Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 32

BndP 2 32.1

वसिष्ठ उवाच ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा स प्रणम्य जगद्गुरुम् । प्रसन्नचेताः सुभृशं शिवलोकं जगाम ह

vasiṣṭha uvāca brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā sa praṇamya jagadgurum / prasannacetāḥ subhṛśaṃ śivalokaṃ jagāma ha

Vasiṣṭha said: Having heard Brahmā's words, he bowed to the teacher of the world and, with mind exceedingly gladdened, went to Śiva's world.

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BndP 2 32.2

लक्षयोजनमूर्द्ध्वं च ब्रह्मलोका द्विलक्षणम् । अथनिर्वचनीयं च योगिगम्यं परात्परम्

lakṣayojanamūrddhvaṃ ca brahmalokā dvilakṣaṇam / athanirvacanīyaṃ ca yogigamyaṃ parātparam

(It lies) a hundred thousand yojanas above, and is unlike Brahmaloka — indescribable, reachable by yogins, higher than the highest.

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BndP 2 32.3

वैकुण्ठो दक्षिणे यस्माद्गौरीलोकश्च वामतः । यदधो ध्रुवलोकश्च सर्वलोकपरस्तु सः

vaikuṇṭho dakṣiṇe yasmādgaurīlokaśca vāmataḥ / yadadho dhruvalokaśca sarvalokaparastu saḥ

Since Vaikuṇṭha (lies) to the south of it, and Gaurī's world to the left, and below it the world of Dhruva — it is beyond all worlds.

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BndP 2 32.4

तपोवीर्यगती रामः शिवलोकं ददर्श च । उपमानेन रहितं नानाकौतुकसंयुतम्

tapovīryagatī rāmaḥ śivalokaṃ dadarśa ca / upamānena rahitaṃ nānākautukasaṃyutam

And Rāma, whose movement was (by) the power of his austerity, saw Śiva's world, which was beyond comparison and filled with many marvels.

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BndP 2 32.5

वसंति यत्र योगीन्द्राः सिद्धाः पाशुपताः शुभाः । कोटिकल्पतपः पुण्याः शान्ता निर्मत्सरा जनाः

vasaṃti yatra yogīndrāḥ siddhāḥ pāśupatāḥ śubhāḥ / koṭikalpatapaḥ puṇyāḥ śāntā nirmatsarā janāḥ

Where dwell lords of yogins, Siddhas, and auspicious Pāśupatas — people made holy by the austerity of a crore of kalpas, tranquil and free of envy.

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BndP 2 32.6

पारिजातमुखैर्वृक्षैः शोभितं कामधेनुभिः । योगेन योगिना सृष्टं स्वेच्छया शङ्करेण हि

pārijātamukhairvṛkṣaiḥ śobhitaṃ kāmadhenubhiḥ / yogena yoginā sṛṣṭaṃ svecchayā śaṅkareṇa hi

(It was) adorned with trees, the pārijāta foremost among them, and with wish-granting cows; created by yoga, at his own will, by the yogin Śaṅkara himself.

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BndP 2 32.7

शिल्पिनां गुरुणा स्वप्ने न दृष्टं निश्वकर्मणा । सरोवरशतैर्दिव्यैः पद्मरागविराजितैः

śilpināṃ guruṇā svapne na dṛṣṭaṃ niśvakarmaṇā / sarovaraśatairdivyaiḥ padmarāgavirājitaiḥ

Not (even) in a dream was it seen by Viśvakarman, the teacher of craftsmen — (a world) with hundreds of divine lakes gleaming with ruby-red lotuses,

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BndP 2 32.8

शोभितं चातिरम्यं च संयुक्तं मणिवेदिभिः । सुवर्णरत्नरचितप्राकारेण समावृतम्

śobhitaṃ cātiramyaṃ ca saṃyuktaṃ maṇivedibhiḥ / suvarṇaratnaracitaprākāreṇa samāvṛtam

adorned and exceedingly delightful, furnished with jewelled terraces, encircled by a rampart made of gold and gems,

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BndP 2 32.9

अत्यूर्द्ध्वमंबरस्पर्शि स्वच्छं क्षीरनिभंपरम् । चतुर्द्वारसमायुक्तं शोभितं मणिवेदिभिः

atyūrddhvamaṃbarasparśi svacchaṃ kṣīranibhaṃparam / caturdvārasamāyuktaṃ śobhitaṃ maṇivedibhiḥ

extremely high, touching the sky, clear, milk-white, supreme, provided with four gates, adorned with jewelled terraces,

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BndP 2 32.10

रक्तसोपानयुक्तैश्च रत्नस्तंभकपाटकैः । नानाचित्रविचित्रैश्च शोभितैः सुमनोहरैः

raktasopānayuktaiśca ratnastaṃbhakapāṭakaiḥ / nānācitravicitraiśca śobhitaiḥ sumanoharaiḥ

with red stairways and with door-panels on pillars of jewels, variegated with many pictures, gleaming and most charming.

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BndP 2 32.11

तन्मधये भवनं रम्यं सिंहद्वारोपशोभितम् । ददर्शरामो धर्मात्मा विचित्रमिव संगतः

tanmadhaye bhavanaṃ ramyaṃ siṃhadvāropaśobhitam / dadarśarāmo dharmātmā vicitramiva saṃgataḥ

In the midst of it Rāma, whose nature was righteousness, saw a delightful palace graced with a lion-gate, as if he had come upon a wonder.

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BndP 2 32.12

तत्र स्थितौ द्वार पालौ ददर्शातिभयङ्करौ । महाकरालदन्तास्यौ विकृतारक्तलोचनौ

tatra sthitau dvāra pālau dadarśātibhayaṅkarau / mahākarāladantāsyau vikṛtāraktalocanau

There he saw two gatekeepers standing, exceedingly terrifying, with great gaping fangs in their mouths, with distorted, red eyes,

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BndP 2 32.13

दग्धशैलप्रतीकाशौ महाबलपराक्रमौ । विभूतिभूषिताङ्गौ च व्याघ्रचर्मांबरौ च तौ

dagdhaśailapratīkāśau mahābalaparākramau / vibhūtibhūṣitāṅgau ca vyāghracarmāṃbarau ca tau

resembling burnt mountains, of great strength and valour, their limbs adorned with ash, and clad in tiger-skins,

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BndP 2 32.14

त्रिशूलपट्टिशधरौ ज्वलन्तौ ब्रह्मतेजसा । तौ दृष्ट्वा मनसा भीतः किञ्चिदाह विनीतवत्

triśūlapaṭṭiśadharau jvalantau brahmatejasā / tau dṛṣṭvā manasā bhītaḥ kiñcidāha vinītavat

bearing tridents and spears, blazing with the splendour of Brahman. Seeing those two, frightened in mind, he spoke a little, humbly:

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BndP 2 32.15

नमस्करोमि वामीशौ शङ्करं द्रष्टुमागतः । ईश्वराज्ञां समादाय मामथाज्ञप्तुमर्हथ

namaskaromi vāmīśau śaṅkaraṃ draṣṭumāgataḥ / īśvarājñāṃ samādāya māmathājñaptumarhatha

"I bow to you two lords; I have come to see Śaṅkara. Having obtained the Lord's permission, you should then command me (accordingly)."

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BndP 2 32.16

तौतु तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा गृहीत्वाज्ञां शिवस्य च । प्रवेष्टुमाज्ञां ददतुरीश्वरानुचरौ च तौ

tautu tadvacanaṃ śrutvā gṛhītvājñāṃ śivasya ca / praveṣṭumājñāṃ dadaturīśvarānucarau ca tau

But those two, hearing that speech and having taken Śiva's command, gave him permission to enter — those two attendants of the Lord.

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BndP 2 32.17

स तदाज्ञामनुप्राप्य विवेशान्तः पुरं मुदा । तत्रातिरम्यां सिद्धौघैः समाकीर्णां सभां द्विजः

sa tadājñāmanuprāpya viveśāntaḥ puraṃ mudā / tatrātiramyāṃ siddhaughaiḥ samākīrṇāṃ sabhāṃ dvijaḥ

Having received that permission, he entered the inner city with joy; there the brāhmaṇa (saw) an exceedingly delightful assembly hall crowded with throngs of Siddhas,

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BndP 2 32.18

दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमापेदे सुगन्धबहुलां विभोः । तत्रापश्यच्छिवं शान्तं त्रिनेत्रं चन्द्रशेखरम्

dṛṣṭvā vismayamāpede sugandhabahulāṃ vibhoḥ / tatrāpaśyacchivaṃ śāntaṃ trinetraṃ candraśekharam

and on seeing it, abounding in sweet fragrance, (the hall) of the Lord, he was filled with wonder. There he beheld Śiva, tranquil, three-eyed, moon-crested,

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BndP 2 32.19

त्रिशूलशोभितकरं व्याघ्रचर्मवरांबरम् । विभूतिभूषिताङ्गं च नागयज्ञोपवीतिनम्

triśūlaśobhitakaraṃ vyāghracarmavarāṃbaram / vibhūtibhūṣitāṅgaṃ ca nāgayajñopavītinam

his hand graced with the trident, his fine garment a tiger's skin, his limbs adorned with ash, wearing a serpent as sacred thread,

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BndP 2 32.20

आत्मारामं पूर्णकामं कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभम् । पञ्चाननं दशभुजं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्

ātmārāmaṃ pūrṇakāmaṃ koṭisūryasamaprabham / pañcānanaṃ daśabhujaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham

delighting in himself, with all desires fulfilled, radiant as a crore of suns, five-faced, ten-armed, his very form being grace to his devotees,

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BndP 2 32.21

योगज्ञाने प्रब्रुवन्तं सिद्धेभ्यस्तर्कमुद्रया । स्तूयमानं च योकीन्द्रैः प्रमथप्रकरैर्मुदा

yogajñāne prabruvantaṃ siddhebhyastarkamudrayā / stūyamānaṃ ca yokīndraiḥ pramathaprakarairmudā

expounding to the Siddhas the knowledge of yoga with the gesture of reasoning, and being praised joyfully by lords of yogins and by hosts of Pramathas,

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BndP 2 32.22

भैरवैर्योगिनीभिश्च वृतं रुद्रगणैस्तथा । मूर्ध्ना नमाम तं दृष्ट्वा रामः परमया मुदा

bhairavairyoginībhiśca vṛtaṃ rudragaṇaistathā / mūrdhnā namāma taṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmaḥ paramayā mudā

surrounded by Bhairavas and Yoginīs and likewise by the hosts of Rudra. Seeing him, Rāma bowed to him with his head, in supreme joy.

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BndP 2 32.23

वामभागे कार्त्तिकेयं दक्षिणे च गणेश्वरम् । नन्दीश्वरं महाकालं वीरभद्रं च तत्पुरः

vāmabhāge kārttikeyaṃ dakṣiṇe ca gaṇeśvaram / nandīśvaraṃ mahākālaṃ vīrabhadraṃ ca tatpuraḥ

(He saw) Kārttikeya on (his) left side and Gaṇeśvara on the right, and before him Nandīśvara, Mahākāla and Vīrabhadra.

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BndP 2 32.24

क्रोडे दुर्गां शतभुजां दृष्ट्वा नत्वाथ तामपि । स्तोतुं प्रचक्रमे विद्वान्गिरा गद्गदया विभुम्

kroḍe durgāṃ śatabhujāṃ dṛṣṭvā natvātha tāmapi / stotuṃ pracakrame vidvāngirā gadgadayā vibhum

And seeing Durgā of a hundred arms on (his) lap, and bowing to her too, the learned one began, with a voice choked (with emotion), to praise the mighty lord.

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BndP 2 32.25

नमस्ये शिवमीशानं विभुं व्यापकमव्ययम् । भुजङ्गभूषणं चोग्रं नृकपालस्रगुज्ज्वलम्

namasye śivamīśānaṃ vibhuṃ vyāpakamavyayam / bhujaṅgabhūṣaṇaṃ cograṃ nṛkapālasragujjvalam

I bow to Śiva, the ruler, the mighty, the all-pervading, the imperishable, adorned with serpents, terrible, resplendent with a garland of human skulls.

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BndP 2 32.26

यो विभुः सर्वलोकानां सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशकृत् । ब्रह्मादिरूपधृग्ज्येष्ठस्तं त्वां वेद कृपार्णवम्

yo vibhuḥ sarvalokānāṃ sṛṣṭisthitivināśakṛt / brahmādirūpadhṛgjyeṣṭhastaṃ tvāṃ veda kṛpārṇavam

He who is the lord of all the worlds, the maker of (their) creation, maintenance and destruction, the eldest, bearing the forms of Brahmā and the rest — (who) knows you, that ocean of compassion?

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BndP 2 32.27

वेदा न शक्ता यं स्तोतु मवाङ्मनसगोचरम् । ज्ञानबुद्ध्योरसाध्यं च निराकारं नमाम्यहम्

vedā na śaktā yaṃ stotu mavāṅmanasagocaram / jñānabuddhyorasādhyaṃ ca nirākāraṃ namāmyaham

Whom the Vedas are unable to praise, who is beyond the range of speech and mind, unattainable by knowledge and intellect, and formless — to him I bow.

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BndP 2 32.28

शक्रादयः सुरगणा ऋषयो मनवो ऽसुराः । न यं विदुर्यथातत्त्वं तं नमामि परात्परम्

śakrādayaḥ suragaṇā ṛṣayo manavo 'surāḥ / na yaṃ viduryathātattvaṃ taṃ namāmi parātparam

Whom Indra and the other hosts of gods, the seers, the Manus, the asuras do not know as he truly is — to him, higher than the highest, I bow.

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BndP 2 32.29

यस्यांशांशेन सृजयन्ते लोकाः सर्वे चराचराः । लीयन्ते च पुनर्यस्मिंस्तं नमामि जगन्मयम्

yasyāṃśāṃśena sṛjayante lokāḥ sarve carācarāḥ / līyante ca punaryasmiṃstaṃ namāmi jaganmayam

By a portion of whose portion all the worlds, moving and unmoving, are created, and into whom they dissolve again — to him, who is the universe itself, I bow.

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BndP 2 32.30

यस्येषत्कोपसंभूतो हुताशो दहते ऽखिलम् । सोर्द्ध्वलोकं सपातालं तं नमामि हरं परम्

yasyeṣatkopasaṃbhūto hutāśo dahate 'khilam / sorddhvalokaṃ sapātālaṃ taṃ namāmi haraṃ param

The fire arisen from whose slight anger burns up everything, together with the upper worlds and with the netherworlds — to him, Hara, the supreme, I bow.

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BndP 2 32.31

पृथ्वीपवन वह्न्यभभोनभोयज्वेन्दुभास्कराः । मूर्त्तयो ऽष्टौ जगत्पूज्यास्तं यज्ञं प्रणमाम्यहम्

pṛthvīpavana vahnyabhabhonabhoyajvendubhāskarāḥ / mūrttayo 'ṣṭau jagatpūjyāstaṃ yajñaṃ praṇamāmyaham

Earth, wind, fire, water, ether, the sacrificer, moon and sun — (these) eight forms are worshipped by the world; to him, the sacrifice, I make obeisance.

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BndP 2 32.32

यः कालरूपो जगदादिकर्त्ता पाता पृथग्रूपधरो जगन्मयः । रर्त्ता पुना रुद्रवपुस्तथान्ते तं कालरूपं शरणं प्रपद्ये

yaḥ kālarūpo jagadādikarttā pātā pṛthagrūpadharo jaganmayaḥ / rarttā punā rudravapustathānte taṃ kālarūpaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye

He who, in the form of Time, is the originator of the world, its protector bearing distinct forms, and constituted of the world, and again its destroyer at the end with the body of Rudra — to him, whose form is Time, I go for refuge.

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BndP 2 32.33

इत्येवमुक्त्वा स तु भार्गवो मुदा पषात तस्याङ्घ्रि समीप आतुरः । उत्थाप्य तं वामकरेण लीलया दध्रे तदा मूर्ध्नि करं कृपार्णवः

ityevamuktvā sa tu bhārgavo mudā paṣāta tasyāṅghri samīpa āturaḥ / utthāpya taṃ vāmakareṇa līlayā dadhre tadā mūrdhni karaṃ kṛpārṇavaḥ

Having spoken thus, that descendant of Bhṛgu fell down with joy, in distress, near his feet; and (the god), the ocean of compassion, raising him effortlessly with his left hand, then laid his hand on his head.

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BndP 2 32.34

आशीर्भिरेनं ह्यभिनन्द्य सादरं निवेशयामास गणेशपूर्वतः । उवाच वामामभिवीक्ष्य चाप्युमां कृपार्द्रदृष्ट्याखिलकामपूरकः

āśīrbhirenaṃ hyabhinandya sādaraṃ niveśayāmāsa gaṇeśapūrvataḥ / uvāca vāmāmabhivīkṣya cāpyumāṃ kṛpārdradṛṣṭyākhilakāmapūrakaḥ

Greeting him respectfully with blessings, he seated him in front of Gaṇeśa; and looking at Umā, who was at his left, the fulfiller of all desires spoke with a gaze moist with compassion.

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BndP 2 32.35

शिव उवाच कस्त्वं वटो कस्यकुले प्रसूतः किं कार्यमुद्दिश्य भवानिहागतः । विनिर्द्दिशाहं तव भक्तिभावतः प्रीतः प्रदद्यां भवतो मनोगतम्

śiva uvāca kastvaṃ vaṭo kasyakule prasūtaḥ kiṃ kāryamuddiśya bhavānihāgataḥ / vinirddiśāhaṃ tava bhaktibhāvataḥ prītaḥ pradadyāṃ bhavato manogatam

Śiva said: Who are you, young brahmin? In whose family were you born? With what purpose in view have you come here? Declare it; pleased by your devotion, I shall grant what is in your mind.

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BndP 2 32.36

इत्येवमुक्तः स भृगुर्महात्मना हरेण विश्वार्त्तिहरेण सादरम् । पुनश्च नत्वा विबुधां पति गुरुं कृपासमुद्रं समुवाच सत्वरम्

ityevamuktaḥ sa bhṛgurmahātmanā hareṇa viśvārttihareṇa sādaram / punaśca natvā vibudhāṃ pati guruṃ kṛpāsamudraṃ samuvāca satvaram

Thus addressed respectfully by the great-souled Hara, the remover of the world's distress, he, the Bhṛgu-descendant, bowing again to the lord of the gods, the teacher, the ocean of compassion, at once said:

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BndP 2 32.37

परशुराम उवाच भृगोश्चाहं कुले जातो जमदग्निसुतौ विभो । रामो नाम जगद्वन्द्यं त्वामहं शरणं गतः

paraśurāma uvāca bhṛgoścāhaṃ kule jāto jamadagnisutau vibho / rāmo nāma jagadvandyaṃ tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

Paraśurāma said: I am born in the family of Bhṛgu, the son of Jamadagni, O mighty one; Rāma by name; I have come for refuge to you, who are worshipped by the world.

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BndP 2 32.38

यत्कार्यार्थमहं नाथ तव सांनिध्यमागतः । तं प्रसाधय विश्वेश वाञ्छितं काममेव मे

yatkāryārthamahaṃ nātha tava sāṃnidhyamāgataḥ / taṃ prasādhaya viśveśa vāñchitaṃ kāmameva me

That business for which I have come into your presence, O lord — accomplish it, O ruler of the universe, that very wish desired by me.

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BndP 2 32.39

मृगयामागतस्यापि कार्त्तवीर्यस्य भूपतेः । आतिथ्यं कृतवान् देव जमदग्निः पिता मम

mṛgayāmāgatasyāpi kārttavīryasya bhūpateḥ / ātithyaṃ kṛtavān deva jamadagniḥ pitā mama

When King Kārtavīrya came hunting, my father Jamadagni offered him hospitality, O god.

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BndP 2 32.40

राजा तं स बलाल्लोभात्पातयामास मन्दधीः । सा धेनुस्तं मृतं दृष्ट्वा गवां लोकं जगाम ह

rājā taṃ sa balāllobhātpātayāmāsa mandadhīḥ / sā dhenustaṃ mṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā gavāṃ lokaṃ jagāma ha

That dull-witted king felled him by force, out of greed; and that cow, seeing him dead, went to the world of cows.

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BndP 2 32.41

राजा न शोचन्मरणं पितुर्मम निरागसः । जगाम स्वपुरं पश्चान्माता मे प्रारुदद्भृशम्

rājā na śocanmaraṇaṃ piturmama nirāgasaḥ / jagāma svapuraṃ paścānmātā me prārudadbhṛśam

The king, not grieving over the death of my blameless father, went to his own city; and afterwards my mother wept bitterly.

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BndP 2 32.42

तज्ज्ञात्वा लोकवृत्तज्ञो भृगुर्नः प्रपितामहः । आजगाम महादेव ह्यहमप्यागतो वनात्

tajjñātvā lokavṛttajño bhṛgurnaḥ prapitāmahaḥ / ājagāma mahādeva hyahamapyāgato vanāt

Learning that, Bhṛgu, our great-grandfather, who knows the ways of the world, came, O Mahādeva; and I too came from the forest.

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BndP 2 32.43

मया मह सुदुःखार्त्तान्भ्रातॄन्मात्रासहैव मे । सांत्वयित्वा स मन्त्रज्ञो ऽजीवयत्पितरं मम

mayā maha suduḥkhārttānbhrātṝnmātrāsahaiva me / sāṃtvayitvā sa mantrajño 'jīvayatpitaraṃ mama

O great one, having consoled my brothers, sorely stricken with grief, together with me and my mother, that knower of mantras brought my father back to life.

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BndP 2 32.44

आनागते भृगौ मातुर्दुःखेनाहं प्रकोपितः । प्रतिज्ञां कृतवान्देव सात्वयन्मातरंस्वकाम्

ānāgate bhṛgau māturduḥkhenāhaṃ prakopitaḥ / pratijñāṃ kṛtavāndeva sātvayanmātaraṃsvakām

While Bhṛgu had not yet arrived, I, enraged by my mother's grief, made a vow, O god, while consoling my own mother.

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BndP 2 32.45

त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो यदुरस्ताडितं मातुरात्मनः । तावत्संख्यमहं पृथ्वीं करिष्ये क्षत्रवर्जिताम्

triḥsaptakṛtvo yadurastāḍitaṃ māturātmanaḥ / tāvatsaṃkhyamahaṃ pṛthvīṃ kariṣye kṣatravarjitām

Thrice seven times was my own mother's breast beaten; that same number of times will I make the earth free of kṣatriyas.

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BndP 2 32.46

इत्येवं परिपूर्णा मे कर्त्ता देवो जगत्पतिः । महादेवो ह्यतो नाथ त्वत्सकाणमिहागतः

ityevaṃ paripūrṇā me karttā devo jagatpatiḥ / mahādevo hyato nātha tvatsakāṇamihāgataḥ

Thus the god, the lord of the world, will be the fulfiller of (this vow) of mine; therefore, O lord, I have come here into your presence, into Mahādeva's.

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BndP 2 32.47

वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्येवं तद्वचः श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा दुर्गामुखं हरः । बभूवानम्रवदनस्छिन्तयानः क्षणं तदा

vasiṣṭha uvāca ityevaṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā durgāmukhaṃ haraḥ / babhūvānamravadanaschintayānaḥ kṣaṇaṃ tadā

Vasiṣṭha said: Having heard that speech and having looked at Durgā's face, Hara's face became downcast, and he pondered a moment then.

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BndP 2 32.48

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दुर्गा विस्मिता प्राहसद्भृशम् । उवाच च महाराज भार्गवं वैरसाधकम्

etasminnantare durgā vismitā prāhasadbhṛśam / uvāca ca mahārāja bhārgavaṃ vairasādhakam

In that interval Durgā, astonished, laughed heartily, and, O great king, spoke to the descendant of Bhṛgu, who was bent on (avenging) the enmity.

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BndP 2 32.49

तपस्विन्द्विजपुत्र क्ष्मां निर्भूपां कर्त्तुमिच्छसि । त्रिः सप्तकृत्वः कोपेन साहसस्ते महान्बटो

tapasvindvijaputra kṣmāṃ nirbhūpāṃ karttumicchasi / triḥ saptakṛtvaḥ kopena sāhasaste mahānbaṭo

"O ascetic, son of a brahmin, in anger you wish to make the earth kingless thrice seven times: great is your recklessness, boy!"

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BndP 2 32.50

हन्तुमिच्छसि निःशस्त्रः सहस्रार्जुनमीश्वरम् । भ्रूभङ्गलीलया येन रावणो ऽपि निराकृतः

hantumicchasi niḥśastraḥ sahasrārjunamīśvaram / bhrūbhaṅgalīlayā yena rāvaṇo 'pi nirākṛtaḥ

"Weaponless, you wish to slay the mighty Sahasrārjuna, by whom even Rāvaṇa was repulsed with the mere sport of a knitted brow."

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BndP 2 32.51

तस्मै प्रदत्तं दत्तेन श्रीहरेः कवचं पुरा । शक्तिरत्यर्थवीर्या च तं कथं हन्तुमिच्छसि

tasmai pradattaṃ dattena śrīhareḥ kavacaṃ purā / śaktiratyarthavīryā ca taṃ kathaṃ hantumicchasi

"To him Datta formerly gave Śrī Hari's armour, and a spear of surpassing power; how do you wish to kill him?"

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BndP 2 32.52

शङ्करः करुणासिद्धः कर्त्तुं चाप्यन्यथा विभुः । न चान्यः शङ्करात्पुत्र सत्कार्यं कर्त्तुमीश्वरः

śaṅkaraḥ karuṇāsiddhaḥ karttuṃ cāpyanyathā vibhuḥ / na cānyaḥ śaṅkarātputra satkāryaṃ karttumīśvaraḥ

"Śaṅkara is accomplished in compassion, and the lord is able to make it otherwise; and no one other than Śaṅkara, son, is capable of accomplishing a good work."

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BndP 2 32.53

अथ देव्या अनुमतिं प्राप्य शंभुर्द्दयार्णवः । अभ्यधाद्भद्रया वाया जमदग्निसुतं विभुः

atha devyā anumatiṃ prāpya śaṃbhurddayārṇavaḥ / abhyadhādbhadrayā vāyā jamadagnisutaṃ vibhuḥ

Then, having obtained the Goddess's assent, Śambhu, the ocean of mercy, the all-pervading lord, addressed Jamadagni's son with auspicious speech.

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BndP 2 32.54

शिव उवाच अद्यप्रभृति विप्र त्वं मम स्कन्दसमो भव । दास्यामि मन्त्रं दिव्यं ते कवचं च महामते

śiva uvāca adyaprabhṛti vipra tvaṃ mama skandasamo bhava / dāsyāmi mantraṃ divyaṃ te kavacaṃ ca mahāmate

Śiva said: From today on, brahmin, be to me the equal of Skanda; I shall give you a divine mantra and an armour, O greatly wise one,

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BndP 2 32.55

लीलया यत्प्रसादेन कार्त्तवीर्यं हनिष्यसि । त्रिः सप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां महीं चापि करिष्यसि

līlayā yatprasādena kārttavīryaṃ haniṣyasi / triḥ saptakṛtvo nirbhūpāṃ mahīṃ cāpi kariṣyasi

by whose favour you will slay Kārtavīrya in sport, and will also make the earth kingless thrice seven times.

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BndP 2 32.56

इत्युक्त्वा शङ्करस्तस्मै ददौ मन्त्रं सुदुर्लभम् । त्रैलोक्यविजयं नाम कवचं परमाद्भुतम्

ityuktvā śaṅkarastasmai dadau mantraṃ sudurlabham / trailokyavijayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramādbhutam

Having said this, Śaṅkara gave him the very hard-to-obtain mantra and the supremely wondrous armour named Trailokyavijaya (Victory over the Three Worlds),

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BndP 2 32.57

नागपाशं पाशुपतं ब्रह्मास्त्रं च सुदुर्ल्लभम् । नारायणास्त्रमाग्नेयं वायव्यं वारुणं तथा

nāgapāśaṃ pāśupataṃ brahmāstraṃ ca sudurllabham / nārāyaṇāstramāgneyaṃ vāyavyaṃ vāruṇaṃ tathā

the nāgapāśa, the pāśupata, and the hard-to-obtain brahmāstra, the nārāyaṇa missile, the āgneya, the vāyavya, and likewise the vāruṇa,

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BndP 2 32.58

घान्धर्वं गारुडं चैव जृंभणास्त्रं महाद्भुतम् । गदां शक्तिं च परशुं शूलं दण्डमनुत्तमम्

ghāndharvaṃ gāruḍaṃ caiva jṛṃbhaṇāstraṃ mahādbhutam / gadāṃ śaktiṃ ca paraśuṃ śūlaṃ daṇḍamanuttamam

the gāndharva and the gāruḍa too, the greatly wondrous jṛmbhaṇa missile, a mace, a spear, an axe, a trident, and an unsurpassed staff —

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BndP 2 32.59

शस्त्रास्त्रग्राममखिलं प्रहृष्टः संबभूव ह । नमस्कृत्य शिवं शान्तं दुर्गां स्कन्दं गणेश्वरम्

śastrāstragrāmamakhilaṃ prahṛṣṭaḥ saṃbabhūva ha / namaskṛtya śivaṃ śāntaṃ durgāṃ skandaṃ gaṇeśvaram

the whole array of weapons and missiles; and he became delighted. Having bowed to peaceful Śiva, to Durgā, to Skanda, to the lord of the gaṇas,

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BndP 2 32.60

परिक्रम्य ययौ रामः पुष्करं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । सिद्धं कृत्वा शिवोक्तं तु मन्त्रं कवचमुत्तमम्

parikramya yayau rāmaḥ puṣkaraṃ tīrthamuttamam / siddhaṃ kṛtvā śivoktaṃ tu mantraṃ kavacamuttamam

and having circumambulated (them), Rāma went to Puṣkara, the excellent ford; and having perfected the mantra and the excellent armour spoken by Śiva,

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