Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 25
BndP 2 25.1
गन्धैः पुष्पैस्तथा हृद्यैर्नैवेद्यैरभिवन्दनैः । स्तोत्रैश्च विधिवद्भक्त्या परां प्रीतिमुपानयत् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,२४।८८ ॥ इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादेर्ऽजुनोपाख्याने चतुर्विंशतितमो ऽध्यायः ॥ २४॥ वसिष्ठ उवाच ततस्त द्रक्तियोगेन स प्रीतात्मा जगत्पतिः । प्रत्यक्षमगमत्तस्य सर्वैः सह मरुद्गणैः
gandhaiḥ puṣpaistathā hṛdyairnaivedyairabhivandanaiḥ / stotraiśca vidhivadbhaktyā parāṃ prītimupānayat // bndp_2,24.88 // iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte madhyabhāge tṛtīya upoddhātapāder'junopākhyāne caturviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ // 24// vasiṣṭha uvāca tatasta draktiyogena sa prītātmā jagatpatiḥ / pratyakṣamagamattasya sarvaiḥ saha marudgaṇaiḥ
With perfumes, flowers, and pleasing food-offerings, with salutations and hymns, duly and with devotion, he brought (the god) to the highest delight. [Thus ends chapter 24.] Vasiṣṭha said: Then, by the power of that devotion, the Lord of the world, pleased in heart, came into his presence together with all the hosts of the Maruts.
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BndP 2 25.2
तं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशं त्रिनेत्रं चन्द्रशेखरम् । वृषेन्द्रवाहनं शंभुं भूतकोटिसमन्वितम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadeveśaṃ trinetraṃ candraśekharam / vṛṣendravāhanaṃ śaṃbhuṃ bhūtakoṭisamanvitam
Seeing him, the God of gods, the three-eyed, moon-crested, borne on the lord of bulls, Śambhu, attended by crores of spirits —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.3
ससंभ्रमं समुत्थाय हर्षेणाकुललोचनः । प्रणाममकरोद्भक्त्या शर्वाय भुवि भार्गवः
sasaṃbhramaṃ samutthāya harṣeṇākulalocanaḥ / praṇāmamakarodbhaktyā śarvāya bhuvi bhārgavaḥ
Rising up in agitation, his eyes troubled with joy, the descendant of Bhṛgu made obeisance with devotion to Śarva upon the ground.
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BndP 2 25.4
उत्थायोत्थाय देवेशं प्रणम्य शिरसासकृत् । कृताञ्जलिपुटो रामस्तुष्टाव च जगत्पतिम्
utthāyotthāya deveśaṃ praṇamya śirasāsakṛt / kṛtāñjalipuṭo rāmastuṣṭāva ca jagatpatim
Rising again and again, bowing with his head repeatedly to the Lord of gods, Rāma, his hands folded in salutation, praised the Lord of the world.
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BndP 2 25.5
राम उवाच नमस्ते देवदेवेश नमस्ते परमेश्वर । नमस्ते जगतो नाथ नमस्ते त्रिपुरान्तक
rāma uvāca namaste devadeveśa namaste parameśvara / namaste jagato nātha namaste tripurāntaka
Rāma said: Homage to you, Lord of the gods of gods; homage to you, Supreme Lord; homage to you, Lord of the world; homage to you, destroyer of Tripura.
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BndP 2 25.6
नमस्ते सकलाध्यक्ष नमस्ते भक्तवत्सल । नमस्ते सर्वभूतेश नमस्ते वृषभध्वज
namaste sakalādhyakṣa namaste bhaktavatsala / namaste sarvabhūteśa namaste vṛṣabhadhvaja
Homage to you, overseer of all; homage to you, fond of your devotees; homage to you, lord of all beings; homage to you, whose banner is the bull.
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BndP 2 25.7
नमस्ते सकलाधीश नमस्ते करुणाकर । नमस्ते सकलावास नमस्ते नीललोहित
namaste sakalādhīśa namaste karuṇākara / namaste sakalāvāsa namaste nīlalohita
Homage to you, ruler of all; homage to you, mine of compassion; homage to you, dwelling in all; homage to you, blue-and-red one.
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BndP 2 25.8
नमः सकलदेवारिगणनाशाय शूलिने । कपालिने नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वलोकैकपालिने
namaḥ sakaladevārigaṇanāśāya śūline / kapāline namastubhyaṃ sarvalokaikapāline
Homage to the trident-bearer, for the destruction of the whole host of the gods' enemies; homage to you, the skull-bearer, sole protector of all the worlds.
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BndP 2 25.9
श्मशानवासिने नित्यं नमः कैलासवासिने । नमो ऽस्तु पाशिने तुभ्यं कालकूटविषाशिने
śmaśānavāsine nityaṃ namaḥ kailāsavāsine / namo 'stu pāśine tubhyaṃ kālakūṭaviṣāśine
Homage to the dweller in the cremation ground, ever homage to the dweller on Kailāsa; homage be to you, the noose-bearer, who ate the Kālakūṭa poison.
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BndP 2 25.10
विभवे ऽमरवन्द्याय प्रभवे ते स्वयंभुवे । नमो ऽखिलजगत्कर्मसाक्षिभूताय शंभवे
vibhave 'maravandyāya prabhave te svayaṃbhuve / namo 'khilajagatkarmasākṣibhūtāya śaṃbhave
To the mighty one, to be revered by the immortals, to you the powerful, the self-existent; homage to Śambhu, who is the witness of all the deeds of the whole world.
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BndP 2 25.11
नमस्त्रिपथ गाफेनभासिगार्द्धन्दुमौलिने । महाभोगीन्द्रहाराय शिवाय परमात्मने
namastripatha gāphenabhāsigārddhandumauline / mahābhogīndrahārāya śivāya paramātmane
Homage to him whose diadem is the half-moon, shining like the foam of the three-pathed river; to him whose garland is the great lord of serpents, to Śiva, the supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 25.12
भस्मसंच्छन्नदेहाय नमोर्ऽकाग्नीन्दुचक्षुषे । कपर्दिने नमस्तुभ्यमन्धकासुरमर्द्दिने
bhasmasaṃcchannadehāya namor'kāgnīnducakṣuṣe / kapardine namastubhyamandhakāsuramarddine
To him whose body is covered with ashes, homage to him whose eyes are the sun, fire and moon; homage to you, the matted-haired one, crusher of the Asura Andhaka.
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BndP 2 25.13
त्रिपुरध्वंसिने दक्षयज्ञविध्वंसिने नमः । गिरिजाकुचकाश्मीरविरञ्जितमहोरसे
tripuradhvaṃsine dakṣayajñavidhvaṃsine namaḥ / girijākucakāśmīravirañjitamahorase
Homage to the destroyer of Tripura, to the wrecker of Dakṣa's sacrifice; to him whose broad chest is reddened by the saffron from the breasts of the Mountain's daughter.
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BndP 2 25.14
महादेवाय मह ते नमस्ते कृत्तिवाससे । योगिध्येयस्वरूपाय शिवायाचिन्त्यतेजसे
mahādevāya maha te namaste kṛttivāsase / yogidhyeyasvarūpāya śivāyācintyatejase
To Mahādeva, the great one — homage to you, clad in a hide; to him whose form is meditated upon by yogins, to Śiva of inconceivable splendour.
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BndP 2 25.15
स्वभक्तहृदयांभोजकर्णिकामध्यवर्त्तिने । सकलागमसिद्धान्तसाररूपाय ते नमः
svabhaktahṛdayāṃbhojakarṇikāmadhyavarttine / sakalāgamasiddhāntasārarūpāya te namaḥ
To (you) who dwell in the middle of the pericarp of the lotus of your devotees' hearts, whose form is the essence of the settled doctrine of all the scriptures — homage to you.
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BndP 2 25.16
नमो निखिलयोगेन्द्रबोधनायामृतात्मने । शङ्करायाखिलव्याप्तमहिम्ने परमात्मने
namo nikhilayogendrabodhanāyāmṛtātmane / śaṅkarāyākhilavyāptamahimne paramātmane
Homage to (you) who awaken all the lords of yoga, whose self is immortal, to Śaṅkara whose greatness pervades everything, the supreme Self.
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BndP 2 25.17
नमः शर्वाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे विश्वरुपिणे । आदिमध्यान्तहीनाय नित्यायाव्यक्तमूर्त्तये
namaḥ śarvāya śāntāya brahmaṇe viśvarupiṇe / ādimadhyāntahīnāya nityāyāvyaktamūrttaye
Homage to Śarva, to the tranquil one, to Brahman whose form is the universe, to (him) who is without beginning, middle, or end, eternal, whose embodiment is unmanifest.
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BndP 2 25.18
व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपाय स्थूलसूक्ष्मात्मने नमः । नमो वेदान्तवेद्याय विश्वविज्ञानरूपिणे
vyaktāvyaktasvarūpāya sthūlasūkṣmātmane namaḥ / namo vedāntavedyāya viśvavijñānarūpiṇe
Homage to (him) whose nature is both manifest and unmanifest, whose self is gross and subtle; homage to (him) who is to be known through the Vedānta, whose form is the knowledge of all.
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BndP 2 25.19
नमः सुरासुरश्रेणिमौलिपुष्पार्चिताङ्घ्रये । श्रीकण्ठाय जगद्धात्रे लोककर्त्रे नमोनमः
namaḥ surāsuraśreṇimaulipuṣpārcitāṅghraye / śrīkaṇṭhāya jagaddhātre lokakartre namonamaḥ
Homage to (him) whose feet are worshipped with the flowers on the crests of the ranks of gods and demons; to Śrīkaṇṭha, the sustainer of the world, the maker of the worlds, homage again and again.
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BndP 2 25.20
रजोगुणात्मने तुभ्यं विश्वसृष्टिविधायिने । हिरण्यगर्भरूपाय हराय जगदादये
rajoguṇātmane tubhyaṃ viśvasṛṣṭividhāyine / hiraṇyagarbharūpāya harāya jagadādaye
To you whose self is the quality of rajas, who bring about the creation of the universe, who take the form of Hiraṇyagarbha, to Hara, the beginning of the world (homage).
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BndP 2 25.21
नमो विश्वात्मने लोकस्थितिव्या पारकारिणे । सत्त्वविज्ञानरुपाय पराय प्रत्यगात्मने
namo viśvātmane lokasthitivyā pārakāriṇe / sattvavijñānarupāya parāya pratyagātmane
Homage to (him) whose self is the universe, who effects the pervading of the world's continuance, whose form is sattva and knowledge, the supreme, the inward Self.
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BndP 2 25.22
तमोगुणविकाराय जगत्संहारकारिणे । क्ल्पान्ते रुद्ररूपाय परापर विदे नमः
tamoguṇavikārāya jagatsaṃhārakāriṇe / klpānte rudrarūpāya parāpara vide namaḥ
Homage to (him) who is the transformation of the quality of tamas, who brings about the destruction of the world, who takes the form of Rudra at the end of the aeon, who knows the higher and the lower.
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BndP 2 25.23
अविकाराय नित्याय नमः सदसदात्मने । बुद्धिबुद्धिप्रबोधाय बुद्धीन्द्रियविकारिणे
avikārāya nityāya namaḥ sadasadātmane / buddhibuddhiprabodhāya buddhīndriyavikāriṇe
Homage to the changeless, the eternal, whose self is being and non-being, to (him) who is the awakening of intellect and of the intellect('s knower), who undergoes modification as intellect and the senses.
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BndP 2 25.24
वस्वादित्यमरुद्भिश्च साध्यरुद्राश्विभेदतः । यन्मायाभिन्नमतयो देवास्तस्मै नमोनमः
vasvādityamarudbhiśca sādhyarudrāśvibhedataḥ / yanmāyābhinnamatayo devāstasmai namonamaḥ
Homage again and again to that one by whose māyā the gods have divided notions (of themselves) as Vasus, Ādityas, Maruts, and by the distinctions of Sādhyas, Rudras and Aśvins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 25.25
अविकारमजं नित्यं सूक्ष्मरूपमनौपमम् । तव यत्तन्न जानन्ति योगिनो ऽपि सदामलाः
avikāramajaṃ nityaṃ sūkṣmarūpamanaupamam / tava yattanna jānanti yogino 'pi sadāmalāḥ
That (form) of yours which is changeless, unborn, eternal, subtle in form, incomparable — even ever-pure yogins do not know it.
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BndP 2 25.26
त्वामविज्ञाय दुर्ज्ञेयं सम्यग्ब्रह्मादयो ऽपि हि । संसरन्ति भवे नूनं न तत्कर्मात्मकाश्चिरम्
tvāmavijñāya durjñeyaṃ samyagbrahmādayo 'pi hi / saṃsaranti bhave nūnaṃ na tatkarmātmakāściram
Indeed, not having rightly known you, hard to know, even Brahmā and the rest transmigrate in existence; surely those whose nature is (mere) action (do not know you) for a long time.
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BndP 2 25.27
यावन्नोपैति चरणौ तवाज्ञानविघातिनः । तावद्भ्रमति संसारे पण्डितो ऽचेतनो ऽपि वा
yāvannopaiti caraṇau tavājñānavighātinaḥ / tāvadbhramati saṃsāre paṇḍito 'cetano 'pi vā
So long as one does not approach your feet, which destroy ignorance, so long does he wander in saṃsāra, whether learned or witless.
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BndP 2 25.28
स एव दक्षः स कृती स मुनिः स च पण्डितः । भवतश्चरणांभोजे येन बुद्धिः स्थिरीकृता
sa eva dakṣaḥ sa kṛtī sa muniḥ sa ca paṇḍitaḥ / bhavataścaraṇāṃbhoje yena buddhiḥ sthirīkṛtā
He alone is capable, he accomplished, he a sage and he a scholar, by whom the mind has been made steady upon the lotus of your feet.
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BndP 2 25.29
सुसूक्ष्मत्वेन गहनः सद्भावस्ते त्रयीमयः । विदुषामपि मूढेन स मया ज्ञायते कथम्
susūkṣmatvena gahanaḥ sadbhāvaste trayīmayaḥ / viduṣāmapi mūḍhena sa mayā jñāyate katham
Your true being, consisting of the three (Vedas), is unfathomable through its extreme subtlety even for the learned; how can it be known by me, a fool?
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BndP 2 25.30
अशब्दगोजरत्वेन महिम्नस्तव सांप्रतम् । स्तोतुमप्यनलं सम्यक्त्वा महं जडधीर्यतः
aśabdagojaratvena mahimnastava sāṃpratam / stotumapyanalaṃ samyaktvā mahaṃ jaḍadhīryataḥ
Since your greatness is not within the range of words, I, being dull of mind, am now not even able to praise you rightly.
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BndP 2 25.31
तस्मादज्ञानतो वापि मया भक्त्यैव संस्तुतः । प्रीतश्च भव देवेश ननु त्वं भक्तवत्सलः
tasmādajñānato vāpi mayā bhaktyaiva saṃstutaḥ / prītaśca bhava deveśa nanu tvaṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ
Therefore, even if out of ignorance, you have been praised by me with devotion alone; be pleased, lord of gods — are you not fond of your devotees?
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BndP 2 25.32
वसिष्ठ उवाच इति स्तुतस्तदा तेन भक्त्या रामेण शङ्करः । मेघगंभीरया वाचा तमुवाच हसन्निव
vasiṣṭha uvāca iti stutastadā tena bhaktyā rāmeṇa śaṅkaraḥ / meghagaṃbhīrayā vācā tamuvāca hasanniva
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus praised then with devotion by that Rāma, Śaṅkara spoke to him in a voice deep as a cloud, as if smiling.
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BndP 2 25.33
भगवानुवाच रामाहं सुप्रसन्नो ऽस्मि शोर्ंयशालितया तव । तपसा मयि भक्त्या च स्तोत्रेण च विशेषतः
bhagavānuvāca rāmāhaṃ suprasanno 'smi śorṃyaśālitayā tava / tapasā mayi bhaktyā ca stotreṇa ca viśeṣataḥ
The Lord said: Rāma, I am well pleased with you for your abounding in valour, for your austerity, for your devotion to me, and especially for your hymn.
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BndP 2 25.34
वरं वरय तस्मात्त्वं यद्यदिच्छसि चेतसा । तुभ्यं तत्तदशेषेण दास्याम्यहमशेषतः
varaṃ varaya tasmāttvaṃ yadyadicchasi cetasā / tubhyaṃ tattadaśeṣeṇa dāsyāmyahamaśeṣataḥ
Therefore choose a boon — whatever you wish in your mind; I shall give you all of that entirely, without reserve.
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BndP 2 25.35
वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्युक्तो देवदेवेन तं प्रणम्य भृगूद्वहः । कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा राजन्निदमुवाच ह
vasiṣṭha uvāca ityukto devadevena taṃ praṇamya bhṛgūdvahaḥ / kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā rājannidamuvāca ha
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed by the God of gods, the scion of Bhṛgu bowed to him and, making a cup of his joined palms, O king, spoke this:
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BndP 2 25.36
यदि देव प्रसन्नस्त्वं वारर्हे ऽस्मि च यद्यहम् । भवतस्तदभीप्सामि हेतुमस्त्राण्यशेषतः
yadi deva prasannastvaṃ vārarhe 'smi ca yadyaham / bhavatastadabhīpsāmi hetumastrāṇyaśeṣataḥ
"If, O God, you are pleased, and if I am worthy of a boon, then I desire from you the missiles together with their causes (i.e. their invoking formulas), all of them without exception.
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BndP 2 25.37
अस्त्रे शस्त्रे च शास्त्रे च न मत्तो ऽभ्यधिको भवेत् । लोकेषु मांरणेजेता न भवेत्त्वत्प्रसादतः
astre śastre ca śāstre ca na matto 'bhyadhiko bhavet / lokeṣu māṃraṇejetā na bhavettvatprasādataḥ
May no one be superior to me in missiles, in weapons, and in the science (of arms); may there be no conqueror of me in battle in (all) the worlds, by your grace."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.38
वसिष्ठ उवाच तथेत्युक्त्वा ततः शंभुरस्त्रशस्त्राण्यशेषतः । ददौ रामाय सुप्रीतः समन्त्राणि क्रमान्नृप
vasiṣṭha uvāca tathetyuktvā tataḥ śaṃbhurastraśastrāṇyaśeṣataḥ / dadau rāmāya suprītaḥ samantrāṇi kramānnṛpa
Vasiṣṭha said: Then, saying "So be it," Śambhu, well pleased, gave Rāma all the missiles and weapons without exception, together with their formulas, in due order, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.39
सप्रयोगं ससंहारमस्त्रग्रामं चतुर्विधम् । प्रसादाभिमुखो रामं ग्राहयामास शङ्करः
saprayogaṃ sasaṃhāramastragrāmaṃ caturvidham / prasādābhimukho rāmaṃ grāhayāmāsa śaṅkaraḥ
Śaṅkara, turned toward (him) with favour, made Rāma master the fourfold host of missiles along with (the rites of) their employment and their withdrawal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.40
असंगवेगं शुभ्राश्वं सुध्वजं च रथोत्तमम् । इषुधी चाक्षयशरौ ददौ रामाय शङ्करः
asaṃgavegaṃ śubhrāśvaṃ sudhvajaṃ ca rathottamam / iṣudhī cākṣayaśarau dadau rāmāya śaṅkaraḥ
Śaṅkara gave Rāma a supreme chariot of unimpeded speed, with white horses and a fine banner, and two quivers with inexhaustible arrows;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.41
अभेद्यमजरं दिव्यं दृढज्यं विजयं धनुः । सर्वशस्त्रसहं चित्रं कवचं च महाधनम्
abhedyamajaraṃ divyaṃ dṛḍhajyaṃ vijayaṃ dhanuḥ / sarvaśastrasahaṃ citraṃ kavacaṃ ca mahādhanam
an unbreakable, unaging, divine bow named Vijaya with a firm string, and a wondrous armour of great value that withstands all weapons;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.42
अजेयत्वं च युद्धेषु शौर्यं चाप्रतिमं भुवि । स्वेच्छया धारणे शाक्तिं प्राणानां च नराधिप
ajeyatvaṃ ca yuddheṣu śauryaṃ cāpratimaṃ bhuvi / svecchayā dhāraṇe śāktiṃ prāṇānāṃ ca narādhipa
and invincibility in battles, and valour unmatched on earth, and the power to retain the vital breaths at his own will, O lord of men;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.43
ख्यातिं च बीजमेत्रेण तन्नाम्ना सर्वलौकिकीम् । तपः प्रभावं च महत्प्रददौ भार्गवाय सः
khyātiṃ ca bījametreṇa tannāmnā sarvalaukikīm / tapaḥ prabhāvaṃ ca mahatpradadau bhārgavāya saḥ
and fame throughout all the worlds by the seed-mantra bearing that name, and great power of austerity—these he bestowed on the Bhārgava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 25.44
भक्ति चात्मनि रामाय दत्त्वा राजन्यथोचिताम् । सहितः सकलैर्भूतैश्चामरैश्चन्द्रशेखरः
bhakti cātmani rāmāya dattvā rājanyathocitām / sahitaḥ sakalairbhūtaiścāmaraiścandraśekharaḥ
And having given Rāma devotion to himself, as was fitting, O king, the Moon-crested one, together with all the spirits and the immortals—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.45
तेनैव वपुषा शंभुः क्षिप्रमन्तरधाद्धरः । कृतकृत्यस्ततो रामो लब्ध्वा सर्वमभीप्सितम्
tenaiva vapuṣā śaṃbhuḥ kṣipramantaradhāddharaḥ / kṛtakṛtyastato rāmo labdhvā sarvamabhīpsitam
Śambhu the Remover vanished swiftly in that very form; and then Rāma, having obtained all he desired, his purpose accomplished,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.46
अदृश्यतां गते शर्वे महोदरमुवाच ह । महोदर मदर्थे त्वमिदं सर्वमशेषतः
adṛśyatāṃ gate śarve mahodaramuvāca ha / mahodara madarthe tvamidaṃ sarvamaśeṣataḥ
when Śarva had become invisible, spoke to Mahodara: "Mahodara, you must, for my sake, entirely
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.47
रथचापादिकं तावत्परिरक्षितुमर्हसि । यदा कृत्यं ममैतेन तदानीं त्वं मया स्मृतः । रथचापादिकं सर्वं प्रहिणु त्वं मदन्तिकम्
rathacāpādikaṃ tāvatparirakṣitumarhasi / yadā kṛtyaṃ mamaitena tadānīṃ tvaṃ mayā smṛtaḥ / rathacāpādikaṃ sarvaṃ prahiṇu tvaṃ madantikam
guard all this, the chariot, the bow and the rest, for the time being. When I have need of it, then, remembered by me, you must send the chariot, bow and all the rest to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.48
वसिष्ठ उवाच तथेत्युक्त्वा गते तस्मिन्भृगुवर्यो महोदरे । कृतकृत्यो गुरुजनं द्रष्टुं गन्तुमियेष सः
vasiṣṭha uvāca tathetyuktvā gate tasminbhṛguvaryo mahodare / kṛtakṛtyo gurujanaṃ draṣṭuṃ gantumiyeṣa saḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: When Mahodara, saying "So be it," had gone, the best of the Bhṛgus, his purpose accomplished, wished to go and see his elders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.49
गच्छन्नथ तदासौ तु हिमाद्रिवनगह्वरे । विवेश कन्दरं रामो भाविकर्मप्रचोदितः
gacchannatha tadāsau tu himādrivanagahvare / viveśa kandaraṃ rāmo bhāvikarmapracoditaḥ
Then, as he was going, Rāma, impelled by a deed destined to be, entered a cave in a forest thicket of the Himālaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.50
स तत्र ददृशे बालं धृतप्राणमनुद्रुतम् । व्याघ्रेण विप्रतनयं रुदन्तं भीतभीतवत्
sa tatra dadṛśe bālaṃ dhṛtaprāṇamanudrutam / vyāghreṇa vipratanayaṃ rudantaṃ bhītabhītavat
There he saw a boy, a brahmin's son, barely holding on to his life, pursued by a tiger, weeping in utter terror.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.51
दृष्ट्वानुकंपहृदयस्तत्परित्राणकातरः । तिष्ठतिष्ठेति तं व्याघ्रं वदन्नुच्चैरथान्वयात्
dṛṣṭvānukaṃpahṛdayastatparitrāṇakātaraḥ / tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti taṃ vyāghraṃ vadannuccairathānvayāt
Seeing (him), his heart filled with pity and distressed to rescue him, he then followed after that tiger, crying aloud "Stop! Stop!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.52
तमनुद्रुत्य वेगेन चिरादिव भृगूद्वहः । आससाद वने घोरं शार्दूलमतिभीषणम्
tamanudrutya vegena cirādiva bhṛgūdvahaḥ / āsasāda vane ghoraṃ śārdūlamatibhīṣaṇam
Pursuing it swiftly, the scion of Bhṛgu, as if after a long while, came upon the dreadful, most terrifying tiger in the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.53
व्याघ्रेणानुद्रुतः सो ऽपि पलायन्वनगह्वरे । निपपात द्विजसुतस्त्रस्तः प्राणभयातुरः
vyāghreṇānudrutaḥ so 'pi palāyanvanagahvare / nipapāta dvijasutastrastaḥ prāṇabhayāturaḥ
And he too, the brahmin's son, pursued by the tiger, fleeing in the forest thicket, fell down, trembling and stricken with fear for his life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.54
रामो ऽपि क्रोधरक्ताक्षो विप्रपुत्रपरीप्सया । तृणमूलं समादाय कुशास्त्रेणाभ्यमन्त्रयत्
rāmo 'pi krodharaktākṣo vipraputraparīpsayā / tṛṇamūlaṃ samādāya kuśāstreṇābhyamantrayat
Rāma too, his eyes red with anger, wishing to rescue the brahmin's son, took up a blade of grass by the root and consecrated it with the kuśa-missile formula.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.55
तावत्तरक्षुर्बलवानाद्रवत्पतितं द्विजम् । दृष्ट्वा ननादसुभृशं रोदसी कम्पयन्निव
tāvattarakṣurbalavānādravatpatitaṃ dvijam / dṛṣṭvā nanādasubhṛśaṃ rodasī kampayanniva
Meanwhile the powerful hyena rushed at the fallen brahmin; seeing (this) it roared exceedingly loudly, as if making heaven and earth tremble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.56
दग्ध्वा त्वस्त्राग्निना व्याघ्रं प्रहरन्तं नखाङ्कुरैः । अकृतव्रणमेवाशु मोक्षयामास तं द्विजम्
dagdhvā tvastrāgninā vyāghraṃ praharantaṃ nakhāṅkuraiḥ / akṛtavraṇamevāśu mokṣayāmāsa taṃ dvijam
Having burnt with the fire of the weapon the tiger that was striking with its sharp claws, (he) quickly set free that brahmin, Akṛtavraṇa himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.57
सो ऽपि ब्रह्माग्निनिर्दग्धदेहः पाप्मा नभस्तले । गान्धर्वं वपुरास्थाय राममाहेति सादरम्
so 'pi brahmāgninirdagdhadehaḥ pāpmā nabhastale / gāndharvaṃ vapurāsthāya rāmamāheti sādaram
And that evildoer, his body burnt by the brahmin-fire, taking on a gandharva's form in the sky, said respectfully to Rāma, "Ah!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.58
विप्रशापेन भोपूर्वमहं प्राप्तस्तरक्षुताम् । गच्छामि मोचितः शापात्त्वयाहमधुना दिवम्
vipraśāpena bhopūrvamahaṃ prāptastarakṣutām / gacchāmi mocitaḥ śāpāttvayāhamadhunā divam
"Sir, formerly by a brahmin's curse I attained the state of a hyena; released from the curse by you, I now go to heaven."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.59
इत्युक्त्वा तु गते तस्मिन्रामो वेगेन विस्मितः । पतितं द्विजपुत्रं तं कृपया व्यवपद्यत
ityuktvā tu gate tasminrāmo vegena vismitaḥ / patitaṃ dvijaputraṃ taṃ kṛpayā vyavapadyata
When, having said this, he had swiftly gone, Rāma, astonished, out of compassion attended to that fallen son of the brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.60
माभैरेवं वदन्वाणीमारादेव द्विजात्मजम् । परमृशत्तदङ्गानि शनैरुज्जीवयन्नृप
mābhairevaṃ vadanvāṇīmārādeva dvijātmajam / paramṛśattadaṅgāni śanairujjīvayannṛpa
Saying "Do not fear" thus, speaking (these) words right nearby to the brahmin's son, he stroked his limbs, slowly reviving him, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.61
रामेणोत्थापितश्चैवं स तदोन्मील्य लोचने । विलोकयन्ददर्शाग्रे भृगुश्रेष्ठमवस्थितम्
rāmeṇotthāpitaścaivaṃ sa tadonmīlya locane / vilokayandadarśāgre bhṛguśreṣṭhamavasthitam
And being thus raised up by Rāma, he then opened his eyes, and looking about saw standing before him the best of the Bhṛgus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.62
भस्मीकृतं च शार्दूलं दृष्टवा विस्मयमागतः । गतभीराह कस्त्वं भोः कथं वेह समागतः
bhasmīkṛtaṃ ca śārdūlaṃ dṛṣṭavā vismayamāgataḥ / gatabhīrāha kastvaṃ bhoḥ kathaṃ veha samāgataḥ
And seeing the tiger reduced to ashes he was filled with amazement, and his fear gone he said: "Who are you, sir? And how have you come here?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.63
केन वायं निहन्तुं मामुद्यतो भस्मसात्कृतः । तरक्षुर्भीषणाकारः साक्षान्मृत्युरिवापरः
kena vāyaṃ nihantuṃ māmudyato bhasmasātkṛtaḥ / tarakṣurbhīṣaṇākāraḥ sākṣānmṛtyurivāparaḥ
"And by whom was this hyena, of terrifying form, like a second Death in person, which had risen up to kill me, reduced to ashes?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.64
भयसंमूढमनमो ममाद्यापि महामते । हते ऽपि तस्मिन्नखिला भान्ति वै तन्मया दिशः
bhayasaṃmūḍhamanamo mamādyāpi mahāmate / hate 'pi tasminnakhilā bhānti vai tanmayā diśaḥ
My mind is still today bewildered with fear, O great-minded one; though it has been slain, all the directions indeed appear to me as filled with it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.65
त्वामेव मन्ये सकलं पिता माता सुत्दृद्गुरू । परमापदमापन्नं त्वं मां समुपजीवयन्
tvāmeva manye sakalaṃ pitā mātā sutdṛdgurū / paramāpadamāpannaṃ tvaṃ māṃ samupajīvayan
I regard you alone as everything—father, mother, son, friend, teacher—since you have restored to life me who had fallen into the utmost calamity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.66
आसीन्मुनिवरः कश्चिच्छान्तो नाम महातपाः । पुत्रस्तस्यास्मि तीर्थार्थी शालग्राममयासिषम्
āsīnmunivaraḥ kaścicchānto nāma mahātapāḥ / putrastasyāsmi tīrthārthī śālagrāmamayāsiṣam
There was a certain best of sages, Śānta by name, of great austerity; I am his son, and desiring the sacred fords I went to Śālagrāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.67
तस्मात्संप्रस्थितश्शैलं दिदृक्षुर्गन्धमादनम् । नानामुनिगणैर्जुष्टं पुण्यं बदरिकाश्रमम्
tasmātsaṃprasthitaśśailaṃ didṛkṣurgandhamādanam / nānāmunigaṇairjuṣṭaṃ puṇyaṃ badarikāśramam
From there I set out, wishing to see the mountain Gandhamādana and the holy Badarikā hermitage, frequented by the various companies of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.68
गन्तुकामो ऽपहायाहं पन्थानं तु हिमाचले । प्रविशन्गहनं रम्यं प्रदेशालोकनाकुलम्
gantukāmo 'pahāyāhaṃ panthānaṃ tu himācale / praviśangahanaṃ ramyaṃ pradeśālokanākulam
Wishing to go (there), I left the path on the Himālaya and entered a lovely thicket, absorbed in gazing at the region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.69
दिशंप्राचीं समुद्दिश्य क्रोशमात्रमयासिषम् । ततो दिष्टवशेनाहं प्राद्रवं भयपीडितः
diśaṃprācīṃ samuddiśya krośamātramayāsiṣam / tato diṣṭavaśenāhaṃ prādravaṃ bhayapīḍitaḥ
Heading toward the eastern quarter, I went only a krośa; then, by the force of fate, I ran, tormented by fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.70
पतितश्च त्वया भूयोभूमेरुत्थापितो ऽधुना । पित्रेव नितरां पुत्रः प्रेम्णात्यर्थं दयालुना । इत्येष मम वृत्तान्तः साकल्येनोदितस्तव
patitaśca tvayā bhūyobhūmerutthāpito 'dhunā / pitreva nitarāṃ putraḥ premṇātyarthaṃ dayālunā / ityeṣa mama vṛttāntaḥ sākalyenoditastava
And having fallen, I have now been raised up again from the ground by you, exceedingly compassionate, with abundant affection, as a son by a father. So this is my story, told to you in full.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.71
वसिष्ठ उवाच इति पृष्टस्तदा तेन स्ववृत्तान्तमशेषतः । कथयामास राजेन्द्र रामस्तस्मै यथाक्रमम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca iti pṛṣṭastadā tena svavṛttāntamaśeṣataḥ / kathayāmāsa rājendra rāmastasmai yathākramam
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus questioned by him then, Rāma told him his own story in full, in due order, O lord of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.72
ततस्तौ प्रीतिसंयुक्तौ कथयन्तौ परस्परम् । स्थित्वा नातिचिरं कालमथ गन्तुमियेष सः
tatastau prītisaṃyuktau kathayantau parasparam / sthitvā nāticiraṃ kālamatha gantumiyeṣa saḥ
Then the two, joined in affection, conversing with each other, stayed no very long time, and then he wished to go.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.73
अन्वीयमानस्तेनाथ रामस्तस्माद्गुहामुखात् । निष्क्रम्यावसथं पित्रोः संप्रतस्थे मुदान्वितः
anvīyamānastenātha rāmastasmādguhāmukhāt / niṣkramyāvasathaṃ pitroḥ saṃpratasthe mudānvitaḥ
Then, followed by him, Rāma, going out from that cave's mouth, set out full of joy for his parents' dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.74
अकृतव्रण एवासौ व्याघ्रेण भुवि पातितः । रामेण रक्षितश्चाभुद्यस्माद्ध्याघ्रं विनिघ्नता
akṛtavraṇa evāsau vyāghreṇa bhuvi pātitaḥ / rāmeṇa rakṣitaścābhudyasmāddhyāghraṃ vinighnatā
He indeed was Akṛtavraṇa, felled to the ground by the tiger, and he was protected by Rāma, who slew the tiger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.75
तस्मात्तदेव नामास्य बभूव प्रथितं भुवि । विप्रपुत्रस्य राजेन्द्र तदेतत्सो ऽकृतव्रणः
tasmāttadeva nāmāsya babhūva prathitaṃ bhuvi / vipraputrasya rājendra tadetatso 'kṛtavraṇaḥ
Therefore that very name of his became renowned on earth, O lord of kings — of that brahmin's son; and so he is that Akṛtavraṇa ("He Whose Wound Was Not Made").
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.76
तदा प्रभृति रामस्य च्छायेवातपगा भुवि । बभूव मित्रमत्यर्थं सर्वावस्थासु पार्थिव
tadā prabhṛti rāmasya cchāyevātapagā bhuvi / babhūva mitramatyarthaṃ sarvāvasthāsu pārthiva
From that time on, O king, he became Rāma's exceedingly close friend in all conditions, like a shadow that follows (one) in the sun on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.77
स तेनानुगतो राजन्भृगोरासाद्य सन्निधिम् । दृष्ट्वा ख्यातिं च सो ऽभ्येत्य विनयेनाभ्यवादयत्
sa tenānugato rājanbhṛgorāsādya sannidhim / dṛṣṭvā khyātiṃ ca so 'bhyetya vinayenābhyavādayat
Followed by him, O king, he reached Bhṛgu's presence, and having seen Khyāti too, he approached and greeted (them) with humility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.78
स ताभ्यां प्रियमाणाभ्यामाशीर्भिरभिनन्दितः । दिनानि कतिचित्तत्र न्यवसत्तत्प्रियेप्सया
sa tābhyāṃ priyamāṇābhyāmāśīrbhirabhinanditaḥ / dināni katicittatra nyavasattatpriyepsayā
Welcomed with blessings by those two, who held him dear, he stayed there some days out of a wish to please them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.79
ततस्तयोरनुमते च्यवनस्य महामुनेः । आश्रमं प्रतिचक्राम शिष्यसंघैः समावृतम्
tatastayoranumate cyavanasya mahāmuneḥ / āśramaṃ praticakrāma śiṣyasaṃghaiḥ samāvṛtam
Then, with the consent of those two, he went on to the hermitage of the great sage Cyavana, which was surrounded by throngs of pupils.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.80
नियन्त्रितान्तः करणं तं च संशान्तमानसम् । सुकन्याचापि तद्भार्यामवन्दत महामनाः
niyantritāntaḥ karaṇaṃ taṃ ca saṃśāntamānasam / sukanyācāpi tadbhāryāmavandata mahāmanāḥ
And the high-minded (Rāma) paid homage to him, whose inner faculty was restrained and whose mind was wholly at peace, and to Sukanyā too, his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.81
ताभ्यां च प्रीतियुक्ताभ्यां रामः समभिनन्दितः । और्वाश्रमं समापेदे द्रष्टुकामस्तपोनिधिम्
tābhyāṃ ca prītiyuktābhyāṃ rāmaḥ samabhinanditaḥ / aurvāśramaṃ samāpede draṣṭukāmastaponidhim
And welcomed by those two, who were filled with affection, Rāma came to Aurva's hermitage, wishing to see that treasury of austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.82
तं चाभिवाद्य मेधावी तेन च प्रतिनन्दितः । उवास तत्र तत्प्रीत्या दिनानि कतिचिन्नृप
taṃ cābhivādya medhāvī tena ca pratinanditaḥ / uvāsa tatra tatprītyā dināni katicinnṛpa
And the wise one, having saluted him and being greeted in return by him, dwelt there some days out of affection for him, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.83
विसृष्टस्तेन शनकैरृचीकभवनं मुदा । प्रतस्थे भार्गवः श्रीमानकृतव्रणसंयुतः
visṛṣṭastena śanakairṛcīkabhavanaṃ mudā / pratasthe bhārgavaḥ śrīmānakṛtavraṇasaṃyutaḥ
Dismissed by him, the glorious Bhārgava, together with Akṛtavraṇa, set out gladly and unhurriedly for Ṛcīka's dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.84
अवन्दत पितुः पित्रोर्नत्वा पादौ पृथक् पृथक् । तौ च तं नृप संहर्षाच्चाशिषा प्रत्यनन्दताम्
avandata pituḥ pitrornatvā pādau pṛthak pṛthak / tau ca taṃ nṛpa saṃharṣāccāśiṣā pratyanandatām
He paid homage to his father's parents, bowing to the feet of each separately; and those two, O king, joyfully greeted him in return with a blessing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.85
पृष्टश्च ताभ्यामखिलं निजवृत्तमुदारधीः । कथयामास राजेन्द्र यथावृत्तमनुक्रमात्
pṛṣṭaśca tābhyāmakhilaṃ nijavṛttamudāradhīḥ / kathayāmāsa rājendra yathāvṛttamanukramāt
And when asked by those two, the noble-minded one told them his own doings entire, O lord of kings, just as they had happened, in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.86
स्थित्वा दिनानि कतिचित्तत्रापि तदनुज्ञया । जगामावसथं पित्रोर्मुदा परमया युतः
sthitvā dināni katicittatrāpi tadanujñayā / jagāmāvasathaṃ pitrormudā paramayā yutaḥ
Having stayed there too some days, with their permission he went to his parents' dwelling, filled with the highest joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.87
अभ्येत्य पितरौ राजन्नासी नावाश्रमोत्तमे । अवन्दत तयोः पादौ यथावद्भृगुनन्दन
abhyetya pitarau rājannāsī nāvāśramottame / avandata tayoḥ pādau yathāvadbhṛgunandana
Coming to his parents, O king, who were seated in that best of hermitages, the son of Bhṛgu's line paid homage to their feet as is proper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.88
पादप्रणामावनतं समुत्थाप्य च सादरम् । आश्लिष्य नेत्रसलिलैर्नन्दन्तौ पर्यषिञ्चताम्
pādapraṇāmāvanataṃ samutthāpya ca sādaram / āśliṣya netrasalilairnandantau paryaṣiñcatām
And respectfully raising him up as he bowed in salutation at their feet, they embraced him and, rejoicing, sprinkled him with the water of their eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.89
आशीर्भिरभिनन्द्याङ्के समारोप्य सुहुर्मुखम् । विक्षन्तौ तस्य चाङ्गानि परिस्पृश्यापतुर्मुदम्
āśīrbhirabhinandyāṅke samāropya suhurmukham / vikṣantau tasya cāṅgāni parispṛśyāpaturmudam
Greeting him with blessings and setting him on their lap, again and again looking at his face and touching his limbs, they attained joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.90
अपृच्छताञ्च तौ रामं कलेनैतावता त्वया । किं कृतं पुत्र को वायं कुत्र वा त्वमुपस्थितः
apṛcchatāñca tau rāmaṃ kalenaitāvatā tvayā / kiṃ kṛtaṃ putra ko vāyaṃ kutra vā tvamupasthitaḥ
And those two asked Rāma: "What have you done, son, in all this time? And who is this? And where have you been staying?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 25.91
कथं सह सकाशे त्वमास्थितो वात्र वागतः । त्वयेतदखिलं वत्स कथ्यतां तथ्यमावयोः
kathaṃ saha sakāśe tvamāsthito vātra vāgataḥ / tvayetadakhilaṃ vatsa kathyatāṃ tathyamāvayoḥ
"How is it that you have stayed together in (his) company, or have come here? Let all this be told to us truly by you, child."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain