Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 35
BndP 2 35.1
सगर उवाच मुने परमतत्त्वज्ञध्यानज्ञानार्थकोविद । भगवद्भक्तिसंलीनमानसानुग्रहः कुतः
sagara uvāca mune paramatattvajñadhyānajñānārthakovida / bhagavadbhaktisaṃlīnamānasānugrahaḥ kutaḥ
Sagara said: O sage, skilled in the aim of the meditation and knowledge of those who know the supreme truth — from where does grace come to minds absorbed in devotion to the Lord?
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BndP 2 35.2
त्वयापि हि महाभाग यतः शंससि सत्कथाः । श्रुत्वा मृगमुखात्सर्वं भार्गवस्य विचेष्टितम्
tvayāpi hi mahābhāga yataḥ śaṃsasi satkathāḥ / śrutvā mṛgamukhātsarvaṃ bhārgavasya viceṣṭitam
For by you too, O greatly blessed one, since you recount these holy tales — having heard from the deer's mouth all the doings of Bhārgava,
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BndP 2 35.3
भूतं भवद्भविष्यं च नारायणकथान्वितम् । पुनः प्रपच्छ किं नाथ तन्मे वद सविस्तरम्
bhūtaṃ bhavadbhaviṣyaṃ ca nārāyaṇakathānvitam / punaḥ prapaccha kiṃ nātha tanme vada savistaram
past, present and future, joined with the tale of Nārāyaṇa — what did she ask again, O lord? Tell me that in full detail.
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BndP 2 35.4
वसिष्ठ उवाच शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि मृगस्य चरितं महत् । यथा पृष्टं तया सो ऽस्यै वर्णयामास तत्त्ववित्
vasiṣṭha uvāca śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi mṛgasya caritaṃ mahat / yathā pṛṣṭaṃ tayā so 'syai varṇayāmāsa tattvavit
Vasiṣṭha said: Listen, O king, I shall relate the great story of the deer, and how, when she asked, that knower of truth described it to her.
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BndP 2 35.5
श्रुत्वा तु चरितं तस्य भार्गवस्य महात्मनः । भूयः प्रपच्छ तं कान्तं ज्ञानतत्त्वार्थमादरात्
śrutvā tu caritaṃ tasya bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ / bhūyaḥ prapaccha taṃ kāntaṃ jñānatattvārthamādarāt
But having heard the story of that great-souled Bhārgava, she again asked her beloved, respectfully, about the truth of knowledge.
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BndP 2 35.6
मृग्युवाच साधुसाधु महाभाग कृतार्थस्त्वं न संशयः । यदस्य दर्शनात्ते ऽद्य जातं ज्ञानमतीद्रियम्
mṛgyuvāca sādhusādhu mahābhāga kṛtārthastvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ / yadasya darśanātte 'dya jātaṃ jñānamatīdriyam
The doe said: Well done, well done, O greatly blessed one! You have attained your purpose, there is no doubt, since today, from the sight of him, knowledge beyond the senses has arisen in you.
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BndP 2 35.7
अथातश्चात्मनः सर्वं ममापि वद कारणम् । कर्मणा येन संप्राप्तावावां तिर्यग्जनिं प्रभो
athātaścātmanaḥ sarvaṃ mamāpi vada kāraṇam / karmaṇā yena saṃprāptāvāvāṃ tiryagjaniṃ prabho
Now then, tell me the whole cause concerning yourself and me as well: by what deed we two have come to birth as beasts, O lord.
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BndP 2 35.8
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य प्रियायाः स मृगः स्वयम् । वर्णयामास चरितं मृग्यश्चैवात्मनस्तदा
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya priyāyāḥ sa mṛgaḥ svayam / varṇayāmāsa caritaṃ mṛgyaścaivātmanastadā
Having heard this speech of his beloved, that deer himself then described the story of the doe and of himself.
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BndP 2 35.9
मृग उवाच शृणु प्रिये महाभागे यथाऽवां मृगतां गतौ । संसारे ऽस्मिन्नमहाभागे भावो ऽस्य भवकारणम्
mṛga uvāca śṛṇu priye mahābhāge yathā'vāṃ mṛgatāṃ gatau / saṃsāre 'sminnamahābhāge bhāvo 'sya bhavakāraṇam
The deer said: Listen, dear greatly blessed one, how we two came to the state of deer; in this round of rebirth, O greatly blessed one, it is (one's) disposition that is the cause of (further) becoming.
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BndP 2 35.10
जीवस्य सदसभ्द्यां हि कर्मभ्यामागतः स्मृतिम् । पुरा द्रविडदेशे तु नानाऋद्धिसमाकुले
jīvasya sadasabhdyāṃ hi karmabhyāmāgataḥ smṛtim / purā draviḍadeśe tu nānāṛddhisamākule
For memory has come (to me) through the soul's good and bad deeds. Formerly, in the Draviḍa country, teeming with prosperity of every kind,
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BndP 2 35.11
ब्राह्मणानां कुले वाहं जातः कौशिकगोत्रिणाम् । पिता मे शिवदत्तो ऽभून्नाम्ना शास्त्रविशारदः
brāhmaṇānāṃ kule vāhaṃ jātaḥ kauśikagotriṇām / pitā me śivadatto 'bhūnnāmnā śāstraviśāradaḥ
And I was born in a family of brahmins of the Kauśika lineage; my father was named Śivadatta, well-versed in the scriptures.
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BndP 2 35.12
तस्य पुत्रा वयं जाताश्चत्वारो द्विजसत्तमाः । ज्येष्ठो रामो ऽनुजस्तस्य धमस्तस्यानु जः पृथुः
tasya putrā vayaṃ jātāścatvāro dvijasattamāḥ / jyeṣṭho rāmo 'nujastasya dhamastasyānu jaḥ pṛthuḥ
We were born as his sons, four best of twice-born: the eldest Rāma, his younger brother Dhama, and born after him Pṛthu.
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BndP 2 35.13
चतुर्थो ऽहं प्रिये जातो सूरिरित्यभिविश्रुतः । उपनीय क्रमात्सर्वाञ्छिवदत्तो महायशाः
caturtho 'haṃ priye jāto sūrirityabhiviśrutaḥ / upanīya kramātsarvāñchivadatto mahāyaśāḥ
I was born the fourth, my dear, widely known as Sūri; and Śivadatta of great fame, having invested (us) all in due order (with the sacred thread),
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BndP 2 35.14
वेदानध्यापयामास सांगांश्च सरहस्यकान् । चत्वारो ऽपि वयं तत्र वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः
vedānadhyāpayāmāsa sāṃgāṃśca sarahasyakān / catvāro 'pi vayaṃ tatra vedādhyayanatatparāḥ
taught (us) the Vedas together with their auxiliary sciences and their esoteric parts; and all four of us there were intent on the study of the Veda.
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BndP 2 35.15
गुरुशुश्रूषणे युक्ता जाता ज्ञानपरायणाः । गत्वारण्यं फलान्यंबुसमित्कुशमृदो ऽन्वहम्
guruśuśrūṣaṇe yuktā jātā jñānaparāyaṇāḥ / gatvāraṇyaṃ phalānyaṃbusamitkuśamṛdo 'nvaham
Engaged in service to our teacher, we became devoted to knowledge; going to the forest each day (we fetched) fruits, water, firewood, kuśa grass and clay,
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BndP 2 35.16
आनीय पित्रे दत्त्वाथ कुर्मो ऽध्ययनमेव हि । एकदा तु वयं सर्वे संप्राप्ता पर्वते वने
ānīya pitre dattvātha kurmo 'dhyayanameva hi / ekadā tu vayaṃ sarve saṃprāptā parvate vane
and having brought and given (them) to our father, we would then do just our study. But once we all arrived on a mountain in the forest,
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BndP 2 35.17
औद्भिदं नाम लोलक्षि कृतमालातटे स्थितम् । सर्वे स्नात्वा महानद्यामुषसि प्रीतमानसाः
audbhidaṃ nāma lolakṣi kṛtamālātaṭe sthitam / sarve snātvā mahānadyāmuṣasi prītamānasāḥ
(a mountain) named Audbhida, O restless-eyed one, standing on the bank of the Kṛtamālā; all of us, having bathed in the great river at dawn with glad hearts,
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BndP 2 35.18
दत्तार्घाः कृतजप्याश्च समारूढा नागोत्तमम् । शालस्तमालैः प्रियकैः पनसैः कोविदारकैः
dattārghāḥ kṛtajapyāśca samārūḍhā nāgottamam / śālastamālaiḥ priyakaiḥ panasaiḥ kovidārakaiḥ
having offered water-oblations and performed our muttered prayers, climbed that best of mountains — (dense) with śāla, tamāla, priyaka, jackfruit and kovidāra trees,
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BndP 2 35.19
सरलार्जुनपूगैश्च खर्जूरैर्नारिकेलकैः । जंबूभिः सहकारैश्च कट्फलैर्बृहतीद्रुमैः
saralārjunapūgaiśca kharjūrairnārikelakaiḥ / jaṃbūbhiḥ sahakāraiśca kaṭphalairbṛhatīdrumaiḥ
with sarala, arjuna and areca palms, with date palms and coconut trees, with rose-apples, mangoes, kaṭphala and bṛhatī trees,
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BndP 2 35.20
अन्यैर्नानाविधैर्वृक्षैः परार्थप्रतिपादकैः । स्निग्धच्छायैः समाहृष्टनानापक्षिनिनादितैः
anyairnānāvidhairvṛkṣaiḥ parārthapratipādakaiḥ / snigdhacchāyaiḥ samāhṛṣṭanānāpakṣinināditaiḥ
and with other trees of many kinds that serve the needs of others, with cool thick shade, resounding with many delighted birds,
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BndP 2 35.21
शार्दूल हरिभिर्भल्लैर्गण्डकैर्मृगनाभिभिः । गचैन्द्रैः शारभाद्यैश्च सेवितं कन्दरागतैः
śārdūla haribhirbhallairgaṇḍakairmṛganābhibhiḥ / gacaindraiḥ śārabhādyaiśca sevitaṃ kandarāgataiḥ
frequented by tigers, lions, bears, rhinoceroses, musk-deer, great elephants, śarabhas and the rest, who dwelt in its caves,
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BndP 2 35.22
मल्लिकापाटलाकुन्दकर्णिकारकदंबकैः । सुगन्धिभिर्वृतं चान्यैर्वातोद्धूतपरगिभिः
mallikāpāṭalākundakarṇikārakadaṃbakaiḥ / sugandhibhirvṛtaṃ cānyairvātoddhūtaparagibhiḥ
and encircled by fragrant jasmine, pāṭalā, kunda, karṇikāra and kadamba, and by others whose pollen was tossed up by the wind;
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BndP 2 35.23
नानामणिगणाकीर्णैर्नीलपीतसितारुणैः । शृङ्गैः समुल्लिखन्तं च व्योम कौतुकसं युतम्
nānāmaṇigaṇākīrṇairnīlapītasitāruṇaiḥ / śṛṅgaiḥ samullikhantaṃ ca vyoma kautukasaṃ yutam
and with its peaks — blue, yellow, white and red, strewn with masses of many gems — scraping the sky, (the mountain was) full of wonders,
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BndP 2 35.24
अत्युच्चपातध्वनिभिर्निर्झरैः कन्दरोद्गतैः । गर्ज्जतमिव संसक्तं व्यालाद्यैर्मृगपक्षिभिः
atyuccapātadhvanibhirnirjharaiḥ kandarodgataiḥ / garjjatamiva saṃsaktaṃ vyālādyairmṛgapakṣibhiḥ
as if roaring with waterfalls issuing from its caverns with the noise of their very high plunge, and crowded with snakes and other creatures, beasts and birds.
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BndP 2 35.25
तत्रातिकौतुकाहृष्टदृष्टयोभ्रातरो वयम् । नास्मार्ष्म चात्मनात्मानं वियुक्ताश्च परस्परम्
tatrātikautukāhṛṣṭadṛṣṭayobhrātaro vayam / nāsmārṣma cātmanātmānaṃ viyuktāśca parasparam
There we brothers, our gaze thrilled by the great marvel, did not remember our own selves, and became separated from one another.
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BndP 2 35.26
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चैका मृगी ह्यगात्पिपासिता । निर्झरापात शिरसि पातुकामा जलं प्रिये
etasminnantare caikā mṛgī hyagātpipāsitā / nirjharāpāta śirasi pātukāmā jalaṃ priye
And in this interval a single doe, being thirsty, came — wishing, my dear, to drink the water at the head of the waterfall's plunge.
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BndP 2 35.27
तस्याः पिबन्त्यास्तु जलं शार्दूलो ऽतिभयङ्करः । तत्र प्राप्तो यदृच्छातो जगृहे तां भयर्दिताम्
tasyāḥ pibantyāstu jalaṃ śārdūlo 'tibhayaṅkaraḥ / tatra prāpto yadṛcchāto jagṛhe tāṃ bhayarditām
But as she was drinking the water, a most terrifying tiger, arriving there by chance, seized her, tormented with fear.
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BndP 2 35.28
अहं तद्ग्रहणं पश्यन्भयेन प्रपलायितः । अत्युच्चवत्त्वात्पतितो मृतश्चैणीमनुस्मरन्
ahaṃ tadgrahaṇaṃ paśyanbhayena prapalāyitaḥ / atyuccavattvātpatito mṛtaścaiṇīmanusmaran
Seeing her being seized, I fled in fear, and because of the great height I fell and died, remembering the doe.
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BndP 2 35.29
सा मृता त्वं मृगी जाता मृग स्त्वाहमनुस्मरन् । जातो भद्रे न जाने वै क्व गाता भ्रातरो ऽग्रजाः
sā mṛtā tvaṃ mṛgī jātā mṛga stvāhamanusmaran / jāto bhadre na jāne vai kva gātā bhrātaro 'grajāḥ
She died and you were born a doe; and I, remembering (her), was born a deer. Good lady, I truly do not know where my elder brothers have gone.
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BndP 2 35.30
एतन्मे स्मृतिमापन्नं चरितं तव चात्मतः । भूतं भविष्यं च तथा शृणु भद्रे वदाम्यहम्
etanme smṛtimāpannaṃ caritaṃ tava cātmataḥ / bhūtaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ ca tathā śṛṇu bhadre vadāmyaham
This history of mine and of yours has come back to my memory of itself; and so hear, good lady, the past and the future — I shall tell it.
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BndP 2 35.31
यो ऽयं वा वृष्ठसंलग्नो व्याधो दूरस्थितो ऽभवत् । रामस्यास्य भयात्सो ऽपि भक्षितो हरिणा धुना
yo 'yaṃ vā vṛṣṭhasaṃlagno vyādho dūrasthito 'bhavat / rāmasyāsya bhayātso 'pi bhakṣito hariṇā dhunā
And this hunter who was fastened to (our) tracks and who kept himself at a distance — out of fear of this Rāma he too has now been devoured by a lion.
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BndP 2 35.32
प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा विधानेन स्वर्गलोकं गमिष्यति । अवाभ्यां तु जलं पीतं मध्यमे पुष्करे त्विह
prāṇāṃstyaktvā vidhānena svargalokaṃ gamiṣyati / avābhyāṃ tu jalaṃ pītaṃ madhyame puṣkare tviha
Having given up his life in the prescribed manner, he will go to the world of heaven. And by us two the water has been drunk here in the middle Puṣkara.
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BndP 2 35.33
संदृष्टो भार्गवश्चायं साक्षाद्विष्णुस्वरूपधृक् । तेनानेकभवोत्पन्नं पातकं नाशमागतम्
saṃdṛṣṭo bhārgavaścāyaṃ sākṣādviṣṇusvarūpadhṛk / tenānekabhavotpannaṃ pātakaṃ nāśamāgatam
And this Bhārgava has been seen (by us), bearing the very form of Viṣṇu himself; by that the sin arisen in many births has come to destruction.
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BndP 2 35.34
अगस्त्यदर्शनं लब्ध्वा श्रुत्वा स्तोत्रं गतिप्रदम् । गमिष्यावः शुभांल्लोकान्येषु गत्वा न शोचति
agastyadarśanaṃ labdhvā śrutvā stotraṃ gatipradam / gamiṣyāvaḥ śubhāṃllokānyeṣu gatvā na śocati
Having obtained the sight of Agastya and having heard the hymn that bestows (a good) course, we two shall go to auspicious worlds — going to which one does not grieve.
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BndP 2 35.35
इत्येवमुक्त्वा स मृगः प्रियायै प्रियदर्शनः । विरराम प्रसन्नात्मा पश्यन्राममना तुरः
ityevamuktvā sa mṛgaḥ priyāyai priyadarśanaḥ / virarāma prasannātmā paśyanrāmamanā turaḥ
Having spoken thus to his beloved, that deer, fair to look upon, fell silent, serene in mind, gazing (at Rāma), his mind fixed on Rāma, (yet) agitated.
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BndP 2 35.36
भर्गवः श्रुतवांश्चैव मृगोक्तं शिष्यसंयुतः । विस्मितो ऽभूच्च राजेन्द्र गन्तुं कृतमतिस्तथा
bhargavaḥ śrutavāṃścaiva mṛgoktaṃ śiṣyasaṃyutaḥ / vismito 'bhūcca rājendra gantuṃ kṛtamatistathā
And Bhārgava, together with his disciple, heard what the deer said, and he was amazed, O lord of kings, and thus made up his mind to go.
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BndP 2 35.37
अकृतव्रमसंयुक्तो ह्यगस्त्यस्याश्रमं प्रति । स्नात्वा नित्यक्रियां कृत्वा प्रतस्थे हर्षितो भृशम्
akṛtavramasaṃyukto hyagastyasyāśramaṃ prati / snātvā nityakriyāṃ kṛtvā pratasthe harṣito bhṛśam
Accompanied by Akṛtavraṇa, (he set out) toward Agastya's hermitage; having bathed and performed the daily rites, he set forth exceedingly delighted.
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BndP 2 35.38
रामेण गच्छता मार्गे दृष्टो व्याधो मृतस्तदा । सिंहस्य संप्रहारेम विस्मितेन महात्मना
rāmeṇa gacchatā mārge dṛṣṭo vyādho mṛtastadā / siṃhasya saṃprahārema vismitena mahātmanā
As Rāma went along the road, the hunter was seen, dead then by the lion's blow — (Rāma) that great soul being astonished.
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BndP 2 35.39
अध्यर्द्धयोजनं गत्वा कनिष्ठं पुष्करं प्रति । स्नात्वा माध्याह्निकीं सन्ध्यां चका रातिमुदान्वितः
adhyarddhayojanaṃ gatvā kaniṣṭhaṃ puṣkaraṃ prati / snātvā mādhyāhnikīṃ sandhyāṃ cakā rātimudānvitaḥ
Having gone a yojana and a half to the smallest Puṣkara, having bathed he performed the midday twilight worship, filled with great joy.
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BndP 2 35.40
हितं तदात्मनः प्रोक्तं मृगेण स विचारयन् । तावत्तत्पृष्ठसंलग्नं मृगयुग्ममुपागतम्
hitaṃ tadātmanaḥ proktaṃ mṛgeṇa sa vicārayan / tāvattatpṛṣṭhasaṃlagnaṃ mṛgayugmamupāgatam
Pondering that beneficial thing spoken by the deer for his own good, meanwhile the pair of deer that had been following behind him came up.
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BndP 2 35.41
पुष्करे तु जलं पीत्वाभिषिच्यात्मतनुं जलैः । पश्यतो भार्गवस्यागादगस्त्याश्रमसंमुखम्
puṣkare tu jalaṃ pītvābhiṣicyātmatanuṃ jalaiḥ / paśyato bhārgavasyāgādagastyāśramasaṃmukham
And having drunk water at the Puṣkara and sprinkled its own body with the water, while Bhārgava looked on it went off in the direction of Agastya's hermitage.
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BndP 2 35.42
रामो ऽपि सन्ध्यां निर्वर्त्त्य कुंभजस्याश्रमं ययौ । विपद्गतं पुष्करं तु पश्यमानो महामनाः
rāmo 'pi sandhyāṃ nirvarttya kuṃbhajasyāśramaṃ yayau / vipadgataṃ puṣkaraṃ tu paśyamāno mahāmanāḥ
Rāma too, having completed the twilight rite, went to the hermitage of the Pot-born (Agastya), the great-minded one looking at the Puṣkara that had fallen into ruin.
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BndP 2 35.43
विष्णोः पदानि नागानां कुण्डं सप्तर्षिसंस्थितम् । गत्वोपस्पृश्य शुच्यंभो जगामागस्त्यसंश्रयम्
viṣṇoḥ padāni nāgānāṃ kuṇḍaṃ saptarṣisaṃsthitam / gatvopaspṛśya śucyaṃbho jagāmāgastyasaṃśrayam
Having gone to Viṣṇu's footprints, to the pool of the Nāgas where the seven seers abide, and having touched the pure water, he went to Agastya's refuge.
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BndP 2 35.44
यच्च ब्रह्मसुता राजन्समायाता सरस्वती । त्रीन्संपूरयितुं कुण्डानग्निहोत्रस्य वै विधेः
yacca brahmasutā rājansamāyātā sarasvatī / trīnsaṃpūrayituṃ kuṇḍānagnihotrasya vai vidheḥ
And because, O king, Sarasvatī, Brahmā's daughter, came to fill the three pools for the ritual of the agnihotra —
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BndP 2 35.45
तत्र तीरे शुभं पुण्यं नानामुनिनिषेवितम् । ददर्श महदाश्चर्यं भार्गवः कुंभजाश्रमम्
tatra tīre śubhaṃ puṇyaṃ nānāmuniniṣevitam / dadarśa mahadāścaryaṃ bhārgavaḥ kuṃbhajāśramam
there on the bank Bhārgava saw the auspicious, holy hermitage of the Pot-born, frequented by many sages, a great marvel.
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BndP 2 35.46
मृगैः सिंहैः सहगतैः सेवितं शान्तमानसैः । कुटरैरर्जुनैर्निंबैः पारिभद्रधवेगुदैः
mṛgaiḥ siṃhaiḥ sahagataiḥ sevitaṃ śāntamānasaiḥ / kuṭarairarjunairniṃbaiḥ pāribhadradhavegudaiḥ
(it was) frequented by deer and lions going together, peaceful in mind, (and thick) with kuṭara, arjuna, and nimba trees, with pāribhadra, dhava and eruka trees,
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BndP 2 35.47
खदिरासनखर्जूरैः संकुलं बदरीद्रुमैः । तत्र प्रविश्य वै रामो ह्यकृतव्रणसंयुतः
khadirāsanakharjūraiḥ saṃkulaṃ badarīdrumaiḥ / tatra praviśya vai rāmo hyakṛtavraṇasaṃyutaḥ
crowded with khadira, asana, date palms and jujube trees. Having entered there, Rāma, together with Akṛtavraṇa,
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BndP 2 35.48
ददर्श मुनिमासीनं कुम्भजं शान्तमानसम् । स्तिमितोदसरः प्रख्यं ध्यायन्तं ब्रह्म शाश्वतम्
dadarśa munimāsīnaṃ kumbhajaṃ śāntamānasam / stimitodasaraḥ prakhyaṃ dhyāyantaṃ brahma śāśvatam
saw the sage, the Pot-born, seated, peaceful in mind, like a lake with motionless water, meditating on the eternal brahman,
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BndP 2 35.49
कौश्यां वृष्यां मार्गकृत्तिं वसानं पल्लवोटजे । ननाम च महाराज स्वाभिधानं समुच्चरन्
kauśyāṃ vṛṣyāṃ mārgakṛttiṃ vasānaṃ pallavoṭaje / nanāma ca mahārāja svābhidhānaṃ samuccaran
seated on a kuśa seat, wearing a deer skin, in a hut of leaves; and, O great king, he bowed, pronouncing his own name:
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BndP 2 35.50
रामो ऽस्मि जामदग्न्यो ऽहं भवन्तं द्रष्टुमागतः । ताद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन नमस्ते लोकभावन
rāmo 'smi jāmadagnyo 'haṃ bhavantaṃ draṣṭumāgataḥ / tādviddhi praṇipātena namaste lokabhāvana
"I am Rāma, I am the son of Jamadagni; I have come to see you. Know that by (this) prostration. Homage to you, creator of the worlds."
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BndP 2 35.51
इत्युक्तवन्तं रामं तु उन्मील्य नयने शनैः । दृष्ट्वा स्वागतमुच्चार्य तस्मायासनमादिशत्
ityuktavantaṃ rāmaṃ tu unmīlya nayane śanaiḥ / dṛṣṭvā svāgatamuccārya tasmāyāsanamādiśat
But (the sage), slowly opening his eyes, looked at Rāma who had spoken thus, and pronouncing a welcome, assigned him a seat.
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BndP 2 35.52
मधुपर्कं समानीय शिष्येण मुनिपुङ्गवः । ददौ पप्रच्छ कुशलं तपसश्च कुलस्य च
madhuparkaṃ samānīya śiṣyeṇa munipuṅgavaḥ / dadau papraccha kuśalaṃ tapasaśca kulasya ca
Having had the honey-mixture brought by a pupil, that bull among sages gave it (to him), and asked after his welfare, and after that of his austerities and his family.
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BndP 2 35.53
स पृष्टस्तेन वै रामो घटोद्भवमुवाच ह । भवत्संदर्शनादीश कुशलं मम सर्वतः
sa pṛṣṭastena vai rāmo ghaṭodbhavamuvāca ha / bhavatsaṃdarśanādīśa kuśalaṃ mama sarvataḥ
Thus questioned by him, Rāma said to the jar-born one: "By the sight of you, O lord, all is well with me in every way.
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BndP 2 35.54
किं त्वङ्कं संशयं जातं छिन्धि स्ववचनामृतैः । मृगश्चैको मया दृष्टो मध्यमे पुष्करे विभो
kiṃ tvaṅkaṃ saṃśayaṃ jātaṃ chindhi svavacanāmṛtaiḥ / mṛgaścaiko mayā dṛṣṭo madhyame puṣkare vibho
But a doubt has arisen in me — cut it away with the nectar of your words. A certain deer was seen by me in the middle Puṣkara, O mighty one.
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BndP 2 35.55
तेनोक्तमखिलं वृत्तं मम भूतमनागतम् । तच्छूत्वा विस्मयाविष्टो भवच्छरणमागतः
tenoktamakhilaṃ vṛttaṃ mama bhūtamanāgatam / tacchūtvā vismayāviṣṭo bhavaccharaṇamāgataḥ
By it was told the whole course of my life, past and future. Hearing that, filled with amazement, I have come to your refuge.
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BndP 2 35.56
पाहि मां कृपया नाथ साधयन्त महामनुम् । शिवेन दत्तं कवच मम साधयतो गुरो
pāhi māṃ kṛpayā nātha sādhayanta mahāmanum / śivena dattaṃ kavaca mama sādhayato guro
Protect me by your grace, O lord, as I strive to master the great mantra; the armour (kavaca) was given by Śiva to me as I was practising (it), O teacher.
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BndP 2 35.57
कृष्मस्य समतीत तु साधिकं हि शरच्छतम् । न च सिद्धिमवाप्तो ऽहं तन्मे त्वं कृपया वद
kṛṣmasya samatīta tu sādhikaṃ hi śaracchatam / na ca siddhimavāpto 'haṃ tanme tvaṃ kṛpayā vada
More than a hundred autumns have passed for me (in this practice), yet I have not attained success; tell me the reason for that, out of kindness.
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BndP 2 35.58
वसिष्ठ उवाच एवं प्रश्नं समाकर्ण्य रामस्य सुमहात्मनः । क्षणं ध्यात्वा महाराज मृगोक्तं ज्ञातवान् हृदा
vasiṣṭha uvāca evaṃ praśnaṃ samākarṇya rāmasya sumahātmanaḥ / kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā mahārāja mṛgoktaṃ jñātavān hṛdā
Vasiṣṭha said: Having heard this question of the great-souled Rāma, and having meditated a moment, O great king, he knew in his heart what the deer had said,
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BndP 2 35.59
मृगं चापि समायातं मृग्या सह निजाश्रमे । श्रोतुं कृष्णामृतं स्तोत्रं सर्वं तत्कारण मुनिः । विचार्याश्वासयामास भार्गवः स्ववचोमृतैः
mṛgaṃ cāpi samāyātaṃ mṛgyā saha nijāśrame / śrotuṃ kṛṣṇāmṛtaṃ stotraṃ sarvaṃ tatkāraṇa muniḥ / vicāryāśvāsayāmāsa bhārgavaḥ svavacomṛtaiḥ
and (knew) also that the deer had come with the doe to his own hermitage to hear the nectar-hymn of Kṛṣṇa. Having considered all that cause, the sage, the descendant of Bhṛgu (i.e. Rāma?), was reassured with the nectar of his words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain