Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 34
BndP 2 34.1
सगर उवाच ब्रह्मपुत्र महाभाग महान्मे ऽनुग्रहः कृतः । यदिदं कवचं मह्यं प्रकाशितमनामयम्
sagara uvāca brahmaputra mahābhāga mahānme 'nugrahaḥ kṛtaḥ / yadidaṃ kavacaṃ mahyaṃ prakāśitamanāmayam
Sagara said: O son of Brahmā, greatly fortunate one, a great favour has been done to me, in that this flawless armour has been revealed to me.
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BndP 2 34.2
और्वेणानुगृहीतो ऽहं कृतास्त्रो यदनुग्रहात् । भवतस्तु कृपापात्रं जातो ऽहमधुना विभो
aurveṇānugṛhīto 'haṃ kṛtāstro yadanugrahāt / bhavatastu kṛpāpātraṃ jāto 'hamadhunā vibho
I was favoured by Aurva, by whose grace I became skilled in weapons; but now, O mighty one, I have become an object of your compassion.
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BndP 2 34.3
रामेण भार्गवेन्द्रेण कार्त्तवीर्यो नृपो गुरो । यथा समापितो वीरस्तन्मे विस्तरतो वद
rāmeṇa bhārgavendreṇa kārttavīryo nṛpo guro / yathā samāpito vīrastanme vistarato vada
O teacher, tell me in detail how that hero, King Kārtavīrya, was finished off by Rāma, the lord of the Bhārgavas.
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BndP 2 34.4
कृपापात्रं स दत्तस्य राजा रामः शिवस्य च । उभौ तौ समरे वीरौ जघटाते कथं गुरो
kṛpāpātraṃ sa dattasya rājā rāmaḥ śivasya ca / ubhau tau samare vīrau jaghaṭāte kathaṃ guro
He (Kārtavīrya) was an object of Datta's (Dattātreya's) grace, and King Rāma of Śiva's; how, O teacher, did those two heroes clash in battle?
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BndP 2 34.5
वसिष्ठ उवाच शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि चरितं पापनाशनम् । कार्त्तवीर्यस्य भूपस्य रामस्य च महात्मनः
vasiṣṭha uvāca śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi caritaṃ pāpanāśanam / kārttavīryasya bhūpasya rāmasya ca mahātmanaḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Listen, O king, I shall relate the sin-destroying deeds of King Kārtavīrya and of the great-souled Rāma.
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BndP 2 34.6
स रामः कवचं लब्ध्वा मन्त्रं चैव गुरोर्मुखात् । चकार माधनं तस्य भक्त्या परमया युतः
sa rāmaḥ kavacaṃ labdhvā mantraṃ caiva gurormukhāt / cakāra mādhanaṃ tasya bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ
That Rāma, having received the armour-hymn (kavaca) and the mantra from his teacher's mouth, performed the propitiation of him (i.e. the deity), filled with supreme devotion.
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BndP 2 34.7
भूमिशागी त्रिषवण स्नानसध्यापरायणः । उवासपुष्करे राम शतवर्षमतन्द्रितः
bhūmiśāgī triṣavaṇa snānasadhyāparāyaṇaḥ / uvāsapuṣkare rāma śatavarṣamatandritaḥ
Eating (only what fell on) the ground, bathing at the three junctures of the day and devoted to the twilight rites, Rāma dwelt at Puṣkara for a hundred years, untiring.
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BndP 2 34.8
समित्पुष्पकुशादीनि द्रव्याण्यहरहर्भृगोः । आनीय काननाद्भूप प्रायच्छदकृतव्रणः
samitpuṣpakuśādīni dravyāṇyaharaharbhṛgoḥ / ānīya kānanādbhūpa prāyacchadakṛtavraṇaḥ
Day after day, O king, Akṛtavraṇa brought from the forest kindling, flowers, kuśa grass and other materials, and offered them to the Bhārgava.
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BndP 2 34.9
सततं ध्यानसंयुक्तो रामो मतिमतां वरः । आराधयामास विभुं कृष्णं कल्मषनाशनम्
satataṃ dhyānasaṃyukto rāmo matimatāṃ varaḥ / ārādhayāmāsa vibhuṃ kṛṣṇaṃ kalmaṣanāśanam
Constantly absorbed in meditation, Rāma, the best of the wise, worshipped the mighty Kṛṣṇa, the destroyer of sin.
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BndP 2 34.10
तस्यैवं यजमानस्य रामस्य जगतीपते । गतं वर्षशतं तत्र ध्यानयुक्तस्य नित्यदा
tasyaivaṃ yajamānasya rāmasya jagatīpate / gataṃ varṣaśataṃ tatra dhyānayuktasya nityadā
While Rāma was thus sacrificing, O lord of the earth, and was constantly joined to meditation, a hundred years passed there.
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BndP 2 34.11
एकदा तु महाराज रामः स्नातुं गतो महान् । मध्यमं पुष्करं तत्र ददर्शाश्वर्यमुत्तमम्
ekadā tu mahārāja rāmaḥ snātuṃ gato mahān / madhyamaṃ puṣkaraṃ tatra dadarśāśvaryamuttamam
But one day, great king, the great Rāma went to bathe; there, at the middle Puṣkara, he saw a most wonderful thing.
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BndP 2 34.12
मृग एकः समायातो मृग्य युक्तः पलायितः । व्याधस्य मृगयां प्राप्तो धर्मतप्तो ऽतिपीडितः
mṛga ekaḥ samāyāto mṛgya yuktaḥ palāyitaḥ / vyādhasya mṛgayāṃ prāpto dharmatapto 'tipīḍitaḥ
A single deer came, in company with a doe, fleeing; caught in a hunter's chase, tormented by the heat and greatly distressed.
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BndP 2 34.13
पिपासितो महाभाग जलपानसमुत्सुकः । रामस्य पश्यतस्तत्र सरसस्तटमागतः
pipāsito mahābhāga jalapānasamutsukaḥ / rāmasya paśyatastatra sarasastaṭamāgataḥ
Thirsty, O greatly fortunate one, and eager to drink water, it came to the bank of the lake there, while Rāma looked on.
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BndP 2 34.14
पश्चान्मृगी समायाता भीता सा चकितेक्षणा । उभो तौ पिबतस्तत्र जलं शङ्कितमानसौ
paścānmṛgī samāyātā bhītā sā cakitekṣaṇā / ubho tau pibatastatra jalaṃ śaṅkitamānasau
Behind came the doe, frightened, with startled eyes; both of them drank the water there with anxious minds.
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BndP 2 34.15
तावत्समागतो व्याधो बाणपाणिर्धनुर्द्धरः । स दृष्ट्वा तत्र संविष्टं रामं भार्गवनन्दनम्
tāvatsamāgato vyādho bāṇapāṇirdhanurddharaḥ / sa dṛṣṭvā tatra saṃviṣṭaṃ rāmaṃ bhārgavanandanam
Just then the hunter arrived, arrow in hand, bearing a bow; and he, seeing Rāma the son of Bhṛgu seated there,
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BndP 2 34.16
अकृतव्रणसंयुक्तं तस्थौ दूरकृतेक्षणः । स चिन्तयामास तदा शङ्कितो भृगुनन्दनात्
akṛtavraṇasaṃyuktaṃ tasthau dūrakṛtekṣaṇaḥ / sa cintayāmāsa tadā śaṅkito bhṛgunandanāt
together with Akṛtavraṇa, halted, keeping his gaze at a distance; and then, afraid of the descendant of Bhṛgu, he thought:
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BndP 2 34.17
अयं रामो महावीरो दुष्टानामन्तकारकः । कथमेतस्य हन्म्येतौ पश्यतो मृगयामृगौ
ayaṃ rāmo mahāvīro duṣṭānāmantakārakaḥ / kathametasya hanmyetau paśyato mṛgayāmṛgau
"This is Rāma, the great hero, the destroyer of the wicked. How can I kill these two, the doe and the deer, while he is looking on?"
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BndP 2 34.18
इति चिन्ता समाविष्टो व्याधो राजन्यसत्तम । तस्थौ तत्रैव रामस्य भयात्संत्रस्तमानसः
iti cintā samāviṣṭo vyādho rājanyasattama / tasthau tatraiva rāmasya bhayātsaṃtrastamānasaḥ
Overcome by this anxiety, O best of the royal class, the hunter stood right there, his mind terrified with fear of Rāma.
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BndP 2 34.19
रामस्तु तौ मृग्ॐ दृष्ट्वा पिबन्तौ सभ्यं जलम् । तर्कयामास मेधावी किमत्र भयकारणम्
rāmastu tau mṛgoṃ dṛṣṭvā pibantau sabhyaṃ jalam / tarkayāmāsa medhāvī kimatra bhayakāraṇam
But Rāma, seeing those two deer drinking the water in his presence, wise as he was, reflected: "What is the cause of fear here?"
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BndP 2 34.20
नैवात्र व्याघ्रसेनादो न च व्याधो हि दृश्यते । केनैतौ कारणेनाहो शङ्कितौ चकितेक्षणौ
naivātra vyāghrasenādo na ca vyādho hi dṛśyate / kenaitau kāraṇenāho śaṅkitau cakitekṣaṇau
"There is no tiger's roar here, nor is a hunter to be seen. For what reason, then, are these two anxious and startled-eyed?"
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BndP 2 34.21
अथ वा मृगजातिर्हि निसर्गाच्चकितेक्षणा । चेनैतौ जलपाने ऽपि पश्यतश्चकितेक्षणौ
atha vā mṛgajātirhi nisargāccakitekṣaṇā / cenaitau jalapāne 'pi paśyataścakitekṣaṇau
"Or else the deer kind is by nature startled-eyed — for these two, even while drinking water, look about with startled eyes."
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BndP 2 34.22
नैतावत्कारणं चात्र किन्तु खेदभयातुरौ । लक्षयेते खिन्नसर्वाङ्गौ कम्पयुक्तौ यतस्त्विमौ
naitāvatkāraṇaṃ cātra kintu khedabhayāturau / lakṣayete khinnasarvāṅgau kampayuktau yatastvimau
"But that is not the reason here; rather these two are afflicted with exhaustion and fear, for they appear with all their limbs weary and trembling."
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BndP 2 34.23
एवं संचिन्त्य मतिमान्स तस्थौ मध्यपुष्करे । शिष्येण संयुतो रामो यावत्तौ चापि संस्थितौ
evaṃ saṃcintya matimānsa tasthau madhyapuṣkare / śiṣyeṇa saṃyuto rāmo yāvattau cāpi saṃsthitau
Having reflected thus, the wise Rāma remained at the middle Puṣkara, together with his disciple, for as long as those two also stayed.
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BndP 2 34.24
पीत्वा जलं ततस्तौ तु वृक्षच्छायासमाश्रितौ । रामं दृष्ट्वा महात्मानं कथां तौ चक्रतुर्मुदा
pītvā jalaṃ tatastau tu vṛkṣacchāyāsamāśritau / rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātmānaṃ kathāṃ tau cakraturmudā
Then, having drunk the water, those two took shelter in the shade of a tree, and seeing the great-souled Rāma, they conversed joyfully.
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BndP 2 34.25
मृग्युवाच कान्त चात्रैव तिष्ठावो यावद्रामो ऽत्रसंस्थितः । अस्य वीरस्य सांनिध्ये भयं नैवावयोर्भवेत्
mṛgyuvāca kānta cātraiva tiṣṭhāvo yāvadrāmo 'trasaṃsthitaḥ / asya vīrasya sāṃnidhye bhayaṃ naivāvayorbhavet
The doe said: Beloved, let us stay right here as long as Rāma remains here; in the presence of this hero no fear could come to us two.
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BndP 2 34.26
अत्राप्यागत्य चैव्द्याधौ ह्यावयोः प्रहरिष्यति । दृष्टमात्रो हि मुनिना भस्मीभूतो भविष्यति
atrāpyāgatya caivdyādhau hyāvayoḥ prahariṣyati / dṛṣṭamātro hi muninā bhasmībhūto bhaviṣyati
Even if the hunter comes here, he will not strike at us two; for merely by being seen by the sage he will be reduced to ashes.
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BndP 2 34.27
इत्युक्ते वचने मृग्या रामर् शनतुष्टया । मृगश्चोवाच हर्षेण समाविष्टः प्रियां स्वकाम्
ityukte vacane mṛgyā rāmar śanatuṣṭayā / mṛgaścovāca harṣeṇa samāviṣṭaḥ priyāṃ svakām
When these words had been spoken by the doe, who was pleased at the sight of Rāma, the stag too, filled with joy, said to his own beloved:
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BndP 2 34.28
एवमेव महाभागे यद्वै वदसि भामिनि । जाने ऽहमपि रामस्य प्रभावं सुमहात्मनः
evameva mahābhāge yadvai vadasi bhāmini / jāne 'hamapi rāmasya prabhāvaṃ sumahātmanaḥ
"It is just so, greatly blessed one, as you say, O lovely lady; I too know the power of Rāma, that very great soul.
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BndP 2 34.29
यो ऽयं संदृश्यते चास्य पार्श्वं शिष्यो ऽकृतव्रणः । सचाने न महाभागस्त्रातो व्याघ्रभयातुरः
yo 'yaṃ saṃdṛśyate cāsya pārśvaṃ śiṣyo 'kṛtavraṇaḥ / sacāne na mahābhāgastrāto vyāghrabhayāturaḥ
And this one who is seen at his side is his disciple Akṛtavraṇa — the greatly blessed one who, tormented by fear of a tiger, was rescued (by him).
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BndP 2 34.30
अयं रामो महाभागे जमदग्निसुतो ऽनुजः । पितरं कार्त्तवीर्येण दृष्ट्वा चैव तिरस्कृतम्
ayaṃ rāmo mahābhāge jamadagnisuto 'nujaḥ / pitaraṃ kārttavīryeṇa dṛṣṭvā caiva tiraskṛtam
This Rāma, greatly blessed one, is the younger son of Jamadagni; having seen his father slighted by Kārtavīrya,
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BndP 2 34.31
चकारातितरां क्रुद्धः प्रतिज्ञां नृपघातिनीम् । तत्पूर्तिकामो ह्यगमद्ब्रह्मलोकं पुरा ह्ययम्
cakārātitarāṃ kruddhaḥ pratijñāṃ nṛpaghātinīm / tatpūrtikāmo hyagamadbrahmalokaṃ purā hyayam
exceedingly enraged, he made a vow to slay the kings; and desiring to fulfil it he went, long ago, to Brahmā's world.
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BndP 2 34.32
स ब्रह्मा दिष्टवांश्चैनं शिवलोकं व्रजेति ह । तस्य त्वाज्ञां समादाय गतो ऽसौ शिवसन्निधिम्
sa brahmā diṣṭavāṃścainaṃ śivalokaṃ vrajeti ha / tasya tvājñāṃ samādāya gato 'sau śivasannidhim
That Brahmā directed him: "Go to Śiva's world"; and taking his command, he went into Śiva's presence.
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BndP 2 34.33
प्रोवाचाखिलवृत्तान्त राज्ञश्चप्यात्मनः पितुः । स कृपालुर्महादेवः सभाज्य भृगुनन्दनम्
provācākhilavṛttānta rājñaścapyātmanaḥ pituḥ / sa kṛpālurmahādevaḥ sabhājya bhṛgunandanam
He told the whole account of the king and of his own father. That compassionate Mahādeva, having honoured the son of Bhṛgu,
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BndP 2 34.34
ददौ कृष्णस्य सन्मन्त्रमभेद्यं कवचं तथा । स्वीयं पाशुपतं चास्त्रमन्यास्त्रग्राममेव च
dadau kṛṣṇasya sanmantramabhedyaṃ kavacaṃ tathā / svīyaṃ pāśupataṃ cāstramanyāstragrāmameva ca
gave (him) the true mantra of Kṛṣṇa and likewise the impenetrable armour (kavaca), and his own Pāśupata weapon and the whole host of other weapons too.
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BndP 2 34.35
विसर्जयामास मुदा दत्त्वा शस्त्राणि चादरात् । सो ऽयमत्रागतो भद्रे मेत्रसाधनतत्परः
visarjayāmāsa mudā dattvā śastrāṇi cādarāt / so 'yamatrāgato bhadre metrasādhanatatparaḥ
Having given the weapons with respect, he dismissed him with joy. He it is who has come here, good lady, intent on accomplishing the mantra.
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BndP 2 34.36
नित्यं जपति धर्मात्मा कृष्णस्य कवचं सुधीः । शतवर्षाणि चाप्यस्य गतानि सुमहात्मनः
nityaṃ japati dharmātmā kṛṣṇasya kavacaṃ sudhīḥ / śatavarṣāṇi cāpyasya gatāni sumahātmanaḥ
Constantly that righteous, wise one recites Kṛṣṇa's armour-mantra; and a hundred years of that very great soul have passed
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BndP 2 34.37
मन्त्र साधयतो भद्रे न च तत्सिद्धिरेति हि । आत्रास्ति कारणं भक्तिः साव वै त्रिविधा मता
mantra sādhayato bhadre na ca tatsiddhireti hi / ātrāsti kāraṇaṃ bhaktiḥ sāva vai trividhā matā
while he practises the mantra, good lady, and yet its success does not come. The cause here is devotion; and that is held to be of three kinds:
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BndP 2 34.38
उत्तमा मध्यमा चैव कनिष्ठा तरलेक्षणे । शिवस्य नारदस्यापि शुकस्य च महात्मनः
uttamā madhyamā caiva kaniṣṭhā taralekṣaṇe / śivasya nāradasyāpi śukasya ca mahātmanaḥ
highest, middling, and lowest, O tremulous-eyed one. Of Śiva, and of Nārada, and of the great-souled Śuka,
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BndP 2 34.39
अंबरीष्स्य राजर्षे रन्तिदेवस्य मारुतेः । बलेर्विभीषणस्यापि प्रह्लादस्य महात्मनः
aṃbarīṣsya rājarṣe rantidevasya māruteḥ / balervibhīṣaṇasyāpi prahlādasya mahātmanaḥ
of the royal sage Ambarīṣa, of Rantideva, of the son of the Wind (Hanumān), of Bali, of Vibhīṣaṇa too, and of the great-souled Prahlāda,
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BndP 2 34.40
उत्तमा भक्तिरेवास्ति गोपीनामुद्धवस्य च । वसिष्ठादिमुनीशानां मन्वादीनां शुभेक्षणे
uttamā bhaktirevāsti gopīnāmuddhavasya ca / vasiṣṭhādimunīśānāṃ manvādīnāṃ śubhekṣaṇe
and of the gopīs and of Uddhava, there is indeed the highest devotion; of Vasiṣṭha and the other lords of sages, and of Manu and the rest, O fair-eyed one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 34.41
मध्या च भक्तिरेवास्ति प्राकृतान्यजनेषु सा । मध्यभक्तिरयं रामो नित्यं यमपरायणः
madhyā ca bhaktirevāsti prākṛtānyajaneṣu sā / madhyabhaktirayaṃ rāmo nityaṃ yamaparāyaṇaḥ
there is middling devotion; and among ordinary, other people it is (the lowest). This Rāma is of middling devotion, ever devoted to restraint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 34.42
सेवते गोपिकाधीशं तेन सिद्धिं न चागतः । वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्युक्ता त्वरितं कान्तं सा मृगी हृष्टमानसा
sevate gopikādhīśaṃ tena siddhiṃ na cāgataḥ / vasiṣṭha uvāca ityuktā tvaritaṃ kāntaṃ sā mṛgī hṛṣṭamānasā
He serves the lord of the gopikās, and by that he has not attained success." Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed, the doe, glad at heart, quickly (asked) her beloved
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BndP 2 34.43
पुनः पप्रच्छ भक्तेस्तु लक्षणं प्रेमदायकम् । मृग्युवाच साधुकान्त महाभाग वचस्ते ऽलौकिकं प्रिय । र्हदृग् ज्ञानं तव कथं संजातं तद्वदाधुना
punaḥ papraccha bhaktestu lakṣaṇaṃ premadāyakam / mṛgyuvāca sādhukānta mahābhāga vacaste 'laukikaṃ priya / rhadṛg jñānaṃ tava kathaṃ saṃjātaṃ tadvadādhunā
again about the mark of devotion that bestows love. The doe said: Good husband, greatly blessed one, dear one, your speech is not of this world; how did such insight and knowledge arise in you? Tell that now.
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BndP 2 34.44
मृग उवाच शृणु प्रिये महाभागे ज्ञानं पुण्येन जायते
mṛga uvāca śṛṇu priye mahābhāge jñānaṃ puṇyena jāyate
The stag said: Listen, beloved, greatly blessed one: knowledge arises from merit.
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BndP 2 34.45
तत्पुण्यमद्य संजातं भार्गवस्यास्य दर्शनात् । पुण्यात्मा भार्गवश्चायं कृष्णाभक्तो जितेन्द्रियः
tatpuṇyamadya saṃjātaṃ bhārgavasyāsya darśanāt / puṇyātmā bhārgavaścāyaṃ kṛṣṇābhakto jitendriyaḥ
That merit has arisen for me today from the sight of this descendant of Bhṛgu. This Bhārgava is of meritorious soul, a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, with senses conquered,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 34.46
गुरुशुश्रूषको नित्यं नित्यनैमित्तिकादरः । अतो ऽस्य दर्शनाज्जातं ज्ञानं मे।द्यैव भामिनि
guruśuśrūṣako nityaṃ nityanaimittikādaraḥ / ato 'sya darśanājjātaṃ jñānaṃ me/dyaiva bhāmini
(He is) always devoted to the service of his guru, careful of the regular and occasional rites; therefore, from the sight of him, knowledge has arisen in me this very day, O radiant lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 34.47
त्रैलोक्यस्थितसत्त्वानां शुभाशुभनिदर्शकम् । अद्यैव विदितं मे ऽभूद्रासस्यास्य महात्मनः
trailokyasthitasattvānāṃ śubhāśubhanidarśakam / adyaiva viditaṃ me 'bhūdrāsasyāsya mahātmanaḥ
This very day there has become known to me that which shows the good and evil of the beings dwelling in the three worlds — (through the sight) of this great-souled Rāsa(?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 34.48
चरितं पुण्यदं चैव पापघ्नं शृण्वतामिदम् । यद्यत्करिष्यते चैव तदपि ज्ञानगोचरम्
caritaṃ puṇyadaṃ caiva pāpaghnaṃ śṛṇvatāmidam / yadyatkariṣyate caiva tadapi jñānagocaram
This story, which bestows merit and destroys the sins of those who hear it; and whatever he will do, that too is within (my) knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 34.49
योत्तमा भक्तिराख्याता तां विना नैव सिद्ध्यति । कवचं मन्त्रसहितं ह्यपि वर्षायुतायुतैः
yottamā bhaktirākhyātā tāṃ vinā naiva siddhyati / kavacaṃ mantrasahitaṃ hyapi varṣāyutāyutaiḥ
The devotion which has been declared to be the highest — without it (nothing) succeeds at all, not the kavaca (armour-formula) together with the mantra, even in myriads upon myriads of years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 34.50
यद्ययं भार्गवो भद्रे ह्यगस्त्यानुग्रहं लभेत् । कृष्णप्रेमामृतं नाम स्तोत्रमुत्तमभक्तिदम्
yadyayaṃ bhārgavo bhadre hyagastyānugrahaṃ labhet / kṛṣṇapremāmṛtaṃ nāma stotramuttamabhaktidam
If this Bhārgava, O good lady, should obtain Agastya's favour, (then he will obtain) the hymn named Kṛṣṇapremāmṛta, which bestows the highest devotion,
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BndP 2 34.51
ज्ञात्वा च लप्स्यते सिद्धिं मन्त्रस्य कवचस्य च । स मुनिर्ज्ञाततत्त्वार्थः सानुकंपो ऽभयप्रदः
jñātvā ca lapsyate siddhiṃ mantrasya kavacasya ca / sa munirjñātatattvārthaḥ sānukaṃpo 'bhayapradaḥ
and having come to know (it) he will attain the perfection of the mantra and of the kavaca. That sage, who has known the truth of things, compassionate, granting fearlessness,
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BndP 2 34.52
उपदेक्ष्यति चैवैनं तत्त्वज्ञानं मुदावहम् । श्रीकृष्णचारितं सर्वं नामभिर्ग्रथितं यतः
upadekṣyati caivainaṃ tattvajñānaṃ mudāvaham / śrīkṛṣṇacāritaṃ sarvaṃ nāmabhirgrathitaṃ yataḥ
will indeed instruct him in the knowledge of the truth that brings delight; since the whole life-story of Śrī Kṛṣṇa is strung together out of (his) names,
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BndP 2 34.53
कृष्णप्रेमामृतस्तोत्राज्ज्ञास्यते ऽस्य महामतिः । ततः संसिद्ध कवचौ राजनं हैहयाधिपम्
kṛṣṇapremāmṛtastotrājjñāsyate 'sya mahāmatiḥ / tataḥ saṃsiddha kavacau rājanaṃ haihayādhipam
his great mind will come to know it from the Kṛṣṇapremāmṛta hymn. Then, with the kavaca (and mantra) fully mastered, the king, the lord of the Haihayas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 34.54
हत्वा सपुत्रामात्यं च ससुहृद्बलवाहनम् । त्रिः सप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां करिष्यत्यवनीं प्रिय
hatvā saputrāmātyaṃ ca sasuhṛdbalavāhanam / triḥ saptakṛtvo nirbhūpāṃ kariṣyatyavanīṃ priya
having slain (him) together with his sons and ministers, with his friends, army and mounts, he will make the earth free of kings three times seven times over, O dear one.
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BndP 2 34.55
वसिष्ठ उवाच एवमुक्त्वा मृगो राजन्विरराम मृगीं ततः । आत्मनो मृगभावस्य कारणं ज्ञातवांश्च ह
vasiṣṭha uvāca evamuktvā mṛgo rājanvirarāma mṛgīṃ tataḥ / ātmano mṛgabhāvasya kāraṇaṃ jñātavāṃśca ha
Vasiṣṭha said: Having spoken thus, O king, the deer fell silent; and the doe then came to know the cause of her own deer-condition.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain