Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 5
BndP 2 5.1
ऋषिरुवाच दैत्यानां दानवानां च गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम् । सर्पभूतापिशा चानां वसूनां पक्षिवीरुधाम्
ṛṣiruvāca daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca gandharvoragarakṣasām / sarpabhūtāpiśā cānāṃ vasūnāṃ pakṣivīrudhām
The seer said: Of the Daityas and the Dānavas, of the Gandharvas, serpents and Rākṣasas, of snakes, spirits and Piśācas, of the Vasus, of birds and plants—
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BndP 2 5.2
उत्पत्तिं निधनं चैव विस्तारात्कथयस्व नः । एवमुक्तस्तदा सूतः प्रत्युवाचर्षिसत्तमम्
utpattiṃ nidhanaṃ caiva vistārātkathayasva naḥ / evamuktastadā sūtaḥ pratyuvācarṣisattamam
"Tell us in full their origin and their destruction." Being thus addressed, the Sūta then replied to the best of the sages.
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BndP 2 5.3
सूत उवाच दितेः पुत्रद्वयं जज्ञे कन्या चैका महाबला । कश्यपस्यात्मजौ तौ तु सर्वेभ्यः पूर्वजौ स्मृतौ
sūta uvāca diteḥ putradvayaṃ jajñe kanyā caikā mahābalā / kaśyapasyātmajau tau tu sarvebhyaḥ pūrvajau smṛtau
The Sūta said: Two sons were born to Diti, and one daughter of great strength. Those two, sons of Kaśyapa, are held to be the eldest of them all.
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BndP 2 5.4
सौत्ये ऽहन्यतिरा त्रस्य कश्यपस्याश्वमेधिकाः । हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम प्रथितं पृथगासनम्
sautye 'hanyatirā trasya kaśyapasyāśvamedhikāḥ / hiraṇyakaśipurnāma prathitaṃ pṛthagāsanam
On the day of the soma-pressing at the horse-sacrifice rites of Kaśyapa, the Atri (priest?), a separate seat, renowned by the name Hiraṇyakaśipu (was set up).
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BndP 2 5.5
दित्या गर्भाद्विनिः सृत्य तत्रासीनः समन्ततः । हिरण्य कशिपुस्तस्मात् कर्मणा तेन स समृतः
dityā garbhādviniḥ sṛtya tatrāsīnaḥ samantataḥ / hiraṇya kaśipustasmāt karmaṇā tena sa samṛtaḥ
Having come forth from Diti's womb, he sat there upon it (the golden seat) all around; hence, from that deed, he is called Hiraṇyakaśipu ("gold-cushion").
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BndP 2 5.6
ऋषय ऊचुः हिरण्यकशिपोर्जन्म नाम चैव महात्मनः । प्रभावं चैव दैत्यस्य विस्ताराद्ब्रूहि नः प्रभो
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ hiraṇyakaśiporjanma nāma caiva mahātmanaḥ / prabhāvaṃ caiva daityasya vistārādbrūhi naḥ prabho
The sages said: Tell us at length, O lord, the birth and the name of that great one, Hiraṇyakaśipu, and the power of that Daitya.
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BndP 2 5.7
सूत उवाच कश्यपस्याश्वमेधो ऽभूत्पुण्ये वै पुष्करे तदा । ऋषिभिदेंवताभिश्च गन्धर्वैरुपशोभितः
sūta uvāca kaśyapasyāśvamedho 'bhūtpuṇye vai puṣkare tadā / ṛṣibhideṃvatābhiśca gandharvairupaśobhitaḥ
The Sūta said: Kaśyapa's horse-sacrifice then took place at holy Puṣkara, adorned by sages, by the gods, and by Gandharvas.
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BndP 2 5.8
उत्सृष्टे स्वे च विधिना आख्यानादौ यथाविधि । आसनान्युपकॢप्तानि सौवर्णानि तु पञ्च वै
utsṛṣṭe sve ca vidhinā ākhyānādau yathāvidhi / āsanānyupakḷptāni sauvarṇāni tu pañca vai
When his own (offering?) had been released according to rule, at the beginning of the recitation, as prescribed, seats were prepared — five of them, made of gold.
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BndP 2 5.9
कुलस्पदापि? त्रीण्यत्र कूर्चः फलकमेव च । मुख्यर्त्विजस्तु चत्वारस्तेषां तान्युपकल्पयन्
kulaspadāpi? trīṇyatra kūrcaḥ phalakameva ca / mukhyartvijastu catvārasteṣāṃ tānyupakalpayan
There were three... (?), a bundle of grass, and a plank as well; but the chief officiating priests were four, and they prepared those (seats) for them.
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BndP 2 5.10
कॢप्त तत्रासनं चैकं होतुरर्थे हिरण्यम् । निषसाद सगर्भो ऽत्र तत्रासीनः शशंस च
kḷpta tatrāsanaṃ caikaṃ hoturarthe hiraṇyam / niṣasāda sagarbho 'tra tatrāsīnaḥ śaśaṃsa ca
And one seat was prepared there, of gold, for the Hotṛ's purpose. There the (child) with the womb sat down, and seated there he recited.
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BndP 2 5.11
आख्यानमानुपूर्व्येण महर्षिः कश्यपो यथा । तं दृष्ट्वा ऋषयस्तस्य नाम कुर्वन्ति वर्द्धितम्
ākhyānamānupūrvyeṇa maharṣiḥ kaśyapo yathā / taṃ dṛṣṭvā ṛṣayastasya nāma kurvanti varddhitam
(He recited) the narrative in due order, just as the great sage Kaśyapa (did). Seeing him, the sages gave him an augmented name.
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BndP 2 5.12
हिरण्यकशिपुस्तस्मात्कर्मणा तेन स स्मृतः । हिरण्यक्षो ऽनुजस्तस्य सिंहिका तस्य चानुजा
hiraṇyakaśipustasmātkarmaṇā tena sa smṛtaḥ / hiraṇyakṣo 'nujastasya siṃhikā tasya cānujā
Therefore he is known as Hiraṇyakaśipu, from that deed. Hiraṇyākṣa was his younger brother, and Siṃhikā his younger sister.
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BndP 2 5.13
राहोः सा जननी देवी विप्र चित्तेः परिग्रहः । हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यश्चचार परमं तपः
rāhoḥ sā jananī devī vipra citteḥ parigrahaḥ / hiraṇyakaśipurdaityaścacāra paramaṃ tapaḥ
She was the mother of Rāhu, that goddess, the wife of Vipracitti. The Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu practised supreme austerity.
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BndP 2 5.14
शतं वर्षसहस्राणां निराहारो ह्यधःशिराः । वरयामास ब्रह्माणं तुष्टं दैत्यो वरेण तु
śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ nirāhāro hyadhaḥśirāḥ / varayāmāsa brahmāṇaṃ tuṣṭaṃ daityo vareṇa tu
For a hundred thousand years, without food, head downward; and the Daitya asked Brahmā, who was pleased, for a boon.
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BndP 2 5.15
सर्वामरत्वमवधं सर्वभूतेभ्य एव हि । योगद्देवान् विनिर्जित्य सर्वदेवत्वमास्थितः
sarvāmaratvamavadhaṃ sarvabhūtebhya eva hi / yogaddevān vinirjitya sarvadevatvamāsthitaḥ
"(Grant me) complete immortality, unslayableness from all beings; having conquered the gods by yoga, established in the godhood of all gods,
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BndP 2 5.16
कारये ऽहमिहैश्वर्यं बलवीर्यसमन्वितः । दानवास्त्वसुराश्चैव देवाश्च सह चारणैः
kāraye 'hamihaiśvaryaṃ balavīryasamanvitaḥ / dānavāstvasurāścaiva devāśca saha cāraṇaiḥ
let me exercise lordship here, endowed with strength and valour. Let the Dānavas and the Asuras, and the gods together with the Cāraṇas,
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BndP 2 5.17
भवन्तु वशगाः सर्वे मत्समीपानुभोजनाः । आर्द्रशुष्कैरवध्यश्च दिवा रात्रौ तथैव च । एवमुक्तस्तदा ब्रह्मानुजज्ञे सांतरं वरम्
bhavantu vaśagāḥ sarve matsamīpānubhojanāḥ / ārdraśuṣkairavadhyaśca divā rātrau tathaiva ca / evamuktastadā brahmānujajñe sāṃtaraṃ varam
let them all become subject to me, eating in my presence. And (let me be) unslayable by wet or dry things, by day and likewise by night." Thus addressed, Brahmā then granted the boon, with a reservation.
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BndP 2 5.18
ब्रह्मोवाच । महानयं वरस्तात वृतो दितिसुत त्वया । एही दानीं प्रतिज्ञानं भविष्यत्येवमेव तु
brahmovāca / mahānayaṃ varastāta vṛto ditisuta tvayā / ehī dānīṃ pratijñānaṃ bhaviṣyatyevameva tu
Brahmā said: This is a great boon you have chosen, my dear son of Diti. Come now — the promise shall be just so.
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BndP 2 5.19
दत्त्वा चाभिमतं तस्मै तत्रेवान्तरधादथ । सो ऽपि दैत्यस्तदा सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम्
dattvā cābhimataṃ tasmai tatrevāntaradhādatha / so 'pi daityastadā sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam
And having given him what he desired, (Brahmā) vanished there on the spot. And that Daitya then, the whole world with its moving and unmoving things,
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BndP 2 5.20
महिम्ना व्याप्य संतस्थे बहुमूर्त्तिरमित्रजित् । स एव तपति व्योम्नि चन्द्रसूर्यत्वमास्थितः
mahimnā vyāpya saṃtasthe bahumūrttiramitrajit / sa eva tapati vyomni candrasūryatvamāsthitaḥ
pervading it with his greatness, stood firm, of many forms, conqueror of foes. He himself blazes in the sky, having assumed the state of moon and sun.
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BndP 2 5.21
स एव वायुर्भूत्वा च ववौ जगति सर्वदा । स गोपालो ऽविपालश्च कर्षकश्च स एव ह
sa eva vāyurbhūtvā ca vavau jagati sarvadā / sa gopālo 'vipālaśca karṣakaśca sa eva ha
He himself, becoming the wind, blew ever in the world. He is the cowherd and the shepherd, and he himself is the ploughman.
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BndP 2 5.22
स ज्ञाता सर्वलोकेषु मन्त्रव्याख्याकरस्तथा । नेता गोप्ता गोपयिता दीक्षितो याजकः स तु
sa jñātā sarvalokeṣu mantravyākhyākarastathā / netā goptā gopayitā dīkṣito yājakaḥ sa tu
He is the knower in all the worlds, and likewise the expounder of the mantras; he is the leader, the protector, the one who has (others) protected, the initiated one and the sacrificer.
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BndP 2 5.23
तस्य देवाः सुराः सर्वे तदासन्सोमपायिनः । एवंप्रभावो दैत्यो ऽसावतो भूयो निबोधत
tasya devāḥ surāḥ sarve tadāsansomapāyinaḥ / evaṃprabhāvo daityo 'sāvato bhūyo nibodhata
All the gods, the suras, the soma-drinkers, were his then. Such was the power of that Daitya; now hear further.
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BndP 2 5.24
तस्मै सर्वे नमस्कारं कुर्वन्तीज्यः स एव च । हिरण्यकशिपोर्दैत्यैः श्लोको गीतः पुरा त्विह
tasmai sarve namaskāraṃ kurvantījyaḥ sa eva ca / hiraṇyakaśipordaityaiḥ śloko gītaḥ purā tviha
All made obeisance to him, and he alone was the one to be worshipped. Of Hiraṇyakaśipu a verse was sung here formerly by the Daityas:
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BndP 2 5.25
हिरण्यकशिपू राजा यां यामाशां निरैक्षत । तस्यै तस्यै तदा देवा नमश्चक्रुर्महर्षिभिः
hiraṇyakaśipū rājā yāṃ yāmāśāṃ niraikṣata / tasyai tasyai tadā devā namaścakrurmaharṣibhiḥ
"Whatever quarter king Hiraṇyakaśipu looked upon, to that very quarter did the gods, together with the great sages, then make obeisance."
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BndP 2 5.26
तस्यासीन्नरसिंहस्तु मृत्युर्विष्णुः पुरा किल । नरात्तु यस्माज्जन्मास्य नरमूर्त्तिश्च यत्प्रभुः
tasyāsīnnarasiṃhastu mṛtyurviṣṇuḥ purā kila / narāttu yasmājjanmāsya naramūrttiśca yatprabhuḥ
But his death, it is said, was of old Narasiṃha, (that is) Viṣṇu; since his birth was from a man (nara), and since the Lord had the form of a man,
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BndP 2 5.27
तस्मात्स नरसिंहो वै गीयते वेदवादिभिः । सागरस्य च वेलायामुच्छ्रित स्तपसो विभुः
tasmātsa narasiṃho vai gīyate vedavādibhiḥ / sāgarasya ca velāyāmucchrita stapaso vibhuḥ
therefore he is indeed sung of as Narasiṃha by those who speak the Veda; and on the shore of the ocean the mighty lord of austerity rose up.
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BndP 2 5.28
शरीरं तस्य देवस्य ह्यासीद्देवमयं प्रभो । नाम्ना सुदर्शनं चैव विश्रुतश्च महाबलः
śarīraṃ tasya devasya hyāsīddevamayaṃ prabho / nāmnā sudarśanaṃ caiva viśrutaśca mahābalaḥ
The body of that god, O lord, was made up of the gods; and by name it was Sudarśana, and it was renowned and of great strength.
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BndP 2 5.29
ततः स बाहुयुद्धेन दैत्येन्द्रं तं महाबलम् । नखैर्बिभद संक्रुद्धो नार्द्राः शुष्का नखा इति
tataḥ sa bāhuyuddhena daityendraṃ taṃ mahābalam / nakhairbibhada saṃkruddho nārdrāḥ śuṣkā nakhā iti
Then, in fury, in a fight with his arms he split open that mighty lord of the Daityas with his nails — for nails are neither wet nor dry.
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BndP 2 5.30
हिरण्याक्षसुताः पञ्च विक्रान्ताः सुमहाबलाः । शंबरः शकुनिश्चैव कालनाभस्तथैव च
hiraṇyākṣasutāḥ pañca vikrāntāḥ sumahābalāḥ / śaṃbaraḥ śakuniścaiva kālanābhastathaiva ca
The sons of Hiraṇyākṣa were five, valorous and of very great strength: Śambara, and Śakuni, and likewise Kālanābha,
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BndP 2 5.31
महानाभः सुविक्रान्तो सुत संतापनस्तथा । हिरण्यक्षसुता ह्येते देवैरपि दुरासदाः
mahānābhaḥ suvikrānto suta saṃtāpanastathā / hiraṇyakṣasutā hyete devairapi durāsadāḥ
Mahānābha, well-valorous, and the son Saṃtāpana as well — these are the sons of Hiraṇyākṣa, hard to approach even for the gods.
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BndP 2 5.32
तेषां पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च दैतेयाः सगणाः स्मृताः । स शतानि सहस्राणि निहतास्तारकामये
teṣāṃ putrāśca pautrāśca daiteyāḥ sagaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ / sa śatāni sahasrāṇi nihatāstārakāmaye
Their sons and grandsons too are recorded as Daiteyas with their hosts; they, by hundreds and thousands, were slain in the Tārakāmaya (war).
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BndP 2 5.33
हिरण्यकशिपोः पुत्राश्चत्वारः सुमहाबलाः । प्रह्लादः पूर्वजस्तेषामनुह्ना दस्तथापरः
hiraṇyakaśipoḥ putrāścatvāraḥ sumahābalāḥ / prahlādaḥ pūrvajasteṣāmanuhnā dastathāparaḥ
The sons of Hiraṇyakaśipu were four, of very great strength: Prahlāda was the eldest of them, and another was Anuhrāda,
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BndP 2 5.34
संह्रादश्चैव ह्रादश्च ह्रादपुत्रौ निबोधत । सुंदो निसुन्दश्च तथा ह्रादपुतौ बभूवतुः
saṃhrādaścaiva hrādaśca hrādaputrau nibodhata / suṃdo nisundaśca tathā hrādaputau babhūvatuḥ
and Saṃhrāda, and Hrāda. Learn now the two sons of Hrāda: Sunda and Nisunda were the two sons of Hrāda.
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BndP 2 5.35
ब्रह्यघ्नौ तौ महावीरौ मूकस्तु ह्राददायकः । मारीचः सुन्दपुत्रस्तु ताडकायामजायत
brahyaghnau tau mahāvīrau mūkastu hrādadāyakaḥ / mārīcaḥ sundaputrastu tāḍakāyāmajāyata
Those two great heroes were slayers of brahmins; and Mūka was the giver (?) of Hrāda; and Mārīca, the son of Sunda, was born of Tāḍakā.
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BndP 2 5.36
दण्डके निहतः सो ऽथ राघवेण बलीयसा । मूको विनिहतश्चापि कैराते सव्यसाचिना
daṇḍake nihataḥ so 'tha rāghaveṇa balīyasā / mūko vinihataścāpi kairāte savyasācinā
He was then slain in the Daṇḍaka (forest) by the mighty Rāghava; and Mūka too was slain by Savyasācin in the Kairāta (episode).
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BndP 2 5.37
संह्रादस्य तु दैत्यस्य निवातकवचाः कुले । उत्पन्ना महता चैव तपसा भाविताः स्वयम्
saṃhrādasya tu daityasya nivātakavacāḥ kule / utpannā mahatā caiva tapasā bhāvitāḥ svayam
But in the family of the Daitya Saṃhrāda were born the Nivātakavacas, who had made themselves (powerful) by great austerity.
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BndP 2 5.38
अरयो देवतानां ते जंभस्य शतदुन्दुभिः । तथा दक्षो सुरश्चण्डश्चत्वारो देत्यनायकाः
arayo devatānāṃ te jaṃbhasya śatadundubhiḥ / tathā dakṣo suraścaṇḍaścatvāro detyanāyakāḥ
They were enemies of the gods. Jambha's (son was) Śatadundubhi; likewise Dakṣa, Asura and Caṇḍa — four leaders of the Daityas.
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BndP 2 5.39
बाष्कलस्य सुता ह्येते काल नेमेः सुताञ्छृणु । ब्रह्मजित्क्रतुजिच्चैव देवान्तकनरान्तकौ
bāṣkalasya sutā hyete kāla nemeḥ sutāñchṛṇu / brahmajitkratujiccaiva devāntakanarāntakau
These indeed are the sons of Bāṣkala; hear now the sons of Kālanemi: Brahmajit and Kratujit, and Devāntaka and Narāntaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.40
कालनेमिसुता ह्येते शभोस्तु शृणुत प्रजाः । राजाजश्चैव गोमश्च शंभोः पुत्रौ प्रकीर्त्तितौ
kālanemisutā hyete śabhostu śṛṇuta prajāḥ / rājājaścaiva gomaśca śaṃbhoḥ putrau prakīrttitau
These are the sons of Kālanemi; now hear the offspring of Śambhu: Rājāja and Goma are declared to be the two sons of Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.41
विरोजनस्य पुत्रश्च बलिरेकः प्रतापवान् । बलेः पुत्रशतं जज्ञे राजानः सर्व एव ते
virojanasya putraśca balirekaḥ pratāpavān / baleḥ putraśataṃ jajñe rājānaḥ sarva eva te
And Virocana's son was Bali alone, full of might; a hundred sons were born to Bali, and all of them were kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.42
तेषां प्रधानाश्चत्वारो विक्रान्ताः सुमहाबलाः । सहस्रबाहुः श्रेष्ठो ऽभूद्बाणो राजा प्रतापवान्
teṣāṃ pradhānāścatvāro vikrāntāḥ sumahābalāḥ / sahasrabāhuḥ śreṣṭho 'bhūdbāṇo rājā pratāpavān
Chief among them were four, valiant and of very great strength; the foremost was the thousand-armed Bāṇa, a mighty king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.43
कुंभगर्त्तो दयो भोजः कुञ्चिरित्येवमा दयः । शकुनी पूतना चैव कन्ये द्वे तु बलेः स्मृते
kuṃbhagartto dayo bhojaḥ kuñcirityevamā dayaḥ / śakunī pūtanā caiva kanye dve tu baleḥ smṛte
Kumbhagarta, Daya, Bhoja, Kuñci, and such others; and Śakunī and Pūtanā are remembered as Bali's two daughters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.44
बलेः पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः । बालेया नाम विख्याता गणा विक्रान्तपौरुषाः
baleḥ putrāśca pautrāśca śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ / bāleyā nāma vikhyātā gaṇā vikrāntapauruṣāḥ
Bali's sons and grandsons, by hundreds and by thousands, are the troops famed by the name Bāleyas, of valiant manliness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.45
बाणस्य चैन्द्रधन्वा तु लोहिन्यामुदपद्यत । दितिर्विहितपुत्रा वै तोषयामास कश्यपम्
bāṇasya caindradhanvā tu lohinyāmudapadyata / ditirvihitaputrā vai toṣayāmāsa kaśyapam
And Bāṇa's son Indradhanvan was born of Lohinī. Diti, whose sons had been dealt with, then gratified Kaśyapa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.46
तां कश्यपः प्रसन्नात्मा सम्यगाराधितस्त्वथ । वरेण छन्दयामास सा च वव्रे वरं तत
tāṃ kaśyapaḥ prasannātmā samyagārādhitastvatha / vareṇa chandayāmāsa sā ca vavre varaṃ tata
Then Kaśyapa, well propitiated and gracious in mind, invited her (to choose) a boon, and she thereupon chose a boon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.47
अथ तस्यै वरं प्रादात्प्रार्थितो भगवान्पुनः । उक्ते वरे तु मा तुष्टा दितिस्तं समभाषत
atha tasyai varaṃ prādātprārthito bhagavānpunaḥ / ukte vare tu mā tuṣṭā ditistaṃ samabhāṣata
Then, being entreated, the Lord again granted her a boon; and when the boon had been named, Diti, pleased, spoke to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.48
मारीचं कण्यपं देवी भर्त्तारं प्राञ्जलिस्तदा । हतपुत्रास्मि भगवन्नादित्यैस्तव सूनुभिः
mārīcaṃ kaṇyapaṃ devī bharttāraṃ prāñjalistadā / hataputrāsmi bhagavannādityaistava sūnubhiḥ
Then the goddess, with joined palms, (said) to her husband Kaśyapa the son of Marīci: "My sons have been slain, O Lord, by the Ādityas, your sons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.49
शक्रहन्तारमिच्छमि पुत्रं दीर्घतपो ऽर्जितम् । साहं तपश्चरिष्यामि गर्भमाधातुमर्हसि
śakrahantāramicchami putraṃ dīrghatapo 'rjitam / sāhaṃ tapaścariṣyāmi garbhamādhātumarhasi
"I want a son who will slay Śakra, won by long austerity. I myself will practise austerity; you should place the embryo (in me)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.50
पुत्रमिन्द्रवधे युक्तं त्वं मै वै दातुमर्हसि । तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मारीचः कश्यपस्तदा
putramindravadhe yuktaṃ tvaṃ mai vai dātumarhasi / tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mārīcaḥ kaśyapastadā
"You should indeed grant me a son fit for the killing of Indra." Hearing that speech of hers, Kaśyapa the son of Marīci then,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.51
प्रत्युवाच महातेजा दितिं परमदुः खितः । एवं भवतु गर्भे तु शुचिर्भव तपोधने
pratyuvāca mahātejā ditiṃ paramaduḥ khitaḥ / evaṃ bhavatu garbhe tu śucirbhava tapodhane
of great splendour, deeply grieved, replied to Diti: "So be it; but be pure while (bearing) the embryo, O you whose wealth is austerity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.52
जनयिष्यसि पुत्रं त्वं शक्रहन्तारमाहवे । पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं तु शुचिर्यदि भविष्यसि
janayiṣyasi putraṃ tvaṃ śakrahantāramāhave / pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu śuciryadi bhaviṣyasi
"You will bear a son who will slay Śakra in battle, if for a full thousand years you remain pure."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.53
पुत्रं त्रिलोकप्रवरं मन्मथं जनयिष्यसि । एवमुक्त्वा महातेजास्तथा समभावत्तदा
putraṃ trilokapravaraṃ manmathaṃ janayiṣyasi / evamuktvā mahātejāstathā samabhāvattadā
"You will bear a son, foremost in the three worlds, delightful to the mind." Having said this, the greatly splendid one then did accordingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.54
तामालभ्य स्वभवनं जगाम भगवानृषिः । गते भर्त्तरि सा देवी दितिः परमहर्षिता
tāmālabhya svabhavanaṃ jagāma bhagavānṛṣiḥ / gate bharttari sā devī ditiḥ paramaharṣitā
Having touched her, the venerable seer went to his own abode. When her husband had gone, that goddess Diti, greatly delighted,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.55
कुशप्लवनमासाद्य तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम् । शक्रस्तु समुपश्रुत्य संवादं तं तयोः प्रभुः
kuśaplavanamāsādya tapastepe sudāruṇam / śakrastu samupaśrutya saṃvādaṃ taṃ tayoḥ prabhuḥ
went to Kuśaplavana and practised most severe austerity. But the lord Śakra, having heard of that conversation of the two,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.56
कुशप्लवनमागम्य दितिं वाक्यमभाषत । शुश्रूषां ते करिष्यामि मानुज्ञां दातुमर्हसि
kuśaplavanamāgamya ditiṃ vākyamabhāṣata / śuśrūṣāṃ te kariṣyāmi mānujñāṃ dātumarhasi
came to Kuśaplavana and spoke these words to Diti: "I will render you service; you should grant me permission."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.57
समिधश्चाहरिष्यामि पुष्पाणि च फलानि च । यथा त्वं मन्यसे वत्स सुश्रूषाभिरतो भव
samidhaścāhariṣyāmi puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca / yathā tvaṃ manyase vatsa suśrūṣābhirato bhava
"And I shall fetch firewood, and flowers, and fruits." — "As you think best, child; be devoted to service."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.58
सर्वकर्मसु निष्णात आत्मनो हितमाचर । वरं श्रुत्वा तु त द्वाक्यं मातुः शक्रः प्रहर्षितः
sarvakarmasu niṣṇāta ātmano hitamācara / varaṃ śrutvā tu ta dvākyaṃ mātuḥ śakraḥ praharṣitaḥ
"Skilled in all duties, do what is good for yourself." But Śakra, hearing that excellent speech of his mother, was greatly delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.59
शुश्रूषाभिरतो भूत्वा कलुषेणान्तरात्मना । शुश्रूषते तु तां शक्रः सर्वकालमनुव्रतः
śuśrūṣābhirato bhūtvā kaluṣeṇāntarātmanā / śuśrūṣate tu tāṃ śakraḥ sarvakālamanuvrataḥ
Devoted to service, though with a foul inner intent, Śakra served her, obedient at all times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.60
फलपुष्पाण्युपादाय समिधश्च दृढव्रतः । गात्रसंवाहनं काले श्रमापनयने तथा
phalapuṣpāṇyupādāya samidhaśca dṛḍhavrataḥ / gātrasaṃvāhanaṃ kāle śramāpanayane tathā
Bringing fruits and flowers and firewood, firm in his vow, and (attending to) the massaging of her limbs in due time and to the removal of her fatigue,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.61
शक्रः सर्वेषु कालेषु दितिं परिचचार ह । किञ्चिच्छिष्टे व्रते देवी तुष्टा शक्रमुवाच ह
śakraḥ sarveṣu kāleṣu ditiṃ paricacāra ha / kiñcicchiṣṭe vrate devī tuṣṭā śakramuvāca ha
Śakra waited upon Diti at all times; and when a little of the vow remained, the goddess, pleased, said to Śakra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.62
प्रतीताहं ते सुरश्रेष्ठ दशवर्षाणि पुत्रक । अवशिष्ठानि भद्रं ते भ्रातरं द्रक्ष्यसे ततः
pratītāhaṃ te suraśreṣṭha daśavarṣāṇi putraka / avaśiṣṭhāni bhadraṃ te bhrātaraṃ drakṣyase tataḥ
"I am pleased with you, best of the gods; ten years, my little son, remain (of the vow); blessings on you—then you will see your brother."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.63
तमहं त्वत्कृते पुत्र सह धास्ये जयैषिणम् । त्रैलोक्यविजयं पुत्र भोक्ष्यसे सह तेन वै
tamahaṃ tvatkṛte putra saha dhāsye jayaiṣiṇam / trailokyavijayaṃ putra bhokṣyase saha tena vai
"For your sake, son, I shall bear him as one seeking victory together (with you); son, you will enjoy the conquest of the three worlds together with him."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.64
नाहं पुत्राभिजानामि मद्भक्तिगतमानसम् । एवमुक्त्वा दितिः शक्रं मध्यं प्राप्ते दिवाकरे
nāhaṃ putrābhijānāmi madbhaktigatamānasam / evamuktvā ditiḥ śakraṃ madhyaṃ prāpte divākare
"I do not, son, recognize (in him) one whose mind is set on devotion to me." Having spoken thus to Śakra, Diti, when the sun had reached the midpoint—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.65
निद्रयापहृता दवी शिरः कृत्वा तु जानुनि । केशान्कृत्वा तु पादस्थान्सा सुष्वाप च देवता
nidrayāpahṛtā davī śiraḥ kṛtvā tu jānuni / keśānkṛtvā tu pādasthānsā suṣvāpa ca devatā
—was overcome by sleep, and, laying her head on her knee and putting her hair where her feet were, the goddess slept.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.66
अधस्ताद्यत्तु नाभेर्वै सर्वं तदशुचि स्मृतम् । ततस्तामशुचिं ज्ञात्वा स्ॐतरं तदमन्यत
adhastādyattu nābhervai sarvaṃ tadaśuci smṛtam / tatastāmaśuciṃ jñātvā soṃtaraṃ tadamanyata
Now whatever is below the navel, all that is held to be impure; so, knowing her to be impure, he thought this an opportunity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.67
दृष्ट्वा तु कारणं सर्वं तस्य बुद्धिरजायत । गर्भं निहन्तु वै देव्या स हि दोषो ऽत्र दृश्यते
dṛṣṭvā tu kāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ tasya buddhirajāyata / garbhaṃ nihantu vai devyā sa hi doṣo 'tra dṛśyate
Seeing the whole occasion, this thought arose in him: "Let me destroy the goddess's foetus, for here a flaw is to be seen."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.68
ततो विवेश दित्या वै ह्युपस्थेनोदरं वृषा । प्रविश्य चापि तं दृष्ट्वा गभमिन्द्रो महौजसम्
tato viveśa dityā vai hyupasthenodaraṃ vṛṣā / praviśya cāpi taṃ dṛṣṭvā gabhamindro mahaujasam
Then the mighty one entered Diti's womb by way of the genitals; and having entered and seen that foetus of great energy, Indra—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.69
भीतस्तं सप्तधा गभ बिभेद रिपुमात्मनः । म गर्भो भिद्यमानस्तु वज्रणशतपर्वणा
bhītastaṃ saptadhā gabha bibheda ripumātmanaḥ / ma garbho bhidyamānastu vajraṇaśataparvaṇā
—afraid, split that foetus, his own enemy, into seven; and the foetus, being split by the hundred-jointed thunderbolt,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.70
रुरोद सुस्वरं भीमं वेपमानः पुनः पुनः । मारोद मारोद इति गर्भं शक्रो ऽभ्यभाषत
ruroda susvaraṃ bhīmaṃ vepamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ / māroda māroda iti garbhaṃ śakro 'bhyabhāṣata
—cried out with a loud, terrible sound, trembling again and again; "Do not cry, do not cry!" Śakra said to the foetus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.71
तं गर्भं सप्तधा कृत्वा ह्येकैकं सप्तधा पुनः । कुलिशेन बिभेदेन्द्रस्ततो दितिरबुध्यता
taṃ garbhaṃ saptadhā kṛtvā hyekaikaṃ saptadhā punaḥ / kuliśena bibhedendrastato ditirabudhyatā
Having made that foetus sevenfold, and then each one again sevenfold, Indra split it with his thunderbolt; thereupon Diti awoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.72
न हन्तव्यो न हन्तव्य इत्येवं दितिरब्रवीत् । निष्पपात ततो वज्री मातुर्वचनगौरवात्
na hantavyo na hantavya ityevaṃ ditirabravīt / niṣpapāta tato vajrī māturvacanagauravāt
"He must not be killed, he must not be killed!"—thus Diti spoke; and then the thunderbolt-bearer came out, out of respect for the mother's word.
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BndP 2 5.73
प्राञ्जलिर्वज्रसहितो दितिं शक्रो ऽभ्यभाषत । अशुचिर्देवि सुप्तासि पादयोर्गतमूर्द्धजा
prāñjalirvajrasahito ditiṃ śakro 'bhyabhāṣata / aśucirdevi suptāsi pādayorgatamūrddhajā
With palms joined, along with his thunderbolt, Śakra said to Diti: "You were sleeping impure, goddess, with your hair fallen at your feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.74
तदं तरमनुप्राप्य गर्भं हेतारमाहवे । भिन्नवानहमेतं ते बहुधा क्षन्तुमर्हसि
tadaṃ taramanuprāpya garbhaṃ hetāramāhave / bhinnavānahametaṃ te bahudhā kṣantumarhasi
Getting that opportunity, I split this foetus of yours—my slayer in battle—into many pieces; you should forgive (me)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.75
तस्मिंस्तु विफले गर्भे दितिः परमदुःखिता । सहस्राक्षं दुराधर्षं वाक्यं सानुनयाब्रवीत्
tasmiṃstu viphale garbhe ditiḥ paramaduḥkhitā / sahasrākṣaṃ durādharṣaṃ vākyaṃ sānunayābravīt
With that foetus made fruitless, Diti, exceedingly grieved, spoke conciliatory words to the thousand-eyed, hard-to-assail one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.76
ममापराधाद्गर्भो ऽयं यदि ते विफलीकृतः । नापराधो ऽस्ति देवेश तव पुत्र महाबल
mamāparādhādgarbho 'yaṃ yadi te viphalīkṛtaḥ / nāparādho 'sti deveśa tava putra mahābala
"If this foetus was rendered fruitless by you through my own fault, then there is no fault of yours, lord of the gods, my son of great strength.
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BndP 2 5.77
शत्रोर्वधे न दोषो ऽस्ति भेतव्यं न च ते विभो । प्रियं तु कृतमिच्छामि श्रेयो गर्भस्य मे कुतः
śatrorvadhe na doṣo 'sti bhetavyaṃ na ca te vibho / priyaṃ tu kṛtamicchāmi śreyo garbhasya me kutaḥ
There is no offence in the killing of an enemy, nor need you fear, O mighty one; but I wish a kindness to be done—whence shall come good for my foetus?
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BndP 2 5.78
भवन्तु मम पुत्राणां सप्त स्थानानि वै दिवि । वातस्कन्धानिमान्सप्त चरन्तु मम पुत्रकाः
bhavantu mama putrāṇāṃ sapta sthānāni vai divi / vātaskandhānimānsapta carantu mama putrakāḥ
Let there be seven stations in heaven for my sons; let my little sons range over these seven wind-tracts."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.79
मरुतस्ते तु विख्याता गतास्ते सप्तसप्तकाः । पृथिव्यां प्रथमस्कन्धो द्वितीयश्चापि भास्करे
marutaste tu vikhyātā gatāste saptasaptakāḥ / pṛthivyāṃ prathamaskandho dvitīyaścāpi bhāskare
They became renowned as the Maruts, and they went, the seven sevens: the first tract is on the earth, and the second in the sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.80
सोमे तृतीयो विज्ञेयश्चतुर्थो ज्योतिषां गणे । ग्रहेषु पञ्चमस्चैव षष्ठः सप्तर्षिमण्डले
some tṛtīyo vijñeyaścaturtho jyotiṣāṃ gaṇe / graheṣu pañcamascaiva ṣaṣṭhaḥ saptarṣimaṇḍale
the third is to be known as in the moon, the fourth among the host of stars, the fifth among the planets, the sixth in the circle of the seven sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.81
ध्रुवे तु सप्तमश्चैव वातस्कन्धाश्चसप्त ये । तानेते विचरन्त्वद्य कालेकाले ममात्मजाः
dhruve tu saptamaścaiva vātaskandhāścasapta ye / tānete vicarantvadya kālekāle mamātmajāḥ
and the seventh in the Pole Star—these are the seven wind-tracts. "Let these sons of mine now range through them, time after time,
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BndP 2 5.82
वातस्कन्धाधिपा भूत्वा चरन्तु मम पुत्रकाः । पृथिव्यां प्रथमस्कन्ध आ मेघेब्यो य आवहः
vātaskandhādhipā bhūtvā carantu mama putrakāḥ / pṛthivyāṃ prathamaskandha ā meghebyo ya āvahaḥ
"Let my little sons become lords of the wind-strata and move (there). The first stratum on the earth is the one that reaches up to the clouds, the Āvaha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.83
चरन्तु मम पुत्रास्ते सप्त ये प्रथमे गणे । द्वितीयश्चापि मेघेभ्य आसूर्यात्प्रवहस्ततः
carantu mama putrāste sapta ye prathame gaṇe / dvitīyaścāpi meghebhya āsūryātpravahastataḥ
Let those seven sons of mine move in the first group; and the second, from the clouds up to the sun, is thereafter the Pravaha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.84
वातस्कन्धो हि विज्ञेयो द्वितीयश्चरतां गणः । सूर्यादूर्ध्वमधः सोमादुद्वहो ऽथ स वै स्मृतः
vātaskandho hi vijñeyo dvitīyaścaratāṃ gaṇaḥ / sūryādūrdhvamadhaḥ somādudvaho 'tha sa vai smṛtaḥ
That is to be known as the second wind-stratum, in which a group (of my sons) moves; and above the sun and below the moon, that one is remembered as the Udvaha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.85
वातस्कन्धस्तृतीयश्च पुत्राणां चरता गणः । सोमादूर्द्ध्वमधर्क्षेभ्यश्चतुर्थ संवहस्तु सः
vātaskandhastṛtīyaśca putrāṇāṃ caratā gaṇaḥ / somādūrddhvamadharkṣebhyaścaturtha saṃvahastu saḥ
And the third wind-stratum, in which a group of (my) sons moves, is above the moon and below the stars; the fourth, however, is the Saṃvaha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.86
चतुर्थो मम पुत्राणां गणस्तु चरतां विभो । ऋक्षेभ्यश्च तथैवोर्द्ध्वमा ग्रहाद्विवहस्तु यः
caturtho mama putrāṇāṃ gaṇastu caratāṃ vibho / ṛkṣebhyaśca tathaivorddhvamā grahādvivahastu yaḥ
Let the fourth group of my sons move (there), O mighty one: the one that (extends) above the stars up to the planets is the Vivaha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.87
वातस्कन्धः पञ्चमस्तु पुत्राणां चरतां गणः । ग्रहेभ्य ऊर्द्ध्वमार्षिभ्यः षष्ठो ह्यनुवहश्च यः
vātaskandhaḥ pañcamastu putrāṇāṃ caratāṃ gaṇaḥ / grahebhya ūrddhvamārṣibhyaḥ ṣaṣṭho hyanuvahaśca yaḥ
And the fifth wind-stratum is where a group of (my) sons moves; that which (extends) above the planets up to the seers is the sixth, the Anuvaha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.88
वातस्कन्धस्तत्र मम पुराणां चरता गणः । ऋषिभ्य ऊर्द्ध्वमाध्रौवं सप्तमो यः प्रकीर्त्तितः
vātaskandhastatra mama purāṇāṃ caratā gaṇaḥ / ṛṣibhya ūrddhvamādhrauvaṃ saptamo yaḥ prakīrttitaḥ
There is the wind-stratum in which a group of my sons moves; that which (extends) above the seers up to Dhruva is proclaimed as the seventh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.89
वातस्कन्धः परिवहस्तत्र तिष्ठन्तु मे सुताः । एतान्सर्वाश्चरन्त्वन्ते कालेकाले ममात्मजाः
vātaskandhaḥ parivahastatra tiṣṭhantu me sutāḥ / etānsarvāścarantvante kālekāle mamātmajāḥ
There the wind-stratum is the Parivaha: let my sons abide there. Let all these sons of mine move through them at the due times."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.90
त्वत्कृतेन च नाम्ना वै भवतु मरुतस्त्विमे । ततस्तेषां तु नामानि मत्पुत्राणां शतक्रतो
tvatkṛtena ca nāmnā vai bhavatu marutastvime / tatasteṣāṃ tu nāmāni matputrāṇāṃ śatakrato
"And by the name given by you let these be the Maruts. Then (hear) the names of these sons of mine, O Śatakratu,
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BndP 2 5.91
तद्विधैः कर्मभिश्चैव समवेहि पृथक्पृथक् । शक्रज्योतिस्तथा सत्यः सत्यज्योतिस्तथापरः
tadvidhaiḥ karmabhiścaiva samavehi pṛthakpṛthak / śakrajyotistathā satyaḥ satyajyotistathāparaḥ
and understand them one by one along with the deeds of that kind: Śakrajyotis, and Satya, and likewise another, Satyajyotis,
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BndP 2 5.92
चित्रज्योतिश्च ज्योतिष्मान् सुतपश्चैत्य एव च । प्रथमो ऽयं गणः प्रोक्तो द्वितीयं तु निबोधत
citrajyotiśca jyotiṣmān sutapaścaitya eva ca / prathamo 'yaṃ gaṇaḥ prokto dvitīyaṃ tu nibodhata
and Citrajyotis, Jyotiṣmān, Sutapas, and Caitya. This has been declared the first group; now learn the second.
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BndP 2 5.93
ऋतजित्सत्यजिश्चैव सुषेणः सेनजित्तथा । सुतमित्रो ह्यमित्रश्च सुरमित्रस्तथापरः
ṛtajitsatyajiścaiva suṣeṇaḥ senajittathā / sutamitro hyamitraśca suramitrastathāparaḥ
Ṛtajit and Satyajit, Suṣeṇa and likewise Senajit, Sutamitra and Amitra, and likewise another, Suramitra —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.94
गण एष द्वितीयस्तु तृतीयं च निबोधत । धातुश्च धनदश्चैव ह्युग्रो भीमस्तथैव च
gaṇa eṣa dvitīyastu tṛtīyaṃ ca nibodhata / dhātuśca dhanadaścaiva hyugro bhīmastathaiva ca
this is the second group; now learn the third: Dhātu and Dhanada, and Ugra and likewise Bhīma,
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BndP 2 5.95
वरुणश्च तृतीयं च मया प्रोक्तं निबोधत । अभियुक्ताक्षिकश्चैव साह्वायश्च गणः स्मृतः
varuṇaśca tṛtīyaṃ ca mayā proktaṃ nibodhata / abhiyuktākṣikaścaiva sāhvāyaśca gaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
and Varuṇa. Now learn the third, (which) has been declared by me: Abhiyuktākṣika and Sāhvāya are reckoned as (that) group.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.96
ईदृक् चैव तथान्यादृक् समरिद्द्रुमवृचक्षकाः । मितश्च समितश्चैव पञ्चमश्च तथा गणः
īdṛk caiva tathānyādṛk samariddrumavṛcakṣakāḥ / mitaśca samitaścaiva pañcamaśca tathā gaṇaḥ
Īdṛk and likewise Anyādṛk, Samarid, Druma, Vṛcakṣaka, and Mita and Samita — such is the fifth group.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.97
ईदृक् च पुरुषश्चैव नान्यादृक् समचेतनः । संमितः समवृत्तिश्च प्रतिहर्ता च षड् गणाः
īdṛk ca puruṣaścaiva nānyādṛk samacetanaḥ / saṃmitaḥ samavṛttiśca pratihartā ca ṣaḍ gaṇāḥ
Īdṛk and Puruṣa, Nānyādṛk, Samacetana, Saṃmita, Samavṛtti, and Pratihartā — (these are) the six groups.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.98
यज्ञैश्चित्वास्तुवन्सर्वे तथान्ये मानुषा विशः । दैत्यदेवाः समाख्याताः सप्तैते सप्तसप्तकाः
yajñaiścitvāstuvansarve tathānye mānuṣā viśaḥ / daityadevāḥ samākhyātāḥ saptaite saptasaptakāḥ
All of them, having piled (the fires) with sacrifices, offered praise; and so did others, the human clans. They are called Daityas-and-gods; these are the seven sets of seven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 5.99
एते ह्येकोनपञ्चाशन्मरुतो नामतः स्मृताः । प्रसंख्यातास्तदा ताभ्यां दित्या शक्रेण चैव वै
ete hyekonapañcāśanmaruto nāmataḥ smṛtāḥ / prasaṃkhyātāstadā tābhyāṃ dityā śakreṇa caiva vai
These forty-nine are remembered as the Maruts by name; they were then counted out by those two, by Diti and by Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.100
कृत्वा चैतानि नामानि दितिरिन्द्रमुवाच ह । वातस्कन्धांश्चरन्त्वेते भ्रतरो मम पुत्रकाः
kṛtvā caitāni nāmāni ditirindramuvāca ha / vātaskandhāṃścarantvete bhrataro mama putrakāḥ
And having made these names, Diti said to Indra: "Let these little sons of mine, your brothers, move through the wind-strata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.101
विचरन्तु च भद्रं ते देवैः सह ममात्मजाः । तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा महस्राक्षः पुरन्दरः
vicarantu ca bhadraṃ te devaiḥ saha mamātmajāḥ / tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ
And let my sons roam about together with the gods — blessings on you." Having heard that speech of hers, the thousand-eyed Purandara
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.102
उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा मातर्भवतु तत्तथा । सर्व मेतद्यथोक्तं ते भविष्यति न संशयः
uvāca prāñjalirbhūtvā mātarbhavatu tattathā / sarva metadyathoktaṃ te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
With palms joined he said: "Mother, let it be so. All this, just as you have said, will come to pass — there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.103
एवंभूता महात्मानः कुमारा लोकसंमताः । देवैः सह भविष्यन्ति यज्ञभाजस्तवात्म जाः
evaṃbhūtā mahātmānaḥ kumārā lokasaṃmatāḥ / devaiḥ saha bhaviṣyanti yajñabhājastavātma jāḥ
Such being their state, these great-souled youths, honoured by the world, your own sons, shall share in the sacrifice along with the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 5.104
तस्मात्ते मरुतो देवाः सर्वे चेन्द्रानुजा वराः । विज्ञेयाश्चामराः सर्वे दितिपुत्रास्तरस्विनः
tasmātte maruto devāḥ sarve cendrānujā varāḥ / vijñeyāścāmarāḥ sarve ditiputrāstarasvinaḥ
Therefore they are the Maruts, gods, all of them younger brothers of Indra and excellent; and all these swift sons of Diti are to be known as immortals.
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BndP 2 5.105
एवं तौ निश्चयं कृत्वा मातापुत्रौ तपोवने । जग्मतुस्त्रिदिवं त्दृष्टौ शक्रमाभूद्गतज्वरः
evaṃ tau niścayaṃ kṛtvā mātāputrau tapovane / jagmatustridivaṃ tdṛṣṭau śakramābhūdgatajvaraḥ
Thus the two, mother and son, having made this resolve in the penance-grove, went to heaven; and when they were seen, Śakra's fever (of anxiety) was gone.
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BndP 2 5.106
मरुतां च शुभं जन्म शृणुयाद्यः पठेच्च वा । वादे विजयमाप्नोति लब्धात्मा च भवत्युत
marutāṃ ca śubhaṃ janma śṛṇuyādyaḥ paṭhecca vā / vāde vijayamāpnoti labdhātmā ca bhavatyuta
And whoever should hear or recite the auspicious birth of the Maruts obtains victory in disputation, and moreover becomes possessed of himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition