Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 26
BndP 2 26.1
वशिष्ठ उवाच इति पृष्टस्तदा ताभ्यां रामो राजन्कृताञ्जलिः । तयोरकथयत्सर्वमात्मना यदनुष्ठितम्
vaśiṣṭha uvāca iti pṛṣṭastadā tābhyāṃ rāmo rājankṛtāñjaliḥ / tayorakathayatsarvamātmanā yadanuṣṭhitam
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus questioned then by those two, Rāma, O king, with joined palms, told them all that he had himself carried out:
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BndP 2 26.2
निदेशाद्वै कुलगुरोस्तपश्चरणमात्मनः । शंभोर्निदेशात्तीर्थानामटनं च यथाक्रमम्
nideśādvai kulagurostapaścaraṇamātmanaḥ / śaṃbhornideśāttīrthānāmaṭanaṃ ca yathākramam
his own performance of austerity at the command of the family teacher, and, at Śambhu's command, his wandering to the sacred fords in due order;
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BndP 2 26.3
तदाज्ञयैव दैत्यनां वधं चामरकारणात् । हरप्रसादादत्रापि ह्यकृतव्रणदर्शनम्
tadājñayaiva daityanāṃ vadhaṃ cāmarakāraṇāt / haraprasādādatrāpi hyakṛtavraṇadarśanam
and, by that very command, the slaying of the daityas for the sake of the immortals, and here too, by Hara's grace, the sighting of Akṛtavraṇa.
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BndP 2 26.4
एतत्सर्वमशेषेण यदन्यच्चात्मना कृतम् । कथयामास तद्रामः पित्रोः संप्रीयमाणयोः
etatsarvamaśeṣeṇa yadanyaccātmanā kṛtam / kathayāmāsa tadrāmaḥ pitroḥ saṃprīyamāṇayoḥ
All this without remainder, and whatever else he had done himself, Rāma related to his parents, who were greatly pleased.
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BndP 2 26.5
तौ च तेनोदितं सर्वं श्रुत्वा तत्कर्म विस्तरम् । हृष्टौ हर्षान्तरं भूयो राजन्नाप्नुवतावुभौ
tau ca tenoditaṃ sarvaṃ śrutvā tatkarma vistaram / hṛṣṭau harṣāntaraṃ bhūyo rājannāpnuvatāvubhau
And the two of them, having heard everything he told, that deed at length, were delighted, and both, O king, attained yet further joy.
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BndP 2 26.6
एवं पित्रोर्महाराज शुश्रूषां भृगुपुङ्गवः । प्रकुर्वंस्तद्विधेयात्मा भ्रातॄणां चाविशेषतः
evaṃ pitrormahārāja śuśrūṣāṃ bhṛgupuṅgavaḥ / prakurvaṃstadvidheyātmā bhrātṝṇāṃ cāviśeṣataḥ
Thus, great king, the bull among the Bhṛgus performed service to his parents, his self obedient to them, and to his brothers without distinction.
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BndP 2 26.7
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु कदाचिद्धैहयेश्वरः । इत्येष मृगयां गान्तुं चतुरङ्गबलान्वितः
etasminneva kāle tu kadāciddhaihayeśvaraḥ / ityeṣa mṛgayāṃ gāntuṃ caturaṅgabalānvitaḥ
At just this time, once, the lord of the Haihayas—this one—(set out) to go hunting, accompanied by his fourfold army.
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BndP 2 26.8
संरज्यमाने गगने बन्धूककुसुमारुणैः । ताराजालद्युतिहरैः समन्तादरुणांशुभिः
saṃrajyamāne gagane bandhūkakusumāruṇaiḥ / tārājāladyutiharaiḥ samantādaruṇāṃśubhiḥ
While the sky was being reddened all around by the dawn's rays, red as bandhūka flowers, stealing away the brilliance of the net of stars;
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BndP 2 26.9
मन्दं वीजति प्रोद्धूतकेतकीवनराजिभिः । प्राभातिके गन्धवहे कुमुदाकरसंस्पृशि
mandaṃ vījati proddhūtaketakīvanarājibhiḥ / prābhātike gandhavahe kumudākarasaṃspṛśi
while the dawn breeze, which had tossed up the rows of ketakī groves and which touched the clusters of white lotuses, was blowing gently;
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BndP 2 26.10
वयांसि नर्मदातीरतरुनीडाश्रयेषु च । व्याहरन्स्वाकुला वाचो मनःश्रोत्रसुखावहाः
vayāṃsi narmadātīratarunīḍāśrayeṣu ca / vyāharansvākulā vāco manaḥśrotrasukhāvahāḥ
and while the birds in their nest-dwellings in the trees on the Narmadā's bank were uttering their confused cries, bringing pleasure to mind and ear;
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BndP 2 26.11
नर्मदातीरतीर्थं तदवतीर्याघहारिणि । तत्तोये मुनिवृन्देषु गृणात्सुब्रह्म शाश्वतम्
narmadātīratīrthaṃ tadavatīryāghahāriṇi / tattoye munivṛndeṣu gṛṇātsubrahma śāśvatam
while, having gone down to that sin-removing bathing-place on the Narmadā's bank, in its water the throngs of sages were chanting the eternal, excellent Brahman;
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BndP 2 26.12
विधिवत्कृतमैत्रेषु सन्निवृत्य सरित्तटात् । आशमं प्रति गच्छत्सु मुनिमुख्येषु कर्मिषु
vidhivatkṛtamaitreṣu sannivṛtya sarittaṭāt / āśamaṃ prati gacchatsu munimukhyeṣu karmiṣu
while the chief sages, performers of rites, having duly made their friendly (morning) observances, turned back from the river bank and were going toward the hermitage;
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BndP 2 26.13
प्रत्येकं वीरपत्नीषु व्यग्रासु गृहकर्मसु । होमार्थं मुनिकल्पाभिर्दुह्यमानासु धेनुषु
pratyekaṃ vīrapatnīṣu vyagrāsu gṛhakarmasu / homārthaṃ munikalpābhirduhyamānāsu dhenuṣu
while the wives of the heroes were each busy with household tasks, and the cows were being milked for the sake of the oblation by women like female ascetics;
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BndP 2 26.14
स्थाने मुनिकुमारेषु तं दोहं हि नयत्सु च । अग्निहोत्राकुले जाते सर्वभूतसुखावहे
sthāne munikumāreṣu taṃ dohaṃ hi nayatsu ca / agnihotrākule jāte sarvabhūtasukhāvahe
and while the sages' sons were carrying that milk to its place, and the agnihotra bustle, which brings comfort to all beings, had begun;
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BndP 2 26.15
विकसत्सु सरोजेषु गायत्सु भ्रमरेषु च । वाशत्सु नीडान्निष्पत्य पतत्रिषु समन्ततः
vikasatsu sarojeṣu gāyatsu bhramareṣu ca / vāśatsu nīḍānniṣpatya patatriṣu samantataḥ
while the lotuses were opening and the bees humming, and the birds, darting from their nests, were calling on all sides;
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BndP 2 26.16
अनति व्यग्रमत्तेभतुरङ्गरथगामिनाम् । गात्राल्हादविवर्द्धन्यां वेलायां मन्दवायुना
anati vyagramattebhaturaṅgarathagāminām / gātrālhādavivarddhanyāṃ velāyāṃ mandavāyunā
at the hour that increased the delight of the limbs with its gentle breeze, when the (procession) of restless rutting elephants, horses and chariots was not yet moving;
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BndP 2 26.17
गच्छत्सु चाश्रमोपान्तं प्रसूनजलहारिषु । स्वाध्या यदक्षैर्बहुभिरजिनांबरधारिभिः
gacchatsu cāśramopāntaṃ prasūnajalahāriṣu / svādhyā yadakṣairbahubhirajināṃbaradhāribhiḥ
while those carrying flowers and water were going to the vicinity of the hermitage, and by the many skilled reciters of the Veda, wearers of deerskin garments,
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BndP 2 26.18
सम्यक् प्रयोज्यमानेषु मन्त्रेषूच्चावचेषु च । प्रैषेषूच्चार्यमाणेषु हूयमानेषु वह्निषु
samyak prayojyamāneṣu mantreṣūccāvaceṣu ca / praiṣeṣūccāryamāṇeṣu hūyamāneṣu vahniṣu
the mantras, high and low, were being properly employed; while the ritual directions were being pronounced and oblations offered in the fires;
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BndP 2 26.19
यथा वन्मन्त्रतन्त्रोक्तक्रियासु विततासु च । ज्वलदग्निशिखाकारे तमस्तपनतेजसि
yathā vanmantratantroktakriyāsu vitatāsu ca / jvaladagniśikhākāre tamastapanatejasi
and while the rites laid down in mantra and ritual manual were being duly spread out, and the sun's radiance, shaped like a blazing tongue of flame, (was striking) the darkness;
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BndP 2 26.20
प्रतिहत्य दिशः सर्वा विवृण्वाने च मेदिनीम् । सवितर्युदयं याति नैशे तमसि नश्यति
pratihatya diśaḥ sarvā vivṛṇvāne ca medinīm / savitaryudayaṃ yāti naiśe tamasi naśyati
while the sun, having struck back all the quarters and uncovered the earth, was going to its rising, and the darkness of night was perishing;
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BndP 2 26.21
तारकासु विलीनासु काष्ठासु विमलासु च । कृतमैत्रादिको राजा मृगयां हैहयेश्वरः
tārakāsu vilīnāsu kāṣṭhāsu vimalāsu ca / kṛtamaitrādiko rājā mṛgayāṃ haihayeśvaraḥ
while the stars had dissolved and the quarters were clear—the king, the lord of the Haihayas, having performed the morning rites and the rest, (set out) for the hunt.
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BndP 2 26.22
निर्ययौ नगरात्तस्मात्पुरोहितसमन्वितः । बलैः सर्वैः समुदितैः सवाजिरथकुञ्जरैः
niryayau nagarāttasmātpurohitasamanvitaḥ / balaiḥ sarvaiḥ samuditaiḥ savājirathakuñjaraiḥ
He went out from that city accompanied by his family priest, with all his forces assembled, with horses, chariots and elephants;
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BndP 2 26.23
सचिवः सहितः श्रीमान् सवयोभिश्च राजभिः । महता बलभारेण नमयन्वसुधातलम्
sacivaḥ sahitaḥ śrīmān savayobhiśca rājabhiḥ / mahatā balabhāreṇa namayanvasudhātalam
the illustrious one, together with his ministers and with kings of his own age, bending down the surface of the earth with the great weight of his army,
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BndP 2 26.24
नादयन्रथघोषेण ककुभः सर्वतो नृपः । स्वबलौघपदक्षेपप्रक्षुण्णावनिरेणुभिः
nādayanrathaghoṣeṇa kakubhaḥ sarvato nṛpaḥ / svabalaughapadakṣepaprakṣuṇṇāvanireṇubhiḥ
The king, making the quarters resound on all sides with the rumble of his chariots, with the dust of the earth churned up by the tread of the flood of his own army,
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BndP 2 26.25
ययौ संच्छादयन्व्योम विमानशतसंकुलम् । संप्रवश्य वनं घोरं विन्ध्योद्रेर्बलसंचयैः
yayau saṃcchādayanvyoma vimānaśatasaṃkulam / saṃpravaśya vanaṃ ghoraṃ vindhyodrerbalasaṃcayaiḥ
went on, covering the sky — (itself) thronged with hundreds of flying palaces — and entered with his massed troops the terrible forest of the Vindhya mountain,
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BndP 2 26.26
भृशं विलोलया मास समन्ताद्राजसत्तमः । परिवार्य वनं तत्तु स राजा निजसैनिकैः
bhṛśaṃ vilolayā māsa samantādrājasattamaḥ / parivārya vanaṃ tattu sa rājā nijasainikaiḥ
and that best of kings, having surrounded that forest with his own soldiers, violently stirred it up on every side.
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BndP 2 26.27
मृगान्नानाविधान्हिंस्रान्निजघान शितैः शरैः । आकर्णकृष्टकोदण्डयोधमुक्तैः शितेषुभिः
mṛgānnānāvidhānhiṃsrānnijaghāna śitaiḥ śaraiḥ / ākarṇakṛṣṭakodaṇḍayodhamuktaiḥ śiteṣubhiḥ
He slew beasts of many kinds, predatory ones, with sharp arrows — with keen shafts loosed by warriors whose bows were drawn back to the ear.
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BndP 2 26.28
निकृत्तगात्राः शार्दूला न्यपतन्भुवि केचन । उदग्रवेगपादातखड्गखण्डितविग्रहाः
nikṛttagātrāḥ śārdūlā nyapatanbhuvi kecana / udagravegapādātakhaḍgakhaṇḍitavigrahāḥ
Some tigers, their limbs cut through, fell to the ground, their bodies hacked apart by the swords of the footsoldiers of fierce speed.
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BndP 2 26.29
वराहयूथपाः केचिद्रुधिरार्द्रा धरामगुः । प्रचण्डशाक्तिकोन्मुक्तशक्तिनिर्भिन्नमस्तकाः
varāhayūthapāḥ kecidrudhirārdrā dharāmaguḥ / pracaṇḍaśāktikonmuktaśaktinirbhinnamastakāḥ
Some leaders of boar-herds, wet with blood, went to the ground, their heads split open by spears hurled by violent spearmen.
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BndP 2 26.30
मृगौघाः प्रत्यपद्यन्त पर्वता इव मेदिनीम् । नाराचा विद्धसर्वाङ्गाः सिंहर्क्षशरभादयः
mṛgaughāḥ pratyapadyanta parvatā iva medinīm / nārācā viddhasarvāṅgāḥ siṃharkṣaśarabhādayaḥ
Throngs of beasts sank to the earth like mountains: lions, bears, śarabhas and the rest, all their limbs pierced by iron arrows,
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BndP 2 26.31
वसुधामन्वकीर्यन्त शोणितार्द्राः समन्ततः । एवं सवागुरैः कैश्चित्पतद्भिः पतितैरपि
vasudhāmanvakīryanta śoṇitārdrāḥ samantataḥ / evaṃ savāguraiḥ kaiścitpatadbhiḥ patitairapi
were strewn over the ground on every side, wet with blood. Thus, with some (creatures) caught in the nets, some falling, some already fallen,
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BndP 2 26.32
श्वभिश्चानुद्रुतैः कैश्चिद्धावमानैस्तथा मृगैः । आत्तैर्विक्रोशमानैश्च भीतैः प्राणभयातुरैः
śvabhiścānudrutaiḥ kaiściddhāvamānaistathā mṛgaiḥ / āttairvikrośamānaiśca bhītaiḥ prāṇabhayāturaiḥ
with some (beasts) pursued by dogs, and with beasts thus running, and with those seized and crying out, terrified, distressed by fear for their lives,
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BndP 2 26.33
युगापाये यथात्यर्थं वनमाकुलमाबभौ । वराहसिंहशार्दूलश्वाविच्छशकुलानि च
yugāpāye yathātyarthaṃ vanamākulamābabhau / varāhasiṃhaśārdūlaśvāvicchaśakulāni ca
the forest appeared utterly in turmoil, as at the ending of an age. And boars, lions, tigers, porcupines and hares in droves,
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BndP 2 26.34
चमरीरुरुगोमायुगवयर्क्षवृकान्बहून् । कृष्णसारान्द्वीपिमृगान्रक्तखड्गमृगानवि
camarīrurugomāyugavayarkṣavṛkānbahūn / kṛṣṇasārāndvīpimṛgānraktakhaḍgamṛgānavi
yaks, antelopes, gomāyus (jackals), gavayas, bears and wolves in numbers, black antelopes, leopard-beasts, and blood-red rhinoceroses too,
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BndP 2 26.35
विचित्राङ्गान्मृगानन्यान्न्यङ्कूनपि च सर्वशः । बालान्स्तनन्धयान्यूनः स्थविरान्मिथुनान्गणान्
vicitrāṅgānmṛgānanyānnyaṅkūnapi ca sarvaśaḥ / bālānstanandhayānyūnaḥ sthavirānmithunāngaṇān
other beasts of variegated body, and nyaṅku deer as well, in every direction — young ones, sucklings, the mature, the aged, pairs, and whole herds —
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BndP 2 26.36
निजघ्नुर्निशितैः शस्त्रैः शस्त्रवध्यान्हि सैनिकाः । एवं हत्वा मृगान् घोरान्हिंस्रप्रायानशेषतः
nijaghnurniśitaiḥ śastraiḥ śastravadhyānhi sainikāḥ / evaṃ hatvā mṛgān ghorānhiṃsraprāyānaśeṣataḥ
the soldiers slew with keen weapons those that were to be killed by weapons. Having thus slain the dreadful beasts, mostly the predatory ones, without remainder,
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BndP 2 26.37
श्रमेण महता युक्ता बभूवुर्नृपसैनिकाः । मध्ये दिनकरे प्राप्ते ससैन्यः स तदा नृपः
śrameṇa mahatā yuktā babhūvurnṛpasainikāḥ / madhye dinakare prāpte sasainyaḥ sa tadā nṛpaḥ
the king's soldiers became overcome with great fatigue. Then, when the sun had reached midday, that king, together with his army,
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BndP 2 26.38
नर्मदां धर्मसंतप्तः पिपासुरगमच्छनैः । अवतीय ततस्तस्यास्तोये सबलवाहनः
narmadāṃ dharmasaṃtaptaḥ pipāsuragamacchanaiḥ / avatīya tatastasyāstoye sabalavāhanaḥ
scorched (by the heat) and thirsty, went slowly to the Narmadā; then, descending into her water with his troops and mounts,
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BndP 2 26.39
विजागाह शुभे राजा क्षुत्तृष्णापरिपीडितः । स्नात्वा पीत्वा च सलिलं स तस्याः सुखशीतलम्
vijāgāha śubhe rājā kṣuttṛṣṇāparipīḍitaḥ / snātvā pītvā ca salilaṃ sa tasyāḥ sukhaśītalam
the king, tormented by hunger and thirst, plunged into the auspicious (river); and having bathed and drunk her pleasantly cool water,
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BndP 2 26.40
बिसांकुराणि शुभ्राणि स्वादूनि प्रजघास च । विक्रीड्य तोये सुचिरमुत्तीर्य सबलो नृपः
bisāṃkurāṇi śubhrāṇi svādūni prajaghāsa ca / vikrīḍya toye suciramuttīrya sabalo nṛpaḥ
he ate the white, sweet lotus-shoots; and having sported a long while in the water, the king came out with his troops
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BndP 2 26.41
विशश्राम च तत्तीरे तरुखण्डोपमण्डिते । आलंबपाने तिग्मांशौ ससैन्यः सानुगो नृपः
viśaśrāma ca tattīre tarukhaṇḍopamaṇḍite / ālaṃbapāne tigmāṃśau sasainyaḥ sānugo nṛpaḥ
and rested on that bank, adorned with clumps of trees. When the fierce-rayed sun was declining, the king, with his army and his followers,
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BndP 2 26.42
निश्चक्राम पुरं गन्तुं विन्ध्याद्रिवनगह्वरात् । स गच्छन्नेव ददृशे नर्मदा तीरमाश्रितम्
niścakrāma puraṃ gantuṃ vindhyādrivanagahvarāt / sa gacchanneva dadṛśe narmadā tīramāśritam
set out from the forest thicket of the Vindhya mountain to go to his city. And as he went he saw, resting on the bank of the Narmadā,
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BndP 2 26.43
आश्रमं पुण्यशीलस्य जमदग्नेर्महात्मनः । ततो निवृत्य सैन्यानि दूरे ऽवस्थाप्य पार्थिवः
āśramaṃ puṇyaśīlasya jamadagnermahātmanaḥ / tato nivṛtya sainyāni dūre 'vasthāpya pārthivaḥ
the hermitage of the great-souled Jamadagni of holy conduct. Then the king turned aside, and having halted his armies at a distance,
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BndP 2 26.44
परिचारैः कतिपथैः सहितो ऽयात्तदाशमम् । गत्वा तदाश्रमं रम्यं पुरोहितसमन्वितः
paricāraiḥ katipathaiḥ sahito 'yāttadāśamam / gatvā tadāśramaṃ ramyaṃ purohitasamanvitaḥ
Accompanied by a few attendants, he went to that hermitage; having gone to that lovely hermitage, together with his family priest,
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BndP 2 26.45
उपेत्य मुनिशार्दूलं ननाम शिरसा नृपः । अभिनं द्याशषा तं वै जमदग्निर्नृपोत्तमम्
upetya muniśārdūlaṃ nanāma śirasā nṛpaḥ / abhinaṃ dyāśaṣā taṃ vai jamadagnirnṛpottamam
the king approached the tiger among sages and bowed with his head; and Jamadagni greeted him, the best of kings, with blessings,
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BndP 2 26.46
पूजयामास विधिवदर्घपाद्यासनादिभिः । संभावयित्वा तां पूजां विहितां मुनिना तदा
pūjayāmāsa vidhivadarghapādyāsanādibhiḥ / saṃbhāvayitvā tāṃ pūjāṃ vihitāṃ muninā tadā
and honoured (him) according to rule with water for guests, water for the feet, a seat and so on. Having then received that honour offered by the sage,
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BndP 2 26.47
निषसादासने शुभ्र पुरस्तस्य महामुनेः । तमासीनं नृपवरं कुशासनगतो मुनिः
niṣasādāsane śubhra purastasya mahāmuneḥ / tamāsīnaṃ nṛpavaraṃ kuśāsanagato muniḥ
he sat down on a bright seat in front of that great sage. To him, the best of kings, seated (there), the sage, seated on a mat of kuśa grass,
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BndP 2 26.48
पप्रच्छ कुशलप्रश्नं पुत्रमित्रादिबन्धुषु । सह संकथयंस्तेन राज्ञा मुनिवरोत्तमः
papraccha kuśalapraśnaṃ putramitrādibandhuṣu / saha saṃkathayaṃstena rājñā munivarottamaḥ
put the question about his welfare, concerning his sons, friends and other kinsmen; and while conversing with that king, the most excellent of the best sages,
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BndP 2 26.49
स्थित्वा नातिचिरं कालमातिथ्यार्थं न्यमन्त्रयत् । ततः स राजा सुप्रीतो जमदग्नि मभाषत
sthitvā nāticiraṃ kālamātithyārthaṃ nyamantrayat / tataḥ sa rājā suprīto jamadagni mabhāṣata
after (the king) had stayed a not very long time, invited (him) for hospitality. Then that king, well pleased, spoke to Jamadagni:
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BndP 2 26.50
महर्षे देहि मे ऽनुज्ञां गमिष्यामि स्वकं पुरम् । समग्रवाहनबलो ह्यहं तस्मान्महामुने
maharṣe dehi me 'nujñāṃ gamiṣyāmi svakaṃ puram / samagravāhanabalo hyahaṃ tasmānmahāmune
"Great seer, grant me leave, I shall go to my own city; for I am (here) with my full array of mounts and army, therefore, great sage,
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BndP 2 26.51
कर्तु न शक्यमा तिथ्यं त्वया वन्याशिना वने । अथवा त्वं तपःशक्त्या कर्तुमातिथ्यमद्य मे
kartu na śakyamā tithyaṃ tvayā vanyāśinā vane / athavā tvaṃ tapaḥśaktyā kartumātithyamadya me
hospitality cannot be provided by you, who eat forest fare in the forest. Or else, if by the power of your austerity you are able to offer me hospitality today,
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BndP 2 26.52
शक्नोष्यपि पुरीं गन्तुं मामनुज्ञातुर्हसि । अन्यथा चेत्खलैः सैन्यैरत्यर्थं मुनिसत्तम
śaknoṣyapi purīṃ gantuṃ māmanujñāturhasi / anyathā cetkhalaiḥ sainyairatyarthaṃ munisattama
(then do so); (otherwise) you ought to give me leave to go to my city. For otherwise, best of sages, by the unruly troops, excessively,
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BndP 2 26.53
तपस्विनां भवेत्पीडा नियमक्षयकारिका । वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्येवमुक्तः स मुनिस्तं प्राहस्थीयतां क्षणम्
tapasvināṃ bhavetpīḍā niyamakṣayakārikā / vasiṣṭha uvāca ityevamuktaḥ sa munistaṃ prāhasthīyatāṃ kṣaṇam
there would arise harm to ascetics, causing the destruction of their observances." Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed, that sage said to him, "Stay a moment;
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BndP 2 26.54
सर्वं संपादयिथ्ये ऽहमातिथ्यं सानुगस्य ते । इत्युक्त्वाहूय तां दोग्ध्रीमुवाचायं ममातिथिः
sarvaṃ saṃpādayithye 'hamātithyaṃ sānugasya te / ityuktvāhūya tāṃ dogdhrīmuvācāyaṃ mamātithiḥ
I shall arrange the whole hospitality for you together with your followers." Having said this, he summoned that milch-cow and said: "This is my guest,
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BndP 2 26.55
उपाग तस्त्वया तस्मात्क्रियतामद्य सत्कृतिः । इत्युक्ता मुनिना दोग्ध्री सातिथेयमशेषतः । दुदोह नृपतेराशु यद्योग्यं मुनिगौरवात्
upāga tastvayā tasmātkriyatāmadya satkṛtiḥ / ityuktā muninā dogdhrī sātitheyamaśeṣataḥ / dudoha nṛpaterāśu yadyogyaṃ munigauravāt
he has come to you; therefore let honour be done (him) today." Thus addressed by the sage, the milch-cow, out of respect for the sage, quickly yielded in full for the king whatever was fit for hospitality.
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BndP 2 26.56
अथाश्रमं तत्सुरराजसद्मनिकाशमासीद्भृगुपुङ्गवस्य । विभूतिभेदैरविचिन्त्यरुपमनन्यसाध्यं सुरभिप्रभावात्
athāśramaṃ tatsurarājasadmanikāśamāsīdbhṛgupuṅgavasya / vibhūtibhedairavicintyarupamananyasādhyaṃ surabhiprabhāvāt
Then that hermitage of the bull among the Bhṛgus became like the palace of the king of the gods, of a form unimaginable in its manifold splendours, unattainable by anyone else, through the power of Surabhi:
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BndP 2 26.57
अनेकरत्नोज्ज्वलचित्रहेमप्रकाशमालापरिवीतमुच्चैः । पूर्णेन्दुशुभ्राभ्रविषक्तशृङ्गैः प्रासादसंघैः परिवीतमन्तः
anekaratnojjvalacitrahemaprakāśamālāparivītamuccaiḥ / pūrṇenduśubhrābhraviṣaktaśṛṅgaiḥ prāsādasaṃghaiḥ parivītamantaḥ
encircled high about with garlands of light of variegated gold blazing with many jewels, and within surrounded by clusters of mansions whose peaks touched clouds white as the full moon,
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BndP 2 26.58
कांस्यारकूटारसताम्रहेमदुर्वर्णसौधो पलदारुमृद्भिः । पृथग्विमिश्रैर्भवनैरनेकैः सद्भासितं नेत्रमनोभिरामैः
kāṃsyārakūṭārasatāmrahemadurvarṇasaudho paladārumṛdbhiḥ / pṛthagvimiśrairbhavanairanekaiḥ sadbhāsitaṃ netramanobhirāmaiḥ
illumined by many separate and mixed dwellings of bronze, brass, bell-metal, copper, gold, silver, stone, wood and clay, delightful to the eye and mind,
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BndP 2 26.59
महार्हरत्नोज्ज्वलहेमवेदिकानिष्कूटसोपानकुटीविटङ्ककैः । तुलाकपाटर्गलकुड्यदेहलीनिशान्तशालाजिरशोभितैर्भृशम्
mahārharatnojjvalahemavedikāniṣkūṭasopānakuṭīviṭaṅkakaiḥ / tulākapāṭargalakuḍyadehalīniśāntaśālājiraśobhitairbhṛśam
greatly adorned with altars of gold blazing with most precious jewels, with inner courtyards, stairways, huts and dovecotes, with beams, door-panels, bolts, walls, thresholds, bedchambers, halls and courtyards,
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BndP 2 26.60
वलभ्यलिन्दाङ्गपाचारुतोरणैरदभ्रपर्यन्तचतुष्किकादिभिः । स्तंभेषु कुड्येषु च दिव्यरत्नविचित्रचित्रैः परिशोभमानैः
valabhyalindāṅgapācārutoraṇairadabhraparyantacatuṣkikādibhiḥ / staṃbheṣu kuḍyeṣu ca divyaratnavicitracitraiḥ pariśobhamānaiḥ
with turrets, terraces, courts and lovely archways, with ample surrounding pavilions and the like, shining all about with pillars and walls variegated and painted with divine jewels,
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BndP 2 26.61
उच्चावचै रत्नवरैर्विचित्रसुवर्णसिंहासनपीठिकाद्यैः । स भक्ष्यभोज्यादिभि रन्नपानैरुपेतभाण्डोपगतैकदेशैः
uccāvacai ratnavarairvicitrasuvarṇasiṃhāsanapīṭhikādyaiḥ / sa bhakṣyabhojyādibhi rannapānairupetabhāṇḍopagataikadeśaiḥ
with high and low seats of excellent jewels, with variegated golden thrones and footstools and the rest, and with one quarter furnished with vessels containing food and drink, things to chew and things to eat,
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BndP 2 26.62
गृहैरमर्त्योचितसर्वसंपत्समन्वितैर्नेत्रमनो ऽभिरामैः । तस्याश्रमं सन्नगरोपमानं बभौ वधूभिश्चमनोहराभिः
gṛhairamartyocitasarvasaṃpatsamanvitairnetramano 'bhirāmaiḥ / tasyāśramaṃ sannagaropamānaṃ babhau vadhūbhiścamanoharābhiḥ
with houses provided with every kind of wealth fit for immortals, delightful to eye and mind — his hermitage, resembling a fine city, shone, and with charming young women too.
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