Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 37
BndP 2 37.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच दृष्ट्वा परशुरामस्तु तदाश्चर्यं महाद्भुतम् । जगाद सर्ववृत्तान्तं मृगयोस्तु यथाश्रुतम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca dṛṣṭvā paraśurāmastu tadāścaryaṃ mahādbhutam / jagāda sarvavṛttāntaṃ mṛgayostu yathāśrutam
Vasiṣṭha said: But Paraśurāma, having seen that most wondrous marvel, related the whole event concerning the two deer just as he had heard it.
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BndP 2 37.2
तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान्साक्षादगस्त्यः कुंभसंभवः । मोदमान उवाचेदं भार्गवं पुरतः स्थितम्
tacchrutvā bhagavānsākṣādagastyaḥ kuṃbhasaṃbhavaḥ / modamāna uvācedaṃ bhārgavaṃ purataḥ sthitam
Hearing that, the Lord Agastya himself, born from a jar, rejoicing, said this to Bhārgava, who stood before him:
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BndP 2 37.3
अगस्त्य उवाच शृणु राम महाभाग कार्याकार्विशारद । हितं वदामि यत्ते ऽद्य तत्कुरुष्व समाहितः
agastya uvāca śṛṇu rāma mahābhāga kāryākārviśārada / hitaṃ vadāmi yatte 'dya tatkuruṣva samāhitaḥ
Agastya said: Listen, Rāma of great fortune, skilled in what is to be done and not done: I tell you now what is good for you — do that with concentrated mind.
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BndP 2 37.4
इतो विदूरे सुमहत्स्थानं विष्णोः सुदुर्लभम् । पदानि यत्र दृश्यन्ते न्यस्तानि सुमाहात्मना
ito vidūre sumahatsthānaṃ viṣṇoḥ sudurlabham / padāni yatra dṛśyante nyastāni sumāhātmanā
Far from here is a very great and hard-won place of Viṣṇu, where footprints are to be seen, set down by that great-souled one.
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BndP 2 37.5
यत्र गङ्गा समुद्भूता वामस्य महात्मनः । पदाग्रात्क्रमतो लोकांस्तद्बलेस्तु विनिग्रहे
yatra gaṅgā samudbhūtā vāmasya mahātmanaḥ / padāgrātkramato lokāṃstadbalestu vinigrahe
(the place) where the Gaṅgā arose from the tip of the foot of the great-souled Vāmana as he strode across the worlds for the subduing of that Bali.
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BndP 2 37.6
तत्र गत्वा स्तवं चेदं मासमैकमनन्यधीः । पठस्व नियमेनैव नियतो नियताशनः
tatra gatvā stavaṃ cedaṃ māsamaikamananyadhīḥ / paṭhasva niyamenaiva niyato niyatāśanaḥ
Going there, recite this hymn for one month with mind fixed on nothing else, strictly according to rule, self-restrained, with restricted food.
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BndP 2 37.7
यत्त्वया कवचं पूर्वमभ्यस्तं सिद्धिमिच्छता । शत्रूणां निग्रहार्थाय तच्च ते सिद्धिदं भवेत्
yattvayā kavacaṃ pūrvamabhyastaṃ siddhimicchatā / śatrūṇāṃ nigrahārthāya tacca te siddhidaṃ bhavet
And that protective charm which you formerly practised, desiring success, for the subduing of enemies — that too will become effective for you.
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BndP 2 37.8
वसिष्ठ उवाच एव मुक्तो ह्यगस्त्येन रामः शत्रुनिबर्हणः । नमस्कृत्य मुनीं शान्तं निर्जगामाश्रमाद्बहिः
vasiṣṭha uvāca eva mukto hyagastyena rāmaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ / namaskṛtya munīṃ śāntaṃ nirjagāmāśramādbahiḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed by Agastya, Rāma, the crusher of foes, bowed to the tranquil sage and went out from the hermitage.
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BndP 2 37.9
पुनस्तेनैव मार्गेण संप्राप्तस्तत्र सत्वरम् । यत्रोत्तरात्पदन्यासान्निर्गता स्वर्णदी नृप
punastenaiva mārgeṇa saṃprāptastatra satvaram / yatrottarātpadanyāsānnirgatā svarṇadī nṛpa
Again by that same road he swiftly arrived there, where in the north the heavenly river had issued forth from the placing of the foot, O king.
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BndP 2 37.10
तत्र वासं प्रकल्प्यासावकृतव्रणसंयुतः । समभ्यस्यत्स्तवं दिव्यं कृष्मप्रेमामृताभिधम्
tatra vāsaṃ prakalpyāsāvakṛtavraṇasaṃyutaḥ / samabhyasyatstavaṃ divyaṃ kṛṣmapremāmṛtābhidham
There, having arranged his dwelling, he, together with Akṛtavraṇa, practised the divine hymn named 'the nectar of love for Kṛṣṇa'.
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BndP 2 37.11
नित्यं व्रजपतेस्तस्य स्तोत्रं तुष्टो ऽभवद्धरिः । जगाम दर्शनं तस्य जामदग्न्यस्य भूपते
nityaṃ vrajapatestasya stotraṃ tuṣṭo 'bhavaddhariḥ / jagāma darśanaṃ tasya jāmadagnyasya bhūpate
Hari became pleased with his constant hymning of that lord of Vraja, and went to be seen by him, the son of Jamadagni, O ruler of the earth.
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BndP 2 37.12
चतुर्व्यूहाधिपः साक्षात्कृष्णः कमललोचनः । किरीटंनार्कवर्णेन कुण्डलाभ्यां च राजितः
caturvyūhādhipaḥ sākṣātkṛṣṇaḥ kamalalocanaḥ / kirīṭaṃnārkavarṇena kuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca rājitaḥ
The lord of the fourfold manifestation, Kṛṣṇa himself, the lotus-eyed, resplendent with a crown of sun-like colour and with a pair of earrings,
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BndP 2 37.13
कौस्तुभोद्भासितोरस्कः पीतवासा धनप्रभः । मुरलीवादनपरः साक्षान्मोहनरूपधृक्
kaustubhodbhāsitoraskaḥ pītavāsā dhanaprabhaḥ / muralīvādanaparaḥ sākṣānmohanarūpadhṛk
His chest shining with the kaustubha (jewel), clad in yellow, radiant with wealth, intent on playing the flute, in person bearing an enchanting form.
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BndP 2 37.14
तं दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय जामदग्न्यो मुदान्वितः । प्रणम्य दण्डवद्भमौ तुष्टाव प्रयतो विभुम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya jāmadagnyo mudānvitaḥ / praṇamya daṇḍavadbhamau tuṣṭāva prayato vibhum
Seeing him, the son of Jamadagni rose up at once, filled with joy, and having bowed like a staff to the ground, reverently praised the Lord.
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BndP 2 37.15
परशुराम् उवाच नमो नमः कारणविग्रहाय प्रपन्नपालाय सुरार्त्तिहारिणे । ब्रह्मेशविष्ण्विद्रमुखस्तुताय नतो ऽस्मि नित्यं परमेश्वराय
paraśurām uvāca namo namaḥ kāraṇavigrahāya prapannapālāya surārttihāriṇe / brahmeśaviṣṇvidramukhastutāya nato 'smi nityaṃ parameśvarāya
Paraśurāma said: Homage, homage to him whose body is (the world's) cause, the protector of those who take refuge, the remover of the gods' distress, who is praised by Brahmā, Śiva, Viṣṇu, Indra and the rest — I bow always to the Supreme Lord.
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BndP 2 37.16
यं वेदवादैर्विविधप्रकारैर्निर्णेतुमीशानमुखा न शक्नुयुः । तं त्वामनिर्देश्यमचं पुराममनन्तमीडे भव मे दयापरः
yaṃ vedavādairvividhaprakārairnirṇetumīśānamukhā na śaknuyuḥ / taṃ tvāmanirdeśyamacaṃ purāmamanantamīḍe bhava me dayāparaḥ
Whom Īśāna and the others cannot determine by the words of the Veda in their manifold kinds — you, the indefinable, the unmoving, the ancient, the endless, I praise: be full of compassion toward me.
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BndP 2 37.17
यस्त्वेक ईशो निजवाञ्च्छितप्रदो धत्ते तनूर्लोकविहार रक्षणे । नाना विधा देवमनुष्यतिर्यग्यादः सु भूमेर्भरवारणाय
yastveka īśo nijavāñcchitaprado dhatte tanūrlokavihāra rakṣaṇe / nānā vidhā devamanuṣyatiryagyādaḥ su bhūmerbharavāraṇāya
You who, being the one Lord, the giver of what is desired by your own (devotees), take on bodies for play in the worlds and for their protection — manifold ones as god, man, beast and aquatic creature — to ward off the burden of the earth;
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BndP 2 37.18
तं त्वामहं भक्तजनानुरक्तं विरक्तमत्यन्तमपीन्दिरादिषु । स्वयं समक्षंव्यभिचारदुष्टचित्तास्वपि प्रेमनिबद्धमानसम्
taṃ tvāmahaṃ bhaktajanānuraktaṃ viraktamatyantamapīndirādiṣu / svayaṃ samakṣaṃvyabhicāraduṣṭacittāsvapi premanibaddhamānasam
You, attached to your devotees, yet utterly detached even towards Indirā (Lakṣmī) and the rest, whose mind is nonetheless of its own accord bound by love even to those women present before you whose hearts are corrupted by infidelity —
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BndP 2 37.19
यं वै प्रसन्ना असुराः सुरा नराः सकिन्नरास्तिर्यकेयोनयो ऽपि हि । गताः स्वरूपं निखलं विहाय ते देहस्त्र्यपत्यार्थममत्वमीश्वर
yaṃ vai prasannā asurāḥ surā narāḥ sakinnarāstiryakeyonayo 'pi hi / gatāḥ svarūpaṃ nikhalaṃ vihāya te dehastryapatyārthamamatvamīśvara
You with whom demons, gods, men, together with kinnaras and even those of animal births, being pleased, have gone (to you), abandoning wholly their own nature — theirs is the sense of 'mine' concerning body, wife and offspring, O Lord.
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BndP 2 37.20
तं देवदेवं भजतामभीप्सितप्रदं निरीहं गुणवर्जितं च । अचिन्त्यमव्यक्तमघौघनाशनं प्राप्तो ऽरणं प्रेमनिधानमादरात्
taṃ devadevaṃ bhajatāmabhīpsitapradaṃ nirīhaṃ guṇavarjitaṃ ca / acintyamavyaktamaghaughanāśanaṃ prāpto 'raṇaṃ premanidhānamādarāt
That God of gods, giver of what is longed for by those who worship, actionless and free of the qualities, unthinkable, unmanifest, destroyer of the mass of sin, the treasury of love — him have I reverently approached as my refuge.
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BndP 2 37.21
तपन्ति तापैर्विविधैः स्वदेहमन्ये तु यज्ञैर्विविधैर्यजन्ति । स्वप्ने ऽपि ते रूपमलौकिकंविभो पश्यन्ति नैवार्थनिबद्धवासनाः
tapanti tāpairvividhaiḥ svadehamanye tu yajñairvividhairyajanti / svapne 'pi te rūpamalaukikaṃvibho paśyanti naivārthanibaddhavāsanāḥ
Others torment their own bodies with various austerities, and sacrifice with various sacrifices; but those whose desires are bound to (worldly) ends do not see your unearthly form even in dream, O mighty one.
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BndP 2 37.22
ये वै त्वदीयं चरणं भवश्रमान्निर्विण्मचित्ता विधिवत्स्मरन्ति । नमन्ति भक्त्याथ समर्चयन्ति वै परस्परं संसदि वर्णयन्ति
ye vai tvadīyaṃ caraṇaṃ bhavaśramānnirviṇmacittā vidhivatsmaranti / namanti bhaktyātha samarcayanti vai parasparaṃ saṃsadi varṇayanti
Those who, their minds wearied and disgusted by the toil of existence, duly remember your foot, bow with devotion, and worship it, and describe it to one another in assembly —
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BndP 2 37.23
तेनैकजन्मोद्भवपङ्कभेदनप्रसक्तचित्ता भवत्ॐऽघ्रिपद्मे । तरन्ति चान्यानपि तारयन्ति हि भवौषधं नाम सुधा तवेश
tenaikajanmodbhavapaṅkabhedanaprasaktacittā bhavatoṃ'ghripadme / taranti cānyānapi tārayanti hi bhavauṣadhaṃ nāma sudhā taveśa
by that, their minds being attached to your lotus feet, which cleave the mire arisen in a single birth, they cross over and also carry others across; for your name is the nectar, the medicine for (the disease of) existence, O Lord.
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BndP 2 37.24
अहं प्रभो कामनिबद्धचित्तो भवन्तमार्यं विविधप्रयत्नैः । आराधयं नाथ भवानभिज्ञः किं ते ह विज्ञाप्यमिहास्ति लोके
ahaṃ prabho kāmanibaddhacitto bhavantamāryaṃ vividhaprayatnaiḥ / ārādhayaṃ nātha bhavānabhijñaḥ kiṃ te ha vijñāpyamihāsti loke
I, O master, with a mind bound by desire, worshipped you, the noble one, with various efforts; O Lord, you know (all) — what is there in this world that need be reported to you?
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BndP 2 37.25
वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्येवं जामदग्न्यं तु स्तुवन्तं प्रणतं पुरः । उवाचागाधया वाचा मोहयन्निव मायया
vasiṣṭha uvāca ityevaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ tu stuvantaṃ praṇataṃ puraḥ / uvācāgādhayā vācā mohayanniva māyayā
Vasiṣṭha said: To the son of Jamadagni, thus praising and bowing before him, he spoke with unfathomable speech, as if bewildering (him) with his māyā.
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BndP 2 37.26
कृष्ण उवाच हन्त राम महाभाग सिद्धं ते कार्यमुत्तमम् । कवचस्य स्तवस्यापि प्रभावादवधारय
kṛṣṇa uvāca hanta rāma mahābhāga siddhaṃ te kāryamuttamam / kavacasya stavasyāpi prabhāvādavadhāraya
Kṛṣṇa said: Ah, Rāma, greatly fortunate one, your excellent purpose is accomplished — understand that it is by the power of the armour (kavaca) and of the hymn.
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BndP 2 37.27
हत्वा तं कार्त्तवीर्यं हि राजानं दृप्तमानसम् । साधयित्वा पितुर्वैरं कुरु निःक्षत्रियां महीम्
hatvā taṃ kārttavīryaṃ hi rājānaṃ dṛptamānasam / sādhayitvā piturvairaṃ kuru niḥkṣatriyāṃ mahīm
Having slain that king, the son of Kṛtavīrya, whose mind was arrogant, and having settled the feud on your father's behalf, make the earth free of kṣatriyas.
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BndP 2 37.28
मम चक्रावतारो हि कार्त्तवीर्यो धरातले । कृतकार्यो द्विजश्रेष्ट तं समापय मानद
mama cakrāvatāro hi kārttavīryo dharātale / kṛtakāryo dvijaśreṣṭa taṃ samāpaya mānada
For the son of Kṛtavīrya is on the surface of the earth an incarnation of my discus; his task is done, best of brahmins — finish him, O giver of honour.
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BndP 2 37.29
अद्य प्रभृति लोके ऽस्मिन्नंशावेशेन मे भवान् । चरिष्यति यथा कालं कर्त्ता हर्त्ता स्वयं प्रभुः
adya prabhṛti loke 'sminnaṃśāveśena me bhavān / cariṣyati yathā kālaṃ karttā harttā svayaṃ prabhuḥ
From today onward in this world you will move about, by the entry of a portion of me, according to the time, yourself the lord, the maker and the destroyer.
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BndP 2 37.30
चतुर्विशे युगे वत्स त्रेतायां रघुवंशजः । रामो नाम भविष्यामि चतुर्व्यूहः सनातनः
caturviśe yuge vatsa tretāyāṃ raghuvaṃśajaḥ / rāmo nāma bhaviṣyāmi caturvyūhaḥ sanātanaḥ
In the twenty-fourth age, dear child, in the Tretā, I shall be born in the line of Raghu, named Rāma, the eternal one of the fourfold manifestation.
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BndP 2 37.31
कौसल्यानन्दजनको राज्ञो दशरथादहम् । तदा कौशिकयज्ञं तु साधयित्वा सलक्ष्मणः
kausalyānandajanako rājño daśarathādaham / tadā kauśikayajñaṃ tu sādhayitvā salakṣmaṇaḥ
Producing the joy of Kausalyā, (born) from King Daśaratha — then, having accomplished Kauśika's sacrifice, together with Lakṣmaṇa,
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BndP 2 37.32
गमिष्यामि महाभाग जनकस्य पुर महत् । तत्रेशचापं निर्भज्य परिणीय विदेहजाम्
gamiṣyāmi mahābhāga janakasya pura mahat / tatreśacāpaṃ nirbhajya pariṇīya videhajām
I shall go, greatly fortunate one, to the great city of Janaka; there, having broken the bow of Īśa (Śiva) and married the daughter of Videha (Sītā),
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BndP 2 37.33
तदा यास्यन्नयोध्यां ते हरिष्ये तेज उन्मदम् । वसिष्ठ उवाच कृष्ण एवं समदिश्य जामदग्न्यं तपोनिधिम् । पश्यत्ॐऽतर्दधे तत्र रामस्य मुमहात्मनः
tadā yāsyannayodhyāṃ te hariṣye teja unmadam / vasiṣṭha uvāca kṛṣṇa evaṃ samadiśya jāmadagnyaṃ taponidhim / paśyatoṃ'tardadhe tatra rāmasya mumahātmanaḥ
"Then, as (you) go to Ayodhyā, I shall take away their maddened energy." Vasiṣṭha said: Having thus instructed Jāmadagnya, that treasury of austerity, Kṛṣṇa vanished there while the greatly noble Rāma looked on.
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