Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 3
BndP 2 3.1
ऋषय ऊचु । देवानां दानवानां च दैत्यानां चैव सर्वशः । उत्पत्तिं विस्तरेणैव ग्रूहि वैवस्वतेंऽतरे
ṛṣaya ūcu / devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca daityānāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ / utpattiṃ vistareṇaiva grūhi vaivasvateṃ'tare
The seers said: Tell us in full detail the origin, in every respect, of the gods, the Dānavas and the Daityas, in the Vaivasvata interval (manvantara).
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BndP 2 3.2
सूत उवाच धर्म्मस्यैव प्रवक्ष्यामि निसर्गन्तं निबोधत । अरुन्धतीवसुर्जामालंबा भानुर्मरुत्वती
sūta uvāca dharmmasyaiva pravakṣyāmi nisargantaṃ nibodhata / arundhatīvasurjāmālaṃbā bhānurmarutvatī
Sūta said: I shall declare the creation of Dharma himself; listen. Arundhatī, Vasu, Jāmi, Lambā, Bhānu, Marutvatī,
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BndP 2 3.3
संकल्पा च मुहूर्त्ता च साध्या विश्वा तथैव च । धर्मस्य पत्न्यो दश ता दक्षः प्राचेतसो ददौ
saṃkalpā ca muhūrttā ca sādhyā viśvā tathaiva ca / dharmasya patnyo daśa tā dakṣaḥ prācetaso dadau
and Saṃkalpā, and Muhūrtā, Sādhyā, and Viśvā likewise: these ten (were) the wives of Dharma, whom Dakṣa Prācetasa gave (to him).
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BndP 2 3.4
साध्यापुत्रास्तु धर्मस्य साध्या द्वादशजज्ञिरे । देवेभ्यस्तान्परान्देवान्दैवज्ञाः परिचक्षते
sādhyāputrāstu dharmasya sādhyā dvādaśajajñire / devebhyastānparāndevāndaivajñāḥ paricakṣate
The sons of Dharma by Sādhyā were the twelve Sādhyas that were born; those who know the gods declare them to be gods higher than the gods.
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BndP 2 3.5
ब्राह्मणा वै मुखात्सृष्टा जया देवाः प्रजेप्सया । सर्वे मन्त्रशरीरस्ते समृता मन्वन्तरेष्विह
brāhmaṇā vai mukhātsṛṣṭā jayā devāḥ prajepsayā / sarve mantraśarīraste samṛtā manvantareṣviha
The brahmins indeed were created from the mouth; the gods called Jayas (were created) out of the desire for offspring. All of them have mantra for their body, (and thus) they are recorded here in the (successive) Manu-intervals.
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BndP 2 3.6
दर्शश्च पौर्णमासश्च बृहद्यच्च रथन्तरम् । वित्तिश्चैव विवित्तिश्च आकूतिः कूतिरेव च
darśaśca paurṇamāsaśca bṛhadyacca rathantaram / vittiścaiva vivittiśca ākūtiḥ kūtireva ca
Darśa and Paurṇamāsa, Bṛhat and Rathantara, Vitti and Vivitti, Ākūti and indeed Kūti,
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BndP 2 3.7
विज्ञाता चैव विज्ञातो मनो यज्ञस्तथैव च । नामान्येतानि तेषां वै यज्ञानां प्रथितानि च
vijñātā caiva vijñāto mano yajñastathaiva ca / nāmānyetāni teṣāṃ vai yajñānāṃ prathitāni ca
Vijñātā and Vijñāta, Manas and likewise Yajña — these are the well-known names of those sacrifices.
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BndP 2 3.8
ब्रह्मशापेन तेजाताः पुनः स्वायंभुवे जिताः । स्वारोचिषे वै तुषिताः सत्यश्चैवोत्तमे पुनः
brahmaśāpena tejātāḥ punaḥ svāyaṃbhuve jitāḥ / svārociṣe vai tuṣitāḥ satyaścaivottame punaḥ
By Brahmā's curse they were born; again, in the Svāyambhuva (interval) they were the Jitas, in the Svārociṣa the Tuṣitas, and again in the Uttama the Satyas.
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BndP 2 3.9
तामसे हरयो नाम वैकुण्ठा रेवतान्तरे । ते साध्याश्चाक्षुषे नाम्ना छन्दजा जज्ञिरे सुराः
tāmase harayo nāma vaikuṇṭhā revatāntare / te sādhyāścākṣuṣe nāmnā chandajā jajñire surāḥ
In the Tāmasa (interval they were) named Haris, in Raivata's interval the Vaikuṇṭhas; in the Cākṣuṣa these gods, born of the metres, were born under the name Sādhyas.
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BndP 2 3.10
धर्मपुत्रा महाभागाः साध्या ये द्वादशामराः । पूर्वं समनुसूयन्ते चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः
dharmaputrā mahābhāgāḥ sādhyā ye dvādaśāmarāḥ / pūrvaṃ samanusūyante cākṣuṣasyāntare manoḥ
The sons of Dharma, the greatly fortunate twelve immortal Sādhyas — formerly they are said to be brought forth in the interval of Manu Cākṣuṣa.
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BndP 2 3.11
स्वारोचिषेंऽतरे ऽतीता देवा ये वै महौजसः । तुषिता नाम ते ऽन्योन्यमूचुर्वै चाक्षुषेंऽतरे
svārociṣeṃ'tare 'tītā devā ye vai mahaujasaḥ / tuṣitā nāma te 'nyonyamūcurvai cākṣuṣeṃ'tare
Those gods of great vigour who had passed away in the Svārociṣa interval, named the Tuṣitas, spoke to one another in the Cākṣuṣa interval:
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BndP 2 3.12
किञ्चिच्छिष्टे तदा तस्मिन्देवा वै तुषिताब्रुवन् । एतामेव महाभागां वयं साध्यां प्रविश्य वै
kiñcicchiṣṭe tadā tasmindevā vai tuṣitābruvan / etāmeva mahābhāgāṃ vayaṃ sādhyāṃ praviśya vai
Then, when a little of that (interval) remained, the gods, the Tuṣitas, said: "We, having entered into this very greatly fortunate Sādhyā,
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BndP 2 3.13
मन्वन्तरे भविष्यामस्तन्नः श्रेयो भविष्यति । एवमुक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः
manvantare bhaviṣyāmastannaḥ śreyo bhaviṣyati / evamuktvā tu te sarve cākṣuṣasyāntare manoḥ
shall come to be in the (next) Manu-interval; that will be for our good." Having spoken thus, all of them, in the interval of Manu Cākṣuṣa —
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BndP 2 3.14
तस्यां द्वादश संभूता धर्मात्स्वायंभुवात्पुनः । नरनारायणो तत्र जज्ञाते पुनरेव हि
tasyāṃ dvādaśa saṃbhūtā dharmātsvāyaṃbhuvātpunaḥ / naranārāyaṇo tatra jajñāte punareva hi
twelve of them were born in her again from Dharma, the son of the Self-existent; and there Nara and Nārāyaṇa too were born again.
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BndP 2 3.15
विपश्चिदिन्द्रो यश्चाभूत्तथा सत्यो हरिश्च तौ । स्वारोचिषेंऽतरे पूर्वमास्तां तौ तुषितासुतौ
vipaścidindro yaścābhūttathā satyo hariśca tau / svārociṣeṃ'tare pūrvamāstāṃ tau tuṣitāsutau
And Vipaścit, who became Indra, and likewise Satya and Hari — those two were formerly, in the Svārociṣa interval, the sons of Tuṣitā.
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BndP 2 3.16
तुषितानां तु साध्यात्वे नामान्येतानि चक्षते । मनो ऽनुमन्ता प्राणश्च नरो ऽपानश्च वीर्यवान्
tuṣitānāṃ tu sādhyātve nāmānyetāni cakṣate / mano 'numantā prāṇaśca naro 'pānaśca vīryavān
These names they declare of the Tuṣitas in their condition as Sādhyas: Manas, Anumantā, Prāṇa, Nara, and the valiant Apāna,
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BndP 2 3.17
वितिर्नयो हयश्चैव हंसो नारायणस्तथा । विभुश्चापि प्रभुश्चापि साध्या द्वादश जज्ञिरे
vitirnayo hayaścaiva haṃso nārāyaṇastathā / vibhuścāpi prabhuścāpi sādhyā dvādaśa jajñire
Viti, Naya, and Haya, Haṃsa and likewise Nārāyaṇa, and Vibhu also and Prabhu also — (thus) the twelve Sādhyas were born.
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BndP 2 3.18
स्वायंभुवैंऽतरे पूर्वं ततः स्वारो चिषे पुनः । नामान्यासन्पुनस्तानि तुषितानां निबोधत
svāyaṃbhuvaiṃ'tare pūrvaṃ tataḥ svāro ciṣe punaḥ / nāmānyāsanpunastāni tuṣitānāṃ nibodhata
Formerly in the Svāyambhuva interval, and then again in the Svārociṣa, they had those names again; learn (them now) of the Tuṣitas:
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BndP 2 3.19
प्राणापानावुदानश्च समानो व्यान एव च । चक्षुः श्रोत्रं रसो घ्राणं स्पर्शो बुद्धिर्मनस्तथा
prāṇāpānāvudānaśca samāno vyāna eva ca / cakṣuḥ śrotraṃ raso ghrāṇaṃ sparśo buddhirmanastathā
Prāṇa and Apāna, Udāna, Samāna and Vyāna as well, sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch, intellect and mind.
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BndP 2 3.20
नामान्येतानि वै पूर्वं तुषितानां स्मृतानि च । वसोस्तु वसवः पुत्राः साध्यानामनुजाः स्मृताः
nāmānyetāni vai pūrvaṃ tuṣitānāṃ smṛtāni ca / vasostu vasavaḥ putrāḥ sādhyānāmanujāḥ smṛtāḥ
These are recorded as the former names of the Tuṣitas. But the Vasus are the sons of Vasu, recorded as the younger brothers of the Sādhyas.
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BndP 2 3.21
धरो ध्रुवश्च सोमश्च आयुश्चैवानलो ऽनिलः । प्रत्यूषश्च प्रभासश्च वसवो ऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः
dharo dhruvaśca somaśca āyuścaivānalo 'nilaḥ / pratyūṣaśca prabhāsaśca vasavo 'ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ
Dhara and Dhruva and Soma, and Āyu, Anala, Anila, and Pratyūṣa and Prabhāsa — the eight Vasus are proclaimed.
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BndP 2 3.22
धरस्य पुत्रो द्रविणो हुतहव्यो रजस् तथा । ध्रुवपुत्रो ऽभवत्तात कालो लोकाप्रकालनः
dharasya putro draviṇo hutahavyo rajas tathā / dhruvaputro 'bhavattāta kālo lokāprakālanaḥ
Dhara's son was Draviṇa, and Hutahavya, and likewise Rajas; Dhruva's son, my dear, was Kāla, who drives the worlds onward.
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BndP 2 3.23
सोमस्य भगवान्वर्चा बुधश्च ग्रहबौधनः । धरोर्मी कलिलश्चैव पञ्च चन्द्रमसः सुताः
somasya bhagavānvarcā budhaśca grahabaudhanaḥ / dharormī kalilaścaiva pañca candramasaḥ sutāḥ
Of Soma (the sons were): the lord Varcas, and Budha the awakener of the planets, Dhara, Ūrmi and Kalila — five sons of the moon.
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BndP 2 3.24
आयस्य पुत्रो वैतण्ड्यः शमः शान्तस्तथैव च । स्कन्दः सनत्कुमारश्च जज्ञे पादेन तेजसः
āyasya putro vaitaṇḍyaḥ śamaḥ śāntastathaiva ca / skandaḥ sanatkumāraśca jajñe pādena tejasaḥ
Āyu's son was Vaitaṇḍya, and Śama and likewise Śānta; Skanda and Sanatkumāra were born from a quarter of the fiery energy.
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BndP 2 3.25
अग्नेः पुत्रं कुमारं तु स्वाहा जज्ञे श्रिया षृतम् । तस्य शाखो विशाखश्च नैगमेयश्च प्रष्टजाः
agneḥ putraṃ kumāraṃ tu svāhā jajñe śriyā ṣṛtam / tasya śākho viśākhaśca naigameyaśca praṣṭajāḥ
Svāhā bore Agni's son Kumāra, endowed with splendour; his (offspring) Śākha, Viśākha and Naigameya were born after (him).
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BndP 2 3.26
अनिलस्य शिवा भार्या तस्याः पुत्रो मनोजवः । अविज्ञान गतिश्चैव द्वौ पुत्रावनिलस्य च
anilasya śivā bhāryā tasyāḥ putro manojavaḥ / avijñāna gatiścaiva dvau putrāvanilasya ca
Anila's wife was Śivā; her son was Manojava, and Avijñātagati — these two were Anila's sons.
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BndP 2 3.27
प्रत्यूषस्य विदुः पुत्रमृषिं नाम्नाथ देवलम् । द्वौ पुत्रौ देवलस्यापि क्षमावन्तौ मनीषिणौ
pratyūṣasya viduḥ putramṛṣiṃ nāmnātha devalam / dvau putrau devalasyāpi kṣamāvantau manīṣiṇau
They know Pratyūṣa's son to be the seer named Devala; Devala too had two sons, patient and thoughtful.
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BndP 2 3.28
बृहस्पतेश्तु भगिनी भुवना ब्रह्मवादिनी । योगसिद्धा जगत्कृत्स्नमशक्ता चरति स्म ह
bṛhaspateśtu bhaginī bhuvanā brahmavādinī / yogasiddhā jagatkṛtsnamaśaktā carati sma ha
Bṛhaspati's sister Bhuvanā, an expounder of brahman, perfected in yoga and unattached, used to roam the whole world.
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BndP 2 3.29
प्रभासस्य तु भार्या सा वसूनामष्टमस्य ह । विश्वकर्मा सुतस्तस्याः प्रजापतिपतिर्विभुः
prabhāsasya tu bhāryā sā vasūnāmaṣṭamasya ha / viśvakarmā sutastasyāḥ prajāpatipatirvibhuḥ
She was the wife of Prabhāsa, the eighth of the Vasus; her son was Viśvakarman, the mighty lord of the Prajāpatis.
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BndP 2 3.30
विश्वेदेवास्तु विश्वाया जज्ञिरे दश विश्रुताः । क्रतुर्दक्षः श्रवः सत्यः कालः मुनिस्तथा
viśvedevāstu viśvāyā jajñire daśa viśrutāḥ / kraturdakṣaḥ śravaḥ satyaḥ kālaḥ munistathā
The ten renowned Viśvedevas were born of Viśvā: Kratu, Dakṣa, Śravas, Satya, Kāla, and Muni,
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BndP 2 3.31
पुरूरवो मार्द्रवसो रोचमानश्च ते दश । धर्मपुत्राः सुरा एते विश्वायां जज्ञिरे शुभाः
purūravo mārdravaso rocamānaśca te daśa / dharmaputrāḥ surā ete viśvāyāṃ jajñire śubhāḥ
Purūravas, Mārdravasu and Rocamāna — these ten auspicious gods, the sons of Dharma, were born of Viśvā.
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BndP 2 3.32
मरुत्वत्यां मरुत्वन्तो भानवो भानुजाः स्मृताः । मुहूर्ताश्च मुहूर्ताया घोषलंबा ह्यजायत
marutvatyāṃ marutvanto bhānavo bhānujāḥ smṛtāḥ / muhūrtāśca muhūrtāyā ghoṣalaṃbā hyajāyata
Of Marutvatī the Marutvats (were born); the Bhānus are recorded as born of Bhānu; the Muhūrtas from Muhūrtā, and Ghoṣa was born of Lambā.
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BndP 2 3.33
संकल्पायां तु संजज्ञे विद्वान्संकल्प एव तु । नव वीथ्यस्तु जामायाः पथत्रयमुपाश्रिताः
saṃkalpāyāṃ tu saṃjajñe vidvānsaṃkalpa eva tu / nava vīthyastu jāmāyāḥ pathatrayamupāśritāḥ
Of Saṃkalpā was born the wise Saṃkalpa himself; and the nine Vīthis of Jāmā, which rest upon the three paths.
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BndP 2 3.34
पृथिवी विषयं सर्वमरुन्धत्यामजायत । एष सर्गः समाख्यातो विद्वान्धर्मस्य शाश्वतः
pṛthivī viṣayaṃ sarvamarundhatyāmajāyata / eṣa sargaḥ samākhyāto vidvāndharmasya śāśvataḥ
Of Arundhatī was born the earth with all its domain. This eternal creation of Dharma has (thus) been declared, O learned one.
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BndP 2 3.35
मुहूर्ताश्चैव तिथ्याश्च प्रतिभिः सह सुव्रताः । नामतः संप्रवक्ष्यामि ब्रुवतो मे निबोधत
muhūrtāścaiva tithyāśca pratibhiḥ saha suvratāḥ / nāmataḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi bruvato me nibodhata
The muhūrtas and the tithis, together with the pratis, of good observance, I shall declare by name; hear me as I speak.
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BndP 2 3.36
अहोरात्रविभागश्च नक्षत्राणि समाश्रितः । मुहुर्त्ताः सर्वनक्षत्रा अहोरात्रभिदस्तथा
ahorātravibhāgaśca nakṣatrāṇi samāśritaḥ / muhurttāḥ sarvanakṣatrā ahorātrabhidastathā
And the division of day and night rests upon the lunar mansions; the muhūrtas all have their nakṣatras and likewise mark off day and night.
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BndP 2 3.37
अहोरात्रकलानां तु षडशीत्यधिकाः स्मृताः । रवेर्गति विशेषेण सर्वर्त्तुषु च नित्यशः
ahorātrakalānāṃ tu ṣaḍaśītyadhikāḥ smṛtāḥ / ravergati viśeṣeṇa sarvarttuṣu ca nityaśaḥ
Of the kalās of a day and night, eighty-six are held to be in excess, owing to the particular motion of the sun in all the seasons continually.
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BndP 2 3.38
ततो वेदविदश्चैतां गतिमिच्छन्ति पर्वसु । अविशेषेषु कालेषु ज्ञेयः सवितृमानतः
tato vedavidaścaitāṃ gatimicchanti parvasu / aviśeṣeṣu kāleṣu jñeyaḥ savitṛmānataḥ
Therefore those who know the Veda reckon this motion at the parvans; at ordinary (non-distinguished) times it is to be known by the sun's measure.
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BndP 2 3.39
रौद्रः सार्पस्तथा मैत्रः पित्र्यो वासव एव च । आप्यो ऽथ वैश्वदेवश्च ब्राह्मो मध्याह्नसंश्रितः
raudraḥ sārpastathā maitraḥ pitryo vāsava eva ca / āpyo 'tha vaiśvadevaśca brāhmo madhyāhnasaṃśritaḥ
Raudra, Sārpa, likewise Maitra, Paitrya and Vāsava, then Āpya and Vaiśvadeva, and Brāhma which belongs to midday;
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BndP 2 3.40
प्राजापत्यस्तथैवेन्द्र इन्द्राग्नी निरृतिस्तथा । वारुणश्च यथार्यम्णो भगश्चापि दिनश्रिताः
prājāpatyastathaivendra indrāgnī nirṛtistathā / vāruṇaśca yathāryamṇo bhagaścāpi dinaśritāḥ
Prājāpatya, likewise Aindra, Indrāgna, then Nairṛta, and Vāruṇa, then Āryamaṇa's and Bhaga's as well — these belong to the day.
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BndP 2 3.41
एते दिनमुहूर्ताश्च दिवाकरविनिर्मिताः । शङ्कुच्छाया विशेषेण वेदितव्याः प्रमाणतः
ete dinamuhūrtāśca divākaravinirmitāḥ / śaṅkucchāyā viśeṣeṇa veditavyāḥ pramāṇataḥ
These are the muhūrtas of the day, fashioned by the maker of day; they are to be known by measure, specifically by the shadow of the gnomon.
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BndP 2 3.42
अजैकपादहिर्बुध्न्यः पूषाश्वियमदेवताः । आग्नेयश्चापि विज्ञेयः प्राजापत्यस्तथैव च
ajaikapādahirbudhnyaḥ pūṣāśviyamadevatāḥ / āgneyaścāpi vijñeyaḥ prājāpatyastathaiva ca
Ajaikapād, Ahirbudhnya, and those whose deities are Pūṣan, the Aśvins and Yama; the Āgneya too is to be known, and likewise the Prājāpatya;
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BndP 2 3.43
सौम्यश्चापि तथादित्यो बार्हस्पत्यश्च वैष्मवः । सावित्रश्च तथा त्वाष्ट्रो वायव्यश्चेति संग्रहः
saumyaścāpi tathādityo bārhaspatyaśca vaiṣmavaḥ / sāvitraśca tathā tvāṣṭro vāyavyaśceti saṃgrahaḥ
Saumya, likewise Āditya, Bārhaspatya and Vaiṣṇava, Sāvitra, likewise Tvāṣṭra, and Vāyavya — such is the summary.
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BndP 2 3.44
एते रात्रेर्मुहूर्त्ताः स्युः क्रमोक्ता दश पञ्च च । इन्दोर्गत्युदया ज्ञेया नाडिका आदितस्तथा
ete rātrermuhūrttāḥ syuḥ kramoktā daśa pañca ca / indorgatyudayā jñeyā nāḍikā āditastathā
These, stated in order, are the fifteen muhūrtas of the night; and the nāḍikās are to be known from the moon's motion and risings, and likewise from the sun.
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BndP 2 3.45
कालावस्थास्त्विमास्त्वेते मुहूर्त्ता देवताः स्मृताः । सर्वग्रहाणां त्रीण्येव स्थानानि विहितानि च
kālāvasthāstvimāstvete muhūrttā devatāḥ smṛtāḥ / sarvagrahāṇāṃ trīṇyeva sthānāni vihitāni ca
These are the conditions of time; these muhūrtas are remembered as deities. And for all the planets just three stations are ordained.
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BndP 2 3.46
दक्षिणोत्तरमध्यानि तानि विद्याद्यथाक्रमम् । स्थानं जारद्गवं सध्ये तथैरावतमुत्तरम्
dakṣiṇottaramadhyāni tāni vidyādyathākramam / sthānaṃ jāradgavaṃ sadhye tathairāvatamuttaram
One should know them in order as the southern, the northern and the middle: the Jāradgava station is in the middle, and likewise the Airāvata is the northern one.
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BndP 2 3.47
वैश्वानरं दक्षिणतो निर्दिष्टमिह तत्त्वतः । अश्विनी कृत्तिका याम्यं नागवीथीति विश्रुता
vaiśvānaraṃ dakṣiṇato nirdiṣṭamiha tattvataḥ / aśvinī kṛttikā yāmyaṃ nāgavīthīti viśrutā
The Vaiśvānara is here truly declared to be to the south. Aśvinī and Kṛttikā (make up) the southern (course), which is known as the Nāga-vīthī.
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BndP 2 3.48
ब्राह्मं सौम्यं तथार्द्रा च गजवीथीति शब्दिता । पुष्याश्लेषे तथादित्यं वीथी चैरावती मता
brāhmaṃ saumyaṃ tathārdrā ca gajavīthīti śabditā / puṣyāśleṣe tathādityaṃ vīthī cairāvatī matā
Brāhma (Rohiṇī), Saumya (Mṛgaśiras) and Ārdrā are called the Gaja-vīthī; Puṣya, Āśleṣā and likewise Āditya (Punarvasu) are held to be the Airāvatī vīthī.
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BndP 2 3.49
तिस्रस्तु विथयो ह्येता उत्तरो मार्ग उच्यते । पूर्वोत्तरे च फल्गुन्यौ मघा चैवार्षभी स्मृता
tisrastu vithayo hyetā uttaro mārga ucyate / pūrvottare ca phalgunyau maghā caivārṣabhī smṛtā
These, then, are three vīthīs; (together) they are called the northern path. The two Phalgunīs, the earlier and the later, and Maghā are remembered as the Ārṣabhī (vīthī).
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BndP 2 3.50
हस्तश्चित्रा तथा स्वाती गोवीथीति तु शब्दिता । ज्येष्ठा विशाखानुराधा वीथी जारद्गवी मता
hastaścitrā tathā svātī govīthīti tu śabditā / jyeṣṭhā viśākhānurādhā vīthī jāradgavī matā
Hasta, Citrā and likewise Svātī are called the Go-vīthī; Jyeṣṭhā, Viśākhā and Anurādhā are held to be the Jāradgavī vīthī.
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BndP 2 3.51
एतास्तु वीथयस्तिस्रो मध्यमो मार्ग उच्यते । मूलं पूर्वोत्तराषाढे अजवीथ्याभिशब्दिते
etāstu vīthayastisro madhyamo mārga ucyate / mūlaṃ pūrvottarāṣāḍhe ajavīthyābhiśabdite
These three are vīthīs; (together) they are called the middle path. Mūla and the earlier and later Āṣāḍhās are named the Aja-vīthī.
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BndP 2 3.52
श्रवणं च धनिष्ठा च मार्गी शतभिषक्तथा । वैश्वानरी भाद्रपदे रेवती चैव कीर्त्तिता
śravaṇaṃ ca dhaniṣṭhā ca mārgī śatabhiṣaktathā / vaiśvānarī bhādrapade revatī caiva kīrttitā
Śravaṇa and Dhaniṣṭhā and likewise Śatabhiṣaj are the Mārgī; the two Bhādrapadas and Revatī are proclaimed the Vaiśvānarī.
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BndP 2 3.53
एतास्तु वीथयस्तिस्रो दक्षिणे मार्ग उच्यते । अष्टाविशति याः कन्या दक्षः सोमाय ता ददौ
etāstu vīthayastisro dakṣiṇe mārga ucyate / aṣṭāviśati yāḥ kanyā dakṣaḥ somāya tā dadau
These three are vīthīs; (together) they are called the southern path. Those twenty-eight maidens Dakṣa gave to Soma.
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BndP 2 3.54
सर्वा नक्षत्रनाम्न्यस्ता ज्यौतिषे परिकीर्त्तिताः । तासामपत्यान्यभवन्दीप्तयो ऽमिततेजसः
sarvā nakṣatranāmnyastā jyautiṣe parikīrttitāḥ / tāsāmapatyānyabhavandīptayo 'mitatejasaḥ
All of them, bearing the names of the nakṣatras, are celebrated in astronomy; their offspring were radiances of measureless brilliance.
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BndP 2 3.55
यास्तु शेषास्तदा कन्याः प्रतिजग्राह कश्यपः । चतुर्दशा महाभागाः सर्वास्ता लोकमातरः
yāstu śeṣāstadā kanyāḥ pratijagrāha kaśyapaḥ / caturdaśā mahābhāgāḥ sarvāstā lokamātaraḥ
Those maidens who remained then, Kaśyapa took (in marriage): fourteen, greatly blessed, all of them mothers of the world.
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BndP 2 3.56
अदितिर्दितिर्दनुः काष्ठारिष्टानायुः खशा तथा । सुरभिर्विनता ताम्रा मुनिः क्रोधवशा तथा
aditirditirdanuḥ kāṣṭhāriṣṭānāyuḥ khaśā tathā / surabhirvinatā tāmrā muniḥ krodhavaśā tathā
Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kāṣṭhā, Ariṣṭā, Anāyu, and Khaśā, Surabhi, Vinatā, Tāmrā, Muni, and likewise Krodhavaśā,
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BndP 2 3.57
कद्रूर्माता च नागानां प्रजास्तासां निबोधत । स्वायंभुवे ऽन्तरे तात ये द्वादश सुरोत्तमाः
kadrūrmātā ca nāgānāṃ prajāstāsāṃ nibodhata / svāyaṃbhuve 'ntare tāta ye dvādaśa surottamāḥ
and Kadrū, the mother of the nāgas — learn of their progeny. In the Svāyambhuva interval, dear one, those twelve who were the foremost of gods,
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BndP 2 3.58
वैकुण्ठा नाम ते साध्या बभूवुश्चाक्षुषेंऽतरे । उपस्थितेंऽतरे ह्यस्मिन्पुनर्वैवस्वतस्य ह
vaikuṇṭhā nāma te sādhyā babhūvuścākṣuṣeṃ'tare / upasthiteṃ'tare hyasminpunarvaivasvatasya ha
they became the Sādhyas named Vaikuṇṭhas in the Cākṣuṣa interval; and when this interval of Vaivasvata had again come round,
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BndP 2 3.59
आराधिता आदित्या ते समेत्योचुः परस्परम् । एतामेव महाभागामदितिं संप्रविश्य वै
ārādhitā ādityā te sametyocuḥ parasparam / etāmeva mahābhāgāmaditiṃ saṃpraviśya vai
having been worshipped, those Ādityas came together and said to one another: "Entering into this very Aditi, the greatly blessed one,
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BndP 2 3.60
वैवस्वतेंऽतरे ह्यस्मिन्योगादर्द्धेन तेजसा । गच्छेम पुत्रतामस्यास्तन्नः श्रेयो भविष्यति
vaivasvateṃ'tare hyasminyogādarddhena tejasā / gacchema putratāmasyāstannaḥ śreyo bhaviṣyati
in this Vaivasvata interval, let us by yoga, with half our splendour, go to the state of being her sons; that will be for our good."
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BndP 2 3.61
एवमुक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे वर्त्तमानेंऽतरे तदा । जज्ञिरे द्वादशादित्या मारीयात्कश्यपात्पुनः
evamuktvā tu te sarve varttamāneṃ'tare tadā / jajñire dvādaśādityā mārīyātkaśyapātpunaḥ
Having spoken thus, all of them were then born in the present interval as the twelve Ādityas, again from Kaśyapa, son of Marīci.
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BndP 2 3.62
शतक्रतुश्च विष्णुश्च जज्ञाते पुनरेव हि । वैवस्वतेंऽतरे ह्यस्मिन्नरनारायणौ तदा
śatakratuśca viṣṇuśca jajñāte punareva hi / vaivasvateṃ'tare hyasminnaranārāyaṇau tadā
And Śatakratu and Viṣṇu were born once again, in this Vaivasvata interval, then as Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
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BndP 2 3.63
तेषामपि हि देवानां निधनोत्पत्तिरुच्यते । यथा सूर्यस्य लोके ऽस्मिन्नुदयास्तमयावुभौ
teṣāmapi hi devānāṃ nidhanotpattirucyate / yathā sūryasya loke 'sminnudayāstamayāvubhau
For of those gods too both destruction and origination are spoken of, just as in this world the sun has both a rising and a setting.
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BndP 2 3.64
दृष्टानुश्रविके यस्मात्सक्ताः शब्दादिलक्षणे । अष्टात्मके ऽणिमाद्ये च तस्मात्ते जज्ञिरे सुराः
dṛṣṭānuśravike yasmātsaktāḥ śabdādilakṣaṇe / aṣṭātmake 'ṇimādye ca tasmātte jajñire surāḥ
Because they were attached to what is seen and what is heard by tradition, marked by sound and the rest, eightfold and beginning with aṇimā, therefore those gods were born.
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BndP 2 3.65
इत्येष विषये रागः संभूत्याः कारणं स्मृतम् । ब्रह्मशापेन संभूता जयाः स्वायंभुवे जिताः
ityeṣa viṣaye rāgaḥ saṃbhūtyāḥ kāraṇaṃ smṛtam / brahmaśāpena saṃbhūtā jayāḥ svāyaṃbhuve jitāḥ
Thus this passion for objects is held to be the cause of (their) coming to be; by Brahmā's curse the Jayas came into being, (and) were subdued in the Svāyambhuva (Manu's period).
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BndP 2 3.66
स्वारोचिषे वै तुषिताः सत्यश्चैवोत्तमे पुनः । तामसे हरयो देवा जाताश्चा रिष्टवे तु वै
svārociṣe vai tuṣitāḥ satyaścaivottame punaḥ / tāmase harayo devā jātāścā riṣṭave tu vai
In the Svārociṣa (period) the Tuṣitas, and again the Satyas in the Uttama; in the Tāmasa the gods called Haris were born, and (others) in the Raivata.
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BndP 2 3.67
वैकुण्ठाश्चाश्रुषे साध्या आदित्याः सप्तमे पुनः । धातार्यमा च मित्रश्च वरुण्ॐऽशो भगस्तथा
vaikuṇṭhāścāśruṣe sādhyā ādityāḥ saptame punaḥ / dhātāryamā ca mitraśca varuṇoṃ'śo bhagastathā
The Vaikuṇṭhas in the (Cākṣuṣa), the Sādhyas...; and again in the seventh the Ādityas: Dhātā, Aryamā, Mitra, Varuṇa, Aṃśa and Bhaga.
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BndP 2 3.68
इन्द्रो विवस्वान्पूषा च पर्जन्यो दशमः स्मृतः । ततस्त्वष्टा ततो विष्णुरजघन्यो जघन्यजः
indro vivasvānpūṣā ca parjanyo daśamaḥ smṛtaḥ / tatastvaṣṭā tato viṣṇurajaghanyo jaghanyajaḥ
Indra, Vivasvān, Pūṣā, and Parjanya is reckoned the tenth; then Tvaṣṭā, then Viṣṇu, who though born last is not the least.
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BndP 2 3.69
इत्येते द्वादशादित्याः कश्यपस्य सुता विभोः । सुरभ्यां कश्यपाद्रुद्रा एकादश विजज्ञिरे
ityete dvādaśādityāḥ kaśyapasya sutā vibhoḥ / surabhyāṃ kaśyapādrudrā ekādaśa vijajñire
These are the twelve Ādityas, sons of the mighty Kaśyapa; and from Kaśyapa in Surabhi eleven Rudras were begotten.
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BndP 2 3.70
महादेवप्रसादेन तपसा भाविता सती । अङ्गारकं तथा सर्पं निरृतिं सदसत्पतिम्
mahādevaprasādena tapasā bhāvitā satī / aṅgārakaṃ tathā sarpaṃ nirṛtiṃ sadasatpatim
Made fit by austerity through the grace of Mahādeva, that virtuous woman (bore) Aṅgāraka, and Sarpa, Nirṛti, Sadasatpati,
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BndP 2 3.71
अचैकपादहिर्बुध्न्यौ द्वावेकं च ज्वरं तथा । भुवनं चेश्वरं मृत्युं कपालीति च विशुतम्
acaikapādahirbudhnyau dvāvekaṃ ca jvaraṃ tathā / bhuvanaṃ ceśvaraṃ mṛtyuṃ kapālīti ca viśutam
Aja, Ekapād and Ahirbudhnya — those two and the one — and Jvara likewise, and Bhuvana, Īśvara, Mṛtyu, and the one renowned as Kapālin.
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BndP 2 3.72
देवानेकादशैतांस्तु रुद्रांस्त्रिभुवनेश्वरान् । तपसोग्रेण महाता सुरभिस्तानजीजनत्
devānekādaśaitāṃstu rudrāṃstribhuvaneśvarān / tapasogreṇa mahātā surabhistānajījanat
These eleven gods, the Rudras, lords of the three worlds — Surabhi brought them forth by great and fierce austerity.
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BndP 2 3.73
ततो दुहितरावन्ये सुरभिर्देव्यजायत । रोहिणी चैव सुभगां गान्धवी च यशस्विनीम्
tato duhitarāvanye surabhirdevyajāyata / rohiṇī caiva subhagāṃ gāndhavī ca yaśasvinīm
Then the goddess Surabhi bore two other daughters: Rohiṇī, the fortunate, and Gāndharvī, the glorious.
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BndP 2 3.74
रोहिण्या जज्ञिरे कन्याश्चतस्रो लोकविश्रुताः । सुरूपा हंसकाली च भद्रा कामदुघा तथा
rohiṇyā jajñire kanyāścatasro lokaviśrutāḥ / surūpā haṃsakālī ca bhadrā kāmadughā tathā
Of Rohiṇī were born four daughters famed in the world: Surūpā, Haṃsakālī, Bhadrā, and Kāmadughā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.75
सुषुवे गाः कामदुघा सुरूपा तनयद्वयम् । हंसकाली तु महिषान्भद्रायस्त्वविजातयः
suṣuve gāḥ kāmadughā surūpā tanayadvayam / haṃsakālī tu mahiṣānbhadrāyastvavijātayaḥ
Kāmadughā bore cows, Surūpā two offspring, Haṃsakālī buffaloes, and of Bhadrā (came) the breeds of sheep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.76
विश्रुतास्तु महाभागा गान्धर्व्या वाजिनः सुताः । उच्चैःश्रवादयो जाताः खेचरास्ते मनोजवाः
viśrutāstu mahābhāgā gāndharvyā vājinaḥ sutāḥ / uccaiḥśravādayo jātāḥ khecarāste manojavāḥ
Renowned and greatly blessed were Gāndharvī's sons, the horses; Uccaiḥśravas and the rest were born, moving through the sky, swift as thought.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.77
श्वेताः शोणाः पिशङ्गास्च सारङ्गा हरि तार्जुनाः । उक्ता देवोपवाह्यास्ते गान्धर्वियोनयो हयाः
śvetāḥ śoṇāḥ piśaṅgāsca sāraṅgā hari tārjunāḥ / uktā devopavāhyāste gāndharviyonayo hayāḥ
White, red, yellowish, dappled, bay and white — these horses, sprung from Gāndharvī, are declared to be the mounts of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.78
भूयो जज्ञे सुरभ्यास्तु श्रीमांश्चन्द्रप्रभो वृषः । स्रग्वी ककुद्मान्द्युतिमा नमृतालयसंभवः
bhūyo jajñe surabhyāstu śrīmāṃścandraprabho vṛṣaḥ / sragvī kakudmāndyutimā namṛtālayasaṃbhavaḥ
Again there was born of Surabhi the splendid bull, moon-bright, garlanded, humped, radiant, sprung from the abode of nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.79
सुरभ्यनुमते दत्तो ध्वजो माहेश्वरस्तु सः । इत्येते कश्यपसुता रुद्रादित्याः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
surabhyanumate datto dhvajo māheśvarastu saḥ / ityete kaśyapasutā rudrādityāḥ prakīrttitāḥ
With Surabhi's consent he was given (to Śiva) as the banner of Maheśvara. Thus these sons of Kaśyapa, the Rudras and the Ādityas, have been proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.80
धर्मपु पुत्राः स्मृताः साध्या विश्वे च वसवस्तथा । यथेन्धनवशाद्वह्निरेकस्तु बहुधा भवेत्
dharmapu putrāḥ smṛtāḥ sādhyā viśve ca vasavastathā / yathendhanavaśādvahnirekastu bahudhā bhavet
The Sādhyas, the Viśvas and the Vasus are held to be sons of Dharma. As fire, though one, becomes many according to its fuel,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.81
भवत्येकस्तथा तद्वन्मूर्त्तीनां स पिता महः । एको ब्रह्मान्तकश्चैव पुरुषश्चैति तत्र यः
bhavatyekastathā tadvanmūrttīnāṃ sa pitā mahaḥ / eko brahmāntakaścaiva puruṣaścaiti tatra yaḥ
and becomes one (again), just so is he, the grandfather of (all) forms; there he who is one is Brahmā and the Ender and the Puruṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.82
एकस्यैताः स्मृतास्तिस्रस्तनवस्तु स्वयंभुवः । ब्राह्मी च पौरुषी चैव कालाख्या चेति ताः स्मृताः
ekasyaitāḥ smṛtāstisrastanavastu svayaṃbhuvaḥ / brāhmī ca pauruṣī caiva kālākhyā ceti tāḥ smṛtāḥ
These are held to be the three bodies of the one Self-born: the Brāhmī, the Pauruṣī, and the one called Kāla — thus they are known.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.83
या तत्र राजसी तस्य तनुः सा वै प्रजाकरी । मता सा या तु कालाख्या प्रजाक्षयकरी तु सा
yā tatra rājasī tasya tanuḥ sā vai prajākarī / matā sā yā tu kālākhyā prajākṣayakarī tu sā
That body of his there which is of the quality of rajas is the maker of creatures; and that which is called Kāla is held to be the destroyer of creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.86
सात्त्विकी पौरुषी या तु सा तनुः पालिका स्मृता । राजसी ब्रह्मणो या तु मारीचः कश्यपो ऽभवत् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,३।८४ ॥ तामसी चान्तकृद्या तु तदंशो विष्णुरुच्यते ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,३।८५ ॥ त्रैलोक्ये ताः स्मृतास्तिस्रस्तनवो वै प्रजाकरी । मता सा या तु कालाख्या प्रजाक्षयकरी तु सा
sāttvikī pauruṣī yā tu sā tanuḥ pālikā smṛtā / rājasī brahmaṇo yā tu mārīcaḥ kaśyapo 'bhavat // bndp_2,3.84 // tāmasī cāntakṛdyā tu tadaṃśo viṣṇurucyate // bndp_2,3.85 // trailokye tāḥ smṛtāstisrastanavo vai prajākarī / matā sā yā tu kālākhyā prajākṣayakarī tu sā
The Pauruṣī body, which is of the quality of sattva, is held to be the protector; while the rājasic (body) of Brahmā became Kaśyapa, son of Marīci. And that tāmasic (body) which makes an end — its portion is called Viṣṇu. In the three worlds those three bodies are known: (one is) the maker of creatures, and that which is called Kāla is held to be the destroyer of creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.87
सृजत्यथानुगृह्णाति तथा संहरति प्रजाः । एवमेताः स्मृतास्तिस्रस्तनवो हि स्वयंभुवः
sṛjatyathānugṛhṇāti tathā saṃharati prajāḥ / evametāḥ smṛtāstisrastanavo hi svayaṃbhuvaḥ
(He) creates, then favours, and likewise withdraws the creatures; thus these three are known as the bodies of the Self-existent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.88
प्राजापत्या च रौद्रा च वैष्णवी चेति तास्त्रिधा । एतास्तन्वः स्मृता देवा धर्मशास्त्रे पुरातने
prājāpatyā ca raudrā ca vaiṣṇavī ceti tāstridhā / etāstanvaḥ smṛtā devā dharmaśāstre purātane
They are of three kinds: that of Prajāpati, that of Rudra, and that of Viṣṇu; these bodies, O gods, are declared in the ancient treatise on dharma —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.89
सांख्ययोगरतैर्धीरैः पृथगेकार्थदर्शिभिः । अभिजातिप्रभावज्ञैर्मुनिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः
sāṃkhyayogaratairdhīraiḥ pṛthagekārthadarśibhiḥ / abhijātiprabhāvajñairmunibhistattvadarśibhiḥ
— by steadfast (sages) devoted to Sāṃkhya and Yoga, who see the one goal severally, by seers who know (their) birth and might, by sages who see the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.90
एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन तासु भिन्नाः प्रजास्त्विमाः । इदं परमिदं नेति ब्रुवते भिन्नदर्शिनः
ekatvena pṛthaktvena tāsu bhinnāḥ prajāstvimāḥ / idaṃ paramidaṃ neti bruvate bhinnadarśinaḥ
In them these creatures are divided, by unity and by separateness; those who see division say, "This is supreme, this is not."
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BndP 2 3.91
ब्रह्माणां कारणं के चित्केचिदाहुः प्रजापतिम् । केचिद्भवं परत्वेन प्राहुर्विष्णुं तथापरे
brahmāṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ ke citkecidāhuḥ prajāpatim / kecidbhavaṃ paratvena prāhurviṣṇuṃ tathāpare
Some (call) Prajāpati the cause of the Brahmās, some say (so of another); some declare Bhava to be the highest, and others Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.92
अभिज्ञानेन संभूताः सक्तारिष्टविचेतसः । सत्त्वं कालं च देशं च कार्यं चावेक्ष्य कर्म च
abhijñānena saṃbhūtāḥ saktāriṣṭavicetasaḥ / sattvaṃ kālaṃ ca deśaṃ ca kāryaṃ cāvekṣya karma ca
Arisen through (mere) recognition, attached, ruined, bewildered in mind — having regard to the guṇa, the time, the place, the effect and the act,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.93
कारणं तु स्मृता ह्येते नानार्थेष्विह देवताः । एकं प्रशंसमानस्तु सर्वानेवप्रशसति
kāraṇaṃ tu smṛtā hyete nānārtheṣviha devatāḥ / ekaṃ praśaṃsamānastu sarvānevapraśasati
these deities are here declared to be the cause in the various matters; but one who praises a single one thereby praises them all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.94
एकं निन्दति यस्त्वेषां सर्वानेव स निन्दति । न प्रद्वेषस्ततः कार्यो देवतासु विजानता
ekaṃ nindati yastveṣāṃ sarvāneva sa nindati / na pradveṣastataḥ kāryo devatāsu vijānatā
And whoever blames one of these blames them all; therefore one who knows should feel no hatred toward the deities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.95
न शक्या ईश्वराज्ञातुमैश्वर्येण व्यवस्थिताः । एकत्वात्स त्रिधा भूत्वा संप्रमोहयति प्रजाः
na śakyā īśvarājñātumaiśvaryeṇa vyavasthitāḥ / ekatvātsa tridhā bhūtvā saṃpramohayati prajāḥ
The lords, established in their sovereignty, cannot be (fully) known; being one, having become threefold, he utterly bewilders the creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.96
एतेषां वै त्रयाणां तु विचिन्वन्त्यन्तरं जनाः । जिज्ञासवः परीहन्ते सक्ता दुष्टा विचेतसः
eteṣāṃ vai trayāṇāṃ tu vicinvantyantaraṃ janāḥ / jijñāsavaḥ parīhante saktā duṣṭā vicetasaḥ
People search out a difference among these three; the inquirers investigate (it), while the attached, the corrupt and the mindless (do so wrongly),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.97
इदं परमिदं नेति संरंभाद्भिन्नदर्शिनः । यातुधाना विशेषा ये पिशाचाश्चैव नान्तरम्
idaṃ paramidaṃ neti saṃraṃbhādbhinnadarśinaḥ / yātudhānā viśeṣā ye piśācāścaiva nāntaram
saying out of vehemence, "This is supreme, this is not," seeing division. Those who are particular kinds of sorcerers, and the piśācas — (for them) there is no difference.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.98
एकः स तु पृथक्त्वेन स्वयं भूत्वा च तिष्ठति । गुणमात्रात्मिकाभिस्तु तनुभिर्मोहयन्प्रजाः
ekaḥ sa tu pṛthaktvena svayaṃ bhūtvā ca tiṣṭhati / guṇamātrātmikābhistu tanubhirmohayanprajāḥ
He, being one, himself becoming (many) stands in separateness, bewildering the creatures with bodies that consist of nothing but the guṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.99
तेष्वेकं यजते यो वै स तदा यजते त्रयम् । तस्माद्देवास्त्रयो ह्येते नैरन्तर्येणधिष्टताः
teṣvekaṃ yajate yo vai sa tadā yajate trayam / tasmāddevāstrayo hyete nairantaryeṇadhiṣṭatāḥ
Whoever sacrifices to one among them then sacrifices to the three; therefore these three gods are established without any interval (between them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.100
तस्मात्पृथक्त्वमेकत्वं संख्या संख्ये गतागतम् । अल्पत्वं वा बहुत्वं वा तेषु को ज्ञातुमर्हति
tasmātpṛthaktvamekatvaṃ saṃkhyā saṃkhye gatāgatam / alpatvaṃ vā bahutvaṃ vā teṣu ko jñātumarhati
Therefore, as to separateness, oneness, number, in the reckoning, coming and going, fewness or manyness in them — who is competent to know?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.101
तस्मात्सृष्ट्वानुगृह्णति ग्रसते चैव सर्वशः । गुणात्मकत्ववै कल्पये तस्मादेकः स उच्यते
tasmātsṛṣṭvānugṛhṇati grasate caiva sarvaśaḥ / guṇātmakatvavai kalpaye tasmādekaḥ sa ucyate
Therefore, having created, he favours and also devours (all) in every way; because of consisting of the guṇas (he is imagined as many) — therefore he is called one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.102
रुद्रं ब्रह्माणमिन्द्रं च लोकपालानृषीन्मनून् । देवं तमेकं बहुधा प्राहुर्नारायणं द्विजाः
rudraṃ brahmāṇamindraṃ ca lokapālānṛṣīnmanūn / devaṃ tamekaṃ bahudhā prāhurnārāyaṇaṃ dvijāḥ
Rudra, Brahmā and Indra, the world-guardians, the seers, the Manus — the twice-born have called that one god Nārāyaṇa in many ways.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.103
प्राजापत्या च रौद्री च तनुर्या चैव वैष्णवी । मन्वन्तरेषु वै तिस्र आवर्त्तन्ते पुनः पुनः
prājāpatyā ca raudrī ca tanuryā caiva vaiṣṇavī / manvantareṣu vai tisra āvarttante punaḥ punaḥ
The body of Prajāpati, that of Rudra, and that which is of Viṣṇu — these three recur again and again in the manvantaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.104
क्षेत्रज्ञा अपि चान्ये ऽस्य विभोर्जायन्त्यनुग्रहात् । तेजसा यशसा बुद्ध्या श्रुतेन च बलेन च
kṣetrajñā api cānye 'sya vibhorjāyantyanugrahāt / tejasā yaśasā buddhyā śrutena ca balena ca
And other knowers of the field too are born by the grace of this all-pervading one; in radiance, fame, intelligence, learning and strength
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.105
जायन्ते तत्समाश्चैव तानपीमान्निबोधत । राजस्या ब्रह्मण्ॐऽशेन मारीचः कश्यपो ऽभवत्
jāyante tatsamāścaiva tānapīmānnibodhata / rājasyā brahmaṇoṃ'śena mārīcaḥ kaśyapo 'bhavat
they are born equal to him; learn of these also. From the rājasic portion of Brahmā, Kaśyapa the son of Marīci came to be;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.106
तामस्यास्तस्य चांशेन कालो रुद्रः स उच्यते । सात्त्विक्याश्च तथांशेन यज्ञो विष्णुरजा यत
tāmasyāstasya cāṃśena kālo rudraḥ sa ucyate / sāttvikyāśca tathāṃśena yajño viṣṇurajā yata
and from the portion of his tāmasic (body) he is called Kāla, Rudra; and likewise from the portion of the sāttvic (body) was born the sacrifice, Viṣṇu, the unborn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.107
त्रिषु कालेषु तस्यैता ब्रह्ममस्तनवो द्विजाः । मन्वन्तरेष्विह स्रष्टुमावर्त्तन्ते पुनः पुनः
triṣu kāleṣu tasyaitā brahmamastanavo dvijāḥ / manvantareṣviha sraṣṭumāvarttante punaḥ punaḥ
In the three times these are the bodies of Brahmā, O twice-born; in the manvantaras they come round again and again here in order to create.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.108
मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु प्रजाः स्थावरजङ्गमाः । युगादौ सकृदुत्पन्नास्तिष्ठन्तीहाप्रसंयमात्
manvantareṣu sarveṣu prajāḥ sthāvarajaṅgamāḥ / yugādau sakṛdutpannāstiṣṭhantīhāprasaṃyamāt
In all the manvantaras the creatures, unmoving and moving, once brought forth at the beginning of the yuga, remain here until the dissolution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.109
प्राप्ते प्राप्ते तु कल्पान्ते रुद्रः संहरति प्रजाः । कालो भूत्वा युगात्मासौ रुद्रः संहरते पुनः
prāpte prāpte tu kalpānte rudraḥ saṃharati prajāḥ / kālo bhūtvā yugātmāsau rudraḥ saṃharate punaḥ
But whenever the end of a kalpa is reached, Rudra withdraws the creatures; having become Time, having the yuga for his self, that Rudra destroys (them) again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.110
संप्राप्ते चैव कल्पान्ते सप्तरशिमर्दिवाकरः । भूत्वा संवर्त्तकादित्यस्त्रींल्लोकांश्च दहत्युत
saṃprāpte caiva kalpānte saptaraśimardivākaraḥ / bhūtvā saṃvarttakādityastrīṃllokāṃśca dahatyuta
And when the end of the kalpa has arrived, becoming the seven-rayed maker of day, the Saṃvartaka sun, he burns up the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 3.111
विष्णुः प्रजानुग्रहकृत्सदा पालयति प्रजाः । तस्यां तस्यामवस्थायां तत उत्पाद्य कारणम्
viṣṇuḥ prajānugrahakṛtsadā pālayati prajāḥ / tasyāṃ tasyāmavasthāyāṃ tata utpādya kāraṇam
Viṣṇu, who does favour to the creatures, always protects the creatures; in each such condition, having thereafter produced the cause—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 3.112
सत्त्वोद्रिक्ता तु या प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मणः पौरुषी तनुः । तस्याशेन च विज्ञेयो मनोः स्वायंभुवेन्तरे
sattvodriktā tu yā proktā brahmaṇaḥ pauruṣī tanuḥ / tasyāśena ca vijñeyo manoḥ svāyaṃbhuventare
But that body of Brahmā called the Puruṣa-body, in which sattva predominates—by a portion of it he is to be known, in the manvantara of Manu Svāyambhuva:
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BndP 2 3.113
आकृत्यां मनसा देव उत्पन्नः प्रथमं विभुः । ततः पुनः स वै देवः प्राप्ते स्वारोचिषे ऽन्तरे
ākṛtyāṃ manasā deva utpannaḥ prathamaṃ vibhuḥ / tataḥ punaḥ sa vai devaḥ prāpte svārociṣe 'ntare
the god, the pervading lord, was first born in Ākūti by (an act of) mind; then again that same god, when the Svārociṣa interval had come,
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BndP 2 3.114
तुषितायां समुत्पन्नो ह्यजितस्तुषितैः सह । औत्तमे ह्यन्तरे वापि ह्यजितस्तु पुनः प्रभुः
tuṣitāyāṃ samutpanno hyajitastuṣitaiḥ saha / auttame hyantare vāpi hyajitastu punaḥ prabhuḥ
was born in Tuṣitā as Ajita, together with the Tuṣitas; and again in the Auttama interval, as Ajita, the lord,
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BndP 2 3.115
सत्यायामभवत्सत्यः सह सत्यैः सुरोत्तमैः । तामसस्यातरे चापि स देवः पुनरेव हि
satyāyāmabhavatsatyaḥ saha satyaiḥ surottamaiḥ / tāmasasyātare cāpi sa devaḥ punareva hi
he became Satya in Satyā, together with the Satyas, the foremost of gods; and in the interval of Tāmasa too, that same god once more
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BndP 2 3.116
हरिण्यां हरिभिः सार्द्धं हरिरेव बभूव ह । वैवस्वतेन्तरे चापि हरिर्देवेः पुनस्तु सः
hariṇyāṃ haribhiḥ sārddhaṃ harireva babhūva ha / vaivasvatentare cāpi harirdeveḥ punastu saḥ
became Hari himself in Hariṇī, along with the Haris; and in the Vaivasvata interval too, he again (became) Hari among the gods,
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BndP 2 3.117
वैकुण्ठो नामतो जज्ञे विधूतरजसैः सह । मरीचात्कश्यपाद्विष्णुरदित्यां संबभूव ह
vaikuṇṭho nāmato jajñe vidhūtarajasaiḥ saha / marīcātkaśyapādviṣṇuradityāṃ saṃbabhūva ha
and he was born Vaikuṇṭha by name, together with the Vidhūtarajases; and Viṣṇu was born in Aditi from Kaśyapa, the son of Marīci.
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BndP 2 3.118
त्रिभिः क्रमैरिमांल्लोकञ्जित्वा विष्णुस्त्रिविक्रमः । प्रत्यपादयदिन्द्राय दैवतैश्चैव स प्रभुः
tribhiḥ kramairimāṃllokañjitvā viṣṇustrivikramaḥ / pratyapādayadindrāya daivataiścaiva sa prabhuḥ
Viṣṇu Trivikrama, having conquered these worlds with three strides, that lord handed (them) over to Indra and to the gods.
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BndP 2 3.119
इत्येतास्तनवो जाता व्यतीताः सप्तसप्तसु । मन्वन्तरेष्वतीतेषु याभिः संरक्षिताः प्रजाः
ityetāstanavo jātā vyatītāḥ saptasaptasu / manvantareṣvatīteṣu yābhiḥ saṃrakṣitāḥ prajāḥ
Thus these bodies came to be and passed away in the seven and seven (manvantaras); in the manvantaras gone by, the creatures were protected by them.
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BndP 2 3.120
यस्माद्विश्वमिदं सर्वं जायते लीयते पुनः । यस्यांशेनामराः सर्वे जायन्ते त्रिदिवेश्वराः
yasmādviśvamidaṃ sarvaṃ jāyate līyate punaḥ / yasyāṃśenāmarāḥ sarve jāyante tridiveśvarāḥ
He from whom all this universe is born and into whom it again dissolves; he by whose portion all the immortals, the lords of the triple heaven, are born—
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BndP 2 3.121
वर्द्धन्ते तेजसा बुद्ध्या श्रुतेन च बलेन च । यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा
varddhante tejasā buddhyā śrutena ca balena ca / yadyadvibhūtimatsattvaṃ śrīmadūrjitameva vā
they increase in splendour, in intellect, in sacred learning and in strength; whatever being is possessed of power, or splendid, or mighty,
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BndP 2 3.122
तत्तदेवावगच्छध्वं विष्णोस्तेज्ॐऽशसंभवम् । स एव जायतेंऽशेन केचिदिच्छन्ति मानवाः
tattadevāvagacchadhvaṃ viṣṇostejoṃ'śasaṃbhavam / sa eva jāyateṃ'śena kecidicchanti mānavāḥ
know each such thing to have arisen from a portion of Viṣṇu's splendour. Some men hold that he himself is born by (such) a portion.
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BndP 2 3.125
एके विवदमानास्तु दृष्टान्ताच्च ब्रुवन्ति हि । एषां न विद्यते भेदस्त्रयाणां द्युसदामिह ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,३।१२३ ॥ जायन्ते पोहयन्त्यं शैरीश्वरा योगमायया ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,३।१२४ ॥ तस्मात्तेषां प्रचारे तु युक्तायुक्तं न विद्यते । भूतानुवादिना माद्या मध्यस्था भूतवादिनाम्
eke vivadamānāstu dṛṣṭāntācca bruvanti hi / eṣāṃ na vidyate bhedastrayāṇāṃ dyusadāmiha // bndp_2,3.123 // jāyante pohayantyaṃ śairīśvarā yogamāyayā // bndp_2,3.124 // tasmātteṣāṃ pracāre tu yuktāyuktaṃ na vidyate / bhūtānuvādinā mādyā madhyasthā bhūtavādinām
But some, disputing, speak on the basis of an illustration: there is no difference among these three dwellers in heaven here (123). By their portions they are born and they remove (things), being lords through their yoga-māyā (124). Therefore in their operation there is no fit and unfit; the foremost of those who report what has been, are neutral among those who state facts.
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BndP 2 3.126
भूतानुवादिनः सक्तस्त्रयश्चैव प्रवादिनाम् । परीक्ष्य चानुगृह्णन्ति निगृह्णन्ति खलान्स्वयम्
bhūtānuvādinaḥ saktastrayaścaiva pravādinām / parīkṣya cānugṛhṇanti nigṛhṇanti khalānsvayam
Of those who report what has been, three are attached to those who proclaim (it); having tested (people), they show favour, and they themselves restrain the wicked.
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BndP 2 3.127
मत्तः पूर्व्वे च ते तस्मात्प्रभवश्च ततो ऽधिकाः । तथाधिकरणैरतैर्यथा तत्त्वनिदर्शकाः
mattaḥ pūrvve ca te tasmātprabhavaśca tato 'dhikāḥ / tathādhikaraṇairatairyathā tattvanidarśakāḥ
They are prior to me, and therefore greater in power than that; likewise, by those grounds, they are as it were the demonstrators of truth.
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BndP 2 3.128
देवानां देवभूताश्च ते वै सर्वप्रवर्त्तकाः । कर्म्मणां महतां ते हि कर्त्तारो जगदीश्वराः
devānāṃ devabhūtāśca te vai sarvapravarttakāḥ / karmmaṇāṃ mahatāṃ te hi karttāro jagadīśvarāḥ
Having become the gods of the gods, they are indeed the instigators of all; for they are the doers of the great deeds, the lords of the world.
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BndP 2 3.129
श्रुतिज्ञैः कारणैरेतैश्चतुर्भिः परिकीर्त्तिताः । बालिशास्ते न जानन्ति दैवतानि प्रभागशः
śrutijñaiḥ kāraṇairetaiścaturbhiḥ parikīrttitāḥ / bāliśāste na jānanti daivatāni prabhāgaśaḥ
By those who know the Veda these are proclaimed by these four causes; but the foolish do not know the deities in their several divisions.
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BndP 2 3.130
इमं चोदाहरन्त्यत्र श्लोकं योगेश्वरान्प्रति । कुर्याद्योगबलं प्राप्य तैश्च सर्वैर्महांश्चरेत्
imaṃ codāharantyatra ślokaṃ yogeśvarānprati / kuryādyogabalaṃ prāpya taiśca sarvairmahāṃścaret
And here they cite this verse concerning the lords of yoga: having obtained the power of yoga one should act, and with all those (powers) one may move about as a great one.
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BndP 2 3.131
प्राप्नुयाद्विषयांश्चैव पुनश्चोर्द्ध्व तपश्चरेत् । संहरेत पुनः सर्व्वान्सूर्य्यो ज्योतिर्गणानिव
prāpnuyādviṣayāṃścaiva punaścorddhva tapaścaret / saṃhareta punaḥ sarvvānsūryyo jyotirgaṇāniva
He may obtain the objects of sense, and again he may practise austerity upward (i.e. toward the higher); and again he may withdraw them all, as the sun withdraws the hosts of lights.
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