paraśuṃ śaiva vibudhārivadhodyataḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed by Śambhu, Rāma then bowed to him and took up the axe of Śiva, intent on slaying the enemies of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.78
ततः स शुशुभे रामो विष्णुतेर्ञ्जो ऽशसंभवः । रुद्रभक्त्या समायुक्तो द्युत्येव सवितुर्महः
tataḥ sa śuśubhe rāmo viṣṇuterñjo 'śasaṃbhavaḥ / rudrabhaktyā samāyukto dyutyeva saviturmahaḥ
Then that Rāma shone, born of a portion of Viṣṇu's energy, joined with devotion to Rudra, as the sun's brilliance shines with its radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 24.79
सो ऽनुज्ञातस्त्रिनेत्रेण देवैः सर्वैः समन्वितः । जगाम हन्तुमसुरान्युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः
so 'nujñātastrinetreṇa devaiḥ sarvaiḥ samanvitaḥ / jagāma hantumasurānyuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ
Permitted by the three-eyed god, accompanied by all the gods, he went to slay the asuras, resolved upon battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.80
ततो ऽभवत्पुनर्युद्धं देवानामसुरैः सह । त्रैलोक्यविजयोद्युक्तै राजन्नतिभयङ्करम्
tato 'bhavatpunaryuddhaṃ devānāmasuraiḥ saha / trailokyavijayodyuktai rājannatibhayaṅkaram
Then again there was a battle of the gods with the asuras, who were bent on conquering the three worlds — a most terrifying one, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.81
अथ रामो महाबाहुस्तस्मिन्युद्धे सुदारुणे । कुद्धः परशुना तेन निजघान महासुरान्
atha rāmo mahābāhustasminyuddhe sudāruṇe / kuddhaḥ paraśunā tena nijaghāna mahāsurān
Then mighty-armed Rāma, enraged, in that most dreadful battle, struck down the great asuras with that axe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.82
प्रहारैरशनिप्रख्यैर्निघ्नन्दैत्यान्सहस्रशः । चचार समरे रामः क्रुद्धः काल इवापरः
prahārairaśaniprakhyairnighnandaityānsahasraśaḥ / cacāra samare rāmaḥ kruddhaḥ kāla ivāparaḥ
Slaying the Daityas by thousands with blows like thunderbolts, Rāma, enraged, ranged over the battlefield like a second Death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.83
हत्वा तु सकलान्दैत्यान्देवान्सर्वानहर्षयत् । क्षणेन नाशयामास रामः प्रहरतां वरः
hatvā tu sakalāndaityāndevānsarvānaharṣayat / kṣaṇena nāśayāmāsa rāmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ
Having slain all the Daityas, he gladdened all the gods; in an instant Rāma, the best of strikers, destroyed (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.84
रामेण हन्यमा नास्तु समस्ता दैत्यदानवाः । ददृशुः सर्वतो रामं हतशेषा भयान्विताः
rāmeṇa hanyamā nāstu samastā daityadānavāḥ / dadṛśuḥ sarvato rāmaṃ hataśeṣā bhayānvitāḥ
As they were being slain by Rāma, all the Daityas and Dānavas — those who survived the slaughter — saw Rāma on every side and were filled with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.85
हतेष्वसुरसंघेषु विद्रुतेषु च कृत्स्नशः । राममामन्त्र्य विबुधाः प्रययुस्त्रिदिवं पुनः
hateṣvasurasaṃgheṣu vidruteṣu ca kṛtsnaśaḥ / rāmamāmantrya vibudhāḥ prayayustridivaṃ punaḥ
When the hosts of Asuras had been slain and had wholly fled, the gods took leave of Rāma and went back again to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.86
रामो ऽपि हत्वा दितिजानभ्यनुज्ञाप्य चामरान् । स्वमाश्रमं समापेदे तपस्यासक्तमानसः
rāmo 'pi hatvā ditijānabhyanujñāpya cāmarān / svamāśramaṃ samāpede tapasyāsaktamānasaḥ
Rāma too, having slain the sons of Diti and taken leave of the immortals, returned to his own hermitage, his mind intent on ascetic practice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 24.87
मृगव्याधप्रतिकृतिं कृत्वा शम्भोर्महामतिः । भक्त्या संपूजयामास स तस्मिन्नाश्रमेवशी
mṛgavyādhapratikṛtiṃ kṛtvā śambhormahāmatiḥ / bhaktyā saṃpūjayāmāsa sa tasminnāśramevaśī
The greatly wise (Rāma), self-controlled, having made an image of Śambhu in the form of the hunter, worshipped it with devotion there in that hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition